pickLaptev falls madly in love with Yulia who does not reciprocate his feelings but marries him anyway. They move to Moscow,the only thing that makes the marriage bearable for her.Both suffer. “There did not seem anything to talk about, and both had been silent since morning. From time to time he looked at her over the top of his book and thought:whether you marry for passionate love or entirely without love-isn‘t it all the same?”
Please let this be good…because Murderbot deserves only the best and so do we!
Hands down one of my favorite series ever and I‘m really curious to see what it will look like on the small screen.
MURDERBOT!!! 🤖
so-soMy interest waned throughout the story. I did enjoy the glimpses of McGlue's past and his relationships. But there was this disconnect in vocabulary or word choices that dampened my enjoyment.
pickNayler‘s pro-animal scifi with heavy environmental themes speaks to me!
This 100 page novella is fast paced and is about Wooly Mammoths that have been cloned from ancient DNA. And the ability to implant digitally saved human minds into new bodies.
I didn‘t love this as much as The Mountain in the Sea, but I tend to enjoy full novels more than novellas in general.
Pictured is Sietje at work allowing a puppy to share her bed- uncommon!
pickI forgot to review this. I listened to the audiobook mostly, but needed the physical book to read the ending to find out what I missed/misunderstood listening. But guess what? I still have no clue what actually happened at the end. I don‘t need a neat and tidy ending but I also don‘t love it when I feel like I‘ve missed something. This seems to be purposeful. Still, I enjoyed this propulsive and quick read. I was anxious throughout!
I brushed a hand over his cheek to wipe away the last of his tears, his skin warm and soft, and we turned down the street that would lead us home. Toward our future—and all that waited within it.
To the dreams that are answered, Rhys.
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pickBefore I started this one, I realized it was a reread and that I had read it before and posted about it on Litsy. (I can't recall the year offhand but I think it was before I bought my house). Initially, I could not understand why I gave this the review I had, but as I worked my way through this novella, it became more clear. Still a good read and glad I found this on my shelf to revisit. (Pictured here with my next read)
pickIt‘s Ali Hazelwood. So, cute romcom stories about grumpy, handsome and very tall men and cute, tiny women. Everyone is smart and there‘s at least one word I can‘t pronounce. But they are fun, and even if they are similar to each other, they are different enough from other books that I‘ll keep reading them. #doublespin #bookspinbingo
pickI had confused this with the Empress of Salt & Fortune - but a happy mistake as I found this absolutely hilarious. It starts with a brawl in a coffee house ending with the waitress, a nun of the order of the pure 🌕 reflected in water tracking down a group of bandits & angrily asking to join them on their travels. Trouble is never far behind - I did get a little lost in the names (there is a handful of bandits to keep track of) in the audiobook.
