In the Middle of Somewhere (Middle of Somewhere #1) - Roan Parrish
Published: 10th July 2015Source: Purchased
Genre: Contemporary Romance, LGBTQ+
My Rating:
Daniel Mulligan is tough, snarky, and tattooed, hiding his self-consciousness behind sarcasm. Daniel has never fit in—not at home in Philadelphia with his auto mechanic father and brothers, and not at school where his Ivy League classmates looked down on him. Now, Daniel’s relieved to have a job at a small college in Holiday, Northern Michigan, but he’s a city boy through and through, and it’s clear that this small town is one more place he won’t fit in.
Rex Vale clings to routine to keep loneliness at bay: honing his muscular body, perfecting his recipes, and making custom furniture. Rex has lived in Holiday for years, but his shyness and imposing size have kept him from connecting with people.
When the two men meet, their chemistry is explosive, but Rex fears Daniel will be another in a long line of people to leave him, and Daniel has learned that letting anyone in can be a fatal weakness. Just as they begin to break down the walls keeping them apart, Daniel is called home to Philadelphia, where he discovers a secret that changes the way he understands everything.
In the Middle of Somewhere was a book I think I added to my TBR because it appeared on a romance recommendation list or something. It has been on my Kindle for so long so when I rolled the Romanceopoly prompt to read a romance with an M/M romance I chose it to give it a shot. I actually kind of thought I might DNF at first because it had been unread for so long, there surely had to be a reason for that right?
I found the start a little slow as we began with Daniel leaving a job interview in Michigan driving through the woods and getting into an accident where he subsequently met Rex for the first time. It then seemed to hop in time to him being back home in Philadelphia. It hopped again to him starting the job he interviewed for in Michigan. He meets Rex again and their instantly getting it on by a tree. The start just seemed to hop from place to place with little context for the change in time. I found it confusing and it really took my our of the book as I had to flick back and see if I missed something when i was reading. I liked the characters of Daniel and Rex though. Daniel was this intense guy who was an English professor and he's had it rough. He wass on edge a lot ready to fight and very untrusting of people and what they said and did. He was like that stray cat ready to scratch you at any sudden movements (can you tell I've recently got a cat and need to now reference cats in every day conversation?). And the most we really learnt about Rex at first was that he was this really large, strong guy who had quite an intimidating presence. He was a sweet cinnamon roll really but that comes later. He was quiet and reserved but he disn't play games, he was very open with most things. In a lot of ways they were opposites but you could instantly tell there was a spark between them and that interested me to see how Daniel would let his guard down and how Rex would speak a little more and help Daniel and himself move forward.
I think I got to the 50% mark and it was going to go either way in terms of me DNFing but at that point I'd gotten so far and I was interested but it seemed like it was going nowhere. They were having sex and occasionally discussing their relationship, I'm all for a low angst romance that doesn't put the characters through the ringer but I needed some kind of plot direction. Thankfully, the last half of the book had Daniel and Rex exploring their relationship more and they were discussing their feelings and revealing their vulnerabiilities. It became less about their physical connection and more the emotional side, which I was much more interested in. Rex revealed his dyslexia which had led to certain misunderstandings at the start of the relationship and Daniel fully recognised his own emotional constipation and inability to ask for help or demonstrate his feelings articulately which is funny considering he was an English professor.
I think Rex revealing his past and his dyslexia was the start of this book getting interesting as the characters became more human and real. Daniel then received shocking news from his family which led to him returning home for a few days with Rex and that exploration of his past and the environment he had grown up in helped again move their relationship forward. The great part was what I expected to be the third act break up for them, Daniel potentially moving away when he was told about a job back in Philadelphia, instead this brought the two of them together and led to them discussing what they wanted in the future as a couple and it was lovely.
I think I've read too many angsty romances as I expected far more conflict in this book and that just wasn't the case here. Instead, whilst there were stumbling blocks to get past their relationship itself was always solid. In fact, I finished the book contemplating reading the next book which centres around Daniel's brother, Colin, which is a big change from potentially DNFing. I just worry there will be higher angst in the next one as Colin has a lot of internalised homophobia to overcome.
I feel like I'm getting old because I immediately want to say how crazy it is that the end of January is fast approaching. I don't know where the month is going but I'm pleased that I've managed to make it through another week of blogging and I'm still enjoying it.
This week has felt a little chaotic. I started it with a clear plan of how things would go, from going into the office Tuesday to Thursday, to making sure I got some things sorted at home over the weekend and enjoyed myself as I have plans next weekend. Instead, I went into the office on just Tuesday, my original plan for sorting things around the house this weekend flew out the window as my coat zip broke, and I have been doing lots of things last minute instead.
The week began according to plan, I worked from home Monday, went into the office Tuesday, and met a friend for lunch as we both work in Birmingham now and it was nice seeing people and getting out to the office, even though the weather has taken a decidedly frosty turn with mornings being in the minus figures. Things began to veer of course when my mom text me Tuesday afternoon asking if I wanted a kitten. It was a very out of the blue message and it all began because my stepsister was trying to get a kitten for her sister and the friend she found who had some available had 2 left and didn't really want another cat if she could help it so was trying to find someone she knew to have one. I had been saying I needed to get myself a pet as living alone is great, but it does get a little quiet some nights. I've been trying a new thing this year where I say yes to more things with friends and family and push myself to be a little more social, which is why I'm going to a Harry Styles themed thing at an adult ball pit venue next week (honestly, it'll be interesting if nothing else). Anyway, I said yes, and so Wednesday evening I was off to get a small kitten from a friend of a friend. I was rushing around Tuesday night getting things sorted so I had food, litter, toys in for her. It helped that it snowed Wednesday morning so I didn't really push myself to go out to the office, even though the snow melted by the afternoon. I spent Wednesday night settling her in and Thursday worked from home with her to make sure she was ok.
I've named my little kitten Artemis, she is obviously my cat as she found her way onto the bookshelf and went to sleep on the books for a while. She did chew on a few of those books so she doesn't have the most respect for books but it's fine. One of the books she chose to chew on was Artemis and I took that as a hint from her she wanted a nice name. I'd been calling her Mini and Tiny Cat until that point and Tiny Cat does get used more than her name but I'm not the best at using names to be fair. It's better than my brother's suggestion of Dave anyway.
I ended up going shopping Saturday, leaving her alone for a few hours, and she was fine. I discovered Friday night that my coat zip had broken and it would no longer zip up, not ideal when the temperature keeps dipping below 0. I bought myself a new coat, treated myself to a couple of books and probably spent a little more than necessary considering it's not pay day until next week. It was worth it though to make sure Artemis has herself more toys to keep her busy and to be certain she can handle being home alone without any accidents and without causing chaos at home.
What I've Been Reading
It's been a pretty decent reading week. I've been letting my Romanceopoly rolls determine what I pick up next as I've not really known what I've been in the mood to read. I'm currently stuck on that though as I've landed on Fang Alley which requires a paranormal romance where one of the MCs is a vampire and I don't seem to have any vampire books on my shelves right now. Any suggestions for a good romance with vampires? It was nice to continue the Ice planet Barbarian books and I admit they're ridiculous but I always enjoy them. I also feel proud as I’ve started one of the books I bought already so at least I’m getting better at reading what I buy.
New To Me
I borrowed Barbarian Lover from kindle Unlimited both to get my money's worth from my subscriptuon, but also to help complete another Romanceopoly prompt. I finally gave in with some book purchases, one was a 99p deal and how could I not and I have actually read Radiance before so it doesn't actually increase my TBR but just means I will reread at some point and possibly even finish the series. The other two books snuck themselves into my bag when I went shopping yesterday, but in my defense I'd been wanting to buy Cemetry Boys for a while and a paperback for £5 is a bargain. How to Fake it in Hollywood was more of an impulse buy but it's a fake relationship romance, which we all know is my catnip so I couldn't resist.
How was your week? Have you read any good books I need to know about? And please give me all your vampire paranormal romance recs as I'm desparate.
With pretty much a 7 month absence from blogging it's safe to say I missed a lot. I missed out what was going on in your lives and I missed out on all of the books you were raving about last year. Add in a major twitter absence and I am amazed I heard about any new releases in 2022 because how did I expect to discover them? I think my attitude to new releases last year was much like my attitude to dating. I refused to seek them out and expected that fate would intervene if I were destined to discover them. Honestly, that philosophy isn't really working so well in the dating world but I did still manage to discover a few new releases in 2022 so maybe it's a better bookish philosophy? It's not like I can do speed dating for books.
… or could I?
Honestly, I might see if I can make a post out of that because it sounds like fun doesn't it?
Each of these books fell on my radar one way or another, these were the destined few that fate made me eager to buy. Some appeared on Instagram or in my emails, some I caught in the early months of 2022 before I disappeared from the blogging world. Others are simply part of a series I enjoyed and I had to get the next instalment.
This first set of books are all ones I own. I did almost include Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail but since I was including the first book I thought it might not be necessary. I am excited about all of them which is why I bought a copy but I just haven't had the time to read them. Or been in the mood for them. or something.
And these are the 2022 book I was excited about but haven't hit the purchase button on yet. I will buy them and I will read them but considering the amount of unread books I have currently I just don't think I can buy them.
I'm pretty proud I've bought most of the books I was excited about last year. This shows I only really looked at books I definitely wanted to buy. No adding all of the books and buying them because I saw someone review them once. I'm hoping to keep that attitude this year but I am so easily swayed.
Which books did you not manage to read last year? And have you read any on my list that I really need to get to reading?
The Girl He Used to Know - Tracey Garvis Graves
Published: 8th August 2019
Source: Purchased
Genre: Contemporary Romance
My Rating:
What if you had a second chance at first love?
Annika Rose likes being alone.
She feels lost in social situations, saying the wrong thing or acting the wrong way. She just can't read people. She prefers the quiet solitude of books or playing chess to being around others. Apart from Jonathan. She liked being around him, but she hasn't seen him for ten years. Until now that is. And she's not sure he'll want to see her again after what happened all those years ago.
Annika Rose likes being alone.
Except that, actually, she doesn't like being alone at all.
The Girl He Used to Know is an uplifting novel full of surprising revelations that keep you turning the page. Perfect for fans of Jojo Moyes, Gail Honeyman, Jill Santopolo and Sliding Doors.
I'm attempting to review on the blog all of the books I've read for my reading challenges this year. It's a work in progress as I actually read this after The Family series but I'm trying to figure out how to review that series so I'll see. I might have to post a mini review collection for the series or something. I read The Girl He Used To Know for the Monthly Key Word challenge from girlxoxo and I actually found that Girl was the only real word I had appearing in titles for a lot of books from the January list of words as the other books I had which fit I had already read:
Crown, Girl, Whisper, Black, Heart, Guide, All, Ever
I did have a lot of options for girl though and I just plucked The Girl He Used To know one from my physical reading shelf as I thought it looked small and I was too lazy to walk to the living room on my lunch break to get my Kindle. I'm glad I finally read it, I remember seeing good things being said when it came out and being happy it got a UK release and then, like so many books, it got forgotten on my shelf.
I will start by saying that this book is set way back in 2001 as our present day and, as with a lot of second chance romances, it's told through a past and present storyline to explain why Annika and Jonathan fell in love and also how they eventually fell apart. I liked that as it was lovely seeing Annika take her tentative steps out of her comfort zone as she fell for Jonathan and the events of the past explained her behaviour in the present with Jonathan.
As soon as we met Annika it was immediately obvious to me she was on the autism spectrum and although this wasn't addressed until much later in the book, what I found interesting is we could see the ways in which the world was confusing to her and the different coping mechanisms she had in place to help her navigate it. I found it fascinating and it was very well written so you understood that is what she was doing. Jonathan I was a little uncertain of, mostly the present day Jonathan, past Jonathan was charming and sweet. I didn't like how involved in his job present day Jonathan was, the man needed life perspective but the present is set in 2001 so I suppose there's a very different attitude to the corporate machine today compared to 20 years ago. The man needed to take a break, I understand working late sometimes but an all-nighter is never necessary and his boss was toxic.
I admit I would have rated this book higher if it hasn't been for the ending. It's not that it ended without a HEA or HFN, which is a deal breaker in a book which is presented as a romance. It was the fact it used a real life event for shock effect and I didn't feel comfortable with it. I felt like their romantic history was enough angst for this book and that ending was not necessary. I don't want to spoil things by mention everything but the events which led to their break up and everything Annika went through in the past was more than enough, I didn't like that we were then going through trauma in the present day and it was horrible. That being said this was a beautifully written book and the characters were very compelling.
Honestly, it was an addictive read because I was desperate to know what Annika kept alluding to about their past and what broke them up. I sped through the book and it's not often I don't get distracted by my phone and TikTok when I'm reading at the moment it made a nice change. It was just the shock value of that ending I didn't like. There was enough angst in Jonathan and Annika's past that it was unnecessary to give them more and it took me out of the book. I did enjoy it though, and would read more from the author because it was beautifully written.
Have you read this, and if so do you agree with me that the end was unnecessary?
My first full working week and it's safe to say my blog/life balance was put to the test. I didn't blog hop quite as much as I managed the week before and I definitely didn't sit down and draft posts as much but I always knew I'd struggle figuring things out at first so unsurprising it's a quiet week of blogging but I can say my reading hasn't slowed too much at least. When I first returned to going to the office reading went right out of the window. To be fair, reading went out the window a lot last year as it was a year of slumps, but I'm glad this year hasn't started the same.
I ended up only doing 2 days in the office after intending to do 3. I woke up Tuesday and it was cold, dark, and raining. It just wasn't a combination which motivated me to leave the house and I figured builders probably won't show when it's raining. They did, but they couldn't do a lot of the louder work because of the rain which was good. I'm lucky I have the flexibility of going in when I want, I hadn't mentioned to anyone I was planning to be in so at least I didn't have to explain myself. I did Wednesday and Thursday fine and it was nice to see people. I didn't get a lot of work done last week on Wednesday in the office, I felt like it was all questions all day. Probably, because people hadn't seen me in person in a month and it's far easier to just pop on over and ask questions in the office isn't it? Thankfully, it was a one day only thing but it meant I stayed late working Wednesday so I was exhausted once I got home.
I'm trying to stick with having one day of no blog related things a week. I want to try and make it Sunday so it's a rest day but that's not really worked out this week. I am going to keep trying as last week I used my Sunday to finish Our Flag Means Death (I think it was last Sunday anyway… or maybe it was Saturday) and to play a little Pokemon and Sims. I liked having no pressure to do anything and to chill so I'm hoping to keep that up. Definitely recommend a weekly blog break.
What I've Been Reading
I didn't read as many books this week as I might have done. I read a lot of Our Flag means Death fanfiction instead, but I still got a decent amount of reading in. I started with a reread of The Madness of Lord ian mackenzie and it was just as good second time around and then I continued to Lady Isabella's Scandalous marriage as it perfectly fir a Romanceopoly prompt and I am all about trying to continue series I have read. I did almost buy the next book in the series but I'm 2 weeks in with no new purchases and I just can't do it. I'll be returning to that at some point though if I can get my unread Kindle books down. The Ex Hex was quite a meh read for me, another Romaneceopoly book but I was close to DNFing as it just wasn't for me. I almost DNFed In The Middle of Somewhere as well as the tiem seemed to hop all over but once I was 50% of the way in I was wrapped up in the characters. It's definitely one which hits you in the feels sometimes. I might not continue the series (although I might as it is on KU) but it has been on my shelf for a while I'm glad to remove a book off.
New To Me
Like I said, no new purchases for me yet. I have borrowed A Taste of Gold and Iron from my library but that's about it. I also really need to go into my library and reregister my card as it's due to expire soon. Honestly, hate my library wants to see me in person. But currently I can only read it on my iPad which isn't ideal but that's what I get for being in the UK. One day mmaybe I can send to my Kindle.
What have you been reading this week? Am I alone in sucessfully avoiding any new purchases so far this year?
The Spanish Love Deception - Elena Armas
Published: 23rd February 2021
Source: Purchased
Genre: Contemporary Romance
My Rating:
The first book I read in 2023 is to be my first review of the year and also my first review in who knows how long. Thank god my first read was such a winner because I’d hate to be posting with negativity when I’ve only just come back.
I admit I did start The Spanish Love Deception expecting to DNF so I suppose I started my year with a bit of a negative mindset but I was wrong. I’m always happy when that happens. I’d bought it a while back after it had appeared in my Twitter timeline and I’m sure I saw Nick raving about it. I mean, it’s fake dating so it was obviously an insta-buy for me in that way but the first time I attempted to read it last year I’d put it down as that first chapter did nothing for me. I figured it was a mood reading thing as I did buy it during the slump season of 2022. But, again, when I started it this year those first few chapters were rough and I had my doubts. Once things got going though I soon got what the hype was about. So I guess you could say there were a few pacing issues but honestly once you get invested in Lina and Aaron’s romance you won’t notice it.
As a romance novel told from a single POV, I did find I struggled a little with the character of Aaron. I loved him and it was obvious from the start he had feelings for Lina, she was one oblivious woman when it came to men, but I did feel he could have been developed slightly more from the beginning as he only became a fully fleshed human within the second part of the book. Until then he was a cardboard cutout of a romance hero. Maybe this was deliberate to show Lina also began to see him as a real person and not some fictional antagonist in her life but it meant I struggled to feel fully invested in this book until later on. That could have been a me issue, it just made me feel a little less invested in their romance and is probably why I struggled to get into the book. I did really enjoy the slow burn of this romance. Lina was always going to take a while to realise Aaron’s feelings for her were anything but pretend so it was fun seeing the ways she twisted things in her head to fit the narrative until she finally realised she was an idiot.
One thing which made me want to keep reading, despite the rough couple of chapters, was the casual sexism Lina had to suffer through at work. I’ve worked in an office for a while now and seen situations like this play out, not to the level seen in the book but those casual moments of sexism which make your blood boil. Like female members of staff being asked to make coffee for a group of managers when there were men in the room too and the manager's office was nearer to the kitchen and they could have done it then damn selves. It was infuriating seeing Alina go through that at the start and it definitely helped endear her to me because I wanted to see her do well. I admit I did want to see a bit more of her work situation than we got but since a lot of the book takes place in Spain I could see why that wouldn’t exactly fit well with the rest of the story.
This was a new to me, but this certainly won’t be the last book I read from her. Luckily for me, it took me so long to get to reading this release she has another book out already so that’s going on the shopping list. First, I need to try and get through a few more books but I can’t wait to read The American Roommate Experiment, fingers crossed it works just as well for me.
Have you read The Spanish Love Deception? I'm sure I'm the last one to get to it, what did you think? And what are your favourite fake relationship romances?
I wasn’t sure I was doing a Sunday post this week, it's going to be more of a when I have time post as some weeks you just don't need to hear what I've been up to as it will be very boring but I thought why not have a catch up since I've been gone for so long? My last post was May 2022 so a lot has changed since then. Or not so much actually, but whatever.
It was a return to work for me this week, I was in over the holiday period but only a couple of days and we know how quiet those weeks are. I admit, I found it difficult to get back into the writing mindset, especially as I've changed position slightly recently and I think they're still trying to figure out what that role will look like. Add in that I've been assisting my old team for the past month and you can see why I've found it difficult to get back into the working mindset. Hopefully, next week will be better and I can go back into the office for a couple of days! With the numerous train strikes I've not been able to go in for around a month and I quite like getting out of the house. It doesn't help my neighbour is having some building work done now as they have an extension so it's a little less peaceful working from home. I don't mind, I knew the work was happening eventually just a little annoying so I'll make the most of being able to go into the office but I'm a little wary of what that means for the blog.
Apart from work I've done the usual post Christmas clean of the house, taken decorations down and just tried to get organised. I've sent some books and clothes to charity but I still need a better deep clean if things but it's actually been quite cathartic to get things organised. I'll see how long it lasts.
What I've Been Reading
I've read a lot of books this first week of the year, it helps so many were short novellas but even so it's more than I usually get through. I attribute it to the New Year and once I'm out to the office that will change as I'll be sleeping far earlier. I didn't expect to enjoy The Family series as much as I did but I think it was definitely a reading mood thing because by the time I was at The Don I was rolling my eyes and just felt like it was a bit repetitive. The Spanish Love Deception was a great fake relationship book and
New To Me
The Family series of books I did borrow from Kindle Unlimited but I've not purchased any books yet this year. Hopefully, I can keep my purchases down. I'm trying to employ with books the same logic I use with buying new clothes and waiting a few days before purchasing to be certain it's not an impulse buy.
How has your week been? Anyone else riding the wave of the New Year motivation? And what have you been reading this week, anything I should check out?
I felt it best to begin the New Year with a fresh post about my plans for the New Year. I'm still not sure if I'll be wrapping up 2022 for you guys considering my massive blogging absence but we'll see. A New Year means new reading challenges and plans for the year.
I always feel a little sad at the start of a New Year, usually because I've not achieved everything I'd hoped for the previous year. And also because I usually start the year broke from Christmas and with a long wait for January payday. This year I'm trying to stay positive and keep it low-pressure. I'm doing just 2 reading challenges, one I tried in 2022 (and sort of succeeded at) and the other just looked like the perfect challenge for me. We'll get onto those soon.
Plans for 2023
This year I want to make sure my blog is low-pressure and hopefully, I won't take month long breaks from it. I admit I have fallen a little out of love with blogging over the past few years. I know that the past few years have been high stress and full of change but I still don't know if that means I've grown out of being a blogger, especially when I still love reading so much.
This means my general plan for 2023 is to blog regularly. That doesn't mean I stick to a strict schedule or anything like that, but I want to try and post regularly and actually be present commenting.
I also want to keep a reading journal this year, I started one at the start of this year but I just got fed up with keeping it. I want to try and write a small paragraph about every book I read so I can actually remember what I read and my basic thoughts on the books I read, something I'm very bad at doing.
I have the tried and true goal of trying to clear my shelves of unread books. In particular, I hope to reduce my unread Kindle books to below 100. I'm currently at 260 so I admit that's a lofty goal but I'm determined to try. I won't be too sad if I don't manage to reduce it down to that but I at least want to try. My kindle shelf is probably my biggest embarassment. I don't mind having unread physical books but those Kindle shelves are very much out of sight out of mind and I don't like that.
My only other plan for 2023 is to figure out what I want to be doing. I know I don't really enjoy being on Twitter and most social media (please see me on Tumblr where I will be blogging obsessively about formula 1 from March to November).
Reading Challenges
2023 Monthly Key Word Reading Challenge
First up, we have the Monthly Key Word challenge which is hosted by Kim & Tanya of girlxoxo.com. I did participate in this last year but I kind of missed a few prompts as various reading slumps hit and I was motivated to pick a book to read using a random number generator so trying to fit that into a prompt felt like too much pressure. It was fun, though. I like only being required to read one book a month and I can pick anything as long as it fits the words. Also, I can track this on Storygraph and I love when reading challenges can be tracked on an app.
JAN – Crown, Girl, Whisper, Black, Heart, Guide, All, Ever
FEB – Please, Might, Return, Shy, Vanish, Book, Ash, Come
MAR – Crimson, Beyond, Friend, Cry, Wait, Six, Run, Woods
APR – Vicious, Ask, Wind, Found, Circle, Broken, Beneath, Drown
MAY – Dragon, Day, Chain, Another, Thousand, Begin, Stolen, And
JUN -Bridge, Everything, Blue, Why, First, Wild, Luck, Tomorrow
JUL – Final, Clock, This, Way, Poison, Summer, Future, Kiss
AUG – Dangerous, Again, Best, Chase, How, Flower, Date, Together
SEP – Sign, With, Just, Lies, Grace, Enough, Sleep, Name
OCT – Old, After, Take, Shadow, Monster, Haunt, Darkness, Of
NOV – Paris, Hidden, Sparrow, Realm, Two, Fair, Street, Say
DEC – Silver, Wish, Forgotten, Dance, Also, My, Fate, Dream
As you can see, it's going to be fun and different. There are lots of words to work with each month as well. I'll try and do regular check-ins.
Romanceopoly
This challenge is hosted by Francesca and Suzanne at Under The Covers. I actually initially thought this one was too much, Monopoly based reading challenge with so many prompts would surely be too much for me…. But then I kept going back to it. It seemed like a slightly more specific version of the random number generator I was using to pick my books the past few months and if I don't do a prompt so what. I just thought this sounded fun and considering most of the unread books I have are romance books of one shape or form this was kind of a no-brainer. I might just stick to the genre prompts rather than the specific challenges on this one but either way I'm going to have fun playing.
As you can see, this one is going to be a lot but I hope it's fun.
And those are my 2023 plans. As you can tell, I really am keeping this low-key. Two reading challenges and a commitment to blog hopefully once a month. The other stuff is whatever, I won't be too sad if I don't stick to things it's just an idea. My biggest commitments are Romanceopoly and my plan to write a reading journal. I'm undecided if that will be a handwritten or digital journal but either way, it's happening.
What plans do you have for 2023? Are there any reading challenges which have caught your eye? Or do you have specific plans for your blog for the coming year? Tell me all in the comments.
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