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14th read: Silver in the Wood (Greenhollow Duology #1)
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 (Little Black Classics)
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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11th read: Wenjack
Joseph Boyden visited my university in 2016. There, he spoke about this book and awakened my interest. I put it in the back of my mind for later, since heavy syllabi owned my waking hours. Controversy around the author that kept me from his works for some time, until one of my roommates (Hi Ryan!)…
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GOODREADS CHALLENGE
I created my goodreads account 10 years ago, in January 2013. It went unused for 2 years, when I decided to join a dear friend in the 2015 reading challenge. My reasons for first participating and my reasons for continuing are different. My perspective towards reading has shifted and transformed throughout the years. I attempted…
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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 (Six of Crows #1)
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 (Princess Irene & Curdie #1)
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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5th read: Connection Lost and Other Dark Tales
Working full-time is exhausting. Books I can read in one sitting on my days off are much appreciated. I’m a little sad this one was only available on kindle, because it exceeded my expectations. I would have loved to annotate on paper… but a little bird told me Gillian is working on a print collection…
Renard's Reading Journal
I'm Jules (they/them), a queer dark fantasy writer who reads a little bit of everything.
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