"Fear arrived at five o'clock." First line in I Must Betray You by Ruta Sepetys HOW IS IT ALREADY JUNE??!? I might only be freaking out over this because I'm turning 30 this month and I really thought that event was further away 😰But May has been okay. The summer concerts in my city have… Continue reading May 2023 Reading Wrap-Up
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April 2023 Reading Wrap-Up
"Some years ago there was in the city of York a society of magicians." First line in Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke We've made it to May and it's now time for me to try and remember what on earth I did for the past 30 days. One thing I do remember… Continue reading April 2023 Reading Wrap-Up
March 2023 Reading Wrap-Up
"I lost an arm on my last trip home." First line in Kindred by Octavia E. Butler March is over so it's time to look back and reflect on what I did and read in the past month, although it hasn't been the most eventful March. I think the weather has been the most exciting… Continue reading March 2023 Reading Wrap-Up
February 2023 Reading Wrap-Up
"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
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
December 2022 Reading Wrap-Up
"Everyone wants to know how we can predict death." First line in The First to Die at the End by Adam Silvera Happy New Year!! 2022 is officially over but I still need to talk about it a little bit. First of all, I need to celebrate having survived December because work and the weather… Continue reading December 2022 Reading Wrap-Up
October 2022 Reading Wrap-Up
"It's the first day of November and so, today, someone will die." First line in The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater (I might have to use this first line in every single post of mine that goes up around November 1st in the future.) Hi, there. It's November now so today I'm looking back on… Continue reading October 2022 Reading Wrap-Up
September 2022 Reading Wrap-Up
"A man and a boy exited the Third Avenue Elevated and walked westward along 67th Street, into the wind." The Hidden Palace by Helene Wecker There's just something about September that always makes it feel insanely long. Summer is over but Christmas is also so far away still. And besides being forced to care about… Continue reading September 2022 Reading Wrap-Up
August 2022 Reading Wrap-Up
"All right... I suppose things like this usually start with an apology of some sort." First line in A Choir of Lies by Alexandra Rowland August. On one hand, it felt like a long month but on the other, it was also gone in the blink of an eye. I had my summer vacation from… Continue reading August 2022 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
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