Where did October go? It feels like just last weekend I came home from Minneapolis. My weekends in October filled up with special activities – such as a friend in town from overseas, a birthday party, martial arts tournament, Thanksgiving, mountain biking trips while the weather is still warm enough… I think yesterday (Nov 2) marks the last trail ride of the season. Time to start cocooning into November! Books […]
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Why we chose Leigh Bardugo’s The Familiar Leigh Bardugo is a popular author in the blogosopher who I’ve never read, whereas the Grishaverse books are some of Ash’s favourite. So when The Familiar was announced with a premise that interested more than any of Bardugo’s other works, I suggested we buddy read it for Family Reads. In a shabby house, on a shabby street, in the new capital of Madrid, […]
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I received a free copy from the author. Crushing Itby Erin BeckerSource: ebook/authorPublished: 6 Aug 2024Publisher: Penguin Workshop (PRH) Length: 240 pagesGenre: ContemporaryTarget Age: +10Representation: Sapphic Summary 💬 On the soccer field, Magic Mel is in her element. She’s ready to lead her team to victory at the city championship in her new role as captain. Off the field, however, is a totally different story. Mel can’t get a handle on her class presentation, […]
#26’s Result – The Prestige by Christopher Priest It has been a minute since I finished reading this book. looking back, I’m kind of surprised to see I gave it three stars on Goodreads. Actually, I can probably attribute one whole star to the reveal/aftermath of how the illusion the New Transported Man works. That was pretty rad. But on the whole, what I remember most about the story now […]
OCTOBER IS HERE AT LAST I’ve been ready for cozy season for like four weeks now and it seemed like it was arriving around Sept 20 so I swapped out some of my spring/summer decor for fall/winter but then the weather went back to SUNNY AND CLEAR SKIES AND 30° this past weekend??! That was kind of nice, because my sister and I went down to Minneapolis from Sept 26 […]