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Tag: women in fiction

Fri, 11 Mar 22Sat, 04 Jun 22 kirabobeera fantasy, fiction, sci fi

So I Just Finished “Gideon the Ninth” and I’m Still Not Sure What Happened

Necromancers! Space! Subterfuge! Skeletons! Necromancer Divine, King of the Nine Renewals, our Resurrector, the Necrolord Prime—!

Wed, 29 Jan 20Tue, 28 Jan 20 kirabobeera book list

Updated Winter Reading List

Aaaand she’s back! Having taken some time off to settle in, I’m ready to get back into the groove! Don’t doubt that I’ve been reading in the meantime, and I’ve definitely picked up a few books to add to my reading list…

Sun, 08 Dec 19Sun, 08 Dec 19 kirabobeera blog, book list

Compiled Fall 2019 Reading List

From September through to November, here are all of the books that I read (and some that I shelved) during my fall reading season!

Sat, 23 Nov 19Fri, 06 Dec 19 kirabobeera blog, book list

Upcoming Reading List

Having just finished Bernadine Evaristo’s Award-Winning Novel “Girl, Woman, Other” I’m taking a look at the books that I have left on my to-read pile, and the books that I’ve finished thus far.

Tue, 19 Nov 19Fri, 06 Dec 19 kirabobeera fiction

First Impressions: Bernadine Evaristo’s “Girl, Woman, Other”

Winner of the Man Booker Prize 2019, Bernadine Evaristo weaves the lives of women and girls together in her stunning new novel. Written in a dramatic “as-is” style, Evaristo beautifully tells the stories of 12 women, girls, and others.

Mon, 11 Nov 19Fri, 07 Jan 22 kirabobeera fiction

Second Thoughts: Madeline Stevens’s “Devotion”

While I thoroughly enjoyed reading Stevens’s debut novel, the more I thought about it, the less I realized actually happened. This is the first time I’ve ever edited a review of a book, but I’m sure it won’t be the last…(minor spoilers; content warning)

Sun, 03 Nov 19Fri, 01 Nov 19 kirabobeera fiction

First Impressions: “Devotion” by Madeline Stevens

The lives of two young women become intrinsically intertwined when Ella, young and desperate for work, accepts a nanny position for Lonnie, rich and effortlessly beautiful, looking after her son William. But Lonnie’s life isn’t what it seems—nor is Ella’s.

Tue, 15 Oct 19Thu, 10 Oct 19 kirabobeera blog, book list

Goodreads Reading Challenge 2019

In December of 2018, I decided to participate in the “Reading Challenge” that Goodreads hosts every year. I imagined myself being ambitious when I set my challenge at a measly 15 books. I don’t have to tell you that this goal was easily accomplished—and then some.

Thu, 10 Oct 19Mon, 07 Oct 19 kirabobeera fiction

First Impressions: Jennifer Mills’s “Dyschronia”

Australian author Jennifer Mills crafts a new kind of apocalyptic story, one without mutual destruction, nuclear winter, and the end of humanity as we know it. Using the strange and unexpected, Mills pulls the reader back and forth from present to past to create her novel.

Thu, 12 Sep 19Tue, 03 Sep 19 kirabobeera blog, book list

Cover Trends: Floral Imagery

The next installation in examining popular trends in book cover design! It’s all about flower power—floral motifs, elegant greenery, and bright flowers.

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