Author: merynmade
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BUZZWORD READATHON + READING CHALLENGE 2022 – FIRST QUARTER UPDATE
JANUARY – who, what, where, when, why, how How Lucky by Will LeitchThe Girl Who Died by Ragnar JónassonWhat White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition by Emma Dabiri FEBRUARY – pronouns or possessions The City We Became by N.K. JemisinCall Us What We Carry by Amanda Gorman MARCH – a…
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LIFE LATELY // Q1 2022
Reading Planning PT license renewal, monthly family dinners in Defiance, spring break trip to Cincinnati and Mammoth Cave National Park, Kyle’s return to college courses, financial successes Watching Completion of NFL 2021-2022 season, Super Bowl LVI where Los Angeles Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals, 23–20 in Los Angeles, Olympic Games…
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2022 Q1 | STOPPED MY SCROLL
Inspired by Elise Blaha Cripe (blog linked here), here are a couple dozen Instagram images that made me pause and marvel over the past 3 months Until tomorrow, Meryn
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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 5
Call Us What We CarryAuthor: Amanda GormanPublication Date: September 2021Genre: poetryMethod: audiobook via TPL In 2022, I’m on a mission to read more poetry in the hopes to expand my worldview and appreciation for literature. This journey didn’t start out on a high note in 2021, but we are now…
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FEBRUARY 2022 READING WRAP UP
General stats Total: 8 booksPages: 2,760 Fiction: 6Nonfiction: 2 Audiobooks: 4Physical books: 4 Borrowed books: 5→ Library savings $115.98Personal collection: 3 2022 TBR: 22022 Release: 0Book of the Month: 2Buzzword Readathon challenge: 2Debut Work: 1 Storygraph Stats FEBRUARY READS MARCH TBR Until next time, Meryn
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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 4
WillAuthor: Will Smith, Mark MansonPublication Date: November 2021Genre: nonfiction, biographyMethod: audiobook via TPL Going into this memoir, I knew next to nothing about Will Smith other than he was born and raised in west Philadelphia, but doesn’t everybody know that? Let me tell you what – I haven’t been able…
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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 3
Greenwich ParkAuthor: Katherine FaulknerPublication Date: January 2022Genre: thriller, mysteryMethod: hardcover borrowed from TPL I’m not usually the biggest fan of domestic thrillers but I devoured this debut by author Katherine Faulkner! Personally I loved the slow pace of this thriller, getting to know the main characters, their connections to one…
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JANUARY 2022 READING WRAP UP
General stats Total: 13 booksPages: 2,298 Fiction: 8Nonfiction: 5 Audiobooks: 5Physical books: 8 Borrowed books: 9→ Library savings $178.97Personal collection: 4 2022 TBR: 42022 Release: 3Book of the Month: 2Buzzword Readathon challenge: 3Debut Work: 4 Genre Goals ☐ 5 books about antiracism → What White People Can Do Next by…
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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 2
The Girl Who DiedAuthor: Ragnar JónassonPublication Date: November 2018Genre: mystery, thriller Method: audiobook via TPL Picked this up on whim because it fit for January’s #buzzword prompt (who, what, where, when, why, and how), and it was available as an audiobook, which was definitely a good call because there’s no…
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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP – VOLUME 3 ISSUE 1
A Flicker in the DarkAuthor: Stacey WillinghamPublication Date: January 2022Genre: mystery, thrillerMethod: BOTM hardcover And to begin, story time. In June of 2021, in a small independent bookstore in Michigan, I found myself in conversation with a lovely woman pre-ordering a debut thriller written by her niece set to release…
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