Artemis Blu and the Solarium Multiversity Rating: 2/5 I found this book from a Youtube review: Infinity Unicorn Book Gives Me Infinite Pain. I like trainwreck-style book reviews, perhaps more than normal ones. A Quora answer led to me reading the infamous Empress Theresa back in the day. That book, for all its plot holes, had zero mistakes in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. I cannot say the same about this one.

Circe by Madeline Miller Rating : 4/5 I got A Song of Achilles years ago back when Costco still had books. That was a 5/5 book for me, I think I read it three times. Miller has a very distinct writing style. So you can imagine Circe has been on my to read list for a while. I was very pleased to find it in hardcover at my local library. Libraries are amazing, libraries are wonderful, libraries deserve more funding.

A Year of Ravens by many authors I got this book on clearance for $5 from Winners. Actually, it was the most expensive book I had picked up that day, but I was oddly compelled by the back summary. Published in 2014. Rating: 5/5 If SA as a major driving force is a problem for you, you would not enjoy this book. But it would be strange if a book centered on Boudica’s rebellion didn’t have it.

MACAWS: A Complete Guide by Rosemary Low This was the first book I finished in 2026. BOOKBLOG - Macaws A Complete Guide Rosemary Low I rate it as 4 / 5 It was published in 1990. I picked it up used on Amazon as a continuation of my macaw obsession, which has in no part been hindered by the gorgeous animal calmly perched next to me as I type this.

Can I do this? Cool beans.