July felt really long yet not nearly long enough. There’s stuff I remember doing this past month that feels like happened many more weeks ago, yet I still can’t believe we’ve reached the Sunday of summer already. I hope everybody else has been enjoying their summer, wildfire smoke and heat waves notwithstanding. I showed a fair amount of restraint this month, grabbing only a couple books early on and then another pair right at the eleventh hour.
Let’s see what I picked up.Read More »
Star Wars: Resistance Reborn is a 2019 media tie-in novel by Rebecca Roanhorse, released as a story bridge in the lead up to the film Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. Set in the immediate aftermath of Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi, the novel follows General Leia Organa, Commander Poe Dameron, and the other surviving heroes of the Resistance on the run, trying to find safe refuge from the First Order in order to regroup and enlist new members—especially leaders—to their cause. Things look grim, but it only takes a spark of hope to keep a movement alive, no matter the odds. Meanwhile, in the wake of the New Republic being destroyed alongside the Hosnian system, the First Order has begun to seize control of planets of influence in order to secure their power over the galaxy.Read More »
I’ve managed to show a fair amount of restraint again this past month. There’s even a book here or there that I almost picked up impulsively but managed to return to the shelf without buying. Alas, I couldn’t help myself in some other cases, but that’s all right. I’m hoping I can get myself in a more comfortable place financially soon such that I don’t have to agonize over buying a brand new book now and again.
Let’s see what broke through my ironclad resolve.Read More »
This past month, I actually sought to avoid buying any books, if possible. Things are hardly dire, but I’m trying to cut down on spending all the same—a not-uncommon feeling, I’m sure. Nevertheless, I couldn’t resist the siren’s song of a book here and there, though I’m happy to report that I at least picked up everything secondhand, so they still don’t even amount to the cost of a single brand-new book.
Let’s see what I wound up picking up.Read More »
April has been something of a busier month, yet it feels like it just flew by. It’s funny, sometimes I almost forget about a book because I technically bought it online in a previous month, but I don’t count it as acquired until it arrives, so for a minute I thought I bought almost half as many books as I actually did. I think I’m going to have to start restricting my purchases to second-hand only for the near future, however, as I want to tighten the purse strings a little as expenses keep getting worse. If books are my only vice I think I’m doing okay, though.
Let’s see what I’ve picked up this month.Read More »
Procrastinated this too long once again, which is strange because I believe this to have been another rather singular month where I didn’t pick up much. I’m worried there’s something or other I’m forgetting, but I really don’t think that’s the case. Though I am prone to my impulses, I am considering cost and space a lot more, so I’m trying to get things from the library more often. A big case in point is how many books I read last month from the library compared to books I own.
Let’s see what I did pick up, despite always being restrained.Read More »
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly book meme run by That Artsy Reader Girl. It’s been a hot minute since I contributed to one of these, and I’m always interested in putting together a to-read list, especially as my plans aren’t nearly as concrete as I’d like them to be. So, I’m going to lay out some books here to get a better feel for what I mean to read and what I feel I ought to read. Let’s see how many I actually get to.Read More »
While January felt unusually long, February went by perhaps entirely too fast. I am getting sick of all the snow, cold temperatures, and darkness though, so I’m not too aggrieved by it. I think I got so carried away in January with buying books that I could’ve sworn I picked up many more this past month too, but it seems that’s not the case. I definitely indulged a little, but I actually showed some restraint while also taking a chance on some books.
Let’s see what I’ve got for this month.Read More »
I’ve let these posts run a little late before, but I apologize for letting it get quite this bad this time. I’ve had this list pretty much sorted out since the start of the year, I just let it slide too much after a sudden surge in work that I wasn’t expecting. It’s not really an excuse, but it is what happened.
As usual, this is not a list of five books that came out last year, just my personal top five favourite reads from last year. Normally, I list them in no particular order, but this time around I’m listing them in the order that I read them. Otherwise, there is no ranking. Let’s get to it.Read More »
I may have gotten a smidge carried away over the past month. Only one of these is a Christmas gift that didn’t show up until later. The rest are indulgences that I seemingly couldn’t resist. I don’t regret a single one, but I do bemoan my ever-shrinking shelf space. On an unrelated note, does anybody else feel like January was unusually long? Lately months have blow by like dust in the wind, but it feels like it’s been January for two months.
Enough ruminating on time, let’s check out these piles of leaves.Read More »
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