BookWormin'

There are many book blogs out in the  wild nerd yonder , and most of them, such as Modern Mrs. Darcy, do annual reading challenges.  (If you're interested, the Modern Mrs. Darcy reading challenge for 2018 is  here .)  Sometimes, like for MMD, the list is categories or types of books, such as a book from a favorite author or a book from the banned books list.  Other times, there are actual titles, like you can see on the visual reading challenge listed  here  that I posted about. I'm sure many of you are aware of the popular TV show, Gilmore Girls , especially since it's triumphant return recently for Netflix's A Year in the Life.   The mother and daughter duo, both named Lorelei Gilmore, are quirky and adorable while also dealing with life's ups and downs in their small town of Stars Hollow and the larger world of college and careers.  The younger Lorelei, known to all as Rory, is a model student and, like myself, an avid reader. Photo found on google.com May

The Raven Cycle book two Image from goodreads.com This book continues the story of the Aglionby boys and Blue Sargent that Maggie Stiefvater spins in the first book, The Raven Boys .  While the story again focuses on Gansey's quest to find a dead Welsh king, Glendower, there are many new developments. Gansey is getting further away and yet closer than every before as there are problems with the ley line in Henrietta.  Adam is dealing with the consequences of the deal he made with Cabeswater, as well as the other challenges his life presented to him in the form of his anger, his bills, and his feeling of inadequacy.  And of course there is Ronan Lynch.  Ronan has revealed his power of pulling things from his dreams, and Gansey feels this brings them closer to the location of Glendower, who always traveled with a magician.  Ronan is not so willing, and the objects he pulls from his dreams are rarely pleasant and often unintentional and dangerous. Incredible Ronan art by @eh