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So originally I remade my sequels list for #bookspin for June. But with everything going on I decided to make a list entirely of Black authors that I own.

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So I sucked at #bookspinbonanza. I 6 fully read and the next two I read 1/2 of each. Except for news I didn‘t read anything that was not on this list. But I‘m back to work now and I may actually get some reading done. But who knows.

As for the bonanza it was nice while I was home (if I could have gotten myself to read more). But in a non-vacation/quarantine time I‘m not sure it would be possible. Holidays would be great or the winter months ⬇️

Well, my 2018 book-buying project is off to an inauspicious start. SPINNING STARLIGHT is a perfectly serviceable fairy tale retelling, but it lacks the spark that might've let me truly connect with its characters. The relationships felt shallow, the worldbuilding never quite took on a life of its own, and the mix of first person present tense action and third person past tense flashbacks jarred me. I got bored a long time before it ended.

I almost never buy brand new print books for myself, so this year I'm gonna try to buy--and read--one a month. I plan to stick to women or nonbinary writers, and to books I haven't heard a whole lot (or anything) about. January's selection is an SF retelling of "The Wild Swans."

When I'm at work on break adding all the books to my cart lol not buying just adding everything I want to get.

I took this picture nearly a month ago, on one of the few days that we had snow. It's been a strange year out here in Boston, two years ago we broke our all-time record for snowfall; playgrounds were completely covered, relationships were ruined as people stole parking spots that other people had shoveled out, School roof collapsed in. It was nuts.

This year there have been two paltry snowstorms and the snow hasn't even lasted more than a day.

I would only recommend this to fans of Stitching Snow. While both standalone novels are in different worlds they are recognisably similar in setting and style. Unfortunately this fairytale retelling didn't work as well for me, I just didn't like the concept and found elements of the storytelling frustrating and tedious. Still a solid read just not a standout.

This is a very unputdownable book! A sci-fi retelling of Christian Andersons The Wild Swans. Interesting world building, and a cool female protagonist.Most of the book is frustrating cause the MC can't talk due to a mechanism in her throat.A lot of info dump, and finally action towards the end.3.5⭐️