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O hai 📖❤

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'Norse Fairy Tales' by Horace Knowles, 1910

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“War doesn't determine who's right. War determines who remains.” 

― R.F. Kuang, The Poppy War

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'Stag meeting a Unicorn'. Historical artwork from 'The Book of Lambspring', (1749) edition, showing a meeting between a stag and a unicorn in a forest clearing. In alchemical tradition, the stag sumbolises the Sun and the Unicorn represents the Moon - a union of opposites, harmony of energies.

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JOMP BPC || June 20 || Hello, Summer: A Lady For A Duke by Alexis Hall was today's choice for backyard reading!

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𝔰𝔱𝔯𝔢𝔞𝔪 𝔬𝔣 𝔠𝔬𝔫𝔰𝔠𝔦𝔬𝔲𝔰𝔫𝔢𝔰𝔰

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just joined a book club 📚💕

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moments 💖

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books + cat <3 [ig//quiet blessings]

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I last read...

Terrible Worlds: Revolutions by Adrian Tchaikovsky

what I wanted: this book was a gift so I had no idea what to expect

what I got: three very different novellas

what I thought: This is a cool collection because the three novellas all have the same theme but the writing style and tone is so different that they all feel very unique.  I enjoyed Ironclads the most (because the combination of the humorous style and the serious action was just so well-balanced) and would rate that 4 stars, but unfortunately the other two stories are lowering the overall rating a bit for me. They're still interesting reads, but were not as engaging for me, which is why I rate the overall collection 3 out of 5 glimpses into strange worlds.

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'The Rhine - Maiden' of Richard Wagner's 'The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie' illustrated by Arthur Rackham, 1910.

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April

“What do you want, Adam?”

“To feel awake when my eyes are open.”

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This month has presented with a lot of family and medical challenges. Going back to this series has felt like a homecoming.

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Rest your bones, while you still have them. Today's warm up: Ghostly Vibes (1:30hr)

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... dragons are everywhere ...

🎨 Astrid Sheckels