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April Beth Pearce
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Fiber artist, dog mom, activist, spoonie, bibliophile her/she
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March 2025 Reading Wrap Up
35 books

Standout Titles:

Ordinary Mysticism by #MirabaiStarr
Hood Feminism by #MikkiKendall
Bright Young Women by #JessicaKnoll
Witchcraft: A History in Thirteen Trials by #MarionGibson
Longbourn by #JoBaker

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April 1, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Sometimes a day starts out hard and it just gets harder but that doesn’t mean the Divine wastes our time with it. We can move forward and we will find something immense on the other end of it.
“Use every hard thing that’s ever happened to you as a way to punch through to the vastness you long for,” SeiFu counsels. “Till your darkness. Ferment, distill, fertilize it. New spiritual awakening will arise from that compost, I promise.” Mirabai Starr, Ordinary Mysticism: Your Life as Sacred Ground
March 19, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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February’s Reading Wrap-Up
Favorite Books:
Hild by Griffith
The Killing Moon by Jemisin
The Shadowed Sun by Jemisin
The Prophet by Gibran
Black AF History by Harriot
All Sinners Bleed by Cosby
The Message by Coates
Grown by Jackson

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March 1, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Best bookmark ever? I think it might be.

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A book with a bookmark showing Grover from Sesame Street yelling in exasperation “YOU TURNED ANOTHER PAGE!” From the Golden Book Classic, There’s A Monster At The End Of This Book
February 11, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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January reading Wrap Up January Wrap up:
32 books

Favorites : Lent by Joe Walton, Recursion by Blake Crouch,
What the Wind Knows by Amy Harmon,
Spear by Nicola Griffith,
and though not a full five stars …Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros.

Open thread for how I give stars

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February 1, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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If Taylor Jenkins Reed wrote Wuthering Heights you’d get The Favorites by Layne Fargo.

Drama ✔️
Kat (aka Cathy) & Heath(cliffe) ✔️
Faux Sports Documentary ✔️
True love or Toxic love ✔️
Commentary on 00’s paparazzi ✔️
Cut Throat Ice Skating Drama ✔️
Rags to Riches ✔️

4.5 stars
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January 26, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Y’all this cover is gorgeous 😍
The Favorites by Layne Fargo
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January 24, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Seriously frustrated at all the booktok girlies posting about how confused they are while reading Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros. I cannot figure out how confused they are unless they just don’t read epic fantasy ever.
January 23, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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January 19, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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Two five star reads back to back!

Lent by Jo Walton and Recursion by Blake Crouch

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January 19, 2025 at 1:41 AM
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The opening of Jo Walton’s Lent might be the most wild first paragraph I have ever read. Demons with genitalia that look like animals? ✔️ More demons with genitalia that is their largest feature ✔️An annoyed monk ✔️
What is even happening?! 😂

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A monk in a monastery with a bible on his lap looking up at a giant furry and winged demon.
January 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Just finished I Made It Out of Clay by Beth Kander

I laughed, I teared up, and highlighted a few quotes. 4 stars.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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December 22, 2024 at 8:36 PM
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How to start off a good holiday week:
A glass of wine, a nicely scented candle, comfy blankets, plush pillows, a snuggling pup, and a good book.
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December 22, 2024 at 8:30 PM
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That exciting moment when you download the Empire of Storms/Tower of Dawn tandem read onto your kindle, even when you’ve read both books multiple times. ✨magical✨ #booksky 💙📚
December 18, 2024 at 7:07 PM
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My Mom has a turtle who lives under her piano that stares at me in disapproval because it knows I haven’t practiced in ages.
#musicianproblems
December 17, 2024 at 3:31 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

The Changeling by Victor Lavelle
20/20
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December 14, 2024 at 6:24 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

The Pursuit of William Abbey by Claire North
19/20
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December 14, 2024 at 12:49 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle
18/20
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December 12, 2024 at 5:13 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
17/20
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December 11, 2024 at 5:06 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

The Face on the Milk Carton by Caroline B. Cooney
16/20
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December 10, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Imaginary Friend by Stephen Chobsky
15/20
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December 9, 2024 at 4:26 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

The Monster at the End of This Book by Jon Stone & Michael Smollin
14/20
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December 8, 2024 at 2:55 PM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

The Binti Trilogy by Nnedi Okorafor
13/20
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December 6, 2024 at 3:17 PM
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A Bene Gesserit faction called Spice Girls
December 4, 2024 at 5:08 AM
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Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

12/20
Kingdom of Ash by Sarah J. Maas
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December 5, 2024 at 6:22 PM