Just finished an incredible book! That feeling when you don't want it to end... what's the last book that made you feel this way?

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I #justfinished the Annual Migration of Clouds - a #Novella by Premee Mohamed. Set in a post climate apocalypse Alberta this #comingofage tale really hits and is for anyone who’s left home to begin again. #bookstadon #bookrecommendation #bookreview #scifi #clifi #reading #diverseauthor https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2025/06/book-review-annual-migration-of-clouds.html?m=1

Just finished Shallow Waters by Anita Kopacz yesterday. Ambitious debut novel that combines African myth with historical figures in a unique but familiar story! #bookreview #bookstadon #books #justfinished #diversebooks https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2025/05/book-review-shallow-waters-by-anita.html?m=1

I #justfinished Ian Urbina’s Outlaw Oceans. It seems there’s a bit of controversy around the author but I think the #reportage is solid, though it does show him as an unnecessary risk taker! #ocean #environment #nonfiction #book #bookreview #bookstadon https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2025/05/book-review-outlaw-ocean-by-ian-urbina.html?m=1

You can, you should, and if you're brave enough to start, *you will.*

(I received this a bunch of years ago at an 826 Boston gala; been waiting for the right moment to crack it open.

(This was it.)

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I #justfinished T. Kingfisher’s A Sorceress comes to Call! This is another #hugoaward nominated novel. #bookreview #bookrecommendation #perfection no notes this could win and I’d be happy. https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2025/05/book-review-sorceress-comes-to-call-by.html?m=1

I #justfinished Not a River by Selva Almada. Precise writing, not entirely sure the translation gave me the full impact. #booksintranslation #bookreview #bookstadon https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2025/04/book-review-not-river-by-selva-almada.html?m=1

#justfinished Thirsty Ground by Kimber St Lawrence a YA #Spaceopera that had me feeling all the feels. Solid #disability representation and compelling action packed narrative. #bookstadon #bookreview https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2025/04/book-review-thirsty-ground-by-kimber-st.html?m=1

#JustFinished Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase

I understood that this book was likely going to be disturbing. About 20% of the way in, it got weird. Then it got weirder. Having finished the book, I understand why it was classed as SciFi, but for a big chunk of it, I was reading paranormal horror.

The story is set in Botswana, where the author is from. It is primarily a book about misogyny and feminism, with some

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I was concerned that The River has Roots wouldn’t live up to the hype. It didn’t, it SURPASSED IT. Perfection. Precise, lyrical writing creates a dream like world that embraces both magic and the mundane. #bookrecommendation #bookreview #bookstadon #justfinished https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2025/04/book-review-river-has-roots-by-amal-el.html?m=1

I #missed #fridayfiction but I did #justfinished #Gogmagog by Jeff Noon. Sadly it was not a favorite of mine. #bookreview #books https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2025/04/book-review-gogmagog-by.html?m=1

Another #beatthebacklist #bookreview Elif Shafak is a master. I do wish I had done a tiny bit of research prior to reading! Interesting #historicalfiction about the #Ottomanempire filled with delicious descriptions, treachery and intrigue. #elephants #litfic #justfinished https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2025/04/the-architects-apprentice-by-elif.html?m=1

I #justfinished Last Chance to save the World by Beth Revis and I loved it.😍 The ending had me giving Revis a bit of side eye but darn- she always has a shocker that packs a punch in these short novellas! #bookreview #Sci-fi #spaceopera #bookreccomendation #books #romcom https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2025/04/book-review-last-chance-to-save-world.html?m=1

#JustFinished The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz

I loved the writing mechanic used to share changes to the timeline! It made the changes clear without hitting you over the head with them.

This was a very intersectional feminist book with a lot of pondering about how we can all affect our lives and the lives of those around us in a positive manner by pushing back and sharing our views. It was a well-rounded out world with

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Oracle is a book I #Justfinished and it was fantastic #bookreview #bookrecommendation #horror #amreading https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2025/03/book-review-oracle-by-thomas-olde.html?m=1

In 2025 I’m reading on a water theme and #justfinished #TheColorofWater by #JamesMcbride- a fascinating dual memoir of Mother and son growing up in America. Lots to unpack. Lots to engage with. #bookstadon #bookreview #books #beatthebacklist https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2025/03/book-review-color-of-water-by-james.html?m=1

#JustFinished The Dark Fantastic: Race and Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games by Ebony Elizabeth Thomas

This was an interesting, scholarly book about blackness in fantasy. It almost sounded like she took her thesis, made it a little more accessible, and got if published. Her conversation about Rue in The Hunger Games probably struck me the most. I was one of those people who had missed her being coded as black in the book. Thinking about it,

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Some beautiful soul here recommended #SanoraBabb to me and I #justfinished Whose Names are Unknown and it was so excellent. #Thankyou! Perfect read for #womenshistorymonth as i think she wrote a better novel than Steinbeck, though her ending was kinda… abrupt. #bookreview #bookrecommendation #reading https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2b4qM8m/

#JustFinished River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar

What happens when you need to choose between love and duty? in a world where grammar is magic, maybe the answer lies in riddles. This gorgeous, lyric fairy-tale gives us the answer in song. The audiobook is just under 3 hours long and so worth listening to.

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