Books With Lennon 📚

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

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Part 1—Phantom Blood, Vol. 1 by Hirohiko Araki My rating: 3 of 5 stars I finally started my JoJourney! So far, no big feelings. The art is very outdated. The story was kind of good but slightly generic. I could relate a bit to Jonathan Joestar in certain moments, which made it easier to get through the story. However, I understand the best of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure happens later in the story, and I will definitely stick around to see what's coming next. This volume did end on a bit of a cliffhanger, so I am anxiously waiting for the second volume, which I already have on hold at the library. I can't wait to read the next one! 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

I have finished reading all available volumes and chapters of the Manga series Berserk, written by Kentaro Miura. Its first volume was published in 1990 and is still ongoing even after Miura’s death. This has definitely been one of the greatest reading experiences of my life. The plot was to an extremely high level that you can only find in very well-written fantasy such as the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin. The artwork is absolutely insane. It is from another universe. I believe Miura has really expanded the possibilities within the genre of Manga to its very limits in a very virtuous and robust way. The artwork was so stunning some panels would require a good 10 to 15 minutes in absolute awe before proceeding to the next page. I first heard of Berserk as a recommendation from a friend, and I will definitely be following all his recommendations from here on. If you want to know, he did recommend I watch the anime Monster and read the manga Vinland Saga next. The