I also read this super weird fast-paced sci-fi book! it was like a movie. it’s set in future south africa and has robots, demigods, and too much to explain in one post lol. it was quick and fun!

started reading the blighted stars by megan e o’keefe and so far this is so so so good

next up: lagoon by nnedi okorafor

it’s snowing rn and I’m going to read about aliens. maybe I’m more in the mood for sci-fi? let’s see

read 25% of king’s dragon and it’s not bad at all, but I’m not feeling in love with it like I want to be. setting it aside for now and looking for something to get obsessed with instead

rip 🙏

(they’re not dead I am just returning them unread to the library)

this was really good!! the chapters felt almost like essays about different aspects of white feminism and how they harm women of color. the author combines historical context and modern day examples nicely to explain her main points. highly recommend to anyone but especially to other white women!

reading update:

I had to pause reading nuclear war: a scenario due to the General State of This Week Causing Anxiety

as my new nonfiction read I picked up white tears/brown scars by ruby hamad

and for a little fantasy break I started reading the favorites by layne fargo

I just barely heard the news!! October 14!

navola mini review

🤩 the world and plot were complex and very political, the pacing kept me turning the pages (it escalated as the book went on)

🙂 the characters were messy and complicated

😬 it was a little crass for my taste, and it was right at the limit of my violence tolerance

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

omg i love robin hobb

navola reading update:

I’m about halfway through and just finished part 2. the plot is picking up quite a bit after a pretty slow-paced beginning, and I’m really interested in the story.

on a negative note, some of the descriptions are very written by a man (derogatory) and I hate that 🤢

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in an effort to find people who have similar reading taste, here are some of the fantasy books I love!

-the final strife
-the jasmine throne
-the sword of kaigen
-the shadow of what was lost
-fool’s errand
-ship of magic
-the poppy war
-a day of fallen night
-the traitor baru cormorant

starting my 12 nonfiction books challenge today with some nice existential dread

september is looking good (if this information is true 🤞)

you all better actually read those gorgeous editions of memory sorrow and thorn

me? absolutely loving the beginning of a book where the setup is someone reflecting on his life story starting from when he was a kid in complicated circumstances? that has rich worldbuilding? and the first sentence of the book mentions a dragon?

last - now - next

last: we could be rats by emily austin (so good, 5⭐️, but check content warnings)

now: navola by paolo bacigalupi (trying to read this one slowly because it’s fantastic)

next: the heart of what was lost by tad williams (so excited)