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March was the month of both record high temperatures and snow. I needed a mental vacation. I continued my binge of urban fantasy/romance series. Years ago I found it challenging to admit to reading these sorts of books, now I don’t really care what anyone else thinks. After finishing both the Jane Yellowrock and Soulwood series by of Faith Hunter, I jumped into Nalini Singh’s Guild Hunter series. This morning I started the … [Read more...] about March 2021 Reading

If your February was anything like mine, you're probably feeling as I am this first week of March, exhausted and drained of all energy. It's Thursday so there's light at the end of the week. All last month the only thing I really wanted to read was book candy. I'd much rather read than watch TV, but I still want a quick read that doesn't require me to think a good deal. What I want is a twist on reality. I turned to whatever books I … [Read more...] about Longest Month (2021) Reading

Over the past several weeks I've written about what I read last year. I ask for patience as I figure out how I want to write thoughtfully about my more current reads. I'm going to try to continue grouping reads together. Overall I read fifteen books in January, so we'll see how this new method holds up. Here are a few recent reads that address climate change in one way or another. Non-fiction The Fragile Earth: Writing from … [Read more...] about Recent Reads on Climate Change

I know I'm not alone in freezing during this final week of January, the weather is helping me stay in and read even more. For some reason, it also feels extra-long, I thought it was Thursday -- two days ago. I'm looking forward to curling up with the cats and books this weekend. In this week's post, I've gathered works of fiction (science, fantasy, and/or speculative) that are the first starts of standalone books or the first … [Read more...] about more book thoughts: standalone & first starts

What a roller coaster January has been (Wednesdays & Thursdays). Today it's time to get back to the hard and necessary work. With that in mind, it is as important to continue the change we started over the past four years and remember to take time for ourselves and rest. For me, that means reading. I love to escape in urban fantasy, it's nice to imagine a world that's similar ... yet different than our own. Here are 5 worlds … [Read more...] about more book thoughts: urban fantasy series