"From the moment I accepted the invitation, I was nervous about returning to Germany." First line in A Ladder to the Sky by John Boyne Okay, so February was a bad month, mainly because my shoulder decided to be a problem. It's been hurting since mid-January but only for two seconds every morning so I… Continue reading February 2023 Reading Wrap-Up
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January 2023 Reading Wrap-Up
"Tell me a story." First line in A Ruin of Kings by Jenn Lyons Has anyone figured out the science of how January always seems to last a year? I'm looking at the books I read at the beginning of the month and that just feels like a lifetime ago. Maybe the month also felt… Continue reading January 2023 Reading Wrap-Up
July 2022 Reading Wrap-Up
"Possibly because the French made it sound fancy and respectable, the wake-up call for the prisoners was called reveille."First line in The Half Life of Valery K by Natasha Pulley Okay, so July was an experience. I'm sorry for all the sports enthusiasm you're about to read but I can't not talk about the cycling… Continue reading July 2022 Reading Wrap-Up
April 2022 Reading Wrap-Up
"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
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
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
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
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