Wednesday, January 1, 2025

πŸŽ„πŸŽ„πŸŽ„Belated Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! My Final Books of 2024

 

   The Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna was a fun romantasy. It had a creative concept surrounding the history of witches. They must conceal their magic from the world and have limited contact with each other because their powers increase when they are together. Mika Moon is a young witch who longs for connection with others but continually hides her true self. So, she started a YouTube channel about potion-making! The pacing was slow, but the story was delightful.

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Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters is a book of poetry. It is a collection of free-verse monologues by dead people buried in a cemetery in the Spoon River. Masters captures the essence of each person in a few paragraphs. It is a fitting book to read at the end of December when I evaluate the setting year and anticipate the dawning one. The characters shine from their brief words--abusers, heroes, cowards, thieves, sour-spirits, broken-hearted, and more. I heard about Spoon River Anthology from How to Read a Book. A prison book club read it. https://barbpruittwrites.blogspot.com/2024/12/forgiveness-and-fierce-grandmother.html

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    How to Walk Away by Katherine Center is a romance book at its center. It has a gruff frenemy with a panty-dropping accent. A main character with significant problems to figure out. Many side stories contribute to a propulsive plot. There is the benefit of learning much about spinal cord injuries. Center has done good research for her story, but it doesn't detract from plot.

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I read A Novel Love Story a few days before Christmas and confess I didn't give it my full attention. It has a clever and complex premise. On her way to a private book retreat, a woman finds herself in an idyllic small town, just like the one from her favorite romance series. Her car has broken down, and she finds herself stranded there for several days. Things are mysteriously weird, and the grumpy, hot bookstore owner isn't helping matters. I liked it, but I wish I'd read it at a less harried time and could appreciate it more.

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