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2023 Popsugar Reading Challenge - Update #5

 Happy Monday everyone and welcome to my fifth 2023 Popsugar Reading Challenge update with mini reviews!  In May I read 5 books for a total of 30 out of 50 books for the 2023 Popsugar Reading Challenge. I've made some great progress!  Keep reading to see my thoughts on the book I read in May:

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Historical fantasy is one of my favorite subgenres and Siren Queen by Nghi Vo  was exactly the thing I needed.  I always love reading stories set in old Hollywood and I honestly have no complaints with this standalone novel.  Plus, the production of the audiobook edition was excellent.  I need to read everything Nghi Vo has ever written and I can't recommend this enough.

My review is also on Goodreads.


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I obviously can't help but compare Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick  to the movie Blade Runner.  Honestly, this is one of the few cases where I definitely prefer the movie to the original book.  There's a bit that I didn't quite expect especially all of the talk with the animals.  It fleshes out the world, but I don't know if I needed quite so much information on electric animals.  It's also tough to explain that it feels like not a whole lot actually happens given all of the ideas and the world-building going on.  I might have to rewatch the movie and the sequel soon.

My review is also on Goodreads.


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It was good to return to the world for this prequel, The Curious Case of the Werewolf That Wasn't (Parasol Protectorate #0.5) by Gail Carriger. I highly recommend the audiobook production, but that said the character of Alessandro was kind of annoying.

My review is also on Goodreads.


DNF'd @ p. 84

I really tried on The Wanderings of Wuntvor (The Ballad of Wuntvor #1-3) by Craig Shaw Gardner.  It sounded intriguing, but this just was not for me.  I was hoping for something like a Discworld story, but this wasn't that.

My review is also on Goodreads and I also attempted this for Wyrd & Wonder 2023.


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Daughter of the Moon Goddess (The Celestial Kingdom Duology #1) by Sue Lynn Tan was sitting on my shelf since I bought my copy when it was brand new.  I have no idea why I put if off for so long though because it was fantastic.  The cast of characters are great, but what I especially loved was the world-building and learning more about the mythology behind the story.  I loved that it drops us right into the action at the very beginning as well.  It fits in so much into this first installment.  I can't wait to read the finale of this duology, Heart of the Sun Warrior.

My review is also on Goodreads and I also read this for Wyrd & Wonder 2023.


Have you read any of these books?  Are you participating in this reading challenge?  As always, thanks for visiting my blog and perhaps even commenting down below!

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  1. I read Do Androids Dream before I saw the movie, and loved it. But you're right, the book and the movie are like night and day!

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    1. I think if I read the book first, I might have preferred it to the movie. :)

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