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J.L.’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at J.L.’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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By Blood, by Salt (Land of Exile #1)
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A Haunt for Jackals (Land of Exile, #2)
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Honor: A Sci-Fi & Fantasy Anthology
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Andor and The Power of Patience
I could make a list as long as my arm of all the things the show Andor does right. Gosh, it does so, so many things right. It simply oozes with thought and care and precision. But as I settled contentedly (or, often as not, with tension) into each next episode, one word kept coming to mind.
Patience.
This show–these writers–have so much patience. And the result is gorgeous. Just as three hours o
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Goth the Wanderer: Being the True and Accurate history of Goth Kurgus, daughter of a humble miller and an exiled princess of St. Martia, narrating her daring quest for a lost shoe. (Wanderers Book 4):
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4.5 Stars Feelings about the book: - I absolutely loved this book. From the beginning it hooked me and kept my attention. There was a slight dip in the middle but it was brief. I can't wait to finish this tr" Read more of this review » |
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The Children of Gods and Fighting Men (Gael Song, #1):
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By Shauna Lawless Oh. My. Goodness. I had put this on my TBR after @literarykittens reviewed it and then promptly forgot about it until I saw the second book in my library’s new release section. Boy am I glad I pick" Read more of this review » |
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The Sword and Laser:
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“I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else.”
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“The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.”
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“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.”
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“Christianity, if false, is of no importance, and if true, of infinite importance, the only thing it cannot be is moderately important.”
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“From at least the age of six, romantic longing --Sechnsucht-- has played an unusually central part of my experience. Such longing is in itself the very reverse of wishful thinking: it is more like thoughtful wishing.”
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