"Everything seemed so far away. And now we're here, and that's all behind us..."

Book review of "Woman of Light" by Kali Fajardo-Anstine

I have a bit of a confession. While I read every day, I must admit that 98.67% of what I read is the kind of stuff I wouldn’t ever admit to. Although I thoroughly enjoy these reads, I had hoped that this year would be different, with a focus on broadening my literary horizons.

In reality, my reading journey hasn’t quite gone as planned. I’ve spent much of the year diving into nonfiction audiobooks (a step in the right direction) and indulging in young adult fiction. With the new school year starting, I decided it was time to refocus. The upside is that I’ve stuck to my commitment. The downside? It took me a month to finish this book, thanks in part to a three-week binge of "Law & Order: SVU" and "Veronica Mars."

But here I am, ready to review my first substantial* physical book of 2024.

*Substantial in this circumstance means anything that couldn’t be written by Sandra Brown in 1985 (my favorite adult author) or Sarah J. Maas (quickly becoming my nemesis author).

“Pidre came from storytelling people, but as he passed a big top devoted to the reenactment of Custer’s Last Stand, he couldn’t help but this Anglos were perhaps the most dangerous storytellers of all — for they believed only their own words, and they allowed their stories to trample the truths of nearly every other man on Earth.”