August is that killer time of year where work is insane, it’s too hot to think and nothing gets done. Well, actually this year the weather has been pretty mild but work has still been crazy a…
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Reading Log: August 2022
This month has continued to be busy at work, but despite that, some silly part of me agreed to a bet with a friend where I need to…
Reading Log: August 2024
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Reading Log: May 2023
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Reading Log: January 2023
The first log of the year! This year I’ve decided to change things up a bit and split all the one-shots I read into a separate count since…
Reading Log: March 2023
Three months into the year, unbelievably. A difficult time for manga fans in the UK as Kodansha revealed US exclusive K Manga. Although I suppose that at least…
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Reading Log: February 2023
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Reading Log: April 2023
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Reading Log: July 2023
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Reading Log: September 2023
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Reading Log: December 2023
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Reading Log: June 2023
Six months through the year, the backlog continues to tower but it was a quieter month for new arrivals so I’ve been playing catchup with my reading while…
Reading Log: October 2023
Spooky season is here, well, at least at the time of writing. Perhaps not by the time you read this! I spent a lot of time either under…
Reading Log: November 2023
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Reading Log: April 2019
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Reading Log: September 2021
Unexpectedly September continued to be busy at work, so I didn’t get as much read as I usually would. Nevertheless, let’s take a look at what I managed…
Reading Log: July 2024
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Reading Log: June 2024
If like me you have no idea where June went, don’t worry you aren’t alone. One minute I was dreading the start of the warmer portion of the…
Reading Log: September 2022
Out of the busy season and into a relatively calmer month. I feel like I read less this month than usual, perhaps because I was playing Soul Hackers…
Reading Log: September 2020
Now we’re headed into October the weather is starting to be colder, which is the perfect time to sit around and binge books! The amount of books in…
Reading Log: March 2021
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Reading Log: July 2022
Into one of the hottest months of the year and busiest times at work, but hopefully despite all that I’ve made some progress on keeping that backlog down!…
Reading Log: July 2020
July was another continuation of the war of light novels and actually I finally cleared off the backlog of 2019!* Now let’s see what all I read this…
Reading Log: May 2024
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Reading Log: April 2025
April came and went in a rush. Work was busy, so I feel like my ability to read or do anything else decreased quite a bit. Especially since…
Reading Log: January 2024
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Reading Log: January 2021
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Reading Log: November 2024
I have no idea where November went. It vanished in a haze of SLA, friends visiting and being ill I guess. Just one more month of the year…
Reading Log: January 2025
It’s the first reading log of 2025! This year I am determined to make a proper dent in the backlog, which to be fair I say every year…
Reading Log: March 2024
March has been a pretty busy month, between my birthday and a weekend trip away as well as work starting to get busier there hasn’t been as much…
Reading Log: October 2020
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Reading Log: May 2020
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Reading Log: November 2022
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Reading Log: April 2020
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Reading Log: January 2020
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Reading Log: November 2025
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Reading Log: October 2025
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Reading Log: January 2026
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Reading Log: September 2025
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Reading Log: June 2021
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Reading Log: May 2021
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