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Why You Need to Read: “Holy Sister”

Book of the Ancestor: Book Three: Holy Sister By: Mark Lawrence Published: April 9, 2019 Genre: Fantasy, Grimdark, Trilogy             Lessons were over. The closed world of the convent was about to be broken open. The endgame had arrived, (Chapter 9).              Any literary series—whether or not they’re duologies, trilogies, quartets, 5, 6, 7, 10, 12, 15 books—follow… Continue reading Why You Need to Read: “Holy Sister”

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Five Ways to Fit More Reading Into Your Day

This is a response to a post by fellow bookblogger, Shelts89, who gave his own ideas on how to squeeze more reading into a single day. If you want to read his post, then click here. Yes, there are so many hours within a day, but we always manage to make time for things we… Continue reading Five Ways to Fit More Reading Into Your Day

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Why You Need to Read: “Bound”

Book of the Ancestor: Book 2.5: Bound By: Mark Lawrence Published: December 19, 2018 Genre: Fantasy, Grimdark, Short Stories             X is Nona Grey. And nobody knows what this is.             This short story gives fans and readers an interlude to Nona’s life back at the Convent of Sweet Mercy. The events in Bound take place after the events in Grey… Continue reading Why You Need to Read: “Bound”

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Why You Need to Read: “Vita Nostra”

Metamorphosis: #1: Vita Nostra By: Marina & Sergey Dyachenko Translated (English) by: Julia Meitov Hersey Published: 2007 in Russia & Ukrainian; November 13, 2018 in the U.S. Genre: Metaphysical, Speculative Fiction, Psychological, Bildungsroman  Winner of the PocKoH 2008 Vita nostra brevis est,                                                 Our life is brief, Brevi finietur;                                                             Soon it will end; Venit mors velociter,                                                   Death comes quickly, Rarit… Continue reading Why You Need to Read: “Vita Nostra”