pickPicked this up because I heard about it on a podcast. Mel is a bartender and she is flirting with this woman at the bar and finds out she‘s married. Then she finds out they‘re poly. At the same time she‘s trying to keep everything casual because she‘s scarred from her divorce. She also learns about this cocktail/bartender contest and is working towards creating a cocktail for it. I liked this one!
pick‘Iron Widow‘ churns with feminist rage. ‘Heavenly Tyrant‘ surges with laborist rage, as Wu Zetian continues her rampage through Huaxia‘s misogynistic, wealthy class. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
pick5/5
An incredible second book in this series with so many twists that I did not see coming. I really enjoyed both the sci-fi and political elements of the book as Wu Zetian has to manage the politics of reviving Qin Zheng and overthrowing the old regime.
I was once again fooled by what I thought was a duology actually being a trilogy, but I'm very excited to see where the story goes next.
Finally!!! I started this audiobook on Spotify because my library system in the South is not that eclectic in terms of the variety of genres or BIPOC authors. Unfortunately, I ran out of time credits and have to wait to finish it next month! #ihatespotify
e-book: Heavenly Tyrant by Xiran Jay Zhao
audiobook: The Last Gifts of the Universe by Riley August
#weekendreads @rachelsbrittain
pickBook 2 Zetian is out of her element as a leader when all of her goals for the revolution/women‘s rights were previously centered on her own desires. good dialogue here about choice while broadening her scope to class rights etc.
The ending is so crazy. I think there may have been too much, we were doing alot with the “romance”, deception, politics, battles, mind realms… it was engaging but when I got to “the gods” …it seemed to go a bit far.
so-soI am SO conflicted over how I feel about this book. Maybe partly due to be so excited for this sequel after the incredible first one. I miss enraged Zetian.
I liked how it was handled that this 18 year old peasant girl does not understand how to run a government. Let alone in tandem emperor style with someone who knows practically everything. Now if only that guy wasn‘t a power hungry misogynist jerk
pickThese three are silly little idiots in love. Jeb accidentally texts his two best friends who aren't speaking to each other, asking for help on his tree farm for the holidays. The forced proximity reveals long buried feelings and the three men must figure out how to be in a functional relationship that lasts
#WinterGames2024 #HolidayBookDragons @LiseWorks
#ChristmasAtoZ @Texreader #ReadOuttheOld @TheAromaofBooks #20in4 @Andrew65
pickFirst book of 2025 and #AuldLangSpine is complete! And what a fantastic way to begin my reading year. I wouldn‘t have heard of this one if not for the list from @BookmarkTavern which is why I like this event. This was lovely - both melancholic and hopeful. I liked the depth of the world building and the development of the relationship between Andres, Renee, and Liora. I thought the end twist was predictable, but made sense. I hope more discover it
New year, new me? Nah
New year, new book? Heck yeah! Starting my first #AuldLangSpine book 📖 with an eggnog latte and grilled cheese
