What Are You Reading This Weekend? — December 13, 2024
The next time I talk to you, I’ll be announcing the 2025 Read Harder Challenge tasks! I can’t wait for you to see them and start planning your reading year. Annual All Access members will get some bonus recommendations in that same post—three titles for each task—so look forward to that. But in the meantime, let’s talk about what we’ve been reading!
Last time I updated you, I said I was feeling a bit stressed about all the books I had to read in December. I come to you today much less concerned—because I have decided to just not read the 850-page fantasy book that one of my book clubs assigned. It’s been a weight off! Now, I can enjoy some holiday-themed reads without that hanging over my head.
By the time you’re reading this, I’m already enjoying a three-day weekend. One of those days, I’ll be having a little readathon with a couple of friends! I was originally planning on getting through a chunk of that fantasy book then, so now it feels like there are endless possibilities. I can’t wait to mood read the weekend away!
What did you finish this week, and what are you reading this weekend? Let’s trade recommendations!
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As I promised last time, I finished The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri. It was so good. I have book two, The Oleander Sword, out from the library now, but I can’t decide whether I want to dive into it immediately (so I don’t forget the characters) or wait a bit and give it some breathing room.
When I decided I wasn’t going to read that book club book after all, I immediately picked up A Jingle Bell Mingle by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone. This is book three in the Christmas Notch series, which is a silly, very steamy holiday romance series. I loved this bi4bi M/F romance, especially since there are lots of queer side characters, too. There’s even a queer historical subplot in this one. I’m sad that the series is over—they’ve been perfect December reads.
Of course, I’ve also read a few volumes of Delicious in Dungeon. I’m on book 11 of 14 now!
I remembered that I have an ebook review copy of Planet Drag: Uncover the Global Herstory curated by Courtney Conquers, so I’ve been reading that for my last Read Harder 2024 task! I should have it done by the time you’re reading this.
Next up, I think I’ll read How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying by Django Wexler in print, too. I’ve been listening to the audiobook, but I’d like to swap between formats and finish it sooner.
Another one of the queer book clubs I’m in is discussing Stone Fruit by Lee Lai, which is a queer and trans literary graphic novel I read a while ago, but I’d like to reread it before the meeting. Luckily, this should be a lot quicker than Priory of the Orange Tree would have been!
After that, I have a stack of sapphic Christmas romance I’d like to get to in December, starting with I’ll Be Gone for Christmas by Georgia K. Boone, which is a twist on my favourite Christmas romance movie, The Holiday!
What are you reading this weekend? Let’s chat in the comments!
Check out all the previous 2024 Read Harder posts here.
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