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This was so disappointing. The idea was interesting, it's magical realism which I generally enjoy, but the execution was just bad. I'm not sure whether it's the writing style, or translation, or both, but this was difficult and boring to read, and at times confusing. It's under 300 pages long, but I felt like it was 1000. It's a shame, because Barberry's Elegance of the Hedgehog is one of my all time favourites, but this just didn't do it for me.

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Prompt: Jinked

Starting this one today. I've read The Elegance of the Hedgehog years ago and really loved it, so I'm very curious to see how I'm going to like this one. Also, I'm really liking the mysticism of this cover. 📚📚

I‘m twenty pages into my reread of THE WITNESS FOR THE DEAD, and I‘m already caught up in the atmosphere. The physical book is such a pretty little thing, too. Hardcovers aren‘t normally my scene, but this one‘s slim enough to feel good in the hand.

I had to brew some tea to go with it, since there‘s a bunch of tea consumption in the story. I picked Murchie‘s CBC blend, which I kind of forgot I had until I opened the tin. #gaymay

Again sticking to just the one roll for May :)

Thanks to my eclectic mix on this list, my #Roll100 this month is an audiobook! (The others so far have been ebooks).
I have heard good things about The Goblin Emperor, from a story and audio perspective, so looking forward to making this my audio commute book!

At 17hr38 I am going to have to be super dedicated to it 🤣

Update on my April reading. May post reviews on some of these later.

#bookspin : Ramon & Julieta 3⭐️
#doublespin : tagged, Hollows book 11 5⭐️

Two April #roll100 titles : Bunny 4⭐️
Don‘t Hex & Drive 5⭐️
One #roll100 from March : From Twinkle with Love 4⭐️

#lmpbc : Never Let Me Go 5⭐️

#authoramonth : The Heart‘s Invisible Furies 5⭐️

#pemberlittens : The Other Bennet Sister 4⭐️
bailed on North & South

Free space : Ice Planet Barbarians 4⭐️

Such a cute little book about elves living amongst us and working in a toy shop. A clever idea and well executed. Not something I would read a lot of (I‘m more of a grisly murder fan) but it was intriguing, the mystery was satisfactorily solved in the final pages, and a bit of enjoyable, light reading for a change.

I‘m working my way through OF LIGHT AND DARKNESS by Shayne Leighton, when Casey doesn‘t need my ereader as a pillow. I‘m interested in the world and most of the character dynamics, but I ain‘t here for the central character‘s romance with the guy who raised her. Leighton can tell us Valek isn‘t really a PARENT to Charlotte all she likes, but it‘s still frickin creepy and uncomfortable. It might keep me from the rest of the series.

I tried really hard to care about this story and characters. Two children, presumably magical, both arrive in different places in Europe. The poor peasants don't understand them and they interpret the world in deep and meaningful ways. Yawn. There's a hell of a lot of description and meandering about without much really happening - I bailed after the big build up of one of the girls receiving - wait for it- a letter. For me, it was just dull. BAIL

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Prompt: Highlander