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March TBR! I've got a good variety here with a short story collection, a NetGalley eARC, a BOTM title, and 2 long fantasy books I've been really looking forward to.

Four people have to find a new #Equilibrium after having their minds transplanted from sick and decaying bodies into new cloned ones. I want to read this book again at some point.

The DS9 episode is interesting in relation to the tagged book because Jadzia has to fight to reintegrate memories that had been blocked in her symbiont. #StarTrekSummerJune

As I near the end of the book, a character says, “It‘s July 18th.”

I love when time lines up like this. 🕰

Thanks again, @MaleficentBookDragon !! The extra book arrived today!! So excited for this one! You really blew away expectations with this box! #secretsantagoespostal

Added this to my #TBR last month - here's part of the synopsis:

"Hannah, David, Connie, and Linda—four terminally ill patients—have been selected for the SUBlife pilot program, which will grant them brand-new, genetically perfect bodies that are exact copies of their former selves...But the fresh start they‘ve been given is anything but perfect. Without their old bodies, their new physical identities have been lost."

#timeaftertime
#augustgrrrl

I liked this one. I liked the rotating narrators and that each person had a unique experience. It's definitely an interesting premise and made me think. I read a description and that compared this to Station 11 so I did feel a little disappointed because they are nothing alike and I loved Station 11, but this still gets a pick from me

I initially had a slight problem getting into this story, though I loved the concept of it. (It's about four people who have terminal conditions and participate in a study that clones their bodies while preserving their memories.) But as I read further I was hooked. I loved how each character has a unique struggle in this new body.

AND AGAIN is a beautiful, well-written, interesting story about choices and identity.

Book 1 down - interesting... Cloning, but not a thriller... Rather a look at what it means for 4 individuals and those in their lives #readathon #deweys24hrreadathon #deweysreadathon

Finishing up from my TBR - interesting read #readathon #deweysreadathon

#octphotochallenge Sci Fi vs. Fantasy. I read both, but this year, I have read some amazeballs Sci-Fi. Here are a few of my favorites!!

Day 9 of #Booktober: This is my #FirstEverLitsyPost! I remember downloading Litsy, setting my phone down bc I didn't know anyone on the app, starting this book after, & immediately going "Who the hell cares if I know anyone, this is an awesome epigraph!" So I posted it. So glad my normally antisocial self took that leap. Y'all are the best! I'm glad I have you guys to share my love of reading with. ??

I blew through this one. Four sick people undergo a clinical trial that takes their memories and puts them in a cloned, healthy body, and they have to struggle with the ramifications of their new lives.

#Recommendsday One of my favorite reads this year. Four terminally ill patients are chosen to undergo a new medical procedure that will save them by putting their consciousness in a new cloned body. Their new lives are much more difficult than they imagined. This novel grapples with the nature of humanity and identity. Stuck with me long after the reading. A book that begs to be discussed.

I loved this book, almost. Everything was beautiful, but for some reason none of the characters loved their children or children in general. Not one. Since, I have small children and have recently had a baby I found this a little irritating.

Just couldn't care enough about the characters to go on. Oh well, onwards and upwards.

Special skills include: walking and reading. Only way to get baby to sleep. #myfridaynight

Wow! This author! The premise of the book wasn't something I thought I would like. I'm so glad I tried it anyways! Her words have so much depth to them. It's hard for me to explain, to put words to her words.

I'm struggling with a book hangover from the Sandman Slim books. I started and discarded 4 books before giving this one a try. Only 20% in and am not sure about it. Great premise but the characters aren't engaging and can't seem to connect to them. Determined to see it through though.

Overall I thought it was a very unique and well organized story, I just felt like it needed more. I wasn't able to put it down at first, but I was losing interest towards the end.

If you want to spend time with some interesting characters and really think about identity. Read this! It is heartbreaking and slow (like Age of Miracles with less danger looming).

Started out pretty great and then slowly lost its voice. Maybe it's true that people squander second chances but these were people who had nowhere to go but up, so their journey was ultimately a disappointment.

Very interesting and thought provoking. An under the radar question about what really makes a person. Is it our bodies, our memories or our heart? What happens when one of those irrevocably changes? Can't wait to see how it ends.

I wasn't really sure how I felt about this book. It was pretty good. Definitely an interesting premise, but not sure if it's something I would recommend to people.

I loved this book, particularly the formerly paralyzed character. It was amazing how accurate that portrayal seemed. While I'm not terminally ill, my body's pretty busted, so it gave me a lot to think about. It grapples with hard questions about ethics and abandonment.

I had high hopes for this one but couldn't get past the support group aspect or how all the characters sort of blended together.

Four terminally ill patients get a new lease on life after being chosen to participate in an experimental human cloning program. Rawly emotional and humanizing work of speculative fiction that looks at the impact of memory and change on our identity. #ReadWomen

Epic epigraph by one of my favs 👌🏼#ReadWomen #BookQuotes #Epigraphs

I have a feeling I'll be quoting this a lot.