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I picked this up (finally) yesterday, and it gave me so much serotonin while also hitting me with the most profound sorrow.

"Tact was a thing that people did to make their words behave. Tact kept other people from feeling bad because of the things you said."

Enjoying some reading and music between loads of laundry.

I've had this on my TBR for a really long time so I'm glad to finally have read it!
I always liked the movie but felt like there was something missing from it and so I was hoping that the book would give me something more but oddly enough the book read even choppier, if you can believe it.

Dialogue felt stilted at different moments, scenes were awkward in a way that weren't in the film but all in all a solid read that reminded me of why I love it

1. I‘m rereading THE WITNESS FOR THE DEAD, and it‘s exactly what I need in this moment.

2. It‘s one of my opera books (love an opera book), and I always read this particular opera as a reference to the one in THE RELUCTANT HEIRESS by Eva Ibbotson—with the key difference that this opera, while divisive, WORKS, and the one in TRH is… not good.

3. Yessss to opera that seeks to do new and different things!

This was an adorable fantasy novella. A cosy fantasy written well before it became a trend. T. Kingfisher really never disappoints. 5⭐️
#doublespin pick done!

I absolutely adored this magical book following two indentured young men as they try to find clever ways to circumnavigate their magically fueled contracts of indenture. Between the shady Untermarkt where supernatural beings buy and sell things like luck, dreams, and destiny, the delightful characters, the bells, LGBTQIA+ rep, the twisty plot, and vivid descriptions, I don‘t know what I loved most! This might be my top 2024 book. #Magic #LGBTQIA

What a great fantasy novel, cool graphics and awesome characters!

For the rest of my review, visit my Vlog at:

https://youtube.com/shorts/6dqo87Covd0?feature=share

Enjoy!

#12booksof2024 February favorite @Andrew65

I wanted to finish this around Dec 31st but I had time today. It was a tough pick between Diavola, Dark Matter, and The Goblin Emperor, but The Goblin Emperor won 🎉 I don't think I'll get anything else read this year. The construction is still going on and on unpredictable days as well so it's difficult to keep on schedule. I've been treating this like a vacation.

(the template is by @/CSeydel)

#bookbracket2024
#ReadingBracket2024
#TopRead2024

This was my favorite edition of The Night Before Christmas and after my son was born I wanted to share it with him. It took us well over a year of searching my parents house to find it (after having no luck finding it online because I thought it was illustrations of muce instead of rabbits), but now we have it, and my son loves it just as much as I did. He asked me it read it twice last night.

#wintergames