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January 5, 2022 traceyannthompson Blogs, Book Reviews

Exciting Books for 2022

Happy New Year! Please join me in ignoring all of the nonsense, and allow me to recommend some books for your 2022 reading pleasure. The Ones I've Already Read The Fell, by Sarah Moss (FSG) - March 2022 This is already out in Moss's native UK, but here in the US we have to hang … Continue reading Exciting Books for 2022

April 13, 2021 traceyannthompson Blogs, Uncategorized

Where To Read Amazing Short Stories

I'm approaching the three-year anniversary of starting my habit of reading a short story every day. I've read over 1000 stories. To be honest, I don't manage to read one absolutely every day; I don't treat it like homework. There are days when I'm just not feeling it, or I'm engrossed in a novel. I … Continue reading Where To Read Amazing Short Stories

April 12, 2021 traceyannthompson Blogs, Book Reviews

“It rubs the lotion on its skin…”

WARNING: This post contains teeny-weeny plot details for The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward, and Near the Bone by Christina Henry.  I didn’t mean to read two books with themes of abduction and abuse back-to-back, but I did. Here are my highly scientific findings: I finally read The Last House on Needless … Continue reading “It rubs the lotion on its skin…”

March 26, 2021 traceyannthompson Blogs, Book Reviews

Beware the reading slump…

March has been rough. My brain flat-out gave up, and refused to participate. I found reading extremely difficult because I couldn’t focus. Maybe it was because it had been a year since the COVID crisis really blew up in Los Angeles, and I subconsciously wanted to mark the occasion with a bout of mental stillness? … Continue reading Beware the reading slump…

January 8, 2021 traceyannthompson Blogs, Book Reviews

My 2021 Book Picks

Well, this is all very exciting, isn't it? New page design, new domain name, same bookish content! Welcome, if we've never met before. Lovely to meet you. Let's get right to it. I spent a lot of 2020 reading, in order to block out the nonsense. And given how the first week of January is … Continue reading My 2021 Book Picks

November 25, 2020January 6, 2021 traceyannthompson Blogs, Book Reviews, Graphic Novel Reviews

More Reading Ramblings

Since my last update, I finished The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher, and I absolutely loved it. It was genuinely terrifying; Kingfisher has a great line in creating incredibly disturbing images. My full review can be found on Goodreads, but to summarize, The Hollow Places is one of the scariest and funniest books I’ve ever read. … Continue reading More Reading Ramblings

November 11, 2020January 6, 2021 traceyannthompson Blogs, Book Reviews

Reading Ramblings

At the moment I’m reading The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher, and by god it is one of the most terrifying things I’ve read for a long time. It took me a little while to get used to Kingfisher’s writing style, which is a unique mixture of casual humor, and absolutely devastating terror. But it is a … Continue reading Reading Ramblings

October 23, 2020January 6, 2021 traceyannthompson Blogs

Meanderings

I’m a bit unsettled this week. Maybe because it’s my birthday on Monday and it feels even more like a non-event than usual. I’m having trouble focusing, I’ve had a weird breathing thing that comes and goes. I know I’m not alone in this, but *waves hands* all of this is getting to me more … Continue reading Meanderings

October 16, 2020January 6, 2021 traceyannthompson Blogs

The Books That Made Me

I am completely devoid of inspiration at the moment, so let’s nick some questions from the Books That Made Me in The Guardian.  The book I am currently reading: Ring Shout by P. Djèlí ClarkThe Seventh Manson by Maryse Meijer - both of these books require quite a lot of concentration, so I’m tackling them … Continue reading The Books That Made Me

October 5, 2020January 6, 2021 traceyannthompson Blogs, Book Reviews

September 2020 Reading Round-Up

A very brief breakdown of what I read in September. Lost Boy by Christina Henry (ebook) - One of my favorite books of the year. Dark and disturbing Captain Hook origin story. Fuck Peter Pan, and Tinkerbell is a snitch. Summerwater by Sarah Moss (hardcover, UK import) - An exciting read, but not as captivating as her … Continue reading September 2020 Reading Round-Up

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