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The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi
Synopsis: Murder. Secrets. Sacrifice: Three women seek the truth of the empire’s past. And the truth they find has the power to ignite a war in the sequel to The Final Strife, the continuation of a visionary fantasy trilogy inspired by Africa and Arabia. Anoor is the first blue-blooded ruler of the Wardens’ Empire. But when…
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2025 Reading Plans
Well, we’re already a month into 2025, but I am catching up on posts since my January was spent entirely without WiFi because I moved house! In 2024 I smashed my number of books goal and read more than I ever have before. I think this was entirely down to the fact that I set…
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January Wrap-Up
Well, January was a whirlwind over here! Almost literally (SO many storms), and figuratively because it’s been quite the busy month. I moved house and read 11 books! Not having any WiFi certainly made for a productive reading month. My main goal for the start of the year is to finish up the 2024 edition…
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A 2024 Bookish Retrospective
In 2024 I read a total of 86 books, and totally exceeded my own expectations of just how much I can read. 10 of these books were non-fiction, which I didn’t track on my spreadsheet last year, so stats below are exclusively for fiction books. My standout month was August this year, which is the…
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Water Moon by Samantha Sotto Yambao
Synopsis: On a backstreet in Tokyo lies a pawnshop, but not everyone can find it. Most will see a cozy ramen restaurant. And only the chosen ones—those who are lost—will find a place to pawn their life choices and deepest regrets. Hana Ishikawa wakes on her first morning as the pawnshop’s new owner to find…
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