LT's bookshelf: all en-US Fri, 28 Mar 2025 23:37:51 -0700 60 LT's bookshelf: all 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution]]> 124025712 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER •ĚýWOMEN'S PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION FINALIST â€� THE REAL ORIGIN OF OUR a myth-busting, eye-opening landmark account of how humans evolved, offering a paradigm shift in our thinking about what the female body is, how it came to be, and how this evolution still shapes all our lives today
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â€�A page-turning whistle-stop tour of mammalian development that begins in the Jurassic Era, Eve recasts the traditional story of evolutionary biology by placing women at its centerâ€�. The book is engaging, playful, erudite, discursive and rich with detail."Ěý
—Sarah Lyall, The New York Times

“A smart, funny, scientific deep-dive into the power of a woman’s body, Eve surprises, educates, and emboldens.�
—Bonnie Garmus, #1 New York Times best-selling author of Lessons in Chemistry
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How did the female body drive 200 million years of human evolution? � Why do women live longer than men? � Why are women more likely to get Alzheimer’s? � Why do girls score better at every academic subject than boys until puberty, when suddenly their scores plummet? � Is sexism useful for evolution? � And why, seriously why, do women have to sweat through our sheets every night when we hit menopause?
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These questions are producing some truly exciting science â€� and in Eve, with boundless curiosity and sharp wit, Cat Bohannon covers the past 200 million years to explain the specific science behind the development of the female Ěý“We need a kind of user's manual for the female mammal. A no-nonsense, hard-hitting, seriously researched (but readable) account of what we are. How female bodies evolved, how they work, what it really means to biologically be a woman. Something that would rewrite the story of womanhood. This book is that story. We have to put the female body in the picture. If we don't, it's not just feminism that's compromised. Modern medicine, neurobiology, paleoanthropology, even evolutionary biology all take a hit when we ignore the fact that half of us have breasts. So it's time we talk about breasts. Breasts, and blood, and fat, and vaginas, and wombs—all of it. How they came to be and how we live with them now, no matter how weird or hilarious the truth is.â€�
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Eve is not only a sweeping revision of human history, it’s an urgent and necessary corrective for a world that has focused primarily on the male body for far too long. Picking up where Sapiens left off, Eve will completely change what you think you know about evolution and why Homo sapiens has become such a successful and dominant species.]]> 596 Cat Bohannon 0385350554 LT 0 currently-reading, libby 4.39 2023 Eve: How the Female Body Drove 200 Million Years of Human Evolution
author: Cat Bohannon
name: LT
average rating: 4.39
book published: 2023
rating: 0
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]]> Lessons in Chemistry 58607657 Your ability to change everything - including yourself - starts here

Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing.

But it's the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute take a very unscientific view of equality. Except for Calvin Evans, the lonely, brilliant, Nobel-prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with - of all things - her mind. True chemistry results.

Like science, life is unpredictable. Which is why a few years later, Elizabeth Zott finds herself not only a single mother, but the reluctant star of America's most beloved cooking show, Supper at Six. Elizabeth's unusual approach to cooking ('combine one tablespoon acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride') proves revolutionary. But as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn't just teaching women to cook. She's daring them to change the status quo.
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'I loved Lessons in Chemistry and am devastated to have finished it!' NIGELLA LAWSON

'Elizabeth Zott is an iconic heroine - a feminist who refuses to be quashed, a mother who believes that her child is a person to behold, rather than to mould, and who will leave you, and the lens through which you see the world, quite changed' PANDORA SYKES

'It's the world versus Elizabeth Zott, and I had no trouble choosing a side. A page-turning and highly satisfying zippy, zesty, and Zotty' MAGGIE SHIPSTEAD, author of GREAT CIRCLE]]> 400 Bonnie Garmus 1473594537 LT 5 “Boys, set the table. Your mother needs a moment to herself.� ]]> 4.54 2022 Lessons in Chemistry
author: Bonnie Garmus
name: LT
average rating: 4.54
book published: 2022
rating: 5
read at: 2025/03/27
date added: 2025/03/27
shelves: libby, 2025-big-book-challenge, adult, family, food, friendship, goodreads-choice-award-nominee, goodreads-choice-award-winner, humor, literary-award-nominee
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“Boys, set the table. Your mother needs a moment to herself.�

]]> <![CDATA[Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow]]> 59350163 This is not a romance, but it is about love

Two kids meet in a hospital gaming room in 1987. One is visiting her sister, the other is recovering from a car crash. The days and months are long there. Their love of video games becomes a shared world -- of joy, escape and fierce competition. But all too soon that time is over, fades from view.

When the pair spot each other eight years later in a crowded train station, they are catapulted back to that moment. The spark is immediate, and together they get to work on what they love - making games to delight, challenge and immerse players, finding an intimacy in digital worlds that eludes them in their real lives. Their collaborations make them superstars.

This is the story of the perfect worlds Sadie and Sam build, the imperfect world they live in, and of everything that comes after success: Money. Fame. Duplicity. Tragedy.

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow takes us on a dazzling imaginative quest as it examines the nature of identity, creativity, disability, failure, the redemptive possibilities in play and, above all, our need to connect: to be loved and to love.]]> 401 Gabrielle Zevin 1784744654 LT 5 4.19 2022 Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow
author: Gabrielle Zevin
name: LT
average rating: 4.19
book published: 2022
rating: 5
read at: 2025/03/21
date added: 2025/03/21
shelves: 2025-big-book-challenge, adult, contemporary-fiction, favourites, friendship, goodreads-choice-award-winner, literary-award-nominee, literary-fiction, historical-fiction, one-hell-of-a-journey-grins, romance, wholly-artfully-designed-ă…�-ă…�
review:

]]> Happy Place 62821915 400 Emily Henry 0593638441 LT 5 <b>5 HAPPY STARS</b> 4.15 2023 Happy Place
author: Emily Henry
name: LT
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2025/02/25
date added: 2025/02/25
shelves: 2025-big-book-challenge, book-boyfriend-ă…‹ă…‹ă…�, emotional-wreckme-rollercoaster, favourites, friendship, humor, made-me-all-gooey-happy, romance, contemporary-fiction, goodreads-choice-award-winner, adult, chick-lit
review:
5 HAPPY STARS
]]> <![CDATA[Cupcakes and Kisses (Blood and Ash, #4.1)]]> 60869903
"Since today is Poppy's birthday, I have a special bonus scene for you. Cupcakes and Kisses. Enjoy!

Special note: If you're not familiar with the Blood and Ash world, please read the series first and also be up to date on the series. This contains spoilers from the TWOTQ. This is also an adult series and bonus scene...."]]> 18 Jennifer L. Armentrout LT 4 4.00 Cupcakes and Kisses (Blood and Ash, #4.1)
author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
name: LT
average rating: 4.00
book published:
rating: 4
read at: 2025/02/21
date added: 2025/02/21
shelves: bonus-scenes, new-adult, novellas, paranormal, romance, series, adult
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]]> <![CDATA[The War of Two Queens (Blood and Ash, #4)]]> 58547540 From the desperation of golden crowns�

Casteel Da’Neer knows all too well that very few are as cunning or vicious as the Blood Queen, but no one, not even him, could’ve prepared for the staggering revelations. The magnitude of what the Blood Queen has done is almost unthinkable.

And born of mortal flesh�

Nothing will stop Poppy from freeing her King and destroying everything the Blood Crown stands for. With the strength of the Primal of Life’s guards behind her, and the support of the wolven, Poppy must convince the Atlantian generals to make war her way—because there can be no retreat this time. Not if she has any hope of building a future where both kingdoms can reside in peace.

A great primal power rises�

Together, Poppy and Casteel must embrace traditions old and new to safeguard those they hold dear—to protect those who cannot defend themselves. But war is only the beginning. Ancient primal powers have already stirred, revealing the horror of what began eons ago. To end what the Blood Queen has begun, Poppy might have to become what she has been prophesied to be—what she fears the most.

As the Harbinger of Death and Destruction.]]> 628 Jennifer L. Armentrout 1952457742 LT 4 4.06 2022 The War of Two Queens (Blood and Ash, #4)
author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
name: LT
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2025/02/21
date added: 2025/02/21
shelves: series, 2025-big-book-challenge, family, fantasy, goodreads-choice-award-nominee, new-adult, paranormal, romance, vampires, dragons, adult, high-fantasy
review:

]]> Beach Read 50437276 A romance writer who no longer believes in love and a literary writer stuck in a rut engage in a summer-long challenge that may just upend everything they believe about happily ever afters.

Augustus Everett is an acclaimed author of literary fiction. January Andrews writes bestselling romance. When she pens a happily ever after, he kills off his entire cast.

They’re polar opposites.

In fact, the only thing they have in common is that for the next three months, they’re living in neighboring beach houses, broke, and bogged down with writer’s block.

Until, one hazy evening, one thing leads to another and they strike a deal designed to force them out of their creative ruts: Augustus will spend the summer writing something happy, and January will pen the next Great American Novel. She’ll take him on field trips worthy of any rom-com montage, and he’ll take her to interview surviving members of a backwoods death cult (obviously). Everyone will finish a book and no-one will fall in love. Really.]]> 384 Emily Henry 1984806742 LT 0 currently-reading 3.87 2020 Beach Read
author: Emily Henry
name: LT
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2020
rating: 0
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date added: 2025/02/07
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]]> <![CDATA[The ​Crown of Gilded Bones (Blood and Ash, #3)]]> 55240343 She's been the victim and the survivor�

Poppy never dreamed she would find the love she’s found with Prince Casteel. She wants to revel in her happiness but first they must free his brother and find hers. It’s a dangerous mission and one with far-reaching consequences neither dreamed of. Because Poppy is the Chosen, the Blessed. The true ruler of Atlantia. She carries the blood of the King of Gods within her. By right the crown and the kingdom are hers.

The enemy and the warrior�

Poppy has only ever wanted to control her own life, not the lives of others, but now she must choose to either forsake her birthright or seize the gilded crown and become the Queen of Flesh and Fire. But as the kingdoms� dark sins and blood-drenched secrets finally unravel, a long-forgotten power rises to pose a genuine threat. And they will stop at nothing to ensure that the crown never sits upon Poppy’s head.

A lover and heartmate�

But the greatest threat to them and to Atlantia is what awaits in the far west, where the Queen of Blood and Ash has her own plans, ones she has waited hundreds of years to carry out. Poppy and Casteel must consider the impossible—travel to the Lands of the Gods and wake the King himself. And as shocking secrets and the harshest betrayals come to light, and enemies emerge to threaten everything Poppy and Casteel have fought for, they will discover just how far they are willing to go for their people—and each other.

And now she will become Queen.]]> 645 Jennifer L. Armentrout 1952457254 LT 4
Thank the Primal Gods for the last five chapters. ]]> 4.11 2021 The ​Crown of Gilded Bones (Blood and Ash, #3)
author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
name: LT
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2021
rating: 4
read at: 2025/02/01
date added: 2025/01/31
shelves: 2025-big-book-challenge, fantasy, goodreads-choice-award-nominee, romance, series, vampires, werewolves, wholly-artfully-designed-ă…�-ă…�, new-adult, adult, dragons, high-fantasy
review:
I loved the first two books better. I almost couldn’t bring myself to finish this book�

Thank the Primal Gods for the last five chapters.
]]> <![CDATA[A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire (Blood and Ash, #2)]]> 54762778 A Betrayal...

Everything Poppy has ever believed in is a lie, including the man she was falling in love with. Thrust among those who see her as a symbol of a monstrous kingdom, she barely knows who she is without the veil of the Maiden. But what she does know is that nothing is as dangerous to her as him. The Dark One. The Prince of Atlantia. He wants her to fight him, and that’s one order she’s more than happy to obey. He may have taken her, but he will never have her.

A Choice...

Casteel Da’Neer is known by many names and many faces. His lies are as seductive as his touch. His truths as sensual as his bite. Poppy knows better than to trust him. He needs her alive, healthy, and whole to achieve his goals. But he’s the only way for her to get what she wants—to find her brother Ian and see for herself if he has become a soulless Ascended. Working with Casteel instead of against him presents its own risks. He still tempts her with every breath, offering up all she’s ever wanted. Casteel has plans for her. Ones that could expose her to unimaginable pleasure and unfathomable pain. Plans that will force her to look beyond everything she thought she knew about herself—about him. Plans that could bind their lives together in unexpected ways that neither kingdom is prepared for. And she’s far too reckless, too hungry, to resist the temptation.

A Secret...

But unrest has grown in Atlantia as they await the return of their Prince. Whispers of war have become stronger, and Poppy is at the very heart of it all. The King wants to use her to send a message. The Descenters want her dead. The wolven are growing more unpredictable. And as her abilities to feel pain and emotion begin to grow and strengthen, the Atlantians start to fear her. Dark secrets are at play, ones steeped in the blood-drenched sins of two kingdoms that would do anything to keep the truth hidden. But when the earth begins to shake, and the skies start to bleed, it may already be too late.

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout comes a new novel in her Blood and Ash series. ]]> 626 Jennifer L. Armentrout 1952457114 LT 5 4.41 2020 A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire (Blood and Ash, #2)
author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
name: LT
average rating: 4.41
book published: 2020
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/19
date added: 2025/01/18
shelves: 2025-big-book-challenge, book-boyfriend-ă…‹ă…‹ă…�, emotional-wreckme-rollercoaster, favourites, fantasy, humor, made-me-all-gooey-happy, made-me-cry-ă… ă… , new-adult, one-hell-of-a-journey-grins, paranormal, romance, series, shipping-these-couples-awww, vampires, werewolves, adult
review:

]]> <![CDATA[From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1)]]> 52861201 A Maiden...

Chosen from birth to usher in a new era, Poppy’s life has never been her own. The life of the Maiden is solitary. Never to be touched. Never to be looked upon. Never to be spoken to. Never to experience pleasure. Waiting for the day of her Ascension, she would rather be with the guards, fighting back the evil that took her family, than preparing to be found worthy by the gods. But the choice has never been hers.

A Duty...

The entire kingdom’s future rests on Poppy’s shoulders, something she’s not even quite sure she wants for herself. Because a Maiden has a heart. And a soul. And longing. And when Hawke, a golden-eyed guard honor bound to ensure her Ascension, enters her life, destiny and duty become tangled with desire and need. He incites her anger, makes her question everything she believes in, and tempts her with the forbidden.

A Kingdom...

Forsaken by the gods and feared by mortals, a fallen kingdom is rising once more, determined to take back what they believe is theirs through violence and vengeance. And as the shadow of those cursed draws closer, the line between what is forbidden and what is right becomes blurred. Poppy is not only on the verge of losing her heart and being found unworthy by the gods, but also her life when every blood-soaked thread that holds her world together begins to unravel.]]> 613 Jennifer L. Armentrout 1952457009 LT 5 4.17 2020 From Blood and Ash (Blood and Ash, #1)
author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
name: LT
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2020
rating: 5
read at: 2025/01/14
date added: 2025/01/16
shelves: 2025-big-book-challenge, book-boyfriend-ă…‹ă…‹ă…�, fantasy, goodreads-choice-award-winner, humor, made-me-all-gooey-happy, new-adult, one-hell-of-a-journey-grins, romance, paranormal, series, shipping-these-couples-awww, vampires, werewolves, favourites, reader-based-award-winner
review:

]]> Birthday Kisses 75260280 80 Monica Murphy LT 4 3.71 2022 Birthday Kisses
author: Monica Murphy
name: LT
average rating: 3.71
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2024/12/28
date added: 2024/12/28
shelves: novellas, romance, series, contemporary-fiction, new-adult, owns-a-physical-copy, shipping-these-couples-awww, short-stories, spicy-smut
review:

]]> Funny Story 203382782 A shimmering, joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in common, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.

Daphne always loved the way her fiancé, Peter, told their story. How they met (on a blustery day), fell in love (over an errant hat), and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. He really was good at telling it... right up until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra.

Which is how Daphne begins her new story: stranded in beautiful Waning Bay, Michigan, without friends or family but with a dream job as a children’s librarian (that barely pays the bills), and proposing to be roommates with the only person who could possibly understand her predicament: Petra’s ex, Miles Nowak.

Scruffy and chaotic—with a penchant for taking solace in the sounds of heart break love ballads—Miles is exactly the opposite of practical, buttoned-up Daphne, whose coworkers know so little about her they have a running bet that she’s either FBI or in witness protection. The roommates mainly avoid one another, until one day, while drowning their sorrows, they form a tenuous friendship and a plan. If said plan also involves posting deliberately misleading photos of their summer adventures together, well, who could blame them?

But it’s all just for show, of course, because there’s no way Daphne would actually start her new chapter by falling in love with her ex-fiancé’s new fiancée’s ex... right?]]> 384 Emily Henry 059381648X LT 5
I want more Emily Henry books. Stat. ]]> 4.30 2024 Funny Story
author: Emily Henry
name: LT
average rating: 4.30
book published: 2024
rating: 5
read at: 2024/12/18
date added: 2024/12/18
shelves: book-boyfriend-ă…‹ă…‹ă…�, chick-lit, contemporary-fiction, emotional-wreckme-rollercoaster, family, friendship, goodreads-choice-award-winner, made-me-all-gooey-happy, made-me-burst-out-laughing-hahahaha, made-me-cry-ă… ă… , romance, shipping-these-couples-awww
review:
Enough said!! 5 Stars!!

I want more Emily Henry books. Stat.
]]> <![CDATA[Heavenly Bodies (Heavenly Bodies, #1)]]> 58650445
In a world where no entities exist but the Stars, cruel and merciless gods that watch over the world, Elara has been cursed by fate. A prophecy that promises she will fall for a Star, and it will kill them both.

But when one descends to wreak havoc on Elara's Kingdom, she is forced to flee into the arms of her enemy in the neighbouring country.

As she learns more about her own magic, and the depth of the Stars' deceit, she also finds herself learning more about the country she is forced to take refuge in, and the enemy prince forced to train her into a weapon.

Something dark brews within her, a power made of night and shadows that begs to be broken free.]]> 619 Imani Erriu LT 0 to-read 3.97 2022 Heavenly Bodies (Heavenly Bodies, #1)
author: Imani Erriu
name: LT
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2022
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/12/14
shelves: to-read
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]]> Wildfire (Maple Hills, #2) 124928098 The new novel from the bestselling author ofĚý Icebreaker....

When Russ and Aurora cross paths at a university party, a drinking game ends with them spending the night together. The next day, Aurora slips away before Russ learns her full name.Ěý

This anonymity ends when they both turn up to their first day of work as camp counsellors. A job they had both chosen to escape Maple Hills for the summer.Ěý

Given their history, there’s still an obvious tension between the two but the camp has a strict “no staff fraternizingâ€� rule. Russ doesn’t want to risk heading home early but Aurora has never been one for rules.ĚýĚý

As things heat up, they'll have to resist or risk starting something they just can’t stop.ĚýĚýĚýĚý
18+ contentĚý]]> 396 Hannah Grace 1398525723 LT 5 4.5 Stars 3.97 2023 Wildfire (Maple Hills, #2)
author: Hannah Grace
name: LT
average rating: 3.97
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2024/12/14
date added: 2024/12/14
shelves: libby, book-boyfriend-ă…‹ă…‹ă…�, chick-lit, goodreads-choice-award-nominee, romance, series, contemporary-fiction, new-adult
review:
4.5 Stars
]]> <![CDATA[Many Bloody Returns: Tales of Birthdays with Bite]]> 5830083
From Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse attending a birthday party for Dracula to Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden battling bloodsucking party crashers, these suspenseful, surprising, sometimes dark, sometimes humorous stories will ensure paranormal fans will never think of vampires or birthdays quite the same again.]]> 368 Charlaine Harris 0441016758 LT 0 IT'S MY BIRTHDAY, TOO
Read on 1st June 2024
5 Stars]]> 3.64 2007 Many Bloody Returns: Tales of Birthdays with Bite
author: Charlaine Harris
name: LT
average rating: 3.64
book published: 2007
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/12/04
shelves: to-read, anthologies, family, mystery, paranormal, series, short-stories, urban-fantasy, vampires, wizards
review:
IT'S MY BIRTHDAY, TOO
Read on 1st June 2024
5 Stars
]]> <![CDATA[Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, #3)]]> 13511897 This is an alternative cover edition for ISBN13:9780451458445.

HARRY DRESDEN � WIZARD
Lost Items Found. Paranormal Investigations. Consulting. Advice. Reasonable Rates. No Love Potions, Endless Purses, or Other Entertainment.

Harry Dresden’s faced some pretty terrifying foes during his career. Giant scorpions. Oversexed vampires. Psychotic werewolves. All par for the course for Chicago’s only professional wizard.

But in all of Harry’s years of supernatural sleuthing, he’s never faced anything like this: the spirit world’s gone postal. All over Chicago, ghosts are causing trouble—and not just of the door-slamming, â€booâ€�- shouting variety. These ghosts are tormented, violent, and deadly.

Someone—or something—is stirring them up to wreak unearthly havoc. But why? And why do so many of the victims have ties to Harry? If Harry doesn’t figure it out soon, he could wind up a ghost himself....
From the back cover of ISBN 0451458443 / 9780451458445]]> 436 Jim Butcher LT 5 <b>4.5 arsstay</b> 3.91 2001 Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, #3)
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2001
rating: 5
read at: 2024/03/26
date added: 2024/12/01
shelves: series, paranormal, vampires, wizards, ghosts, 2024-big-book-challenge, fantasy, humor, mystery, urban-fantasy, romance
review:
4.5 arsstay
]]> <![CDATA[Changes (The Dresden Files, #12)]]> 8268924 An alternate cover for this ISBN can be found here

Long ago, Susan Rodriguez was Harry Dresden's lover-until she was attacked by his enemies, leaving her caught between humanity and the relentless bloodlust of the vampiric Red Court. She disappeared to the South America, where she could fight both her savage gift and those who cursed her with it. Now, she needs Harry's help more than ever.

For the vengeful Duchess of the Red Court has discovered a secret Susan has long kept from everyone--including Harry--and she plans to use it. To prevail, Harry may have to unleash the full fury of hi untapped power--and he may have no choice but to embrace the darkness within himself.

Because this time, he's fighting to save his child.]]> 549 Jim Butcher 0451463471 LT 5 THE ENDING T.T<br /> 4.58 2010 Changes (The Dresden Files, #12)
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 4.58
book published: 2010
rating: 5
read at: 2024/06/21
date added: 2024/11/24
shelves: 2024-big-book-challenge, fae, family, fantasy, emotional-wreckme-rollercoaster, goodreads-choice-award-nominee, mystery, paranormal, series, urban-fantasy, vampires, wizards
review:
THE ENDING T.T

]]> <![CDATA[A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations]]> 50928447 A playful and profound guidebook full of surprising, brief, incisive glimpses into Japanese culture

Pico Iyer has been living around Kyoto for more than thirty-two years, but he admits at the outset of this book that he sometimes feels he knows less now than when he arrived. In the constantly surprising pages that follow, he shows how an evening with Meryl Streep, a walk through a ghostly deer park, even a call to the local Apple service centre can open up his adopted home in fresh and invigorating ways.

Why does anime make sense in an animist culture? How might Oscar Wilde reveal a culture too often associated with conformity? How can Japanese friends in a typical neighbourhood turn every stereotype on its head? His provocations may infuriate you � may even infuriate himself � Iyer confesses in his opening salvo, but maybe it's only by setting its love hotels next to its baseball stadia, its wild fashions against its eighth-century values, that Japan can be made new again for both the first-time visitor and the jaded foreign resident.]]> 198 Pico Iyer 1526611546 LT 0 currently-reading, libby 4.03 2019 A Beginner's Guide to Japan: Observations and Provocations
author: Pico Iyer
name: LT
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2019
rating: 0
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date added: 2024/10/27
shelves: currently-reading, libby
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]]> <![CDATA[Abroad in Japan: Ten Years In The Land Of The Rising Sun]]> 64646237
Abroad in Japan charts a decade of living in a foreign land and the chaos and culture clash that came with it. Packed with hilarious and fascinating stories, this book seeks out to unravel one the world's most complex cultures.

Spanning ten years and all forty-seven prefectures, Chris takes us from the lush rice fields of the countryside to the frenetic neon-lit streets of Tokyo. With blockbuster moments such as a terrifying North Korean missile incident, a mortifying experience at a love hotel and a week spent with Japan's biggest movie star, Abroad in Japan is an extraordinary and informative journey through the Land of the Rising Sun.]]> 320 Chris Broad 1529907276 LT 5 4.15 2023 Abroad in Japan: Ten Years In The Land Of The Rising Sun
author: Chris Broad
name: LT
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2024/10/22
date added: 2024/10/22
shelves: libby, memoir, non-fiction, wholly-artfully-designed-ă…�-ă…�
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Hexologists (The Hexologists, #1)]]> 75593498 Ěý
But when they are approached by the royal secretary and told the king pleads to be baked into a cake—going so far as to wedge himself inside a lit oven—the Wilbies soon find themselves embroiled in a mystery that could very well see the nation turned on its head. Their effort to expose a royal secret buried under forty years of lies brings them nose to nose with a violent anti-royalist gang, avaricious ghouls, alchemists who draw their power from a hell-like dimension, and a bookish dragon who only occasionally eats people.
Ěý
Armed with a love toughened by adversity and a stick of chalk that can conjure light from the darkness, hope from the hopeless, Iz and Warren Wilby are ready for whatever springs from the alleys, graves, and shadows next.]]> 313 Josiah Bancroft 0316443301 LT 0 »ĺľ±»ĺ-˛Ô´ÇłŮ-´Úľ±˛Ôľ±˛őłó-ă… ă…ś 3.82 2023 The Hexologists (The Hexologists, #1)
author: Josiah Bancroft
name: LT
average rating: 3.82
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/10/18
shelves: »ĺľ±»ĺ-˛Ô´ÇłŮ-´Úľ±˛Ôľ±˛őłó-ă… ă…ś
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Emma Project (The Rajes, #4)]]> 58842728 Emma gets a fresh Indian-American twist from award-winning author Sonali Dev in her heartwarmingly irresistible Jane Austen inspired rom com series.

No one can call Vansh Raje’s life anything but charmed. Handsome�Vogue has declared him California’s hottest single—and rich enough to spend all his time on missions to make the world a better place. Add to that a doting family and a contagiously sunny disposition and Vansh has made it halfway through his twenties without ever facing anything to throw him off his admittedly spectacular game.

A couple years from turning forty, Knightlina (Naina) Kohli has just gotten out of a ten-year-long fake relationship with Vansh’s brother and wants only one thing from her life…fine, two things. One, to have nothing to do with the unfairly blessed Raje family ever again. Two, to bring economic independence to millions of women in South Asia through her microfinance foundation and prove her father wrong about, well, everything.

Just when Naina’s dream is about to come to fruition, Vansh Raje shows up with his misguided Emma Project... And suddenly she’s fighting him for funding and wondering if a friends-with-benefits arrangement that’s as toe-curlingly hot as it is fun is worth risking her life’s work for.]]> 416 Sonali Dev 0063051842 LT 4 3.61 2022 The Emma Project (The Rajes, #4)
author: Sonali Dev
name: LT
average rating: 3.61
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2024/10/16
date added: 2024/10/16
shelves: 2024-big-book-challenge, family, series, romance, chick-lit, contemporary-fiction, retellings
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Lonely Planet Pocket Tokyo (Travel Guide)]]> 19162063 404 Rebecca Milner 1743218028 LT 0 »ĺľ±»ĺ-˛Ô´ÇłŮ-´Úľ±˛Ôľ±˛őłó-ă… ă…ś 4.07 2013 Lonely Planet Pocket Tokyo (Travel Guide)
author: Rebecca Milner
name: LT
average rating: 4.07
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/10/06
shelves: »ĺľ±»ĺ-˛Ô´ÇłŮ-´Úľ±˛Ôľ±˛őłó-ă… ă…ś
review:

]]> <![CDATA[I’ll Always Be With You (Lancaster Prep, #4)]]> 64109906 Pre-order the new novel in the highly addictive Lancaster Prep series . . .

Weston Fontaine is the hottest senior at Lancaster Prep.

And he knows it.

He’s gorgeous. Confident. Smart.

Too smart.

Everyone loves him. He could have any girl on campus, except for one.

Me.

I’m a Lancaster, meaning I’m basically untouchable–or so I thought. It’s my family who owns this God forsaken private school that I don’t want to attend. But according to my parents, I have to endure my senior year at Lancaster Prep before I can return to what I love the most: ballet.

West doesn’t make my time here easy. He’s arrogant. Crude. Insufferable. He torments me in the worst way, to the point that I can’t stand him. Yet he’s the only boy I’ve ever let touch me�

You see, West and I? We share a secret. On a hot summer night in Paris, we hooked up. And I never do that. Ever. I revealed parts of myself to him I’ve never shown anyone else. He’s seen me at my most vulnerable. I told him my secrets. And he told me his. In Paris, he was sexy. Protective. Even dare I say…sweet.

Now he’s the villain in my story, yet I can’t help but chase after that feeling only West can give me. Despite our hatred for each other, we somehow burn brighter when we’re together. So what happens when you helplessly fall for the one person you know is bad for you?

If you’re like me, you go ahead and fall for him anyway.]]> 448 Monica Murphy 1405957409 LT 0 currently-reading, libby 3.79 2023 I’ll Always Be With You (Lancaster Prep, #4)
author: Monica Murphy
name: LT
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2023
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/10/01
shelves: currently-reading, libby
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Royal Wedding (The Princess Diaries, #11)]]> 23171441 New York Times bestselling author of the Princess Diaries series comes the very first adult installment, which follows Princess Mia and her prince charming as they plan their fairy-tale wedding—though a few poisoned apples could turn this happily-ever-after into a royal nightmare

For Princess Mia, the past five years since college graduation have been a whirlwind of activity: living in New York City, running her new teen community center, being madly in love, and attending royal engagements. And speaking of engagements. Mia's gorgeous longtime boyfriend, Michael, managed to clear both their schedules just long enough for an exotic (and very private) Caribbean island interlude where he popped the question! Of course, Mia didn't need to consult her diary to know that her answer was a royal oui.

But now Mia has a scandal of majestic proportions to contend with: her grandmother has leaked "fake" wedding plans to the press that could cause even normally calm Michael to become a runaway groom. Worse, a scheming politico is trying to force Mia's father from the throne, all because of a royal secret that could leave Genovia without a monarch. Can Mia prove to everyone—especially herself—that she's not only ready to wed, but ready to rule as well?]]> 444 Meg Cabot 0062379070 LT 5
Can someone tell me where can I get a Michael Moscovitz please?]]> 4.09 2015 Royal Wedding (The Princess Diaries, #11)
author: Meg Cabot
name: LT
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2015
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/25
date added: 2024/09/29
shelves: libby, 2024-big-book-challenge, book-boyfriend-ă…‹ă…‹ă…�, chick-lit, contemporary-fiction, family, favourites, friendship, humor, made-me-all-gooey-happy, romance, series, shipping-these-couples-awww, young-adult
review:
Wow another book in this series that I thoroughly enjoyed!!

Can someone tell me where can I get a Michael Moscovitz please?
]]> <![CDATA[The Quarantine Princess Diaries]]> 61293152 Mia Thermopolis knows just what to do in a crisis: Rule.

During the Covid-19 pandemic, a section of the diary of Princess Mia Thermopolis of Genovia fell into the hands of Meg Cabot, the Princess’s royal biographer.

As reported in media outlets such as Entertainment Weekly, The Mary Sue, Refinery 29, Bustle, and more, from March until June of 2020, sixteen entries of the princess’s diary were leaked onto Ms. Cabot’s blog, to the delight of over a million fans.

In these entries, titled The Coronavirus Princess Diaries, the princess recorded her most heartfelt emotions while dealing with her husband’s quarantine after exposure to the virus; her personal (and political) battles while imposing health restrictions on her small European nation; life during lockdown (even in as idyllic a location as a palace on the Riviera); and of course, dealing with her demanding royal family, especially her grandmother.

Since then, readers have been clamoring for more chapters of Mia’s coronavirus diary . . . and here they are at last: The Quarantine Princess Diaries include not only the previously released entries (now edited and updated with new content), but two hundred more pages of entirely original, never-before-seen entries, including the princess’s worries over a possible royal affair; a showdown between Mia and Grandmère over the latter’s intended nuptials; the eventual development and distribution of a groundbreaking intranasal vaccine for every citizen in Genovia; and, as always, a royally happy ending.

After all we’ve been through, what could be more comforting for any lover of royal romance than snuggling up with a brand new installment of the diary of Mia Thermopolis, the princess who started it all?
]]> 336 Meg Cabot 0063276763 LT 4 3.73 2023 The Quarantine Princess Diaries
author: Meg Cabot
name: LT
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/09/29
date added: 2024/09/29
shelves: libby, book-boyfriend-ă…‹ă…‹ă…�, contemporary-fiction, family, friendship, humor, romance, series, shipping-these-couples-awww, young-adult
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Dark and Stormy Knights: A Paranormal Fantasy Anthology (Kate Daniels)]]> 8649164 368 P.N. Elrod 1429911182 LT 0 to-read, anthologies EVEN HAND
Read on 19th July 2024
4 Stars]]> 3.94 2010 Dark and Stormy Knights: A Paranormal Fantasy Anthology (Kate Daniels)
author: P.N. Elrod
name: LT
average rating: 3.94
book published: 2010
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/28
shelves: to-read, anthologies
review:
EVEN HAND
Read on 19th July 2024
4 Stars
]]> Blood Lite 8341796
BLOOD LITE

...a collection of entertaining tales that puts the fun back into dark fiction, with ironic twists and tongue-in-cheek wit to temper the jagged edge.

Charlaine Harris reveals the dark side of going green, when a quartet of die-hard environmentalists hosts a fundraiser with a gory twist in "An Evening with Al Gore"...In an all-new Dresden Files story from Jim Butcher , when it comes to tracking deadly paranormal doings, there's no such thing as a "Day Off" for the Chicago P.D.'s wizard detective, Harry Dresden... Sherrilyn Kenyon turns a cubicle-dwelling MBA with no life into a demon-fighting seraph with one hell of an afterlife in "Where Angels Fear to Tread"...Celebrity necromancer Jaime Vegas is headlining a sold-out séance tour, but behind the scenes, a disgruntled ghost has a bone to pick, in Kelley Armstrong's "The Ungrateful Dead." Plus tales guaranteed to get under your skin -- in a good way -- from

Janet Berliner Don D'Ammassa Nancy Holder Nancy KilpatrickJ. A. Konrath and F. Paul Wilson Joe R. Lansdale Will LudwigsenSharyn McCrumb Mark Onspaugh Mike Resnick Steven SavileD. L. Snell Eric James Stone Jeff Strand Lucien Soulban Matt Venne Christopher Welch

So let the blood flow and laughter reign -- because when it comes to facing our deepest, darkest fears, a little humor goes a long way!]]> 402 Kevin J. Anderson 1416570276 LT 0 to-read, anthologies DAY OFF
Read on 16th July 2024
3.5 Stars]]> 3.58 2008 Blood Lite
author: Kevin J. Anderson
name: LT
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2008
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/28
shelves: to-read, anthologies
review:
DAY OFF
Read on 16th July 2024
3.5 Stars
]]> <![CDATA[Valentine Princess (The Princess Diaries, #7.75)]]> 6084402
Boris can declare his love openly to Lilly, and even Kenny comes through with a paltry Whitman's Sampler. So why can't Michael give in to Cupid and tell Mia he loves her--preferably with something wrapped in red or pink and accompanied by roses--in time to prove he's Mia's true prince?]]> 101 Meg Cabot 006197207X LT 5 3.76 2006 Valentine Princess (The Princess Diaries, #7.75)
author: Meg Cabot
name: LT
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2006
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/11
date added: 2024/09/27
shelves: libby, book-boyfriend-ă…‹ă…‹ă…�, chick-lit, contemporary-fiction, humor, romance, series, young-adult
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Dead Beat (The Dresden Files, #7)]]> 6567483
Luckily, however, he's not alone. Although most people don't believe in magic, the Chicago P.D. has a Special Investigations department, headed by his good friend Karrin Murphy. They deal with the . . . stranger cases. It's down to Karrin that Harry sneaks into Graceland Cemetery to meet a vampire named Mavra. Mavra has evidence that would destroy Karrin's career, and her demands are simple. She wants the Word of Kemmler - and all the power that comes with it. But first, Harry's keen to know what he'd be handing over. Before long he's racing against time, and six necromancers, to get the Word. And to prevent a Halloween that would truly wake the dead.

Magic - it can get a guy killed.]]> 408 Jim Butcher 1101128445 LT 5 “Polka will never die!� ]]> 4.48 2005 Dead Beat (The Dresden Files, #7)
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 4.48
book published: 2005
rating: 5
read at: 2024/04/26
date added: 2024/09/24
shelves: series, wizards, vampires, urban-fantasy, fantasy, 2024-big-book-challenge, mystery, paranormal, libby
review:
“Polka will never die!�
]]> Yellowface 62966998
So what if June edits Athena’s novel and sends it to her agent as her own work? So what if she lets her new publisher rebrand her as Juniper Song—complete with an ambiguously ethnic author photo? This piece of history deserve to be told, whoever the teller. That is what June believes, and The New York Times bestseller list agrees.

But June cannot escape Athena’s shadow, and emerging evidence threatens her stolen success. As she races to protect her secret she discovers exactly how far she will go to keep what she thinks she deserves.]]> 326 R.F. Kuang 0008532796 LT 5 4.5 Stars

My first ever book from Rebecca F. Kuang

Wow! I devoured this book in 2.5 hours. Now I understand why some people call this book “compulsively readable� � it made me unhinged in a good way HAH!

I enjoyed the insight into the publishing industry that this book provided—from publishing to production (i.e. editorial, publicity and marketing to even sensitivity reading!)

The last few chapters of the book didn’t quite work for me. And I thought that the ending felt a little abrupt.

Nonetheless, it’s still an absolutely delicious satire.

It’s worth the read. Promise you it’s super bingeworthy

Time for me to dive into her backlist!]]> 3.70 2023 Yellowface
author: R.F. Kuang
name: LT
average rating: 3.70
book published: 2023
rating: 5
read at: 2024/06/06
date added: 2024/09/24
shelves: contemporary-fiction, mind-candy-yummy-yum-yum, racism, thriller, literary-award-nominee, goodreads-choice-award-winner, literary-fiction, mystery, libby
review:
4.5 Stars

My first ever book from Rebecca F. Kuang

Wow! I devoured this book in 2.5 hours. Now I understand why some people call this book “compulsively readable� � it made me unhinged in a good way HAH!

I enjoyed the insight into the publishing industry that this book provided—from publishing to production (i.e. editorial, publicity and marketing to even sensitivity reading!)

The last few chapters of the book didn’t quite work for me. And I thought that the ending felt a little abrupt.

Nonetheless, it’s still an absolutely delicious satire.

It’s worth the read. Promise you it’s super bingeworthy

Time for me to dive into her backlist!
]]> <![CDATA[Sweet Sixteen Princess (The Princess Diaries, #7.5)]]> 6571583
Mia doesn't always have the best luck with parties, so even though it's her sweet sixteenth, she doesn't want a birthday bash. As usual, Grandmère has other ideas, and thinks a reality TV special is just the thing in order to celebrate royally. The whole scheme smacks of Lilly's doing -- Lilly, whose own TV show is still only limited to local cable viewers.

Will Mia be able to stop Grandmère's plan? Will her friends ever forgive her if she does stop it, since it involves all of them taking the royal jet to Genovia for an extravaganza the likes of which would turn even Paris Hilton green with envy? Why can't Mia get what she really an evening alone with Michael?

With a little luck, this sweet sixteen princess might just get her wish -- a birthday that's royally romantic.]]> 96 Meg Cabot 0061972053 LT 5 It was a fun read! 3.74 2005 Sweet Sixteen Princess (The Princess Diaries, #7.5)
author: Meg Cabot
name: LT
average rating: 3.74
book published: 2005
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/10
date added: 2024/09/24
shelves: libby, wholly-artfully-designed-ă…�-ă…�, book-boyfriend-ă…‹ă…‹ă…�, chick-lit, contemporary-fiction, family, friendship, greek-mythology, young-adult, humor, romance, series
review:
It was a fun read!
]]> <![CDATA[Skin Game (The Dresden Files, #15)]]> 20572455 Chicago’s only professional wizard is about to have a very bad day in the latest novel in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dresden Files...

As Winter Knight to the Queen of Air and Darkness, Harry Dresden never knows what the scheming Mab might want him to do. Usually, it’s something awful.

Mab has traded Harry’s skills to pay off a debt. And now he must help a group of villains led by Harry’s most despised enemy, Nicodemus Archleone, to break into a high-security vault so that they can then access a vault in the Nevernever.

Problem is, the vault belongs to Hades, Lord of the freaking Underworld. And Dresden is dead certain that Nicodemus has no intention of allowing any of his crew to survive the experience. Dresden’s always been tricky, but he’s going to have to up his backstabbing game to survive this mess...]]> 610 Jim Butcher 0698157893 LT 5
& I loved the Harry-Maggie moments <3]]> 4.63 2014 Skin Game (The Dresden Files, #15)
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 4.63
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2024/07/24
date added: 2024/09/21
shelves: literary-award-nominee, goodreads-choice-award-nominee, 2024-big-book-challenge, angels, emotional-wreckme-rollercoaster, fae, family, mystery, one-hell-of-a-journey-grins, paranormal, series, urban-fantasy, wizards, libby
review:
Parkour!!

& I loved the Harry-Maggie moments <3
]]> <![CDATA[Perfect Princess (The Princess Diaries, #10.5)]]> 10221770 160 Meg Cabot 0061971952 LT 4 3.5 Stars 4.00 2004 Perfect Princess (The Princess Diaries, #10.5)
author: Meg Cabot
name: LT
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2004
rating: 4
read at: 2024/09/21
date added: 2024/09/21
shelves: chick-lit, contemporary-fiction, humor, libby, romance, series, young-adult
review:
3.5 Stars
]]> <![CDATA[The Atlas Paradox (The Atlas, #2)]]> 61077633 Five are now members of the Society.
And two paths lie before them.

In this thrilling next instalment, the secret society of Alexandrians is unmasked. Its newest recruits realize the institute is capable of raw, world-changing power. It’s also headed by a man with plans to change life as we know it â€� and these are already under way. But the cost of this knowledge is as high as the price of power, and each initiate must choose which faction to follow. Yet as events gather momentum and dangers multiply, which of their alliances will hold? Can friendships hold true and are enemies quite what they seem?]]> 543 Olivie Blake 1529095336 LT 0 »ĺľ±»ĺ-˛Ô´ÇłŮ-´Úľ±˛Ôľ±˛őłó-ă… ă…ś 3.66 2022 The Atlas Paradox (The Atlas, #2)
author: Olivie Blake
name: LT
average rating: 3.66
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/20
shelves: »ĺľ±»ĺ-˛Ô´ÇłŮ-´Úľ±˛Ôľ±˛őłó-ă… ă…ś
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Princess Mia (The Princess Diaries, #9)]]> 8137384
Mia has been invited to speak at a gala for Domina Rei, an elite society of powerful businesswomen. But what could she possibly have to say? Michael has broken up with her, her bff Lilly won't speak to her, and her parents are forcing her to see a therapist. Even J.P.'s efforts to cheer Mia up (he's being really sweet!) aren't helping.

Just when things couldn't get worse, Mia discovers a long—forgotten diary of a teenage princess of Genovia. It could be just the inspiration Mia needs to write her speech—but what it reveals might change everything.

Princess Mia is the ninth book in the beloved, bestselling series that inspired the feature film starring Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews.]]> 307 Meg Cabot 0061971987 LT 5 4.01 2007 Princess Mia (The Princess Diaries, #9)
author: Meg Cabot
name: LT
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2007
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/18
date added: 2024/09/20
shelves: libby, book-boyfriend-ă…‹ă…‹ă…�, chick-lit, contemporary-fiction, friendship, family, humor, romance, series, young-adult
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors (The Rajes, #1)]]> 42274580 496 Sonali Dev 0062839063 LT 5 <b>5 <i>SHASHA</i> STARS</b> 3.85 2019 Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors (The Rajes, #1)
author: Sonali Dev
name: LT
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2019
rating: 5
read at: 2023/06/18
date added: 2024/09/20
shelves: chick-lit, family, retellings, romance, contemporary-fiction, food, series, libby, wholly-artfully-designed-ă…�-ă…�
review:
5 SHASHA STARS
]]> <![CDATA[Forever Princess (The Princess Diaries, #10)]]> 19698754
It's Mia's senior year, and things seem great. She aced her senior project, got accepted to her dream college(s), and has her eighteenth birthday gala coming up . . . not to mention prom, graduation, and Genovia's first-ever elections. What's not to love about her life? Well . . . everyone adores her dreamy boyfriend, J.P., but Mia is not sure he's the one. Her first love, Michael, is back from Japan . . . and back in her life. That senior project? It's a romance novel she secretly wrote, and no one wants to publish it. And her father is losing in the Genovian polls—to Mia's loathsome cousin René!

With not just Genovia's but her own future hanging in the balance, Mia's got some choices to make. And what she decides might determine not just the next four years but . . . forever!]]> 404 Meg Cabot 0061985627 LT 5
Michael Moscovitz making me swooooon.

MM 4EVA]]> 4.25 2009 Forever Princess (The Princess Diaries, #10)
author: Meg Cabot
name: LT
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2009
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/20
date added: 2024/09/20
shelves: libby, 2024-big-book-challenge, book-boyfriend-ă…‹ă…‹ă…�, chick-lit, contemporary-fiction, family, favourites, friendship, humor, made-me-all-gooey-happy, romance, series, young-adult
review:
Best book in the series thus far!!

Michael Moscovitz making me swooooon.

MM 4EVA
]]> <![CDATA[Rise of the Chosen (Lifeblood, #1)]]> 30553316


The Waking was a global event in which a force called the Lifeblood invaded all humans who died. The few strong enough to control it came back as powerful immortals. The rest letthe bloodlust take over and awoke with one goal - to kill.



Newly appointed Watch Guard Samantha Shields has a legacy to uphold. Her father died a hero defending their city and now she wants to follow in his footsteps. Except for the dying part, of course. Unfortunately, fate has other plans as she discovers deep dark secrets that make her choose between her loyalties and the lives of everyone in her city. Both rules are in play as Sam is forced to make hard decisions that could cost her everything � including the person she cares about most.]]> 193 Anna Kopp 198827916X LT 0 to-read 4.00 2016 Rise of the Chosen (Lifeblood, #1)
author: Anna Kopp
name: LT
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/17
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime]]> 61792843
Everyone but brooding campus bad boy Crew Lancaster.

Son of the family who own the school, Crew's life seems easy - but with an overbearing father and high expectations, it's anything but.

Which is why he has no time for people like Wren.

But when their lives unexpectedly collide, Wren discovers there's more to life than good grades - and Crew finally understands what it's like to care about someone other than himself . . .

Could they - should they - become the school's most unlikely couple?]]> 544 Monica Murphy 1405955570 LT 5 3.90 2022 A Million Kisses in Your Lifetime
author: Monica Murphy
name: LT
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2022
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/03
date added: 2024/09/16
shelves: 2024-big-book-challenge, book-boyfriend-ă…‹ă…‹ă…�, dark-romance, family, libby, made-me-all-gooey-happy, new-adult, romance, series, shipping-these-couples-awww, spicy-smut, young-adult, contemporary-fiction
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Promises We Meant to Keep (Lancaster Prep, #3)]]> 64109909 Spencer Donato.

My brother’s best friend.

My dirty little secret.

We fell for each other at Lancaster Prep. Sneaking around. Not wanting anyone to find out. He was my first love, my protector, my knight in shining armor. We were made for each other, and I truly believed he was my forever.

But then I did the unthinkable, and betrayed him in the worst possible way. I thought I lost him for good�

Until I saw him at my brother’s wedding. Now he’s older. Crueler. Unbearably handsome. We’re drawn to each other still, but will Spencer be there for me when I need him the most? Or did I ruin us once again?]]> 432 Monica Murphy 1405957379 LT 4 3.45 2022 Promises We Meant to Keep (Lancaster Prep, #3)
author: Monica Murphy
name: LT
average rating: 3.45
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2024/09/14
date added: 2024/09/13
shelves: 2024-big-book-challenge, contemporary-fiction, dark-romance, family, mental-illness, romance, series, suspense
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Princess Lessons (The Princess Diaries, #4.1)]]> 6084403
Or

Just live like one

Compiled byMia ThermopolisakaPrincessAmeliaMignonetteGrimaldiThermopolisRenaldoof Genovia]]> 128 Meg Cabot 0061972037 LT 4 3.5 Stars 3.54 2003 Princess Lessons (The Princess Diaries, #4.1)
author: Meg Cabot
name: LT
average rating: 3.54
book published: 2003
rating: 4
read at: 2024/08/31
date added: 2024/09/13
shelves: libby, series, wholly-artfully-designed-ă…�-ă…�, chick-lit, contemporary-fiction, humor, romance, young-adult
review:
3.5 Stars
]]> Heroic Hearts 58734999 An all-star urban fantasy collection featuring short stories from #1 New York Times bestselling authors Jim Butcher, Patricia Briggs, Charlaine Harris, Kelley Armstrong, and more . . .

In this short story collection of courage, adventure, and magic, heroes--ordinary people who do the right thing--bravely step forward.

But running toward danger might cost them everything. . . .

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher's "Little Things," the pixie Toot-Toot discovers an invader unbeknownst to the wizard Harry Dresden . . . and in order to defeat it, he'll have to team up with the dread cat Mister.

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia Briggs's "Dating Terrors," the werewolf Asil finds an online date might just turn into something more--if she can escape the dark magic binding her.

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris's "The Return of the Mage," the Britlingen mercenaries will discover more than they've bargained for when they answer the call of a distress beacon on a strange and remote world.

And in #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong's "Comfort Zone," the necromancer Chloe Saunders and the werewolf Derek Souza are just trying to get through college. But they can't refuse a ghost pleading for help.

Little things / Jim Butcher
The dark ship / Anne Bishop
Comfort zone / Kelley Armstrong
Train to last hope / Annie Bellet
Fire hazard / Kevin Hearne
Grave gambles / R. R. Virdi
Silverspell / Chloe Neill
Troll life / Kerrie L. Hughes
The return of the mage / Charlaine Harris
Vampires Karamazov / Nancy Holder
The necessity of pragmatic magic / Jennifer Brozek
Dating terrors / Patricia Briggs]]> 368 Jim Butcher 0593099184 LT 0 to-read LITTLE THINGS
Read on 13th September 2024
4 Stars]]> 4.00 2022 Heroic Hearts
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2022
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/13
shelves: to-read
review:
LITTLE THINGS
Read on 13th September 2024
4 Stars
]]> <![CDATA[Little Things (The Dresden Files, #17.1)]]> 75451500 from Heroic Hearts anthology]]> 37 Jim Butcher LT 4 4.13 Little Things (The Dresden Files, #17.1)
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 4.13
book published:
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2024/09/13
shelves: anthologies, mystery, paranormal, series, urban-fantasy, wizards, short-stories
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Good People (The Dresden Files, #17.3)]]> 56396335 6 Jim Butcher LT 5
I can't wait for Book 18.......!!! Please release it soon]]> 4.24 2020 The Good People (The Dresden Files, #17.3)
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2020
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/13
date added: 2024/09/13
shelves: fae, mystery, series, microfiction, urban-fantasy, wizards, young-adult
review:
Another awesome microfiction! Loved that it's from Molly's POV

I can't wait for Book 18.......!!! Please release it soon
]]> <![CDATA[Everything the Light Touches (The Dresden Files, #15.2)]]> 54835036
Spoiler Warning for Changes and Skin Game. Takes place in the month before Peace Talks, but does not require any knowledge of that book.]]> 6 Jim Butcher LT 3 3.90 2020 Everything the Light Touches (The Dresden Files, #15.2)
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2020
rating: 3
read at: 2024/09/13
date added: 2024/09/13
shelves: microfiction, mystery, paranormal, series, urban-fantasy, wizards
review:
Wow um okay. You're da boss Mister.
]]> <![CDATA[Princess on the Brink (The Princess Diaries, #8)]]> 26790429 This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN: B000UOJU0W

At last, Mia is a junior. An upperclassperson. So why is it that everything is going so terribly wrong? What is she doing in Intro to Creative Writing? When she has made it through Algebra and Geometry, why must she be faced with Precalculus? All this is nothing compared to the news Michael springs on her, however. Her beloved boyfriend could be leaving for Japan for a year—or more! Precalc has nothing on preparing for the worst separation ever!

Turns out there is one way she might convince Michael to stay. But will she? Or won't she? No matter what, Mia seems headed for disaster.]]> 272 Meg Cabot LT 5 3.00 2006 Princess on the Brink (The Princess Diaries, #8)
author: Meg Cabot
name: LT
average rating: 3.00
book published: 2006
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/13
date added: 2024/09/13
shelves: libby, book-boyfriend-ă…‹ă…‹ă…�, chick-lit, contemporary-fiction, family, friendship, made-me-cry-ă… ă… , romance, series, young-adult
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Party Princess (The Princess Diaries, #7)]]> 26790419 This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN: B000OVLK18

Princesses just want to have fun.

. . . And Mia does too, despite the fact that the student government over which she presides is suddenly broke. But Grandmère's got a wacky scheme to raise the money, catapult Mia to theatrical fame, and link her romantically with an eligible teen bachelor who's not her boyfriend. No wonder Michael seems to think she's a psycho, or worse: not much fun. Is it possible that Mia, soon-to-be star of the stage, president of the student body, and future ruler of Genovia, doesn't know how to party?]]> 325 Meg Cabot LT 4 3.38 2006 Party Princess (The Princess Diaries, #7)
author: Meg Cabot
name: LT
average rating: 3.38
book published: 2006
rating: 4
read at: 2024/09/10
date added: 2024/09/10
shelves: libby, book-boyfriend-ă…‹ă…‹ă…�, chick-lit, contemporary-fiction, family, humor, romance, series, young-adult, friendship
review:

]]> <![CDATA[The Princess Present (The Princess Diaries, #6.5)]]> 93739
Every year, Princess Mia spends the holidays in Genovia with Grandmère. This year, she's looking forward to the most perfect Christmas ever: her boyfriend, Michael, and her best friend, Lilly, are coming to Genovia, too.

But even a princess's plans can go awry. Lilly has a lot to learn about palace protocol, and with all the state holiday functions Mia must attend, there's no time to linger under the mistletoe with Michael. Worst of all, Mia hasn't been able to find him the perfect gift.

Can Mia stop her (bah-hum)bugging long enough to see that the perfect present has nothing to do with international express courier -- and everything to do with real love? (Though some shiny silver ribbon never hurts ...)]]> 85 Meg Cabot 0060754338 LT 5 3.64 2003 The Princess Present (The Princess Diaries, #6.5)
author: Meg Cabot
name: LT
average rating: 3.64
book published: 2003
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/08
date added: 2024/09/07
shelves: book-boyfriend-ă…‹ă…‹ă…�, contemporary-fiction, romance, series, chick-lit, young-adult
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Princess in Training (The Princess Diaries, #6)]]> 26388545 This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN: B004I43MO0

Princess for president!
Student body president, that is -- nominated by her power-mad best friend, Lilly. This is not how Mia imagined kicking off her sophomore year, but as usual, she has bigger problems to worry about, like Geometry. And now that Mia's one true love, Michael, is uptown at college, what's the point of even getting up for school in the morning? But the last straw is what Lana whispers to her on the lunch line about what college boys expect of their girlfriends. . . . Really, it's almost more than a princess in training can bear!]]> 304 Meg Cabot LT 5 4.5 Stars 3.58 2005 Princess in Training (The Princess Diaries, #6)
author: Meg Cabot
name: LT
average rating: 3.58
book published: 2005
rating: 5
read at: 2024/09/06
date added: 2024/09/05
shelves: series, romance, book-boyfriend-ă…‹ă…‹ă…�, chick-lit, friendship, made-me-all-gooey-happy, owns-a-physical-copy, young-adult, libby, contemporary-fiction
review:
4.5 Stars
]]> <![CDATA[The Darkest Legacy (The Darkest Minds, #4)]]> 37688046
Determined to clear her name, Zu finds herself in an uncomfortable alliance with Roman and Priyanka, two mysterious Psi who could either help her prove her innocence or betray her before she gets the chance. But as they travel in search of safety and answers, and Zu grows closer to the people she knows she shouldn't trust, they uncover even darker things roiling beneath the veneer of the country's recovery. With her future-and the future of all Psi-on the line, Zu must use her powerful voice to fight back against forces that seek to drive the Psi into the shadows and save the friends who were once her protectors.

From #1 New York Times best-selling author Alexandra Bracken comes a harrowing story of resilience, resistance, and reckoning that will thrill loyal fans and new readers alike.]]> 569 Alexandra Bracken 136802324X LT 0 to-read 4.09 2018 The Darkest Legacy (The Darkest Minds, #4)
author: Alexandra Bracken
name: LT
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2018
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/09/02
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> Princess in Pink 26400999 This is an alternate cover edition for ASIN: B000FC1T94

In her heart of hearts, Mia has but one wish: an evening spent with Michael in a tux and a corsage on her wrist—in other words, the prom. Michael, however, does not seem to share the dream that is the prom. Worse still, a service workers' strike (with Grandmère and Lilly at the heart of it and on opposite sides) threatens the very existence of this year's prom.

Will the strike end in time? Can Mia talk Michael out of his anti-prom views? Most importantly, will Mia get to wear her pink prom dress?]]> 304 Meg Cabot LT 4 3.11 2003 Princess in Pink
author: Meg Cabot
name: LT
average rating: 3.11
book published: 2003
rating: 4
read at: 2024/09/02
date added: 2024/09/02
shelves: romance, series, book-boyfriend-ă…‹ă…‹ă…�, chick-lit, friendship, made-me-all-gooey-happy, owns-a-physical-copy, young-adult, libby, contemporary-fiction, family, humor
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Princess in Waiting (The Princess Diaries, #4)]]> 57092507
Between canceled dates with her long-sought-after royal consort, a second semester of the dreaded Algebra, more princess lessons from Grandmère, and the inability to stop gnawing on her fingernails, isn't there anything Mia is good at besides inheriting an unwanted royal title?

Princess in Waiting is the fourth book in the beloved, bestselling series that inspired the feature film starring Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews.]]> 256 Meg Cabot LT 5 3.60 2003 Princess in Waiting (The Princess Diaries, #4)
author: Meg Cabot
name: LT
average rating: 3.60
book published: 2003
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/30
date added: 2024/08/30
shelves: romance, series, book-boyfriend-ă…‹ă…‹ă…�, chick-lit, friendship, made-me-all-gooey-happy, owns-a-physical-copy, young-adult, contemporary-fiction, libby
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Princess in Love (The Princess Diaries, #3)]]> 59941381 Librarian note: An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found here.

Princess Mia may seem like the luckiest girl ever. But the truth is, she spends all her time doing one of three things: preparing for her nerve-racking entrée into Genovian society, slogging through the congestion unique to Manhattan in December, and avoiding further smooches from her hapless boyfriend, Kenny. For Mia, being a princess in love is not the fairy tale it’s supposed to be...or is it?]]> 288 Meg Cabot 0061958476 LT 5 3.75 2001 Princess in Love (The Princess Diaries, #3)
author: Meg Cabot
name: LT
average rating: 3.75
book published: 2001
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/28
date added: 2024/08/27
shelves: series, romance, friendship, chick-lit, made-me-all-gooey-happy, owns-a-physical-copy, young-adult, contemporary-fiction, family, humor, libby
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Princess in the Spotlight (Princess Diaries Series, #2)]]> 59941360 Librarian note: An alternative cover for this ISBN can be found here.

Just when Mia thought she had the whole princess thing under control, things get out of hand, fast. First there’s an unexpected announcement from her mother. Then Grandmère arranges a national primetime interview for the brand-new crown princess of Genovia. On top of that, intriguing, exasperating letters from a secret admirer begin to arrive. Before she even has the chance to wonder who those letters are from, Mia is swept up in a whirlwind of royal intrigue the likes of which she’s never before witnessed.]]> 288 Meg Cabot 0061971960 LT 5
It's still a fun and light read :D]]> 4.00 2001 Princess in the Spotlight (Princess Diaries Series, #2)
author: Meg Cabot
name: LT
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2001
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/27
date added: 2024/08/26
shelves: series, romance, chick-lit, friendship, owns-a-physical-copy, young-adult, made-me-all-gooey-happy, contemporary-fiction, family, humor, libby
review:
Re-read!

It's still a fun and light read :D
]]> <![CDATA[The Princess Diaries (The Princess Diaries, #1)]]> 11224227
Me??? Yeah, right.

Mia Thermopolis is pretty sure there's nothing worse than being a five-foot-nine, flat-chested freshman, who also happens to be flunking Algebra.

Is she ever in for a surprise.

First Mom announces that she's dating Mia's Algebra teacher. Then Dad has to go and reveal that he is the crown prince of Genovia. And guess who still doesn't have a date for the Cultural Diversity Dance?]]> 320 Meg Cabot 0061958468 LT 5 3.65 2000 The Princess Diaries (The Princess Diaries, #1)
author: Meg Cabot
name: LT
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2000
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/26
date added: 2024/08/25
shelves: series, romance, friendship, made-me-all-gooey-happy, owns-a-physical-copy, young-adult, chick-lit, contemporary-fiction, libby, humor
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Working for Bigfoot (The Dresden Files, #15.5)]]> 25810528 Fool Moon and Grave Peril.
"I Was a Teenage Bigfoot" takes place circa Deadbeat.
"Bigfoot on Campus" takes place between Turn Coat and Changes.

Chicago wizard-for-hire Harry Dresden is used to mysterious clients with long hair and legs up to here. But when it turns out the long hair covers every square inch of his latest client’s body, and the legs contribute to a nine-foot height, even the redoubtable detective realizes he’s treading new ground. Strength of a River in His Shoulders is one of the legendary forest people, a Bigfoot, and he has a problem that only Harry can solve. His son Irwin is a scion, the child of a supernatural creature and a human. He’s a good kid, but the extraordinary strength of his magical aura has a way of attracting trouble.

In the three novellas that make upĚýWorking For Bigfoot, collected together for the first time here, readers encounter Dresden at different points in his storied career, and in Irwin’s life. As a middle-schooler, in “BĚýIs for Bigfoot,â€� Irwin attracts the unwelcome attention of a pair of bullying brothers who are more than they seem, and when Harry steps in, it turns out they have a mystical guardian of their own. At a fancy private high school in “I Was a Teenage Bigfoot,â€� Harry is called in when Irwin grows ill for the first time, and it’s not just a case of mono. Finally, Irwin is all grown up and has a grown-up’s typical problems as a freshman in college in “Bigfoot on Campus,â€� or would have if typical included vampires.]]> 4 Jim Butcher 0399565590 LT 5
It was easy to listen to with James Marsters narrating! His voice suits Dresden's image so well]]> 4.17 2014 Working for Bigfoot (The Dresden Files, #15.5)
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2014
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/16
date added: 2024/08/23
shelves: family, paranormal, series, urban-fantasy, wizards, short-stories, mystery, libby
review:
This is my first ever audiobook!

It was easy to listen to with James Marsters narrating! His voice suits Dresden's image so well
]]> <![CDATA[Brief Cases (The Dresden Files, #15.5)]]> 12183815 A new collection of previously published Dresden Files stories, including an ORIGINAL Dresden Files novella from the #1 New York Times bestselling author.

Return to Chicago with a brand-new Dresden Files novella, plus other reader favorites featuring Harry Dresden, the only wizard in the Chicago phone book, and his friends, as they solve supernatural mysteries, protect the helpless, and fight evil:

* "Curses," from THE NAKED CITY, edited by Ellen Datlow
* "AAAA Wizardry," from the Dresden Files RPG
* "Even Hand," from DARK AND STORMY KNIGHTS, edited by P. N. Elrod
* "B is for Bigfoot," from UNDER MY HAT: TALES FROM THE CAULDRON, edited by Jonathan Strahan. Republished in WORKING FOR BIGFOOT
* "I was a Teenage Bigfoot," from BLOOD LITE 3: AFTERTASTE, edited by Kevin J. Anderson. Republished in WORKING FOR BIGFOOT.
* "Bigfoot on Campus," from HEX APPEAL, edited by P. N. Elrod. Republished in WORKING FOR BIGFOOT.
* "Bombshells," from DANGEROUS WOMEN, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois
* "Jury Duty," from UNBOUND, edited by Shawn Speakman
* "Cold Case," from SHADOWED SOULS, edited by Jim Butcher and Kerrie Hughes
* "Day One," from UNFETTERED II, edited by Shawn Speakman
* "A Fistful of Warlocks," from STRAIGHT OUTTA TOMBSTONE, edited by David Boop
* "Zoo Day" - brand-new novella, original to this collection]]> 516 Jim Butcher 0451492129 LT 5 ZOO DAY
Read on 17th August 2024
5 Stars

DAY ONE
Read on 16th August 2024
4 Stars

JURY DUTY
Read on 7th August 2024
5 Stars

COLD CASE
Read on 7th August 2024
5 Stars

BOMBSHELLS
Read on 6th August 2024
5 Stars

BIGFOOT ON CAMPUS
Read on 5th August 2024
5 Stars

I WAS A TEENAGE BIGFOOT
Read on 4th August 2024
5 Stars

AAAA WIZARDRY
Read on 4th August 2024
5 Stars

B IS FOR BIGFOOT
Read on 3rd August 2024
5 Stars

A FISTFUL OF WARLOCKS
Read on 31st July 2024
3.5 Stars

CURSES
Read on 19th July 2024
3.5 Stars

EVEN HAND
Read on 19th July 2024
4 Stars]]> 4.34 2018 Brief Cases (The Dresden Files, #15.5)
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2018
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/17
date added: 2024/08/23
shelves: anthologies, wizards, urban-fantasy, short-stories, series, family, literary-award-nominee, mystery, paranormal, libby
review:
ZOO DAY
Read on 17th August 2024
5 Stars

DAY ONE
Read on 16th August 2024
4 Stars

JURY DUTY
Read on 7th August 2024
5 Stars

COLD CASE
Read on 7th August 2024
5 Stars

BOMBSHELLS
Read on 6th August 2024
5 Stars

BIGFOOT ON CAMPUS
Read on 5th August 2024
5 Stars

I WAS A TEENAGE BIGFOOT
Read on 4th August 2024
5 Stars

AAAA WIZARDRY
Read on 4th August 2024
5 Stars

B IS FOR BIGFOOT
Read on 3rd August 2024
5 Stars

A FISTFUL OF WARLOCKS
Read on 31st July 2024
3.5 Stars

CURSES
Read on 19th July 2024
3.5 Stars

EVEN HAND
Read on 19th July 2024
4 Stars
]]> <![CDATA[Enchanted to Meet You (Witches of West Harbor #1)]]> 65646959 It's Magic When You Meet Your Match

In her teenage years, lovelorn Jessica Gold cast a spell that went disastrously wrong, and brought her all the wrong kind of attention--as well as a lifetime ban from the World Council of Witches.

So no one is more surprised than Jess when, fifteen years later, tall, handsome WCW member Derrick Winters shows up in her quaint little village of West Harbor and claims that Jess is the Chosen One.

She's the Chosen One

Not chosen by West Harbor's snobby elite to style them for the town's tricentennial ball--though Jess owns the chicest clothing boutique in town. And not chosen finally to be on the WCW, either--not that Jess would have said yes, anyway, since she's done with any organization that tries to dictate what makes a "true" witch.

No, Jess has been chosen to help save West Harbor itself . . .

As Summer Ends, Her Power Grows

But just when Jess is beginning to think that she and Derrick might have a certain magic of their own--and not of the supernatural variety--Jess learns he may not be who she thought he was.

And suddenly Jess finds herself having to make another kind of choice: trust Derrick and work with him to combat the sinister force battling to bring down West Harbor, or use her gift as she always has: to keep herself, and her heart, safe.

Can she work her magic in time?]]> 368 Meg Cabot 0063268388 LT 4 3.5 Stars 3.61 2023 Enchanted to Meet You (Witches of West Harbor #1)
author: Meg Cabot
name: LT
average rating: 3.61
book published: 2023
rating: 4
read at: 2024/08/23
date added: 2024/08/23
shelves: chick-lit, contemporary-fiction, libby, paranormal, romance, urban-fantasy, wholly-artfully-designed-ă…�-ă…�, witches
review:
3.5 Stars
]]> <![CDATA[Incense and Sensibility (The Rajes, #3)]]> 55577687 The author of Recipe for Persuasion—“not only one of the best but one of the bravest romance novelists working today� (Shelf Awareness)—adds an Indian American twist to Jane Austen's classic Sense and Sensibility in this delightful retelling that is a feast for the senses.

Yash Raje, California’s first serious Indian gubernatorial candidate, has always known exactly what he wants—and how to use his privileged background to get it. He attributes his success to a simple mantra: control your feelings and you can control the world.

But when a hate-fueled incident at a rally critically injures his friend, Yash’s easy life suddenly feels like a lie, his control an illusion. When he tries to get back on the campaign trail, he blacks out with panic.

Desperate to keep Yash’s condition from leaking to the media, his family turns to the one person they trust—his sister’s best friend, India Dashwood, California’s foremost stress management coach. Raised by a family of yoga teachers, India has helped San Francisco’s high strung overachievers for a decade without so much as altering her breath. But this man—with his boundless ambition, simmering intensity, and absolute faith in his political beliefs—is like no other. Yash has spent a lifetime repressing everything to succeed.

Including their one magical night ten years ago—a too brief, too bright passion that if rekindled threatens the life he’s crafted for himself. Exposing the secrets might be the only way to save him but it’s also guaranteed to destroy the dream he’s willingly shouldered for his family and community . . . until now.]]> 400 Sonali Dev 006305180X LT 4 3.69 2021 Incense and Sensibility (The Rajes, #3)
author: Sonali Dev
name: LT
average rating: 3.69
book published: 2021
rating: 4
read at: 2024/08/20
date added: 2024/08/20
shelves: 2024-big-book-challenge, chick-lit, contemporary-fiction, family, retellings, romance, series
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Job Placement (The Dresden Files, #15.1)]]> 53342112 4 Jim Butcher LT 5 3.99 2020 Job Placement (The Dresden Files, #15.1)
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 3.99
book published: 2020
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/17
date added: 2024/08/16
shelves: microfiction, paranormal, romance, series, vampires, urban-fantasy, wizards
review:
Another microfiction! And this time it's about Irwin and Connie!
]]> <![CDATA[Unfettered II: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy (Unfettered, #2)]]> 31177603
In Shawn Speakman’s case, he is fighting back.

Lacking health insurance and diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in 2011, Speakman beat the disease as well as the massive medical debt he amassed from its treatment. He did this by publishing Unfettered, an anthology featuring short stories donated by some of the best science fiction and fantasy writers working today.

The fight will not stop there. In an effort to pay forward the aid he received—and to memorialize his mother who passed away from stomach cancer in early 2016—Speakman has again collaborated with celebrated genre authors to publish Unfettered II. All proceeds from the anthology will either help eliminate medical debt for other authors or be donated to cancer research hubs around the world.

Twenty-one original new tales comprise this amazing collection and, as the title suggests, the writers were again free to contribute whatever they wished.

Here is the line-up for Unfettered II:

Foreword by Terry Brooks
"Brightwine in the Garden of Tsitsian Village" by Bradley P. Beaulieu (Song of Shattered Sands)
“Day One� by Jim Butcher (Dresden Files)
“Figures� by Rachel Caine
“The Hedgewitch� by Sarah Beth Durst (The Queens of Renthia)
“The King’s Despatcher� by David Farland (Runelords)
“The Gunnie� by Charlaine Harris
“Bulletproof� by Mark Lawrence (Gunlaw)
“The Raven� by Erin Lindsey (Bloodbound)
“And Men Will Mine the Mountain for Our Souls� by Seanan McGuire
“The Red-Rimmed Eyes of Tóu Mǎ� by Aidan Moher
“Castle Coeurlieu� by Naomi Novik
“A Slow Kill� by Peter Orullian (Vault of Heaven)
“Aokigahara� by J.A. Pitts
“A Duel of Evils� by Anthony Ryan (Raven’s Shadow)
“The Thrill� by Brandon Sanderson (Stormlight Archive)
“Victim with a Capital V� by Scott Sigler
“The Last Flowers of the Spring Witch� by Shawn Speakman (Annwn Cycle)
“Little Wren and the Big Forest� by Michael J. Sullivan (The Legends of the First Empire)
“Magic Beans� by Django Wexler
“The Decoy� by Janny Wurts (Wars of Light and Shadow)
Todd Lockwood (Cover Artist)
Don Maitz (Interior Illustrator)


With the help of New York Times bestselling authors as well as talented newcomers, Speakman has taken the platform Unfettered created to not only confront medical debt but to support the battle against one of our gravest illnesses. Unfettered II is a fantastic sequel anthology but it is more than that; it is proof that we are stronger together than we are apart.

After all, isn’t that what genre fiction is all about?]]> 584 Shawn Speakman 1944145052 LT 0 DAY ONE
Read on 16th August 2024
4 Stars]]> 3.86 2016 Unfettered II: New Tales By Masters of Fantasy (Unfettered, #2)
author: Shawn Speakman
name: LT
average rating: 3.86
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/16
shelves: to-read, anthologies, wizards, urban-fantasy, series, paranormal, mystery
review:
DAY ONE
Read on 16th August 2024
4 Stars
]]> <![CDATA[Christmas Eve (The Dresden Files, #17.2)]]> 43360051 10 Jim Butcher LT 5
You're gonna do great, Harry.]]> 4.36 2018 Christmas Eve (The Dresden Files, #17.2)
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 4.36
book published: 2018
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/16
date added: 2024/08/15
shelves: fae, family, paranormal, series, short-stories, urban-fantasy, wizards
review:
NUMB3R ON3 DAD

You're gonna do great, Harry.
]]> <![CDATA[Battle Ground (The Dresden Files, #17)]]> 58441997 THINGS ARE ABOUT TO GET SERIOUS FOR HARRY DRESDEN, CHICAGO'S ONLY PROFESSIONAL WIZARD, in the next entry in the #1 New York Times bestselling Dresden Files.

Harry has faced terrible odds before. He has a long history of fighting enemies above his weight class. The Red Court of vampires. The fallen angels of the Order of the Blackened Denarius. The Outsiders.

But this time it's different. A being more powerful and dangerous on an order of magnitude beyond what the world has seen in a millennium is coming. And she's bringing an army. The Last Titan has declared war on the city of Chicago, and has come to subjugate humanity, obliterating any who stand in her way.

Harry's mission is simple but impossible: Save the city by killing a Titan. And the attempt will change Harry's life, Chicago, and the mortal world forever.]]> 418 Jim Butcher 0593334361 LT 5
Please release the next book in series at the soonest please. I have been on the journey with Harry Dresden this year and I know I’m gonna be suffering from withdrawal symptoms without my Dresden humour. Thank you.

With Love,
Mouse’s Biggest Fan]]> 4.14 2020 Battle Ground (The Dresden Files, #17)
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 4.14
book published: 2020
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/16
date added: 2024/08/15
shelves: goodreads-choice-award-nominee, wizards, urban-fantasy, series, 2024-big-book-challenge, apocalyptic, emotional-wreckme-rollercoaster, fae, family, made-me-cry-ă… ă… , mystery, one-hell-of-a-journey-grins, paranormal, vampires, werewolves
review:
Dear Jim Butcher,

Please release the next book in series at the soonest please. I have been on the journey with Harry Dresden this year and I know I’m gonna be suffering from withdrawal symptoms without my Dresden humour. Thank you.

With Love,
Mouse’s Biggest Fan
]]> Long Way Down 22552026 A piece. A biscuit.
A burner. A heater.
A chopper. A gat.
A hammer
A tool
for RULE

Or, you can call it a gun. That’s what fifteen-year-old Will has shoved in the back waistband of his jeans. See, his brother Shawn was just murdered. And Will knows the rules. No crying. No snitching. Revenge. That’s where Will’s now heading, with that gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans, the gun that was his brother’s gun. He gets on the elevator, seventh floor, stoked. He knows who he’s after. Or does he? As the elevator stops on the sixth floor, on comes Buck. Buck, Will finds out, is who gave Shawn the gun before Will took the gun. Buck tells Will to check that the gun is even loaded. And that’s when Will sees that one bullet is missing. And the only one who could have fired Shawn’s gun was Shawn. Huh. Will didn’t know that Shawn had ever actually USED his gun. Bigger huh. BUCK IS DEAD. But Buck’s in the elevator? Just as Will’s trying to think this through, the door to the next floor opens. A teenage girl gets on, waves away the smoke from Dead Buck’s cigarette. Will doesn’t know her, but she knew him. Knew. When they were eight. And stray bullets had cut through the playground, and Will had tried to cover her, but she was hit anyway, and so what she wants to know, on that fifth floor elevator stop, is, what if Will, Will with the gun shoved in the back waistband of his jeans, MISSES.

And so it goes, the whole long way down, as the elevator stops on each floor, and at each stop someone connected to his brother gets on to give Will a piece to a bigger story than the one he thinks he knows. A story that might never know an END…if WILL gets off that elevator.]]> 306 Jason Reynolds 1481438255 LT 0 to-read 4.25 2017 Long Way Down
author: Jason Reynolds
name: LT
average rating: 4.25
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/13
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Mike (The Dresden Files, #9.5)]]> 50357453 Storm Front was first published April 1st, 2000, which makes this year The Dresden Files� 20th anniversary! To honor that milestone and to thank the phenomenal fans who got us there, we will be posting “Dresden Drops� on jim-butcher. com every Tuesday this year. Dresden Drops will feature never-before-seen artwork, microfiction, interviews, sample chapters for Peace Talks, contests, and other tasty tidbits throughout 2020.

The first piece of microfiction, “Mike,� is set between White Night and Small Favor–shortly after the graphic novel Wild Card.
A visit to the mechanic.
Spoiler Level: LOW.]]> 1 Jim Butcher LT 4 microfiction until I came upon this HAHAAHA

Ok, short and sweet.]]> 3.79 2020 Mike (The Dresden Files, #9.5)
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 3.79
book published: 2020
rating: 4
read at: 2024/08/10
date added: 2024/08/11
shelves: microfiction, paranormal, series, short-stories, urban-fantasy, wizards
review:
Wow I didn't know about microfiction until I came upon this HAHAAHA

Ok, short and sweet.
]]> Things I Wanted To Say 90603246 From the bestselling author of A Million Kisses In Your Lifetime, Monica Murphy's Things I Wanted To Say is a dark romance that will grip you from the first page . . .

-

Whit Lancaster is the cold, heartless and
devastatingly handsome bad boy at Lancaster Prep.

Beautiful Summer Savage has no time for Whit.
But his intense gaze traps her under a spell.
Fills her with a longing she doesn't understand.

When Whit gets into trouble one night,
Summer invites him in. Tends to his wounds.
Lets her guard down, just for a moment . . .
Which is when Whit takes off in the dead of night.

Taking her journal with him.

Now he holds all her darkest secrets,
threatening to expose her to the entire school.
So Summer strikes a deal with Whit.

A deal that leaves her at his mercy behind closed doors . . .
But what if he's at hers?]]> 506 Monica Murphy 1405957425 LT 5 3.63 2021 Things I Wanted To Say
author: Monica Murphy
name: LT
average rating: 3.63
book published: 2021
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/11
date added: 2024/08/11
shelves: 2024-big-book-challenge, book-boyfriend-ă…‹ă…‹ă…�, contemporary-fiction, family, libby, new-adult, young-adult, shipping-these-couples-awww, romance, series, one-hell-of-a-journey-grins, dark-romance, spicy-smut
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Goodbye (The Dresden Files, #13.5)]]> 52317497 Concurrent with the end of Changes and contains RADIOACTIVE-LEVEL SPOILERS for Changes and Ghost Story.]]> 2 Jim Butcher LT 5 Oh gosh. Ivy... 4.24 2020 Goodbye (The Dresden Files, #13.5)
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 4.24
book published: 2020
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/11
date added: 2024/08/10
shelves: microfiction, paranormal, series, short-stories, urban-fantasy, wizards
review:
Oh gosh. Ivy...
]]> <![CDATA[Journal (The Dresden Files, #12.2)]]> 54569322 2 Jim Butcher LT 5
What is Margaret and Morgan's relationship? Now I am curious.]]> 4.01 2020 Journal (The Dresden Files, #12.2)
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 4.01
book published: 2020
rating: 5
read at: 2024/08/10
date added: 2024/08/09
shelves: microfiction, paranormal, series, urban-fantasy, mystery, wizards
review:
An interesting piece!

What is Margaret and Morgan's relationship? Now I am curious.
]]> Unbound 52176437
Like Unfettered before it, the contributing writers of Unbound were allowed to submit the tales they wished fans of genre to read—without the constraints of a shackling theme.

The result is magical. Twenty-three all-original stories are sure to captivate you—some will move you to tears while others will keep you turning the pages long into the night. The power of Unbound lies in its variety of tales and the voices behind them. If you are a fan of discovering new writers or reading the works of beloved authors, Unbound is for you.

Return to Landover with Terry Brooks. Go to trial with Harry Dresden and Jim Butcher. Enter the Citadel and become remade with Rachel Caine. Survive a plague with John Marco and his robot companion Echo. Be painted among the stars by Mary Robinette Kowal. These tales and the others that comprise the anthology are only bound by how enchanting and enthralling they are.

Unbound is filled with spectacularly wonderful stories, each one as diverse as its creator.

You will be changed upon finishing it.

And that is the point.
]]> 250 Shawn Speakman LT 0 JURY DUTY
Read on 7th August 2024
5 Stars]]> 0.0 2015 Unbound
author: Shawn Speakman
name: LT
average rating: 0.0
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/09
shelves: to-read, anthologies, mystery, paranormal, series, short-stories, urban-fantasy, vampires, wizards
review:
JURY DUTY
Read on 7th August 2024
5 Stars
]]> Shadowed Souls 28941103 In this dark and gritty collection—featuring short stories from Jim Butcher, Seanan McGuire, Kevin J. Anderson, and Rob Thurman—nothing is as simple as black and white, light and dark, good and evil..

Unfortunately, that’s exactly what makes it so easy to cross the line.

In #1 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher’s Cold Case, Molly Carpenter—Harry Dresden’s apprentice-turned-Winter Lady—must collect a tribute from a remote Fae colony and discovers that even if you’re a good girl, sometimes you have to be bad...

New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire’s Sleepover finds half-succubus Elsie Harrington kidnapped by a group of desperate teenage boys. Not for anything “weird.� They just need her to rescue a little girl from the boogeyman. No biggie.

In New York Times bestselling Kevin J. Anderson’s Eye of Newt, Zombie P.I. Dan Shamble’s latest client is a panicky lizard missing an eye who thinks someone wants him dead. But the truth is that someone only wants him for a very special dinner...

And New York Times bestselling author Rob Thurman’s infernally heroic Caliban Leandros takes a trip down memory lane as he deals wih some overdue—and nightmarish—vengeance involving some quite nasty Impossible Monsters .

ALSO INCLUDES STORIES BY

Tanya Huff * Kat Richardson * Jim C. Hines * Anton Strout * Lucy A. Snyder * Kristine Kathryn Rusch * Erik Scott de Bie *


From the Trade Paperback edition.]]> 338 Jim Butcher 0451474996 LT 0 COLD CASE
Read on 7th August 2024
5 Stars]]> 3.77 2016 Shadowed Souls
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/09
shelves: to-read, anthologies, fae, mystery, paranormal, series, short-stories, urban-fantasy, wizards
review:
COLD CASE
Read on 7th August 2024
5 Stars
]]> A Little Life 25334922 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER � A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship� (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century.

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST � MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST � WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE �

A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves.]]> 720 Hanya Yanagihara 1447294823 LT 0 to-read 4.28 2015 A Little Life
author: Hanya Yanagihara
name: LT
average rating: 4.28
book published: 2015
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/09
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Winter's Reach (Revanche Cycle, #1)]]> 23512021
Felix is the scion of a dying merchant house, a man with just one chance to save his family and the woman he loves. His last hope lies in the snowbound hell of Winter's Reach, a former prison colony turned "free city" under a brutal tyrant's reign.

Livia and Felix have never crossed paths, but they've both been snared in a far greater web than they can imagine. They -- along with a pair of veteran bounty hunters, an exiled politician, and a sadistic coven of witches -- are cogs in one man's apocalyptic plan for revenge. A plan which, if it succeeds, will leave an entire nation in flames.]]> 357 Craig Schaefer 099033936X LT 0 to-read 3.76 2014 Winter's Reach (Revanche Cycle, #1)
author: Craig Schaefer
name: LT
average rating: 3.76
book published: 2014
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/07
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2)]]> 18071466 LES ANGES NE SONT PAS CE QUE L'ON CROIT. ILS DÉTRUISENT LE MONDE, ÉRADIQUENT L'ESPĂCE HUMAINE.


Désormais seule, Penryn cherche sans relâche Paige, sa petite soeur, dans les rues vides de San Francisco. Pendant ce temps, Raffe doit impérativement retrouver ses ailes, sans lesquelles il ne pourra revenir parmi les siens. Mais, une fois qu'il sera confronté à l'ultime choix � récupérer ses ailes ou sauver Penryn �, quelle sera sa priorité ?]]> 314 Susan Ee 147781728X LT 5 4.26 2013 World After (Penryn & the End of Days, #2)
author: Susan Ee
name: LT
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2013
rating: 5
read at: 2016/04/27
date added: 2024/08/07
shelves: favourites, post-apocalyptic, angels, young-adult, wholly-artfully-designed-ă…�-ă…�, one-hell-of-a-journey-grins, trilogies, book-boyfriend-ă…‹ă…‹ă…�, fantasy, dystopian
review:

]]> Dangerous Women 23847944 Dangerous Women include work by twelve New York Times bestsellers, and seven stories set in the authors' bestselling continuities-including a new "Outlander" story by Diana Gabaldon, a tale of Harry Dresden's world by Jim Butcher, a story from Lev Grossman set in the world of The Magicians, and a 35,000-word novella by George R. R. Martin about the Dance of the Dragons, the vast civil war that tore Westeros apart nearly two centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones.

Also included are original stories by Brandon Sanderson, Joe Abercrombie, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Lawrence Block, Carrie Vaughn, S. M. Stirling, Sharon Kay Penman, and more.

Writes Gardner Dozois in his Introduction: "Here you'll find no hapless victims who stand by whimpering in dread while the male hero fights the monster...Instead, you will find sword-wielding women warriors, intrepid women fighter pilots and far-ranging spacewomen, deadly female serial killers, formidable female superheroes, sly and seductive femmes fatale, female wizards, hard-living Bad Girls, female bandits and rebels, embattled survivors in Post-Apocalyptic futures, female Private Investigators, stern female hanging judges, haughty queens who rule nations and whose jealousies and ambitions send thousands to grisly deaths, daring dragonriders, and many more."]]> 784 George R.R. Martin 0765332078 LT 0 BOMBSHELLS
Read on 6th August 2024
5 Stars]]> 3.56 2013 Dangerous Women
author: George R.R. Martin
name: LT
average rating: 3.56
book published: 2013
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/05
shelves: to-read, anthologies, fae, mystery, paranormal, series, short-stories, urban-fantasy, vampires, wizards, werewolves
review:
BOMBSHELLS
Read on 6th August 2024
5 Stars
]]> <![CDATA[Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love]]> 7841656
“Love Hurts� copyright © 2010 by Jim Butcher
“The Marrying Maid� copyright © 2010 by Jo Beverley
“Rooftops� copyright © 2010 by Carrie Vaughn LLC
“Hurt Me� copyright © 2010 by M. L. N. Hanover
“Demon Lover� copyright © 2010 by Cecelia Holland
“The Wayfarer’s Advice� copyright © 2010 by Melinda Snodgrass
“Blue Boots� copyright © 2010 by Robin Hobb
“The Thing About Cassandra� copyright © 2010 by Neil Gaiman
“After the Blood� copyright © 2010 by Marjorie M. Liu
“You, and You Alone� copyright © 2010 by Jacqueline Carey
“His Wolf� copyright © 2010 by Lisa Tuttle
“Courting Trouble� copyright © 2010 by Linnea Sinclair
“The Demon Dancer� copyright © 2010 by Mary Jo Putney
“Under/Above the Water� copyright © 2010 by Tanith Lee
“Kaskia� copyright © 2010 by Peter S. Beagle
“Man in the Mirror� copyright © 2010 by Yasmine Galenorn
“A Leaf on the Wind of All Hallows� copyright © 2010 by Diana Gabaldon]]> 468 George R.R. Martin 1439150141 LT 0 LOVE HURTS
Read on 19th July 2024
5 Stars]]> 3.78 2010 Songs of Love and Death: All-Original Tales of Star-Crossed Love
author: George R.R. Martin
name: LT
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2010
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/05
shelves: to-read, anthologies, mystery, paranormal, romance, series, short-stories, urban-fantasy, vampires, wizards
review:
LOVE HURTS
Read on 19th July 2024
5 Stars
]]> Hex Appeal 12993852 Fall under the intoxicating spell of their hex appeal�

In the magical world that lies hidden beneath our own, witches and conjurers play deadly games. They know just the right spell to kill a man with one kiss—or raise him back again. And they’re not afraid to exact sweet revenge on those who dare to cross them. But what if you’re the unlucky soul who falls victim to a conjurer’s curse? And if you had the power to cast a magic spell of your own, would you use it?

In this bewitching collection, nine of today’s hottest paranormal authors tell all-new, otherworldly tales.Ěý Spellbinding stories featuring bigfoot, albino vampires, professional wizards, resurrected boyfriends and even a sex droid from the twenty-third century named Silicon Lily. ĚýBut as our conjurers are about to discover, it’s all fun and games until someone gets hexed.Ěý And sometimes, even the best spun spells can lead to complete and utter mayhem.Ěý

Includes:
Retribution Clause by Ilona Andrews
Bigfoot on Campus by Jim Butcher
Holly’s Balm by Rachel Caine
Snow Job by Carole Nelson Douglas
Outside The Box by P. N. Elrod
How Do You Feel? by Simon R. Green
There Will Be Demons by Lori Handeland
Cherry Kisses by Erica Hayes
The Arcane Art of Misdirection by Carrie Vaughn

Length: 13 hours and 8 minutes]]> 356 P.N. Elrod 0312590725 LT 0 BIGFOOT ON CAMPUS
Read on 5th August 2024
5 Stars]]> 3.89 2012 Hex Appeal
author: P.N. Elrod
name: LT
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2012
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/05
shelves: to-read, anthologies, family, mystery, one-hell-of-a-journey-grins, paranormal, series, short-stories, vampires, urban-fantasy, wizards
review:
BIGFOOT ON CAMPUS
Read on 5th August 2024
5 Stars
]]> <![CDATA[My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon]]> 1773616 358 P.N. Elrod 0312375042 LT 0 HEOROT
Read on 16th July 2024
5 Stars
]]> 3.84 2008 My Big Fat Supernatural Honeymoon
author: P.N. Elrod
name: LT
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2008
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/05
shelves: to-read, anthologies, mystery, one-hell-of-a-journey-grins, paranormal, series, short-stories, urban-fantasy, wizards
review:
HEOROT
Read on 16th July 2024
5 Stars

]]> <![CDATA[My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding]]> 84156
An "ordinary" wedding can get crazy enough, so can you imagine what happens when otherworldly creatures are involved? Nine of the hottest authors of paranormal fiction answer that question in this delightful collection of supernatural wedding stories. What's the seating plan when rival clans of werewolves and vampires meet under the same roof? How can a couple in the throes of love overcome traps set by feuding relatives---who are experts at voodoo? Will you have a good marriage if your high-seas wedding is held on a cursed ship? How do you deal with a wedding singer who's just a little too good at impersonating Elvis? Shape-shifters, wizards, and magic, oh my!

"The Wedding of Wylda Serene" / Esther Friesner
"All Shook Up" /P.N. Elrod
"Tacky" / Charlaine Harris
"A Hard Day's Night-Searcher" / Sherrilyn Kenyon
"Something Borrowed" / Jim Butcher
"Spellbound" / L.A. Banks
"Dead Man's Chest" / Rachel Caine
"Charmed by the Moon" / Lori Handeland
"...Or Forever Hold Your Peace" / Susan Krinard]]> 310 P.N. Elrod 0312343604 LT 0 SOMETHING BORROWED
Read on 15th June 2024
5 Stars]]> 3.80 2006 My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding
author: P.N. Elrod
name: LT
average rating: 3.80
book published: 2006
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/05
shelves: to-read, anthologies, fae, mystery, paranormal, series, short-stories, urban-fantasy, werewolves, wizards
review:
SOMETHING BORROWED
Read on 15th June 2024
5 Stars
]]> <![CDATA[Blood Lite III: Aftertaste (Blood Lite, #3)]]> 10857421
"Blood Lite III: Aftertaste" continues to put the fun back into dark fiction, featuring a wide range of humorous and highly entertaining horror-filled tales. Edited by Horror Writers Association founding member and award-winning author Kevin J. Anderson, the stories vary in tone from wry to downright laugh-out-loud funny. Featuring such well-known horror writers as Jim Butcher, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Christopher Golden, and many others, this collection of tales is perfect for anyone who enjoys being entertained as much as they love a good scare.

Contents:
I was a teenage Bigfoot / Jim Butcher --
Blood-red greens / Joel A. Sutherland --
V plates / Kelley Armstong --
Put on a happy face / Christopher Golden --
Devil's contract / E.S. Magill --
Nine-tenths of the law / Eric James Stone --
Scrumptious bone bread / Jeff Strand --
Let that be a lesson to you / Mark Onspaugh --
Mint in box / Mike Baron --
Great zombie invasion of 1979 / J.G. Faherty --
Dating after the apocalypse / Stephen Dorato --
Typecast / Jeff Ryan --
Making the cut / Mike Resnick, Lezli Robyn --
Acknowledgments / Will Ludwigsen --
Mannequin / Heather Graham --
Short term / Daniel Pyle --
Distressed travelers / Nina Kiriki Hoffman --
Bayou brawl / L.A. Banks --
Steeple people / John Alfred Taylor --
For sale / David Sakmyster --
Man who could not be bothered to die / Norman Prentiss --
Last demon / Don D'Ammassa --
Misadventure to call your own / Adrian Ludens --
Smoke and mirrorballs / Chris Abbey --
Brians!!! / D.L. Snell --
Still life / Ken Lilli-Paetz --
Day in the life / Sherrilyn]]> 513 Kevin J. Anderson 1451636237 LT 0 I WAS A TEENAGE BIGFOOT
Read on 4th August 2024
5 Stars]]> 3.84 2012 Blood Lite III: Aftertaste (Blood Lite, #3)
author: Kevin J. Anderson
name: LT
average rating: 3.84
book published: 2012
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/05
shelves: to-read, anthologies, family, mystery, paranormal, series, short-stories, urban-fantasy, wizards
review:
I WAS A TEENAGE BIGFOOT
Read on 4th August 2024
5 Stars
]]> <![CDATA[Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron]]> 15730934 Broomsticks.
Black Cats.
Pointy Hats.


They can mean only one thing - somewhere nearby, there must be a witch. From fairy tales to fims to fiction, witches cast their spells and capture our imaginations.

Now the biggest names in fantasy and young adult literature have come together to make a little magic of their own. Neil Gaiman, Holly Black, Diana Peterfreund, Margo Lanagan, Peter S. Beagle, and Garth Nix are just a few of the authors who have toiled over their cauldrons and conjured up bewitching new creations inspired by and celebrating the might and mystery of the witch. Assembled by one of the most well-regarded anthologists in the science fiction/fantasy world, this rich, intelligent collection will enchant readers of all ages.

Contents:
Stray Magic by Diana Peterfreund
Payment Due by Frances Hardinge
A Handful of Ashes by Garth Nix
Little Gods by Holly Black
Barrio Girls by Charles de Lint
Felidis by Tanith Lee
Witch Work by Neil Gaiman
The Education of a Witch by Ellen Klages
The Threefold World by Ellen Kushner
The Witch in the Wood by Delia Sherman
Which Witch by Patricia A. McKillip
The Carved Forest by Tim Pratt
Burning Castles by M. Rickert
The Stone Witch by Isobelle Carmody
Andersen’s Witch by Jane Yolen
B is for Bigfoot by Jim Butcher (also included in Brief Cases)
Great-Grandmother in the Cellar by Peter S. Beagle
Crow and Caper, Caper and Crow by Margo Lanagan

]]> 432 Jonathan Strahan 147140014X LT 0 B IS FOR BIGFOOT
Read on 3rd August 2024
5 Stars]]> 3.38 2012 Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron
author: Jonathan Strahan
name: LT
average rating: 3.38
book published: 2012
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/05
shelves: to-read, anthologies, family, mystery, paranormal, series, short-stories, urban-fantasy, wizards
review:
B IS FOR BIGFOOT
Read on 3rd August 2024
5 Stars
]]> <![CDATA[Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #1)]]> 60389150
Unfortunately, a very angry Celtic god wants that sword, and he’s hounded Atticus for centuries. Now the determined deity has tracked him down, and Atticus will need all his power—plus the help of a seductive goddess of death, his vampire and werewolf team of attorneys, a bartender possessed by a Hindu witch, and some good old-fashioned luck of the Irish—to kick some Celtic arse and deliver himself from evil.]]> 303 Kevin Hearne LT 0 3.92 2011 Hounded (The Iron Druid Chronicles, #1)
author: Kevin Hearne
name: LT
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2011
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/05
shelves: goodreads-choice-award-nominee, fantasy, series, wholly-artfully-designed-ă…�-ă…�, to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Bigfoot on Campus (The Dresden Files, #11.2)]]> 61099029 Included in Brief Cases
The short story takes place between Turn Coat and Changes.]]> 52 Jim Butcher LT 5 4.12 Bigfoot on Campus (The Dresden Files, #11.2)
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 4.12
book published:
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2024/08/05
shelves: family, mystery, paranormal, series, short-stories, wizards, urban-fantasy, vampires
review:

]]> <![CDATA[I Was A Teenage Bigfoot (The Dresden Files, #7.3)]]> 60288570 At a fancy private high school in “I Was a Teenage Bigfoot,� Harry is called in when Irwin grows ill for the first time, and it’s not just a case of mono.
Takes place circa Dead Beat.
Also published in Brief Cases]]> 28 Jim Butcher LT 5 Aha Bigfoot Irwin! 4.03 I Was A Teenage Bigfoot (The Dresden Files, #7.3)
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 4.03
book published:
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2024/08/04
shelves: mystery, paranormal, series, short-stories, urban-fantasy, wizards
review:
Aha Bigfoot Irwin!
]]> <![CDATA[AAAA Wizardry (The Dresden Files, #9.6)]]> 61061873 Falls between Proven Guilty and White Night.
Included in Brief Cases]]> 24 Jim Butcher LT 5 That's the thing about people. Whether it's to you or to everyone or
just to themselves, people lie.]]> 4.01 AAAA Wizardry (The Dresden Files, #9.6)
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 4.01
book published:
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2024/08/03
shelves: mystery, paranormal, series, short-stories, urban-fantasy, wizards
review:
That's the thing about people. Whether it's to you or to everyone or
just to themselves, people lie.
]]> <![CDATA[B is for Bigfoot (The Dresden Files, #2.5)]]> 57987464
My name is Harry Blackstone Copperfield Dresden, and while I'm a true magician, there are far stranger people in Chicago than me. This time, a concerned father hired me to protect his son at school. The boy was apparently bullied badly. The job required me to be undercover as the school janitor. As a magician, why did I take the case at all? The father is a Bigfoot, his son is half human, and the culprits are...]]> 29 Jim Butcher LT 5 5 Stars! 4.06 B is for Bigfoot (The Dresden Files, #2.5)
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 4.06
book published:
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2024/08/03
shelves: paranormal, short-stories, urban-fantasy, wizards
review:
5 Stars!
]]> Icebreaker 63828930 Sparks fly when a competitive figure skater and hockey team captain are forced to share a rink.

Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA. It looks like everything is going according to plan when she gets a full scholarship to the University of California, Maple Hills and lands a place on their competitive figure skating team.

Nothing will stand in her way, not even the captain of the hockey team, Nate Hawkins.

Nate’s focus as team captain is on keeping his team on the ice. Which is tricky when a facilities mishap means they are forced to share a rink with the figure skating team—including Anastasia, who clearly can’t stand him.

But when Anastasia’s skating partner faces an uncertain future, she may have to look to Nate to take her shot.

Sparks fly, but Anastasia isn’t worried� because she could never like a hockey player, right?]]> 447 Hannah Grace 1398525693 LT 4
I wasn't expecting this book to be so..smutty (heh)

Though to be honest, there isn't much plot but I enjoyed the interactions between different characters. Especially Anastasia and Henry *cries* (yes you heard me right. Henry, not Nathan)
My heart is melting again when I think about how precious and cute the both of them are!!]]> 3.91 2022 Icebreaker
author: Hannah Grace
name: LT
average rating: 3.91
book published: 2022
rating: 4
read at: 2024/08/02
date added: 2024/08/02
shelves: 2024-big-book-challenge, book-boyfriend-ă…‹ă…‹ă…�, chick-lit, family, food, friendship, libby, made-me-all-gooey-happy, romance, shipping-these-couples-awww, literary-award-nominee, reader-based-award-winner, contemporary-fiction, sports, trilogies
review:
3.5 Stars (Rounding it up to 4!)

I wasn't expecting this book to be so..smutty (heh)

Though to be honest, there isn't much plot but I enjoyed the interactions between different characters. Especially Anastasia and Henry *cries* (yes you heard me right. Henry, not Nathan)
My heart is melting again when I think about how precious and cute the both of them are!!
]]> Strange Brew 6122181
In Charlaine Harris' "Bacon," a beautiful vampire joins forces with a witch from an ancient line to find out who killed her beloved husband. In "Seeing Eye" by Patricia Briggs, a blind witch helps sexy werewolf Tom Franklin find his missing brother—and helps him in more ways than either of them ever suspected. And in Jim Butcher's "Last Call," wizard Harry Dresden takes on the darkest of dark powers—the ones who dare to mess with this favorite beer.

For anyone who's ever wondered what lies beyond the limits of reality, who's imagined the secret spaces where witches wield fearsome magic, come and drink deep. Let yourself fall under the spell of this bewitching collection of short stories!]]> 372 P.N. Elrod 0312383363 LT 0 LAST CALL
Read on 18th July 2024
4 Stars]]> 3.87 2009 Strange Brew
author: P.N. Elrod
name: LT
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2009
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/02
shelves: to-read, anthologies, wizards, urban-fantasy, mystery, short-stories
review:
LAST CALL
Read on 18th July 2024
4 Stars
]]> Book Lovers 58885775 One summer. Two rivals. A plot twist they didn't see coming....

Nora Stephens� life is books—she’s read them all—and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine for are her clients, for whom she lands enormous deals as a cutthroat literary agent, and her beloved little sister Libby.

Which is why she agrees to go to Sunshine Falls, North Carolina for the month of August when Libby begs her for a sisters� trip away—with visions of a small-town transformation for Nora, who she’s convinced needs to become the heroine in her own story. But instead of picnics in meadows, or run-ins with a handsome country doctor or bulging-forearmed bartender, Nora keeps bumping into Charlie Lastra, a bookish brooding editor from back in the city. It would be a meet-cute if not for the fact that they’ve met many times and it’s never been cute.

If Nora knows she’s not an ideal heroine, Charlie knows he’s nobody’s hero, but as they are thrown together again and again—in a series of coincidences no editor worth their salt would allow—what they discover might just unravel the carefully crafted stories they’ve written about themselves.]]> 338 Emily Henry 0593334841 LT 5 FIVE ADORABLE CHARMING COMELY STARS

“For anyone who wants it all,� she begins, “may you find something that is more than enough.�


I LOVE CHARLIE AND NORA!!!

Dang, the banter between these two characters. Practically got me smiling non-stop whenever they talk

description

AND CHARLIE LASTRA?!?!

description

This is my very first book by Emily Henry and I absolutely adored it. It kept me rooted until the very end. Book Lovers is not only an incredible romance story—it is also about siblings and the love of books. A simply fantastic read!

P.S. And it's cute that there's an ultimate reading list by Nora and Libby added at the end!]]> 4.03 2022 Book Lovers
author: Emily Henry
name: LT
average rating: 4.03
book published: 2022
rating: 5
read at: 2023/05/30
date added: 2024/08/02
shelves: book-boyfriend-ă…‹ă…‹ă…�, family, made-me-burst-out-laughing-hahahaha, made-me-all-gooey-happy, romance, contemporary-fiction, chick-lit, new-adult, goodreads-choice-award-winner, libby
review:
FIVE ADORABLE CHARMING COMELY STARS

“For anyone who wants it all,� she begins, “may you find something that is more than enough.�


I LOVE CHARLIE AND NORA!!!

Dang, the banter between these two characters. Practically got me smiling non-stop whenever they talk

description

AND CHARLIE LASTRA?!?!

description

This is my very first book by Emily Henry and I absolutely adored it. It kept me rooted until the very end. Book Lovers is not only an incredible romance story—it is also about siblings and the love of books. A simply fantastic read!

P.S. And it's cute that there's an ultimate reading list by Nora and Libby added at the end!
]]> <![CDATA[A Fistful of Warlocks (The Dresden Files, #0.1)]]> 60686246 Luccio takes on necromancers in the Wild West.
Set long before the events of the series
Also published in Brief Cases.]]> 28 Jim Butcher LT 4 3.5 Stars 3.85 2017 A Fistful of Warlocks (The Dresden Files, #0.1)
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 3.85
book published: 2017
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2024/08/01
shelves: paranormal, series, short-stories, wizards, fantasy
review:
3.5 Stars
]]> Straight Outta Tombstone 32919692 Tales of the Weird Wild West.Top authors take on the classic western, with a weird twist. Includes new stories by Larry Correia and Jim Butcher!
Come visit the Old West, the land where gang initiations, ride-by shootings and territory disputes got their start. But these tales aren't the ones your grandpappy spun around a campfire, unless he spoke of soul-sucking ghosts, steam-powered demons, and wayward aliens.
Here then are seventeen stories that breathe new life in the Old West. Among them: Larry Correia explores the roots of his best-selling Monster Hunter International series in "Bubba Shackleford's Professional Monster Killers." Jim Butcher reveals the origin of one of the Dresden Files' most popular characters in "A Fistful of Warlocks." And Kevin J. Anderson's Dan Shamble, Zombie P.I., finds himself in a showdown in "High Midnight." Plus stories from Alan Dean Foster, Sarah A. Hoyt, Jody Lynn Nye, Michael A. Stackpole, and many more.
This is a new Old West and you ll be lucky to get outta town alive!
Contributors:
David Boop
Larry Correia
Jody Lynn Nye
Sam Knight
Robert E. Vardeman
Phil Foglio
Nicole Kurtz
Michael A. Stackpole
Bryan Thomas Schmidt & Ken Scholes
Maurice Broaddus
Sarah A. Hoyt
Alan Dean Foster
David Lee Summers
Kevin J. Anderson
Naomi Brett Rourke
Julie Campbell
Peter J. Wacks
Jim Butcher"]]> 259 David Boop 1481482696 LT 0 to-read, anthologies A FISTFUL OF WARLOCKS
Read on 31st July 2024
3.5 Stars]]> 3.87 2017 Straight Outta Tombstone
author: David Boop
name: LT
average rating: 3.87
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/08/01
shelves: to-read, anthologies
review:
A FISTFUL OF WARLOCKS
Read on 31st July 2024
3.5 Stars
]]> With Malice 29282403
For fans of We Were Liars and The Girl on the Train comes a chilling, addictive psychological thriller about a teenage girl who cannot remember the last six weeks of her life.
Ěý
Eighteen-year-old Jill Charron’s senior trip to Italy was supposed to be the adventure of a lifetime. And then the accident happened. Waking up in a hospital room, her leg in a cast, stitches in her face, and a big blank canvas where the last six weeks should be, Jill comes to discover she was involved in a fatal accident in her travels abroad. She was jetted home by her affluent father in order to receive quality care. Care that includes a lawyer. And a press team. Because maybe the accident . . . wasn’t an accident. Wondering not just what happened but what she did, Jill tries to piece together the events of the past six weeks before she loses her thin hold on her once-perfect life.
Ěý
“This multimedia project is a perfect thriller to stow in your beach bag.”� Teen Vogue

“Prepare for lots of twists, right up until the very last chapter.”� Seventeen

“[A] page-turning psychological thriller.”� Bustle

For those who like a suspenseful and riveting novel.”—Glitter GuideĚý

“This book will have you turning pages as you try and decide what you believe and who you can trust.”—Parade

“Cinematic scene breaks and propulsive reveals will keep the pages furiously turning in this slow-burning but explosive thriller.”� Booklist (starred review)]]> 320 Eileen Cook 0544829301 LT 0 to-read 3.60 2016 With Malice
author: Eileen Cook
name: LT
average rating: 3.60
book published: 2016
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/07/30
shelves: to-read
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Peace Talks (The Dresden Files, #16)]]> 22249640 Dresden Files series. When the Supernatural nations of the world meet up to negotiate an end to ongoing hostilities, Harry Dresden, Chicago's only professional wizard, joins the White Council's security team to make sure the talks stay civil. But can he succeed, when dark political manipulations threaten the very existence of Chicago--and all he holds dear?

Peace Talks is the sixteenth novel in the Dresden Files series and follows Harry’s adventures after the events of Skin Game.]]> 352 Jim Butcher 035651529X LT 5 4.15 2020 Peace Talks (The Dresden Files, #16)
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2020
rating: 5
read at: 2024/07/31
date added: 2024/07/30
shelves: goodreads-choice-award-nominee, fae, family, mystery, one-hell-of-a-journey-grins, paranormal, series, urban-fantasy, vampires, wizards
review:

]]> The Atlas Six (The Atlas, #1) 59443350 The Atlas Six by Olivie Blake is the runaway TikTok must-read fantasy novel of the year. If you loved Ninth House and A Deadly Education, you’ll love this.

Originally a self-published sensation, this edition has been fully edited and revised, including gorgeous new illustrations.

Secrets. Betrayal. Seduction.
Welcome to the Alexandrian Society.

When the world’s best magicians are offered an extraordinary opportunity, saying yes is easy. Each could join the secretive Alexandrian Society, whose custodians guard lost knowledge from ancient civilizations. Their members enjoy a lifetime of power and prestige. Yet each decade, only six practitioners are invited � to fill five places.

Contenders Libby Rhodes and Nico de Varona are inseparable enemies, cosmologists who can control matter with their minds. Parisa Kamali is a telepath, who sees the mind’s deepest secrets. Reina Mori is a naturalist who can perceive and understand the flow of life itself. And Callum Nova is an empath, who can manipulate the desires of others. Finally there’s Tristan Caine, whose powers mystify even himself.

Following recruitment by the mysterious Atlas Blakely, they travel to the Society’s London headquarters. Here, each must study and innovate within esoteric subject areas. And if they can prove themselves, over the course of a year, they’ll survive. Most of them.]]> 479 Olivie Blake 1529095263 LT 5 3.55 2020 The Atlas Six (The Atlas, #1)
author: Olivie Blake
name: LT
average rating: 3.55
book published: 2020
rating: 5
read at: 2023/03/09
date added: 2024/07/29
shelves: 2023-big-book-challenge, fantasy, lgbtq, trilogies, thriller, suspense, new-adult, dark-academia, wholly-artfully-designed-ă…�-ă…�, libby
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Side Jobs: Stories from the Dresden Files (The Dresden Files, #12.5)]]> 9640495 434 Jim Butcher 1101464534 LT 5 AFTERMATH
Read on 19th July 2024
5 Stars

LOVE HURTS
Read on 19th July 2024
5 Stars

LAST CALL
Read on 18th July 2024
4 Stars

THE WARRIOR
Read on 18th July 2024
5 Stars

BACKUP
Read on 17th July 2024
5 Stars

DAY OFF
Read on 16th July 2024
3.5 Stars

HEOROT
Read on 16th July 2024
5 Stars

A RESTORATION OF FAITH
Read on 16th June 2024
4.5 Stars

VIGNETTE
Read on 15th June 2024
5 Stars

SOMETHING BORROWED
Read on 15th June 2024
5 Stars

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY, TOO
Read on 1st June 2024
5 Stars]]> 4.37 2010 Side Jobs: Stories from the Dresden Files (The Dresden Files, #12.5)
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 4.37
book published: 2010
rating: 5
read at: 2024/07/18
date added: 2024/07/22
shelves: angels, family, mystery, paranormal, series, short-stories, vampires, werewolves, wizards, anthologies, urban-fantasy, 2024-big-book-challenge, novellas, libby
review:
AFTERMATH
Read on 19th July 2024
5 Stars

LOVE HURTS
Read on 19th July 2024
5 Stars

LAST CALL
Read on 18th July 2024
4 Stars

THE WARRIOR
Read on 18th July 2024
5 Stars

BACKUP
Read on 17th July 2024
5 Stars

DAY OFF
Read on 16th July 2024
3.5 Stars

HEOROT
Read on 16th July 2024
5 Stars

A RESTORATION OF FAITH
Read on 16th June 2024
4.5 Stars

VIGNETTE
Read on 15th June 2024
5 Stars

SOMETHING BORROWED
Read on 15th June 2024
5 Stars

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY, TOO
Read on 1st June 2024
5 Stars
]]> <![CDATA[Aftermath (The Dresden Files, #12.1)]]> 61115613 Takes place immediately after "Changes"
Spoilers galore!
all-new novella from Murphy's point of view, set forty-five minutes after the end of Changes]]> Jim Butcher LT 5 4.22 Aftermath (The Dresden Files, #12.1)
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 4.22
book published:
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2024/07/19
shelves: mystery, novellas, paranormal, series, urban-fantasy, werewolves
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Curses (The Dresden Files, #10.4)]]> 61087207 28 Jim Butcher LT 4 3.94 Curses (The Dresden Files, #10.4)
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 3.94
book published:
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2024/07/19
shelves: mystery, paranormal, series, short-stories, urban-fantasy, wizards
review:

]]> Love Hurts 11300576 New York Times bestselling author Jim Butcher, originally published in the anthology SONGS OF LOVE AND DEATH, edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois.]]> 20 Jim Butcher 1451656823 LT 5 3.93 2011 Love Hurts
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2011
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 2024/07/19
shelves: mystery, paranormal, series, short-stories, vampires, urban-fantasy, wizards, libby
review:

]]> <![CDATA[Naked City: Tales of Urban Fantasy]]> 11511723 Jim Butcher's "Curses" Harry Dresden investigates how to lift a curse laid by the Fair Folk on the Chicago Cubs. In Patricia Briggs' "Fairy Gifts," a vampire is called home by magic to save the Fae who freed him from a dark curse. In Melissa Marr's "Guns for the Dead," the newly dead Frankie Lee seeks a job in the afterlife on the wrong side of the law. In Holly Black's "Noble Rot," a dying rock star discovers that the young woman who brings him food every day has some strange appetites of her own.Featuring original stories from 20 authors, this dark, captivating, fabulous and fantastical collection is not to be missed!]]> 560 Ellen Datlow 1429983159 LT 0 to-read, anthologies CURSES
Read on 19th July 2024
3.5 Stars]]> 3.56 2011 Naked City: Tales of Urban Fantasy
author: Ellen Datlow
name: LT
average rating: 3.56
book published: 2011
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/07/19
shelves: to-read, anthologies
review:
CURSES
Read on 19th July 2024
3.5 Stars
]]> Mean Streets 6589724
Nightside dweller John Taylor is hired by a woman to find something she lost—her memory—in a noir tale from Simon R. Green.

Kat Richardson’s Greywalker finds herself in too deep when a “simple job� goes bad and Harper Blaine is enmeshed in a tangle of dark secrets and revenge from beyond the grave.

For centuries, the being that we know as Noah lived among us. Now he is dead, and fallen-angel-turned-detective Remy Chandler has been hired to find out who killed him in a whodunit by Thomas E. Sniegoski.]]> 368 Jim Butcher 1440699941 LT 0 to-read, anthologies THE WARRIOR
Read on 18th July 2024
5 Stars
]]> 3.93 2009 Mean Streets
author: Jim Butcher
name: LT
average rating: 3.93
book published: 2009
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/07/18
shelves: to-read, anthologies
review:
THE WARRIOR
Read on 18th July 2024
5 Stars

]]> Urban Enemies 32859670 New York Times bestselling authors Jim Butcher, Kevin Hearne, Kelley Armstrong, Seanan McGuire, and Jonathan Maberry.

For every hero trying to save the world, there’s a villain trying to tear it all down.

In this can’t-miss anthology edited by Joseph Nassise (The Templar Chronicles), you get to plot world domination with the best of the evildoers we love to hate! This outstanding collection brings you stories told from the villains� point of view, imparting a fresh and unique take on the evil masterminds, wicked witches, and infernal personalities that skulk in the pages of today’s most popular series.

The full anthology features stories by Jim Butcher (the Dresden Files), Kelley Armstrong (the Cainsville and Otherworld series), Seanan McGuire (October Daye), Kevin Hearne (The Iron Druid Chronicles), Jonathan Maberry (Joe Ledger), Lilith Saintcrow (Jill Kismet), Carrie Vaughn (Kitty Norville), Joseph Nassise (Templar Chronicles), C.E. Murphy (Walker Papers), Steven Savile (Glasstown), Caitlin Kittredge (the Hellhound Chronicles and the Black London series), Jeffrey Somers (The Ustari Cycle), Sam Witt (Pitchfork County), Craig Schaefer (Daniel Faust), Jon F. Merz (Lawson Vampire), Faith Hunter (Jane Yellowrock), and Diana Pharaoh Francis (Horngate Witches).

“Even Hand� copyright © 2017 by Jim Butcher and previously published by St. Martin’s Press in the Dark and Stormy Nights collection
“Hounded� copyright © 2017 by Kelley Armstrong
“Nigsu Ga Tesgu� copyright © 2017 by Jeffrey Somers
“Sixty-Six Seconds� copyright © 2017 by Craig Schaefer
“Kiss� copyright © 2017 by Lilith Saintcrow
“The Naughtiest Cherub� copyright © 2017 by Kevin Hearne
“The Resurrectionist� copyright © 2017 by Caitlin Kittredge
Compilation and “Down Where the Darkness Dwells� copyright © 2017 by Joseph Nassise
“Bellum Romanum� copyright ©2017 by Carrie Vaughn
“Altar Boy� copyright © 2017 by Jonathan Maberry
“Make It Snappy� copyright © 2017 by Faith Hunter
“Chase the Fire� copyright © 2017 by Jon F. Merz
“Unexpected Choices� copyright © 2017 by Diana Pharaoh Francis
“Reel Life: A Glass Town Story� copyright © 2017 by Steven Savile
“The Difference Between Deceit and Delusion� copyright © 2017 by Domino Finn
“Balance� copyright © 2017 by Seanan McGuire
“Everywhere� copyright © 2017 by Sam Witt]]> 448 Joseph Nassise 1501155091 LT 0 to-read, anthologies EVEN HAND
Read on 19th July 2024
4 Stars]]> 3.57 2017 Urban Enemies
author: Joseph Nassise
name: LT
average rating: 3.57
book published: 2017
rating: 0
read at:
date added: 2024/07/18
shelves: to-read, anthologies
review:
EVEN HAND
Read on 19th July 2024
4 Stars
]]>