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Strange Planet, by Nathan Pyle

Posted on December 9, 2019 by

I think most people will recognize the cover art of this book – if not the specific picture, then the style of it. Strange Planet (the comic) has been around quite some time, though I’m not sure of specifics. All … Continue reading →

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Burnout, by Emily and Amelia Nagoski (audio)

Posted on November 22, 2019 by

Subtitled: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle Self-help is definitely out of my comfort zone, but I really loved Emily Nagoski’s Come As You Are (one of my favorites of 2015), so I decided to give this one a … Continue reading →

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White Sand Volume 3, by Brandon Sanderson and Rik Hoskin

Posted on November 20, 2019 by

My thoughts on this third volume of White Sand remain very similar to previous volumes: 1 – I’m not a fan of the artwork in these graphic novels. This illustrator was different in this volume, but kept with the same … Continue reading →

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Tuesday Mooney Talks to Ghosts, by Kate Racculia

Posted on November 18, 2019 by

Tuesday Mooney is comfortable with her life. She has a job she excels at, her own apartment, a couple close friends, and lots of introvert time. Part of her knows that she’s just a teensy bit bored with the routine, … Continue reading →

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Tunnel of Bones, by Victoria Schwab

Posted on October 28, 2019 by

Cass’ family is next set to travel to Paris, where folks seem to be far more skeptical about the supernatural than they were in Edinburgh. If she thinks this means Paris is freer of ghosts, she learns otherwise in the … Continue reading →

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The Art of Theft, by Sherry Thomas (audio)

Posted on October 25, 2019 by

An old friend of Mrs. Watson is in town, and she desperately needs Sherlock Holmes’ – aka Charlotte Holmes’ – help. I listened to this book while a bunch of chaos was happening at my house. While it was really … Continue reading →

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House of Salt and Sorrows, by Erin Craig

Posted on October 18, 2019 by

Four of the twelve Thaumas sisters have died, and people are beginning to think that the family is cursed. The girls are desperate for suitors and jump greedily at the chance to use a magical door that will take them … Continue reading →

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