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May 26, 2025

I Tried The 52 Book Club Reading Challenge for 2024

Didn’t hit the target, but loved the ride! And yes, it took me another 6 months to write about it.

I Tried The 52 Book Club Reading Challenge for 2024

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Apr 3, 2021

My Top Reads For The Quarter

Rounding up March with bookish recommendations

My Top Reads For The Quarter

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Feb 10, 2021

5 Gothic Classics To Get Your Heart Racing

In a slightly terrified kind of way

5 Gothic Classics To Get Your Heart Racing

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Dec 31, 2020

My Top Ten Reads of 2020

From new releases to books as old as time, this was an eclectic reading year.

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Sep 27

Masters Of The Universe Was Unexpectedly Good

Solid acting, sharp humour, and a 21st-century relevant script make it well worth watching.

Masters Of The Universe Was Unexpectedly Good

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Sep 21

Book Review: W. Somerset Maugham’s The Painted Veil

Unlikable characters, colonial settings, and the personal growth of a shallow heroine

Book Review: W. Somerset Maugham’s The Painted Veil

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Sep 15

How The Oxford Dictionary Was Made

A Story About Words with a bit of Murder And Madness Thrown In

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Jun 7

A Sympathetic View of the 1% in ‘Pineapple Street’

Class, privilege, and easy happy endings in Jenny Jackson’s debut novel

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May 13

The Pitt Vs ER

A comparison provides a view into the evolution of the medical drama

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May 9

The Night Manager Returns

Tom Hiddleston delivers another excellent performance in the second season of this spy thriller

The Night Manager Returns

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California based culture blogger, obsessive & compulsive reader, globetrotter. Day job in technology. Writes at https://shadesofwords.com/!

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