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I wanted to love this book but it reminded me so much of The Hunger Games, I ended up feeling like it lacked originality and missed many opportunities. I liked the story: girls and one boy compete in a magical competition to become the king of Spain‘s magician, at a time when the Inquisition was still quite a threat to witches. The Familiar, as in the title, is the main character‘s “coach” through the games. I was sad the Inquisition played ⬇️

Spanish food for #foodandlit. Chocolate tres leches cake was a hit. Chicken paella, the kids loved the chicken more than the rice. @Texreader @Catsandbooks

I finished A Heart so White on Friday. It wasn't bad by any stretch, but it didn't speak to me. A shame because the main character is an interpreter & I love reading about linguists 😑
Today, I made fideuà, a Catalan dish similar to paella, but with pasta instead of rice. I first ate it on holiday in Sitges, and have been making it from time to time ever since: it's a good Sunday lunch option for us!

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I want to continue listening to How to Say Babylon

I want to continue reading The Battle for Spain #Spain #foodandlit, right now I‘m confused there‘s so many different fractions involved

I‘m going to read The Clue in the Library #NancyDrewBR today

I hope to get far into Winter in Madrid another #Spain #foodandlit read

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I listened to a little bit more of How to Say Babylon

I finished Dobbelganger and started a new nonfiction book, The Battle for Spain #Spain #foodandlit

I finished The Quiet Tenant and read Nervous Conditions.
And with some intensive reading I hope to finish I Have Some Questions for You today

This is a book with very little plot and lots of stream of consciousness. A woman is intrigued by a couple she doesn‘t know but meets every day in a breakfast place in Madrid. One day the husband is killed and she can‘t stop herself from talking to the woman.
Not much more happens yet it is an engaging read with some interesting thoughts.

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I flew through this book (hehe pun!) while travelling to Malmö for Eurovision. It‘s for this month‘s #foodandlit Spain. Written by a spanish author, it tells the story of an archeologist who moves from Barcelona to London to find her luck and ends up in a bookstore. It has a very cozy atmosphere in this rainy London but I guess not much of the story will stick with me.

My next ebook. #Spain #foodandlit @Catsandbooks

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I'm ready for book four of The Cemetery of Forgotten Books, but I'm also not ready to read Carlos Ruiz Zafon's final novel. After this, all I'll have left to explore for the first time is a collection of short stories set in this world and one more unrelated YA book.
Traveling solo to San Antonio, TX for work while nursing the tail end of a cold is a great time to make some headway.
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As a Texas Longhorn I‘m not sure I can tolerate a book where a character is going to A&M. The Longhorns have what they believe to be a healthy rivalry against Texas A&M, but I‘ve learned recently from parents whose kids go there, A&M actually has a Freshman orientation about how much they have to hate the Longhorns. It‘s really weird and a lot of wasted energy to encourage hate. 😕

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