I haven’t dated since the 1990s, so my reaction to unexpected things in contemporary romances is more like, “Huh. I wonder is that’s a thing that happens.” I’m going through a queer historical phase right now (KJ Charles et al), so that’s fun.
Spike: You pissed in the Big Man's Chair? That's fantastic! Gunn: Spike, can you please turn off that warm fuzzy? Spike: What, the Lorne thing? Worn off. I just think that's bloody fabulous.
'Life of the Party'
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."
Calli - Feb 11, 2021 4:03:46 am PST #26418 of 28175
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
Toddson - Feb 11, 2021 6:35:44 am PST #26419 of 28175
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
I really enjoy K.J. Charles' books. She's an auto-buy for me.
Jessica - Feb 11, 2021 7:22:10 am PST #26420 of 28175
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
OMG I have been stalking KJC's Twitter for updates on how Subtle Blood is going to the point where Twitter now gives me notifications when she's posted or retweeted something.
Amy - Feb 11, 2021 10:05:16 am PST #26421 of 28175
Because books.
Library hold bonanza: I'm still reading The Once and Future Witches, and I have Things in Jars and The Jane Austen Society here to read next, and my holds of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and Murder on Cold Street (the latest Lady Sherlock) are ready to pick up! I can't read this fast anymore. Things in Jars and The Jane Austen Society may have to go back until another time.
Signed, God, I love the library.
-t - Feb 11, 2021 11:01:44 am PST #26422 of 28175
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Hooray library!
I’ll want to know what you think of Addie LaRue. I can’t quite decide whether I want to read it, for some reason.
Pix - Feb 11, 2021 11:57:03 am PST #26423 of 28175
We're all getting played with, babe. -Weird Barbie
I loved Addie LaRue, for what it's worth.
-t - Feb 11, 2021 12:20:18 pm PST #26424 of 28175
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Thanks, Pix, your recs have always been reliable indicators for me
meara - Feb 11, 2021 1:12:23 pm PST #26425 of 28175
t, I read Addie La Rue and while it wasn’t my super best omg book, i enjoyed it (maybe not the very end??) and finished it. Which these days says something.
DavidS - Feb 11, 2021 1:58:20 pm PST #26426 of 28175
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I just picked up Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo, and I'm really enjoying it.
It's Dark Academia (literally a "what-if those secret societies at Yale were actually doing dark magic") and it's well-written, and it scratches the itch I enjoyed of the scenes at Brakebills in The Magicians.
sj - Feb 11, 2021 2:00:49 pm PST #26427 of 28175
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I loved Ninth House and can’t wait for the sequel!