Uprooted

 1/3/23

I'm starting a new book right away. I also have to be honest. I have no idea what this book is about. It was just sitting in my holds list for the library and I figured I would get it. The cover is gorgeous and it will pulls me in. Also this book is thicker than I expected it to be. This book was in the adult fantasy section at my library, a place I still haven't located in my many trips to the library. But from what I gathered while researching if this book was a series or not, which it is not, it's based on Polish Folklore. I could be wrong though. But I love folklore especially if it involves a different country.  Maybe this book was suggested to me at one point because of that very reason. I guess the only way to solve the mystery is to read to book.

1/15/23

I'm reading this book along with an audiobook. Why? Because there are too many words I struggle to pronounce and it is taking me forever to read. Anyways, I feel like I have learned so much in this book but I remember none of it. I think we can already predict how this whole reading experience is going to go. I went into this book knowing nothing about it. I couldn't even remember how it ended up on my holds list at the library. But I gave it the benefit of the doubt. There are some parts that are really good to the point I don't want to put the book down but majority of the time it kind of drags on and I just don't know what is going on. I will do a whole summary video on Youtube once I finish this book. But I'll probably do my actual thoughts here. So far the book is pretty forgettable. The only time I remember something in the book it involves the Wood. Like that is the main mystery in this book that I want answers to. What is these Woods? Why is it so evil and bad? How did it start in the first place? I doubt the book will tell me about it, but the only way to know for sure is to continue the journey of reading the book. Wish me luck.

1/22/23

It's been a while since I updated you on this book. But that is because it is so long. The reading for it has gotten faster the moment I got the audiobook to listen to while I follow along. Now I don't know what my thoughts are on this book but I'm going to try to sort them out as we go. I still don't remember how this ended up on my long list of books to read, but I found it on the list while I was reorganizing. So this is a book I wanted to read and I can't remember why. Now I would love to give you a summary of the book but there is a slight problem. I don't remember most of the book I read. I remember bits and pieces but not enough to give the book justice. As I was reading along with the audiobook, I was realizing that this book had a lot of information. Maybe too much information. Like if you got rid of some of the details, you wouldn't lose any of the plot and the book wouldn't be as long. But due to the fact that there was so much information to take it the book kind of became forgettable in my opinion. Its not a bad book. I don't hate it. But I think I'm just turned off with how some parts are very descriptive when they don't need to be. Also the book has a slow start with some action to keep the reader going. But the big action doesn't happen until you get about two thirds of the way through the book. So if you can survive the slow burn until then, this might be a book for you. But I'm an impatient person and if I didn't switch to the audiobook, I probably would have never finished this book. Now I had to sit and debate what to give this book. I was thinking about giving it three stars but I didn't like the book. But I also didn't hate it. And, two stars seemed unfair to the hard work the author put into this monstrous book. To me the book is just okay and maybe a little forgettable.