Gabriel snorted. “The peerage likes to do just enough to think they‘re helping without inconveniencing themselves. What‘s in fashion moves fast, and it‘s easier to donate clothes you wouldn‘t be caught dead in after a season than it is to keep them in storage.”
Her brow arched. There was a low poison in Gabriel‘s voice, made more potent by the way he tried to hide it. “You seem to know the court well.”
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ISBN: 9780316435192
The first couple of (establishing) chapters are slow to take off but then (I'm up to chapter 9) it gets addictive.
Lore can feel death but can also use its power but, as a necromancer, could be put to death if she's discovered. She acts as a spy for poison-runners; people in the Auverraini capital of Dellaire use poison to get to just the edge of death for the power of extending their lives - but it comes at a price.
Ch 6: #guestsistersgivingbingleyvibes #stephenslikesmaggielikesstephenlikeslucy #lovetriangle #awkwardgardenstroll #theyneedtofigureouttheirshit #philisbackintown #staytuned #hashtagbrigade
pickI really enjoyed the world of this book, the dead and missing gods and the way the magic worked—primarily, controlling (or at least trying to control) the essence of death. I felt at a remove from the POV character much of the time, since it was clear she was hiding information about her own past, even from the reader, but that didn‘t annoy me too much since she was also trying to keep it from herself. I loved the twisty plot.
Thanks to these Litsy folks for today‘s prompt:
FEELIN‘ THE LOVE
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TODAY‘S PROMPT: ILLICIT LOVE AFFAIR
Falling in love with a younger man while you are still married and then having a younger woman come along wasn't the best thing to happen to Mrs. Theresa Marshall.
LOVE THIS COVER!!
FULL REVIEW: https://tinyurl.com/nzk36az2
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...and my first book on my new Kindle! 😁
Another #HallmarkMovieBingo #WinterGames24 #HolidayBookDragons this one was MEH @StayCurious
Here‘s my excellent #AuldLangSpine list, compliments of @Christine.
She said she was nervous about submitting so much nonfiction but that‘s part of what drew me in! It‘s been roughly a decade since I made my fated New Year‘s resolution to “read more nonfic.” Now, I reach for it naturally, no resolution required. There are a handful of fiction titles, too, which seem right up my alley.
Follow-up collage post to come (with my intended reads)!
A long pause. Gabriel shifted uncomfortably, his impressive shoulders inching toward his ears. “Better than I‘d like,” he said finally. 3d