Che-Michelle Tales

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Hey all,

So 2021  is going out With a BANG!   Behind the scenes, the podcast I am on  Three Angry Black People was super busy from  August – October. We had some dope interviews on the podcast.  I had to slow down on writing my reviews to ensure I didn’t let my co-host down.  I also pushed myself to do a temporary promotion at work, which was a lot of work. In exchange, I wanted my weekends to relax and not write. Also, my laptop and portable keyboard are on their last leg ( New Laptops and Keyboard are coming).  I indeed neglected my blog t.  focus on my personal life.  In a previous post, I discuss some of the exciting things I am planning to add to the blog moving forward. 

So  I am back. I will be taking the next few weeks to read new books and write a few reviews. I am hoping to preschedule books for 2022.  I am hoping that this will help keep me on track for 2022.

But today, I wanted to talk about books I started in 2021 and didn’t finish. I think we are all guilty of that phenom, beginning a book rather than forgetting the book and then wondering what happened to that book. You buy a book or gift a book. You start to read a page or two. Then someone calls you, and after the call,  you decide to run errands; you place the text on the coffee table. Then, three months later, you remember you started reading the book on your coffee table. Viola! So below are the books I started and didn’t finish in 2021.

Circe by Madeline Miller- I love this book, but I am only 11% done according to kindle. I have to ask myself, Why? The answer is easy. I started this book when I took the temporary promotion and was not ready to read. So far, Ms. Miller’s use of imagery is beautiful. I love the classic retelling of Greek mythology. If you listen to the podcast, then “Let talk about Myths baby” host Liv ( she suggested the book on her podcast); her synopsis was spot on for this book. I am planning to start this book again in 2022.   

How to Stop Time by Matt Haig- I enjoy Matt Haig’s storytelling; when I wrote this post, I was 46% completed.  I think I will try to finish this book in 2022. If I don’t, I still enjoyed the Midnight library hold that novel in high regard for myself for 2021.

Noir- Christopher Moore If you don’t know, Christopher Moore is one of my favorite Authors. I love 86% of all his books. Mr. Moore is one of the reasons I want to be an author, to write sarcastic humor. Noir was just not my cup of tea. I think I wasn’t in the mood and decided to try again later in the year. In my  Spongebob announcer voice “( months later) …. Noir is still there looking at me like, did you forget about me. I did!   I will try again in 2022.

I Owe You One- Sophia Kinsella. Another Author that. I appreciate it, but I just was like, meh.  I can’t pinpoint if it was the main character or just  t. first chapter, but I skipped to another book called Hae w. met, which held my attention.

Cinderella is Dead-  I  own the book, I have the. Kindle version o. the book. I had every intention to complete this book in 2021. I wanted to read the book based on other reviews from Friends, Tik Tok, Kirkus, and the litany of different reviews. My brain said no, and  I didn’t fight it; maybe it would make the 2022 list.

We got two more books that I didn’t finish this year.

The City We Became- N.K Jemisin  NK Jemisin has become one of my go-to authors since 2016.  I love Jemisin’s writing and wish I could write as eloquent with words or storytelling, and her world-building and artistic style are unmatched to me( and only me  Fight you, mama, not me). But, her books can have heavy moments so, I promised myself that I would come back to this book when I was in better spirits. But, I will be honest, I hit an emotional rough spot and need happy-go-lucky books.

Also, How long to Black Future Month, I love this short story collection but didn’t finish this, book which is a disgrace to any N.K. But, Jemisin fans, don’t banish me from her fandom; I promise to finish it by 2022.

Until next time,

Che Michelle