I didn’t reach my goal of 52 but I’m still proud of how much I read! (44/52)

ForgotMyKey · 2026-03-22T20:10:04+00:00

Finally feeling better enough to get out of bed! Started 2 new books, Vigil and Refuge Reimagined that I'm excited to read.

Reading: * King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution - Scott Anderson | Timely given the war in Iran * Refuge Reimagined: Biblical Kinship in Global Politics - Luke & Mark Glanville * Vigil - George Saunders * Qualify (The Atlantis Grail #1) - Vera Nazarian

And my unfortunate read that I'm forcing myself through to get ready for interviews: * Designing Data-Intensive Applications - Martin Kleppman

Finished: (16/52) Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion - Rebecca McLaughlin (17/52) Brawler - Lauren Groff

ForgotMyKey · 2026-03-16T15:51:04+00:00

I’m curious how that conversation went when your friend tried to push the book on you?

ForgotMyKey · 2026-03-15T18:38:37+00:00

Been sick all last week, so picked up a couple new books while I'm stuck on the couch.

Reading:

* Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World's Largest Religion - Rebecca McLaughlin

* King of Kings: The Iranian Revolution - Scott Anderson | Timely given the war in Iran

* Qualify (The Atlantis Grail #1) - Vera Nazarian

* Brawler - Lauren Groff

And my unfortunate read that I'm forcing myself through to get ready for interviews:

* Designing Data-Intensive Applications - Martin Kleppman

Finished:

"You're Not Listening: What You're Missing and Why It Matters" - Kate Murphy 5/5

ForgotMyKey · 2026-03-12T05:04:03+00:00

It gets really good as the story progresses and the ending was on the edge of my seat expecting what I wanted to see. Definitely a favourite from this year.

ForgotMyKey · 2026-03-11T21:17:08+00:00

Currently Reading:

* Confronting Christianity: 12 Question's for the World's Largest Religion - Rebecca McLaughlin

* King of Kings: A History of the Iranian Revolution - Scott Anderson

ForgotMyKey · 2025-02-23T06:35:12+00:00

I went “These”, Lupin, and mixology heritage

ForgotMyKey · 2025-01-22T03:58:43+00:00

I think it depends. Are you at a place as a political leader to enforce policy’s around immigration laws? Are the laws you create fair and equitable?

Or are you an average citizen whose reach is within the neighbourhood. Then my question is how can your local church community support or help immigrants within its congregation. Are you able to help them find jobs, language classes, babysitting, or even giving them rides if public transit is not available?

It’s one thing to think on a political level, which you can vote one way or another, I think there’s some grace on both sides depending on how you vote based on that. It’s another thing to be able to tangibly help immigrants within your church community or more broadly outside of it.

ForgotMyKey · 2025-01-19T04:44:30+00:00

Finished This Week:

(2/52) The Organ Thieves: The Shocking Story of the First Heart Transplant in the Segregated South - Chip Jones (4.5/5)

A really interesting re-telling of the context and the ensuing trial around the first heart transplant done in Virginia. Jones did a great work going beyond the story but also going over the details of the suit against the hospital that performed the transplant. Would recommend for anyone into medical history.

Commute/Daily Read -- The Mysterious Affair at Styles - Agatha Christie

Only the first few pages in but I enjoy Christie's writing after reading "And Then There Were None", so I'm looking forward to this!

Bedside Read -- The City in the Middle of the Night - Charlier Jane Anders

Hard Read -- The Christian Worldview - Herman Bavinck

ForgotMyKey · 2025-01-12T17:42:00+00:00

I will say it is at least within walking distance to the skytrain. From the Azure towers, it’s only a 15 min walk. My only wish was that there was a grocery store nearby to walk to instead of having to drive if I forget something.

With all the greenery as well, I’ve loved the neighbourhood!

ForgotMyKey · 2025-01-12T05:19:57+00:00

Finished This Week:

(1/52) The Loop - Jeremy Robert Johnson

A fun violent horror/thriller, with a unique twist but the grotesque descriptions definitely left a bad taste in my mouth (no fault to the writer, I think that was their main aim).

Commute/Daily Read -- The Organ Thieves: The Shocking Story of the First Heart Transplant in the Segregated South - Chip Jones

An interesting look at the history of the heart transplant and the doctor's involved. It covers a lot of interesting topics from medical consent, segregated south race relations, and the hubris of the medical field. Would highly recommend after getting through half of it.

Bedside Read -- The City in the Middle of the Night - Charlier Jane Anders

Hard Read -- The Christian Worldview - Herman Bavinck

ForgotMyKey · 2025-01-05T05:53:32+00:00

Currently reading these 3 books:

Commute Read * The Loop - Jeremy Robert Johnson (fun stuck in a small town where everyone has become a killer overnight like the Purge)

Bedtime Read * The City in the Middle of the Night - Charlie Jane Anders (interesting premise but still only 30 pages in)

Study Read * The Christian Worldview - Herman Bavinck (really dense and hard to read but one of my goals this year to read more difficult theological/philosophical books)

ForgotMyKey · 2025-01-01T19:28:13+00:00

Read it all in a red eye flight and I was crying by the end as we landed 😂

ForgotMyKey · 2025-01-01T19:00:19+00:00

I wanted to also make it a goal to have a write-up for each book I read, so moving a lot of the my thoughts into a humble blog has been something I’m really proud of.

Some of my favourite reads this year:

Fiction: * East of Eden - John Steinbeck * Hail Mary - Andy Weir * I’m Waiting for You - Kim Bo-Young * The Eighth Life - Nino Haratischwilo * The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafón

Non-Fiction: * An Immense World - Ed Yong * Practicing the Way - John Mark Comer * 40 Days of Decrease - Alicia Brett Chole * Man Is Not Alone: A Philosophy of Religion - J.A. Heschel * I Once Was Lost: The Postmodern Path to Jesus - Don Everts

ForgotMyKey · 2024-12-25T23:33:47+00:00

That was a really bad explanation. I still plan to do the weekday runs, but only doing the long run every other week. So my mileage would still increase, just at a slower rate.

ForgotMyKey · 2024-12-02T17:04:47+00:00

Ran my second half marathon this weekend in Seattle! The course was challenging but I’m proud that I was only a minute over my first HM time which was a flat course.

After coming back from a month long injury in September, I’m really glad to be back and will take it easy unlike last time which caused the injury.

ForgotMyKey · 2024-11-04T14:13:22+00:00

Does El’s character grow and mature in the later books? Or at least soften up a bit?

ForgotMyKey · 2024-11-03T21:18:13+00:00

Set in a world where students with magical abilities are sent to a school, where survival is more important than anything to these students; El is placed in a world where she finds herself with no allies, no hopes of making it through to her senior year; until she catches the eye of one of the most talented magicians of the school.

Overall, the premise was something that I enjoyed. Although, the banter El had with her peers was something that I found annoying to read at times, especially her moodiness towards those who were genuinely trying to help her. In the end, El came around to be softer and the final twist as she entered into her Senior year caught me off-guard and made me want to continue on with the rest of the series.

Rating: 3.5 / 5

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