9/41 Eric by Terry Prachett (illustrated by Josh Kirby). My first unread #Discworld novel in a really long time. It was very entertaining , but dealt with, sadly, very contemporary issues : greed and arrogance. And, it being a Rincewind novel, running away
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7/41 Pyramids by Terry Pratchett, reread as a part of #discworldmarathon. Really interesting look at power, religion, and going too far. I am only 1 reread away from a previously unread Discworld book, and though it’s going a bit slow I am enjoying my marathon very much.
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Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez
Say You’ll Remember Me by Abby Jimenez. I loved it. It resonated with me because my life has elements of this book now. Mundane things we don’t notice become precious beyond words. It was more of an emotional read for me than I expected. Mild spice.
#booksky #booksbymybed #booksof2025 #romanceread
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel Van Der Kolk 🎧
This book has been on my TBR forever. A compassionate and professional look at all the ways trauma hurts us, and the various possibilities of addressing it. So many things make so much sense now.
#booksky #booksbymybed #booksof2025
6/41 Wyrd Sisters This is my 4th read and oh, how I love this book!
#discworld #terrypratchett #booksof2025 #booksbymybed #discworldmarathon
Oksi by Mari Ahokoivu. A beautifully dark graphic novel based on Finnish folklore. A complicated mother-daughter relationship, curiosity and its consequences, an elaborate plan of primordial deities. Gorgeous and eerie art.
#graphicnovel #booksof2025 #readin2025 #booksbymybed #booksky
The Alchemy of Flowers by Laura Resau
The Alchemy of Flowers by Laura Resau. A beautifully written magical realism tale of loss, healing, and a found family. A mystery worked into the narrative. It was a page turner and I really enjoyed it. Colorado author. TW: infertility and loss.
#booksof2025 #readin2025 #booksbymybed
Uncharmed by Lucy Jane Wood
Uncharmed by Lucy Jane Wood. 🎧A neurotic witch with a heart of gold, a stray teenage witch, and a rustic warlock come together in a tale of a found family and finding one’s true self. Overall enjoyable, but a bit too long and too sweet for me.
#booksbymybed #readin2025 #booksof2025 #fallreads
Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams
Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams. I was aware of some bits of this story but not of the extent of it. It was an interesting but depressing read, the company and people affected our world with devastating consequences. There is not much hope for a brighter future.
#booksbymybed #booksky
The Lord of the Rings journal
The Lord of the Rings book
Got my journal prepped and ready for my reread!
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5/41 Sourcery reread is completed! Enjoyed it very much, some parallels with Equal Rites. I wish we had some overlap of Coin and Esk. But it really was a great read.
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The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir by Jennifer Ryan
The Chilbury Ladies’ Choir by Jennifer Ryan 🎧
An epistolary novel.
A story of a village in Kent in 1940, and its mostly female inhabitants finding strength in music and each other in the face of war. Enjoyed it overall, though sometimes if felt over the top.
#booksbymybed #booksof2025 #readin2025
Cover for The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gillig
The Knight and the Moth by Rachel Gilling 🎧Fun premise, interesting magic system, good pace, a pretty sweet romance. I expected a more complex plot, but it worked. The gargoyle is my favorite. Curious how the second book will work out.
#readin2025 #booksof2025 #ya #booksky #booksbymybed #romantasy
Cover of Divine Might by Natalie Haynes
Divine Might by Natalie Haynes 🎧 read by the author.
Enjoyed this book tremendously. It’s a deep look into Greek goddesses and their in myth, literature, pop culture, and life. I wish my audio book projected pictures of all the artwork. 😅
#booksky #greekmythology #readin2025 #booksbymybed
To the guy who made me a mom 20 years ago:
“Let him be whoever he thinks he is,” she said. “That’s all anybody could hope for in this world.” —
Terry Pratchett, Wyrd Sisters (Discworld, #6)
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Ginkgo Season by Naomi Xu Elegant
Gingko Season by Naomi Xu Elegant . Checked out at random and it turned out to be a lovely read. A slice of life, full of various tidbits, a curious personality of the main character/narrator, a love letter to Philadelphia (I want to visit now)
#booksky #readin2025 #booksof2025 #booksbymybed
Photo of two cats and a quote : "I meant," said Ipslore, bitterly, "what is there in this world that makes living worthwhile?" Death thought about it. CATS, he said eventually, CATS ARE NICE. Sourcery by Terry Pratchett
"I meant,"
said Ipslore, bitterly, "what is there in this world that makes living worthwhile?"
Death thought about it.
CATS, he said eventually, CATS ARE NICE.
Sourcery by Terry Pratchett
#terrypratchett #discworld #booksbymybed #sirpterry #discworldquote
#discworldmarathon read 4/41 — Mort! I reread this book only in 2023, so it was a slow reread. It’s one of my absolute favorites, a first full look into Death’s domain and a coming of age tale. Absolutely love it.
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Cover of Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins
Sunrise on the Reaping by Suzanne Collins 🎧 read by Jefferson White. Haymitch and his backstory were even more tragic than was alluded in the original trilogy. Reading a book that doesn’t have a lot of hope in it is hard. I am looking forward to the movie.
#booksbymybed #booksky #booksof2025
🎧 Extremely Online by Taylor Lorenz. This book gives a timeline of how social media was changing in the past two decades. Human connection, greed, grift, opportunities, hateful things, doors that open and close, inequality. Heavy focus on the money made from it.
#booksky #readin2025 #booksbymybed
Photo of the cover for The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” by Suzanne Collins
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” by Suzanne Collins 🎧
Usually I’m not particularly fond of villain origin stories. Enjoyed this one. Lots of context for the original trilogy. Questions of choices, and descent from sincerity into sefishness.
#booksbymybed #booksky #booksof2025 #suzannecollins
Cover for Love at First Knight by Megan Clawson
The second romance by Megan Clawson was a bit underwhelming. I didn’t like the main characters at first and it was a bit slow. But then it picked up and there was character growth even if a bit choppy. I enjoyed the second half of the book a bit more. #booksbymybed #readin2025 #booksky #booksof2025
Cover of The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim
Photo of wisteria flowers
Reread,The Enchanted April by Elizabeth Von Arnim. Always a treat, but especially this year, as I listened to it walking around Italy, even if I didn’t make it to Portofino, and the castle that inspired the book, there was still wisteria and sunshine.
#booksbymybed #readin2025 #booksky #booksof2025
Cover of Orbital by Samantha Harvey
Orbital by Samantha Harvey follows six astronauts inside the space station as they go around the Earth in the span of 24 hours. This book doesn’t really have a plot, nor action, just life. And so much love for our planet, and for people. It felt like reading poetry.
#booksky #booksbymybed #2025reads
Cover for Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
Finally got to Strange the Dreamer, and it was an excellent read. Well-developed characters, delightfully constructed romance, vividly imagined world. On to the second book!
#lainitaylor #readin2025 #booksbymybed
Photo of Persuasion by Jane Austen
Quote from Persuasion by Jane Austen : “—She watched-observed— reflected-and finally determined that this was not a case of fortitude or of resignation only.—A submissive spirit might be patient, a strong understanding would supply resolution, but here was something more; here was that elasticity of mind, that disposition to be comforted, that power of turning readily from evil to good, and of finding employment which carried her out of herself, which was from Nature alone. It was the choicest gift of Heaven; and Anne viewed her friend as one of those instances in which, by a merciful appointment,* it seems designed to counter-balance almost every other want.”
This month is a struggle. Reread Persuasuon for comfort. #janeausten #reread #booksbymybed
Quote from Discworld book Mort by Terry Pratchett : “SEE THE MAN NEXT TO HIM! WITH THE LITTLE MOUSTACHE AND THE GRIN LIKE A LIZARD? Death pointed with his scythe. 'Yes?' HIS COUSIN, THE DUKE OF STO HELIT. NOT THE NICEST OF PEOPLE, said Death. A HANDY MAN WITH A BOTTLE OF POISON. FIFTH IN LINE TO THE THRONE LAST YEAR, NOW SECOND IN LINE. BIT OF A SOCIAL CLIMBER, YOU MIGHT SAY. He fumbled inside his robe and produced an hourglass in which black sand coursed between a spiked iron lattice-work. He gave it an experimental shake. AND DUE TO LIVE ANOTHER THIRTY, THIRTY-FIVE YEARS, he said, with a sigh. And he goes around killing people?' said Mort. He shook his head. 'There's no justice. Death sighed. No, he said, handing his drink to a page who was surprised to find he was suddenly holding an empty glass, THERE'S JUST ME.”
And this is one that hits like a bag of bricks every time.
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#discworldmarathon read 3/41 — Equal Rites! It’s my fourth read and it’s just as fun as the first. And heartwarming too! Mort is next, but it will have to be in 2025
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Discworld marathon continues! 2/41, The Light Fantastic. Reread almost 10 years since the first read. Enjoyed it tremendously. Just so much fun to watch the book universe form.
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