Friday October 25 Reading

[wawa]

I'm jumping in and starting the thread because I really want to talk about the book I just finished.  LOL

So what have you read this week?

QOTW:  What's your favorite salty snack?

[wawa]

with two exceptions, it's been "british-ish period fantasy week" for me.

Finished off my comfort re-read of the Temeraire series by Naomi Novik. This is one of the absolute favorites. Love forever.
Happiness Falls - running group book club read. starts off a little slow, but picks up. Interesting narrator I found super relatable, thought provoking themes - what does it mean to comunicate, language, family, belonging. it was good. I didn't make it to book club to talk about it of course.
The Wild Robot - read this with the kids. we're going to see the movie. Totally recommend to a wide age range, would be a good read aloud too for younger kids.
The Hexologists - listening to this one. Love the narrator. 1920'sish London analogue urban fantasy with a pretty cool magic system and really loveable main characters. Only halfway through but love it so far.
The Naturalist Socieity - this was an Amazon first pickup and I LOVED IT. 1880's New York, society widow who refuses to conform, but also SUPER nerdy fun magic system, and then ALSO it's gay and there's a fade to black why choose romance and I was just in heaven. An absolute delight calculated to appeal to all my favorite things. (i love otherwise stuffy people with british or trans-atlantic accents doing magic things or consorting with magical creatures, I love strong female characters, I love gay stories, I love why choose romance....) No notes. Will read again.

QOTW - Salt and Vinegar Chips. The stronger the better. it's a weakness.

[dearprudence]

wawa I haven't picked my first reads book because I couldn't decide, but based on your review I just grabbed Naturalist society

[dearprudence]

Finished Gilded, which I liked and I'm currently listening to the sequel, Cursed, which is the part of the story where she's trying to find Rumplestiltskin's name.

Read Juniper and Thorn, which I didn't love. Name a trauma/trigger and it's there, without a lot else, so it felt too heavy for me.

Currently reading For the Wolf, which is a Little Red Riding Hood retelling, but with a lot of Beauty and the Beast in it. Young girl sent to "the wolf" who is really a man in a castle with a great library and together they must heal the forest and save the kingdom.


QOTW:  What's your favorite salty snack? popcorn is my favorite food in the world

[charlatti]

Currently reading Devils Island, a not-that-exciting thriller/mystery. wawa, I’ve added The Naturalist Society to my list too — sounds really fun!

QOTW: salted mixed nuts are a weakness, as are tortilla chips

[wawa]

Now im going to feel bad if you hate it. Lol

[Vespasia]

Thanks for starting this, I'm running out of questions.

I read Paladin's Faith by T. Kingfisher. It was fantastic, the series really gets better as it goes along which is so rare. Sadly there is no timeline for the next book (there should be 3 more) and I need it now!!!

Yesterday I started Weyward by Emilia Hart. It's just okay and I really have zero interest in the characters. Honestly if a friend whose opinion I valued hadn't given it 5 stars I would have quit by now.

QOTW: Marcona almonds. I'm fancy.

[Vespasia]

Finished Weyward during my plane ride. I was torn between 2 and 3 stars but a line about the bookseller putting first edition Austen's into the window of her shop where they glittered in the sun tipped it to 2. Who would do that?!

[charlatti]

Vespasia, I’m sure the point is that old books and sun don’t mix, but I’m also amused by glittering books as a description. Diamond encrusted first editions?

[Vespasia]

Oct 27, 2024 6:05:50 GMT -5 charlatti said:

Vespasia, I’m sure the point is that old books and sun don’t mix, but I’m also amused by glittering books as a description. Diamond encrusted first editions?

Hah, it was the gold embossed lettering that glittered. But yes, let's put a delicate old book in the sun! Totally good for the material.

I wish I knew how to spoiler tag because there are other plot points that annoyed me.

I don't think I have hated a book this much for similar reasons since Lost Apothecary although that one is still worse.

[travella]

I finished The Haunting of Maddy Clare by Simone St. James and Spilled Ink by Nadia Hashimi both 3*.  I usually love Nadia Hashimi, but Spilled Ink was a little disappointing. I like her much more as an adult fiction author than a YA author.  I am currently reading Mercy Falls by William Kent Krueger. 

QOTW: Roast pumpkin seeds are my current favorite salty snack