Hec, you should read A Deadly Education (Naomi Novak, first in The Scholomance series) for a different but very well thought out and highly enjoyable take on magical education.
I have been curious about that one as well.
Who among us can ignore the allure of really funny math puns?
Willow ,'Empty Places'
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."
DavidS - Feb 11, 2021 4:58:12 pm PST #26435 of 28061
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
meara - Feb 11, 2021 5:32:34 pm PST #26436 of 28061
Winter's Orbit, for the curious. Yes, I have The Course of Honour backed up in multiple places, but - is a book!)
Amy I saw the SBTB review of that and was wondering, how different is it from the AO3 version? Because I did love that one, and a few of the details in the review sounded slightly different, but not sure I need to buy if it’s 95% the same.
-t - Feb 11, 2021 5:37:58 pm PST #26437 of 28061
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I have been curious about that one as well.
I highly recommend
Gris - Feb 11, 2021 5:44:08 pm PST #26438 of 28061
Hey. New board.
sj - Feb 11, 2021 5:53:48 pm PST #26439 of 28061
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I also recommend Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas for dark academia.
amyparker - Feb 11, 2021 7:17:06 pm PST #26440 of 28061
You've got friends to have good times with. When you need to share the trauma of a badly-written book with someone, that's when you go to family.
meara, I am only four chapters in, but it looks as if she's digging more into the political aspects? So if that's not of interest to you, you might not need to buy. I will report back if my opinion on that changes!
Calli - Feb 12, 2021 8:15:38 am PST #26441 of 28061
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I'm working my way through the Harrietta Lee series by Stephanie Ahn. I'm about halfway through book 2, Bloodbath. It's a series centered around a Korean American lesbian private eye in an urban fantasy NYC. It scratches my Hellblazer itch.
chrismg - Feb 12, 2021 8:38:44 am PST #26442 of 28061
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
a Korean American lesbian private eye in an urban fantasy NYC. It scratches my Hellblazer itch.
! You have my attention.
juliana - Feb 12, 2021 10:33:51 am PST #26443 of 28061
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
Harrietta Lee series by Stephanie Ahn.
I vaguely remember tearing through these in the middle of "reading everything to escape the real world" depression a month or so ago. Very enjoyable. I also really liked "The Epic Crush of Genie Lo", which is loosely based on legends of the Monkey King.
Consuela - Feb 12, 2021 12:24:13 pm PST #26444 of 28061
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I read Claudia Gray's new Star Wars book this week, it's part of the new High Republic series. Pretty enjoyable, and she leaned pretty hard on the Jedi Code being kind of fucked up and unreasonable for helping Jedi be emotionally-healthy individuals. I am however unclear as to when it's set, other than "a long time before the Skywalker Saga".