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I finished A CHOIR OF LIES while I cooked and ate kimchi udon, and ooooh boy. Great dish; great book. Rowland digs into some of my favourite themes, including how stories work, who gets to claim ownership over them, and how bias colours first person narration.

I know a lot of people on here consider first person lazy writing, but DUDE. Don‘t be a lazy reader; stay aware that YOU CANNOT TRUST FIRST PERSON NARRATORS, and so many layers open up.

The finished baby blanket. I couldn‘t get it to block as large as I wanted it to with the materials available to me (a stretch frame), but the spirals still stand out better than they did.

Nw, onward through A CHOIR OF LIES. The first Chantiverse novel, A CONSPIRACY OF TRUTHS, had a strong KJ Parker influence, and it‘ll be interesting to see if it carries into this one. Rowland‘s more recent books have rather different vibes. #audioknitting

Tulip mania and a plant blight converge to destroy an entire city‘s economy because someone decided to invent viral hype marketing using a storyteller.

A love letter to stories, this also addresses what is necessary to change a society‘s oncoming collapse. Direct action and those with money to actually do something with their wealth. With two competing narrators, we get an interesting look at how your perception can change a story. 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑

Weeding with the nibling! #AudioWeeding

I am so excited for May‘s #BingoBoard ! I‘ve got a lot of exciting Library holds coming in!

#BookSpin 5 - A Choir of Lies by Alexandra Rowland

#DoubleSpin 20 - The Cookie Bible by Rose Levy Beranbaum

#Roll100 - Bluebeard by Kurt Vonnegut, Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor, The Tenth Muse by Judith Jones

New books!! 🤩😍🤩😍