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4: 4 books linked by the 4 elements: Book #1 Earth (in title, cover, content, setting, author...)
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I am reading The Great Quake for this one (on the app so can't link it). It's also a thematic connection. I'm really really excited for this one for some reason, haha.

Southern Fire - fire
Northern Storm - wind
Western Shore - earth
Eastern Tide - water


I thought it was a really good pick for this category but I wasn't the biggest fan of the book. I found it too slow and the main character was a bit flat.



I just finished that for the same reason, and while it's not my favorite Le Guin (that belongs forever to The Dispossessed), it's a very serviceable fantasy novel.

I thought about reading the Elemental Blessing series by Sharon Shinn for these four prompts. I love Troubled Waters, and need to reread Unquiet Land (since I've only read it once 馃槂 ).


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FYI! VAND means water in Danish ;-)

I read Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne for this prompt. I chose this one because it fit nicely into the prompt, plus I bought the book 2 years ago meaning to read it then but just never got around to it!

I'm reading this one for the water prompt. I'm really excited. I've never read Le Guin.

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If you've never read Le Guin, I highly recommend The Left Hand of Darkness and The Dispossessed. They moved me like few books have.


Guests on Earth by Lee Smith. The title is taken from a quote by F. Scott Fitzgerald to his daughter, Scottie, "The insane are merely guests on earth...". The book features his wife Zelda and tells the story of the Highland Hospital where she was frequently treated for mental illness, and where she ultimately died in a tragic fire.

Air Awakens
Fire Falling
Earth鈥檚 End
Water鈥檚 Wrath
I鈥檝e owned these for awhile, so it also helps with my 鈥渞ead what I own鈥 goal.

Dangerous Minds by Janet Evanovich
The story involves an entire island that just vanished and the main characters looking into the mystery of finding out what happened.

Dangerous Minds by Janet Evanovich
The story involves an entire island that just vanished and the main characters looking i..."
I read that this summer - during the eclipse!


I am reading The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin which is part of her Broken Earth series (hence qualifying for the category, I think).







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Not what I had originally planned, but I ended up reading Earthly Remains, which is volume 26 in a series where I have already read many volumes.

Faraway Home by Marilyn Taylor
Children escape the holocaust and go to Belfast where they live on a farm. Children from Dublin go up to help out with the farming during their holidays.



For mid Grade I read the Junior classics edition of Treasure Island ( its impossible to find the link to the exact edition I read, I think its published by penguin). I enjoyed it more than I thought I would and I'm not gonna lie I think that Junior Classic editions might be the way to go for me... ( Do they have one for Ulysses lol) It appears I really enjoy pirate stories ( who knew) and I was rooting for little Jim Hawkins the entire time I was reading this.
For the picture book challenge, I read a science book called A Rock Is Lively, which talked about different types of rocks, how old they are, how they are formed, what they are used for etc... It was pretty simple and the pictures were gorgeous.



I had a hard time with this category for whatever reason. I'm glad I'm reading this book though. It has been on my TBR for while. I didn't realize that it is a collection of short stories from Heinlein. They were written back in the 50's and with the 3 stories I've read so far it is pretty amazing that they were written back then.

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