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January 15, 2018
It’s Monday, What Are You… (1/15)
…Reading? Bout of Books wrapped up yesterday. I read around 350 pages, but I feel like I read a lot more than that. I read The Box Jumper, a novella by Lisa Mannetti, the last 50 pages of The Sorrows of Young Werther by Goethe, seventy pages of a novel I DNFed, the first 80 pages of Countdown …
January 13, 2018
Deal Me In, Week 2 ~ “The Wrong Foot”
Hosted by Jay @ Bibliophilopolis What’s Deal Me In? “The Wrong Foot” by Stephanie Burgis Card picked: Q♦ Found at: Daily Science Fiction The Story Needless to say, I didn’t want to try on the slipper in the first place. Have you ever thought about the absurdity of Cinderella and the whole “marry the girl …
January 11, 2018
Review ~ The Linking Rings
This book was provided to me by Henery Press via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. The Linking Rings by John Gaspard What does Eli Marks have up his sleeve this time? Well, let me tell you, no matter the mystery, his sleight of hand always does the trick. Eli’s trip to London with …
January 10, 2018
Writing Update, 1/10
How’s It Going? I’ve been thinking about the thing that people do as an alternative to new year resolutions: picking a word or phrase to be a mantra for the year. Other than setting ridiculous reading goals, I haven’t really done resolutions per se in a while. If I contemplate changes for the new year, …
January 8, 2018
Bout of Books 21
The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 8th and runs through Sunday, January 14th in whatever time zone you are in. Bout of Books is low-pressure. There are challenges, giveaways, and a grand prize, but …
January 6, 2018
Deal Me In, Week 1 ~ “A Dead Djinn in Cairo”
Hosted by Jay @ Bibliophilopolis What’s Deal Me In? “A Dead Djinn in Cairo” by P. Djeli Clark Card picked: 5♦ Found at: Tor.com The Story A bit of a longer story for my first of the year, but one I was especially looking forward to when I put my list together. Why? Djinn. They … 
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January 4, 2018
Review ~ The Ramshead Algorithm and Other Stories
This book was provided to me by the author in exchange for an honest review. (And trust me, if he knew about the extended metaphor in this review, he probably would have thought twice about asking…) The Ramshead Algorithm and Other Stories by K.J. Kabza Ramshead Jones has a billionaire father, a dysfunctional family, and … 
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January 1, 2018
2017 Wrap-Up
Top 10 Books of 2017 (in order read, not including rereads): Moby-Dick by Herman Melville The Time Machine by H. G. Wells The Island of Dr. Moreau by H. G. Wells Wicked Wonders by Ellen Klages The Janus Tree by Glen Hirshberg Adelaide Herrmann, Queen of Magic by Adelaide Herrmann “The Ballad of Black Tom” … 
December 31, 2017
Pinned: January 2018 TBR & BoB 21
I’ll have an update post on the date, but for now this is not only my January TRB, but my Bout of Books 21 sign up post! The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 8th … 
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January 2018 TBR & BoB 21
I’ll have an update post on the date, but for now this is not only my January TRB, but my Bout of Books 21 sign up post! The Bout of Books read-a-thon is organized by Amanda Shofner and Kelly @ Reading the Paranormal. It is a week long read-a-thon that begins 12:01am Monday, January 8th …
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