Cathy Linton
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Enjoying that first book so much I think I'm going to take my current library books back & pick up the next 2 in the Licanius series! They're confusing but I'm sure it'll all make sense eventually... 💙🐉🪐📚
November 23, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Enjoying that first book so much I think I'm going to take my current library books back & pick up the next 2 in the Licanius series! They're confusing but I'm sure it'll all make sense eventually... 💙🐉🪐📚
Hmmm not sure about this one. Guess it just seemed a bit too light after other recent reads? The story did pick up but just didn't care enough about the characters so don't think I'll carry on with the sequel. 💙🪐🐉📚
November 21, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Hmmm not sure about this one. Guess it just seemed a bit too light after other recent reads? The story did pick up but just didn't care enough about the characters so don't think I'll carry on with the sequel. 💙🪐🐉📚
Just started The Shadow of What was Lost by James Islington, going well so far!
November 21, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Just started The Shadow of What was Lost by James Islington, going well so far!
The language is amazing, the repartee is fun in a really weird way, the story is totally confusing but so glad I finally got to reading this! My brain may need a break before reading Nona though. Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The language is amazing, the repartee is fun in a really weird way, the story is totally confusing but so glad I finally got to reading this! My brain may need a break before reading Nona though. Harrow the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir.
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Another recent read: Different from the TV series but still looks at what the world would do if everyone saw 2 minutes of their future. I liked the premise and there were some fun quotes & ideas of what the future may hold. Pacing was a bit odd and I'm not sold on the ending. Enjoyed it.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Another recent read: Different from the TV series but still looks at what the world would do if everyone saw 2 minutes of their future. I liked the premise and there were some fun quotes & ideas of what the future may hold. Pacing was a bit odd and I'm not sold on the ending. Enjoyed it.
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More recent reads: Katharine Kerr's Polar City series is a fun scifi/fantasy/murder mystery mashup with some baseball in there as well - particularly like the Nunks/Mulligan banter. Not sure why Kerr's scifi books fly under the radar, they really shouldn't! Anyone else read these?
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November 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM
More recent reads: Katharine Kerr's Polar City series is a fun scifi/fantasy/murder mystery mashup with some baseball in there as well - particularly like the Nunks/Mulligan banter. Not sure why Kerr's scifi books fly under the radar, they really shouldn't! Anyone else read these?
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Robin Hobb's Realm of the Elderlings has completely taken over my last few months reading. What a ride, just loved it and now it's my favourite series ever ❤️. A little annoyed to rush thru the finish before getting on a plane but I'm sure I will reread one day. Best characters ever.
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November 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Robin Hobb's Realm of the Elderlings has completely taken over my last few months reading. What a ride, just loved it and now it's my favourite series ever ❤️. A little annoyed to rush thru the finish before getting on a plane but I'm sure I will reread one day. Best characters ever.
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The Tawny Man trilogy, best Realm of the Elderlings books so far! Loving Robin Hobb. Some say they are bleak & depressing. And yes, there is pain, war & misery. Major characters die & there are painful partings. BUT also warm loving relationships, triumph over adversity, & great character growth🐉🪐📚💙
October 2, 2025 at 1:50 AM
The Tawny Man trilogy, best Realm of the Elderlings books so far! Loving Robin Hobb. Some say they are bleak & depressing. And yes, there is pain, war & misery. Major characters die & there are painful partings. BUT also warm loving relationships, triumph over adversity, & great character growth🐉🪐📚💙
Book emotions:
📚 Horror at realising the library doesn't have the next books in the series I'm reading
📚 Delight at finding the entire next 2 trilogies in a secondhand book store
📚 Impatience to finish my library books so I can get to these!
Robin Hobb's Liveship Traders &Tawny Man trilogies.
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📚 Horror at realising the library doesn't have the next books in the series I'm reading
📚 Delight at finding the entire next 2 trilogies in a secondhand book store
📚 Impatience to finish my library books so I can get to these!
Robin Hobb's Liveship Traders &Tawny Man trilogies.
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August 20, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Book emotions:
📚 Horror at realising the library doesn't have the next books in the series I'm reading
📚 Delight at finding the entire next 2 trilogies in a secondhand book store
📚 Impatience to finish my library books so I can get to these!
Robin Hobb's Liveship Traders &Tawny Man trilogies.
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📚 Horror at realising the library doesn't have the next books in the series I'm reading
📚 Delight at finding the entire next 2 trilogies in a secondhand book store
📚 Impatience to finish my library books so I can get to these!
Robin Hobb's Liveship Traders &Tawny Man trilogies.
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Just finished this amazing trilogy, and I LOVED it! Not sure why it's taken me so long to discover Robin Hobb. Will be taking a short break to read my library holds that just came in, then I'll be back to the Realm of the Elderlings! 📚🪐💙
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August 19, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Just finished this amazing trilogy, and I LOVED it! Not sure why it's taken me so long to discover Robin Hobb. Will be taking a short break to read my library holds that just came in, then I'll be back to the Realm of the Elderlings! 📚🪐💙
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My first foray into The Realm of the Elderings by Robin Hobb. Excellent start, SO tempted to keep reading but I really do need to get some sleep tonight!
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August 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
My first foray into The Realm of the Elderings by Robin Hobb. Excellent start, SO tempted to keep reading but I really do need to get some sleep tonight!
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My library hold came in too, and I'm wondering the same thing!
July 22, 2025 at 6:31 AM
My library hold came in too, and I'm wondering the same thing!
While reading Under the Dome recently (excellent if scary book) I was reminded of the Gone books by Michael Grant. Both show a town isolated from the world where rules disappear, but in Gone the adults vanish. Not sure how far into the series I'll get, good story but maybe a bit young.
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July 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
While reading Under the Dome recently (excellent if scary book) I was reminded of the Gone books by Michael Grant. Both show a town isolated from the world where rules disappear, but in Gone the adults vanish. Not sure how far into the series I'll get, good story but maybe a bit young.
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A holiday weekend is the perfect time to check out the local used book shop, here's my haul today. Haven't read Katherine Kurtz or Sheri Tepper before.
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June 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
A holiday weekend is the perfect time to check out the local used book shop, here's my haul today. Haven't read Katherine Kurtz or Sheri Tepper before.
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"Perfect for fans of Babel and Fourth Wing". Ummm, what? Those books really don't have a lot in common, other than the "academic setting". Anyway, anyone know if this is any good? I'm more of a fan of Babel than Fourth Wing.
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June 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
"Perfect for fans of Babel and Fourth Wing". Ummm, what? Those books really don't have a lot in common, other than the "academic setting". Anyway, anyone know if this is any good? I'm more of a fan of Babel than Fourth Wing.
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This is one seriously huge book! 💙🪐📚
June 14, 2025 at 8:55 PM
This is one seriously huge book! 💙🪐📚
Loved this! Seven contenders compete for the throne, one is murdered. The story follows an unlikely contender investigating the murder and uncovering secrets & treachery past & present. Excellent characters, fun banter, ridiculous situations, lots of heart.
The Raven Scholar, Antonia Hodgson
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The Raven Scholar, Antonia Hodgson
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June 10, 2025 at 3:23 AM
Loved this! Seven contenders compete for the throne, one is murdered. The story follows an unlikely contender investigating the murder and uncovering secrets & treachery past & present. Excellent characters, fun banter, ridiculous situations, lots of heart.
The Raven Scholar, Antonia Hodgson
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Such an extraordinary series I had to read it again! Which helps sort out the many characters and who is betraying who... The political intrigue is fascinating, the characters are well written, the world building is excellent. There is sex and violence, often at the same time. Fascinating books.
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June 4, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Such an extraordinary series I had to read it again! Which helps sort out the many characters and who is betraying who... The political intrigue is fascinating, the characters are well written, the world building is excellent. There is sex and violence, often at the same time. Fascinating books.
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Recently finished the Mistborn era 2 books; wasn't sure about them at first due to jokey nature & more modern setting but they just got better & better. Can't believe that Steris ended up being one of my favourite characters! Nice tie in with rest of the Cosmere near the end of the books.
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May 13, 2025 at 5:03 AM
Recently finished the Mistborn era 2 books; wasn't sure about them at first due to jokey nature & more modern setting but they just got better & better. Can't believe that Steris ended up being one of my favourite characters! Nice tie in with rest of the Cosmere near the end of the books.
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Recently read The Monsters of Verity duology by VE Schwab. Based in a post apocalyptic city, monsters are real, kids of 2 dueling families end up working together to save the city. Loved the morally grey characters, Schwab is so good at that! Why is this YA? Young MCs & based partly in a school?
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April 23, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Recently read The Monsters of Verity duology by VE Schwab. Based in a post apocalyptic city, monsters are real, kids of 2 dueling families end up working together to save the city. Loved the morally grey characters, Schwab is so good at that! Why is this YA? Young MCs & based partly in a school?
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Read in spite of the "Tiktok made me buy it!" tag (why do they do that??). Nice change from all my recent Sanderson & Martin rereads. Really liked the main character, especially how she deals with racism & sexism. Interesting King Arthur magic system, twist at the end!
Legendborn, Tracy Deonn
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April 17, 2025 at 4:27 AM
Read in spite of the "Tiktok made me buy it!" tag (why do they do that??). Nice change from all my recent Sanderson & Martin rereads. Really liked the main character, especially how she deals with racism & sexism. Interesting King Arthur magic system, twist at the end!
Legendborn, Tracy Deonn
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I kind of read these - did a LOT of skipping through to work out what happens as it really didn't hold my interest. Obviously not my thing, even though I usually like the magic school type books. Are other Naomi Novik books similar?
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April 8, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I kind of read these - did a LOT of skipping through to work out what happens as it really didn't hold my interest. Obviously not my thing, even though I usually like the magic school type books. Are other Naomi Novik books similar?
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Finished first part of some Brandon Sanderson rereads, enjoyed more than first read, I assume as I read close together? Appreciated Sazed's story more, also stories of the minor characters. Where to from here? Arcanum Unbounded maybe?
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April 5, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Finished first part of some Brandon Sanderson rereads, enjoyed more than first read, I assume as I read close together? Appreciated Sazed's story more, also stories of the minor characters. Where to from here? Arcanum Unbounded maybe?
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I actually read a book that isn't fantasy! The MC's bad decisions have been discussed a lot already, so won't start again. Question though, is the publishing industry really like this? Fascinating.
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March 28, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I actually read a book that isn't fantasy! The MC's bad decisions have been discussed a lot already, so won't start again. Question though, is the publishing industry really like this? Fascinating.
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