I just finished T. Kingfisher’s A House With Good Bones. I don’t want to give anything away but it is a great haunted house story that required a high wire act of threading a very small needle to keep me turning pages. There were multiple points in the story where I could have seen a less talented writer getting a DNF. It required me to constantly suspend my disbelief on how certain characters were reacting to the story. One part of my brain was screaming WHO THE HELL DOESN’T JUST GET OUT with the other part of my brain screaming TURN THE PAGE.

This is a skill that not all authors have. I have given up on books really quick when something happens in the story where I just don’t believe the authenticity of the situation. Once my brain lets a little of that ear worm in it is all over for me and the story. What I am interested in today is what throws you out of a story because you just don’t believe it? Is there a book that was constantly pushing the limits but you kept turning the page? Is there an author out there you think does suspension of disbelief very well?

In the spirit of nosy positivity, what's some wins everyone's had this week? Could be an accomplishment, good news, etc.

I'll start: I passed my first physics midterm!

oh my good lord i thought we reached peak awfulness of june's character but her visit to chinatown... im genuinely barely getting through this

Im reading this for a book club and honestly I unimpressed and uninterested in anything that's happening.

the month is wrapping up, and i'm curious how everyone's reading went this month 👀👀 were there any surprising/new favorites out of your reads this month?

i, for one, am lagging so behind on everything i wanted to read, but i'm hoping to catch up this weekend (sorry to everyone i started buddy reading with this month 😭😭) my favorite read this month was sorrowland by rivers solomon, which also earned me the botanical horror badge!

Hi friends, happy Friday! Hope y'all had a safe and chill week, and if not (or even if you did!), I hope you take the weekend to rest and read!

We're at the end of February (!!!), so today's Bookworm Question is: What were your favorite reads in February? And what are you most looking forward to picking up in March?

Just curious. I do because I lose overview especially when looking at yearly, and i use the months as priority check and not as an absolute. So my plan won't show me my overall reads for a year anyway.