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reading update 2/12/2022
Been a while! Reading has been kind of slow since my last update; I've only read three books since then.
TBR:
Read:
Mating the Huntress by Talia Hibbert
4/5. It's a fun paranormal romp--not as good as The Brown Sisters books, but still quite good. I love the slightly unhinged dynamic between our heroine, who really wants to kill him, and our hero, who has fallen madly in love with her and is only mildly put off by the murder attempts. I'm not a huge fan of the heroine just happening to be the one member of her family who isn't a huntress--felt like a missed opportunity to me--but overall I still liked it.
The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
5/5. This is the kind of romance of manners I adore, and the supernatural twist makes it exceptionally good. I love the romance, which is a slow build, and I love the development our two lovers take on their past to each other. Country girl meets cynical new money man...delicious. Exquisite.
Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall
5/5. Perfect books DO exist and this IS one of them. I love everything about this: the deliberate ridiculousness, the surprisingly lovely prose, our repressed protagonist and his journey of discovery...it feels in the best possible way like a really good fanfic. It's a sparkling, witty, heartfelt book that I bought two copies of. If I could give it more than 5 stars I would.
TBR:
- The Councillor by E.J. Beaton
- The Lady or the Lion by Aamna Qureshi
- The Charm Offensive by Alison Cochrun
- Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi
- A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab
- The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
- The Queen of Ieflaria by Effie Calvin
- Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
- The Ruin of a Rake by Cat Sebastian
- Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall
- The Affair of the Mysterious Letter by Alexis Hall
- The Traitor Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
- The Monster Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
- The Tyrant Baru Cormorant by Seth Dickinson
- On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
- The Starless Crown by James Rollins
Read:
Mating the Huntress by Talia Hibbert
4/5. It's a fun paranormal romp--not as good as The Brown Sisters books, but still quite good. I love the slightly unhinged dynamic between our heroine, who really wants to kill him, and our hero, who has fallen madly in love with her and is only mildly put off by the murder attempts. I'm not a huge fan of the heroine just happening to be the one member of her family who isn't a huntress--felt like a missed opportunity to me--but overall I still liked it.
The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
5/5. This is the kind of romance of manners I adore, and the supernatural twist makes it exceptionally good. I love the romance, which is a slow build, and I love the development our two lovers take on their past to each other. Country girl meets cynical new money man...delicious. Exquisite.
Something Fabulous by Alexis Hall
5/5. Perfect books DO exist and this IS one of them. I love everything about this: the deliberate ridiculousness, the surprisingly lovely prose, our repressed protagonist and his journey of discovery...it feels in the best possible way like a really good fanfic. It's a sparkling, witty, heartfelt book that I bought two copies of. If I could give it more than 5 stars I would.