I picked up the first couple of Murderbot novellas on some $1.99 deal ages ago and then promptly went off and read other things. I finally started the first on in November and proved the efficacy of daily deal prices within a couple of weeks as I snapped up and plowed through all of them within weeks. It was rather nice to get caught up in a new world—I had a lot of trouble getting into anything new over the summer and into fall.
I also have The Goblin Emperor in my TBR pile. It sounds like a good thing to unearth over the holidays.
Shir - yes, I know Rani also! (ETA darnit autocarrot)
He is great too (though I don't know him as much as I know Didi).
Read a couple of good novellas or short novels (not sure about the nomenclature) recently:
Princess Floralinda and the Forty-flight Tower
by Tamsyn Muir and
Seven of Infinities
by Aliette de Bodard. Both very good. I kinda want to talk about Floralinda but I also don't know what I can say about it except if you like Tamsyn Muir you probably want to read it. And Seven of Infinities made me want to reread all the Xuyu stories. I do like that universe a lot.
Bad Sex in Fiction Award Cancelled as We’ve Had “Too Many Bad Things in 2020”
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If any romance reading buffistas would like a t-shirt, I have a couple of the Ripped Bodice Fundraiser tees to give away (I ordered an extra one, they sent the wrong one, and then they sent the right one, so, extra tees!) I have a m/m and a f/f, soft grey short sleeved tee. Claim them and PM me and I will send them to you at no expense.
Examples are here [link]