Hello and happy Wednesday! I'm popping my head out of my cave to check in and share this week's reads. It's all about the chase this week, the push-and-pull as two people feel out a new relationship — or put a new spin on an old one. Games in a Ballroom by Jentry Flint: With … Continue reading Reading Roundup #62: Games People Play
Everyone has secrets. Some of them involve past heartbreak, some alter egos, and some the not-exactly-murder of your villainous husband. And then there are the secrets that involve unrequited love and unparalleled pining as you cut a swath across the high seas in search of treasure and adventure and — okay, can you tell which … Continue reading Reading Roundup #61: Secrets, Schemes, & Swashbuckling Dreams
It was another quiet reading week, revisiting old favorites and checking out a couple that were on my reading list for years. There's something very comforting about genre books, whether they are romance novels or children's stories — the familiarity, the simplicity of the story, is something you can trust. You know what you're reading … Continue reading Reading Roundup #60: Familiar Fantasies
There's a change in the wind, a stirring of magical possibilities... or maybe that's just pollen and my own fancy! Whatever the case, I've definitely been in a mood for fantasy. I'm still struggling with headaches and eye strain, but thanks to audiobooks, I've managed to get through several books that were on my reading … Continue reading Reading Roundup #59: Books of Magic
I'm still trying to limit my screen time, so I'm just popping in for a quick roundup of the (short) books I finished this week. One, of course, is really just a long poem, but I'm still saying it counts! Fruit of the Drunken Tree by Ingrid Rojas Contreras: This was my second read-through of … Continue reading Reading Roundup #58: The Tree, the Albatross and the Wardrobe
This week went by with disturbing swiftness. I'm afraid that, between stressing over world events, work, and some personal issues that are ongoing (only least of which is eye strain), I didn't get much reading done. So, it's only a light Roundup this week. Which I suppose just means that my rage at Atlas Six … Continue reading Reading Roundup #57: Hell Hath No Fury Like a Reader Scorned
Trying to sum up this week's reading or identify a theme is tricky. There's everything from medical ethics to gothic romance, with theology in between. I suppose the common thread is a struggle to understand the past and move forward. The history books are looking at cultural injustices, seeking to right wrongs by sharing forgotten … Continue reading Reading Roundup #56: The Forgotten Past
My reading was a bit all over the place this week, but then, I was a bit all over the place this week, so that makes sense. Sometimes, that doesn't work out well, but this time, it took me to some interesting places, from true crime to paranormal romance. And I think that variety was … Continue reading Reading Roundup #55: Death Cannot Stop True Love
Fasten your seat belts — it's going to be a long one today, so I won't keep you long with the intro. I loved this week of reading, which is filled with everything from unflinchingly realistic nonfiction to the most fantastical fantasy, with a large dose of romance novels in between. The one thing all of … Continue reading Reading Roundup #54: I Changed the Rules
Is there anything so satisfying as crossing off a book that's been on your TBR for a long time? (Except for warm chocolate cake with a cold glass of milk, of course — nothing can beat that.) I did that this week! And while I was wrapping up the 800+ page brick that is The … Continue reading Reading Roundup #53: Solving for Love
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