The City in Glass by Nghi Vo [Fantasy Review]

12 December 2024 / review / 0 Comments
The City in Glass by Nghi Vo [Fantasy Review]

The City in Glassby Nghi VoSource: ebook/NetgalleyPublished: Oct 2024Publisher: Tordotcom (Macmillan)Length: 224 pages Genre: FantasyTarget Age: Adult (suitable for +14) Summary 💬 The demon Vitrine—immortal, powerful, and capricious—loves the dazzling city of Azril. She has mothered, married, and maddened the city and its people for generations, and built it into a place of joy and desire, revelry and riot. And then the angels come, and the city falls. Vitrine is left with nothing but […]

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November 2024 Month In Review

1 December 2024 / month in review / 16 Comments
November 2024 Month In Review

Where did November go? It was another one of those months that flew by. Mostly I have been absorbed by work uncertainty. My contract went until Nov 29. On Nov 7, news came down and it suddenly seemed unlikely that my contract would be renewed. On Nov 21, the contract got extended two weeks to Dec 13… now I continue to wait and see what’s next. Maybe I’ll have end […]

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Indians on Vacation by Thomas King [Family Reads]

24 November 2024 / family reads / 2 Comments
Indians on Vacation by Thomas King [Family Reads]

Why we chose Thomas King’s Indians on Vacation Dad’s church book club was reading Indians on Vacation, but he wasn’t able to attend the book club discussion. So, he suggested we pick up the book for Family Reads. I had previously read a couple Thomas King books (Green Grass, Running Water and Inconvenient Indian). But that was quite some time ago, and I was curious to read something newer by […]

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The Color of Revenge by Cornelia Funke [MG Review]

17 November 2024 / review / 9 Comments
The Color of Revenge by Cornelia Funke [MG Review]

The Color of Revengeby Cornelia FunkeSource: ARC/friendPublished: 12 Nov 2024(Originall published Oct 2023 in German)Publisher: Chicken House (Scholastic)Length: 320 pages Series: Inkworld #4Genre: FantasyTarget Age: +8Representation: A main character is Black Summary 💬 Five years have passed since the events of Inkdeath. At last, peace reigns in Ombra where Meggie, Mo, Dustfinger and all the other residents lead a happy, carefree life. But it has been a different story for Orpheus, who after fleeing to […]

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“I Can’t Believe I Haven’t Read That Yet” #28 (Help Me Choose!)

12 November 2024 / can't believe haven't read / 8 Comments
“I Can’t Believe I Haven’t Read That Yet” #28 (Help Me Choose!)

#27’s Result – Black Sheep by Rachel Harrison Black Sheep was a perfect choice to coincide with Spookastic Reads at the end of October. I knew it was a story about a young woman returning to her family’s cult community. Beyond that, I’d heard it was best to go in knowing as little as possible. I agree with that advice. If you’ve been spoiled for what the ‘terrifying secret’ is, […]

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