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Wrap-Up: June 2019

July 1, 2019 Hadeer2 Comments

 

the babysitter's coven
magic for liars
devotion
ninefox gambit
normal people
wilder girls
  • Ninefox Gambit by Yoon Ha Lee (★★☆☆☆)
  • Devotion by Madeline Stevens (★★☆☆☆)
  • Magic for Liars by Sarah Gailey (★★★★★)
  • The Babysitters Coven by Kate Williams (★★★★☆)
  • Normal People by Sally Rooney (★★★★☆)
  • Wilder Girls by Rory Power (★★★★☆)

MONTHLY TOTAL: 6
YEARLY SO FAR: 40 Continue reading “Wrap-Up: June 2019” →

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Wrap-Up: May 2019

May 31, 2019 Hadeer5 Comments

 

almost love
the geek feminist revolution
the stars are legion
the true queen
witiches witch hunting women
  • Almost Love by Louise O’Neill (★★★★☆)
  • The True Queen by Zen Cho (★★★★★)
  • The Stars are Legion by Kameron Hurley (★★★☆☆)
  • The Geek Feminist Revolution by Kameron Hurley (★★★★★)
  • Witches, Witch-Hunting, and Women by Silvia Federici (★★★★☆)

MONTHLY TOTAL: 5
YEARLY SO FAR: 34 Continue reading “Wrap-Up: May 2019” →

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Apparently this edition of Spinning Silver is pretty rare to find, so I snapped up a copy the moment I found one at a decent price. I read this book in almost one sitting on a plane ride from New York to Cairo. I loved it, but it’s been a while and I know I’ll want to reread it at some point! (The tarot choices...are random, but they fit the ~vibe of the book.)
For April, I want to try reading more indie/obscure/underhyped/older books! These I’ve pulled right off my shelf, but I’ve also got a ton of indie books on my Kindle, which I may check out as well. These four books aren’t a set TBR, but I would like to get to at least a couple of them, as part of my overall yearly goal of reading more of the physical books I own. They’re all fantasy, albeit a variety of different sub genres: high, historical, and steampunk!
I hated Northanger Abbey when I first read it two years ago, but I’m glad to say that I’m re-reading it now for my Jane Austen book club and enjoying it far more! It’s really indicative of how much my reading tastes have shifted.
a constant mood nowadays. i couldn’t sleep until 8am yesterday, but the insomnia actually helped me finally come up with an ending to a novel i’ve been working on since november 2019! so even though my eyeballs are burning right now, i consider the suffering well worth it, though i do wish my brain were capable of such eureka moments when i’m NOT half asleep.
Because I am ridiculously pedantic, and I don’t like the picture I had on my feed of these books, this is take two. So, again, here’s two poetry books I purchased from @kewandwillow a while back!
Getting ready for a tarot workshop!
I read Pride and Prejudice for the first time for my AP English class my senior year of high school. At that point, I was already obsessed with the 2005 adaptation and really enjoyed the book, which was surprising, because I don’t like many classics. Now, ten years later (!!), I’m re-reading this gorgeous edition for a Jane Austen book club!
a handsome eagle 🥰
new scrapbook for a new year!

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