pickI‘m not usually a fan of child narrators, but @squirrelbrain ‘s review convinced me to give this a go. Helen, you were right. The pacing and structure of this book are so good, pulling you in, letting you figure out what‘s happening before the characters do, then wondering how they‘re going to respond when they learn the truth. Just superb.
Best line I‘ve read in a while
enjoying this 70 degree weather before it disappears #egypt #historicalfantasy #djinn #LGBTQIA+rep
Finally learned how to use Libby to borrow e-books on my Kindle lol. I have a couple of books on hold but this one was available now 😁
pickI first read this around the time I turned 10, so not only has it been a long time between readings, but the first time I read it I lacked much of the context necessary to understand what I was reading. Reading it nearly 40 years later, I think about this what I think about most King books: Really cool idea, should be shorter. Todd in the first half (not in the second half, fingers crossed), reminds me of several of the bros in power right now.
Daughter and I are having a read-in evening at our lake house. She‘s reading the tagged book and I‘m reading Powers of Darkness, the Swedish version of Dracula. I‘ve finally just reached Part 2. This book is massive.
pick⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 3 people in my bookclub have never read a Stephen King book! So I thought I‘d rectify that. On Instagram so many people gushed about this being one of their top 5 SK books. Then I realised they were all dudes! Yes this was a tad long but SK tells a bloody good story and it‘s so well researched. But now to this view. This is the pool on the 22nd floor of my hotel overlooking Hong Kong harbour. Stunning!
pickI enjoyed this short story; it was an interesting blend of steampunk, fantasy (sans the elves & dwarfs), and Arabic culture. I especially liked the cosmic horror and ancient Egyptian elements. I'm wanting more so much that my very next read will be something else from the Dead Djinn Universe!
