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SKewed Clues #34

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Welcome to Skewed Clues!

This is a collection of things I think about, find,
want to share, but don’t need a dedicated blog post for.

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Things We Should Know

Pakistani flight with 100+ passengers crashes

Deadly Cyclone Amphan moves through India and Bangladesh

Michigan Dam Failure and 10,000 evacuating

Hong Kong Protests: China to impose stricter security laws

SpaceX and NASA to launch Wednesday

US President Trump taking hydroxychloroquine preventatively

Taking medicines preventively doesn’t always help and can be dangerous

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Things We Should Still Be Talking About

Coronavirus Numbers

35% of Coronavirus carriers are asymptomatic

US-Mexico Border: Border to remain closed through June 22

Brexit: How Brexit will affect UK’s ability to recover from recession

Hong Kong Protests: “China won’t back down”

U.S. 2020 Election: Potential Democratic Vice Presidential running-mates

Lift the Mood

Local Loves

I live in Houston. I love living in Houston.
Here’s were I share some of that love.

Harris County Judge Hidalgo extends stay-at-home order

Currently Listening To

The EffortLESS Life Podcast with Courtney Elmer

Currently Reading

See all of my answers to
this list by clicking the image.

To read any of my book reviews, check HERE.

Also, check out Book Reviews with MyChild.

Currently Watching

Like many parents (I’m sure), we have been blessed with watching many more shows for the younger set. Visit the link below to see the kids shows I actually like (and why) and a couple to avoid.

Favorite Kids Shows

Humans are Amazing

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30 Day Book Challenge

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This latest challenge is floating around my Instagram world.

Professional Book Nerds 30 Day Book Challenge

I love things like this, but cannot complete one to save my life. I always forget which day I’m on or if I’d posted that day, etc. What can I say, I don’t have very good follow-through.

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Instead, I thought I’d put all of my answers in one blog post. This also works out, because I can provide images and links – something I can’t always do on Instagram.

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Note: All of the links will take you directly to Goodreads.
I do not use affiliate links, if that’s of concern.
Please consider purchasing any books you like from your local independent books store.

Day 1: Favorite Book in a Series 

Soulless by Gail Carriger

Day 2: Favorite Book by
My Favorite Writer 

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Day 3: Book I Did Not Finish 

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Day 4: Book I
Remember from Childhood 

The Babysitters Club: Kristy’s Great Idea by Ann M. Martin 

Day 5: Favorite Classical Novel 

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas
The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexander Dumas

Day 6: Book that
Broke My Heart 

Arrow's Fall by Mercedes Lackey
Arrow’s Fall by Mercedes Lackey

Day 7: Best Audiobook to Listen to on a Road Trip 

Of Mess and Moxie by Jen Hatmaker
Of Mess and Moxie by Jen Hatmaker

Day 8: Series
Everyone Should Read 

The Glasswrights' Series by Mindy L. Klasky
The Glasswrights’ Series by Mindy L. Klasky

Day 9: Favorite Book to
Give as a Gift 

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Day 10: A Book that
Makes Me Cry Happy Tears 

Goddess of the Hunt by Tessa Dare
Goddess of the Hunt by Tessa Dare

Day 11: Literary Character I Would want to Have Dinner With 

Captain Shakespeare, Stardust

Stardust by Neil Gaiman
Stardust by Neil Gaiman

Day 12: A “Popular” Book
I Hate 

“Hate” is too strong a word, but I did not (and still don’t) get the hype of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. I read the first 2.5 and just wasn’t impressed. I am planning to try again as My Child is reaching this age and Disney+ just announced creating the series.   

The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan
The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan

Day 13: A Book with
a Color in the Title 

Green Rider by Kristen Britain
Green Rider by Kristen Britain

Day 14: A Fairy Tale Retelling 

Hunted by Megan Spooner
Hunted by Megan Spooner

Day 15: A Book that
Made Me Cry Sad Tears 

My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult

Day 16: A Book I’ve
Read More than Once 

Hamlet by William Shakespeare
Hamlet by William Shakespeare

Day 17: A Book with a Person’s Name in the Title 

Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi
Aru Shah and the End of Time by Roshani Chokshi

Day 18: A Book I Like by an Author No Longer Living 

The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway

Day 19: An Audio book I Like
Because of the Narrator’s Voice 

Becoming by Michelle Obama
Becoming by Michelle Obama

Day 20: A Book with an Unreliable Narrator 

The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger

Day 21: An Anthology I Love 

Charmed by Jayne Castle, Lori Foster, Eileen Wilks, Julie Beard
Charmed by Jayne Castle, Lori Foster, Eileen Wilks, Julie Beard

Day 22: An LGBTQ+
Love Story 

Bloodlust and Bonnets by Emily McGovern
Bloodlust and Bonnets by Emily McGovern

Day 23: A Book Quote
I Know By Heart 

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Day 24: A Book Collaboration by 2 or More Authors 

The Lady Most Likely by Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, Connie Brockway
The Lady Most Likely by Julia Quinn, Eloisa James, Connie Brockway

Day 25: A Book Villain
I Actually Love 

Wormwood, The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis

Day 26: A Biography I Think Everyone Should Read 

Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah

Day 27: A Book
I Read Every Year 

The Fairy Godmother by Mercedes Lackey
The Fairy Godmother by Mercedes Lackey

Day 28: A Classical Novel I Haven’t Read, But Plan To 

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy

Day 29: A Book Cover I Love 

Nightlights by Lorena Alvarez Gomez
Nightlights by Lorena Alvarez Gomez

Day 30: The Book
I am Reading Right Now 

All Things Reconsidered by Knox McCoy
All Things Reconsidered by Knox McCoy

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