Books With Lennon 📚

The Forsaken Planet by Bryan Wilson My rating: 4 of 5 stars I had a lot of fun reading The Forsaken Planet! Last night I finished this book, and I realized how much I was invested. I ate up the final 30% of the book. In a universe where different planets are inhabited by humans capable of controlling the power of the stars called Solara, Earth was the only human planet where these powers have been forgotten. An ancient prophecy claims that the one who wields the power of the stars on Earth is the Son of the Prophets and will lead humanity to Salvation. The MC Colton survives an attack of alien forces on Earth and is suspected to have wielded Solara in the night when the attack took place. The journey leads us to Vintara, a distant planet with a purplish tone to its atmosphere where most of the action will take place. The book is a very detailed sci-fi saga that brings classic and fantasy elements to the game, resulting in an immersive experience for the reader. The biggest quality

A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin My rating: 5 of 5 stars Reading this book was a fantastic journey! 🤗 I got back into reading about a year ago, and fantasy has been my favorite genre so far. 🧙🏻‍♂️ I decided to start reading the books of A Song of Ice and Fire after watching the HBO series Game of Thrones. I know it's a cliche, but the books are definitely better than the series. Daenerys and Jon are my favorite POVs, and I am always anxious to get to their chapters. I will need a break from 900+ pages of books for a few weeks, but I plan to get to the next book in the series soon. Easy 5 stars! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ View all my reviews

How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu My rating: 2 of 5 stars I started liking this book a lot, but then it went downhill. I recognize it's an excellent book. It just wasn't for me. I may give a second chance to it. I was interested, but as I entered a very busy time at work, the book suddenly felt like a drag, and I remembered that I wanted to read for fun and not to get bored. At a certain point, I found myself skimming some of the pages and not feeling fully connected to the book, which I totally already do at work, so I don't want to do that during my reading time. I was very close to dnf'ing, but then I went and got myself an Audible trial, blasted the audiobook on my headphones as I played The Sims 4 on a lovely apartment in San Mashyuno, and just finished the hell out of it. Then I realized I hadn't paid enough attention, returned all the chapters, and listened to them again while cooking on 2x speed. The voice actors could barely breathe. Maybe

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling My rating: 5 of 5 stars I just finished Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone on audiobook. 🎧📚 It was an amazing experience. I heard great things about Jim Dale's narration, and they were all right. His quidditch narration is remarkable. 🤗 I recently realized audiobooks are a great way to revisit old favorites. Have you ever tried Harry Potter's audiobooks? 🧐 View all my reviews

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book was pretty hyped on the internet, so I decided to pick it up. It is about two friends who meet in childhood and spend their lives making games together. The book got really dark, really quickly. Even though I was really absorbed in reading through, there were somewhat emotionally heavy moments that needed some processing time. Overall it is an interesting, contemporary story, very well written, even though it did feel like reading a masterpiece, it didn't get to any point where I was so pleased that I'd consider giving it 5 starts. I recommend this book if you like games, romance, and loads of drama. View all my reviews

A Magic Steeped in Poison by Judy I. Lin My rating: 4 of 5 stars I heard about this book a while ago as a book that had a magic system based on tea. I love tea and magic systems, so I had to check it out. There are wonderful descriptions of teas and food. The plot is slightly generic, but the element of tea really makes the book stand out. I will be reading the second book eventually, but plot-wise, I do not feel absolutely compelled to continue. I loved the vibes though, the whole interaction in the kitchens, all the tea and stuff. I will be giving 3.75 stars to be accurate. View all my reviews

The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker My rating: 5 of 5 stars I absolutely love the Hellraiser movie franchise and Clive Barker as an artist, so it was very easy for me to love this book as well. I have recently read Piranesi and have been in awe of books that, although super short, still have such a developed universe. It's the type of book I wish I could write myself someday. The novella was short, and I wish we had more time with the Cenobites. I will definitely be progressing to the comic books to see more of The Order of the Gash! Easy 5 stars. View all my reviews

The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski My rating: 4 of 5 stars 4.5 stars. I loved this book way more than I expected. Before reading it, my only experience with The Witcher was watching my boyfriend play the games. I personally never played much, I only started the first one, but it didn't go through. I never considered the amount of humor in this series, which was a spectacular reading experience. Each short story made us more and more familiar with Geralt, and in the end, I couldn't help but want to read the next book in the series. Also, I am interested in playing the games now since I feel familiar with the characters. I ended up reading this one for being recommended as one of the best series of High Fantasy, and as far as book one goes, it stands for it. View all my reviews

Wind/Pinball: Hear the Wind Sing and Pinball, 1973 by Haruki Murakami My rating: 3 of 5 stars These were the first two novels written by Haruki Murakami. I heard about this author on book tube and loved all I heard. I read one of his later books, fell in love with his work, and decided to read his books in publication order. This is clearly a debut novel, it lacks plot and structure but has amazing vibes. It's a real slice-of-life style of fiction where it's just fun to hang around the characters. This is a three and half-starts, I loved the vibes, and I wish I could spend some time drinking beer with the characters in the book. View all my reviews

  Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley My rating: 4 of 5 stars I loved reading this classic. I started randomly after noticing it was free to read classics via Kindle, and I was in for a ride. I absolutely loved Frankenstein, the creature he created, and their relationship. There was a lot of word repetition, which would not meet the standards of today's industries. Overall it was an enjoyable experience, and it felt somewhat up-to-date even though it is a book written in the 1800s. View all my reviews

  A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin My rating: 5 of 5 stars This has definitely become one of my favorite books. I shared my Winter with this book, reading slowly, chapter by chapter, and it was such a ride. In 2022, I decided to start watching the show, which I did not pay much attention to when it was being released. I absolutely loved it, even though I hated the butchered ending. Now reading the books was a whole other experience. George R. R. Martin is an absolute genius. The writing is beautiful and infinitely superior to the series. The intricacies, the plots, the characters and the way they relate to each other, the world-building, everything is insane, absolutely high level. No wonder this is one of the most appraised fantasy series out there. I will definitely go to the next book as soon as I can. I am just now trying to find the second book of the A Song of Ice and Fire series in an edition to match the one I have, and since Amazon does not have it available, my purs

Hello, everybody! If you are reading this, thank you so much for being here. 2022 was a fantastic year when my life changed for the best. After spending 2020 and 2021 in the biggest reading slump of my life, where I read zero books in two years, I decided to bring back reading to my life, as a central activity, given that it is something I have always loved and cherished. I have a Degree in Literature, which should mean that I read many books, but that was different. Taking the degree took a toll on me. My views about literature and reading sent me far away from what initially drove me to read. I just wanted to read for fun when I started, and that’s what I was missing at the university. I felt like I had to read “real literature” and hard books that were not easy to understand without wasting time to have fun with the books I liked. There were so many things in that experience that I had to get over to get back to reading just for fun. After two years in a reading slump, I bought a fe

I decided to stop saying “hello, everyone,” as I understand absolutely no one reads this blog. Still, the narrator must introduce his voice in a text, so hello, and welcome to my blog. August was the first month where I did not make any updates to this blog since I created it. September was just about to become the second month, but I decided to step forward. My mom left Canada to continue her travels in Portugal at the end of September. Work has gone berserk over the past month, but I still was able to read a lot, even more, when I could finally step out for two weeks of vacation after 3+ years of constant work. Now, with all these readings that I have made, there’s just so much to talk about. I am at the prime of my experience as a reader so far in this lifetime. Above all, one thing that has been making a huge difference for me is getting soundtracks to match what I am reading. Since I started this journey of reading more and more, I have begun selecting ambiance tracks on youtube t

Hello everybody, welcome back to my blog. This post is an extension of the Library readings. Basically, as I told you guys in my previous post, I started visiting the Library because my mother started taking English classes there. I got quite a few books the last time I was there, and these are the two latest books I read from this first bunch of books I picked up there. This plan to become a frequent reader and dedicate more to reading started with a simple goal as well. I wanted to ensure that every book I owned in my house was read before buying the next one. I ended up pilling about four new books without reading the ones I already had because I took some time reading the books I got at the Library. But well, now let’s talk a little bit about these books. The Priory of The Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon What a fantastic fantasy book. I chose to read this because I saw booktuber The Book Leo recommend it, and right after that, I stumbled upon it at my local library. The funny thin

Hello readers, and welcome back to my blog. This is the first time I am rewriting a post because I erased everything I did by mistake and the Blogger platform kindly saved exactly when I deleted everything by accident. I was a little upset, not going to lie, but just because this is going to be a long post. I officially and definitively moved back to writing on Google Docs and then putting the text back to blogger. It’s going to be our secret. I have been away for longer than I had in the past. Even though this blog has only started, every time I finish a new post, I have a strong sense of completion that makes it worth it, and makes me feel like I should post regularly — a fictional demand for a reader of fictional books. The reason why I have been away is a noble one. I am having my mom visit me in Canada for the first time. She has been enjoying the city a lot and getting to know the ways of the quiet life in Moncton, New Brunswick. As this is her first time spending a few months in