Sleepy in the Hollow?

Here’s what happened okay?

Goodreads has the usual challenge you can set for yourself right? Apparently they also now have some other challenges going on that they’re Betaing.

When I realized this I checked it out of course and found that I had already completed 4 out of 6 challenges.

Two left!

I liked the idea behind it because there were books on the approved lists to read from (to complete the challenge) that I had on my TBR.

I got one done and it wasn’t a bad book.

It was ‘Remarkably Bright Creatures’ which is a fiction title. Right there you understand why I said it wasn’t a bad book. I don’t do fiction because it’s so every-day and I live that already.

I want vampires and things exploding and space ships!

For a fiction book it was quite good.

The last challenge had to do with ‘fall vibes’ and so I chose a book that I’d been seeing at work and was marketed as cozy small-town romance with spice.

No one can tell me what ‘spice’ actually means so since I enjoy small-town romance I figured why not find out what spice is all about these days?

😑

I should know better than to listen to the masses.

I was unimpressed, to say the least.

Technically book 2 was the one allowed for the challenge but since I don’t read books out of order, I bought all three that were out already and read book 1 first.

As you do.

Book 1 (The Pumpkin Spice Cafe) was the unimpressive one, but not bad enough to make me stop reading.

Book 2 (Cinnamon Bun Book Store) however was bad enough that I left a review saying why it was DNF.

Which brings me to now.

Since I didn’t actually finish the book for the challenge, I feel guilty for “earning” it. I went looking for another book on the list to try and found ‘Legend of Sleepy Hollow’.

A classic!

I’ve started it and it’s…interesting.

The olde English style of writing is taking some getting used to, but I should still get it done by the end of the year which is the deadline.

I’ll let y’all know what I think when I’m done!

Classics are hit or miss for me.

I didn’t like ‘The Picture of Dorian Grey’ or ‘Candide’, but ‘Metamorphosis’ wasn’t bad. Creepy and gross, but not bad.

Until next week, keep reading!

You’ll never know what book will become a favorite until you’ve finished it!