I decided to go straight from THE SHADOW QUEEN to SHALADOR‘S LADY so I didn‘t lose momentum like I did the last time, when I had to wait for the second book‘s release. Alas, I had trouble sitting down with it while I was sick, but I‘m hard into it now. Hopefully I can finish it tonight, by treelight, with some assistance from this bright little decoration.
Perks of befriending the lovely ladies at friends of the library. Received a gem today 💕
Last night I gave in to my Anne Bishop cravings and started rereading THE SHADOW QUEEN. I read it right after it came out in 2009 and basically all I remembered was that I went in with no expectations and loved the hell out of it. I dunno if it‘ll be quite so hell-free after this time, but I don‘t wanna put it down. I‘ll take a night off from African political history so I can properly wallow in this slice of life dark fantasy.
Who knew I like some violence in my Christmas story! Not me … until I read this book 🤷♀️
I really enjoyed this book and how the author wound in the mythology and the story together. I laughed , I got teary, I cringed … but it kept me engaged to the end. Definitely going to read more of this author!
I guess I shouldn‘t be too surprised.. because I am on the side of “Die Hard and Gremlins are Christmas movie”
pickAnother great read from Joe Abercrombie. Although Glokta didn‘t get as much time in this story, I really enjoyed the characters and conversations they had with each other. I just wish Abercrombie had more books out as every one of the ones I‘ve read is outstanding and I can‘t get enough of his humor in conveying these stories. Great read
@CBee #November #ReadYourKindle
I have wanted to read the tagged book for a longggg time. New releases & my fantasy/romance reads keep getting in the way. Fingers crossed I can get to it this month.
Monday morning session 📖🔖
Just started Blood Over Bright Haven🎧
Sorry again @tbrgirlies_bookclub for not noticing the audiobook blasting at 1.7x🎙
#bloodoverbrighthaven #mlwang
#audiobook #goodreads #ebook #goodreadsreadingchallenge #crossstitch #wip #sajaboys #kpopdemonhunter #totefairie
bailedThis is a bail because of content, not writing quality. It contains Broms beautiful writing and art. It is also a very interesting retelling of Peter Pan. Just the violence against children is very extreme and just not something I enjoy reading. #hailthebail #dnf
#bookspin off the TBR
pickWow! What a book! It was one of the most unique fantasy books I‘ve ever read.
It took me about 2 months to read this book, mainly because it‘s a story worth savoring. I didn‘t want to rush through it and I am glad I didn‘t. I enjoyed every page of this book!
The world was so different from anything I've read before.
Full review: https://oddandbookish.wordpress.com/2025/10/13/review-house-of-the-beast/
