recent reads. journaling spreads for the books I read in April 2024 | young adult, dystopia, fiction

April wrap up! Really trying to make headway in my physical tbr, and successfully this time?? Hope you enjoy the reading journal spreads :)
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Take Away the Blues, Lovely Dinner, Birdride, Afternoon in Hammock, Aubedoir / Franz Gordon/ courtesy of www.epidemicsound.com
00:00 - 00:23 intro
00:23 - 06:12 scythe
06:12 - 08:50 everything everything
08:50 - 12:00 earthlings
12:00 - 14:39 a burning
14:39 - 15:01 outro

[@ArborParva]

Loved all the spreads but especially the last one, so creative 🖤 And what you said on "Earthlings" really resonated with me. I've only read her "Convenience store woman" and even though there were many important topics touched, I hated the way the author presents them. Like, for instance, I could relate to MC being childfree, but in that one scene she straight up thinks of unaliving her sister's baby so that it would stop crying. I guess being childfree in a traditional society is controversial enough and there isn't any need to throw in things like that other than for shock value.

[@chiara.kikisbookishservice]

Thank you so much 💕 oh wow, I think I completely blocked out that part from convenience store woman until remembering now... but yes, there's much more of that in earthlings except in this one she actually acts on her dark thoughts

[@primeno.6487]

I would say Scythe is a futuristic "slice of life" 🥁

[@chiara.kikisbookishservice]

And a rather literal one ;)

[@themidnightreader]

I now feel entirely justified by having no desire at all to read earthlings 😂 I really appreciated you calling it out for being way more than weird. I don't mind sad books or twisted themes, but yeah I agree with what you, it has to end somehow with a bit of hope or I don't want to spend the time reading it. I think I would definitely enjoy scythe!

[@chiara.kikisbookishservice]

Haha yes definitely would stay away from that one 😂 I want no part of this booktube trend of recommending shocking and outrageous books haha. But would definitely recommend Scythe!! Some called it a worthy successor to the hunger games and I might agree... (minus the nostalgia)

[@grff_]

Thanks for your review of Earthlings! When people call books "weird" it just makes me wanna read them more, i like the off putting feel some books can give, but i definitely don't like something like how you described that book, I'll take it off my list of books to buy😅

[@chiara.kikisbookishservice]

Yes same, I love quirky and odd books! I'm glad I got to warn you 😅

[@imstillcah]

i'm so glad you enjoyed scythe as much as I did! I loved your spreads 🥰

[@chiara.kikisbookishservice]

Yess I really loved it!! Thank you 💕