"My parlot smelled of linseed oil and spike lavender, and a dab of lead tin yellow glistened on my canvas."First line in An Enchantment of Ravens by Margaret Rogerson We're not quite done with October yet but I'm not finishing any more books this month, so I figured I might as well post this wrap-up… Continue reading October 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
Category: Wrap up
September 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
"The copper-haired rider looked at the black sky and swore."First line in In the Hand of the Goddess by Tamora Pierce What a month! A part of me feels like September lasted forever because I've been doing so many things this past month that were tremendously hard for me. I've actively been trying to fix… Continue reading September 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
5-Star Predictions Wrap-Up #2
"Thorngroves shrouded Greenhallow Hall."First line in Drowned Country by Emily Tesh A little over a year ago I wrote a post about some books I expected to give 5 stars, and I have finally read them all. This is the second time I'm doing this after I did very poorly the first time. So poorly… Continue reading 5-Star Predictions Wrap-Up #2
August 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
"Will we get into trouble?"First line in The Ninth Rain by Jen Williams My calendar claims we're already in September of 2021. That doesn't sound right but I guess I better post this wrap-up for August. It was a month where I had three weeks of vacation that I spent doing as little as possible.… Continue reading August 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
July 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
"The room was a shabby one to contain the intellectual brilliance of England."First line in A Star Shall Fall by Marie Brennan It's the end of July, folks! I hope you're all doing well. Outside of reading, my July was made up of watching a ton of sports. Euro 2020 ended in a way that… Continue reading July 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
June 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
"Well, someone has to marry the man," the Emperor said.First line in Winter's Orbit by Everina Maxwell It's time for my monthly wrap-up for June, a very unusual month for me to say the least. It has been one big emotional roller coaster because a large part of my month was dedicated to watching the… Continue reading June 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
May 2021 Reading Wrap-Up (Wyrd and Wonder)
"The bakery lay silent and dark in the small hours of the morning, lit only by the faint glow of embers from the hearth."First line in In Ashes Lie by Marie Brennan Wyrd and Wonder is over 😢. But what a month! I had such a great time reading everyone's posts and even found a… Continue reading May 2021 Reading Wrap-Up (Wyrd and Wonder)
April 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
"It was strange and novel to have a human body again."First line in Chain of Iron by Cassandra Clare Hello, lovely readers. It's the end of the month so here you have my wrap-up for April. I had a bit of an anxiety-filled start to the month as I had been preparing posts for Wyrd… Continue reading April 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
March 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
"I'm pretty much fucked."First line in The Martian by Andy Weir March is over! Thank god. Personally, this March felt longer than March 2020. Not that anything particularly bad happened. It's more that nothing at all happened, so I'm glad that month is finally over. April is definitely going to be better. But anyway, the… Continue reading March 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
February 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
"Darkness was a beautiful thing."The Beauty of Darkness by Mary E. Pearson Hi, everyone. I hope you've all had a manageable February. My own was pretty uneventful, even though I had some time off work this month. It's quite hard to have an exciting vacation in lockdown, but I still enjoyed sleeping in. You would… Continue reading February 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
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