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Stars of 2021

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January 6, 2022January 2, 2022 ~ Lory ~ 13 Comments

For my first post of 2022, I'm looking back to my favorite reads of the past year. On my former blog, The Emerald City Book Review, I awarded the "Emerald City Gem" each year to the most memorable books in various categories. You can visit those lists here if you like, covering 2014 to 2020. … Continue reading Stars of 2021

My Year in Fiction

December 12, 2021December 22, 2021 ~ Lory ~ 15 Comments

After last month's My Year in Nonfiction post, I thought it would be fun to look back on my fiction reading this year and see what patterns or themes might emerge. The results were enlightening -- I see that I've done a lot of unchallenging comfort reading, including loads of light comedy and rereads of … Continue reading My Year in Fiction

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