Although the beginning of the semester is over, nothing is slowing down. Usually it feels like there's a moment to catch your breath before midterms, but not this year and they're already upon us. And my school is going to mask optional without a firm vaccination requirement for students, and...I have feelings. I don't necessarily think going mask optional is the wrong decision now, since rates have lowered significantly since the Omicron surge, it's just that I generally feel these decisions have been arbitrary and geared toward serving students in a customer service fashion rather than truly considering safety. I'm also not sure how comfortable I'm going to feel or when I'll feel comfortable taking my mask off, but I guess I'll have to figure that out. I want to be really clear: I'm not judging people for almost any decision in regard to masking because I don't think there *is* a right decision here (I absolutely judge people who could be vaccinated and aren't though). Anyway, books. Mostly escapist (and a truly satisfying obligatory-review-but-escapist-read combo in Court of Venom), and a read (Hidden Figures) many months in the making!
Books Read This Month
- One by One by Ruth Ware (Book club)--I don't often read thrillers, but this was a perfectly absorbing and not too gory pageturner.
- Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly--I actually finished this in February, but I forgot to count it because--I've been reading this as part of a unit I'm teaching for about 7 months, and it didn't dawn on me that yes, this is actually a book I've read! Definitely worth reading; would highly recommend for a book club or as part of a class to get through the tough parts. This is NOT the movie.
- Court of Venom by Kristin Burchell--I received this ebook for review from LibraryThing Early Reviewers, and it was every bit as intriguing as the story of a queen's assassin trapped in a desert city sounds. If you like Middle Eastern-inspired fantasy, I highly recommend it. Read my review here.
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