<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:38:30 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/@mrpinkink/rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Serving January Realness! | My First TBR For 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's a new year and we can all look forward to new things and I, as usual, am looking forward to all the new books I get to read throughout the year! So. let's begin as we mean to go on! Bookish Resolutions...]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/book/@mrpinkink/serving-january-realness-or-my-first-tbr-for-2022</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/book/@mrpinkink/serving-january-realness-or-my-first-tbr-for-2022</guid><category><![CDATA[book]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrpinkink]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 23 Jan 2022 16:20:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kx949aDJ3YN2aez4mhQcSxgCqbYBixuHNQwtGUWcByPng8hVkjXA8g4RJvEmaP1Lr9MkG2fHsWb7BAGFqDe8YePXsiRBUDuDFdHtzn18NtjDaojT7GpqWc6ATq8oDSBW2H5k8Wa?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mambo Number Five | My Top Five Favourite Reads Of 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the worst "challenges", for me, is deciding which of the many amazing books I've read in any given year and thin them down to my favourite favourites; I mean, I read eighty books last]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@mrpinkink/mambo-number-five-or-my-top-five-favourite-reads-of-2021</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@mrpinkink/mambo-number-five-or-my-top-five-favourite-reads-of-2021</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrpinkink]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2022 09:39:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kx949aDJ3YN2aez4mhQcSxgCqbYBiqNnGvhPQ6GN9J5pjMBfLHKhfVeCnvqE7J8fdK8hRpdbaoQFRoNu3VQjsUqPXaLdgy1SJdckfmopjW7v71BfFHA7uyq3o4dHHyKmVL33mT4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's Been A Minute | Meet The Blogger]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a while since I've been on here - the last time was on Steemit. This confused me a lot ... but life got in the way and I didn't come back on. But I am back and I thought I'd do a #MeetTheBlogger]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@mrpinkink/it-s-been-a-minute-or-meet-the-blogger</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/blog/@mrpinkink/it-s-been-a-minute-or-meet-the-blogger</guid><category><![CDATA[blog]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrpinkink]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2022 10:13:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/9vWp6aU4y8kx949aDJ3YN2aez4mhQcSxgCqbYBiqgi7iWdtcXuHhrhrbL93gc3UhaHLTrhZj2vZ2QY91AmCGbRDHfuGshBfyn9wDpMi42utw1HGGuwQ2PNYZ4mropBMG9QKizwWP4Bwd4jWjG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#PinkReads - All The Books: February 2020]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oh my goodness! What craziness has this year already brought us?!? I'm not exactly an introvert but I do prefer my own company and my home has everything I need; now, with the world under]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/book/@mrpinkink/pinkreads-all-the-books-february-2020</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/book/@mrpinkink/pinkreads-all-the-books-february-2020</guid><category><![CDATA[book]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrpinkink]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2020 09:28:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVoAvXt2X6pMxYAb3q65xMju8wryWxKrsghkMadkAfj7ADE2aYDzVMaDnjXQUfzKMSpUT32wofHxmA3jjXpFiPXkQAajc8JH2gLmjBc83HLxCcvW8iPRXremWcz8vf8SsDY8N?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Killer Fungi From Outer Space! Cold Storage by David Koepp - Book Review #45]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many thanks to Jonathan Ball Publishers for sending me a review copy! * SPOILER ALERT * SPOILER ALERT * SPOILER ALERT * When I was a younger man, I thoroughly enjoyed horror books and movies - I even devoured]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/book/@mrpinkink/killer-fungi-from-outer-space-cold-storage-by-david-koepp-book-review-45</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/book/@mrpinkink/killer-fungi-from-outer-space-cold-storage-by-david-koepp-book-review-45</guid><category><![CDATA[book]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrpinkink]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2020 08:48:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVoAvXt2X6pMxYAb3q65xMju8wryWxKrsghkPtaKDyRJZArPgkDQNuPVroNR1D1kMsEgwhMocC2nTypwcqGGBQ4nToTCzw6YcDVHRvs8Uunf395Y3WA5gwmgzd7rgZZ7Zy9kA?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[There's Magic All Around! 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I first heard about this book on Instagram and the hype around was it all good, so]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/book/@mrpinkink/who-you-gonna-call-the-wayward-girls-by-amanda-mason-book-review-41</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/book/@mrpinkink/who-you-gonna-call-the-wayward-girls-by-amanda-mason-book-review-41</guid><category><![CDATA[book]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[mrpinkink]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jan 2020 05:31:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/TZjG7hXReeVoAvXt2X6pMxYAb3q65xMju8wryWxKrsghkMmvej2Wi1NaBKmTBsMHET6odRzGqRfmx46ECjKx8DzEL49U7rRxfUovuVCcXD3Pejn2zPEPLNcDeVPQ8Gw3TAt9PPFMqvAF4A?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#PinkItUp - Book Swap Box 4: Baby, It's (Not) Cold Outside]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fourth, and last, South African Book Swap of 2019 took place in December and the theme was a combination of Christmas and summer vibes all in one: Baby It's (Not) Cold Outside. 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