Category: BOOK REVIEWS
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16th read: If I Go Missing
I discovered this graphic novel just sitting on my shelf. I don’t remember when/where I acquired it and I don’t remember why/how I resisted reading it for so long. I’m just glad it was there. The mystery lends a certain extra magic. People often hang red dresses hanging on trees around the nearby campus. I’ll…
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15th read: The Girl in His Shadow
I loved this one. Audiobook isn’t always my preferred format, but it was so easy to listen along! I was only halfway through The Girl in His Shadow when I decided to read the rest of the Nora Beady series. Interesting detail I discovered on goodreads: Audrey Blake is a pen name! This book was…
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14th read: Silver in the Wood
This is part of a duology. I’ve been interested in that structure for a while, so I’ll read the second one soon. TITLE: Silver in the Wood AUTHOR: Emily Tesh Released: 2019 Format: Kindle Pages: 112 Genres: Fantasy, Queer, Romance, Duology SYNOPSIS There is a Wild Man who lives in the deep quiet of Greenhollow,…
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13th read: A Song Beyond Walls
One novella before bed keep the doctors way! Or something like that. I’m almost certain my friend Jey recommended this one, but I can’t remember. He can get the credit anyway 🙂 TITLE: A Song Beyond Walls AUTHOR: S. Escobar Released: 2020 Format: Kindle Pages: 50 Genres: Fantasy, Romance, Gothic, Novella, Indie SYNOPSIS A grand…
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12th read: Come Close
This small collection served its purpose: introducing me to Sappho. I read everything out loud twice and fell in love, but these pages only scratched the surface. It was a glimpse of the lake I might someday drown inside. I will seek poetry from Sappho again (different translators, so I can grasp nuances lost) with…
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10th read: My Mother, Munchausen’s and Me
First non-fiction of the year! I’m reading a few at the same time, but flew through this one. Memoirs that observe relationships between mother & daughter are engrossing to me, especially when those relationships are so flawed. TITLE: My Mother, Munchausen’s and Me AUTHOR: Helen Naylor Released: 2021 Format: Audiobook Pages: 276 Genres: Nonfiction, Memoir,…
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9th read: Six of Crows
I struggled to focus on this one. Maybe audiobook was the wrong choice (the 2 for 1 sale was impossible to resist!) and I should blame the format. I wasn’t sure whether to call it a flop. Having friends to discuss this one with made it a little easier to enjoy, at the very least.…
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8th read: Till We Have Faces
I began reading this one months ago to help a dear friend (Amelie) taking a C.S. Lewis class, but I took a break and read it for pleasure instead. I didn’t even know this book existed before! I’m not unfamiliar with C.S. Lewis: I grew up reading Narnia (my partner & I love The Magician’s…
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7th read: The Princess and the Goblin: Illustrated
One of the nice things about reading older literature is the price tag. This illustrated version of The Princess of the Goblin was only 0.99$ on kindle. I’ve read one of George Macdonald’s books before (At the Back of the North Wind), so I knew I would likely enjoy this one too. His style is…
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