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Rachel @walkaways.bsky.social

#127 I loved the series so much that I finished it today. I only wish that there were more.

The Empire of Gold by S. A. Chakraborty rests on a wooden surface. The cover has a beautiful illustration that features part of a golden city.
jul 20, 2025, 2:07 am • 0 0

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Rachel @walkaways.bsky.social

#128 The Year of the Witching has a lovely blend of dark fantasy and horror.

The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson rests on a black and white floral and herbal blanket. The cover features a portrait of a young woman with curly dark hair.
jul 20, 2025, 6:46 pm • 0 0 • view
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Rachel @walkaways.bsky.social

#129 even though they are very different books, it seemed fitting to follow The Year of the Witching with my re-read of The Witching Year.

The Witching Year by Diana Helmuth rests on a wooden surface. The cover features and overturned red candle that is figuratively burning the cover of the book.
jul 22, 2025, 12:14 am • 0 0 • view
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Rachel @walkaways.bsky.social

#130 An incredibly depressing book. I don’t mind realism in fantasy, but this was a slog.

Knight of the Demon Queen by Barbara Hambly rests on a wooden surface. The cover features an illustration of a blue and gold dragon soaring above two small human figures.
jul 23, 2025, 12:19 am • 0 0 • view
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Rachel @walkaways.bsky.social

#131 Dragonstar is not my favorite dragon book, but it’s miles better than Knight of the Demon Queen. A solid ending.

Dragonstar by Barbara Hambly rests on a wooden shelf. The cover features an illustration of a dark, snarling dragon.
jul 23, 2025, 11:29 pm • 1 0 • view
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Rachel @walkaways.bsky.social

#132 I finally reread the Odyssey for the first time in decades, and it is as I remembered: the story of a lying man who makes bad decisions.

Homer’s Odyssey rests on a pink floral rug.
jul 25, 2025, 11:16 pm • 1 1 • view
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Rachel @walkaways.bsky.social

#133 As a native Appalachian, I both loved and hated Demon Copperhead.

Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver rests on a wooden shelf.
jul 27, 2025, 10:40 pm • 0 0 • view
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Rachel @walkaways.bsky.social

#134 We Carry Their Bones with heartbreaking and infuriating.

We Carry Their Bones by Erin Kimmerle rests on top of a wooden shelf. Cover features a photo of a dilapidated white building.
jul 28, 2025, 11:14 pm • 0 0 • view
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Rachel @walkaways.bsky.social

#135 I really enjoyed The Three-Body Problem. I can’t wait to read the rest of the series.

The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu rests on a wooden shelf. The cover features an illustration of a person silhouetted in a desolate landscape with a giant pyramid looming above them.
jul 29, 2025, 9:54 pm • 0 0 • view
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Rachel @walkaways.bsky.social

#136 I think I like this one better than One Hundred Years of Solitude.

The General in His Labyrinth by Gabriel Garcia Marquez rests on a wooden surface.
jul 30, 2025, 1:26 am • 1 0 • view
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Rachel @walkaways.bsky.social

#137 I finally read Killers of the Flower Moon. David Grann is a tremendous writer.

Killers of the Flower Moon by David Grann rests on a wooden surface. The cover is red and features an oil rig silhouetted against the sky.
jul 31, 2025, 1:11 am • 2 0 • view
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Rachel @walkaways.bsky.social

*was heartbreaking and infuriating

jul 28, 2025, 11:23 pm • 0 0 • view