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Continue reading →: The Butcher of the ForestThe Butcher of the Forest was a dense, haunting journey fully realized within a novella-length story. Veris has a history with the forest at the north edge of her village in the kingdom. A forest that usually lets people in, and never back out. Veris made it out, but not…
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Continue reading →: CuteThis is not my line, it comes from a review of the book Butcher & Blackbird by @ezeekat. It was too perfect not to make into some sort of image (and it is a very apt descriptor for the book, too).
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Continue reading →: OutdrawnThis was rivals to lovers in some of the best ways. Where the rivals had history, and that history (filled with assumptions on both sides) was used as a starting point for their present interactions where neither of them trusted the other, until that one moment when they each realized…
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Continue reading →: Family ClassicThis recipe is a family tradition. Chocolate, peanut butter, no baking required. Easy to make and pleases a crowd. I make and take it to just about any potluck I am invited to. It originally (at least in my family) came from my aunt. But my mom made it every…
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Continue reading →: Afraid to Fall – Anxious ThoughtsFor the previous chapter, go here. I haven’t actually written much lately on this project. Work has been kicking me lately, and in my spare time I’ve been reading more than writing. Either on this book, or even just posts for this little blog. I finished up to Chapter 17…
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Continue reading →: Out of OfficeOver the years, I’ve found that I am not one that can get a lot of work done at home. The pandemic years solidified that aspect of my personality. I need separation between work and home. I spent years of grad school, my post-doc, and my first teaching job letting…
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Continue reading →: Heartbreak IncorporatedHeartbreak Incorporated was a delightful – and surprisingly poignant – genre mash-up of a book. We meet Evie Cross at somewhat of a crossroads in her life. Trying to make it as a journalist, but not having any success. Relegated to just having to find any sort of job, she…
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Continue reading →: Recent Book BuysI know this is a couple months behind, but I made a sizable addition to the personal library over the winter holidays. Thanks to Christmas and birthday money, I was able to hit up Half Price Books, the local indie bookstore Nowhere Books, and good ol’ Barnes & Noble for…
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I’m Jess
Scientist and educator by day. Bookworm and wannabe writer by night (and weekend). Forever a fan of fluffy blankets, mugs of coffee, candles, and living a cozy life.
