How Is Our Reading Year Going?! 📚👀 (Mid Year Check In) [EP#54]

Time to reflect on our reading year so far! How are we doing with our reading goals? What books have hit, missed & what are we looking forward to for the rest of the year? Hope you enjoy this one :)Books Discussed:This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me - Ilona AndrewsThe Dark Mirror - Samantha ShannonRed Rising - Pierce BrownThe Fellowship of the Ring - JRR TolkienThe Bright Years - Sarah DamoffThe Burning Side - Sarah DamoffThe Way of Kings - Brandon SandersonUs Against You - Fredrik BackmanDungeon Crawler Carl - Matt DinnimanNeverthorn - Shannon MayerThe Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre DumasJane Eyre - Charlotte BronteSense and Sensibility - Jane Austen11/22/63 - Stephen KingThe Ballad of Falling Dragons - Sarah A ParkerInto the Blue - Emma BrodieJade City - Fonda LeeYesteryear - Caro Claire BurkeNo Matter What - Cara BastoneRhythm of War - Brandon SandersonThe Diviners - Libba BrayRecursion - Blake CrouchShield of Sparrows - Devney PerryThe Last Contract of Isako - Fonda LeeDaughter of No Worlds - Carissa BroadbentChain of Gold - Cassandra ClareThe Road of Bones - Demi WintersA Stage Set for Villains - Shannon J SpannBurn of the Everflame - Penn ColeThe Knave and the Moon - Rachel GilligTaipei Story - RF KuangVictorious - VE SchwabDead Beat - Leigh BardugoThe Sixth Faction - Veronica RothAmerican Hagwon - Min Jin LeeLong Distance Book Club:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/OnceUponaTimeZone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram: @onceuponatimezonepodWatch our video podcasts on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@OnceUponaTimeZonePodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jaime's socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@jaimefok⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @jaimefokTiktok: @jaime.fokFreya's socials:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@freyvalerio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @freyv_readsTiktok: @freyvalerio(00:00) intro & current reads(11:22) freya's europe tripe!(16:41) how we're doing with our reading goals(27:21) fable reading stats(32:34) mid year book tags(32:50) books we immediately want to reread(36:51) new favourite authors(39:42) most frustrating characters(42:04) a book that should have been shorter(44:07) a book that should have been longer(46:21) series we want to read this year(48:59) character most likely to start a podcast(51:08) ranking our book club reads so far(54:56) most anticipated reads for the rest of the year