Swordheart by T. Kingfisher is about Halla, a thirty-six-year-old widow who inherits an estate from her late husband's great-uncle, Silas. The old man hasn't even been buried yet when her late husband's relatives are hell-bent on getting their grubby hands on her newly acquired wealth by coercing her into marriage. After vehemently and repeatedly rejecting the proposal, she finds herself imprisoned in her...

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Top Ten Tuesday is hosted by thatartsyreadergirl. Here are the books that are recently on my to-read list. A lot of these recommendations came from good old Reddit lurking. Addison, Katherine The Angel of the Crows   Adeyemi, Tomi Children of Blood and Bone   Charles, K.J. The Magpie Lord   Drake, Jocelynn Steal the Wind   Durst, Sarah Beth The Spellshop  ...

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 I was browsing for book blogs and I found this challenge. Thanks to Jana, who's hosting Top Ten Tuesdays at The Artsy Reader Girl. 1. Read books without feeling like it's a choreI have been on a reading slump since the pandemic restrictions loosened up. I am hoping to read at least two books per month. However, I know stressing myself out would just deter...

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 As I welcome 2025, I made a decision to start with a fresh book blog and a mindful backlog of books to read. Since the pandemic restrictions loosened, I have been in a reading slump. My energy was redirected to other fictional mediums, such as manhwas, donghuas, and anime, which I enjoyed immensely. I even had a field day creating dashboards to track...

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