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Tag Archives: reading challenge
#TBRChallenge – New Author: Miss Buncle’s Book by D.E. Stevenson
Miss Buncle’s Book by D.E. Stevenson, published in 1937, is a charming small town novel about Barbara Buncle, who needs money to continue to support herself and her former nanny. After considering raising hens, she instead writes a novel about … Continue reading
#TBRChallenge – Tropetastic!: Ocean’s Echo by Everina Maxwell
Ocean’s Echo by Everina Maxwell is the second book by this author, a standalone set in the same universe of The Resolution, but in a different star system with different characters. The paperback edition is to be released under Tor … Continue reading
#TBRChallenge – Opposites Attract: A Half-Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys
A Half-Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys has solarpunk, hopepunk, and friendly aliens who nevertheless have a different perspective on saving your planet versus leaving it behind. As I’ve loved all of Emrys’ previous novels, I snapped this one up and … Continue reading
#TBRChallenge – Love Is Love: The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune was a gift from a friend who is a bookseller. I’m glad I made the time to read it; it’s a very soft, hopeful novel set in an alternate world, roughly … Continue reading
#TBRChallenge – Freebie: The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar
This review is in advance of publication. The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar will be out June 6, 2023. I received this ARC from Netgalley, so it fits the “freebie” theme. This book was a lot of … Continue reading
#TBRChallenge – Unusual Historical: Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark
Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark is a novella set in 1922 Georgia, mostly in Macon with a set piece at Stone Mountain. It’s a dark fantasy that includes body horror, in which white supremacists use the initial release of … Continue reading
#TBRChallenge – Baggage: My Father’s Ghost by Suzy McKee Charnas
My Father’s Ghost (2002) by Suzy McKee Charnas is a memoir by one of my favorite science fiction writers and favorite people, as well. As you can guess from the title, it’s focused on her relationship with her father, Robin … Continue reading
#TBRChallenge – Getaway: A Song for Summer by Eva Ibbotson
A Song for Summer by Eva Ibbotson is, I believe, the last of her adult novels that I had left to read. My profound thanks for this journey go to Kelly Link, who recommended the author to me roughly two … Continue reading
I Heart SapphFic Reading Challenge Week 4: Spaceship / Space Station
Finding Refuge is featured this week in the I Heart SapphFic Reading Challenge Week 4: Spaceship / Space Station! I’ll be visiting the I Heart SapphFic Reader Group on Facebook on and off all week, and will be giving away … Continue reading
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#TBRChallenge – Starting Over: A Paradigm of Earth by Candas Jane Dorsey
A Paradigm of Earth by Candas Jane Dorsey is a 2001 book which begins with several traumatic events told in a lowkey voice of depression. Morgan Shelby works with children who have severely disfiguring birth defects. Despite the first sentence … Continue reading