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As 2024 comes to an end, these are the titles that inspired and transported me the most.

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The best fictional/non fictional books - Quartet in Autumn - The midnight library - The year of magical thinking - The librarian - The Baroness - The Wager
December 31, 2024 at 11:42 AM
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The book apps weren't delivering, so I made my own 😍🫣

#blackbooksky #books #blackbooks #blackauthors #whatiread #2024reading #2024books #2024bookwrapped #2025readinggoals #bookreccomendations
January 3, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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14.- I read Patrice McDonough's #MurderByLamplight, the first in the Dr Julia Lewis #HistoricalMystery series.

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Murder by Lamplight, by Patrice McDonough
As further proof--if needed--that covers sell books, the only reason I looked at this ARC was this cover; the blurb just clinched the deal. And boy, am I glad I read it! Beware: PTSD; claustrophobia; ...
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September 9, 2024 at 1:48 AM
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7.- I read Cynthia Kuhn's #HowToBookAMurder, first in the Starlit Bookshop #CozyMystery series.

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How to Book a Murder, by Cynthia Kuhn
....Yes, I know. Another cozy. But hear me out: the second one in the series comes out later this year, and I'm intrigued by its blurb, so it behooved me to read the ARC I already have rather than imp...
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September 9, 2024 at 1:30 AM
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47.- I read Akimitsu Takagi's #TheNohMaskMurder
#Mystery

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The Noh Mask Murder, by Akimitsu Takagi
As is often the case, the cover caught my eye and the blurb intrigued me, so I requested an ARC. Beware: rape; misogyny; suicide; some ugly late 1940s stereotypes on women, mental health, etc. The Noh...
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September 9, 2024 at 2:57 AM
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11.- I read Tia Williams's #ALoveSongForRickyWilde
#ContemporaryRomance #BlackRomance

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A Love Song for Ricki Wilde, by Tia Williams
While I had a vague impression I'd heard the author's name somewhere, what I really fell for is the cover, and was happy to get an ARC. Mind you, what's inside is not what it says on the tin. Beware: ...
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September 9, 2024 at 1:41 AM
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99.- I read Anita Davison's #MurderAtMidwinterManor, third in the Miss Merrill and Aunt Violet #HistoricalCozyMystery series.

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Murder at Midwinter Manor, by Anita Davison
I had been intrigued by the series for a while, because it's set during World War I, and the cat figures prominently in all the covers, so asking for an ARC was a logical progression. Beware: PTSD and...
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September 16, 2024 at 12:02 PM
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107.- I read T.E. Kinsey's #DeathAroundTheBend, the third book in the Lady Hardcastle #HistoricalCozyMystery series.

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Death Around the Bend, by T.E. Kinsey
It’s funny how I do like the covers of these books, even when I don’t really like them; they are consistent, for one, and they reflect key scenes in the stories (at least so far), and f…
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November 26, 2024 at 3:13 PM
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100.- I read Naomi Kritzer's #TheYearWithoutSunshine #UncannyMagazine Issue Fifty-Five

#2024Reading #RomBkBlog (slight cheat: it's a review, and also a blog post)

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“The Year Without Sunshine” by Naomi Kritzer (and some links)
If you are reading this long after the fact, this is the tl;dr: on September 26, 2024, Hurricane Helene barrelled through the Florida panhandle, through Georgia, and into the Carolinas, with a veng…
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September 30, 2024 at 10:22 PM
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68.- I read Connie Berry's #DreamOfDeath, first in the Kate Hamilton #CozyMystery series.

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A Dream of Death, by Connie Berry
This is one of those rare ARCs I requested because the title, rather than the cover, caught my eye, and I found the blurb intriguing; this time, the gamble paid of for the most part. Beware: grief; lo...
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September 9, 2024 at 3:39 AM
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An interesting and odd little volume, I will soldier on to Scott Pilgrim when the time is right and then on to Snot Girl!

💙📚 #2024Reading #GraphicNovels #Comics
December 5, 2024 at 2:51 AM
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89.- I read Emma R. Alban's #YoureTheProblemItsYou, the second in the Mischief & Matchmaking #HistoricalRomance duology

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You’re the Problem, It’s You, by Emma R. Alban
The title caught my eye, and while the cover is a little..well, twee, the blurb made up for it. Beware: homophobia and general queerphobia; blackmail under threats of outing; alcohol consumption; anxi...
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September 9, 2024 at 4:32 AM
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77.- I read Margaux Thorne's #ThePlaysTheThing, the second in the Cricket Club #HistoricalRomance series.

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The Play’s the Thing, by Margaux Thorne
The cover is obviously eye-catching, and I liked the premise quite a bit, so I requested an ARC. Beware: stillbirth; death in childbirth; domestic violence; miscarriage; infertility; magic pregnancy; ...
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September 9, 2024 at 4:11 AM
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108.- I read Elizabeth Penney's #MadrigalsAndMayhem, the fourth book in the Cambridge Bookshop series of #CozyMysteries

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Madrigals and Mayhem, by Elizabeth Penney
Bookstore and cat in the cover, and it turns out the protagonist is a former librarian–for course I was going to request an ARC! Alas, the actual reading didn’t go well at all. Beware: …
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November 30, 2024 at 2:38 PM
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My 2024 reading! I'm still reading for the #BacklogReadathon but won't finish another book this year.

A few hours until it all resets to zero again! The 2025 fun is about to begin!

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December 31, 2024 at 9:02 PM
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56.- I read Jade Lee's #Vixen, a novella in the Forbidden Pleasures #HistoricalRomance series

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Vixen, by Jade Lee
Cover, name recognition, blurb: the holy trinity of "please, please, please, will you give me an ARC?" Sadly, the story did not deliver for me. Beware: explicit sex on page. Vixen, by Jade Lee This is...
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September 9, 2024 at 3:15 AM
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71.- I read K.J. Charles's #AnUnnaturalVice, the second in the Sins of the City #HistoricalRomance

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An Unnatural Vice, by K.J. Charles
Once upon a time, I requested this ARC because it's K.J. Charles, and I will read anything she writes but horror. I was not in a great place at the time (the reading slump to end all reading slumps), ...
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September 9, 2024 at 3:56 AM
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Lost track of time but here we are. This week my review of Flocks by L. Nichols went live on the Youtube.

Check out my full review video & transcript: literallygraphic.wordpress.com/2024/12/02/f...

💙📚 #2024Reading #GraphicMemoir #TransComic

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Flocks by L. Nichols [cc]
(upbeat music) Meepelous: Hello and welcome, my name is Meepelous (they/he/she)! And today’s pick is Flocks by L. Nichols. Originally published in 2012, I believe I read the 2018 edition publ…
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December 5, 2024 at 2:33 AM
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98.- I read Camille Sharp's #MurderChecksInn, first in the Maiden Harlow #CozyMystery trilogy.

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Murder Checks Inn, by Camille Sharp
The cover, the title, the cover, the blurb--I requested an ARC faster than you can imagine. No, faster than that. Alas. Beware: fatphobia, slut shaming, bullying of an autistic character, DNF review. ...
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September 13, 2024 at 1:08 PM
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30.- I read Emily Royal's #OddityOfTheTon, part of the Misfits of the Ton #HistoricalRomance series.

#2024Reading #NetGalleyARC #RomBkBlog

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Oddity of the Ton, by Emily Royal
As I was scrolling NetGalley, the title and cover combination caught my eye, and the blurb sealed the deal. Beware: fatphobia; autistic main character; abusive mothers; period misogyny dialed up; thre...
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September 9, 2024 at 2:23 AM
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8.- I read Anastasia Hastings #OfMannersAndMurder, first in the Dear Miss Hermione #HistoricalMystery

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Of Manners and Murder, by Anastasia Hastings
Another historical mystery series ARC. But really, look at that cover! And it's about an Victorian advice columnist turned amateur sleuth, how could I resist? Beware: Orientalism; mentions of mental i...
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September 9, 2024 at 1:34 AM
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86.- I read Frank Anthony Polito's #RenovatedToDeath, the first in the Domestic Partners in Crime #CozyMystery series.

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Renovated to Death, by Frank Anthony Polito
The cover caught my eye enough to actually read the title and the blurb, and I was hooked; but although I was approved for the ARC, my reading in 2022 was spotty at best, so it languished in the TBR u...
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September 9, 2024 at 4:27 AM
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105.- I read T.E. Kinsey's #InTheMarketForMurder, the second book in the Lady Hardcastle's #HistoricalCozyMystery series.

#2024Reading #RomBkBlog #TBRChallenge

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In the Market for Murder, by T.E. Kinsey
I’m out of pocket with the TRB Challenge this month (the actual theme was 1990s), instead reading a book that’s been on my digital shelves for just over a year. Beware: phonetic spellin…
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November 20, 2024 at 2:34 PM
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Check out my full review video & transcript: literallygraphic.wordpress.com/2024/11/11/s...
#2024Reading #Egypt #UrbanFantasy
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Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed [cc]
(upbeat music) Meepelous: Hello and welcome, my name is Meepelous (they/he/she)! And today’s pick is Shubeik Lubeik by Deena Mohamed. Originally published in Arabic, the edition I read was an…
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November 12, 2024 at 11:44 AM
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36.- I read Ahsley Weaver's #LockedInPursuit, the fourth in the Electra McDonnell #HistoricalMystery series.

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Locked in Pursuit, by Ashley Weaver
I have been invested in the series since last year, so I was ecstatic when I managed to snag an ARC for this entry. Beware: spoilers for previous books; some PTSD. Locked In Pursuit, by Ashley Weaver ...
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September 9, 2024 at 2:36 AM