The Republic of Birds Doesn’t Take Off [MG Review]
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Russian folklore, cartography, magic, journey through a northern kingdom. The Republic Of Birds sounds like just the book for me. Unfortunately, I couldn’t get into the story at all…
January 2020 Month in Review
Books Finished Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire (reread) Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (reread) Malamander by Thomas Taylor (review copy) Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia (Cybils nominee) Spinning […]
Best Books that I Didn’t Review Last Year [Discussion]
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My Thoughts I started writing this as ‘one last list looking back on 2019’, but I realized it would make an interesting discussion topic: why a book blogger might not review a great book they read. After all, isn’t one […]
Oceanic Book Covers [TTT]
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This week’s TTT is a book cover freebie. It’s the perfect opportunity for me to share some of the lovely ocean-themed covers that have been sticking in my mind. Most of these books I haven’t read yet. A lot of […]
Reflecting on Technology Use with Digital Minimalism [NF Review]
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Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World by Cal Newport The Creep of Technology Newport begins his book by addressing the vast amount of technological change that has essentially snuck up on us over the past 10 […]