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Librarian. Geek. Feminist. Book hoarder. Mildly addicted to owls, chocolate and tea. Likes gifs. (pronouns: she/her)
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Also read a few on holiday, including House of Bone and Rain by Gabino Iglesias (brutal but awesome) and Fourth Wing (great to read about dragons while on a beach)
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Afternoon Womble! Currently reading A Song of Legends Lost by MH Ayinde which is great and I'm enjoying the mix of tech and (maybe) magic?
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Hope all goes well x
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Morning Womble! Read and LOVED Paladin's Grace by T Kingfisher this week. Not sure what's next but I will poke at the TBR pile and see what bites
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Afternoon Womble! Going back to The Reformatory after sneaking off to read Going Postal in the middle. Both excellent.
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Morning Womble! Paused a couple of horror books I don't quite have the right brain for right now, so having tea & investigations with Thara Celehar in The Tomb of Dragons by Katherine Addison. Love this series.
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Morning Womble! Still on The Reformatory, which is going well but I think I'm going to have to find something lighter to read before bed. Fortunately I have a few unread books around here 😁
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Morning Womble! I'm reading The Reformatory by Tananarive Due, which so far feels like it is going to explore horror in many different ways
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Stayed up late last night, ensnared up in All The Murmuring Bones. Thoroughly enjoying it, hope to finish it today!
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Morning Womble! Started All The Murmuring Bones by A.G. Slatter. Not very far on yet but I'm already enjoying it
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Morning Womble! Finished Monstrous Regiment this week, then got hit by a cold so I'm having light reading with Red White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston.
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Ooh that sounds good! I have just finished Saint of Bright Doors (😍🤩😵💫) and given the resulting book hangover, next up is Monstrous Regiment until my brain calms down 😁
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Reading Mr Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan, trying to sneak another book in newbie the end of the year.
I think my favourite read of the year was Murderbot. Doesn't matter which one, just: Murderbot 😁
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Afternoon Womble! Strongly considering cheating on the two books I already have on the go with The Lotus Empire. But Christmas cards to write first!
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Afternoon Womble! Today I'm flitting between The Golden Enclaves and old ghost stories.
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That is probably a better way to think of it! Haunted AND haunting…
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Morning Womble! Read Grackle by AC Wise yesterday, which was excellent and had a lot of creepiness packed into a short length. Still trying to decide if it's a ghost story or not
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You've made me want to re-read this. Very soon.
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I'm about halfway through Saint of Bright Doors, which I'm reading in small doses. What IS this book??
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*hugs*
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Afternoon Womble! Been tidying up the bookshelves today so no time for reading. I did find my copy of Annihilation though, so that will get read soon!
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I reckon that, personally, I'm more interested in what the characters *believe* is true, rather than what is true for that universe. If they believe in rules, that can make a story work regardless of whether the magic obeys said rules.
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Hmm. Now I'm going to be thinking about this ALL DAY
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Finished it. Very much enjoyed it. I do love a creepy building.
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Morning Womble! Hoping to finish Thirteen Storeys today. I've climbed up to the 12th.
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Thank you! This is really helpful
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Should have known you'd say that. Maybe it will finally be Thirteen Storeys' turn
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Afternoon! Just finished The Dark Between the Trees and will not be going down to the woods today or anytime soon 😁
Can't decide whether to go for more or less horror next
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Afternoon Womble! Back into The Dark Between the Trees for me. I'm sure nothing bad will happen in this half of the book. 😬
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Spending the evening reading The Dark Between the Trees by Fiona Barnett. Unless it gets too scary in which case I'll have to switch to something else
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Life admin is interrupting reading this weekend, but reading highlight is Camp Damascus. With an honourable mention for Murderbot (but when is Murderbot not awesome?)
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I don't have it yet! I'll add it 😊
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Morning Womble! I'm about halfway through Camp Damascus. Stopping every few pages to go "what *is* this book??" 😁
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Started on Saint of Bright Doors, then realised I was too tired to read. Going back to it tomorrow.
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Maybe, I haven't decided yet. Depends a bit on how much is left in the piggy bank. But if not this year then next year definitely