Category: books
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Smashing and Dashing Character Awards 2022–in which someone is even more sleep-deprived than I am
Hello friends! The first month of 2023 is nearly gone, but we still have some important 2022 business to attend to: We must discuss characters from books that I read last year! We must give them awards! Fortunately, there is a handy-dandy blog tradition that allows us to do just that. [This awards ceremony was…
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Mini-Reviews–prose, undercover operatives, and the Black Death
Hello, friends! So….time is a thing. A lot of it has diminished and passed into the undying lands since I last graced you all with my presence. I’ve been quite busy–and I’m not exactly about to get LESS busy…but what else is new? A short update of the past few months: Anyhoo, I think it’s…
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The Bookworm Tag–in which I flail over prose and laugh at Beowulf
Hello, friends! ….I don’t really have an intro for you today. But I DO have a TAG from the fantastic Sarah Seele @ Sixty-Something Trees! She came up with some first rate questions, and I am quite excited to answer them. So! Without further ado, let’s get to the questions. What author has your favorite…
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Mini-Reviews–fairy tales, questionable parenting, and a very upsetting lecture
Hello, friends! Another week has come and gone, taking with it most of my brain power and leaving me with lots of Tired. (Honestly, who approved this exchange? I most definitely got the short end of the stick here.) All that to say, it’s Friday. Which means…blog post. Yes. Well, of course I have a…
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Mini-Reviews–in which I have at least one crisis and throw out a cheesecake
Hello, friends! I’ve been terribly busy lately with Life (booooo), but I somehow managed to scrounge up some mini-reviews (“somehow” meaning I sat on the couch and silently screamed at my laptop and–oh, dear I’ve skipped lunch, haven’t I? *resolves to got eat something as soon as I finish this*). Apparently January was a very…
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The Smashing and Dashing Character Awards 2021
Hello, friends! I read a great number of books in 2021. From this, we can gather that I met a great number of new characters in 2021. And from THIS we can gather that we need to talk about these characters. And give them awards. Clearly. This post was originally created by Cait@Paperfury, and it…
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2021 Recap-The year of Fantasy and Sci-Fi, apparently–also jams and plot bunnies
Hello, friends! 2021 is leaving us. Wave to it as it passes! (You’re never going to see it again, so this is your last chance.) It has been a wild year. I’m still reeling from the past few months. But while there have been many setbacks, hardships, and what-the-heck-is-going-on??? moments, there have also been many…
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Mini-Reviews–feat. Lettuce, Calvin and Hobbes, and Oxford
Hello friends! The sun has let up on its merciless attempts to fry us all, the air is turning cooler, children are back chained to sitting at their desks, and there are leaves in the gutter. In short, fall is nearly upon us.* So naturally, I’m here to tell you about a few of the…
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