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May Wrap Up
May was quite a month! I had 2 exams, an in-class test and 3 final (first year) assignment deadlines. I had the last week off to relax and read, so it’s been quite a good month despite the stress! Reading Wrap In May I read 12 books. A crazy number for exam month, but I…
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Murder at the Spirit Lounge by Jess Kidd
Synopsis: Dolores Chimes, the famous medium, arrives in Gore-on-Sea and crowds clamour to join her séances. Even the surly Detective Inspector Rideout succumbs to the promise of messages from the afterlife. It seems Nora is alone in being uninterested in the opportunity; three decades in a convent tends to purge any curiosity in the supernatural.…
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If We Cannot Go at the Speed of Light by Kim Choyeop
Synopsis: Meet the alien species that put the humanity into human beingsDiscover the fate of Slefonia III once warp travel became obsoleteVisit the Mind Library to commune with the dead Kim Choyeop became an instant literary sensation in Korea with her debut short story collection. Each of these bitesize speculative masterpieces represents a journey into…
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WWW Wednesday: 20/05/26
Happy Wednesday! I think it’s been nearly a month since I did this meme, oops. WWW Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Sam Taking On A World of Words, where bloggers answer the following questions: Just Finished… It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these and I’ve read a few books, but…
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Sea of Charms by Sarah Beth Durst
Synopsis: Marin is a supply runner with her own boat that she sails from island to island, delivering whatever anyone will pay her to deliver: letters, flour, even the occasional enchanted lemur. It’s a lonely life, but it’s hers, and she wouldn’t trade the freedom of the sea for anything. Her only companion is a…
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Hum by Helen Phillips
Synopsis: In a city addled by climate change and populated by intelligent robots called “hums,” May loses her job to artificial intelligence. In a desperate bid to resolve her family’s debt and secure their future for another few months, she becomes a guinea pig in an experiment that alters her face so it cannot be…
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