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This got weirder and weirder with every page and I absolutely enjoyed it! Another one for #SceptreSummer ☀️

After a couple of days with temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius, I‘m really enjoying some chilly outdoor reading.

I loved The Prey of Gods, but couldn't get into this one. It's a YA-ish fantasy set in a world where everyone has a twin, and twins have seven vices distributed among them, which are recorded on the skin and determine a person's opportunities. I think Drayden is saying something about ambiguities forced into fake binaries, and I think I'm sympathetic, but the setup just feels contrived and I mostly didn't understand her characters' motives.

My #BookSpin and#DoubleSpin reads for January. I don't know much about them except that I loved Nicky Drayden's first book The Prey of Gods, and the Bayron book was nominated for a Goodreads Choice award. Looking forward to both!

Thanks @TheAromaofBooks !

“Science Fiction in Several Styles”, with Nicky Drayden, Jen Julian, and Christopher Brown. Three very different books led to an interesting conversation about where science fiction is today, and where it might go.
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“It is truly unfair that the only person capable of healing my fury is the one who has given me my deepest, coldest scars.” (p. 354)

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“Tempers flare. Maybe there‘s some cussing. Maybe even a fight. But tempers fade eventually. Doubt lingers. Burrows through your heart, steals away your happiness. Slowly consumes you from within.” (p. 165)

#temper #NickyDrayden #genrebending #scifi #althistory #capetown #africa #twins

“And truth in the hands of a duplicitous person is perhaps the most dangerous weapon of all.” (p. 85)

#temper #NickyDrayden #genrebending #scifi #althistory #capetown #africa #twins

To bail or not bail... I'm halfway through this book and I'm just not connecting with it. But I've invested so much time, but I don't feel like spending more of my precious free time not enjoying something. It's not the book, it's me. What should I do?

I LOVED The Prey of Gods, and have high hopes for Drayden's second book. On sale! #dealalert

Are you a fan of science fiction/fantasy/magical realism? Drayden is an author you may want to read. Temper is good & though not as good as Drayden‘s debut, The Prey of Gods, it is well worth a read. As in her debut, the premise is fascinating—twins share their vices/virtues between them—worldbuilding excellent & characters, primary & secondary, well developed & compelling. If I have a complaint it‘s that the pacing felt a little off. A good read.

Two more days in the month which should be just enough time to read one more book (or more...). So, up next a book I won in a Goodreads giveaway.

I won this book June 16th in a Goodreads giveaway—it finally arrived today. That it did at all is surely due to the staff at Goodreads who contacted the publisher, who is actually responsible for sending the books, more than once about getting the book to me (and, I suspect but can‘t say definitely, other winners). It was published last month but a free book is a free book and this is a great way to start the week! ❤️unexpected book mail!!!

Did not see the twist coming at the end of this book. I really enjoyed this story and how it digs into the underbelly of society. I'd be interested to see what Kasim was thinking through all this and if he has the same style of thinking while he's Icy Blue. #fantasy
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I‘ve been looking forward to reading this one since Prey of the Gods!

This is the best type of mail! I really enjoyed Drayden‘s The Prey of Gods and am looking forward to this one. Love the cover!