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A collection of short stories from Tamora Pierce, including several in the world of Tortall.

While some weren‘t as strong, & I was disappointed there were no Emelan stories, they all had that little spark that reminded me why I fell in love w/ Pierce‘s writing. Including marvelously written, diverse, interesting women. My personal favorites were Nawat, The Dragon‘s Tale, & Mimic.

Overall, I‘m giving this a pick, as I really do like Stephen Graham Jones unique storytelling style. It‘s definitely not my favorite of his books. This feels more like a character study and/or a series of essays. The subject happens to be werewolves. So the prose can be a bit meandering and disconnected. Still worth checking out if you are a fan of the author. 3.5⭐️
#roll100 pick done!

I have such mixed feelings about this. Parts of it I loved, particularly a character that reminded me so much of myself as an idealistic teen. I hope I would have been as strong as he is.

But reading it was like buying a really expensive dinner and constantly wondering “was this worth the price?“ as you eat. It is so. freaking. LONG. And sometimes cruel. I was wondering up to almost the last minute if I would finish.

#Roll100 (January 😳)

Yay for my latest #bookhaul

I was informed that I'ma a Queerfeminist Cyborg and That's Okay might be out of print, so I didn't expect to get a copy. But I did! It's one my March #roll100, but I'm not sure if I can fit it in this month.

And then I received an early Christmas gift from @VaniBarelyReads ❤ Isn't she a beauty? The book and Vani herself 💕

The description of this book makes it sound amazing, but the way it‘s structured makes it rather confusing and quite hard to follow. I loved the idea of it and there were aspects I liked, but unfortunately it was a bit of a struggle. #Roll100 (February)

#WeeklyForecast 11/25

I am almost finished with Slow Dance, which is a cute romance and palette cleanser. I also started Help Wanted (#ToB25 longlist). Next will be the tagged (#InternationalBooker) and maybe Reward System (#Roll100). Lots of plans but less time!

#Read2025

Finished yesterday for #Roll100 (#90 Any Backlist) & as a prompt for my #OUABC 2025 40 Book Challenge (Any Hugo Award Winner). I loved this one! T. Kingfisher writes fun characters & found family with a sly dark humor. All the characters in Marta‘s ragtag group were endearing & I enjoyed this fantasy paranormal fairytale. Looking forward to working my way through the rest of the author‘s backlist. Pretty sure it will be a 2025 fave.🖤

This was fine. Not earth shattering but not entirely unhelpful. All about tips and tricks for writing during hard times. There‘s some things I‘ll take away from this and I‘m glad I read it, but it‘s not my favorite writing help book. I could see others getting far more out of it than me and am glad it exists. #roll100 January pick @PuddleJumper

I‘m making progress getting my new library put together! Along the top of the shelves are my #Roll100 books. Plus I have a decent sized built in around the corner. I‘m liking how it‘s looking!

#roll100 An interesting take on the well known tale of Penelope waiting for Odysseus to return from the Trojan War. Soft pick for me