Introduction

Thanks for following/reading my blog. This is the year that I got back into reading (for fun), though I didn’t finish a LOT of books. I’m a slow reader, though I was English major (LOL)! I shopped via Amazon Prime, Loyalty Books (a DMV-based indie bookstore), and Thrift Books (a web site w/ a wide selection). There were a LOT of “Reylo” (the shipper name for Rey + Kylo Ren) books published in pandemic life (2020-2023). On Reddit, some Adam Driver (AD) fans have a weekly book club; this also motivates me to read. I’ve been following a few gals who are “BookTubers;” they put reviews on YT.

Currently Reading: Fall/Winter 2023

1. Loathe to Love You (Ali Hazelwood) – 3 stories in 1 novel; for modern rom com fans
2. The Love Hypothesis (Ali Hazelwood) – Reddit AD fans are reading; one of the many Reylo books.
3. The Lives of Robert Ryan (J.A. Jones) – For classic movie (esp. film noir) fans.
4. Love in the Afternoon (Lisa Kleypas) – Almost done reading; historical romance.
5. Where Dreams Begin (Lisa Kleypas) – I’m in the middle of the story; historical romance.
6. Heat 2: A Novel (Michael Mann; Meg Gardiner) – Reddit AD fans book club.

TBR 2024

1. The Method: How the Twentieth Century Learned to Act (Isaac Butler)
2. The Hurricane Wars (Thea Guanzon) – Reylo/romance/fantasy (dedicated to “rats” AKA AD fans).
3. Book Lovers (Emily Henry) – From my mom’s book club.
4. Cruel Beauty (Rosamund Hodge) – Beauty and the Beast retelling.
5. Thief of Shadows (Elizabeth Hoyt) – Historical/Regency romance.
6. Yellowface (R.F. Kuang) – Another from my mom’s book club.
7. A Promise of Darkness (Bec McMaster) – Reylo book; 1st of Dark Court Rising series.
8. Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman (Alan Rickman; Rima Horton)
9. Seven Plays (Sam Shepard; Richard Gelman)
10. The Outsider (Penelope Williamson) – Historical/Western romance.

What are your fave books? Do you have a preferred genre?

Happy holidays (OR happy Winter break) to ALL!

-EMMA