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Reading Update as of February 2024

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After having my beautiful boy (who will be a few months old when this is finally published), I got a LOT of reading done. So here is the list of all of the many stories that I had the privilege of reading in that time. ❤

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Standalones – Novels

Standalones – Novellas

Standalones – Short stories

Reading Update – Mid-November 2023

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Lots of reading lately – it’s been a good way to distract myself from being an adult. Just a little delayed to get them all online… and there will probably be more of a delay with the next batch. Baby #2 is due to arrive any day now! ❤

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Short story collections

Standalones – Novels

Standalones – Novellas

Standalones – Short stories

Reading Update – Mid June 2023

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There always seems to be a bit of a gap and randomness in my reading updates these days. Although I do TRY and make it so that there is no gap. This is mostly because I have an insane toddler on the run. And now I have another bun in the oven, so this may become even MORE sporadic as time passes. But it’s still a nice thing to do and update. So here is the latest tales that I have dived right into. I hope you enjoy my thoughts.

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Short story collections

Standalones – Novels

Standalones – Novellas

Reading List

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It’s been a while since I scheduled anything, because, well, I’ve been crazy busy with a baby on the move. I’ve read a lot since last time, but I haven’t actually had the chance to sit down at my computer yet…

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Short story collections

Standalones – Novels

Standalones – Novellas

Standalones – Short stories

July 2021 Reading List

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July was a more settled month than what I’ve had lately. Everything started mellowing, but I constantly felt exhausted as well…. so whilst it was less insane, I was also able to read a little less than I would have liked. But we went on our first holiday in five years! To celebrate our tenth anniversary… wasn’t that sweet?

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Standalones – Short stories

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March 2021 Reading List

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March was an intense month – I started a new job and went from doing 7 hours a week to full time. I was also trying to keep up my training, my reading and my study. It was a good, solid, busy month. One in which I also became an Aunt twice. 🙂

Poems

Series

Short story collections

Standalones – Novels

Standalones – Novellas

Standalones – Short stories

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… until it’s gone

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You never realise how much you miss something until it’s gone. And today, that thing is chapters…

I’ve been reading the first few Discworld novels lately. And for a series of books that I love, it’s taking me quite a while to finish each story. I kept wondering why and then I realised… no chapters!

Don’t get me wrong, I love Pratchett’s different style and lack of conformity. It’s what makes his stories so damn good. But it makes it hard to find a logical stopping point when I am reading. Which means that I start to stress that I’ve been reading for too long. After all, I find ig really easy to justify “just one more chapter”. It’s a little less fluid to say just ten more pages…

I also tend to find that the lack of chapters means that I don’t use Discworld stories as my rewards. I tend to let myself read a chapter, then get back into study or housework until I reach a certain point… and repeat. A bit hard to do when there is no dang chapter. So I normally grab one of my other books…

So basically. I love Terry Pratchett’s tales. But I kind of miss chapters. And I didn’t quite realise how important they were to me until they were gone…

December 2017

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December 2017

Christmas is about working way too much, reading every moment I get and missing my family. This is the second Christmas that I haven’t been with them, and the first time that I’ve been in the same country as them… It’s been nice though, lots of money, lots of free time, which basically for me just means lots more books.

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Changes and Incompletion

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This month I haven’t really completed many of my reading challenges. I didn’t complete my semester of study. And I probably have a whole list of other things that haven’t been completed. And at some point a few weeks ago, this was a huge issue. But, now… not so much. I’ve kind of come to terms with the fact that things have been changing pretty drastically for me and it’s time to sit back and rethink.

Things are always changing, but after moving into our own home, it feels like things have changed far quicker. I’ve suddenly begun to feel like an adult, which has been a long time coming. And I just feel responsible for other people and more than my own actions now. I’m still a kid at heart and in love with watching Disney movie reruns, but now I am aware of the fact that I have a job and bills to pay…

Which, mostly has meant that in the last month I have stressed about my future, worked my butt off (since we’re short staffed), and not read anywhere near as many books as I would have liked…

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