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LexaCloDecember 19, 2022 at 11:27 AM
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October Reading Recap

Happy November, book lovers! The holiday season is right around the corner, which means the best of the 2023 book list will soon be gracing us with their presence. I always look forward to going through each list and seeing which ones I have read and which ones I will be adding to my ever-growing TBR list. The NPR list is the holy grail, in my opinion. Of course, I’ll scour the lists and put together a post about the books I’m most excited to read. I had a great month of reading and was fortunate enough to read 12 (!) books this month, with most of them being pretty good. What have you been reading that captivated you or that you could barely get through? Comment below! Swim Home to the Vanished by Brendan Shay Basham Quick Synopsis: After losing his brother, his last living family member, Damien leaves his hometown and travels as far south as he can. He stumbles upon a small fishing village where he’s put to work as a line cook in exchange for food and housing. Grat...

September Reading Recap

Greetings, Ghouls and Gals! It’s officially Halloween season (one of my favorite seasons of the year). My goal for next month is to read more spooky books. I dipped my foot in with Hallowe’en Party and How to Sell a Haunted House , and am ready to start Stephen Kings’ Holly and Haunting of Hill House . Comment below what spooky books you’re looking forward to cracking open this month! P.S. It’s also creeping into book award season. Kicking it off is the long list for the National Book Award . I added quite a few to my TBR from the long list. Dopamine Nation: Finding Balance in the Age of Indulgence by Anna Lembke Quick Synopsis: With so much access to things that cause high-dopamine stimuli (social media, being glued to our phone, constant news updates), it’s no wonder we are all so plugged in. In Dopamine Nation, Lembke explains how these high-dopamine stimuli really cause us more pain and ways in which we can keep dopamine in check and more at an equilibri...

May Reading Recap

Hello, fellow book lovers! May was a mixed bag of great books and not so great books. How was your May reading month? Biography of X by Catherine Lacey Quick Synopsis: This 600 page “biography” (novel meant to read like the character’s biography) takes place in an alternate reality where a civil war divided the country into northern and southern territories. A nameless widow researches her private, late wife, X’s mysterious life, hoping to discover more about her. Strong Points: What a unique concept! I loved the photographs that were sprinkled throughout the text. It made it feel as if this novel was a true biography. After doing some digging, I found that these photographs came from Wikipedia and some were even commissioned by the author. The writing overall was really strong. Here are a few of my favorite passages. “Ignorant happiness can thrive in the most dreadful conditions." “Leaving him had meant each of us dying in the world we had lived in together...

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