I have read about one book, but composed of around one third of three different books. The first that I started reading I had to stop because it was on my computer so I couldn’t read during class, the second I stopped because it was boring and I sort of hated reading it, and the third I simply have not finished yet.

The biggest impact to me has been the first one, Song of Achilles, because of the topic and the writing style. It’s a book about Greek mythology, which is something that interests me deeply. Along with that, it is a bit of a romance novel, which I don’t usually read. However, I really enjoyed reading this one, which impacted me because it was a nice change of pace that also surprised me. Along with that, I enjoy the way this author writes. In the book, she makes time pass by quickly, so I didn’t get bored like I do with many books. Also, she is very descriptive, which I really appreciate because I like it when books paint a clear image in my head.

When it comes to creative language techniques, I must say that the third book I began reading, Crooked Kingdom, had the most and best language. It uses many metaphors which helped give the feel of certain people or situations very accurately, and described things in a way that was almost abstract rather than literal. This makes the whole novel feel fantastical, even almost a little dream-like, which highly contrasts the characters who have a very realist view on their world.

The thing that most surprised me about these books so far has to be in Song of Achilles, where there were a few scenes that I would not have expected to see in a book about Greek mythology. I won’t go into much detail, but suffice to say I was shocked at what I was reading.

I chose to give up on the second book, which I forgot the name of, because it was extremely boring. It took too long to get started, the characters were all annoying, and it felt like I needed context to actually understand the world it took place in. Perhaps I will try to read it again sometime, but for now, I have no intention of finishing it.

So far these have all been fiction, so I’ll continue that. I will finish reading Crooked Kingdom, and then see if I can finish Song of Achilles afterwards.