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people will read books they Do Not Like™ and then wonder why they hate reading

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"I like that library books have secret lives. All those hands that have held them. All those eyes that have read them."

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I had a pretty good reading month for June, but I’m really trying to lock in for July.

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SLEEPING BEAUTY 1959, dir. Clyde Geronimi, Eric Larson, Wolfgang Reitherman, Les Clark

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Review: In Too Deep by Lee Child & Andrew Child

*The links in this post are for the book’s StoryGraph page for reference. I do not receive any compensation for clicking these links!* Book: In Too Deep Author: Lee Child & Andrew Child Pages: 336 Source: Owned Publisher: Delacorte Press Genre: Thriller Publication Date: October 22, 2024 Summary: Reacher had no idea where he was. No idea how he had gotten there. But someone must have…

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Review: Midnight Blue-Light Special by Seanan McGuire

**The links in this post are to the book’s StoryGraph page for reference. I do not receive any compensation for clicking these links!** Book: Midnight Blue-Light Special Author: Seanan McGuire Pages: 353 Source: Owned Publisher: DAW Genre: Urban Fantasy Publication Date: March 5, 2013 Summary: The second book in New York Times-bestselling Seanan McGuire’s witty urban fantasy InCryptid…

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ARC Review: Miss Amelia's List by Mercedes Lackey

**The links in this post are to the book’s StoryGraph page for reference. I do not receive any compensation from clicking these links!** Book: Miss Amelia’s List Author: Mercedes Lackey Pages: 295 Source: DAW, NetGalley Publisher: DAW Genre: Fantasy, Historical Publication Date: December 24, 2024 Summary: The seventeenth novel in the magical alternate history Elemental Masters series…

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ARC Review: Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear by Seanan McGuire

**The links in this post are to the book’s StoryGraph page for reference. I do not receive any compensation for clicking these links!** Book: Adrift in Currents Clean and Clear Author: Seanan McGuire Pages: 160 Source: Tordotcom, NetGalley Publisher: Tordotcom Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: January 7, 2025 Summary: Giant turtles, impossible ships, and tidal rivers ridden by a Drowned…

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ARC Review: When the Moon Hits Your Eye by John Scalzi

**The links below are to the book’s StoryGraph page for reference. I do not receive any compensation from clicking these links!** Book: When the Moon Hits Your Eye Author: John Scalzi Pages: 336 Source: Tor Books, NetGalley Publisher: Tor Books Genre: Sci-fi Publication Date: March 25, 2025 Summary: From the New York Times bestselling author of Starter Villain comes an entirely serious…

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ARC Review: Key Lime Sky by Al Hess

**The links below are to the book’s StoryGraph page for reference. I do not receive any compensation for clicking these links!** Book: Key Lime Sky Author: Al Hess Pages: 303 Source: NetGalley Publisher: Angry Robot Genre: Sci-fi, LGBTQ Publication Date: August 13, 2024 Summary: Denver Bryant’s passion for pie has sent him across Wyoming in search of the best slices. Though he dutifully…

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ARC Review: The Mercy of Gods by James S.A. Corey

**The links below are to the book’s StoryGraph page for reference. I do not receive any compensation from clicking these links!** Book: The Mercy of Gods  Author: James S.A. Corey  Pages: 422  Source: Orbit  Publisher: Orbit  Genre: Sci-fi  Publication Date: August 6, 2024  Summary:  From the New York Times bestselling author of the Expanse comes a spectacular new space opera that sees…

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ARC Review: The Dragon Kings of Oklahoma by Ferrett Steinmetz

**The links below are for the book’s StoryGraph page for reference. I do not receive any compensation for clicking these links!** Book: The Dragon Kings of Oklahoma Author: Ferrett Steinmetz Pages: 211 Source: Author Publisher: Self-published Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: September 2, 2024 Summary: They were just two good ol’ boys putting out a fire in the Ouachita mountains. They…

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ARC Review: Lucky Girl by M. Rickert

**The links below are to the book’s StoryGraph page for reference. I do not receive any compensation for clicking these links!** Book: Lucky Girl: How I Became a Horror Writer: A Krampus Story Author: M. Rickert Pages: 112 Source: NetGalley Publisher: Tordotcom Genre: Horror Publication Date: September 13, 2022 Summary: Ro, a struggling writer, knows all too well the pain and solitude…

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2024 August Reading Wrap Up

**The links below are to the books’ StoryGraph pages for reference. I do not receive any compensation for clicking these links!!** Well, my August reading did not go as planned. I ended up being super busy at work all month, so I barely had free time for reading. Plus by the time I got home, I was too tired to do much other than zone out on my phone. I did manage to read four ARC’s in August,…

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Review: When Among Crows by Veronica Roth

**The links below are for the book’s StoryGraph page for reference. I do not receive any compensation for clicking these links!** Book: When Among Crows Author: Veronica Roth Pages: 166 Source: Library Publisher: Tor Books Genre: Fantasy, Contemporary, Slavic Myths Publication Date: May 14, 2024 Summary: When Among Crows is swift and striking, drawing from the deep well of Slavic…

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ARC Review: Into the Riverlands by Nghi Vo

**The links below are to the book’s StoryGraph page for reference. I do not receive any compensation for clicking these links!!** Book: Into the Riverlands Author: Nghi Vo Pages: 100 Source: NetGalley Publisher: Tor Genre: Fantasy Publication Date: October 25, 2022 Summary: Wandering cleric Chih of the Singing Hills travels to the riverlands to record tales of the notorious near-immortal…