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July 3, 2019
What’s on my July TBR
I started to create a second half of 2019 TBR, but as I worked on the post, I realized that it is insane and way too ambitious. So, I’m throwing out that plan, and I’m going to take it month by month instead.
This is what I’m planning to read in July:
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This month, most of what I plan to read are Hugo finalist novels and novellas.
I still have four of the novellas to read. Two of them (The Tea Master and the Detective and Artificial Condition) were already on my TBR. The other two (The Black G...
July 2, 2019
June 2019: Reading Wrap Up
The first half of 2019 is over, and it’s time to change up these monthly reading wrap-up posts. I’m rethinking my format for my recap, so if you have thoughts on what you’d like to see here, let me know in the comments.
What I read in June:
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I started the month off hot and steamy with Sinner by Sierra Simone. This is the second book (I think) in her Priest series. If you don’t like to mix religion and erotica, this probably isn’t for you. The heroine is planning on becoming a nun but wants to...
June 27, 2019
Summer ebook and audiobook library haul!
I’ve just done another massive ebook download from the library. Yes, it’s true that I haven’t finished reading the ones I’ve already borrowed, but I’m not about to let that stop me.
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What’s here and why…
It started with the holds I’d placed on some new books (The Disasters, The Fated Sky) and one that I need for Read Harder (Certain Dark Things). But, once I started, I decided to take a look at what books on my library “wish list” happened to be available. That’s how I ended up adding the rem...
June 25, 2019
Happy Book Birthday to Dawn of the Fae!
Book two in my Modern Fae series is out today!
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Check it out over on my website where you can read the first chapter, add it to Goodreads, and buy an ebook or paperback copy if you are so inclined.
Also, if you’re interested in watching me talk about this book, my writing process, my Camp NaNoWriMo adventures, and other writing vlog-able dispatches, I’m starting an “AuthorTube” channel over on YouTube.
If watching YouTube videos isn’t your thing, you can also sign up for my Newsletter or foll...
June 4, 2019
Birthday Book Haul
My mom sent me some excellent books for my birthday this year!
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First up, two “book threes” in two different series: Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee and Amnesty by Lara Elena Donnelly. I’m not sure if these are the last books in their respective series or not, but now that I have them, I need to read their “book twos” so I can catch up!
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Jean Grey was never my favorite of the X-Men, but volume one of the new Jean Grey X-Men comic (Nightmare Fuel) follows the teenage, alternate timeline Jean Grey...
Birthday book haul
My mom sent me some excellent books for my birthday this year!
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First up, two “book threes” in two different series: Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee and Amnesty by Lara Elena Donnelly. I’m not sure if these are the last books in their respective series or not, but now that I have them, I need to read their “book twos” so I can catch up!
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Jean Grey was never my favorite of the X-Men, but volume one of the new Jean Grey X-Men comic (Nightmare Fuel) follows the teenage, alternate timeline Jean Grey...
June 3, 2019
May 2019: Reading Wrap Up
And just like that, my birthday month is over. I had a lot of fun with friends and family this month, and I got some excellent new books to read! I’ll have to do a birthday book haul post soon. I’m just waiting for a couple that I ordered with my gift card to arrive in the mail.
Meanwhile, my stack of physical books is growing and threatening to topple off my nightstand. But, we’re not planning on traveling much this summer, so I think I may be able to work through a few if I start sitting ou...
May 2, 2019
April 2019: Reading Wrap Up
April was not a good reading month for me. I didn’t have as much time to read as I thought that I would, and I found myself in a bit of a slump towards the end of the month. I think I’m going to have to change some things up for May, but first… let’s talk about what I read in April.
What I read in April:
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The month started off really well. I tore through Alyssa Cole’s Can’t Escape Love. It’s a novella in her Reluctant Royals series, which we’ve already established that I’m very much enjoying....
May 1, 2019
Bookish Things I’ve Changed My Mind About (#Top5Wednesday)
It’s been a while since I’ve done a Top 5 Wednesday post, and the topic this week works pretty well with something I’ve got on my mind. So, let’s do this!
This week’s topic is: “Bookish Things I’ve Changed My Mind About.” I’m going to get pretty specific here because I just finished reading a sci-fi romance book that disappointed me and got me thinking about how I’ve changed as a reader over the last 10+ years, specifically since I started writing books.
I like romance in my sci-fi and fantas...
April 2, 2019
Progress Report: O. W. L.s Magical Readathon (#OWLsReadathon2019)
I’m use this blog post to keep track of progress on my O. W. L.s for the Magical Readathon.
For each of the prompts below, I’ll add a thumbnail of the book I’m reading (that links to Goodreads) and update my reading status throughout the month. I’ll also color code the prompts to correspond with the prompt status. Green will mean done. Orange is in-progress. Normal text color (I think this is grey?) means that I haven’t started yet.
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History of Magi...
