A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid – as Romantic Paintings
I finished A Study in Drowning by Ava Reid and I loved it, I love vibes, particularly creepy seaside vibes, and this was absolutely dripping with atmosphere. All through reading
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Tall Alien Elves – Why Foreigner does it better than Avatar
My bf and I watched Avatar the Way of Water over the past two weeks. We found it an unsatisfying experience, and we basically spent the entire movie grumbling. I
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The Bookshop and The Barbarian by Morgan Stang – sapphic cozy fantasy written specifically for me
This book is very polarizing in reviews, because it has a lot of parts, esp the humor, that you either dig or you don’t. Well, I dug. It has a
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Their Heart A Hive by Fox N. Locke – slice of life, gothic, queernorm fantasy with bees
This book was a delight. It’s a slice of life, gothic fantasy that feels cozy. The world is queernorm which is always lovely to read about, just no hassle. It’s
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1899 – a wtf did I just watch love letter to languages – new multilingual Netflix show from the creators of Dark, spoilery reactions
Spoilers included lower down I just finished 1899 on Netlix and it was such a weird and compelling ride I wanna squee about it at other people. Here’s the trailer for
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Mini reviews – Iron Widow, She Who Became the Sun, The Tiger at Midnight, Girl, Serpent, Thorn, The Prey of Gods, After the Dragons
Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao I was blown away by this. I knew the general concept of it, a sci-mecha story inspired by Wu Zetian, the only female
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Dia accidentally binges series: Inda by Sherwood Smith – gripping large cast epic fantasy (with pirates) that I couldn’t put down
“Perfect for fans of Game of Thrones” is overused and often wrong. And yet, I have to go and say it, this series is perfect for fans of Game of
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Foreigner by C.J. Cherryh – mid-series squee & bingo squares
At the time of writing, I’ve just started Foreigner book 10. I started out meaning to only read book 1, as is my habit, then I said I’ll only read
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Paying 2021’s dues: 19 quick thoughts on books I never got round to reviewing
I was doing pretty well keeping up with reviews last year, until I wasn’t. That was around autumn and I kept falling further and further behind. I closed the year
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Mini-reviews: Black Water Sister, The Hidden City, The Bone Houses, Kingdom of Souls, The Belles
Black Water Sister by Zen Cho Genre: Fantasy Age group: Adult Pub. date: May 11th 2021 by Ace Books Format: Audiobook Pages: 370 Goodreads link A reluctant medium discovers the
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