Third Week Wrap Up and another readathon

This week I read 3 books and started a new readathon.

The first book I read was Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling. This was a re-read for me, probably for the 4th or 5th time. It was awesome and I always rate HP books 5 stars.

Then I heard about the Time Hopathon readathon. It lasts one week from February 19-25. There are 3 challenges. To read a book set in the past, a book published in the present (2017-2018), and a book set in the future. I have completed two challenges and I'm working on the third.

I read Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng which is set in the 1970's. From the first line, I was gripped. I loved this book and realized all the praise was well-deserved. I did find the parents to be a tad one-dimensional, but I understand the author's choice to emphasize those specific traits since they shaped Lydia so much. I gave this 4 stars and will definitely read her other books.

Then I picked up An American Marriage by Tayari Jones which was published February 6th, 2018. This is a novel told from 3 different points of view about a black man who was wrongfully convicted of rape and how his relationships are affected from his time in prison. His marriage was quite young at the time of his sentencing and so a strain is put upon it from separation. This was incredibly sad and the first third had me sobbing. I felt the characters were very believable; definitely flawed. I feel this book shed some light on not only innocent people in prison, but also how incredibly difficult it is to start over. Definitely worth a read. I gave it 4.5 stars.


For my book set in the future, I have chosen A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers. This is the sequel to A Long Way to a Small Angry Planet which I adored. Hopefully it will be in my next wrap-up. I still have 3 days to read it before the readathon is over.