I was looking for a horror anthology, unfortunately this didn't hit right. It's more of a queer exploration of monsters which worked in some stories and didn't in others. https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/fed230ed-6d74-41ef-98c6-577c74f3ce36 @bookstodon #bookstodon #bookreview
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Five stars:
The Garden of Small Beginnings by Abbi Waxman and Emily Rankin (Narrator) (2017) is about grief and gardening. Lillian Girvan lost her husband three years ago to a horrific car crash in front of their home. With the help of her sister she has managed to pull her life together and raise her two daughters. Now as her long time job as a textbook illustrator is phasing out she's taking a gardening class with her family.
https://pussreboots.com/blog/2025/comments_10/garden_of_small_beginnings.html
YURII SOLOMKO
(Kharkiv, Ukraine)
1
before this war
the cats were thoughtful and meek
2
before that winter
the house dogs went into packs
3
after this war
there will be dogs
who changed two or three names
4
after that winter
there will be cats who have visited several countries
and returned to strange homes
(transl. by Victor Shepelev)
Deadly Night Shade by Keirston Harding is an interesting read. Dariel Matador is attempting to get closer to his choice of victims, Serena Kyle. His obsession with her is absolutely dark.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1438991134?ref=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_mwn_dp_2BA824M7SY1QHWMJ6SAD&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_mwn_dp_2BA824M7SY1QHWMJ6SAD&social_share=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cso_cp_mwn_dp_2BA824M7SY1QHWMJ6SAD&bestFormat=true&previewDoh=1
@bookstodon #bookstodon #books #fiction #reading
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My audiobooks are all on sale on Amazon right now! I have never noticed them go on sale in the past, so this is exciting.
They are available in local Amazon stores for Australia, Canada, France, Germany and Japan, as well as the US.
*Pricing is entirely out of my control. As are the places the books go on sale. It's all controlled by the authors.
If you've ever wanted to check out my narration work, now is your chance to pick up an audiobook or two at the lowest prices ever. 💋
https://adaraastin.ck.page/87de3a4c9f
@audiofiction @bookstodon
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More crowdfunding fun! This one is a friend’s alternate history romantic spy thriller, and it looks like a lot of fun! https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/slaya-nemoy/to-private-ford-rayburn
#bookstodon #alternatehistory #spythriller @books@lemmy.ml @books
I've finished: Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson
It was hard watching Tantan struggle to come to terms with what was done to her.
It was interesting to see how the midnight robber helps her cope.
Add some wonderful aliens to contrast the limitless stupidity of the humans and you get a challenging and compelling mix of SF&F.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/078b070d-e3a0-455b-8ad7-36b3b562886b
@bookstodon@a.gup.pe @bookstodon #SFF #bookstodon #amReading #Audiobooks @audiobooks
Five stars:
The Soul of an Octopus by Sy Montgomery (2015) is part memoir and part biology book, all centered on the octopuses the author met during her research for the book. The four main ones are Athena, Octavia, Kali and Karma, who lived at the New England Aquarium in Boston.
https://pussreboots.com/blog/2025/comments_10/soul_of_an_octopus.html
To be a witch, one must engage will…
Evolutionary Witchcraft and Stars of Power. Thanks to everyone who has already backed and shared my Kickstarter! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thorncoyle/evolutionary-witchcraft?ref=9xyynj
Come see me at Local Author Day at the Norcross Public Library!
https://gwinnettpl.libnet.info/event/14602608
#bookstodon #atlanta #localauthorday @books @books@lemmy.ml
I've given people that look, it doesn't work 😂
@reading @bookstodon @books @humor @humor@lemmy.world @aiop
#ReadingMemes #Memes #ReadAllTheBooks #Humor #Humour
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#Book #Books #Novel #Novels #Fiction
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📚 Grandes Contos e Novelas da Língua Portuguesa 📚
O #ProjectoAdamastor acaba de publicar uma nova antologia. Fruto de um trabalho de investigação que envolveu a análise de mais de setecentos textos, esta obra apresenta uma amostra da melhor produção contística em português, do início do séc. XIX até meados do séc. XX, evidenciando a evolução do género e as diferentes tendências literárias que o caracterizaram.
#livros #ebooks #books #bookstodon #literatura
https://projectoadamastor.org/grandes-contos-e-novelas-da-lingua-portuguesa/
I've finished: Foreigner by C. J. Cherryh
Until lately I was unaware of C. J. Cherryh's work. She is one of those authors I missed out on before the internet made buying books internationally practical.
So you could say I finally popped my cherry :^).
Foreigner is dated in some ways but as usual it is the women authors that do better over time as they tend to deal with more progressive ideas.
Cherryh breaks expectations as she makes the human colony the threatened side in a fragile peace accord with the local aliens.
Bren Cameron is the Paidhi, a human ambassador to the Atevi.
While capable, Bren isn't a competence porn protagonist. He is out of his depth for most of the novel and only comes through by the skin of his teeth.
We follow Bren's account of events, keeping us confused until things start to come together.
I understand things are clearer in the subsequent novels. I was glad to experience Foreigner without any spoilers.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/23ae3070-0c88-4571-b1b2-5ba56dd69d90
@bookstodon @audiobooks #ScienceFiction #CJCherryh #bookstodon #AudioBooks
I have the new K.J. Charles but I've been having such picky, turned off reactions to every book I've read lately, I'm scared to try it.
Do you want to hear a story about a robot caregiver and his cancer-stricken owner? My audiobook narrator said this story made him cry “A LOT.”
https://youtu.be/A_Dm3IHi6KY?si=R8dq1SkldnA3DJY2
#bookstodon #sciencefiction #scifi @books@lemmy.ml @books
New on my #YouTube channel: "The Internet Con: an Under 5 Review."
https://youtu.be/Ix2nqGrT7Sg?si=EVVEYZv4_OS0L8jo
#Under5Reviews: where I tell you about a book and help you decide if you want to read it or not in under 5 minutes.
#books #reading #ItinerantLibrarian #reviews #BookReview #vlog #blog #Bookstodon #Internet #BadEconomy #exploitation #corruption 💙📚
A joke for any adults of a certain age who might be reading... like me.
Moby Duck by Sarah Goetter (2025), p. 28.
Hi #Bookstodon!
What’s a book that shaped your life? I’ll start, “Anarcho-syndicalism: Theory and Practice.” Now it’s your turn, reply with yours!
Book link: https://theanarchistlibrary.org/library/rudolf-rocker-anarchosyndicalism
#AmReading #BookRecommendations #CurrentlyReading #NonFiction #Fiction #Literature #History #Anarchism #Syndicalism #Socialism #Communism #BookClub #TBR #ReadingList
Edited 156d ago
Looking for audiobooks for spooky season? 🎃
The Cauldron by Amber Collins is a High Heat Standalone Magic Witch Soft Vore Mind Control Size Fantasy! I narrated this as Adara Astin.
If you were a sexy witch who needed to swallow people whole to maintain your eternal youth, what would you do? Felicity throws herself a party in her rare book store — where the refreshments are the guests!
This is a hot, campy little size fantasy romp, perfect for fans of mind control, enchantment, shrinking, soft vore, and "group activities".
I can't emphasize enough how much fun this story is.
Get yourself in the Halloween spirit with this spicy story.
Available in audiobook format on Amazon, Audible an Apple Books. Also available in ebook format on Amazon.
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Edited 154d ago
Five stars:
This Place Kills Me by Mariko Tamaki and Nicole Goux (Illustrator) (2025) is similar to Mall Goth by Kate Leth (2023). Both graphic novels involve young women judged by their peers and being taken advantage of by adults in positions of trust.
There's no danger of my 2 entries for #MurderEveryMonday this week not qualifying: one from my favourite GAP(ublisher), Dean Street Press and one from my favourite GAQ, Margery Allingham
#Mystery #Bookstodon
https://crossexaminingcrime.com/murdereverymonday-theme-list/
Book Review: All that We See or Seem, by Ken Liu
A challenging novel that fearlessly faces a world full of AI
http://www.nerds-feather.com/2025/10/book-review-all-that-we-see-or-seem-by.html
@princejvstin.com
tackles the book at the NOAF blog
#books #ai #sciencefiction #sf #review #bookstodon @bookstodon
finished reading The Season 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
by Helen Garner.
The author shadows her grandson's under-16 Aussie Rules team for a season. A glimpse from the boundary line of boys on the cusp on manhood, the solidarity of teammates, the strange spiritual appeal of sport. Wonderfully written & absorbing, but it's still just footy and Melburnians are weird.
#BookReview #Books #Bookstodon
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Five stars:
Dandadan (ダンダダン), Volume 1 by Yukinobu Tatsu (2021) (November 2025) is the start of a 22 (as of writing this review) volume manga series that also has an anime adaptation. I read volume in in translation, both in English and German.
This introductory volume brings together Momo Ayase and Ken Takakura (nicknamed Okarun). They're both high school students. She knows spirits. He knows UAPs (unidentified aerial phenomena). When they each call bullshit on the other's special interests / knowledge, they end up facing both E.T.s and spirits.
https://pussreboots.com/blog/2025/comments_12/dandadan1.html
I am re-reading one of my favorite #books: "The Snow Leopard" by Peter Matthiessen. It is a #travel book set in 1973 in #Nepal as the author accompanies a #science expedition into the #Himalayas. It is a book about #nature and a #Buddhist introspection on grief and change.
The cool thing is that I am #reading the chapters on the day they were set. A really nice experience if you have never read such a book like that before.
