Books I'm Reading

This is a compilation of what I am reading and what I have been granted access to read from Netgalley as a way to build some anticipation of future reviews.  

 It also will highlight, unfortunately, my incredible bad habit of reading two books at once.  Somewhere in between there might even be a few Kindle books because I can't help myself.
Netgalley Approvals


READING



Where the Stars Rise: Asian Science Fiction and Fantasy
Many Waters
Witches Abroad
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
A Sudden, Fearful Death
Defend and Betray
A Wind in the Door
A Dangerous Mourning
The Face of a Stranger
A Wrinkle in Time
Reaper Man
Lady Mechanika: La Dama de la Muerte
ArchEnemy
Seeing Redd
The Looking Glass Wars
Moving Pictures
The Hero of Ages
Dangerous Depths
Sacred Seas
Tangled Tides


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