Hey guys, this is Abi here,
And I'm back with my third post in a week (there's a part of me that worries I'm about to burn out, but right now I feel fine). If you haven't guessed from the title, it's my March TBR- and I have a whole heap of different books to talk about.
I hope you enjoy it.
1. The Mapmakers (Cordelia Hatmaker #2), by Tamzin Merchant
2. The Troublemakers (Cordelia Hatmaker #3), by Tamzin Merchant
I'm just over halfway through The Mapmakers, and because of how much I'm enjoying it, and not wanting a break from it, I went ahead and bought the third book this afternoon. It's been ages since I've wanted to continue a series immediately (that wasn't a re-read) but there's just something so addictive about Cordelia and her journey, refusing to accept her father's death, that I want to find out if it's true or not.
The Cordelia Hatmaker trilogy is full of excitement, action and great characters, and I recommend it to anyone who wants a light, exciting read.
3. The Bad Beginning (Series of Unfortunate Events #1), by Lemony Snicket
4. The Reptile Room (Series of Unfortunate Events #2), by Lemony Snicket
5. The Wide Window (Series of Unfortunate Events #3), by Lemony Snicket
6. The Miserable Mill (Series of Unfortunate Events #4), by Lemony Snicket
Is this just a way to get more books under my belt so I can take my time with others? Absolutely. But I really want to re-read this series, because I've been thinking about it a lot recently.
HOLY SHIT.
The last time I read this series was back in 2018.
Genuinely didn't even know that.
For those of you that don't know this series, you really need to. It's about three siblings, the Baudelaire siblings: Violet, Klaus and Sunny that lose their parents to a terrible future. Over the next thirteen books they are shipped off from guardian to guardian, constantly pursued by the terrible Count Olaf- who is only after their fortune.
This is a dark, entertaining series that passages a reader from middle grade to young adult novels. I love Voilet, but as a reader, I'm definitely more like Klaus. I highly recommend this series if you haven't read them yet.
7. Rachel's Holiday (Walsh Family #2), by Marian Keyes
This is the chunker of the bunch. The Troublemakers and The Wake-Up Call are just into the 400 page count, and the Series of Unfortunate Events books range from 162- 214 pages. Rachel's Holiday comes in at a whopping 681 pages, and as such, is the book that will likley take the most amount of time.
However, I'm not exactly worried.
I absolutely loved Grown Ups (the only Marian Keyes book I've read) and I fully expect to love this one too. Marian Keyes writes characters, and realtionships so well, I fully expect to fall in love with them all.
As you might have guesses, we follow Rachel, who after losing her job, her boyfriend, and most of everything she knows, she is frogmarched to Dublin's cold turkey house- thrusting her from addiction to the unfamiliar life of adulthood. But Rachel treats the whole thing as a holiday, after all, where better to get over recreational drugs than a place full of jacuzzis, gyms and rock stars going through exactly the same thing as her?
Although I didn't know that this was part of a series, it looks like each of the walsh family books has a different protagonist. They all seem to be set in Dublin, all from the same family of course, but I'm guessing it's fine to read them out of order.
That's what I'm doing anyway.
8. The Wake-Up Call, by Beth O' Leary
The Wake-Up Call is about Izzy and Lucas, two sworn enemies that both work at Forest Manor Hotel. It's the busiest time of the season, and the hotel is basically crumbling around them. But when Izzy returns a lost wedding ring, the reward convinces management that this might be the way forward to saving the hotel. With four more rings currently in lost-and-found, Izzy and Lucas find themselves forced to work together to track down their owners.
As Izzy and Lucas' resentment becomes something more complicated, Izzy and Lucas start to wonder if there's more at stake than just their jobs. Can Izzy and Lucas make it through the season with their hearts intact?
This is giving me Act Your Age, Eve Brown vibes, and I am here for it. I'm ready for a light-hearted funny romance, and this book could be just what I need.
Okay! Those are all the books I'm thinking of picking up this month- they definitely seem the most appealing. It'll be interesting to see whether I stick with- or just marathon the entire Series of Unfortunate Events series- I guess we'll see.
Let me know in the comments what you're planning in the month of March, and we can talk about it!
I hope you have a wonderful evening, and I'll see you all soon!
Byeeee!
-Abi xxxx
