A quick look at what I read, what I reviewed, and the state of my challenges and resolutions.
Sunday Post – 10/13/2024
I saw the aurora borealis for the first time! And spent quality time with my family.
Also, a look back at this week’s reading, reviews, and blog posts, plus the weekly book haul!
Treasures from the Hoard: Fortune’s Fool by Mercedes Lackey
The third book in Mercedes Lackey’s Tales of the Five Hundred Kingdoms series, Fortune’s Fool is an enjoyable if eclectic remix of a number of fairy tales. Lackey takes a wide assortment of elements drawn from Russian, eastern and northern European, Japanese, and Middle Eastern folk and fairy tales, and mixes them up, higgledy-piggledy… and it works surprisingly well.
Sunday Post – 10/06/2024
My relative is doing better, I turned in my freelance project, and I’m enjoying spending time with my family.
Also, a look back at this week’s writing, reading, reviews, and blog posts, plus the weekly book haul!
Helping after Hurricane Helene
My heart goes out to all the victims of Hurricane Helene in every state… and particularly to the family and community of Camp Celo, one of the summer camps I attended as a child. Located in western North Carolina, the camp was devastated by the floods.
Books I Read Because of the Hype
I never read a book just because of the hype. There has to be something about the book that appeals to me, and it has to be in a genre I enjoy. But what hype can do is bring a book to my attention that I might not have noticed or picked up otherwise.
Sunday Post – 9/29/2024
Mr. Bookwyrm headed home today, but I’ll stay in NM for another few weeks.
Also, a look back at this week’s writing, reading, reviews, and blog posts, plus the weekly book haul!
Books On My Fall 2024 TBR
The books I’m looking forward to reading this fall, in publication order.
Sunday Post – 9/22/2024
THIS WEEK
Also, a look back at this week’s writing, reading, reviews, and blog posts, plus the weekly book haul!
Sunday Post – 9/15/2024
I’m in NM, helping care for a relative for the next several weeks.
Also, a look back at this week’s writing, reading, reviews, and blog posts, plus the weekly book haul!