Category: reading
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BUZZWORD READATHON + READING CHALLENGE 2021 – FOURTH QUARTER UPDATE + CONCLUSION
FOURTH QUARTER UPDATE And just like that, the 2021 Buzzword Readathon has come to an end! Here’s what I read in the last quarter of the year: October – elements A Slow Burning Fire by Paula HawkinsWhen Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi November – “lost” The Lost Ones by Sheena Kamal December…
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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // VOLUME 2 ISSUE 17
A review and rating of the last 5 books I read and a look into my TBR list for books to come ViciousAuthor: V. E. SchwabPublication Date: September 2013Genre: fantasy, science fiction Method: personal paperback This is the story of two college friends who force upon themselves superpowers, but don’t…
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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // VOLUME 2 ISSUE 16
A review and rating of the last 5 books I read and a look into my TBR list for books to come The Seven Husbands of Evelyn HugoAuthor: Taylor Jenkins ReidPublication Date: July 2017Genre: historical fiction, romance, LGBTMethod: paperback borrowed from TPL Let’s just state the obvious, this book has…
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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // VOLUME 2 ISSUE 15
A review and rating of the last 5 books I read and a look into my TBR list for books to come MemorialAuthor: Bryan WashingtonPublication Date: October 2020Genre: fiction, LGBTMethod: audiobook via TPL, hardcover BOTM It was a strong start for me, but inevitably, it fell flat, but I’m fairly…
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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // VOLUME 2 ISSUE 14
A review and rating of the last 5 books I read and a look into my TBR list for books to come A Slow Fire BurningAuthor: Paula HawkinsPublication Date: August 2021Genre: thriller, mysteryMethod: hardcover borrowed from TPL I had really high expectations for this one after obsessing and loving Hawkins’…
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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP 2021 // THIRD QUARTER UPDATE
Excuse me while I pick up my jaw from the floor. Here we are, at the closure of the third quarter of 2021! In this post I’ll be sharing all 64 books I’ve read this year, an update on the facts and figures from the past 9 months, and reflecting…
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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // VOLUME 2 ISSUE 13
A review and rating of the last 5 books I read and a look into my TBR list for books to come Project Hail MaryAuthor: Andy WeirPublication Date: May 2021Genre: science fiction Method: audiobook via Audible This book feels so special to me, and likely always will, as it’s the…
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2021 TBR // THIRD QUARTER UPDATE
At the time I’m writing this, I just hit 65 books for the year. Reading was slower this quarter than I would have expected at the start of 2021, but life took us on an exciting adventure traveling the US for the months of August, September, and half of October…
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BUZZWORD READATHON + READING CHALLENGE 2021 – THIRD QUARTER UPDATE
Surprised myself this quarter with reading 6 books considering we moved out of our apartment in July and were road tripping across the US during August and September. I tried so hard to get into The Devil and the Dark Water in September but found it so slow going, so…
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BOOK REVIEW ROUND UP // VOLUME 2 ISSUE 12
A review and rating of the last 5 books I read and a look into my TBR list for books to come White Pine: Poems and Prose PoemsAuthor: Mary OliverPublication Date: November 1994Genre: poetryMethod: paperback borrowed from TPL Sadly and surprisingly, this was a DNF for me. I found it…
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