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J.’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at J.’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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J. Lynn Else
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Top 10 Reads of 2018
Here are my favorite reads of 2018. That doesn’t mean the books are contained to 2018 release dates but rather book I’ve read in 2018. Since I am a reviewer for the Historical Novel Society, the majority of my books are historical fiction, some of which I read before the official publication date.
Overall, I hope you’ll take away some new reads. I love to talk books, so let me get my book nerd Read more of this blog post »
Overall, I hope you’ll take away some new reads. I love to talk books, so let me get my book nerd Read more of this blog post »
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| The Martian was fantastic! (yes, I know this isn't The Martian, just stay with me a moment please) It was a hilarious misadventure in space, slightly futuristic with an exciting glimpse into what NASA can achieve in the future. It was laugh-out-loud ...more | |
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| “How to Defeat a Demon King in Ten Easy Steps" is a fun adventure with entertaining characters and a unique spin on typical RPG tropes like "The Legend of Zelda" mixed with a hint of "Wreck It Ralph." Our characters live in a world governed by RPG ru ...more | |
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| DNF. I’ve always enjoyed a fun twist on mythology. I’ve read a lot of Greek-focused tales and with this one promising ancient Egyptian mythology, I couldn’t resist. What I got out of it was a shallow, whiny main character pissed about everything she ...more | |
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| 2.5 stars to 3 stars. I have mixed feelings about this book. There is a fascinating emphasis on the ability for one to change. The exact mystical/science reasons for how Aiden got to Blackheath house is never fully explained, which is a disappointmen ...more | |
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| It takes Block way too long to finally trust Nova. The first two times, fine…but then it got repetitive. The ending is anticlimactic, and the twist is somewhat predictable. I liked Block’s care for his former owner and how he learns to take care of t ...more | |
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| I heard many good things about this book. And the fact it was written by a female writer before Tolkien's novels. Its about a father who goes to great lengths to rescue his son. However, that part doesn't come until the last couple chapters. Overall, ...more | |
“Living in beauty can dull your appreciation for such things.”
― The Forgotten: Aten's Last Queen
― The Forgotten: Aten's Last Queen
“All of our lives were a story; their magic came in their retelling. Words could give life everlasting rebirth.
I would accept this challenge. I would use my breath to give life.”
― The Forgotten: Aten's Last Queen
I would accept this challenge. I would use my breath to give life.”
― The Forgotten: Aten's Last Queen
“Does the scale of a mistake really matter? Are a rich man’s feelings more important than a poor woman’s? Or are one person’s feelings any less valuable than a group of peoples'?”
― Lost Daughters of Avalon
― Lost Daughters of Avalon
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“And I have no control over which yesterdays I keep and which ones get deleted. This disease will not be bargained with. I can't offer it the names of the US presidents in exchange for the names of my children. I can't give it the names of state capitals and keep the memories of my husband.
...My yesterdays are disappearing, and my tomorrows are uncertain, so what do I live for? I live for each day. I live in the moment. Some tomorrow soon, I'll forget that I stood before you and gave this speech. But just because I'll forget it some tomorrow doesn't mean that I didn't live every second of it today. I will forget today, but that doesn't mean that today doesn't matter.”
― Still Alice
...My yesterdays are disappearing, and my tomorrows are uncertain, so what do I live for? I live for each day. I live in the moment. Some tomorrow soon, I'll forget that I stood before you and gave this speech. But just because I'll forget it some tomorrow doesn't mean that I didn't live every second of it today. I will forget today, but that doesn't mean that today doesn't matter.”
― Still Alice
“You're so beautiful," said Alice. "I'm afraid of looking at you and not knowing who you are."
"I think that even if you don't know who I am someday, you'll still know that I love you."
"What if I see you, and I don't know that you're my daughter, and I don't know that you love me?"
"Then, I'll tell you that I do, and you'll believe me.”
― Still Alice
"I think that even if you don't know who I am someday, you'll still know that I love you."
"What if I see you, and I don't know that you're my daughter, and I don't know that you love me?"
"Then, I'll tell you that I do, and you'll believe me.”
― Still Alice
“All people are made from the wild Red Lands and the quiet Black Lands. It is the embrace of both that sets your heart free." - Nefertiti”
― The Forgotten: Aten's Last Queen
― The Forgotten: Aten's Last Queen
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