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I’m currently reading two books. Well, reading one and listening to another. I’m reading Natasha’s Dance: A Cultural History of Russia by Orlando Figes as part of ongoing research for my own writing project that I’m currently outlining. I’m listening to (mainly on my lunch break, while I also knit) A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J. Maas. Second in a series of three books, it’s entertaining tv-for-your-brain type fare, but pleasantly dark. The heroine is surprisingly un-Bella Swann-like even in her most waifish, damsel in distress moments. With more than a few actually frightening characters balanced with plenty of steamy (always consensual) romps sprinkled in, it’s a nice easy read\/listen and I’m looking forward to the rest of the series.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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