What I am Studying: Vol. 133.

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Hey darlings,

I can’t imagine it’s June, are you able to? This yr is flyyying by.

I’m excited to have a break from journey for a number of months. As a lot as I loved my current adventures in Mexico, Paris, and NYC, I’m an introvert at coronary heart and I’m excited to have some downtime in my cozy home to catch my breath for some time.

Mr. DitL and I’ve been engaged on a nook of our home that’s supposed particularly for studying time and we’re each very excited to lastly have our studying chairs in place. Mine is this petite recliner from West Elm that I discover spectacularly comfy. I’ve been visiting it within the retailer for literal years to verify it’s actually an excellent match for me (a wonderfully comfy chair is not any small achievement while you’re 5′ 2″ and have persistent ache) however now that it’s right here I couldn’t be happier with it.

Are you gearing up for summer season journey, my lovelies, or will you you be stress-free at house or maybe at your neighborhood pool like me?

xoxo,
Becky

What I’m studying

Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman: (Bookshop.org | Amazon).

These books are extraordinary. They’re my first ever expertise with the LitRPG style, which type of appears like studying a online game. They’re irreverent, outlandish, and cartoonishly violent. There’s a speaking cat that wears a tiara, an Uzi-toting Jesus, and a t-rex who goals of being a ballerina.

They’re additionally essentially the most astute commentary on the character of humanity, the significance of group care, and what’s essential to survive underneath the management of an oppressive regime that I’ve learn in a very long time. I completed the newest ebook on this sequence final week and Mr. DitL and I began listening to the audiobooks collectively two days later. (The audiobooks are really glorious: the narrator is unbelievable.)

Right here’s a mini abstract of the setup: a person in his late 20’s is making an attempt to get his ex-girlfriend’s spoiled cat down from a tree when aliens abruptly take over Earth. The survivors are invited to enter one thing known as a “World Dungeon” the place they may have the chance to compete for the proper to a future life whereas being broadcast to the galaxy on an alien actuality television present. However what’s the true value of survival, and what are the forces working this vicious sport, anyway? One man and one cat are looking for out.

The Saint of Metal Sequence by T. Kingfisher: (Bookshop.org | Amazon).

I’ve been on a mission to learn all the pieces T. Kingfisher has ever written since Swordheart made my Finest Books of 2025 checklist and I’ve continued to like each single one of many writer’s books.

The Saint of Metal sequence follows the ultimate paladins of The Saint of Metal, a warfare god who mysteriously died, sending most of his extremely educated sacred warriors into violent rages. Only some survived, and the ragtag group of deeply damaged ex-worshippers at the moment are scrambling to determine a brand new objective in life now that their god has left them.

We comply with the surviving brothers (and sisters) of the Saint of Metal as they discover their new locations on the planet, each encountering a thriller that brings them new objective and discovering love one after the other. In case you love the trope of “this huge harmful warrior is definitely a teddy bear however it solely comes out round one particular individual” this sequence is for you.

Not quiiiiite sufficient romance to really feel like Romantasy, I’d name this fantasy with a love story within the middle as an alternative. Completely pleasant. It’s set in the identical world as Swordheart and there’s a little little bit of character overlap, however you don’t want to learn one to grasp the opposite.

Need extra? Go to my Books web page right here, or go straight to my ShopMy checklist of fiction I like right here.