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Book review: Invasion

Posted on September 27, 2026 by Tomas

The fourth book in the Warrior Chronicles series pushed it into the second half, and the momentum starts shifting in the protagonists’ favor, but many challenges still lay ahead. Some too close for comfort.

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Book review: Shadow Lands

Posted on September 20, 2026 by Tomas

After a break while I focused on a beta read, I resumed reading a series I started in July. And it took me just a week to read the third book.

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August hiking, part 2

Posted on September 13, 2026 by Tomas

In today’s post, I’ll continue where I left off and share my memories of my August week-long hiking trip, along with some photos.

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August hiking, part 1

Posted on September 6, 2026 by Tomas

As I said in the monthly summary, I went on a week-long hiking trip in August, and this post will share my thoughts from the first part.

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August 2026 Summary

Posted on August 30, 2026 by Tomas

While the month only ends tomorrow, with one (work) day to go, I don’t expect anything big enough to sway my judgment of this month to happen, so let’s get to it.

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7/2026 Hiking Summary

Posted on August 16, 2026 by Tomas

This July was quite a strange month for my hiking. While I still fulfilled my goal of three hikes a month, two of them were quite easy, and the third one was quite a challenge. Let’s have a look.

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Book review: Hunted

Posted on August 9, 2026 by Tomas

The second book in K.F. Breene’s Warrior series keeps the fast-paced spirit of the first book, while also giving some deeper insight.

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July 2026 Summary

Posted on August 2, 2026 by Tomas

July has been a decent month, with some pleasant and unpleasant surprises along the way. Let’s have a closer look…

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Book review: Chosen

Posted on July 26, 2026 by Tomas

After yet another decision paralysis about what to read next, I devoured the book I picked in less than a week. Sure, it’s not a long book, but still…

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Worldbuilding: fictional politics

Posted on July 19, 2026 by Tomas

Back in April, I made a post about capital cities and related aspects of worldbuilding. Today, I’ll share some thoughts on the larger picture.

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