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December Wrap-Up, Part 1 Wow, I had big plans for these last two weeks because I quit my job and was going to have a ton of free time, but then I got pretty sick and just crawled into bed for several days and did nothing but watch YouTube. And ICYMI from this morning, here…
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Wow, this is it. The end of a decade. I read some truly amazing books this year, and also more books than I ever thought possible. For a bit, I played with the idea of a Top 20 if I could read 200 books, but alas, I am a bit short, so we’re here with…
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Today is my favorite day of the entire year. I don’t know what it is, but the day after Christmas is just the absolute best to me. I always take it off, my family always has it off, and we always just lounge and do absolutely nothing. No shopping, no leaving the house, nothing. We…
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Previously on An Adventure in Tolkien: I’m still trying to pretend I don’t know that Aragorn and Arwen are first cousins. Annnnnd we’re back! I promise this is the last post you’ll see from me regarding The Unfinished Tales, though nowhere near the last Tolkien post. There are still SEVERAL more to come just about…
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It’s here, it’s here, it’s here! Halloween is great, but CHRISTMAS! There is nothing more in the world that I love than Christmas. I have a lot of days off to just snuggle up with my entire family and my cats, to read lots of books, drink lots of tea, and hope for snow to…
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That’s it, friends! 2019 is almost at an end, and it’s time to check in with how I’ve done with my goals for the year. I’m posting this with a week and a half left of the month, so I know there’s still some time left to accomplish things, but let’s all be honest with…
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Look, I recognize this is basically just another TTT post, but on a Thursday, but I have so many favorite things that I want to scream about, so here we are. I think we’re all also on the same page about my cover love, as well. I 100% will buy something based on the cover…
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Previously on An Adventure in Tolkien: I got very heated about Túrin & Beleg, to the point where I had to split this damn novel up. Okay, look, I tried. I really intended to keep all of The Unfinished Tales in its own little post, but Tolkien had to go and do me dirty with…
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I’m sure no one is surprised by this, based on my reading, but 7/10 of my Top 10 for this year are some kind of fantasy, and of the 3 leftover, 2 are nonfiction, so that doesn’t really leave a whole lot of room to discuss my favorite contemporary reads of the year. Because of…
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Of my ambitious 10 TBR books for this month, I’ve already four, and I’ve begun a fifth, so I’d say I’m right on track considering I’ve read five in the first two weeks, and one of those would have been another TBR book if I didn’t go off the rails for a second. I’ve got…
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Mary and the Words 