Contains brainfog. I admire people who have a clear definition for what each number of stars means, but I give them out purely intuitively.
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In this an enthralling Filipino-inspired epic fantasy, a nun concealing a goddess-given gift is unwillingly …
I found it a little opaque in the first few chapters, but now I'm at 16 and it's thoroughly gripped me.
As one of the few witches in Britain, Mika Moon knows she has to hide …
Pretty good examination of (family) trauma and the possibility of reconciliation (or not). Lots of cozyness. Good characterization throughout, of the children as well—it is a bit caricature-y, but, it's a short book for the count of characters. I am pretty sure the main character is intentionally autism-coded.
I liked the way magic is portrayed, even if it veers into cheesy at times.
Like @hollie@social.coop noted, the narrator, Samara MacLaren, is outstanding.
Some stuff rubs me the wrong way: the use of alcohol as a social lubricant as a matter of course, without any reflection; a child having magical powers, which their caretakers know about, and them nevertheless letting them believe in Santa Claus; a reverence for the "classics" (Austen etc.).
The sex scene is pretty hot, executed with grace and skill—I wonder if the author writes smut under another name.
As one of the few witches in Britain, Mika Moon knows she has to hide …
The narrator really is great! @hollie@social.coop
From one of Japan's most brilliant and sensitive contemporary novelists, this speculative fiction masterpiece envisions …
#SFFBookClub August
Long demanded and urgently needed, The Revolution Starts at Home: Confronting Intimate Violence Within Activist …
Brown's account of her life at the highest levels of the Black Panther party's hierarchy. …
How humanity came to the planet called Anjiin is lost in the fog of history, …
Got this from a fedizen (physically), thank you!
I didn't read the Expanse series because I watched the tv show and after consulting with my sister who'd read the novels in german decided it wouldn't be novel enough, so it's my first time reading something from this author team.
In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and …
I'm on page 55* and I still wonder if this is going anywhere.
*the ebook seems to have different page numbering than the hardcover, as it says 352 pages above but my ereader says 275
Hab es innerhalb von 24 Stunden angehört.
Aus der Ich-Perspektive erzähltes Stück Lebensgeschichte einer Afrodeutschen zweiter Generation und ihrer Vorfahrinnen bis zurück zur deutschen Kolonialherrschaft. Es geht um Entwurzelung und ihre Unumkehrbarkeit, trotz Möglichkeiten der Linderung.
Es geht um die Allgegenwart von Rassismus. Ich dachte ich hätte schon vorher ein gutes Verständnis für das Ausmaß von Rassismus gehabt, aber wie das Buch zeigt wie direkt die historischen Verbrechen heute noch wirken hat mein Verständnis und meine Demut ein ganzes Stück erweitert.
Die Behandlung von Spiritualität ist gelungen. Einige wenige Szenen, vor allem historische, fand ich etwas platt.
A deep dive into the spectrum of Autistic experience and the phenomenon of masked Autism, …
Ich hatte es direkt beim Verlag bestellt (www.m-vg.de/yes/shop/article/25318-versteckter-autismus-entmaskiert/) und es kam vorgestern. Laut einem Onlinebuchhändler ist der offizielle Erscheinungstermin eine Woche später…
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Order of Tales is an adventure story that follows the last member of a society of storytellers, as he becomes …
With no water, no air, and no native life, the planet Gora is unremarkable. The …
I really like how it centers different access needs and handling them.
Centuries after the last humans left Earth, the Exodus Fleet is a living relic, a place many are from but …
Once, Lovelace had eyes and ears everywhere. She was a ship's artificial intelligence system - possessing a personality and very …
