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At Forests and Fiction, I write about books (and other things) that I love
In 2021 I began reading for pleasure again for the first time in a decade. What started as a passive hobby is now a full-fledged passion.
Reading is a wonderful release for me that opens so many worlds and possibilities. Forests and Fiction serves as a place to celebrate this passion alongside the other things that bring joy in my life as well.
LATEST POSTS
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August and September 2026 Reading Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR Lists, and What I’m Loving
As I mentioned in my last post, I’m in a very slow reading season. Life has been super chaotic lately, and I’m lucky to get in ten pages a day most of the time. That said, while my reading slowed way down, that didn’t mean the quality of my reads also went off a cliff.…
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How To Make Time For Reading When You Have No Time For Reading
I wish I could open this post by saying I’d found the magic one-step solution to never having enough time. I wish I could say I’d finally figured it out and that I’m here today to share my perfect solution for reading endlessly when you seemingly have no available hours, but the reality is that…
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Book Review: A Fragile Enchantment by Allison Saft
This year, I set a goal for myself to get in five workouts a week. If I were only doing strength training, this would be no problem, but I wanted to incorporate cardio as well and I’ll be frank, the idea of cardio five times a week is not an appealing concept to me. To…
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Book Review: The Correspondent by Virginia Evans
Before I picked it up, I had been seeing The Correspondent everywhere, including on a lot of “best of” lists. The story itself, which follows a senior woman as she navigates the twilight of her life, was compelling, but it was the delivery method that made me pick the book up so quickly. Evans tells…
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July 2026 Reading Wrap-Up: Books Read, TBR Lists, What I’m Loving Right Now
I am happy to report that we are having a perfect Atlantic Canadian summer. The weather has been gorgeous, full of sunshine and clear skies, we’ve had ample time off to take little adventures, and baby girl is absolutely thriving with all the time that we have outside. In the deep recesses of a Canadian…
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Book Review: Fugitive Telemetry by Martha Wells
If you’ve been around on this blog for a while, you’ll know that it’s no secret that The Murderbot Diaries is one of my all-time favourite series. I’ve been slowly making my way through the books over the past couple of years, taking one in every couple of months to spread out the joy. I…
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