Week 1: The Scorpio Races Audiobook & Under the Never Sky

Time for my first progress report, friends! I have to say, I’m really enjoying myself right now, and I’m LOVING these books!! I’m so glad that both my friends and this challenge lit a fire under my ass to get me to read them (or in the case of THE SCORPIO RACES audiobook, listen to them). Since I have no idea, really, what I’m doing, I decided that I would do weekly updates of the books I’m reading and maybe when I’m finished I’ll review them as well. Haven’t decided yet. I like this flying by the seat of my pants, friends! To the recommendations!

I’m listening to the audiobook of this one–it’s the fourth time I’ve read this book, but my first trip down audiobook road and thanks to Asheley and Hannah, I am basically DYING. Steve West and Fiona Hardingham are brilliant as Sean and Puck, but it’s interesting: you’d think that experiencing the book this way would make Sean and Puck stand out to me even more, hearing their voices. But instead I find myself more affected by things that usually fly slightly under the radar of my adoration of Sean and Puck, namely the relationship between the Connolly siblings. I was always very strongly aware of the way Gabe made Puck feel, her frustration and sadness and stubbornness, but I’m feeling it HARDCORE while listening to the audio. GUYS. THIS IS THE BEST BOOK FOR REAL.

WORD! Hannah is all up in this first check-in with the solid recs! Although, to be honest, SO many people I know have read and loved this book. But Hannah was the one who was like, “WHAT I CAN’T BE FRIENDS WITH YOU UNTIL YOU READ THIS.” I am completely engrossed in UNDER THE NEVER SKY right now. I feel like there are still lots of things about the world-building that I want to learn, but I barely notice them half the time because I’m so caught up in Perry and Aria. I love how I get all buzzy whenever they have a scene together and THEY HAVEN’T EVEN KISSED. Chemistry, friends. These two haz heaps of it. Almost finished with this one!

So that was my first week of my recommendation challenge!! HUZZAH! I’m so looking forward to diving back into these two books and reading all of the others, too! Thanks and big hugs, friends!