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WWW Wednesday: November 27, 2024

Published on November 27, 2024November 25, 2024 by Celeste7 Comments

I haven’t done a WWW Wednesday in a couple of weeks. So, I won’t bombard everyone with two weeks’ worth of reading. But I will focus on the past week!

WWW Wednesday was revived and hosted by Sam at Taking on a World of Words. The idea is to answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses.

What are you currently reading?

What have you just finished reading?

What are you going to read next?

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Dungeons and Drama by Kristy Boyce

Published on November 25, 2024November 25, 2024 by Celeste5 Comments

Today’s review is about DUNGEONS AND DRAMA by Kristy Boyce. It’s a Young Adult contemporary romance set in high school. Although Riley would much rather prepare for her school’s theatre production, she gets grounded. Her punishment is to work at her Dad’s game shop, where she ends up playing Dungeons & Drama and fake dating one of the players.

Author: Kristy Boyce
Series: None
Age Category: Young Adult
Publisher: Random House Children’s Books
Publish Date: January 9, 2024
Print Length: 304

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Thanksgiving Book Tag 2024

Published on November 24, 2024November 17, 2024 by Celeste9 Comments

As is tradition, it’s time for the Thanksgiving Book Tag 2024! I did this last year as well as in 2022 and I’m proud of myself for remembering to do it again. 🙂 My focus is on books I read throughout this year. I put the questions at the end for easy copying and pasting if anyone wants to participate.

Originally created by Anna’s Book Nook, here are the rules:

Thank the person who nominated you
Give credit to the author (Anna’s Book Nook)
Answer the prompts
Tag others if you desire!

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SFINCS Review: A Princess of Oldir by Bryan Wilson

Published on November 22, 2024November 17, 2024 by Celeste1 Comment

Today’s review is about A PRINCESS OF OLDIR by Bryan Wilson. It’s part of the Power of the Stars series, but easily reads as a standalone. This sci-fi novella is about a ruling family losing power and a neighboring planet taking advantage of the situation. I found this reminiscent of Dune.

This review is brought to you by my participation in the Speculative Fiction Indie Novella Championship (SFINCS). SFINCS, pronounced “sphinx”, is a yearly competition to recognize, honor, and celebrate the talent and creativity present in the indie community. It’s a sister competition to both SPFBO and SPSFC, and it highlights greatness in the novella format in all areas of speculative fiction (fantasy, science fiction, horror, etc.). I am part of Team Behind the Musings. You can find out more about us here.

Author: Bryan Wilson
Series: Power of the Stars, #2.5
Age Category: Adult
Publisher: Self-Published
Publish Date: July 30, 2024
Print Length: 93
Purchase: Amazon

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Nonfiction November Mind Opening Books

Published on November 21, 2024November 18, 2024 by Celeste2 Comments

It’s time for another Nonfiction November post! This week Rebekah is the host and the prompt is mind openers. So below is a list of Nonfiction November mind opening books that I think everyone should read.

Week 4 (11/18-11/22) Mind Openers: One of the greatest things about reading nonfiction is the way it can open your eyes to the world around you–no plane ticket required. What nonfiction book or books have impacted the way you see the world in a powerful way? Is there one book that made you rethink everything? Is there a book that, if everyone read it, you think the world would be a better place?

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