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Mech engineer, data scientist, breast cancer survivor, world traveler, lover of cats and Beat Saber, reader, sailboat racer, finder of silver linings.
Book 46 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 βThe Village Library Demon-Hunting Societyβ
A fun stand-alone cozy with a supernatural flair. The main character is a bit of a Jessica Fletcher and Buffy mashup with a sexy priest side-kick, a demon cat, and a possessed sheriff thrown in.
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I had plans for today, but in a moment of madness I got BOTH a Covid and Flu shot yesterday. So instead Iβm in bed feeling sorry for myself. π€¦π»ββοΈ
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Book 45 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 βThe Count of Monte Cristoβ
I had a love/hate relationship with this one. Initially I found it overly dramatic and complicated, until I realized it is one of the original telenovelas! That changed everything.
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October Mini Challenge for #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 βDungeon Crawler Carlβ, βPaladinβs Faithβ, and βThe Impossible Fortuneβ. This was a FANTASTIC trio to read on vacation. I loved them all!
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Have you ever visited a city for the first time and just felt at home? Like you were meant to be there? I am astounded by how much I immediately loved Porto and how encouraged I am now to learn ALL of the Portuguese history that I can. What a fantastic trip!
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The tour guide on our food and wine tour in Lisbon told us that Portuguese sounds like a drunk Russian trying to speak Spanish andβ¦OMG, I can NOT unhear it now! #Travel #BlueskyTravel #Wanderlust
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26.10.2025 22:44 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Thereβs some pretty clear progression with the MC as he faces his past relationship with his father as he decides how to move forward with the potential gf?
26.10.2025 09:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Fecking hell, Dublin flight landed 45 mins late and we sprinted to the bus queue. Made it just in time, the driver was contemplating selling our seats on the sold out coach to a line of hopefuls. Tragic that we canβt get a Guinness en routeβ¦but thereβs an entire weekend for that π» #GuinnessCorkJazz
23.10.2025 18:27 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Made it to Amsterdam and got a day to explore Haarlem and my cousinβs new digs until tonightβs flight to Cork was cancelled due to extreme winds and we found ourselves rushing to a much earlier flight to Dublin! Next stop: #GuinnessCorkJazz (by coach)
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Book 44 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 βKatabasisβ
A fun vision of hell based on numerous different cultures / sources / eras. A unique implementation of magic, an enemies-to-lovers romance, a bit of adventure, a classic narcissist, and a lot of very interesting lost souls.
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Book 43 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 βThe Wagerβ
A really remarkably written book that maintains the integrity of a meticulously researched piece, while maintaining readability for a general audience. I truly learned a lot.
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Book 42 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 βShit, Actuallyβ
A bit of silly fun for the β90s and β00s cinephile, the audiobook is narrated by the author which really brought it to life. Thanks for the recommendation, Jillian!
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Book 41 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 βThe House Witch 3β
Eh? It just doesnβt pop like the others in the series did. Too many of the jokes feel recycled and forced, like they wouldnβt be funny without a laugh track.
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Book 40 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 βTrustβ
A work of craft! Gorgeous, layered storytelling through that reads like the works of 4 different authors. But it wasnβt that fun to read. Not sure Iβd generally recommend it.
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Book 39 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 βThe Song of Achillesβ
On the surface itβs the Iliad told from the perspective of Achillesβ partner and companionβ¦but the author has breathed so much life into their story, added so much depth and nuance, that sheβs created something new.
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Book 38 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 βMurder by Memoryβ
OMG this is my new favorite series! A sapphic Becky Chambers meets Miss Marple mash-up with great characters, a remarkably interesting premise, a well-crafted mystery, and mesmerizing storytelling?!?! Yes, please!
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Book 37 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 βThe Last Murder at the End of the Worldβ
Another mind-bender of a book cast in the mold of a locked room murder mystery. A lot of characters but it all comes together in the end. Would make a great vacation read!
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Have you read any of the others in the series? Is it worth continuing?
03.09.2025 18:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0The big question now isβ¦when is #BeatSaber getting the #KPopDemonHunters soundtrackβ¦
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Book 36 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 βMedicusβ
A murder mystery set in ancient Roman occupied Britainβ¦but feeling very contemporary. I didnβt vibe with the main character enough to continue the series, but itβs a well-crafted cozy that was an easy and fast read.
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#GirlsNightIn with my old college roomies up from Portland. We watched βSleepless in Seattleβ and βCrazy Stupid Loveβ, ate pizza, drank wine, snuggled my dying kitten, talked endlessly and kinda had a perfect night! It was the best distraction ever to Groo being on his last legs.
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Today, home with a sick kitty, I started watching #GreysAnatomy for the first timeβ¦what have I done?!?!?
29.08.2025 04:21 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
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Book 35 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 βThe Pursuit of Loveβ
A ridiculous, rollicking good time filled with brilliant characters whose antics are described with a wit that rivals Jane Austen.
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Book 34 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 βConsider Phlebasβ
Another book with an obscure literary title that I had to google. Still: a solid read, I see why itβs a classic! Itβs a really refreshing take on AI embedded culture where the robots arenβt actually the bad guys.
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Book 33 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 βThe Bearβ
I put this in the same category as βThe Alchemistβ: A slightly woo woo book that everyone seems to love but just didnβt resonate with me. Itβs fine? It just wasnβt for me.
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The nature stuff was MESMERIZING. I never expected to get sucked in this much!
21.08.2025 17:09 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
Book 32 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 βHe Who Fights With Monsters 3β
A great 3rd book from a structure and story arc perspective, but it needed editing. Itβs essentially a 15 hr RPG training montage with some fun bits thrown in and a 3 hr epilogue. It just wasnβt for me.
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Book #31 of #The52BookClub #The52BookClub2025 βProdigal Summerβ
Thereβs an unexpected amount of science that was SO interesting I was captivated! Highly recommend!
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