"If I hadn't come to the convent's cemetary to be alone, I wouldn't have noticed the silver gleam of the censer lying abandoned at the base of a tombstone."First line in Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson April is very close to being over so it's time for my wrap-up! April is always a weird month because… Continue reading April 2022 Reading Wrap-Up
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March 2022 Reading Wrap-Up
"Reginal Gatling's doom found him beneath an oak tree, on the last Sunday of a fast-fading summer." First line in A Marvellous Light by Freya Marske March. Did I do anything in March? Wasn't it February yesterday? We changed to daylight saving time last weekend and that missing hour is still messing with me. It's… Continue reading March 2022 Reading Wrap-Up
February 2022 Reading Wrap-Up
"In the moonlit room overlooking the city of faith, a priest knelt before Ephyra and begged for his life."First line in There Will Come a Darkness by Katy Rose Pool So, February... If you were trying to be worse than the last two years combined, I think you succeeded. And that's me saying that about… Continue reading February 2022 Reading Wrap-Up
January 2022 Reading Wrap-Up
"The real story isn't half as pretty as the one you've heard."First line in Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik January is over and I have double-checked that the year is correct in this post's title. First month of 2022 is done and like always, January felt like it should count for at least three months… Continue reading January 2022 Reading Wrap-Up
December 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
"I could have become a mass murderer after I hacked my govenor module, but then I realized I could access the combined feed of entertainment channels carried on the company satellites."First line in All Systems Red by Martha Wells Happy New Year!! I hope you all had a great New Year's Eve and are ready… Continue reading December 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
November 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
"The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came through the open door the heavy scent of the lilac, or the more delicate perfume of the pink-flowering thorn."First line in The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde It's… Continue reading November 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
October 2021 Reading Wrap-Up
"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
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
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