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Let's Get Literate! June 2025 Hopefuls
Jun. 8th, 2025 01:48 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
renayWe're counting down until mid-year!
Myy May TBR turned out to be more of a suggestion.
I read What Moves the Dead because I managed to read What Feasts at Night. And although I didn't get to The Brides of High Hill, I did reread The Empress of Salt and Fortune and grab When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain on my way to it. :D
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Myy May TBR turned out to be more of a suggestion.
- The Brides of High Hill by Nghi Vo
- Loud: Accept Nothing Less Than the Life you Deserve by Drew Afualo
- What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher
- Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
- Alien Clay by Adrian Tchaikovsky
I read What Moves the Dead because I managed to read What Feasts at Night. And although I didn't get to The Brides of High Hill, I did reread The Empress of Salt and Fortune and grab When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain on my way to it. :D
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renayI'm slowly climbing out of the "write about your reading" hole. This version is going to be lackluster because my memory is cheese and I have misplaced my written reading log that I keep while I'm reading, which feels very 2025-coded. ( Read more... )
renayElection years are always hard on my reading, and last year was no exception! I did some reading but never finishing writing about the books—until now. ( Rewitched, How to Keep House While Drowning, Grievers, A City on Mars )
Let's Get Literate! A Soft Apocalypse
Apr. 14th, 2025 11:56 pmrenayAs we watch the United States get rocked by authoritarian weirdos and must weather the consequences of their dire decisions, I've been thinking a lot about apocalypses.
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Let's Get Literate! 2020 Redux
Jan. 14th, 2025 02:05 amrenayIn 2024, I embarked on a project to focus on older titles. I chose to do a 2021 Redux and read 24 books (for 2024), because there were many 2021 releases I had on my TBR/physical shelves that were top of mind at the time. How did I do? Ah, good intentions! ( Read more... )
renayLate last year, I decided to pick up my languishing Space Opera reading challenge. I work in politics on Earth, so what's better than politics in space? ( Read more... )
renayHow is the year half over? I know part of this for me was because I spent an entire month arguing with a Man about a topic I know more about than he does. I DID turn into Home Depot Ron Swanson in my head multiple times. It was exhausting. It basically ended the reading streak I had. I'm determined that it won't happen again!
I saw this survey on a Youtube vid. This is more of a BookTube thing, but I'm recounting all the reading successes I get this year. If you've done this one or a version of it, let me know in the comments. 😊 ( Read more... )
I saw this survey on a Youtube vid. This is more of a BookTube thing, but I'm recounting all the reading successes I get this year. If you've done this one or a version of it, let me know in the comments. 😊 ( Read more... )
