Tag: book discussions
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My July 2026 Reading Summary
Overall mood: nervous. As I have entered my third and final year for my PhD, I have found less and less time to read. I pushed through it this month as there were several Māori nonfiction books I wanted to read amidst Matariki celebrations, but I don’t think that will be possible over the next…
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Keeping Up With The Publications
With the number of books that come out each month, let alone each year, it is no wonder we are struggling to keep on top of the new titles and authors debuting. This is even harder for someone like me who reads a variety of genres. Is this a matter of publishing competition? Why was…
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What Makes A Good Book?
This one I’m going to pose as a question, because what does make a good book? There are the building blocks for good writing, of course, and I’m sure we’ve all seen authors come out with writing guides and books about how they write, or rather how you should write. I love these books, so…
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My Thoughts on Cassandra Clare’s The Dark Artifices Trilogy
It has been over a year since I read The Dark Artifices Trilogy by Cassandra Clare, but I wanted to hold off on writing this review because I wanted to get through the original series first. That took longer than expected with the seven-month break between reading the fifth and sixth books. Now that The…
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My Royal Book Recommendations
On theme for this weekend (for those outside of the commonwealth it’s King’s Birthday Weekend), I have compiled a list of royal book recommendations for you all. Most are YA Fantasy but I have added a few historical fiction recs. Rest assured, these recs are not the same ones I mentioned in my Historical Fiction…