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Posted on August 5, 2024 3 Comments
Space adventure or dystopian. Again this year, I didn’t read as much science fiction as fantasy and mystery/crime, but here are a few that I enjoyed: For a longer list of book recommendations for this genre, check out my first post If you want to try science fiction… and last year’s additions A few new […]
Posted on July 22, 2024 3 Comments
Another year of magic. It has been a great year reading fantasy! Here’s what I’ve been up to since last July: Epic Fantasy or Fairytale Fantasy Contemporary Fantasy Fantasy Romance or Romantic Fantasy Fantasy/Mystery Historical Fantasy I also reread some of my favorites this year: For more book recommendations for this genre, check out my […]
Posted on June 24, 2024 Leave a Comment
Read queer all year. Reading diverse voices is important to increase empathy and drive action in allyship. In honor of Pride Month, here is a list of my favorite queer books: SFF (Adult & YA) Adult Mystery/Detective Adult Fiction Young Adult Fiction Adult Nonfiction/Memoir Please drop a comment with your queer book recommendations.
Posted on September 4, 2023 Leave a Comment
Here are a couple favs. I didn’t read as much with youngling this year, but we loved the five-book Lockwood & Co. series by Jonathan Stroud. Supernatural spookiness, friendships and hints of first love. Such a good book series and a good Netflix adaptation. I think this series is fun for all ages! I also […]
Posted on August 21, 2023 4 Comments
Including a few new-to-me authors. I worked through a huge library haul in October for spooky season and then made sure I grabbed a couple books from this genre every time I went back to avoid getting lost in fantasy books. I also got a few of these through NetGalley. I truly love a good […]
Posted on August 7, 2023 4 Comments
But not a ton. I didn’t read as much science fiction this year as fantasy and mystery/crime, but here are a few that I enjoyed: For a longer list of book recommendations for this genre, check out my post If you want to try science fiction…
Posted on July 24, 2023 4 Comments
Check out this list. It has been a great year reading fantasy! Here’s what I’ve been up to: Epic or Fairytale Fantasy Contemporary Fantasy Fantasy Romance or Romantic Fantasy – For a nice romance set in a fantasy world, I enjoyed: Fantasy/Sci-Fi mix – For a mix of genres, check out: Historical Fantasy – For […]
Posted on September 5, 2022 1 Comment
This momma can help you out. Sometimes it can be tricky to get kids reading without it feeling like a chore or homework. Grabbing library books they would like—and letting them quit after a couple chapters and try something else—was easier with kid two since I had read a lot already with kid one. I […]
Posted on August 22, 2022 5 Comments
Check out this list. Disclaimer: I am very picky with my mysteries. I like a good detective novel, but don’t often enjoy domestic thrillers. Due to yuck factor, I don’t typically like books with killer POV thrown in that dives into their psyche. I don’t really want to see the crime itself; I want to […]
Posted on August 8, 2022 5 Comments
Here’s a starting point. For the past year I have been trying to dive deeper into science fiction and/or dystopian books. I have only dabbled previously. Here are some standouts… Adult The first three books in Pierce Brown’s Red Rising Saga were all five-star reads for me. I fell in love with Darrow and his […]
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