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    Reading a book I DNF’d: A Court of Thorns and Roses

    To understand all the Instagram memes, I gave a second chance to A Court of Thorns and Roses. It’s the only book I’ve DNF’d. Why? I know what I like. It’s NOT YA romantasy. What happened the first time? I listened to the audiobook. When a wolf creature bursts through your door to get you to come with him because ”I have land”, I lost it. I still don’t know what was so funny about it. Well, some books are better read than listened to. So after waiting 5 months in the library queue (damn these books are popular!) I gave ACOTAR another chance. Here are my disorganized thoughts while…

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    5 Little Things I Learned From a 24-Hour Readathon

    For the first time in my life, I participated in a readathon. Dewey’s 24 Hour Readathon, to be precise. My goal was to stop being a ”fake reader” and get back into the habit of reading. And dig into my TBR pile of Wheel of Time books. 1. Focus? Is that some kind of food? I remember the time when I could read for hours non-stop, neglecting hunger and toilet breaks. 15 years later, I’m stopping every 15 minutes to check on my phone, even when I’m reading a fantastic fantasy book. Not good. Lack of practice, I presume. 2. That’s NOT enough snacks My adventurer rations for the readathon…