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November 2, 2019
October 2019: Reading Wrap Up
I read some really good sci-fi and some great sci-fantasy in October. Plus I grabbed another great batch of books from the library. Not that I’m going to be doing much reading in November due to NaNoWriMo. Which is a bummer because (as I mentioned in my previous post) I have way too many books on my end of year TBR.
Outbox [image error]What I read in October.I started the month with my re-read of The Rowan by Anne McCaffrey. Whenever I mention her as one of my early favorite sci-fi / fantasy authors, most people chime in “oh yeah,...
October 31, 2019
Halloween Flash Sale
October 28, 2019
Final books to read in 2019
The end of 2019 sort of snuck up on me. I had all these reading goals for 2019 and a massive TBR of books I wanted to read this year. I’ve done all right with most of them (final recap and tally to be posted at year’s end). Now, with only two months left in the year and one of them being NaNoWriMo, it’s time for a 2019 TBR reality check and some hard decisions.
This “final books to read in 2019” is a tag that was going around Booktube. I hadn’t even thought much about my end of year TBR until I saw thi...
October 2, 2019
September 2019: Reading Wrap Up
It’s officially fall here in the Pacific Northwest. I’m bundled up and burning a delicious smelling “Pumpkin Spice” candle as I write this. Even though it’s perfect reading weather, I didn’t finish as many books as I’d hoped to in September, but that’s okay because I’ve already hit my Goodreads goal for the year, and we’re just getting started with the cozy reading season.
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What I read in September:
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I started off the month with Dryland by Sara Jaffe, which has been on my “to read” list forever because it features swimm...
September 26, 2019
September 2019: Reading Wrap Up
It’s officially fall here in the Pacific Northwest. I’m bundled up and burning a delicious smelling “Pumpkin Spice” candle as I write this. Even though it’s perfect reading weather, I didn’t finish as many books as I’d hoped to in September, but that’s okay because I’ve already hit my Goodreads goal for the year, and we’re just getting started with the cozy reading season.
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What I read in September:
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I started off the month with Dryland by Sara Jaffe, which has been on my “to read” list...
September 1, 2019
August 2019: Reading Wrap Up
So, there are four months left in the year, and I’ve already met my Goodreads Reading Challenge Goal!
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I have the N.E.W.T.s Magical Readathon to thank for that. I read TEN books in August. That’s just nuts as far as my usual number of books consumed in a month goes. It would be more understandable if reading was all I did in August, but it wasn’t. I also wrote over 30k words to finish the first draft of book three in my Modern Fae series! Talk about a productive month. Wow.
Are you ready for...
August 18, 2019
Stack ranking Hugo best novel finalists
I’ve finished* reading the Hugo finalists for Best Novel. Now it’s time to decide how they compare with each other and figure out which one I liked best.
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These novels were so very hard to stack rank. They’re all so different and so good. It’s like trying to pick a favorite type of berry. All berries are awesome. Don’t make me pick a favorite. I want all of them.
But, alas, one of these novels will be selected to win the Hugo later today. So, before the awards are announced, I’m going to thin...
August 2, 2019
July 2019: Reading Wrap Up
Summer is officially winding down. I’ve been reading like crazy and also getting lots of writing done, but I still didn’t hit all my reading (or writing) goals in July. I’m not that bothered about it, because I’ve been really enjoying my summer.
Before I jump into my July reading recap, I wanted to mention that I decided to change up the format a bit. I’m going back to an “Inbox/Outbox” style summary. I’m also going to continue to provide status on my Read Harder challenge, but I’ve dropped a...
July 29, 2019
Reading List for the N. E. W. T.s Magical Readathon (#NEWTsReadathon2019)
I love these Harry Potter themed Readathons! You may remember that I did the O.W.L.s Magical Readathon back in April and the Christmas at Hogwarts one back in December. Well, now in August it’s time for N.E.W.T.s!
These are all hosted by Book Roast. You can check out her YouTube channel here, and the video that describes what the heck I’m talking about with this N.E.W.T.s thing is here.
I only managed to complete three O.W.L.s back in April, and I chose not to focus on a particular career. Bu...
July 16, 2019
Stack ranking Hugo best novella finalists
Last night I finished reading the Hugo finalists for Best Novella. Now it’s time to stack rank them. I figured I’d blog my thoughts and see where that gets me.
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My current ranking:
The Black God’s Drums by P. Djèlí Clark The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard Artificial Condition by Martha Wells Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach by Kelly Robson Binti: The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor Beneath the Sugar Sky by Seanan McGuireLet me start by saying this is all me trying...
