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Helena
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Writing a blog about the books I'm reading.
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My second review of the year!

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Christopher Buehlman: The Blacktongue Thief
Hi everyone I finally finished Christopher Buehlman's The Blacktongue Thief, the first book in the Blacktongue series . My copy is from Bol...
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January 12, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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This is my review of The Truth by Terry Pratchett.

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Terry Pratchett: The Truth
Hi everyone  This was my third time reading The Truth by the inimitable Terry Pratchett . It’s the 25th Discworld novel , but it’s one you c...
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January 7, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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Here are my best reads of 2025!

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My Favorite Books of 2025
Hi everyone Looking back at my reading year, I realize I must have been very critical in 2025. Out of the 95 books I read, only 13 earned th...
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January 4, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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Here are my best reads of 2025!

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My Favorite Books of 2025
Hi everyone Looking back at my reading year, I realize I must have been very critical in 2025. Out of the 95 books I read, only 13 earned th...
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January 4, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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Here are the books I read in 2025!
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Wrap Up: 2025
Hi everyone Happy new year! 2025 had its ups and downs, like every year, but I’m grateful to say there were no major problems in our family....
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January 2, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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Currently re- re- re-reading The Truth by the absolute master Sir Terry Pratchett and it's still amazing.
January 2, 2026 at 11:36 AM
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Me: It's a new year and thanks to the way the calendar is this time around we have another few days of holiday season, let's relax and enjoy this festive coda

Krissy: BACK INTO YOUR HOLE CHRISTMAS I'VE GOT SHIT TO DO AND YOU'RE IN MY WAY
Christmas decorations boxed up and ready to be put back into the basement
January 1, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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Wrap Up: December 2025
Hi everyone December is always one of the busiest months in our house (and I suspect it’s the same for most of you!). Between Sinterklaas, C...
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January 1, 2026 at 3:26 PM
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Ilona Andrews: Magic Strikes
Hi everyone Magic Strikes is the third full-length novel in the Kate Daniels series by Ilona Andrews. Depending on the time I have left th...
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December 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Samantha Harvey: Orbital
Hi everyone I just finished Samantha Harvey's Orbital, the book that won her (among others) the 2024 Booker Prize. I read this on my e-read...
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December 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
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Christmas Bookhaul
Hi everyone We celebrated Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with our extended families, and I was so lucky to receive some wonderful gifts! My...
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December 26, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Leslye Penelope: Daughter of the Merciful Deep
Hi everyone I just finished Daughter of the Merciful Deep by Leslye Penelope . I’m not in love with the cover, but it’s not awful either; it...
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December 26, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter: The Long Cosmos
Hi everyone Yesterday I finished the fifth and final book in The Long Earth series by Terry Pratchett & Stephen Baxter . This was my second...
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December 21, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Nikki Erlick: The Measure
Hi everyone I finished The Measure by Nikki Erlick and this book made me cry. So let's talk about it! I got my book from Bol.com. "It seems...
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December 21, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Benedict Jacka: An Instruction in Shadow
Hi everyone An Instruction in Shadow is the second book in the Inheritance of Magic series , Benedict Jacka’ s follow-up to his completed Al...
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December 21, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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My new book review!
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Claire Keegan: Small Things Like These
Hi everyone Small Things Like These is a little book by Claire Keegan . The beautiful cover totally sucked me in.  I got my book from Bol.co...
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December 19, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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Wrap Up: November 2025
Hi everyone November has arrived, and with it, the start of the cold, dark, and wet months here in Belgium. October usually treats us to a f...
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December 19, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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Brian McClellan: The Crimson Campaign
Hi everyone I just finished The Crimson Campaign, the second book in the Powder Mage series by Brian McClellan . I got my book from Bol.com...
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December 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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M. R. Carey: Echo of Worlds
Hi everyone  Echo of Worlds is the second book in the Pandominion duology by M. R. Carey (or Mike Carey) .  I got my book from Bol.com. " T...
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December 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM