Despite starting off pretty rough, this ended up being a pretty good month — some fantastic works, a lot of good ones, but yeah, some let-downs, too. Things were fairly productive, too — all in all a good month, and the next month promises to continue that trend (phew!).
So, here’s what happened here in May —
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Reviews Posted:
- Dark Queen by Faith Hunter
- The Founding of Los Angeles: Before the Birth of Hollywood by in60Learning
- Born to the Blade 1.1: Arrivals by Michael Underwood
- Batman: Nightwalker (Audiobook) by Marie Lu, Will Damron
- Robert B. Parker’s Old Black Magic by Ace Atkins
- Life Begins When The Kids Leave Home And The Dog Dies by Barb Taub
- The Hike (Audiobook) by Drew Magary, Christopher Lane
- Reluctant Courage by Rica Newbery
- Born to the Blade 1.2: Fault Lines by Marie Brennan
- Born to the Blade 1.3: Baby Shower by Cassandra Khaw
- Born to the Blade 1.4: The Gauntlet by Michael Underwood
- Gables Court by Alan S. Kessler
- Not Talking Italics by Russell Day
- The Fairies of Sadieville by Alex Bledsoe
- The Assassin of Oz by Nicky Peacock
- Born to the Blade 1.5: Trade Deal by Malka Ann Older
- How to Be a Perfect Christian by The Babylon Bee
- The TV Detective by Simon Hall
- The Roaring Twenties: A Time of Movies, Mass Production, and Moonshine by in60Learning
- Benedict Arnold: From American Hero to British Traitor by in60Learning
- Born to the Blade 1.6: Spiraling by Marie Brennan
- Fleshmarket Alley by Ian Rankin
- Sixth Prime by Dan O’Brien
- Trouble is a Friend of Mine (Audiobook) by Stephanie Tromly, Kathleen McInerney
- The War Outside My Window: The Civil War Diary of LeRoy Wiley Gresham, 1860-1865 edited by Janet E. Croon
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How was your month?
Bookstooge
I might have asked this before, and if I haven’t and it isn’t something you feel comfortable revealing, no worries. But.
What do you do for work?
HCNewton
I don’t mind saying, but as I recall (and it’s been a couple of years since I read the policy I signed) if I identify myself as an employee of __________ I have to say on everything I post that it’s just my opinion and doesn’t necessarily reflect blah blah blah. And I’m just too lazy to bother. When I started this, I worked for a 24-hour residential center for teenage addicts (drugs, alcohol) on the graveyard shift and had plenty of time for reading/writing/etc. Now, I have a day job in a more tech-oriented position for a very different entity.
Bookstooge
Oh man, that was in the sign on policy? I certainly don’t blame you for being lazy 😉
And thanks. I was just wondering if you were a really fast reader or if your job allowed you to read for 5hrs straight each shift or something 🙂 as your numbers indicate almost a book a day.