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Hi just a reminder that if your book event as "all genres" and I go and it's nothing but romance save 10 tables (with half of those being children's authors), I can suggest more clarity in your marketing when I respond to your feedback without being criticized for being elitist. I run events for a living. This is good faith feedback on the discrepancy between your stated audience and what you actually provide

My favorite part of starting stories with vampires is figuring out how exactly what the vampire lore is for that story. It's always so unique. ...that being said, I hear "Vampire Knight" characters every time someone says "pureblood" in this because I am forever cursed

Only 266 pages and listed as a slow burn? I mean it's possible, but I'll be the judge of that

This is technically a reread for me but I've been thinking about this series again and I want to go back before I go for the installments I've never read

This is so much fun, I'm flying through this. Also not the Sherlock Holmes trivia that I uhhhh definitely didn't know before reading this.... /).(\

Back from my work trip and yeah.... Not a moment to read. I might finish up the manga on my September TBR tonight to ease myself back in and move on to my October TBR tomorrow. I DO want to finish Tethered but I tend to lose steam even on books I'm enjoying when my ability to read is disrupted for a few days. So I'll problem come back to that in a bit, just... after I get myself built back up

My favorite thing about cosplay stories is all the weird little things they get right that you wouldn't know if you weren't part of the culture. The whole leg lengthening trick, the dancer tights reference, the breakdown of what goes into making a cosplay well before you even TOUCH any physical materials. This also seems like it will hit some of the tensions within the community, but we'll see how it's handled

I just want it on the record that the new review interface's method of shelving tickles my brain far, FAR less than getting to click the fun little checkboxes

Slowwwww going. Might intersperse this with some manga. I don't have the energy to read after work, I am SO ready for this month to be over.

Fun one so far. Unfortunately, I can't stop picturing Marlowe's shitty rich ex as Elon Musk

This might be the last full novel I read this month before I turn to manga and/or shorter novellas. Work trip is coming on fast and it becomes easier in those final days to read things that I know I can hammer out in a single sitting

I knew the ring was going to be meaningful in some way, but I didn't expect that. Oh dear god this whole family....

Might have this one wiped out in a single day, the writing just compels you to keep going. We'll see. Break for gym and errands right now, and I have two separate gaming groups meeting this afternoon.... so time might not be in my favor even if I want to 😅

Back to something a little darker, and this prose has won me over IMMEDIATELY! I've been wanting to read this for ages, I'm so happy the hold finally came through

Ah, so we're having this crash out before the reveal. Also, I saw some comments that the "twist" in this is too obvious but like... I don't think it's intended to be hidden from the reader at all? It's literally in some of the summaries I've seen for this. It's Ari who doesn't know, and her not knowing feels perfectly within the scope of her characterization. I'd be more surprised if she DID figure it out by now

The spiral Ari's going to go on over whether her Assistant used her when the truth comes out is going to HURT

I need to know if Ari is intentionally written as autistic because even if she's not, she absolutely is

The writing in this is beautiful, but I need to give some thought on how I feel about the rest of it. I have no issue with feminine rage as a concept and even enjoy it, but this feels like one of those cases where it's being used to preemptively tell the reader how to interpret the story to avoid indicating that interpretation in the text itself. Leaning toward a 3/3.5. Review later.

The last read wasn't as dark or as quick as I was hoping for so I'm overcorrecting lol. Side note: why do books about cannibals always have such gorgeous prose?

I'm such a slow reader this month 😭 I blame work but STILL

I'm only just remembering this is ostensibly a Snow White reimagining. I mean I guess???

Honestly, I don't think this is giving me the kind of tension I was hoping for between the leads. Their goals are actually fairly well aligned and the factors keeping them apart are remarkably mundane given their circumstances. I was really hoping for some more complicated internal conflict beyond them both going "I'm not built to love and be loved"

Having main characters named Gwen and Morgen while I'm rewatching BBC Merlin is making me squint at this author

Might need to adjust my TBR this month considering how much work has been overflowing into my personal time, but in the meantime... Going for one of my planned candy reads. Because I do WANT to read.... my brain's just melting and I'm constantly tired once I can finally log off

It's the understated sci-fi stories that always end up feeling the most profound and meaningful. Like damn okay

This could have been a single day read but lol September sucks so bad

Finally had a chance to read this morning 😭 Work's been rough and I've kind of only been doing that and sleeping this week. But I woke up a bit earlier today so that was nice. I'm really enjoying this one so far!

Should be finishing this tonight, but likely no review until late Sunday at least. Fun plans this weekend <3

The concept of creating a god-like artificial intelligence because someone's inevitably going to make one at some point so you might as well do it so it has loyalty to you even if it goes rogue is CRAZYYYYY