Books With Lennon 📚

Babel by R.F. Kuang My rating: 4 of 5 stars I finally finished reading Babel. This book took me the longest time to get through due to lots of things going on in my personal life, but still it was a very enjoyable experience and I just couldn't give up on it. The story of Robin, Ramy, Victoire and Letty was fascinating, the plot twists were top notch. World building was great, but I feel like we could have gotten more about the magic system. As someone who has worked as a translator in multiple occasions I can't even begin to explain how fascinated I was by the whole concept of using translation as a magic system. The plot can drag a bit, but when it gets to the last 120 pages things happen fast and they are intense. I can definitely understand the hype behind this one and I am happy my Bookstagram folks voted for me to buy this book back in 2024. I did not have a lot of experience with Dark Academia, but I may give a chance to some other titles after reading this one. Excel...

Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir My rating: 4 of 5 stars I enjoyed following the story of Gideon the Ninth and entering the universe of The Locked Tomb series a lot. It was complicated at first, with lots of names and worldbuilding, but after getting the hang of it, it was pretty nice. Excellent book for those who enjoy complicated worldbuilding, space adventures with fantasy, and a creative magic system. The way the necromancy worked was very interesting. I did not think I was gonna continue with the series when I first started the book, after the 60% mark, I put Harrow the Ninth on hold on Libby App, and I can't wait to start it. View all my reviews

Marine A un Secret (Lire Et S'Entrainer) by Margarita Barberá My rating: 4 of 5 stars I have finished reading my first book in French! I read this for my French language class, as suggested by my teacher. It was entertaining even though it was a simple middle-grade book. The story of Marine was simple but fun to read. Feels great to have faced the challenge of reading my first book in French, and now I'm ready to read more books in French. View all my reviews

Icefields by Thomas Wharton My rating: 4 of 5 stars Icefields was a great book to read during the cold and snowy first months of 2025. I finished reading this at least two weeks ago but have not posted about it yet. The book takes place in the Canadian glaciers near Jasper in Alberta. A researcher falls into a crevasse during an exploration trip, and when he is close to passing out, he sees something in the ice that he never forgets. It's a passionate piece of Canadian literature and excellent reading for anyone who loves winter and snow. I enjoyed it a lot. View all my reviews

Godkiller by Hannah Kaner My rating: 2 of 5 stars I finished reading Godkiller and wish I had liked it more. Unfortunately, for me, everything was really flat. The story occurs in a world where a king has banned gods, and some Godkillers chase and kill them by request. A girl is inexplicably bound to a small god and our Godkiller character is now afraid to kill the god which could end up destroying the girl. They end up going on a journey to a lost city where wild gods still roam to try to find a solution to this problem, and a knight who fought in the old battle that ended up banning the gods joins them along the way, with his own intention to save the king. The pace felt really awkward for me, everything moved too slowly or too fast at times. The plot was somewhat boring, the bit of romance was just atrocious. I read it because I made a poll on my bookstagram and this book got the most votes. I'd love to hear from the people who enjoyed this book to know more about what was th...

Norwegian Wood by Haruki Murakami My rating: 3 of 5 stars Norwegian Wood is an emotionally distressing book! I did like it a lot, but I can't say it was an easy reading experience. The book tells a coming-of-age story from protagonist Toru Watanabe. We follow the end of his teenage years as he deals with grief and love. I was somewhat foreseeing what was going to happen at the end, but at the same time trying to stay very positive that things would just go well. I am happy I have read it, but I would advise anyone who's thinking about going into this to check the trigger warnings first and consider if you are mentally prepared to go into a dense, heavy emotional journey. After finishing the book, I literally stood up and went to my boyfriend to ask for a hug and to do something different right away to help me get my mind off those emotions. This was my third Muraki book and the second of his books, and it felt like it was destroying me inside. The other two were Wind/Pinball...