Settling in for an enjoyable winter afternoon…
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Settling in for an enjoyable winter afternoon…
Two bingo squares left! The next one was “read a commonly-challenged/banned book,” and this has been sitting on my TBR for years, so it‘s getting its moment. I will say, though, that I‘m on chapter three and already find Feyre and her family really aggravating. Does…it get better? 👀 #acourtofthornsandroses #sarahjmaas #acotar
My last Christmas themed book before the New Year. A dark retelling of The Nutcracker.
Thank you for the lovely #NaughtyListHolidaySwap, @BarkingMadRead ! I'm so excited to read the books, the bookmarks are awesome, and the decorative sign is perfect for the "Spirits and Spirits" (ghost stories and cocktails) party we're hosting this weekend!
And thank YOU for hosting #nlhs, @WildAlaskaBibliophile and @TieDyeDude !
When I was seven winters of age, my mother caught me in the hearth stacking red-hot coals with my bare hands.
#OfFireAndStars #AudreyCoulthurst #firstline #openingline #Fantasy #YoungAdult #LGBT #Romance #Queer #Lesbian #Fiction #YoungAdultFantasy #HighFantasy #Magic
March #12booksof2025 @TheEllieMo
so-soA visually impressive book which was a low pick for me. The author tries to hype the characters but they fall short. I really wanted to like this book.
The cover is a work of art! 🥹
so-soThe Twelfth Enchantment is a slow burn—maybe too slow for its length—but the third act saves it. Lucy, cheated out of her inheritance and pushed toward marriage, is drawn into a hidden supernatural war after a mysterious stranger arrives with a message for her. Written in a Jane Austen–inspired style, the dialogue shines, though the long descriptions sometimes stall the momentum.
And now!
Ladies, gentlemen, and Fey!
#TheCircusRose #BetsyCornwell #Fantasy #YoungAdult #Retellings #LGBT #Queer #Romance #Lesbian #YoungAdultFantasy #FairyTales #Fiction
I started on this on Christmas morning, while waiting for my wife to get up (we got to bed late because of Christmas prep, but I can't sleep in on Christmas morning). I was tearing through it, already pouting about the wait for the next volume because stuff won't be shipped for a few days...
Look what my sister-in-law (to be) got me for Christmas! Whew...
Feat. my “new old friend“, a little plush Hythlodaeus from FFXIV, which my wife got me. 😁
