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Percy Jackson’s saga continues! I started this series because it was E’s favorite when he was younger, plus there is also a fun podcast bookclub to go along with it. This is definitely my favorite book of the series so far - as with Harry Potter the books get more interesting (to me) as the characters get older and the stakes get higher. I have high hopes for the final book!
Percy Jackson’s saga continues! I started this series because it was E’s favorite when he was younger, plus there is also a fun podcast bookclub to go along with it. This is definitely my favorite book of the series so far - as with Harry Potter the books get more interesting (to me) as the characters get older and the stakes get higher. I have high hopes for the final book!
Percy Jackson’s saga continues! I started this series because it was E’s favorite when he was younger, plus there is also a fun podcast bookclub to go along with it. This is definitely my favorite book of the series so far - as with Harry Potter the books get more interesting (to me) as the characters get older and the stakes get higher. I have high hopes for the final book!
Percy Jackson’s saga continues! I started this series because it was E’s favorite when he was younger, plus there is also a fun podcast bookclub to go along with it. This is definitely my favorite book of the series so far - as with Harry Potter the books get more interesting (to me) as the characters get older and the stakes get higher. I have high hopes for the final book!
This was the January read for the Sword and Laser podcast. What a great book! In the near future, the UK has discovered time travel, and use it to bring “expats” from the past to the present. Our protagonist is a “bridge” (a person whose job it is to acclimate the expats to the present). This is part sci-fi, part thriller, part romance, and all really well done.
Also - I think it wills one of the more challenging prompts for Popsugar this year - A dystopian book with a happy ending
This was the January read for the Sword and Laser podcast. What a great book! In the near future, the UK has discovered time travel, and use it to bring “expats” from the past to the present. Our protagonist is a “bridge” (a person whose job it is to acclimate the expats to the present). This is part sci-fi, part thriller, part romance, and all really well done.
Also - I think it wills one of the more challenging prompts for Popsugar this year - A dystopian book with a happy ending
Clever Girl is a nonfiction book, a feminist examination of the original Jurassic Park movie. This one is a little off the beaten path for me, it was mentioned on a podcast I like and reminded me of my undergrad days and getting my concentration in women’s studies. I’m glad I read it and got to exercise a different part of my brain……and now I’m heading back to the land of fiction!
Clever Girl is a nonfiction book, a feminist examination of the original Jurassic Park movie. This one is a little off the beaten path for me, it was mentioned on a podcast I like and reminded me of my undergrad days and getting my concentration in women’s studies. I’m glad I read it and got to exercise a different part of my brain……and now I’m heading back to the land of fiction!
Finished my first book in 2025! Since I’m getting sucked into the Popsugar challenge, I decided to get what seems like the worst prompt out of the way - a book rated less than three stars on Goodreads. Plus this was an easy decision because as far as I can tell it was the ONLY book on my TBR that was rated under three stars?!? (I must have good/boring taste….)
This book is a dark academia thriller, and honestly I didn’t hate it. I was interested in the characters and while most of the plot was pretty predictable, there were a few fun moments in there. Might be a good rec if you have a tween/young teen reader who is into darker stories.
Finished my first book in 2025! Since I’m getting sucked into the Popsugar challenge, I decided to get what seems like the worst prompt out of the way - a book rated less than three stars on Goodreads. Plus this was an easy decision because as far as I can tell it was the ONLY book on my TBR that was rated under three stars?!? (I must have good/boring taste….)
This book is a dark academia thriller, and honestly I didn’t hate it. I was interested in the characters and while most of the plot was pretty predictable, there were a few fun moments in there. Might be a good rec if you have a tween/young teen reader who is into darker stories.
The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is my 50th book for this year!! I may sneak in one more before the new year, but I sort of want to leave it here because 50 is a great number and this was a great book! E read it a while ago and recommended it to me, and I’m so glad he did.
In mid 1700s France, Adeline LaRue makes a deal with the devil. She wants to experience more of life and in exchange for her soul she is able to live as long as she wants…but there is a catch. She is unable to leave a mark in the world. People will interact with her, but once she leaves their sight she is forgotten. Until one day, nearly 300 years later….someone remembers her.
This is a really sweet story about love and loss and what makes life worth living. Highly recommend! (And, for those following at home, this fits for prompt 35 for the Popsugar reading challenge - a book centering LGBTQ characters that is not about coming out.)
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue is my 50th book for this year!! I may sneak in one more before the new year, but I sort of want to leave it here because 50 is a great number and this was a great book! E read it a while ago and recommended it to me, and I’m so glad he did.
In mid 1700s France, Adeline LaRue makes a deal with the devil. She wants to experience more of life and in exchange for her soul she is able to live as long as she wants…but there is a catch. She is unable to leave a mark in the world. People will interact with her, but once she leaves their sight she is forgotten. Until one day, nearly 300 years later….someone remembers her.
This is a really sweet story about love and loss and what makes life worth living. Highly recommend! (And, for those following at home, this fits for prompt 35 for the Popsugar reading challenge - a book centering LGBTQ characters that is not about coming out.)
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