My last read was a thousand page monster, so I was looking for something lighter and frothier, and this romantic comedy fantasy of 19th century pirate witches and their flying houses did the job. But I didn't much like it. The central joke, that the characters are simultaneously prim-and-proper Victorian ladies and also rapscallion violent thieves, is beaten absolutely into the ground, and paying off the romance with an explicit extended sex scene feels slightly weird to me in a book that I feel you'd otherwise happily hand to a 12 year old. Not for me, although there's definitely others who'll love it! @bookstodon #bookstodon
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This new biography of George Michael by Sathnam Sanghera is a great read, it is written from the perspective of a genuine fan, highly recommended! #bookstodon #BookReview #reading #Storygraph #audiobooks @bookstodon
Tonight the Music Seems so Loud - https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/146ecf23-a0b1-451b-a0b2-ca4495d0fcce
https://app.thestorygraph.com/reviews/146ecf23-a0b1-451b-a0b2-ca4495d0fcce
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"A'mhionaid shiorraidh
A dh'itealaicheas an dealan-de
Os cionn na h-iochslaint"
"The eternal moment
The butterfly hovers
Over the nectar"
Grian is Frasan / Sunshine & Flowers: poems in Gaelic & English, by Angus Peter Campbell, published by Luath Press.
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#books #livres #poetry #poesie #Gaelic #ScotsGaelic #AngusPeterCampbell #ScottishLiterature #ScottishPoetry #BilingualText #ParallelText #Bilingual #bookshops ##librairies #bookstodon #GrianIsFrasan #SunshineAndFlowers
I really enjoyed this plainspoken little book about particle physics by #IvoVanVulpen . It is mostly written at a level that I would happily put in the hands of a curious teenager, and indeed my 13yo is the one who got it out the library and is planning to read it soon. But be warned that the complexity level increases rapidly when it gets into the weeds of the standard model, and supersymmetry. @bookstodon #bookstodon
If you like to read books seasonly or set during certain holidays, I've added an index page that's sorted by different holidays / events.
#WhatWereReading : Joe is very much enjoying local scribe @clhellisen 's intriguing The Shape of Monsters, just out from @torbooks
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The Infinite Sadness of Small Appliances, by Glenn Dixon. My rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️ A fairly short read, at just over 214 pages. Cozy dystopian version of "The Brave Little Toaster." Not bad, but I wouldn't go out of your way.
Current Read: Fishbone Cinderella, by Elizabeth Lim. I love myth, magic, and good writing, and this novel has all three. It is a delight so far.
"Most of my writing usually feels to me like a bad idea, which makes it hard for me to know which ideas feel bad because they have merit, and which ones feel bad because they don't" Maggie Nelson, 'The Argonauts.').
(Posted without comment on my own feelings in this regard!)
Are you on Kobo Plus? Are you looking for your next read? These authors have you covered!
https://books.bookfunnel.com/sci-fi-fantasy-paranormal-kobo-plus/s65vpshy7b
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Five stars:
Royal Scandal by Aimée Carter (2024) is the second book in the Royal Blood series. With Benedict and Jasper out of the way, Evan hopes she can have some quiet time to adjust to her new life and enjoy the holidays with her expanded family. But she still has her new royal duties, and that includes things like small talk with the U.S. president's son.
https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_09/royal_scandal.html
Jako fantastyka - taka sobie. Ale jako parodia życia uniwersyteckiego, kultowych dzieł fantastyki i generalnie dostarczyciel humoru - bardzo fajna książka. Ma swój urok, a ostatni rozdział z kolei odwraca całą atmosferę.
https://lubimyczytac.pl/ksiazka/granty-i-smoki/opinia/100401506
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Good morning 😁
Time for another chapter starting quote of The Last Philosopher: Part Two...
P.S If you ask me these Knomes sound like they're on to something about technology 😂
Buy Part One: https://books2read.com/b/m0pJYA
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Work in progress wednesday is here again. So, I give you the opening quote of the 11th chapter of The Last Philosopher: Part Two 😁
1€ ebook of Part One: https://books2read.com/u/m0pJYA
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I need to see the rewritten version of this poem 😂
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I'd love to know from book fans on Fedi, who are the really hot *contemporary* noir novel writers who you love? Especially noir thrillers (vs mysteries), and extra especially from Ireland?
- noir writers, expec. thrillers
- Irish noir writers
- novel writers (vs other media)
- contemporary (publishing within last 5 years)
- popular and successful
*Based on specs for a particular project. Ta.
This week's #NewBooks at the library:
- Two second-hand copies of The Correspondence of #CharlesDarwin, covering the years 1858–1860, published by Cambridge University Press.
- A new copy of The Catskill Fossil Forest, published by Gilboa Historical Society Press. A local curiosity for sure, but a fascinating little booklet about the discovery of petrified trees from the Devonian.
#Books #Bookstodon #Scicomm #HistoryOfScience #ScienceHistory #HistSci #Evolution #Trees #Wood #Forests #Plants #Botany #Paleobotany #Palaeobotany #Fossils #Paleontology #Palaeontology @bookstodon
For #MurderEveryMonday this week's theme is "weather significantly affects the plot." My only entry almost has a spoiler on the cover. Book 11 of the excellent Lane Winslow series by Iona Whishaw it was not my favourite, but still got 4/5 from me at #TheStorygraph - none have gone below 4 and I gave book nine 5/5. The series does a great job blending mystery with social commentary, especially on issues relating to racism, indigenous peoples, and immigrants.
#Reading #Mystery #bookstodon @bookstodon
I've finished: The Fortunate Fall by Cameron Reed
It is hard to discuss The Fortunate Fall without spoiling it.
The first half is great mid 90s Cyber Punk. With some neat ideas and much more depth than just; Maya is a camera.
I enjoyed the historical aspects of the novel, as Maya works to uncover past atrocities that the current regime is working to memory hole.
The cycle of revolution where the alternative is just another type of repression is the main theme.
The second half of the novel goes off the beaten path and I guess that's why I only heard about this novel in the 2020s.
It is definitely worth it, despite some bad writing. This is a novel that will make you think about the author's intent.
I think it's championing free will and consent.
That's why I accept the notion that The Fortunate Fall may exist in the same universe as the author's new novel (published 30 years later), What We Are Seeking.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/authors/36be4c2d-6059-4151-bc43-c87147f8aa0a
PS.
I enjoyed the Wizards vs. Lezbians episode about The Fortunate Fall.
Note that the episode is from 2021, before the author's transition. So they are still referring to her by her former name.
https://wizlez.libsyn.com/the-fortunate-fall
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Ooh @NickEast_IndieWriter 's book is 99p on Kobo. https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/the-last-philsopher-part-one
It would be rude not to
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C'est Génial. Max Frische's novel Stiller is, apparently, translated into English as I'm Not Stiller.
Question about bestsellers - can anyone recommend a funny romcom bestseller with a fanastic opening chapter?
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Hi folks. I’m on the hunt for four issues of the literary journal The Green Book: Writings on Irish Gothic, Supernatural & Fantastic Literature, edited by Brian J. Showers (https://swanriverpress.ie/the-green-book/)
The numbers I’m looking for are 1, 2, 6 and 10.
If anyone has copies of these they’d be willing to part with, I’d be really grateful.
Any boosts would also be appreciated. Thank you!
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In my eleven years as an indie author, my recent goals have been to help readers find my work in places other than Amazon. Starting with ebooks last year, I learned how to format in EPUB for Draft2Digital. I then released four stories on Kobo, Barnes & Noble, and Bookshop.org (among others).
I’m very proud to announce that I’ve officially learned how to publish paperbacks through another platform—one that makes my books available for order in libraries and brick and mortar stores.
My new horror novella, Bride of the South Side, can now be ordered direct from IngramSpark, and I couldn’t be more happy. 🤘🏼
#bookstodon #books #IngramSpark #IndieAuthor #IndieHorror #SupportIndieHorror #HorrorCommunity #DavidRider #CalCityCrew #BrideoftheSouthSide
https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=wlWBuS7TFq5oYrOZZI4mHoO5tbARZYPUsEGVVwcwgkI
This week's #NewBooks at the library:
- I adopted a damaged copy of Ian Newton's second edition of The Migration #Ecology of #Birds, published by Academic Press
I bought two books by Cambridge University Press second-hand
- Patricia A. McAnany & Norman Yoffee's Questioning #Collapse: Human Resilience, Ecological Vulnerability, and the Aftermath of Empire,
- and The #Atmosphere and #Climate of #Mars in their Cambridge #PlanetaryScience series
#Books #Bookstodon #Scicomm #Ornithology #Astronomy @bookstodon
Five stars:
Death on the Menu by Lucy Burdette with Laura Jennings (Narrator) (2018) is the eighth book in the Key West Food Critic mystery series. Hayley Snow is helping her mother cater a Havana/Key West conference at the Little White House but before the flan is served, Hemingway's Nobel prize medal is missing and one of the catering staff is dead.
https://pussreboots.com/blog/2026/comments_08/death_on_the_menu.html
