Litsy

The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water | Zen Cho

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A book I wouldn't have read without #QueerBC and it's a soft pick. The characters were interesting enough, but I've lost track of who's who at some point. I did like the nun a lot though. Sadly, I don't think this will stay with me for a longer period. I can't even remember the title right 😅

@PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 🤣🤣 1d

iread2much What a lovely cover! Too bad the story wasn‘t as good 😆 11h

Jari-chan @iread2much Well, the story was more than okay. Maybe it just wasn't meant for me 🤷 5h

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rwmg

The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water | Zen Cho

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A nun joins a group of “roving contractors“ who are on their way to make a delivery while avoiding bandits and mata (some sort of paramilitary secret police?).

I enjoyed this stand alone novella, though it did feel more like an incident taken from a much longer work. If that longer work exists, I would definitely read it.

#QueerBC @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper 🎉🎉 2d

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rwmg

The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water | Zen Cho

#teaandabook #pride🌈

#QueerBC @PuddleJumper

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Kitta

The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water | Zen Cho

so-so

⭐️⭐️⭐️

Interesting read about some bandits who are joined by a nun on their escapes. I found the language a little stilted and the word choice odd in places.

Read early for June #QueerBC! My Libby hold came in before expected.

Also using this for #lgbtqia2025!

@Kenyazero @PuddleJumper

PuddleJumper You're at the mercy of the libraries! 1mo

Kitta @PuddleJumper completely! 😂 1mo

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llwheeler

The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water | Zen Cho

February wrap up! Not a bad reading month. My favourite was the tagged. Let's see what March brings.

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thegirlwiththelibrarybag

The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water | Zen Cho

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I had confused this with the Empress of Salt & Fortune - but a happy mistake as I found this absolutely hilarious. It starts with a brawl in a coffee house ending with the waitress, a nun of the order of the pure 🌕 reflected in water tracking down a group of bandits & angrily asking to join them on their travels. Trouble is never far behind - I did get a little lost in the names (there is a handful of bandits to keep track of) in the audiobook.

Prairiegirl_reading Zen Cho is an author that appeals to me and yet never makes it to the top of my tbr pile. 😞 4mo

thegirlwiththelibrarybag @Prairiegirl_reading, hopefully one day they will! 4mo

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Chittavrtti

The Water Outlaws | S. L. Huang

On the way to the red book 📕 one may travel through literary history.

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Robotswithpersonality

The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water | Zen Cho

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I was not prepared for this one to be all the emotions!!!
I would like to point out that the back of the book jacket has 'Praise for Zen Cho' (the author, not the book), and amongst these is the quote from John Scalzi “fun and full of adventure“. I'm thinking that's probably in reference to a different book. There are hijinks and high action moments, there is banter, 1/?

Robotswithpersonality 2/? but overall there is the devastation that war brings, there are discussions of faith and spirituality, there are webs of connection and duty. There are some interesting things going on in regards to gender expression and discussion, but there's also a heaping helping of sexism/misogyny that works as a foil for certain characters, and while it is regularly overcome, and potentially historically accurate in this semi-fantasy setting, it's still 6mo

Robotswithpersonality 3/? dispiriting to read. It didn't end how I thought it might, but I'll admit I wasn't sure how it would end for most of the book. I'm struggling with the divide of becoming very invested in these characters and feeling very disconnected from the religious belief/power that drives or challenges several of them. The ending would not have had the same impact if more traditional choices were made, but as it is, I'm left wanting more of everyone's 6mo

Robotswithpersonality 4/4 story, the sometimes-hazards of a novella. 🤷🏼‍♂️ 6mo

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