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 Writing this on my phone so bear with me. I just read Jana's list over at That Artsy Reader Girl (sorry can't link) and she had so many amazing  ideas. I'll try to think of a few.  Bookish Superpowers  Immediately pulling out all my favorite quotes from a book I've read, what character said them, the page number, etc.--Ereaders and quotable flags help with this, but it's not as good as Magic! Producing movies or shows for any book I want--It would be so great not to have to wait or rely on certain levels of popularity! Also, they would obviously have to not have stupid differences from the book! Being able to read any book I want when I want--i.e. not having to wait for the publisher or the library! (I would still wait for the author generally, though in certain cases, I'd accept a different author's version!) Probably falls under 3, but specifically,  be able to access any unknown, forgotten, misplaced, or unpublished manuscripts from authors I'd be in...

I wanted to post this several weeks ago, but then my laptop broke, so here goes: There were more authors than I thought that I enjoyed and were new to me in 2023, including a number of the ARCs I reviewed. It's cool to be back to a place where I'm enjoying more ARCs than not--it helps to be picky and know what I like, especially imprints as well as authors I tend to like.  Best New-to-Me Authors in 2023 Brendan Slocumb-- The Violin Conspiracy was fascinating and well-written, looking forward to the next one! Nathan Harris- The Sweetness of Water was well-written and some of the best historical fiction I've read in a while.  Kathryn Troy-Read and loved 2 of her ARCs in 2023; looking forward to more! Shaunna J. Edwards/Alyson Richman-Another historical fiction duo I thought was top-notch and would read again.  Cathy Yardley-I loved the cozy romance in Role Playing and her snarky humor; would read more. Renée Gendron--Read her book for review and would continue the series; s...

January was a great reading month, as usual! It's always good to get ahead on my goals for the year. This month, I also had time to read books for what ended up being 4 different book clubs (one of the books was the same), and I'm continuing with all of them for now since I'm interested in the next book they're reading, respectively, but it's also ok if I have to drop off one or two temporarily or permanently down the road.    Books I Read This Month Children of Virtue and Vengeance by Tomi Adeyemi-It's been a few years since I read the first book, which I enjoyed, but felt relatively YA/traditional epic fantasy except that it was African-inspired. I  liked this second book much better--it's more complex and grey, and does a haunting job of portraying the dynamic between groups that have been struggling against each other for generations, with different levels of power and oppression. The third book, Children of Anguish and Anarchy , is coming out this year,...