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About smellincoffee

Citizen, librarian, reader with a boundless wonder for the world and a curiosity about all the beings inside it.

WWW Wednesday

Posted on March 5, 2025 by smellincoffee

WHAT have you finished reading recently? Camino Ghosts, John Grisham. WHAT are you reading now? The Brass Verdict, Michael Connelly. WHAT are you reading next? Will probably return to the Romanov book. Note: I scheduled this post on Tuesday, given … Continue reading →

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Top Ten Things Characters Said

Posted on March 4, 2025 by smellincoffee

More like “first top ten things characters said that I remembered”. But first, the Tuesday tease. “Do you have a birth certificate?”“No.”“May I ask why not?”“I was a baby. I wasn’t in charge of the paperwork.” (Camino Ghosts, John Grisham) … Continue reading →

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Camino Ghosts

Posted on March 2, 2025 by smellincoffee

In The Guardians, readers were teased with a voodoo-cursed cabin that..ended up never being visiting again, causing me to wonder why on Earth it had been included to begin with. Camino Ghosts revisits not that cabin, but the general premise … Continue reading →

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The Half-Blood Heir

Posted on February 28, 2025 by smellincoffee

Nathaniel Perry survived the Battle of Waterloo, despite the odds: two thirds of his unit have answered the last post and call, but he got through with just a bullet through the calf. Newly promoted to Major, he’s contemplating his … Continue reading →

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February 2025 in Review

Posted on February 28, 2025 by smellincoffee

Well, hello to the end of another month. I for one welcome March, tornadoes and all: I am very ready for spring! This was an unusual month for me personally because I had no computer for most of it: mine … Continue reading →

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Moviewatch: February 2025

Posted on February 27, 2025 by smellincoffee

My movie-watching buddy is going out of town this weekend, and I anticipate being wholly absorbed by The Sims 2 Legacy Edition Friday night, so I think I’ve watched my last movie for this month. Interestingly, all of my movies … Continue reading →

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Short rounds: politics!

Posted on February 26, 2025 by smellincoffee

As mentioned yesterday I’m feeling burnt out between all the serious stuff I’ve been binging, global affairs, and ongoing drama with my computer (it was finally repaired and sent back from the manufacturer, but arrived in such a state that … Continue reading →

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WWWednesday + Favorite Hobby Prompt

Posted on February 26, 2025 by smellincoffee

Today’s prompt from Long and Short Reviews is “What is your favorite hobby and why?” But first, WWWednesday! WHAT have you finished recently? Both Return of the Great Powers and One No, Many Yeses, late last week. WHAT are you … Continue reading →

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Teaser Tuesday

Posted on February 25, 2025 by smellincoffee

Today’s TTT is favorite books set in another time, but I read entirely too much historical fiction to want to pore through and pick favorites. I sat facing a flowering bougainvillea that covered the terrace, a showerof pink blossoms on … Continue reading →

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The Mature Flâneur

Posted on February 21, 2025 by smellincoffee

While rooting around for books for The Grand Tour, I spotted ‘flâneur’ and immediately went for the bait. I know this word from back in 2012 when I was an ardent Francophile and was reading books like French Women Don’t … Continue reading →

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