Author: Kim
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2021 Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge [August Check-In]
Welcome to the monthly check-in for the 2021 Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge! This month’s task is to read a book (or books) that include one or more of the months key words. Check in here (in the comments), in our Goodreads group, on Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #MonthlyKeyWordGXO. The August Key Words are……
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Reading Lately (H)ugo Award Finalists
The 2021 Hugo Award Finalists were announced on April 13. Voting will continue from now until November and then the winners will be announced on August 28th. I’ve already read a good number of the finalists and hope to read a few more of them before the awards are announced. Best Novel Black Sun, Rebecca…
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2021 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge [June Check-In]
Welcome to the monthly check-in for the 2021 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge! This month’s task is to read a book (or books) that fits the theme/motif for this month. Check in here (in the comments), in our Goodreads group, on Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #MonthlyMotifGXO. The June Motif is… THE GREAT OUTDOORS “Read a…
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Reading Lately [All the Feels]
Wow. I’ve read some powerful books lately! Both fiction and non fiction. Books that have made me feel all the feels. They’ve been amazing but I’m thinking I may need to lighten things up next month so I can stop being a puddle of tears on my floor. Just Mercy, Bryan Stevenson I read this…
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Reading Lately
As usual I need to catch up on my TBR. I have Netgalley books that need reading and challenge books I missed in April. Unfortunately, May is a really busy month for me with end of academic year stuff! I’m going to give it my best effort though. Here’s what I’m starting with… I didn’t…
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2021 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge [May Check-In]
Welcome to the monthly check-in for the 2021 Monthly Motif Reading Challenge! This month’s task is to read a book (or books) that fits the theme/motif for this month. Check in here (in the comments), in our Goodreads group, on Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #MonthlyMotifGXO. The May Motif is… MAGNIFICENT MIDDLE GRADE “Read a…
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A Day in the Life – April Edition
In March, Tanya published her Day in the Life post which I lovingly dub the ‘bad-ass edition!’ I seriously need to take a cue from her and get back to a regular work out routine. Cycling sounds really fun! Now we’re back here in April with a look at typical mid-week DITL for me. I…
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Reading Lately : Spring Into Horror
It’s Monday! What are you reading? Linking up with Book Date to discuss this weeks reading! This month I picked up a few thrillers and light horror novels from the library. I thought that participating in Spring Into Horror hosted by Seasons of Reading would be fun. It’s also a great opportunity for me to…
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4 Books in Verse for National Poetry Month
About three or four years ago I discovered books written in verse. I feel kind of silly admitting that I really didn’t know this was a ‘thing’- to tell a complete story in poetry format. I thought poetry was poetry (all vague and left to interpretation.) Happy to see the error of my ways and…
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On Our New Release Radar [Spring 2021 Edition]
So many great books are coming out in the next couple of months! Here are the books I’m most excited for… + KIM + Fugitive Telemetry (Murderbot #6), Martha Wells [APRIL 27] I read my first Murderbot novella in October of 2018. I’ve been a die hard fan ever since. I about died of happiness…
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