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Name of Book: The Wizard of Eventide  Author: Jon/Kelley Skovron  ISBN: 978-0-316-45468-1 Publisher: Orbit  Part of a Series: The Goddess War (The Ranger of Marzanna, The Queen of Izmoroz prequels) Type of book: fantasy, European world, end of trilogy, wars, goddesses, sides, balance, discovery, Golems, stories, songs, mythologies, magic.  Year it was published: 2022 Summary: In the thrilling conclusion to Jon Skovron's epic fantasy trilogy that began with The Ranger of Marzanna, allies and enemies alike must band together to defeat an evil on a scale never before seen—and this time, the Gods are on the battlefield.   As Vittorio’s empire enacts its bloody reign, the Uaine now behind him after a stunning betrayal, a reunited Sonya and Sebastian must embark on a journey to distant lands to amend past wrongs—and find unlikely allies along the way.   In far Raiz, Jorge has his hands full enough with the devastation the Empire left behind. But the battle isn’t ...

 So it's November, definitely a time to pause and philosophize on life. Like always, I desperately want DEMON COPPERHEAD by Barbara Kingsolver along with THISTLEFOOT by GennaRose Nethercott, THE WITCH AND THE TSAR by Olesya Salnikova Gilmore along with JEWISH NOIR I by Various. Of course there are others, but its a mixed bag is best to describe it. Hopefully in December I can get my hands on DEMON COPPERHEAD, but yeah, patience. I am looking to when the books will at least fall below ten dollars, which isn't happening anytime soon. Maybe I should have skipped over ballet tickets from my sister and just went for the book. Here are attractions: Parlor Games by Maryka Biaggio  The Room on Rue Amelie by Kristin Hamel Friendswood by Rene Steinke  Margot by Wendell Steavenson  The Oleander Sword by Tasha Suri Empire of Exiles by Erin M Evans A Map for the missing by Belinda Huijuan Tang One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig  Engines of Empire by R.S. Ford The Tower of fool...

 Notorious Sorcerer-Davinia Evans SR: October 31st, 2022 FR: November 20th, 2022 Empire of Exiles-Erin M Evans (DNF) SR: November 29th, 2022 FR: November 29th, 2022  One dark window-Rachel Gillig SR: November 29th, 2022 FR:  The Monsters we defy- Leslye Penelope SR: October 31st, 2022 FR:  November 20th, 2022 Margot-Wendell Steavenson SR: November 20th, 2022 FR: November 29th, 2022  The Oleader Sword- Tasha Suri SR: November 20th, 2022 FR:  Nonfiction 

 The Sunday Post The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted here @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on your blog for the week ahead. Join in weekly, bi-weekly or for a monthly wrap up. See rules here:  Sunday Post Meme #5 Childhood Memories I sometimes wonder how my six year old son will see his life in the future: will he feel that his childhood was ideal, or will the ideal be simply an illusion that I hope to impart to him? I am sure my parents wished and tried to make sure I remember the good parts of life, and there are fleeting glimpses of fun times such as traveling to a water park or even taking a Disney vacation. But beyond the big gestures, I recall yummy food, videos, music in addition to a whole ton of guilt and anxiety. My son, I hope its safe to say, has probably more of an awesome childhood than I did, and I often hope th...

 The Sunday Post The Sunday Post is a blog news meme hosted here @ Caffeinated Reviewer. It’s a chance to share news~ A post to recap the past week on your blog and showcase books and things we have received. Share news about what is coming up on your blog for the week ahead. Join in weekly, bi-weekly or for a monthly wrap up. See rules here:  Sunday Post Meme #4 Dry Spells Predictably the next few weeks will be dry spells with no books arriving, which honestly makes me kind of sad, but I understand its temporary, that it won't last forever, I hope. But still though. I am really wanting some books that have recently come out, but yeah, expensive, and I am pretty much reading and reviewing books from a publishing company and some publicists. (Also need to work on reviews...)  This week I went to pack meeting of cub scouts and am proud of my son. Although my son and I have shown up previous times with den meetings, he didn't get the badges for times we showed up (Little bac...