Books are a great past-time. Though, I’m fairly on and off with reading. I hope to be more consistent in the future. Nowadays; however, when I do I read I tend to gravitate towards books related to fantasy, productivity, leadership, and self-book. In the past (aka in high school) I enjoyed reading mainly YA Fantasy novels.
2024 Bookshelf
• Blood Over Bright Haven by ML Wang
• Can’t Hurt Me by David Goggins
• Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
• The Atlas Six by Olivia Blake
• The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson
• Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
• Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
2023/2022 Bookshelf
• How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life by Scott Adams
• How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water by Angie Cruz
• Truth: A Brief History of Total Bullsh*t by Tom Phillips
• On Being and Becoming: An Extistentialist Approach to Life by Jennifer Ann Gosetti-Ferencei
• Good Thinking: Why Flawed Logic Puts Us All at Risk and How Critical Thinking Can Save the World by David Robert Grimes
• The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
• A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I learned While Editing My Life by Donald Miller
• In an Absent Dream by Seanan McGuire
• Atomic Habits by James Clear
The “To-Complete” Bookshelf
Book series that I’ve touched in the past (aka mainly high school), but have since abruptly stopped for one reason or another. I intend to circle back to, someday, completing these series.
The Wayward Children Series by Seanan McGuire
Where I left off: I completed book 4 (In an absent dream) back in mid-2022. This series, as a whole, comprises of short and sweet portal fantasy novellas. That way, they aren’t too big of a commitment to dive into. Apparently, the 9th entry to the series is set to release in 2024 - where has time gone?!
The Book of Dust Series by Philip Pullman
Where I left off: I completed book 1 (La Belle Sauvage) back in 2020. The first entry of the series was an excellent science fiction adventure novel. Unfortunately, I probably borrowed The Secret Commonwealth (book 2) like 3 times already. Each time I end up dropping it because of school (not because it was bad or anything). Surely it’s time to complete this duology once and for all.
Six of Crows Series by Leigh Bardugo
Where I left off: I completed book 1 (Six of Crows) back in 2017. Speaking of duologies this is another one of such series that I should wrap up. Heck, it’s been almost 7 years.
The Conqueror’s Saga Series by Keirsten White
Where I left off: I completed book 2 (Now I Rise) back in 2017. This is a great historical fiction series with some of the quirkiest cast of characters.
Falling Kingdoms Series by Morgan Rhodes
Where I left off: I completed book 5 (Crystal Storm) back in 2018. This series was my intro to high fantasy and got me interested in other high fantasy authors like Brandon Sanderson.
The “best of the best” Bookshelf
Paragons of their genre.
• Favorite Self-Help book - Atomic Habits by James Clear
• Favorite YA Fantasy - The Young Elites by Marie Lu
• Favorite Science Fiction - Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes
• Favorite Historical Fiction - The Nightingale by Hannah Kristin