Month: August 2022
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4 years ago today…
I was just getting into A Game of Thrones 4 years ago today. How time flies – I’ve loved and hated some ASOIAF characters, loved and then hated certain seasons of the show, and read so many other books since then. Thank you to George R.R. Martin for rekindling my love of reading. Read on.
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Fire & Blood by George R.R Martin
Fire & Blood by George RR Martin A Targaryen History #1 In honor of starting House of the Dragon today and going back to Westeros (and not having any other reviews ready), I thought this would be great to post. Also, this is long due to be posted since I finished Fire & Blood in…
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the yellow envelope by kim dinan
📁The Yellow Envelope by Kim Dinan🌏 Kim feels that there’s more to life than sitting at a desk and wants to explore the world to see what more there is. She and her husband quit their jobs and sell the majority of their possessions (including their house) to travel for as long as they wish.…
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thank you for my service by mat best
Thank You For My Service by Mat Best – Book Review Former Army Ranger, private military contractor, social media phenomenon, and one of the owners of Black Rifle Coffee Company. Mat Best presents hilarity with a sprinkling of seriousness in this veteran memoir. Making great things that make a lot of people happy and helping…
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endure by cameron hanes
Endure by Cameron Hanes – Review “Whatever path you choose, own it, be the best you can be, and don’t apologize.” Cameron Hanes is the best bowhunter in the United States, if not possibly the world. In his motivational memoir, Hanes describes the background that he came from and the journey that he has taken…
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fun little reading life facts
A friend on bookstagram tagged me in a challenge there, so I figured I might as well post it here too. I do really enjoy some of the friendships I’ve made since starting my instagram about books, even though I complain about the social media platform all the time. Some of the people are so…
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under the dome by stephen king
📕Under the Dome by Stephen King Review 📕 On a regular fall day like any other, the town of Chester’s Mill, Maine is cut off from the rest of the world. An unknown force field causes people to stay in the town, people who left town are stuck out of town, and planes crash into…
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The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe
“There’s no greater power than tits and brains.” A modern day retelling of Peter Pan that is definitely not for kids. This book provides some of a plot line and a lot of sex, but not much else. I loved the above quote because it’s honestly pretty true. Read on and read that smut if…
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primary color books
Random tags like this on instagram are fun – I love making friends on there. And I also love that looking for a yellow book brought A Brief History of Seven Killings back onto my radar. I was going to try reading it some time last year but got distracted, as I constantly do being…
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sweet bean paste review
“I pay attention to the language of things in this world that don’t use words.” Sweet Bean Paste, Durian Sukegawa 📖Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa💖 Sweet bean paste is half of dorayaki, a pastry that has the paste located in between two fluffy pancakes. Sentaro Tsujii runs a dorayaki shop and is doubtful that…
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