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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

What a decade we've experienced since last Wednesday! I'm slowly processing everything. When the world is turned upside down again and everything is changing rapidly, I like to find something that provides consistency. I'll go on a read everything an author wrote binge, find the biggest books, or multi book series that I can (and often all of the above). This week I'm writing about two types of book series I enjoyed reading last … [Read more...] about more book thoughts: bio thriller series & space opera sagas

I know the words I choose to read and write matter. I'm not surprised about yesterday, but I am disgusted, pissed, and tired. And I know there is no way I am as exhausted as many others no matter how I felt this morning. In times of trauma and stress, I generally turn to reading. Last year, my goal was to find better understanding of the current world. Below are a few of the titles that I read last year (there were over 200 due … [Read more...] about a few thoughts on books

November was all about distraction books. I read the Mercy Thompson books and the Alpha & Omega series by Patricia Briggs. Then I tore through The Hollows by Kim Harrison, well almost all of it, I made it through the first ten books and am finishing up the series now. Yes, these books are like candy and yes, I like to binge read. … [Read more...] about November Reads (2020 Edition)