it's still Wednesday here
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jinianRecently read: a bunch of ebooks.
A Girl's Guide to Witchcraft, Mindy Klasky. Fairly standard modern romance, with light added witchy elements. Some things I liked -- the library with costumes, fundraising, troubled relationship with abandoning mother. One plot point ruined the rest for me, though, which was the thing where flamey gay men are frequently presented as a valuable fashion accessory for the straight female protagonist in this type of book. This instance reached a new low, in which he is her familiar (a cat shapeshifter, called Neko, jfc); the establishment is mad at her for accidentally freeing him in such a way as to allow him out of the house (!), and he is stated in so many words to be magically a part of her. No other queerness in book.
Althea, Madeleine Robins. Enjoyable Regency romance, more amusing than amazing.
A Taste of You, Jennifer Stevenson. Energy-vampire does roller derby, investigates magical weirdness, falls for federal agent. Surprisingly angsty and also awesome.
Currently reading: Trying to get into the Mistborn trilogy, which I liked the magic systems in before, but failing to be interested in the characters at all this time.
Switched to Nina Hoffman tonight (Spirits That Walk in Shadow), which is going better.
Progressing slowly through Heart of Thomas.
Heavy-duty comfort rereads still in progress: Kimi ni Todoke.
Bounced off: The Phoenix in Flight, Sherwood Smith and Dave Trowbridge. First three chapters consitute a WALL OF EXOTIC NAMES in so-far unrelated settings, cannot cope right now.
Reading next: I don't know! I am being awfully hard to please. I should read Bloodchildren, since that's why I made the Bookview order in the first place.
A Girl's Guide to Witchcraft, Mindy Klasky. Fairly standard modern romance, with light added witchy elements. Some things I liked -- the library with costumes, fundraising, troubled relationship with abandoning mother. One plot point ruined the rest for me, though, which was the thing where flamey gay men are frequently presented as a valuable fashion accessory for the straight female protagonist in this type of book. This instance reached a new low, in which he is her familiar (a cat shapeshifter, called Neko, jfc); the establishment is mad at her for accidentally freeing him in such a way as to allow him out of the house (!), and he is stated in so many words to be magically a part of her. No other queerness in book.
Althea, Madeleine Robins. Enjoyable Regency romance, more amusing than amazing.
A Taste of You, Jennifer Stevenson. Energy-vampire does roller derby, investigates magical weirdness, falls for federal agent. Surprisingly angsty and also awesome.
Currently reading: Trying to get into the Mistborn trilogy, which I liked the magic systems in before, but failing to be interested in the characters at all this time.
Switched to Nina Hoffman tonight (Spirits That Walk in Shadow), which is going better.
Progressing slowly through Heart of Thomas.
Heavy-duty comfort rereads still in progress: Kimi ni Todoke.
Bounced off: The Phoenix in Flight, Sherwood Smith and Dave Trowbridge. First three chapters consitute a WALL OF EXOTIC NAMES in so-far unrelated settings, cannot cope right now.
Reading next: I don't know! I am being awfully hard to please. I should read Bloodchildren, since that's why I made the Bookview order in the first place.
