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2023 books

April 2023 Books

by Athena // May 2, 2023 // No Comments
A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers Maybe it was all the hype around this and the emerging “cozy fantasy” genre term but I expected to like this more than I did. I think it was has some lovely... Continue reading →

March 2023 Books

by Athena // April 6, 2023 // No Comments
The Red Scare: A Graphic Novel by Liam Francis Walsh A nice little graphic novel. I like graphic novels now as a breather between other books. I especially like to read and finish one after a work day. This is... Continue reading →

Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport

by Athena // March 20, 2023 // No Comments
This is yet another been on my TBR list for awhile. It was okay and I think partly because I already employ most of the these techniques. I think the book wasa good way to reflect on my relationship and... Continue reading →

February 2023 Books

by Athena // March 2, 2023 // No Comments
This was a good reading month so this is a longer post than usual. Continue reading →

A Lady for a Duke by Alexis Hall

by Athena // February 1, 2023 // No Comments
I keep trying to find regency romance novels that I like as much as Georgette Heyer’s and Jane Austen’s. While most of the books are fine, I don’t love them. This one was the same. This a queer regency romance... Continue reading →

The Younger Wife by Sally Hepworth

by Athena // January 28, 2023 // No Comments
I picked this one up in a little library in Sydney. It’s by an Australian author and set in Melbourne. I knew from initial impressions and some light reading on good reads that it was a “domestic thriller” similar to... Continue reading →

The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham

by Athena // January 26, 2023 // No Comments
John Wyndham was an English sci-fi author known for his works published in the mid-20th century. I read The Chrysalids by John Wyndham as assigned reading in middle school and remember it leaving an impression. It was helped by the... Continue reading →

The Pearl by John Steinbeck

by Athena // January 24, 2023 // No Comments
I packed this classic and another for my time abroad. I’m trying to read from my stash and in particular, classics. This one was a quick novella that I should have read it sooner. It was an hour and some... Continue reading →
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