pickI found this completely riveting. I read someone critiquing it because they said the very idea of “Sherlock Holmes in a fantasy world“ doesn't work, and I think that's to miss the point of what this is: it's a homage to the idea of Sherlock Holmes, but it is very much not a retelling, it's imagining how this fascinating, wild, awful fantasy world might grow that kind of intellect, and what it might be used for. The worldbuilding is amazing.
Here's my #BookSpin #DoubleSpin #BookSpinBingo list for May.
Thanks for hosting again, @thearomaofbooks !
Here is what I'm going to attempt in the midst of my son's high school graduation month!
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#bookspinbingo
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I can‘t believe that it‘s almost May! Here are my #bookspin #bookspinbingo options for the month. @TheAromaofBooks
This will double as my #shelfsweeper as well @Andrew65 @Tove_Reads
I can't believe it's gonna be May (😏) in just a couple of days. Here is my loose #bookspin list. I switched out my extra free spaces for the shortlisted Hugo Award nominees. I've already read a few of the novels and novellas. Fingers crossed the library had copies of everything.
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#Bookspin May
1. Saving Time
2. An Immense World
3. Swimming in the Dark
4. Some People Need Killing
5. An Immense World
6. An Immense World
7. Some People
8. One Day
9. Saving Time
10. Cobalt Red
11. One Day
12. Art of Gathering
13. Swimming in the Dark
14. Swimming in the Dark
15. Comfort
16. Crossings
17. Crossings
18. Crossings
19. We should not be afraid of the sky
20. We should not be afraid
still the same books because I‘m so far behind!
I will finish my #BookSpin today or tomorrow, so I can say I'm ready for a new round of #BookSpinBingo 🙌
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pickThis was an incredible look into the Italian resistance and the women involved!
Going into this book, I didn‘t know a whole lot about what went on in Italy during WWII. That being said, I learned so much from this book, not just about these 4 courageous women, but also about the war in general.
Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/04/28/review-women-of-war/
It was also my April #BookSpin, so I'm glad I fit it in. I've made my list for May and I might start on those books now, or rather, the lighter fare I seeded among the list, because my brain's definitely not ready to go on to something else brilliant yet. 26m