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October 2022: How I got locked in a cemetery with the undead

What I Got: Foul Lady Fortune by Chloe Gong Greywaren by Maggie Stiefvater Word Origins and their Romantic Origins by Wilfred Funk The Manticore by Robert Davies Men, Ships, and the Sea (National Geographic) by Capt. Alan Villiers & other … Continue reading →

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December 2021: How I read some pretty good books this year while trying to escape reality (a.k.a. my favorite books of 2021)

2022 still doesn’t feel like a real year… and yet here we are! Like 2020, this past year was challenging, but some good things did come out of 2021. I got top surgery, my parents got an amusing new dog, … Continue reading →

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February 2021: How I slowed down and found my love for reading again (just in time for Valentine’s Day)

What I Got: Punch Me Up to the Gods (ARC) by Brian Broome The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead Everyone in this Room Will Someday Be Dead (ARC) by Emily Austin On the Books by Greg Farrell Out of the … Continue reading →

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