Estimated Reading Time: 6min

I have challenged myself to do something that I’m not actually fully convinced is going to happen… to read 7 books, in 7 days. That means I’ll need to read one book every day for a week to complete this challenge. Let’s see if we made it.

BOOK 1: The Fine Print (Lauren Asher)

As part of my reading books without paying attention to my normal content warnings, I gave this one a go… I’m glad I did.

I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. Grumpy sunshine with a Disney park type background was really fun. The look into running something like that was very interesting, and while there are documentary style pieces about what it’s like working at a park like Disney, this was a deeper look into a potential world that could exist (minus the grumpy and temporary man in charge all of a sudden looking to head a project with a deadline).
I thought the character development was pretty well done. The plot thread in the other brothers in a way that I am excited for their stories.

BOOK 2: The Wake-Up Call (Beth O’Leary)

Honestly, this book was forgettable for me, and the only reason I kept reading it was because of this challenge.

I don’t know why exactly you should root for people who clearly dislike each other so strongly to push aside that feeling and admit their attraction to each other, but here we are. If the “hate” was dialled down a little more, I would have bought into it a little more. Still, I see what we were going for and it was fine.

BOOK 3: Wilder (Rebecca Yarros)

Okay, so I’ll admit to a semi-cheat for this one, as I’d already read through around 1/4 before I came back to it, but due to so little of it being read beforehand (and how much I wanted to finish the book) I’m going to count it!
Took me by surprise, Reminded me of The Suite life on Deck if they were doing extreme sports. Outside of the Instant attraction these 2 people seemed to have 21 another, It didn’t really see why they would want to spend time together outside of when they had to. I don’t know how Realistic it felt for people to build a foundation based only on attraction.
I did like the trying to find the person sabotaging angle, I enjoyed the extreme sports and the way it tied into the cruise ship around the world and the university experience, And I thought the characters Made sense and their motivations and decisions also seem to lineup with who they were written as In general.

BOOK 4: Red Star Rebels (Amie Kaufman)

I don’t know quite what I was expecting with this book, but after enjoying the Illuminae files series so much, I decided to give it a go and I quite liked it.

I liked this “if Die Hard were on mars” type story as the two main characters were thrown together in a live or die countdown. It felt a little rushed at the end, and I could have had a bit more of that fleshed out, but I quite enjoyed it. The book was short enough and exciting enough that I could see myself reading it again in the future.

BOOK 5: Yelllowface (Rebecca F Kuang)

I wasn’t sure exactly what to expect from this book, but I’ve tried reading a RF Kuang book before and I didn’t get very far… this was a different story!

I was invested from page one for this book and the increased unhinged mind of the main character grew until the very end of the story in a believable way without being too trite.
The commentary on race wasn’t too in your face, and seemed quite natural in this story and setting.

BOOK 6: Heist Royale (Kayvion Lewis)

Alright, so I did technically do it again. I had already read through 1/3 or so of this book previously, but it was so long ago, and I had been having so much trouble to actually finish this book, that if I hadn’t included it in this challenge, I don’t know if I would have ever finished it so… no regrets.

While I really enjoyed the first book, this one was hard to get through. I think the gambit in book 1was just a bit more interesting, and better laid out than the challenges in this book.
I spent some of this book not absorbing much, and not caring much. The stakes didn’t feel as compelling, but it was still interesting to see the different heists unfold.

BOOK 7: Laddertop Vol 1 (Orson Scott Card)

Okay, this might seem like a cheat, but I maintain that Manga is still reading! So… yep, we did it!

Loved the design, the plot itself was okay but the first volume didn’t do anything particularly engaging just yet. I would be mildly interested to see where the plot goes, but had a lot of fun with the animation.

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Well, that was a very interesting challenge to create for myself. I honestly didn’t think I was going to make it, but it helped that I was immersive reading (audio and physical book at the same time) for about half of these. Guess it goes to show that you can read a book quickly if you don’t have much else going on 🙂

Have you read any of these books? Share your thoughts on them in the comments.

See You in the Adventures!
Christy Grace