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thislittlekumquat · 4 months

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Saw all the cool (?) kids doing this on booktube for their 2023 reading, and while I don't think a tiermaker style chart is quite right for comparing some of these books (like how am I supposed to compare The Haunting of Hill House with like. How to Resist Amazon and Why?)

Anyways, S tier is my personal biases, just my absolute faves of the year, no notes. A tier is very good, would recommend to basically any reader without caveats. B tier is "If you're really into this type of thing or have the necessary historiographical context and use your critical thinking skills (as relevant), solid read, worth your time". C tier is like. I've read much worse, but honestly disappointing, though there were at least a few redeeming qualities. D tier is no, definitely skip.

I'm still figuring out how well storygraph works to non-users, but if you're curious to see any further details on these books: https://app.thestorygraph.com/profile/ovvlish

Titles and authors in the order they appear, because the images are small. For the manga, some I started this year, others are ongoing reads for me, and I only included one volume of each. All told it was 65 books, so you can see I read a lot of tankubon!

Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries - Heather Fawcett

Kuroshitsuji (Black Butler) - Yana Toboso

Gideon the Ninth | Harrow the Ninth | Nona the Ninth - Tamsyn Muir

The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson

Witch Hat Atelier - Kamome Shirahama

Death on the Nile | The Murder of Roger Ackroyd - Agatha Christie

My Man Jeeves - P. G. Wodehouse

Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief - Maurice Leblanc

The Ancient Magus' Bride - Kore Yamazaki

Dungeon Meshi (Delicious in Dungeon) - Ryoko Kui

Dracula - Bram Stoker

The Future of the Past - Alexander Stille

How to Resist Amazon and Why - Danny Caine

The Evil Wizard Smallbone - Delia Sherman

The Omnivore's Dilemma - Michael Pollan

Stiff - Mary Roach

A Mighty Fortress - Steven Ozment

Showa - Shigeru Mizuki

The Proud Tower - Barbara W. Tuchman

The Cruel Prince - Holly Black

Other Ever Afters: New Queer Fairy Tales - Mel Gillman

The Stripping of the Altars - Eamon Duffy

Twisted Wonderland - Yana Toboso/Wakana Hazuki/Sumire Kowono

The Relic Master - Christopher Buckley

The German Empire, 1870-1918 - Michael Stürmer

Versions of History from Antiquity to the Enlightenment - Donald R. Kelley

Cast Iron Baking - Dominique De Vito

The Bear and the Nightingale - Katherine Arden

Bea Wolf - Zach Weinersmith/Boulet

Testimony of Light - Helen Greaves

The Priory of the Orange Tree - Samantha Shannon

The Fossil Hunter - Shelley Emling

#vicky reads

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lilmissnatcat24 · 8 months

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10 mutuals I'd like to know better

aww thank you for the tag @dulcidyne!!! :)))

Last song I listened to: I think it was unironically DJ Got Us Falling in Love by Usher because I just heard he was going to do the halftime show and I LOVE Usher

Favorite content to watch: (I'm cheating it's listening not watching) Dungeons and Daddies podcast on spotify (but also Bob's Burgers I can rewatch that show endlessly)

Favorite games: Mass Effect, Red Dead Redemption 2, Cyberpunk 2077, Witcher 3, Dying Light 2, Sims 4

Favorite color: Orange

Favorite animals: Camels, alpacas, cats

Favorite food: LET ME TELL YOU I just moved to Columbus and I'm trying to eat at all of Guy Fieri's restaurants from Triple D and I have fallen in LOVE with momos. So the pork momos from Momo Ghar in downtown Columbus. But typically it's pierogies and schnitzel.

Sweet, spicy, or savory: how about I raise you salty?

Current obsessions: (also unironically) The Bachelor. I am SHAKING at the Golden Bachelor coming out this week. That, and Bake Off coming back this week! Big week for me. BIG week.

Last book I read: Emily Wilde's Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett! 5 stars! (the current read is A Master of Djinn by P. Djeli Clark)

Last thing I googled: crock pot french dip recipe I made for dinner tonight! It's the easiest thing in the world. It's a 4 pound pot roast, an onion, a few garlic cloves, 4 cups of beef broth, a pack of french onion soup mix, and some seasonings. Just throw it in the crock pot on low for 8 hours, then put on a hoagie bun with provolone cheese and stick under the broiler until it's melted. Absolutely divine dinner.

Relationship: Been dating my boyfriend, we hit six years in December! (and hopefully engaged soon wink wink)

Fun fact: I went to high school with the Paul brothers and funner fact! Jake Paul used to be a piece of shit! He still probably is! But he sucked in high school! He was mean! And a douche!

Anyways it's not ten people because I don't even think I know ten people but here are my mutuals I tag for this!!! @carnivorousbelvedere @sparkandwhimsy @dispatchwithlove @teamdilf @theorangeweirdo @milkywayes

#one of those tag challenges uwu i've always wanted to be tagged in these

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thecatwars · 26 days

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Books that I read in April 2024

I'm back! This post is a few days late because I was in the French countryside and my access to wifi wasn't too great. Anyway, I wasn't planning on reading the first book on this month's list as I had put it on hold at my university's library February and it was predicted that I would be able to read by July. It was a nice and unexpected surprise to be able to start off my month by reading The Gifts of Imperfection. After that, I decided that for this month I wanted to focus on reading books from my physical TBR and Kindle Unlimited TBR (The Ten Thousand Doors of January has been sitting on my nightstand since November!).

As always, my brief reviews contain no spoilers.

The Gifts of Imperfection by Brené Brown: I've been meaning to read a Brené Brown book ever since I was a teacher and after about five years, the moment to read it finally arrived. This book does a good job of organizing how I feel about self-love and self-worthiness. Although there are a couple of things that I didn't quite agree with her in her book, I appreciate how everything ties together with three words: compassion, courage, and connection. I'm definitely interested in reading more of Brené Brown's books. This is a book that I borrowed from my university's library and I plan on buying this book. I gave this book a 5/5.

The Ten Thousand Doors of January: I started reading this book later last year but couldn't get into it since I wasn't in the right headspace to read it. After about spending five months on my nightstand, waiting to be picked up, I decided to give this book a second chance and started from the beginning. I am pleased to say that giving this book the second chance that it deserved was the right way to go! This book is a beautiful story about finding one’s self and having the courage to write your own story. January, our main character, is relatable with her faults and her strengths. I like the combination of historical fiction with fantastical elements. I'd be down to read another book by this author. I own this book and plan on keeping it. I gave this book a 5/5.

Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett. I think I first stumbled across the book while browsing through GoodReads and then saw it mentioned as a recommendation on TikTok a few times. I came into this book knowing little about it. It seems like I got lucky this month because Emily, our main character, is one that is relatable and she's 30 years old! I wish the book had a page dedicated to helping the reader pronounce certain places and things. It's a cute book and although I wish it had a little bit more to it, I still liked it. I can't wait to read the next book in this series! I own this book and plan on keeping it. I gave this book a 5/5.

The Prisoner's Throne by Holly Black. Oddly enough, I liked this book more than The Stolen Heir. I think I liked this book more because I connected more with Oak rather than Wren. Whereas The Stolen Heir is from Wren's perspective, The Prisoner's Throne was from Oak's POV. I enjoyed seeing characters from The Cruel Prince and was pleasantly surprised at how much they are included in this book. Reading The Prisoner's Throne makes me want to go back and read the original trilogy. This is a book that I borrowed from my local library and I plan on owning this book in the future. I gave this book a 5/5.

The Lovely Dark (Monster Romance) Anthology: Wave Song by Emma Hamm. This is the second novella I've ever read and it was not bad. This novella is a prequel to a book I read in January, Whispers of the Deep, which I liked a lot. I like that there was a dual POV the main couple, but I found that the ending of story was a bit rushed, which I suppose is fair considering the length of the story. This is a book that I read on Kindle Unlimited and do not plan on owning. I gave this book a 4/5.

The Serpent and Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent. this is advertised as Hunger Games meets vampires with enemies to lovers and if you’re looking for Hunger Games level of storytelling, then skip this book. I feel like this book is fairly forgettable. I came in with low expectations and even those were too high. I found the prose to be boring and the author is much more of a teller than a show-er, which often lead to the repetition of things that were mentioned before, such as "I'm human and they are vampires. Vampires like to drink human blood." This paraphrased mantra gets repeated so much in this book and it's like "yes, we get it. FMC is human and everyone is out to kill her." I don't think that I will read the rest of the books in this series. This is a book that I read on Kindle Unlimited and do not plan on owning. I gave this book a 1/5.

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