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Last month I tried to balance my need to keep my nose in a book with sitting outside (still easy to keep my nose in a book). With taking occasional walks (harder to keep my nose in a book, but still possible). And with work and work (very hard to keep my nose in a book, but kept me focused). Overall my system worked as I finished reading a nice selection of books. To my surprise I even completed two NetGalley reviews. I'm happy to … [Read more...] about April Reads (2020 Edition)

Everything has changed and March lasted at least a decade. As I always tend to do, I've been reading with a shift toward (post)-apocalyptic fiction and comfort reads as the month progressed and NYS went on PAUSE. … [Read more...] about March Reads (2020 edition)

February feels already as if it was months ago! Here's what I read last month. Literature Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng I wasn't sure if this was one that lived up to its hype. It's definitely complex with layers of a slightly different sort than I normally read. I'm still thinking of the characters long after reading and that's the answer -- it is a good book. Mystery White Nights (Shetland Island #2) by Ann … [Read more...] about February Reads (2020 Edition)

The first month of the year's reading is always a little fraught. Will I unintentionally set a theme for the year? Will I make any progress on reviews? January was a good mix of books, including a few I wish I had read before, others I'm delighted to discover now, and some that were fun diversions. I even wrote one review! January 2020 Reading List Electric Forest by Tanith Lee The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath Don't Look Back (Konrad … [Read more...] about January Reads (2020 Edition)

December's reading was predictable, I finished 20 books, bringing the total for 2019 to 228 books. … [Read more...] about December Reads (2019 edition)