Finished reading
Finished reading: A Spindle Splintered by Alix E. Harrow 📚
This one took me a little while to get into but once I was in, I was all in. Super fun while also dealing with all the ways our stories can be garbage. Highly recommend.
Finished reading: Dept. of Speculation by Jenny Offill 📚
I want to write a long response to this one but don’t have time today. It’s less about art-making than I expected. It’s also excellent.
Finished reading: Never Say You Can’t Survive by Charlie Jane Anders 📚
I love this so much! Charlie Jane Anders says to invent imaginary friends to hang out with and write about them, which inspired me to write stories about characters friends and I invented a while back and now almost 10K words later I feel capable of writing fiction again. Highly recommend.
Finished reading: Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn 📚
I might love this even more than Legendborn, which I didn’t think was possible. Tracy Deonn goes broader and deeper and is my hero.
Finished reading: Amsterdam: A History of the World’s Most Liberal City by Russell Shorto 📚
This has been a great read while wandering Amsterdam. I have a much better understanding of the significance and uniqueness of the city, and have been able to attach more meaning to particular places, than I would have if I hadn’t read it. Highly recommend.
Finished reading: The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers 📚
Happy to have read it. Turns out vibes are enough when you’ve got charming characters.
Finished reading: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke 📚
This one took me a while to get into. Before giving up, I hunted down a review. The review indicated that there was more to this than vestibules, halls, statues, and tides, so I stuck with it. I’m glad I did.
Finished reading: The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas 📚
I’m extremely late to this one. It’s excellent, of course. I love the way Angie Thomas shows that even in the face of tragedy and appalling oppression, there’s room for joy.
Finished reading: Hell Bent by Leigh Bardugo 📚
I love it so much. I left the hardcover at home but bought the ebook to read while I’m traveling, which meant I could highlight without feeling weird about it and I highlighted a ton of stuff.
Finished reading: The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie 📚
Poirot’s first case. A bit of homage to Doyle at the start, then on to the modes that come to define Christie’s work: a rogue’s gallery & a drawing room reveal.
Finished reading: Hooky by Míriam Bonastre Tur 📚
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Finished reading: Career Change: Stop hating your job, discover what you really want to do with your life, and start doing it! by Joanna Penn 📚
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Finished reading: The Freelance Academic: Transform Your Creative Life and Career by Katie Rose Guest Pryal 📚
Posting this so it automatically gets added to my year-end reading post. It was a re-read.
Finished reading: Star Trek: Discovery - Aftermath by Kirsten Beyer 📚
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Finished reading: Fieldnotes on Ordinary Love by Keith S. Wilson 📚
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Finished reading: Rose (New Poets of America) by Li-Young Lee 📚
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Finished reading: Hilda and the Troll: Hilda Book 1 (Hildafolk) by Luke Pearson 📚
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Finished reading: Hilda and the Midnight Giant: Hilda Book 2 (Hildafolk) by Luke Pearson 📚
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Finished reading: Hilda and the Black Hound: Hilda Book 4 (Hildafolk) by Luke Pearson 📚
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Finished reading: Hilda and the Stone Forest: Hilda Book 5 (Hildafolk) by Luke Pearson 📚
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Finished reading: Hilda and the Mountain King by Luke Pearson 📚
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Finished reading: Death on the Nile [Movie Tie-In 2022] by Agatha Christie 📚
Another fun one. Poirot has more heart here.
Finished reading: Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie 📚
Wow, that went fast. Super fun.
Finished reading: Season of Love by Helena Greer 📚
I love it so much. Sweet, hot but closed doors, I really do wish Carrigan’s was a real place, that Noelle and Miriam were real and I could be friends with them. Highly recommend.
Finished reading: Raybearer by Jordan Ifueko 📚
Finished this in 2 or 3 days. I was drawn to it because of the cover & buzz. I stayed in it because of the magic of connection & my love of kind teen girls with a sense of justice. Gorgeous, evocative writing, highly recommend.
