Read THE DEEP SKY by Yume Kitasei if you love locked room mysteries, space travel, climate change, artificial intelligence, duel narratives, competitive schools, class dynamics, reproductive justice, best friends, desperate decisions, virtual reality, mother-daughter relationships & birds.
#JustFinised the first book in the Skulldugery Pleasant series. Well, after the prequel that is... It's shaping up to be a pretty decent fantasy/adventure series with some under- or over- stated humour. I haven't decided which, maybe both.
I'm listening to it as an audiobook, which works well since it's a young adult series and there's no issue keeping up with what's going on.
Read MISLAID IN PARTS HALF-KNOWN by Seanan McGuire if you love thrift stores, maple syrup, reunions, mischiefs of magpies, classrooms, nonsense, running as fast as you can, dinosaurs, goblins, beautiful girls, seeking justice, vegetarian food, croquet, crushes, and goodbyes.
Read LOST IN THE MOMENT AND FOUND by Seanan McGuire if you love trauma narratives, grief, the uncertainty of childhood being exploited, magpies, lost things, found spaces, running away, the moment everything changes, teeth, journals & the addiction of novelty.
Read WHERE THE DROWNED GIRLS GO by Seanan McGuire if you love nightmares, lost things, bathtubs, choices, oatmeal, dormitories, new schools, expectations, solitude, running away, deer, tiny girls, names, mysteries & unkindness.
Read ACROSS THE GREEN GRASS FIELDS by Seanan McGuire if you love horses, centaurs, satyrs, fauns, minotaurs, kelpies, unicorns & all manner of hoofed creatures; secrets, expectations, destinies, best friends, found family, ridiculously soft denim, breaking cycles & going to the fair.
Inspired by
having the Niven biography "The Other Side of the Moon' for #DeanStreetDecember 2024, I've decided to honour my Dad by adding to my 2024 TBR bios of 3 comics he introduced me to when I was FAR too young to really get them. Recs please for the best bios of
Sellers
Secombe
Milligan #AmReading#ReadersOfMastodon#ebooks@bookstodon#bookstodon
I don't exactly know how to work ARC copies for a sequel, but okay. If you're interested in an ARC copy of Old Time Religion, click here: https://forms.gle/qnE9go4kM8Z1ZubJA
None of these are disqualifying questions. If you haven't read Dionysus in Wisconsin yet, I can give you a copy of that too. I expect to have ARCs ready to go around 1/1.
Old Time Religion is an urban fantasy/queer historical romance set in 1970 in Wisconsin.
Recently finished "Not A Good Fit At this Time" by Adam Hulse and had a blast with it. Check out my Goodreads review for details but fans of horror, science fiction, and dark fantasy should absolutely give it a read!
Read COME TUMBLING DOWN by Seanan McGuire if you love horrifying murder worlds, reanimation, lightning, body swapping, revenge, heros, actions having consequences, bone ponies, the last vestiges of sanity, cruel light, killing dark, deep sea terrors & endings.
Read IN AN ABSENT DREAM by Seanan McGuire if you love ordinary & remarkable children, goblin markets, birds, besties, delicious pies, wanting & needing, losing yourself in books to avoid the pain of reality, loopholes, pencils, fair trade, being sure, sisters & debts.
Do you love speculative fiction? Well, have I got some books for you! 📚🙂👍 Explore the Nod/Wells Timelines literary universe today and find your next great read!
Read BENEATH THE SUGAR SKY by Seanan McGuire if you love girls falling from the sky, human statuary, confectionery delights, turtles, quests, soda pop, time travel, spirits, nonsense, mermaids, bones, bakers, and righting wrongs.
ICYMI: Here are just some of the books that Ronald McGillvray & I talked about on "The Post Mortem Report" this year. Makes you wonder what else you might have missed, doesn't it? 🙂
Read DOWN AMONG THE STICKS AND BONES by Seanan McGuire if you love emotionally absent parents, horror movies, creepy twins, blood moons, running through the moors, pretty girls, mad scientists, learning to be yourself, wearing gloves, avoiding eye contact & playing dress up.
Read EVERY HEART A DOORWAY by Seanan McGuire if you love pomegranates, what happens after, boarding schools, wearing black, murder mysteries, attics full of books, creepy girls, beautiful boys, Wonderlands, Underworlds, hope, hurt, finding doors, dancing bones, and being sure.