pickI absolutely love this series of fantasy novellas following nonbinary Cleric Chih and their quest for stories. This installment was a bit spooky, and a great twist on Bluebeard. Chih actually finds themself right in the middle of the action this time when they accompany a young woman to her wedding at an old estate. I love how old fashioned these magical tales feel and how much they are about story itself. Beautifully narrated by Cindy Kay!
Free books at #silentbookclub tonight!
panI get that it‘s a metaphor for (in particular the Vietnam) War. I see what the purpose was. But holy moly was it boring.
bailedThis SEEMS like it should be a story right up my alley - zombies, a groundhog‘s day scenario, and a mystery at its heart - but I just couldn‘t get through it! It‘s supposed to be short but I‘ve been trying to read it for weeks now and I‘m only at 35% 😭. It just doesn‘t seem to go anywhere. I‘ve read and enjoyed this author before, so I‘m just going to chalk it up to wrong book at the wrong time.
So, it turns out the restaurants of Tours mostly don‘t open until 18:00 or 18:30. I NEEDED food, so I had another half a baguette and some salmon salad someone left in the cupboard.
I also have language fatigue. My written comprehension is great, but my aural stinks, and I‘m tired of always being embarrassed and ashamed because I can‘t understand people. I‘m just gonna hole up inside and be kinda hungry with this historical mystery.
panARC: out 4/29
As a horror nerd, this one just didn‘t hit for me. A mix of ‘Haunting of Hill House‘ (Netflix version) & ‘IT‘ - but got bogged down by repetition, hollow central characters that veered on vapid, and horror that just felt childish and goofy.
If you don‘t already like horror (like expletives, gross images, etc), this off the table won‘t be for you, regardless.
A 2.5/5 for me. 🤷🏻♀️ I had high hopes.
pickThis was the last book in the Mr. Mercedes trilogy.. I‘m looking forward to listening to Holly but I‘ll miss the whole crew together 🥲❤️ These books have been easy binges! I‘m hoping to watch the show 📺
pickThe witchcraft wasn‘t nearly as horrific as the way these pregnant girls were treated. I was getting 🤬 mad a few times listening to how they were dismissed, condescended to, preyed upon, and abused. Solid audiobook narrator. Some of the spell chanting got intense, but I liked listening to the performance. Much more atmospheric than me skimming over or past those parts if I read them on the page.
The Palais Garnier, where the Phantom lives, has a deal where, on the day of the performance, only at the box office, you can get a limited-view seat for €10.
I had to lean in sometimes, but my €10 view wasn‘t all that limited. (And I took this when photos were allowed again!)
Also, I felt very much like Thara Celehar today, because I searched for graves in a cemetery the size of a small village, then went to the opera and sat in a strange box.
