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Mehso-so

This was an interesting exploration of toxic masculinity.

I might not be the right audience for this book. It's well written and the pacing is good. I needed more plot or something. I was often bored as I read.

Hooked_on_books Great title, though 4h
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I am trying to organize myself for October, these dates are fluid but these are the upcoming reading challenges;

#QueerBC buddy read
#AfterDarkBingo
#BodyCountBingo
#GottaCatchemAll Spooky edition
#CasttheDie
#HauntedShelf if #Scarathlon isn't running

I'm going to try and stagger things and give people plenty of time to prepare and plan.

PuddleJumper All my usual monthly challenges will also be running so #Roll100 #RiordanverseReadalong #RealmofElderlings #QueerBC and the new #Holonet ... I don't do much 2d
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Mehso-so

I love the layout of the book, it made it very easy to read and kept me interested. Unfortunately, the content wasn't as impressive.

This is an introduction to ADHD and should be treated as such. There's a lot of useful information, it's a bit skewed towards ADHD is a super power which I don't like, and some of it is a bit patronising.

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PuddleJumper This is not a toolkit or however it describes itself. The 10 step is basically get routines while ignoring that executive dysfunction exists and people with ADHD often can't form habits.
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Chrissyreadit Did you read ADHD 2.0? 2d
Jari-chan I don't like the ADHD superpower idea either 🙄 2d
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PuddleJumper @Chrissyreadit No, I'll have a look. Thanks! 2d
PuddleJumper @Jari-chan It's very toxic positivity. You can discuss the good aspects of ADHD without making it seem like you're a special lizard that figured out how to fly. It also makes me feel bad because I'm struggling to brush my teeth and apparently I'm supposed to be some crazy creative person 2d
AmyG Not good spin. Not everything needs to be that. Just be honest. 2d
Jari-chan @PuddleJumper Exactly! It totally ignores the fact that this world is not built for neurodivergent people. It makes it easy for others to think "Oh wow, then you're all set", while we're actually struggling with basic tasks. And as soon as we admit that we can't keep up, we just have to "try a bit harder" ? Like, I've tried for basically all my life. 2d
Cuilin @PuddleJumper I also hate the super power bullshit when basic self care is a challenge. 2d
PuddleJumper @AmyG Exactly. There are good and bad aspects, you don't need to sugarcoat it especially for adults 2d
IriDas I hate the “it‘s a super power narrative.” It‘s just an excuse not to give people the help they need. And “habits” what?!?!?!? As someone with ADHD who has been trying that my whole life—what a friggin joke!!!! 2d
Chrissyreadit @PuddleJumper I struggle with so many things i was made to feel bad about and did not realize are part of having ADHD because i was never dx- I think our culture creates a world that is much harder for people with ADHD…. 2d
PuddleJumper @IriDas The amount of habit trackers I have or attempted because I kept being told to just do it for 30 days and it'll stick! Make those healthy habits blah blah. It was a relief finding out that my brain worked differently and I wasn't lazy 12h
PuddleJumper @Chrissyreadit It's hostile to people who aren't neurotypical. There's expectations that certain things are easy for everyone and if you can't do it then you're lazy and it's a moral failing. Absolutely messes you up. I've only just been diagnosed with ADHD and I'm having to undo so much negative speak, I've always considered myself lazy or blamed myself for struggling when other people didn't 12h
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Barbarian's Tribute | Amy Padilla
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Panpan

Unnecessary misogyny. Ground breaking.

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Pickpick

Thoroughly enjoyed this. I ended up listening to the audiobook as I had a free Audible credit and wanted to sit outside.

AnnCrystal 😍💝. 2d
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July #2025Stats

It's bugging me that it's not straight, I'm going to have to move everything ... Not right now

I bought Now It All Makes Sense by Alex Patridge and Wicked Bargain by Gabe Cole Novoa

BookmarkTavern Oh that‘s such a great idea! 🤩 4d
BookwormAHN Fantastic idea 💜 4d
AnnCrystal 🆒📚💝. 4d
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You can see where I stayed in bed to read over a 1000 pages of A/B/O mpreg fiction

#MonthlyWrapUp #PuddleJumperWrapUp

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I'm still focusing on reading books I've already got or taken out from the library

#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

Ladygodiva7 Right?! This is the very reason I never join any groups, I can‘t stick with any book plans! 😂 7d
Ruthiella 😻😻😻 7d
claudiuo Really love the way you make your reading list. I gave up trying to have titles in each spot, now I go by genres but even that is flawed... Just got a Fantasy books that was on hold for 6 months and I only have Mystery slots free 😢I'll follow your example from now on😻 7d
PuddleJumper @claudiuo Sometimes titles work for me, less so this year. I'm mood reading a lot and library holds come in at random 😅 7d
TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 7d
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Pickpick

I'm going to have to buy my own copy of this and put sticky notes in it. There's a lot of good stuff that I'll need to read several times to get it to sink in.

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 1w
AnnCrystal 😍💕😻🐾💝. (edited) 1w
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Huh, glad that's not just me

Soubhiville Same. 1w
TheBookHippie Ditto. 1w
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The Serpent's Shadow | Rick Riordan
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During August we'll be reading the last book in the Kane Chronicles - The Serpent's Shadow. The Kane siblings must battle Apophis and save the world.

How have you been finding the books so far? Excited to read the final book?

I haven't enjoyed this series as much as others. I've been finding the characters frustrating and the romances are questionable

#RiordanverseReadalong

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This is the discussion post for July's #QueerBC author Nino Cipri

Several people read Finna, did anyone read anything else?

I didn't read this author hence the generic questions 😅

Butterfinger I did read Finna and loved it so much. The two characters were fighting, fussing, accusing, but not listening to each other. That was so realistic, but then you have furniture that will eat you. I thought the LGBTQ+ representation was fair. The author showed discrimination from the boss (again very realistic) who refused to use preferred pronouns. People are so hateful. 1w
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peanutnine I read Homesick. It's a book of short stories so a bit all across the board. But they were speculative fiction plots with an overarching theme of finding home and belonging. There were a few I really loved and some that had me thoughtful. The LGBTQ+ rep was diverse, with many sexualities and identities explored including a bi-gender character. I would recommend the author to those who like weird fiction and thinking outside the box/norm 1w
peanutnine @Butterfinger Finna is so fun, I do love a world that's like ours but has an outrageous difference that is treated normally and casually in the story. 1w
willaful @peanutnine I also read Homesick, since I'd already read Finna and Defekt. I found the psychological horror stories somewhat beyond my understanding, but I enjoyed reading just about everything. And the collection includes “The Shape of My Name,“ which is such a lovely story. I think Cipri is doing very interesting work with SF and trans identities in particular. 1w
peanutnine @willaful The Shape of My Name was my favorite! I love time travel stories and that one was really lovely 6d
lil1inblue I read Finna, and it was so fun I had to read Defekt, too! They're fantastic! I really want to read more Cipri! 🤩 5d
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It's time to pick September's #QueerBC author!

Vote here: https://forms.gle/mNA853mU4e2UHKFt7

August's author is Alice Oseman, I've seen a few of you have already read something!

July's author was Nino Cipri, the discussion post will be going up soon

October buddy read suggestions will go up mid way August

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willaful I don't have a strong opinion this month, so I think I'll let others choose. (Though “Teenage Dirtbags“ is an awesome title. 😂) 1w
Kitta I also don‘t have a strong opinion so up to others! 1w
Deblovestoread If Most Wonderful is picked I might join in if that‘s ok? It‘s sitting on my shelf. 1w
PuddleJumper @Deblovestoread Yes, of course. I'll make a note and tag you if Georgia Clark wins. You can vote as well, everyone can vote! 1w
PuddleJumper @willaful It makes me think of the Wheetus song 1w
PuddleJumper @Kitta 🤣🤣 This is so interesting! Usually people have a really clear preference 1w
Deblovestoread Voted! Thanks, Jo. 1w
willaful @PuddleJumper Deliberate reference, I bet. 1w
Butterfinger I'm thinking about Most Wonderful for the cover. I need some brrr vibes right now @Deblovestoread 1w
Butterfinger Thank you @PuddleJumper for your hard work. 1w
peanutnine I enjoy Meryl Wilsner's writing but have read most of their books. I have a ton of Georgia Clark books on my TBR though! I voted for her. Thanks for keeping this going! 1w
PuddleJumper @Butterfinger ❤️❤️ 7d
PuddleJumper @peanutnine Works out very well! 7d
Kitta @PuddleJumper they aren‘t the type of books I usually read 😂 I am much more into literary and speculative fiction! I have no idea about rom coms. 7d
PuddleJumper @Kitta 😂 I get that. It's not often authors in a soldier genre come up. There's usually some difference 7d
Kenyazero Another great looking selection! I voted, but don‘t mind who gets selected because they all seem fun! 3d
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Another month has gone! It's now over half way through the year. Disgusting!

How is everyone doing with #GottaCatchemAll ?

I've got the difficult prompts left or ones I know I'll hit in October/December

PuddleJumper You can join the Discord here: https://discord.gg/uFtZ9ChYuY If it doesn't work let me know, sometimes the invite runs out 1w
Laughterhp Just logged a bunch of reads!! I was very behind. 1w
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llwheeler I have several to log too I think. The prompts are starting to get harder for me to fill, so we'll see how the rest of the year goes! I have ideas for at least a few more of them. 1w
Lauredhel I've been sitting down figuring out fills but am yet to log them! Gonna do a big batch (gonna batch 'em all, I guess) 1w
PuddleJumper @Laughterhp Logging is the hard bit 😅 I always post these early depending on my schedule so it's a bit unpredictable 7d
PuddleJumper @llwheeler That's where I'm at too 7d
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Ship of Magic | Robin Hobb
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We are at the half way mark with Ship of Magic for #RealmofElderlings buddy read or challenge

Who has started/finished the book?

How are you finding it in comparison to the Farseer trilogy?

Use spoiler tags if necessary!

We'll be reading Ship of Magic through August and then Mad Ship September/October

Everyone is doing great, these are chonky chonky books. I've really enjoyed the buddy read on SG and seeing what people think as the read

Laughterhp Still waiting on my library hold to come in! 1w
willaful I started it but was traveling and found it hard to concentrate. I may just not have it in me for these right now, but I will try again.
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PuddleJumper @Laughterhp So unpredictable! Hopefully it'll come soon 1w
PuddleJumper @willaful Understandable, sometimes it's not the right time 1w
kelli7990 I‘m still reading Royal Assassin. I‘ve started Royal Assassin but I‘ve only read the prologue. (edited) 1w
PuddleJumper @kelli7990 I'm going to go back to Farseer trilogy. I much prefer the Liveship Traders and I don't need the misery of Fitz's life right now! 🤣 1w
Luke-XVX Can you un tag me? I‘ve no idea when I‘ll get to these books unfortunately 1w
PuddleJumper @Luke-XVX No worries, I've taken you off the list 7d
Luke-XVX Thanks! Enjoy 7d
Enchanted_Bibliophile I'm a bit behind on starting this one. I had anaesthesia and always struggle to get back into reading afterwards. 5d
PuddleJumper @Enchanted_Bibliophile That's very understandable! There's no rush 4d
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My August #Roll100 picks

I've read the Rick Riordan one (go me!). Valley of the Wolves is on my ARC backlog and I still want to read Rage of Dragons

I've got some library books to tackle first but hopefully I'll get to one of them

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Roll the Dice | Wayne Avrashow
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August #Roll100 is here! It's very hot here so I went with my red, flamey dice to really slam it home how hot it is

Roll 1 = 15
Roll 2 = 69
Roll 3 = 41

Templates are in the GDrive. Tag me @PuddleJumper if you want to share what you are reading

I'll be doing #CasttheDie in October so start thinking about the spooky or murdery books you want to read then. Information will be posted in September

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Ruthiella Awesome! Off to check my list. 1w
BookmarkTavern Woohoo! 🎉 1w
AllDebooks I'll join in this year please 😀 1w
ImperfectCJ The biggest thing I'm getting out of #roll100 is realizing that a lot of books that have been on my TBR a long time have been there a long time because I don't actually want to read them. So...score? 1w
PuddleJumper @ImperfectCJ Oh same! It forces me to actually look at what I have and I mostly end up donating them 1w
gossamerchild @ImperfectCJ I feel this, a lot :-D 1w
willaful @ImperfectCJ So much same. 1w
willaful I've been tagging books for October reading! 1w
Firestarter994 Will post when I get home Monday!! Thank you!! So excited for August!! 1w
claudiuo Thank you so much! 1w
AllDebooks @PuddleJumper Great, thank you. How many books do I need to list? 1w
PuddleJumper @AllDebooks For #CasttheDie ? October is 13 books and December is 24. 1w
AllDebooks @PuddleJumper Yes, thanks.. I will get planning. 📚😊📚 1w
PuddleJumper @AllDebooks No worries! I'm excited for October 👻👻 1w
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https://cozymysterybookclub.com/bookblast/

For anyone that needs to get more free Kindle books!

kspenmoll Thanks for the link! 2w
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Panpan

This had a lot of interesting ideas but was poorly executed. The writing was clunky and often a sentence would contradict itself which was very confusing.

I'm going with pan because the writing was hard to read. Any good ideas were lost.

LeeRHarry Ooh no I have this on my TBR, mainly because the author is from Melbourne where I live. Sounds like the writing is going to annoy me. 😬 2w
PuddleJumper @LeeRHarry A few of the reviews on Goodreads include extracts if you want to check. I never get on well with metaphor heavy books. 2w
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Desire | Nong Jian Xiaohoa
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This book has been adapted into a live action drama ... This A/B/O book with male pregnancy. I'm living for it!

It's not the first live action A/B/O adaptation, that's Pit Babe though they did skirt around it and made it more of a kink for the main couple.

Anyway, I decided I must read the original and it's terrible. It's very much of its time and just not good. I'm having an amazing time though 😅

PuddleJumper There is sexual violence, discrimination, gender essentialism, torture, pheromone bullshit to handwave characters terrible behaviour and everything else you'd expect from a toxic Chinese BL 2w
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#HoloNet is a new monthly reading challenge set around different Star Wars characters

Each month will feature a different character and you'll read prompts connected to that character, for example Plo Koon‘s prompts might be Dad energy, lightning, or unusual anatomy

You can read any genre of book, you don‘t have to read SW books

Comment to be tagged, further information below

PuddleJumper 1/7 I haven't decided how many prompts to do per month, any thoughts would be super helpful! I was thinking either 3 or 9 to make a mini bingo board 2w
PuddleJumper 2/7 You can also suggest prompts because I want to see what everyone goes for, what characters you are drawn to

It can be characters from the books too and Legacy canon. SW canon is messy and I'm not going to get too hung up about it. If you want Jacen Solo or Yuuzhan Vong, cool
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PuddleJumper 3/7 You can also specify age/time period because Initiate Obi-Wan is very different from General Kenobi and he's different from Hermit!Ben 2w
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PuddleJumper 4/7 Make your suggestions below or here: https://forms.gle/S7k1fbhbKcTHybf5A 2w
PuddleJumper 5/7 Depending on how it pans out I'm open to putting it on Storygraph or having a Discord channel 2w
PuddleJumper 6/7 As an extra, if you want to suggest books or fanworks that focus on certain characters then please do! I'd love to include recommendations for each character (I know this won't be possible for all of them especially EU/Legacy ones) 2w
PuddleJumper 7/7 I'll aim for September start, I think August is too close

@LitsyEvents
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Jari-chan Here to be tagged please 😈 2w
PuddleJumper @Jari-chan 💜Added! 2w
BookwormAHN Please tag me 🧡 4d
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Vesuvius | Cass Biehn
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Mehso-so

I picked this up because it was described as ‘queer YA fantasy debut set in ancient Pompeii‘

I was intrigued by the fantasy element. I don't read historical fiction set in Ancient Rome as I studied it and I get caught up on the details.

Unfortunately for me, the magical element isn't really that present. There's several different plots going on and the political and social plot was given more time than the magic and I wasn't that interested.

PuddleJumper I struggled with the ancient setting and modern language and dialogue. Aside from that, it was a well written and engaging book.

Thanks to #NetGalley for the #ARC
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Coming in October! I really enjoyed the first in the series, it's a great spooky magical YA

Looking forward to the second one

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Panpan

I did not like this book. It was very simplistic in it's interpretation of institutional sexism, racism, colonialism, cultural genocide, and religious brainwashing.

All of the characters were one dimensional, there was hardly any worldbuilding outside the dense magical info dumping, and it was very predictable.

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I need to clear down some ARCs, I've got some from last year and I feel guilty about ... But not guilty enough to prioritise them 😅

#NetGalleyGroup @AllDebooks

Lkempf I have ARCs from 2021. I almost don‘t care anymore. 2w
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Thanks to everyone who recommended books for #PrideRec2025

I‘ve compiled them all in a spreadsheet, if I‘ve missed any I apologise;

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1b5uE_jgB6R8MyPd8uXPMASiAKDHat_CUsQ3qi_2d...

I found several that I want to read so hopefully other people do as well!

lil1inblue Thank you for pulling them all together! I love this! 😍 3w
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TheBookHippie How wonderful!!! Thanks. 3w
AllDebooks Thank you for your hard work. This will definitely make selections easier x 3w
PuddleJumper @lil1inblue @TheBookHippie @AllDebooks Lots of amazing books to read! 😅 3w
peanutnine Thanks for compiling them all! Looking forward to checking a bunch of these out 😄 3w
BookmarkTavern Gorgeous! Thank you for all your hard work! 3w
ElizaMarie Ooooo thank you!!!!! 3w
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August's #QueerBC author is Alice Oseman!

If you've read anything by them then drop a recommendation in the comments or let people know what you are reading. This is definitely a popular author and I imagine few of you have read them before.

July‘s author is Nino Cipri. I've seen that several people have read Finna. How is everyone finding this author? Are you planning on reading anything?

PuddleJumper #PrideRecs2025 will be compiled into a spreadsheet soon when I have time! I‘ll tag everyone when that is done so you can find some more books to read because nobody has enough of those! 3w
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Kitta I@ on the waitlist for Finna on Libby! I‘m excited to read it but it‘ll probably take a while. 3w
AllDebooks Finna was great, charming and witty! 3w
AllDebooks @PuddleJumper the spreadsheet sounds great. Thank you x 3w
BookmarkTavern I adored Finna and immediately put the sequel on hold! And I can‘t remember if I‘ve read anything by Oseman! 😂 3w
lil1inblue Finna was an absolutely fantastic read! I am going to read the sequel next! 😍 I'm torn for next month: I've really wanted to read Heartstopper, but I am also very interested in Loveless. 3w
willaful The Heartstopper series is just wonderful. Sweet and touching and immersive. I haven't liked anything else by her nearly as much though I Was Born for This is an interesting story. I'm going to read Radio Silence, which I think may be the last thing by her I haven't read. It's in KU.

I have Homesick from the library (short stories.) i enjoyed Finna but liked Defeckt even more.
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Butterfinger I loved Finna. So real, yet having a chair that may eat you. So clever. 3w
Butterfinger I have been wanting to read Heart Stopper. Thanks for reminding me @willaful 3w
PuddleJumper @Kitta Holds are so unpredictable! You can post a discussion post whenever you read the book, it doesn't have to be in July. 3w
PuddleJumper Heartstopper is adorable, it balances teenage cute and teenage cringe very well. I've read This Winter which I really enjoyed 3w
Kitta @PuddleJumper great! Heartstopper is available now so I got that haha. 3w
peanutnine Love Alice Oseman! I've read most of their books but this will finally get me to read Loveless! @willaful I thought Radio Silence was great but check the content warnings, it has some darker themes 3w
peanutnine Also Heartstopper is free as a webcomic on webtoons or similar apps for anyone interested in that, no library wait required 😊 3w
peanutnine I read Cipri's short story collection and really liked it. Some weird concepts but really got me thinking! I need to post my review with more details 3w
Andrea313 Heartstopper is really sweet but I'm partial to I Was Born For This. A great novel about friendship, self, and the intense experience of fandom and parasocial relationships in teens. I found it unexpectedly moving. 3w
Zuhkeeyah I read Defekt (the sequel to Finna). It was a fun twist on the experience from the first book. 3w
rwmg I read the Heartstopper books and Solitaire quite recently so I'll probably read one of the others. 3w
Kenyazero I‘ve definitely enjoyed both of these authors. I hope to read more Cipri but have some trouble finding the books. I‘ve read several Oseman, and their work can be really hit or miss with me 🤭 I always look forward to the next one, though. 3w
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The Throne of Fire | Rick Riordan
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I'm not sure I'll carry on with this series, I'm finding it incredibly boring and I'm losing patience with the characters.

The world is ending in 5 days and there's no urgency. The MCs go off to do non related things. It's so frustrating especially when other RR books have that urgency, that tension, and danger.

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PuddleJumper Onto the other reason why I'm potentially done with this series. The romance. Carter has become obsessed with Zia, a girl he met once, and has some white knight type fantasy going on.

Sadie, who is 12, has a crush on a 16 year old and a 5000 year old god. Ok. What isn't ok is they like her back and they want to pursue a relationship with her. The 12 year old child.
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PuddleJumper I don't know if I want to commit anymore time to this series especially when I've got other books I want to read.
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5feet.of.fury Ugh 12 is not appropriate for any age gap, 4 years or 4000. That‘s very icky 3w
BookmarkTavern The main reason I made it through this series was that the audiobook narrators are fantastic. But they do sound like adults, so the romances didn‘t really register as icky as they are until I finished the books, and actually thought about them. 😅 (edited) 3w
PuddleJumper @BookmarkTavern The audiobooks have been helping loads, I don't think I would have finished it if I was reading. I don't know why he made them so young, they come across as older anyway! 3w
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The Throne of Fire | Rick Riordan

I think I disassociated when reading the last book because WTF is this Anubis stuff?

Sadie is 12!

BookmarkTavern Yeah, that always sat really badly with me. 3w
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Mehso-so

This was mis-marketed. It's classed as YA, described as queer teenage fantasy, and has a very bright cover.

It's middle grade, maybe the younger end of YA, but the writing is juvenile and the characters are unlikeable.

There's darker themes that I wasn't expecting and they weren't explored well. There's a forced outing scene as well.

If I knew this was middle grade I wouldn't have picked it up.

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Pickpick

Another good book. I liked this a bit more than the first because I liked the family drama!

Faranae This one feels so much more Gothic than the other one. I love them both, though the first one gets more re-reads from me so far (possibly I don't like family drama as much). 3w
PuddleJumper @Faranae Oh yeah, this fits a lot of Gothic tropes which I enjoyed. The location, history, and social stuff was way more interesting in the first book. 3w
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Pickpick

I took the book back to the library so here's a fox!

I really enjoyed this, it had a great balance between romance, mystery, and history

dabbe 🖤🐾🖤 3w
AnnCrystal 🤩🐾💝. 3w
Cuilin Fun book!! 3w
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Pickpick

My favourite fantasy series. First time I've re-read it in over 10 years and it's still as good as I remembered.

I do need a break before the next book. Maybe something cheerful and not as complex?

#RealmofElderlings

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Ship of Magic | Robin Hobb
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This is me. I want all the women in his life to Murder on the Orient Express him.

I actually can't remember what happens to him and it's making me anxious that he's going to stick around and make things so much worse

Ruthiella Don‘t worry. He will get his just rewards. But the reader (and everyone around him) has to suffer him for a long while. 1mo
PuddleJumper @Ruthiella 🥳🥳 Good to know! I figured he'd be around for a while. I just ... Everytime he appears there's so much rage 1mo
RaeLovesToRead I love the using of "Murder on the Orient Express" as a verb ??? 1mo
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A bunch of my library holds came in ... To add to the massive pile of library books I got last week and I'm currently reading a book over 800 pages long

I don't think I'm going to get to these anytime soon 😅

5feet.of.fury Blood Over Brighthaven is so good! 1mo
PuddleJumper @5feet.of.fury That's the one I'm most excited for. I've only heard good things. I might have to run something non fantasy between books though 1mo
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Doing an audit of all my books after donating a bunch and clearing out some space. Yikes, I haven't read many of my actual physical books.

I was going to do this for e-books too but er that might look even worse!

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Ship of Magic | Robin Hobb
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I'm reading my 1998 edition of Ship of Magic and the pages are like tissue paper!

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This is more of a thriller mystery than a cosy mystery. This may change as the series goes on as it's set in a small town with a gay bookstore owner.

The town felt alive and vibrant. I enjoyed the characters and I'm looking forward to seeing more. The ending was a little bit ridiculous but I was okay with it.

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Look at this stunning 90s book cover by Michael Whelan. Magical.

Here is the book club's leaderboard for the Farseer Trilogy. I know we lost a few which I understand, sometimes this trilogy is a merry go round of pain and 1st POV doesn't work for everyone.

Do you agree with the ratings? What was your favourite book?

PuddleJumper Assassin's Quest is my favourite because things change and there's new things going on. The first two books sometimes felt a bit oppressive

#RealmofElderlings
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Susanita Beautiful cover 1mo
Ruthiella It‘s been ten years since I read the first trilogy, but I understand the drop. I remember the third book in particular felt overly long to me. But in retrospect, I like them all equally. Hobb is telling a bigger story and as a reader, I can wait for it. 1mo
Enchanted_Bibliophile Assassin's Quest is also my favourite! It kinda feels like Hobb is the "building" type author, where the first two books were used as building blocks to crown it with the third. I'm very excited to see where she'll take us next. 1mo
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Time to vote for the August #QueerBC author. This year's is flying by!

So keeping that in mind, start thinking about some spooky and wintery books you'd like to suggest for the October and December buddy reads

It sounds ages away but it will sneak up on you!

July's author is Nino Cipri. Looking forward to your thoughts and reviews

Vote for August's author here: https://forms.gle/fF4BD1pa9f1RnL98A

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TheBookHippie I‘m reading 😊the world is a bit much 😝I keep forgetting to post reviews… 1mo
lil1inblue @TheBookHippie Same here! I just did some catch-up posts today. 😂 1mo
lil1inblue I tried to vote, but it said it's no longer accepting responses. 1mo
PuddleJumper @AbigailJaneBlog @lil1inblue Oops sorry, should be fixed now 1mo
willaful Voting for Alice Osman because Radio Silence is on my TBR and in KU. 1mo
PuddleJumper @willaful Ooo is it? 👀👀 I've not read that one 1mo
AllDebooks Voted 🗳 1mo
PuddleJumper @AllDebooks ❤️❤️ 1mo
Jari-chan Voted 1mo
willaful @PuddleJumper I could also get it from the library but I figure why not support her while I've got the free subscription. 😂 1mo
PuddleJumper @Jari-chan ❤️❤️ 1mo
PuddleJumper @willaful My KU only has her books in German 🤣 I can get them from the library I think 1mo
Catsandbooks Voted! 1mo
jenniferw88 Easy vote for Mark Gatiss 💗 I've read all of the Lucifer Box series - they're hilarious 😂 I will have to see if I can get a Dr Who tie in book, I've read The Crimson Horror. 1mo
Kitta Voted! 1mo
AbigailJaneBlog Vooooted! 🖖 1mo
PuddleJumper @Catsandbooks ❤️❤️ 1mo
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PuddleJumper @jenniferw88 They look great! I didn't know he wrote anything other than Dr Who books 1mo
rwmg Voted 4w
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I read some terrible books this month! It was really disappointing and I don't feel like reading much now

#MonthlyWrapUp #PuddleJumperWrapUp

Dilara Ah the dreaded reading slump! I hope it doesn't last 😁 1mo
Enchanted_Bibliophile Quick re-read an old favourite to kickstart the new month. It always helps me when I don't feel like reading 1mo
PuddleJumper @Enchanted_Bibliophile That's a good idea. I've got a few favourite series that I could continue with 1mo
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Roary47 Hopefully July is a better reading month for you! 💛 1mo
PuddleJumper @Roary47 ❤️❤️ 1mo
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Mid-year #ReadingBracket2025

June's favourite was Heavenly Tyrant and the wild card was Guardian Volume 1

SVSSS 1 is still winning which I'm not surprised about

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Spellslinger | Sebastien de Castell
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A positive thing about this book is that it's a fast read. That's it.

This is described as YA, it's on the younger side of YA. The ending is very ‘makes it easy‘.

I did not like Kellen, he's got very little compassion. He's magic pixie dream girled into thinking for himself. Ferius guides him to consider things, to think about things, and to make changes and honestly I don't think he deserves that kind of chance.

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PuddleJumper There are so many unlikeable and arrogant characters in this book including Kellen and none of them are interesting.

Also, his love interest tortures animals but it's okay because she was peer pressured into it.

Oh and so much fatphobia.

I was rooting for the uprising to kill everyone.
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Jari-chan Yep. 1mo
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Spellslinger (Spellslinger, #1) | Sebastien de Castell

Everyone is so unlikeable in this book. Not in an interesting villain kind of way, more in an arrogant arsehole kind of way

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June #2025Stats

I had a clear out and donated 37 books, these were books that I'd had for years and was never going to read them. Many of them had come up multiple times on #Roll100

Steadily going through my shelves and Kindle. I read a lot this month but only had a few good books, the rest are 1 or 2 stars. I probably read so much because I was speed reading to get through them

TheBookHippie Wowow!!! 1mo
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We are half way into the year and half way through Alola #GottaCatchemAll

So far nearly 300 books have been logged and 59 Pokemon caught.

Drampa has been the most caught Pokemon with 8 people catching it!

How are we all doing with the challenges? I've definitely got some tricky ones left

If you want to join the Discord for recommendations, advance notice of new challenges and chatting then him here: https://discord.gg/uFtZ9ChYuY

PuddleJumper When I get a bit of time, I'll work on the catch cards for everyone 1mo
kwmg40 I'm doing pretty well and feeling fairly confident I'll be able to catch all the Pokémon by the end of the year, though there are a few challenging prompts for me too. I'm a little bit behind with recording but hope to catch up soon! 1mo
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Faranae I need to log books. In fairness, I haven't been logging *any* of my reading for anything. I haven't even caught that many Pokemon in Sleep, either, so the insomnia is ruining all my pokemon-ing 😂 1mo
Lauredhel I'm only just joining because I forgot :O

Would you mind adding me to the tag list please?
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Lauredhel I'm only just joining because I forgot :O

Would you mind adding me to the tag list please?
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PuddleJumper @Lauredhel Added you to the list 1mo
TheAromaofBooks I have soooo many Pokemon to log! 😂 1mo
PuddleJumper @kwmg40 'dreamy character' is the one I'm stuck up 😅 1mo
PuddleJumper @TheAromaofBooks Lol the logging is the hardest part 1mo
PuddleJumper @Faranae Insomnia in general ruins everything 😅 1mo
PuddleJumper @Yuki_Onna @TheAromaofBooks @LaughterHP @kwmg40 @iwheeler @sunnieK

Catch graphics are now ready in the GDrive - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1caLfvxpDGf8yLRpvGEybMWVBa8EhEsij?usp=sha...

I'm doing something different this year to make it easier on myself. If you want a different dimension or for me to post on Discord, let me know
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TheAromaofBooks Oh wow, this is so fun! I should have done better at my logging 😂 1mo
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Ship of Magic | Robin Hobb
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We are nearing the time where we say goodbye to FitzChivalry and hello to magic ships and I am so excited!

Next book for #RealmofElderlings will be Ship of Magic which starts the Liveship Trader trilogy. This is by far my favourite trilogy

I'll do a Farseer trilogy wrap up when the leaderboard gets generated

Are we excited to explore a different part of Robin Hobb's world? What are your expectations?

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Laughterhp Do I need to have finished the other trilogy to enjoy this one? Because I only read the first book again for fitzchivalry. 1mo
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PuddleJumper @Laughterhp No, it's set in a different part of the world. I actually read this trilogy first on my original read through 1mo
Laughterhp Oh okay, perfect! I‘m hoping I‘ll be more into the next trilogy. 1mo
PuddleJumper @Laughterhp Farseer Trilogy is an outlier, it is the only series in 1st person I believe. I see prior recommending reading the Liveship Traders first before Farseer because by then you're invested and won't be easily put off 😅 1mo
Enchanted_Bibliophile I'm excited to jump into the new trilogy 😃 (see what I did there) 😉 1mo
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The Throne of Fire | Rick Riordan
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#RiordanverseReadalong July book is The Throne of Fire, the next book in the Kane Chronicles

How did everyone find The Red Pyramid?

I enjoyed it. The magic was very different and I liked how the gods were portrayed.

@mom2bugnbee @LitsyEvents

Roary47 Ooo I‘ll read along. I have this series and never read it. 😅 I‘ll catch up to the second book so I can discuss. 😍 1mo
PuddleJumper @Roary47 Brilliant, I've added you to the list. The book club on Storygraph is here if you why you join, I've already got the buddy reads set up for the books https://app.thestorygraph.com/book_clubs/158fd0c1-ae91-45ee-b40c-6ab2f39d101f

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Roll the Dice | Wayne Avrashow
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In the middle of a heatwave with a touch of heat exhaustion and there is no way I'm switching the computer on

July's #Roll100 via dndbeyond 🤣

Roll 1 - 64
Roll 2 - 84
Roll 3 - 46

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TheAromaofBooks Yay!! And this heat is ridiculous! Hope you feel better soon! 1mo
PuddleJumper @TheAromaofBooks It is so ridiculous. Tomorrow is going to be the hottest day. I'm trying to get stuff done today so I can veg tomorrow 😅 1mo
Firestarter994 Oy I had heat exhaustion last Wednesday. I hope you get better soon!! 1mo
PuddleJumper @Firestarter994 It's awful, isn't it? Thanks. I'm staying out of the sun and having lots of water 1mo
Firestarter994 @PuddleJumper completely awful. I don‘t know where you are, but here it‘s better than it was last week at least, which isn‘t saying much… 1mo
PuddleJumper @Firestarter994 Tomorrow is going to be the hottest day and then it drops massively. I'm trying to get everything done today so I can hide tomorrow and I want to watch silly scary films lol 1mo
BookmarkTavern I empathize completely with your heat wave! 🫠 Drink lots of water! 1mo
Ruthiella Stay as cool as you can! 🥵 1mo
willaful Eeek, hope it passes soon. 1mo
willaful Wow, all three of my choices are unintimidating reads this month! Maybe I'll actually get some read! On the other hand, I just got free KU so maybe not. 😂 1mo
PuddleJumper @willaful 3 month free deal? Yeah, I just got that 😅 1mo
PuddleJumper @Ruthiella @BookmarkTavern Thanks! It's a great excuse to stay in a dark room and read 1mo
willaful @PuddleJumper woohoo, good for you! I know they don't always work the same for us. (edited) 1mo
Read4life I‘m glad it‘s supposed to cool down in a couple of days by you. Thanks for the numbers. 💙💙💙 1mo
Roary47 The humidity is intense this year here so I feel you. I hope your plan to stay inside is all that it needs to be for your rejuvenation. Take care! 💛 1mo
claudiuo Thank you so much! Hope the extreme heat will pass soon. 1mo
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Mehso-so

This is not a cosy fantasy. Setting it in a tea shop does not automatically make it cosy. It flips between trying to be a cosy fantasy and a more traditional fantasy plot.

I was a lot more interested in the dragon mystery and that got a bit hand waved which was frustrating.

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PuddleJumper The worldbuilding I felt was lazy and lacked depth. The characters were bland and I couldn't get into their romance. This was supposed to be an established couple yet they acted like they'd only just gotten together.

I'm very disappointed.
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AnnCrystal I rather enjoyed this one... although, that Dragon scene with Kianthe was truly the best scene. It reignited my Dragon love.

I don't know, I think it was because of the secrecy of their relationship that made Reyna's and Kianthe's relationship feel newish.

Again, if it hadn't been for the dragons, I probably wouldn't on the lookout for the continuations.

📚💝.
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PuddleJumper @AnnCrystal I don't know if this was mis-marketed because this is an ok fantasy. I was expecting something like Legends & Lattes and was disappointed 1mo
AnnCrystal @PuddleJumper I've read good reviews about Legends and Lattes...I still need to read. The second book is waiting for me on my bookshelf 📚💝. 1mo
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