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The Greek Mythology section of the library is going to have a massive update. I have a bunch of Percy Jackson to finally read as well as some other books based on the greeks, so stay tuned and happy new year!

Yes, it's a punctuation book. No, I will not be apologizing for reading it. The director of my MFA program recommended this one to all of us, and I think it is amazing. It is humorous and enlightening and I learned so much (and learned that I'd been doing a lot of stuff wrong for many years). I think everyone should read a punctuation book. I think it'll make your writing better. I think if you have to read a punctuation book, read one written by an English person. Their humor on the subject makes it not awful.

Finally, a Jo and Laurie love story. I always loved the idea of them together since I read Little Women in 7th Grade. This is a gorgeous and heartwarming book that doesn't feel like its too different from the original source material. I love how they weaved in the pressures that Louisa would've felt after writing Little Women to write Good Wives and have everyone paired off happily. At its heart, it's a fix-it fic. If you read Little Women/Good Wives and were team Jo/Laurie over Amy/Laurie, then this book is for you. I

So, my thoughts on Little Women (Part 1) can basically be summed up as such: It's Little Women. It's a classic for a reason. I will never not love Jo March and see a little bit of myself in her. It makes me wish I had siblings sometimes, and it makes me wish I had a Laurie at all times.

Book two of the Something Dark and Holy Series. Honestly, I am obsessed with this series. It mostly focuses on three characters: Nadya, Serefin, and Malachiasz. I picked up Wicked Saints by accident from 2nd and Charles last December because I thought it looked interesting and I found this criminally underrated series instead. It's lush and decadent set in an Eastern European feeling world where there's a war between religious zealots and blood mages. It's about teens who are thrust into these positions of power and have to re-evaluate every tale they've been fed about the "other" group. It's told from multiple POVs. I absolutely love the characters. I cannot recommend this series enough.