I read Charm and Strange last night. That book needs a trigger warning. Something on the cover, or in the blurbs. Seriously. It's very, very good, but, as with a couple of YAs I've read, possibly a bit overwrought in telegraphing all the feels.
Wesley: And how does your kind define love? Demon: Same as all bodies. Same as everywheres. Love is sacrifice.
'The Girl in Question'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
hippocampus - Sep 16, 2013 5:36:27 am PDT #21410 of 28370
not your mom's socks.
Amy - Sep 16, 2013 5:49:17 am PDT #21411 of 28370
Because books.
The stuff I've seen on Amazon hints that it gets pretty dark at the end. But you recommend it?
hippocampus - Sep 16, 2013 6:03:45 am PDT #21412 of 28370
not your mom's socks.
I liked it much more than I initially thought I would. It doesn't talk down, it stays in the narrator's head consistently. It's from an unusual POV and it's beautifully written. It's not conducive to sleeping well that night. And yes, massive trigger warning.
Polter-Cow - Sep 16, 2013 6:14:40 am PDT #21413 of 28370
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Sox, I put the book on my to-read list after my friend's review was "I need to go puke now."
hippocampus - Sep 16, 2013 6:35:06 am PDT #21414 of 28370
not your mom's socks.
PC - your friend's not far off. I wanted a punching bag. Alas, it was midnight.
Kat - Sep 17, 2013 2:56:10 am PDT #21415 of 28370
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Have any of you read any of the Rainbow Rowell books?
Amy - Sep 17, 2013 4:25:24 am PDT #21416 of 28370
Because books.
I haven't yet, but I would like to. Eleanor and Park more than Fangirl, though, or at least first.
sumi - Sep 17, 2013 5:28:37 am PDT #21417 of 28370
Art Crawl!!!
A slew of Terry Pratchett's Discworld books are the Kindle deal of the day.
hippocampus - Sep 17, 2013 6:46:24 am PDT #21418 of 28370
not your mom's socks.
This is very lovely (spoiler warning if you haven't read Code Name Verity)
Kate P. - Sep 17, 2013 10:44:07 am PDT #21419 of 28370
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I think this is very relevent to the interests of a certain number of Buffistas: [link]