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Strange the Dreamer

December 11, 2023

strange

The unconscious mind is open terrain—no walls or barriers, for better or worse. Thoughts and feelings are free to wander, like characters leaving their books to taste life in other stories. Terrors ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: fantasy, young adult

November Reading Wrap-Up

December 1, 2023

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  It’s odd to say, but for the most part November felt like a normal month. So, either I’m acclimating to chaos or my memory has blanked out the month. What I do know is that it was a Wild West ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: fantasy, horror, mini-reviews

October Reading

October 31, 2023

October

October, what a month. So much chaos in the world and the U.S. and none of it is positive. For your sakes, I’ll stick with books here. Suffice it to say, all the madness in the world in the last two ... Read More...

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In the Lives of Puppets

June 22, 2023

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They gave us life, and eventually, the power of decision-making. We were rational creations, not guided by emotion. Our jobs were simple: to do what we were told when we were told to do it. But with ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: dystopia, fantasy, science fiction

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

June 2, 2023

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Violet Sorrengail is a 20-year-old woman studying to be a scribe in the land of Navarre when her mother, a high ranking general in the country’s military, decides it’s more important that she follows ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: fantasy, vacation reading

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