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My Progress in A to Z Reading

5/5/2022

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Recap to Date

Books read: 4 titles for the main challenge (letters A, F, P, and Q)
  • Quarter to Midnight by Darcy Coates
  • Parabo by Keely Bibeau
  • Along the Saltwise Sea by Deborah Baker (aka Seanan McGuire)
  • Final Girls by Mira Grant (aka Seanan McGuire)
Picture books read: 15 (A through P). See graphic below for titles, or check my spreadsheet.
Books currently reading: 7. I may have gotten carried away... but this is typical of my currently reading list. This also doesn't count books I am reading for book clubs or other groups either...
  • Rumaysa by Radiya Hafiza (audio book, purchased)
  • Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts (hardback, owned)
  • Xanadu anthology edited by Jane Yolen (paperback, owned)
  • Tam Lin by Pamela Dean (ebook, owned)
  • Undone by Rachel Caine (paperback, owned)
  • Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire (hardback, owned, reading with husband)
  • The Geek's Guide to the Writing Life by Stephanie Vanderslice (paperback, library copy)

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New Book Announcement

3/15/2022

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The Blazing Princess book cover
My new novella is now available on for Kindle! The Blazing Princess is the first in a new series of fairy-tale retellings, The Tales of Tessagonia.

The Blazing Princess

Aurelia is cursed to die after eighteen years, with the caveat that true love can follow her into the spirit world and bring her back. To ensure her the best chance, Aurelia’s parents betroth her to one of the neighboring prince twins. But what happens when she falls in love with the wrong prince? Who will save her?
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The Tales of Tessagonia

Bentos and Delwyn were alone in the sky, only the silent stars to keep Them company. They created an earth and creatures to fill it, for Their entertainment. Their seven daughters, the muses of Lesenti, watch over the continent of Tessagonia. This land has four kingdoms--Vernissia, Arania, Kether, and Senatin--surrounding an inland sea. Tessagonia is ringed by the Outer Isles, where the old gods have been banished.
You may hear the echo of familiar stories from our own lands. Curses, romance, magical gifts, and gods both light and dark.
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Mary's 2021 Reading Recap

1/6/2022

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I read at least 57 books in 2021 (probably missed tracking a few picture books or graphic novels). You can see My Year in Books on Goodreads for additional stats and the full list of books.

My Favorite Reads from 2021

The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
House of Salt and Sorrows by Erin A. Craig
How to Survive a Horror Movie by Seth Grahame-Smith
Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan
Heartbreak Bay by Rachel Caine

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    Mary W. Jensen. Author, poet, gamer, library shelver.

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    Currently reading:
    Of Blood and Bone by Nora Roberts, Tam Lin by Pamela Dean, Donut Fall in Love by Jackie Lau, and Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas.
    Main challenge total: 9/26
    Picture Book challenge: 19/26

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