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DUELING REVIEW: The Shadow and the Star by Laura Kinsale, Part III

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Trigger warnings: Note: I asked Janine to join me for this review and it turns out we had Thoughts. Many, many Thoughts. So many that we’ve split this review into three parts. You can find the earlier parts of our discussion below. –Jennie PART ONE PART TWO Janine: Did the ... more >

DUELING REVIEW: The Shadow and the Star, Part II

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Trigger warnings: Note: Jennie asked me to collaborate on this review with her and as it turned out, we had a lot of thoughts. So many that we decided to split this review in three. This is the second part. You can find the first part of our discussion linked ... more >

DUELING REVIEW: The Shadow and the Star, Part I

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Trigger warnings: Note: I asked Janine to join me for this review and it turns out we had Thoughts. Many, many Thoughts. So many that we’ve split this review into three parts. This is Part I. –Jennie Jennie: The Shadow and the Star is a sequel of sorts to The ... more >

Sirius’ Best 0f 2019

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I thought I had a decent reading year, I don’t usually have a lot of A books and this year was no exception, but I did have several B+ and for me grade between B+ and A may often end up being relative anyway. 1. “The House of the Sundering ... more >

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Janine’s Best of 2019

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I was tempted to make a list of my favorites among the 2019-published books I read this year. In the end I decided to focus on my favorite 2019 reads (first time reads; I didn’t include books I had read / reviewed in prior years) without regard to their year ... more >

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Jayne’s Best of 2019

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This year I didn’t have as many A reads as I did last year but these B+ books are strong ones that almost made it. My list ranges from historical to contemporary, has fiction and non-fiction, and even a picture book of cats. In kinda, sorta chronological order in which ... more >

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