Revisiting this series after so so long with the aim to continue reading past where I left off last (all Mortal Instruments and Infernal Devices). It's been a lot of fun being back in this world. Bastet is just happy for cuddles.
pickWitches and vampires have been mortal enemies for centuries. When Diana Bishop, a descendant of witches, falls in love with Matthew Clairmont, a vampire, will their love be enough to unite worlds?
I loved this book; I would highly recommend it. I can‘t wait to read the rest of the trilogy.
panUNPOPULAR OPINION: I can‘t tell if Parker is a genius for making this all so complicated, or just horrible at telling a story in a coherent way. If your book needs a 22 page glossary that does little to clarify anything, and your reader can go from knowing what‘s going on to completely confused with the turn of a page, you‘ve done something VERY wrong.
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One of the things I love about mg Kobo Clara is the button location. The page turn buttons are on the side front and the on-off button is on the other side on the back. They aren‘t in a place where I will accidentally hit one when trying to hit the other… and more importantly, for this morning‘s purposes, there‘s no button on the bottom (unlike on my Kindle) so I can hold it upright on my bath board without worrying about turning it off!
A few days ago I went to an author talk & book signing for Naomi Novik (caught her at an unflattering moment 🫣) & it was the best author event I've been to so far! She spoke about her inspirations for her Scholomance series & the process of working w artists to bring her vision of the school itself out of her head & onto the page. I've only read 2 of her books, so far, but I'm going to read this series soon! I'm thinking right after Christmas. 😊
“Fairies were notoriously difficult to understand. The fact that this one was also a cat-well, that only complicated matters”
What are you reading today? I‘m absolutely loving Salt & Broom. I‘m also a fan of the fact that it‘s finally starting to look like fall in Alabama.
pickSaturday morning reading in bed to finish this. Please note the death tower in the background - all unread, not causing me any stress. I wanted to love this book and there are parts that I did, the magic, the sisterhood but the miscommunication went on too long and then wrapped up too fast and the bad guys weren‘t as awful as presented and all I know is it took way too long to finish it when I should have inhaled it 🤷🏻♀️maybe it‘s me
pickI‘m not entirely sure how I feel about this book. Excellently written and absorbing, but uneasy, with a chord of dissonance running through it. Sort of a happy ending, but I almost feel the book would have been stronger if it had gone another way. I did like the not-quite-magic system, and Santangel is a wonderful tortured soul. A strong focus on the hypocrisy of state religion felt appropriate to current times. A good read, uneasiness included.
My worst book of October. Not because it was bad, but because it wasn‘t for me.
