Theodora Goss liked my comment about European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman in Facebook. Geeble.
Pardon me, I'll be rebuilding my illusion of invisibility for a while.
A year and a half ago, I could have eviscerated him with my thoughts. Now I can barely hurt his feelings. Things used to be so much simpler.
Anya ,'Dirty Girls'
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."
-t - Jul 24, 2018 4:59:06 am PDT #25108 of 28199
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Jessica - Jul 24, 2018 5:56:22 am PDT #25109 of 28199
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Theodora Goss liked my comment about European Travel for the Monstrous Gentlewoman in Facebook. Geeble.
Me too! t fangirlish squeals of delight
-t - Jul 24, 2018 6:28:41 am PDT #25110 of 28199
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Eeeeeee!
DebetEsse - Jul 24, 2018 4:22:04 pm PDT #25111 of 28199
Woe to the fucking wicked.
so, I just randomly met "Catherine Tinley" who just won the Rita for best short historical and is on her way home from Denver. I thought that might be meaningful to someone here.
dcp - Aug 01, 2018 2:16:35 pm PDT #25112 of 28199
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Atropa, I dunno whether you would like this book or not, but have a look at the blurb: [link]
It has a different (well, new to me) origin story for vampirism. I enjoyed it. It has some British humour, some office humor, some math humor, some IT humor, some horror, some action.
It is book 5 in a series (the others feature adventure/horror hooks other than vampires), but there is enough exposition to make it okay as a stand-alone, I think.
Atropa - Aug 06, 2018 2:28:04 pm PDT #25113 of 28199
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
That looks like something I'll have to check out!
ION, I am ridiculous. I just bought a 1st edition paperback of My Sweet Audrina by V.C. Andrews (with the original keyhole cover). It was under $5 with free shipping! It's the next thing we're reading for the horror paperback podcast I co-host!
Of course, I am now sulking that I can't find a 1st edition keyhole cover paperback of Flowers In the Attic.
Amy - Aug 06, 2018 5:01:33 pm PDT #25114 of 28199
Because books.
I had the keyhole cover of Flowers! God, I wore that book and Petals on the Wind into tatters.
Connie Neil - Aug 08, 2018 6:42:36 pm PDT #25115 of 28199
brillig
I was looking up Valerie Vayle on Amazon to see if her pirate books were there (they are) and I read the reviews. I love the books because the women, while in love with the main guy, aren't afraid to have a dalliance with a guy they like when it seems unlikely they'll see the main guy again. Which apparently offends some readers, one of whom said the heroines have the morals of alley cats. She was also quite upset that the main guy wasn't jealous when he found out about the other guys. Almost as if the main guy understood that the heroine wasn't bound to him and had every right to lead her life the way she wanted. Terrible behavior from a romance novel hero. Oh, and the captivity in the harem--which wasn't nearly as stereotypical as it could have been--would have been much better if the heroine had forced the Sheik to rape her. Silly woman.
Laura - Aug 09, 2018 2:46:59 am PDT #25116 of 28199
Our wings are not tired.
Sounds like classic don't read the comments territory. This is why I am grateful if I am looking for reviews and find someone I know in Goodreads with comments.
Laura - Aug 09, 2018 4:37:04 am PDT #25117 of 28199
Our wings are not tired.
So the above made me do a threadsuck to see if people here had ever discussed my current light entertainment choice, the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich. There was one mention, from Ginger. Fortunately the experience reminded me of the joy of seeing her library and the joy of Ginger hugs, but yeah, that heart pinch.