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The Eye of the World: A Conversation

August 21, 2019August 20, 2019 / Kim @ Traveling in Books / 5 Comments

Earlier this summer, Jackie @ Death by Tsundoku and I decided to buddy read the first book in Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series, The Eye of the World. It was a reread for both of us, but it had been a long time since either one of us read it. We kept up … Continue reading The Eye of the World: A Conversation

Fantasy Book Series: A Personal History, Pt. 2

May 8, 2018May 8, 2018 / Kim @ Traveling in Books / 4 Comments

In part one of this series, Fantasy Book Series: A Personal History, I discussed some of the reasons I've been reluctant to start reading new fantasy series in recent years. Some of it was to do with the length of some series and the long waits between books in others, while some where ruined by over-powered … Continue reading Fantasy Book Series: A Personal History, Pt. 2

Fantasy Book Series: A Personal History

April 20, 2018April 20, 2018 / Kim @ Traveling in Books / 7 Comments

I used to read fantasy book series all the time. Except for required school reading, I read almost nothing but series through college. Returning to the same worlds and the same characters was comforting when I and everything around me seemed to be changing by the minute. No matter what, I could count on Drizzt … Continue reading Fantasy Book Series: A Personal History

Sunday Sum-Up

April 15, 2018 / Kim @ Traveling in Books / 7 Comments

Now that fifth winter has begun... Seriously. It was 80°F and humid on Friday. We were expecting wind and thunderstorms, and in certain parts of the southeastern corner of the state, people were on the lookout for tornadoes. Meanwhile in the western part of the state, there was a blizzard that hit us yesterday. Not … Continue reading Sunday Sum-Up

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