March Wrap-Up

This month has been pretty uneventful. I was super tired the whole time (which isn’t the first time), and didn’t blog as much as I should have. At least I read more than I usually do.

However, like every month, I hope that I’ll do better in April. Maybe I will, maybe I won’t. Who knows?

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Beastly Bones

Some girls work in shops or sell flowers. Some girls find husbands and play house. I assist a mad detective in investigating unexplained phenomena-like fish that ought to be cats but seem to have forgotten how. My name is Abigail Rook, and this is what I do.

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Title: Beastly Bones
Series: Jackaby, #2
Author: William Ritter
Published: September 22, 2015
Edition: hardcover
Pages: 304
Goodreads page

Because I don’t want to spoil you, click the Goodreads link above for the synopsis. This series is a cross between Sherlock and Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Dr.Who (minus the time traveling sorry to disappoint).

ATTENTION: This is a spoiler-free review.
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Teaser Tuesday #4 (Mar. 8)

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This meme is hosted by MizB @ Books and a Beat. It’s pretty simple. All you have to do is follow these steps:
– Grab your current read
– Open to a random page
– Share two (2) “teaser” sentences from somewhere on that page
– BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn’t give too much away! You don’t want to ruin the book for others!)
– Share the title & author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!image

My Teaser

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Title: Beastly Bones
Series: Jackaby, #2
Author: William Ritter
Goodreads page

Our ride through the early-morning streets as a cold one, and so was the body at the end of it. Mrs. Beaumont lay on her back at the feet of a plush divan when we arrive, the intricate swirls and rosettes of a Persian carpet splaying out beneath her.

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Until next time….

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Winter Book Haul

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I bought less books this season because now I’m on a book buying ban. If I wasn’t, this haul would have been a whole heck of a lot longer. I’m trying to cut down on the number of books I’m buying to match the rate I read. Back in the day, I used to have a lot of time to read, but school happened and now I barely have time to sleep. Continue reading