Am new to Adult ( and YA) Romance books - only started reading them last year,but I highly recommend :
The Ex Hex (Ex Hex #1) by Erin Sterling
And the sequel :
The Kiss Curse
(Ex Hex #2) by Erin Sterling
All the characters are whole ass people who feel like they exist outside the confines of the story.
Their reactions , interactions and motivations make sense
The world building is subtle yet intriguing
The writing is really good !
"I’m not a seer, I watch. I name the patterns that anyone could see, if they also watched.” She lifted her cross out from under her dress and weighed it, then lifted it off and held it in both hands. “I was baptised in Christ. But who is Christ? Who is Woden, or Eorðe? They are all parts of the pattern. The pattern is in everything. We are all part of it. We make the pattern; the pattern makes us."
The Earthseed vibes again!
Book: Wild Mind, Wild Earth
I ended my year with one final book: Wild Mind, Wild Earth by David Hinton. It is an argument that in order to save Planet Earth from the ongoing Sixth Extinction, it must be returned to a state of wildness, and in order to do that, we humans must ourselves return to a state of wildness that we have long forgotten.
#books #bookstodon #books2023 #ecology #taoism #zen #environmentalism #sixthextinction #reading
http://bipolarbodhisattva.com/2024/01/02/book-wild-mind-wild-earth/
My reading list for December 2023:
• 12/1 Martha Wells, Rogue Protocol
• 12/2 Martha Wells, Exit Strategy
• 12/3 Martha Wells, Fugitive Telemetry
• 12/8 Martha Wells, Network Effect
• 12/14 Martha Wells, System Collapse
• 12/22 Alix E. Harrow, The Once and Future Witches
• 12/24 Luigi Albertini, The Origins of the War of 1914. Volume I: European Relations From the Congress of Berlin to the Eve of the Sarajevo Murder (tr. Isabella M. Massey)
• 12/28 Emily Tesh, Some Desperate Glory
• 12/28 Tadashi Agi (story) and Shu Okimoto (art), The Drops of God: Volume 31
Happy New Year! I wrote up the Best #Books I Read in 2023: https://shallowsky.com/blog/misc/best-books-2023.html
#books2023
In which I look back at what I read in 2023 and think about grief and hope: https://sarahwerner.net/blog/2023/12/reading-in-grief-and-hope/
I read a lot of books in 2023. Four of the best:
Bridge, Lauren Beukes
All the Sinners Bleed, S.A. Cosby
Titanium Noir, Nick Harkaway
How Far the Light Reaches, Sabrina Imbler
It’s so hard to pick just four. But check out that Imbler book—it’s real good.
A lot happened in 2023. Some highs, some lows, and many memories. But my third book coming out in March was a biggie! OMG. Why does it feel like a lifetime ago?
And it’s actually a perfect last minute new year’s excuse for self gifting. Just sayin’. http://tinyurl.com/52rj4j5k
I’m grateful for the community, friendships, support, and ability to tell stories—whether in words or pictures.
To an incredible 2024 filled with all kinds of love.
@fireflybookstore yay I love independent bookstores! Welcome! There's a great book community here. A lot of us are posting our favorite books this year with the #Books2023 hashtag. You can follow hashtags to populate your feed with book posts and find book lovers, click on a hashtag then click the little person+ icon up at the top.
@bookstodon It's quite fitting that I end this year/start the new year with this great book by Zadie Smith. (4/4)
@bookstodon I read some wonderful books this year. Here are my favourites that especially moved and/or entertained me (in no particular order). Perhaps it says a lot about my year that all of them are by women. (3/n)
@bookstodon I read some wonderful books this year. Here are my favourites that especially moved and/or entertained me (in no particular order). Perhaps it says a lot about my year that all of them are by women. (2/n)
I read some wonderful books this year. Here are my favourites that especially moved and/or entertained me (in no particular order). Perhaps it says a lot about my year that all of them are by women. (1/n)
I finished my last book of 2023. Since I doubt I'll get through another one before tomorrow, I wrote up a list of all 39 titles I read, as well as how I ranked them. For anyone looking for books to read (or avoid!) https://www.superbetsy.com/blog/books-i-read-in-2023 #bookstodon #books2023
Since it's the end of the year and I won't finish any books before Sunday, here are my favorite books/series that I read in 2023.
* Once and Future Witches by Alix Harrow
* The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Naylor
* The Weaver and the Witch Queen by Genevieve Gornichec
* Kate Daniels urban fantasy series by Ilona Andrews (thanks @3x10to8mps for the recommendation!)
#Bookstodon #Books2023
2023 in Books
I was once a voracious reader. I could suck down a 500-page book in a day if I didn’t have anything else to do. I loved it. Then Life got in the way in the form of a baby and then later, severe mental illness and the treatments for it. Until I rekindled the reading habit, the last thing I had read was the…
#books #bookstodon #books2023 #jungianstudies #jung #taoism #buddhism #spiritualawakening #bipolardisorder #cats #indigenousstudies #zen
I probably missed a few books in the Goodreads -> #Bookwyrm migration and also did a bit of comfort rereading which I didn't count, but apparently I only managed 33 books this year (I suspect closer to 40 really, but still lower than some years)*. https://bookwyrm.social/user/pentapod/2023-in-the-books #AmReading #Books2023 #Bookstodon
* Edit: on further consideration, between BioWare layoffs, job hunting, and onboarding to new job, I did not have a lot of spare time in the latter half of the year, so I am not gonna feel bad.
Favourite graphic novels I read in 2023 mini-reviews
Favourite graphic novels I read in 2023
I LOVE COMICS, here's the graphic novel section from my 'books I really enjoyed this year' blog.
Mini reviews of each in the reply!
We see that of course this system based on "freedom" creates slavery in the form of indenture; that a lot of tax fraudsters live there; what you can do with private security forces.
But we also get neat details like the steaders not having room for much stuff; the American TV producer repeatedly being stunned by the lack of regulation; the kids being homeschooled.
These parts alone are a fresh take on an old trope and make this well worth the read.
(4/n, n=4)
