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Continue reading →: How to Read a BookOK, the title is a little bit of a tease, but does fit the topic, I swear. For the longest time, I was strictly a physical book person. I needed the tactile experience of turning pages and holding the book in my hands. Gradually, I started reading eBooks (around the…
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Continue reading →: What do You Desire?Like many, at some point growing up I thought I wanted to be a writer. I’m pretty sure I had the start of a few books that are now lost on discarded hard disks long-relegated to the trash or recycling pile. My favorite classes as a kid were biology and…
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Continue reading →: Among FriendsSeriously, the small, quiet books are the ones that hit the hardest. And this is no different. A quiet, aching character study in the evolution of friendships and the lengths we can go to either avoid or confront our own choices. Roisin and her friends, including her boyfriend Joe, have…
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Continue reading →: Controlling NostalgiaA mystery and conspiracy. Two men with a history and a relationship that on the surface is “buddy cop,” but deeper is something more nuanced… and almost codependent? Adam and Rao are sent to figure out why memories are being manifested into reality. Who, or what, is Prophet? In their…
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Continue reading →: July Reading Wrap-UpJuly was a month of longer fantasy epics. And a few ARCs. And a decent number of novellas (<200 pages), which brought up the overall number of books finished. Sometimes you want to read but don’t want to put in a lot of effort with the storylines, so novellas are…
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Continue reading →: Was I Ever FreeI think this series saved the best for last, in terms of stories. Something about Lucy and Bastian just broke me and put me back together again. There is nothing that I have in common with either of the main characters and yet I could see myself in their choices…
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Continue reading →: SoulmatesI have a thing for soulmate/fated mate stories. I can’t help it. There’s just something about a love that was always meant to be, that digs in and won’t let go, that speaks to me. It’s even more of a gut punch when only one side of the duo even…
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Continue reading →: Prized PossessionsThe last post and this one have a bit of a theme… Some families pass down fancy china, or heirloom jewelry (although I do have a couple of rings that would fit in this category). Mine gave me some pretty special books. Although “gave” might be a bit of a…
Hello,
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.
