I wonder whether anybody actually buys something with a blurb like that. Maybe so, but that's so over-the-top I wouldn't touch it with a 10-foot pole. But then, I feel like that for most blurbs. These days, I'm only buying off recommendations from people I know. And even then, I try to get something from a new author via Libby just to be on the safe side. Mind you, I'm noping out of a lot of books these days.
Mal: You want to tell me how come there's a statue of you here looking at me like I owe him something? Jayne: Wishing I could, Captain.
'Jaynestown'
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."
bennett - Apr 23, 2026 1:26:34 pm PDT #28630 of 28644
Jessica - Apr 23, 2026 1:36:32 pm PDT #28631 of 28644
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
The whole shifter/monster-fucking thing isn't my particular jam but I'm not going to judge anybody for enjoying bananapants unhinged escapism. These days, the farther a fictional premise is from reality the more I want to live there.
Calli - Apr 23, 2026 3:47:32 pm PDT #28632 of 28644
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I’m getting “SGA fic in its banana pants heyday” vibes from that book description. And some of it was fun. Not really what I’m looking for in pro writing at the moment tho.
bennett - Apr 23, 2026 6:50:21 pm PDT #28633 of 28644
I don't mind bananapants but the idea that the author thinks I'm going to buy a books based on "A hilarious urban fantasy with over 1,600 five-star ratings on Amazon" irritates me. Also subtitles that say things like "A gripping and dazzling historical novel set in 1930s Berlin from the bestselling author of [some book that I've never heard of]". Let me find out if it's really gripping and dazzling. Don't tell me that upfront and expect me to believe it.
She said grumpily.
bennett - Apr 24, 2026 7:00:04 am PDT #28634 of 28644
New Penric available: Darkside Dare.
-t - Apr 24, 2026 10:12:52 am PDT #28635 of 28644
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Sweet!
-t - May 03, 2026 6:53:01 am PDT #28636 of 28644
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Aw, Dracula Daily has started. That should be good train reading
bennett - May 03, 2026 1:28:15 pm PDT #28637 of 28644
New KJ Charles - How to Fake It in Society
-t - May 03, 2026 3:20:44 pm PDT #28638 of 28644
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Just finished listening to that last night! I would like more of these characters, please. I’m happy with the ending but I’m so curious about what their lives will be like going forward
meara - May 03, 2026 7:13:40 pm PDT #28639 of 28644
Meanwhile I’m still reading HR fanfic (though I figure I’ll read the new Penric on the plane Thursday) and wondering if there’s a limit to the number of subscriptions you can have on AO3 because all the stories are still being written!!