Sabrina
@cyaos77.bsky.social
Never cool. Unironic soccer mom. Cat person. Book & Video Game Nerd. Anti-nationalist (even as 🇨🇦's southern meth lab neighbour implodes), anti-capitalist, anti-fascist, and anti-religion. Sometimes I curse, a lot. Waiting for a Star Trek future.
Our cats are twinsies, except mine has a white smudge
November 23, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Our cats are twinsies, except mine has a white smudge
Book 51 of 2025 #booksky
3.25/5 - I don't shy away from ugly topics and I love books that make me uncomfortable and emotional. This book was well-written but I had issues with the romanticization of the subject matter. This was not a love story, despite the author obviously wanting it to be.
3.25/5 - I don't shy away from ugly topics and I love books that make me uncomfortable and emotional. This book was well-written but I had issues with the romanticization of the subject matter. This was not a love story, despite the author obviously wanting it to be.
November 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Book 51 of 2025 #booksky
3.25/5 - I don't shy away from ugly topics and I love books that make me uncomfortable and emotional. This book was well-written but I had issues with the romanticization of the subject matter. This was not a love story, despite the author obviously wanting it to be.
3.25/5 - I don't shy away from ugly topics and I love books that make me uncomfortable and emotional. This book was well-written but I had issues with the romanticization of the subject matter. This was not a love story, despite the author obviously wanting it to be.
Book 50 of 2025 #booksky
4/5 - beautiful writing and the first half of the book was a 5 star read. I generally don't like blatant foreshadowing (ie ...and that would be the last time she saw her for five years...) and I found the break to be contrived and not overly realistic. Mowed through it.
4/5 - beautiful writing and the first half of the book was a 5 star read. I generally don't like blatant foreshadowing (ie ...and that would be the last time she saw her for five years...) and I found the break to be contrived and not overly realistic. Mowed through it.
November 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Book 50 of 2025 #booksky
4/5 - beautiful writing and the first half of the book was a 5 star read. I generally don't like blatant foreshadowing (ie ...and that would be the last time she saw her for five years...) and I found the break to be contrived and not overly realistic. Mowed through it.
4/5 - beautiful writing and the first half of the book was a 5 star read. I generally don't like blatant foreshadowing (ie ...and that would be the last time she saw her for five years...) and I found the break to be contrived and not overly realistic. Mowed through it.
Book 49 of 2025 #booksky
5/5 - this has been on my TBR for awhile. Maggie O'Farrell is a fantastic writer, and this is her masterpiece. A lyrical, quiet book on love and grief. It was nominally about Shakespeare but could have been about any family, and I loved that it was told in present tense.
5/5 - this has been on my TBR for awhile. Maggie O'Farrell is a fantastic writer, and this is her masterpiece. A lyrical, quiet book on love and grief. It was nominally about Shakespeare but could have been about any family, and I loved that it was told in present tense.
October 31, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Book 49 of 2025 #booksky
5/5 - this has been on my TBR for awhile. Maggie O'Farrell is a fantastic writer, and this is her masterpiece. A lyrical, quiet book on love and grief. It was nominally about Shakespeare but could have been about any family, and I loved that it was told in present tense.
5/5 - this has been on my TBR for awhile. Maggie O'Farrell is a fantastic writer, and this is her masterpiece. A lyrical, quiet book on love and grief. It was nominally about Shakespeare but could have been about any family, and I loved that it was told in present tense.
Book 48 of 2025 #booksky
4.25/5 - I enjoyed this more than Boy Parts by the same author. I do love an unreliable narrator, even though this one was sleazier than I'm generally okay with. Everyone is unreliable and it does highlight some of the problems with the true crime industry.
4.25/5 - I enjoyed this more than Boy Parts by the same author. I do love an unreliable narrator, even though this one was sleazier than I'm generally okay with. Everyone is unreliable and it does highlight some of the problems with the true crime industry.
October 29, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Book 48 of 2025 #booksky
4.25/5 - I enjoyed this more than Boy Parts by the same author. I do love an unreliable narrator, even though this one was sleazier than I'm generally okay with. Everyone is unreliable and it does highlight some of the problems with the true crime industry.
4.25/5 - I enjoyed this more than Boy Parts by the same author. I do love an unreliable narrator, even though this one was sleazier than I'm generally okay with. Everyone is unreliable and it does highlight some of the problems with the true crime industry.
Book 47 of 2025 #booksky
3.75/5 - A reviewer better than I called this a fever dream and it is an apt description. It took a little time to get my bearings, but once I did I was invested in making sure that Shy came out of his night time jaunt okay.
3.75/5 - A reviewer better than I called this a fever dream and it is an apt description. It took a little time to get my bearings, but once I did I was invested in making sure that Shy came out of his night time jaunt okay.
October 24, 2025 at 3:24 AM
Book 47 of 2025 #booksky
3.75/5 - A reviewer better than I called this a fever dream and it is an apt description. It took a little time to get my bearings, but once I did I was invested in making sure that Shy came out of his night time jaunt okay.
3.75/5 - A reviewer better than I called this a fever dream and it is an apt description. It took a little time to get my bearings, but once I did I was invested in making sure that Shy came out of his night time jaunt okay.
Book 46 of 2025 #booksky
4.75/5 - Adam Haslett writes beautifully and some of the passages almost made me stop breathing. A thought provoking read on mental illness and how it reverberates through a family. Some of Michael's parts were a slog, but I think that was the intent. Highly recommended.
4.75/5 - Adam Haslett writes beautifully and some of the passages almost made me stop breathing. A thought provoking read on mental illness and how it reverberates through a family. Some of Michael's parts were a slog, but I think that was the intent. Highly recommended.
October 22, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Book 46 of 2025 #booksky
4.75/5 - Adam Haslett writes beautifully and some of the passages almost made me stop breathing. A thought provoking read on mental illness and how it reverberates through a family. Some of Michael's parts were a slog, but I think that was the intent. Highly recommended.
4.75/5 - Adam Haslett writes beautifully and some of the passages almost made me stop breathing. A thought provoking read on mental illness and how it reverberates through a family. Some of Michael's parts were a slog, but I think that was the intent. Highly recommended.
Book 45 of 2025 #booksky
3.25/5 - beautifully written, and had the story been solely about the sister it would have been outstanding. The "romance" was rushed, unbelievable, and just awkward. The heart of the book is the relationship between the two sisters, and this is what made it a better book.
3.25/5 - beautifully written, and had the story been solely about the sister it would have been outstanding. The "romance" was rushed, unbelievable, and just awkward. The heart of the book is the relationship between the two sisters, and this is what made it a better book.
October 14, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Book 45 of 2025 #booksky
3.25/5 - beautifully written, and had the story been solely about the sister it would have been outstanding. The "romance" was rushed, unbelievable, and just awkward. The heart of the book is the relationship between the two sisters, and this is what made it a better book.
3.25/5 - beautifully written, and had the story been solely about the sister it would have been outstanding. The "romance" was rushed, unbelievable, and just awkward. The heart of the book is the relationship between the two sisters, and this is what made it a better book.
Book 44 of 2025 #booksky
4/5 - initially I was going to rate this higher, but I found the ending a little overwrought. The writing itself was beautiful, the characters were interesting, and the setting of post-war Amsterdam was refreshing for a historical fiction novel in Europe.
4/5 - initially I was going to rate this higher, but I found the ending a little overwrought. The writing itself was beautiful, the characters were interesting, and the setting of post-war Amsterdam was refreshing for a historical fiction novel in Europe.
October 3, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Book 44 of 2025 #booksky
4/5 - initially I was going to rate this higher, but I found the ending a little overwrought. The writing itself was beautiful, the characters were interesting, and the setting of post-war Amsterdam was refreshing for a historical fiction novel in Europe.
4/5 - initially I was going to rate this higher, but I found the ending a little overwrought. The writing itself was beautiful, the characters were interesting, and the setting of post-war Amsterdam was refreshing for a historical fiction novel in Europe.
Book 43 of 2025 #booksky
4.5/5 - what a wonderful book this was. It has been on my TBR for years and I never got around to it as it seemed very YA. It's more than that, the author successfully chronicled Charlie's feelings. A great time capsule of the 90's for those of us who came of age there.
4.5/5 - what a wonderful book this was. It has been on my TBR for years and I never got around to it as it seemed very YA. It's more than that, the author successfully chronicled Charlie's feelings. A great time capsule of the 90's for those of us who came of age there.
October 1, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Book 43 of 2025 #booksky
4.5/5 - what a wonderful book this was. It has been on my TBR for years and I never got around to it as it seemed very YA. It's more than that, the author successfully chronicled Charlie's feelings. A great time capsule of the 90's for those of us who came of age there.
4.5/5 - what a wonderful book this was. It has been on my TBR for years and I never got around to it as it seemed very YA. It's more than that, the author successfully chronicled Charlie's feelings. A great time capsule of the 90's for those of us who came of age there.
Book 42 of 2025 #booksky
3.5/5 - I really wanted to rate this higher. The first four stories were, while disturbing, entertaining and well-written. I felt like I lost the thread on the 5th story, and then after that it all just went to hell and parts of the last story were just skimmed.
3.5/5 - I really wanted to rate this higher. The first four stories were, while disturbing, entertaining and well-written. I felt like I lost the thread on the 5th story, and then after that it all just went to hell and parts of the last story were just skimmed.
September 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Book 42 of 2025 #booksky
3.5/5 - I really wanted to rate this higher. The first four stories were, while disturbing, entertaining and well-written. I felt like I lost the thread on the 5th story, and then after that it all just went to hell and parts of the last story were just skimmed.
3.5/5 - I really wanted to rate this higher. The first four stories were, while disturbing, entertaining and well-written. I felt like I lost the thread on the 5th story, and then after that it all just went to hell and parts of the last story were just skimmed.
Book 41 of 2025 #booksky
4.5/5 - I really didn't like A Complicated Kindness by this same author, so I was reluctant to read this despite good reviews. I decided to give it a shot, and I'm glad that I did. This is a great book - it's complicated, heartbreaking, and disturbing.
4.5/5 - I really didn't like A Complicated Kindness by this same author, so I was reluctant to read this despite good reviews. I decided to give it a shot, and I'm glad that I did. This is a great book - it's complicated, heartbreaking, and disturbing.
September 25, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Book 41 of 2025 #booksky
4.5/5 - I really didn't like A Complicated Kindness by this same author, so I was reluctant to read this despite good reviews. I decided to give it a shot, and I'm glad that I did. This is a great book - it's complicated, heartbreaking, and disturbing.
4.5/5 - I really didn't like A Complicated Kindness by this same author, so I was reluctant to read this despite good reviews. I decided to give it a shot, and I'm glad that I did. This is a great book - it's complicated, heartbreaking, and disturbing.
Book 40 of 2025 #booksky
4/5 - a quick read that had a lot to say with razor-sharp wit and on-point social commentary. The ending was true, although not what I was rooting for. Would definitely recommend and will seek out other titles by this author.
4/5 - a quick read that had a lot to say with razor-sharp wit and on-point social commentary. The ending was true, although not what I was rooting for. Would definitely recommend and will seek out other titles by this author.
September 22, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Book 40 of 2025 #booksky
4/5 - a quick read that had a lot to say with razor-sharp wit and on-point social commentary. The ending was true, although not what I was rooting for. Would definitely recommend and will seek out other titles by this author.
4/5 - a quick read that had a lot to say with razor-sharp wit and on-point social commentary. The ending was true, although not what I was rooting for. Would definitely recommend and will seek out other titles by this author.
Book 39 of 2025 #booksky
I adore Guy Gavriel Kay's writing, he is one of the best literary fantasy writers and was my gateway into fantasy. He also seems like a good human and is 🇨🇦 to boot. This book was beautiful and researched as expected, but did seem to have a meandering plot.
I adore Guy Gavriel Kay's writing, he is one of the best literary fantasy writers and was my gateway into fantasy. He also seems like a good human and is 🇨🇦 to boot. This book was beautiful and researched as expected, but did seem to have a meandering plot.
September 17, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Book 39 of 2025 #booksky
I adore Guy Gavriel Kay's writing, he is one of the best literary fantasy writers and was my gateway into fantasy. He also seems like a good human and is 🇨🇦 to boot. This book was beautiful and researched as expected, but did seem to have a meandering plot.
I adore Guy Gavriel Kay's writing, he is one of the best literary fantasy writers and was my gateway into fantasy. He also seems like a good human and is 🇨🇦 to boot. This book was beautiful and researched as expected, but did seem to have a meandering plot.
Book 38 of 2025 #booksky
3.75/5 - I was pleasantly surprised by this book. The book was about the experience of three sisters during the great storm of 1913 on the Great Lakes. I liked it. I always say I'm going to read more historical fiction, and then never do.
3.75/5 - I was pleasantly surprised by this book. The book was about the experience of three sisters during the great storm of 1913 on the Great Lakes. I liked it. I always say I'm going to read more historical fiction, and then never do.
September 2, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Book 38 of 2025 #booksky
3.75/5 - I was pleasantly surprised by this book. The book was about the experience of three sisters during the great storm of 1913 on the Great Lakes. I liked it. I always say I'm going to read more historical fiction, and then never do.
3.75/5 - I was pleasantly surprised by this book. The book was about the experience of three sisters during the great storm of 1913 on the Great Lakes. I liked it. I always say I'm going to read more historical fiction, and then never do.
Restarted playing ESO after a ten year break. Wanted to play a sorcerer so picked a High Elf for the stats. I forgot how racist and horrible they are, it's like current day politics invaded what is supposed to be an escape. I forgot my old credo to always pick Orc. #gamesky #eso #mmorpg
September 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Book 37 of 2025 #booksky
3.75/5 - The vast majority of this novel was dialogue, which was an interesting choice. I would have enjoyed it more with a little more introspection by the characters but it was funny, sad, and surprisingly emotional at times. 🇨🇦 Author too as a bonus.
3.75/5 - The vast majority of this novel was dialogue, which was an interesting choice. I would have enjoyed it more with a little more introspection by the characters but it was funny, sad, and surprisingly emotional at times. 🇨🇦 Author too as a bonus.
August 22, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Book 37 of 2025 #booksky
3.75/5 - The vast majority of this novel was dialogue, which was an interesting choice. I would have enjoyed it more with a little more introspection by the characters but it was funny, sad, and surprisingly emotional at times. 🇨🇦 Author too as a bonus.
3.75/5 - The vast majority of this novel was dialogue, which was an interesting choice. I would have enjoyed it more with a little more introspection by the characters but it was funny, sad, and surprisingly emotional at times. 🇨🇦 Author too as a bonus.
Book 36 of 2025 #booksky
4/5 - Nathan Hill can write like a mf'er, words and phrases flowed easily and enjoyably and the story unspooled wonderfully. The story itself was interesting and engaging but dude needs a better editor, I found myself skimming through entire sections that were extraneous.
4/5 - Nathan Hill can write like a mf'er, words and phrases flowed easily and enjoyably and the story unspooled wonderfully. The story itself was interesting and engaging but dude needs a better editor, I found myself skimming through entire sections that were extraneous.
August 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Book 36 of 2025 #booksky
4/5 - Nathan Hill can write like a mf'er, words and phrases flowed easily and enjoyably and the story unspooled wonderfully. The story itself was interesting and engaging but dude needs a better editor, I found myself skimming through entire sections that were extraneous.
4/5 - Nathan Hill can write like a mf'er, words and phrases flowed easily and enjoyably and the story unspooled wonderfully. The story itself was interesting and engaging but dude needs a better editor, I found myself skimming through entire sections that were extraneous.
Book 35 of 2025 #booksky
5/5
This is my fourth time reading this book in as many years, and every time I find new sentences and passages to underline. Marianne speaks deeply to me, it's like looking at myself 30 years ago and I just always want to hug her and tell her it gets better. It really does.
5/5
This is my fourth time reading this book in as many years, and every time I find new sentences and passages to underline. Marianne speaks deeply to me, it's like looking at myself 30 years ago and I just always want to hug her and tell her it gets better. It really does.
August 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Book 35 of 2025 #booksky
5/5
This is my fourth time reading this book in as many years, and every time I find new sentences and passages to underline. Marianne speaks deeply to me, it's like looking at myself 30 years ago and I just always want to hug her and tell her it gets better. It really does.
5/5
This is my fourth time reading this book in as many years, and every time I find new sentences and passages to underline. Marianne speaks deeply to me, it's like looking at myself 30 years ago and I just always want to hug her and tell her it gets better. It really does.
Book 34 of 2025 #booksky
3.75/5 - Maggie O'Farrell is a brilliant writer. This was definitely not my favorite work of hers, but the writing is so good that I can overlook a weaker story. The ending was abrupt but it kind of needed to be to fit with the rest of the story.
3.75/5 - Maggie O'Farrell is a brilliant writer. This was definitely not my favorite work of hers, but the writing is so good that I can overlook a weaker story. The ending was abrupt but it kind of needed to be to fit with the rest of the story.
August 10, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Book 34 of 2025 #booksky
3.75/5 - Maggie O'Farrell is a brilliant writer. This was definitely not my favorite work of hers, but the writing is so good that I can overlook a weaker story. The ending was abrupt but it kind of needed to be to fit with the rest of the story.
3.75/5 - Maggie O'Farrell is a brilliant writer. This was definitely not my favorite work of hers, but the writing is so good that I can overlook a weaker story. The ending was abrupt but it kind of needed to be to fit with the rest of the story.
Book 33 of 2025 #booksky
4.25/5 - it took me a little bit to get used to the writing style, a lot of it is stream of consciousness which can be tough to read. However, the book is heartbreaking and gave me the feels which made the struggle to read it a lot more worthwhile.
4.25/5 - it took me a little bit to get used to the writing style, a lot of it is stream of consciousness which can be tough to read. However, the book is heartbreaking and gave me the feels which made the struggle to read it a lot more worthwhile.
August 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Book 33 of 2025 #booksky
4.25/5 - it took me a little bit to get used to the writing style, a lot of it is stream of consciousness which can be tough to read. However, the book is heartbreaking and gave me the feels which made the struggle to read it a lot more worthwhile.
4.25/5 - it took me a little bit to get used to the writing style, a lot of it is stream of consciousness which can be tough to read. However, the book is heartbreaking and gave me the feels which made the struggle to read it a lot more worthwhile.
Book 32 of 2025 #booksky
3.25/5 - Great concept but definitely did not read as literary fiction, more like late middle grade to early young adult. Nothing wrong with that, but it was not what I was expecting. Nonie is my spirit child, although the rest of the characters were rather one-dimensional.
3.25/5 - Great concept but definitely did not read as literary fiction, more like late middle grade to early young adult. Nothing wrong with that, but it was not what I was expecting. Nonie is my spirit child, although the rest of the characters were rather one-dimensional.
July 8, 2025 at 4:08 AM
Book 32 of 2025 #booksky
3.25/5 - Great concept but definitely did not read as literary fiction, more like late middle grade to early young adult. Nothing wrong with that, but it was not what I was expecting. Nonie is my spirit child, although the rest of the characters were rather one-dimensional.
3.25/5 - Great concept but definitely did not read as literary fiction, more like late middle grade to early young adult. Nothing wrong with that, but it was not what I was expecting. Nonie is my spirit child, although the rest of the characters were rather one-dimensional.
Book 31 of 2025 #booksky
4.75/5 - I really like this author and what she has been writing. I was worried initially that there were too many perspectives but they were all beautiful and necessary. I did like this less than her two other novels, but barely. She writes pre-apocalyptic climate well.
4.75/5 - I really like this author and what she has been writing. I was worried initially that there were too many perspectives but they were all beautiful and necessary. I did like this less than her two other novels, but barely. She writes pre-apocalyptic climate well.
July 1, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Book 31 of 2025 #booksky
4.75/5 - I really like this author and what she has been writing. I was worried initially that there were too many perspectives but they were all beautiful and necessary. I did like this less than her two other novels, but barely. She writes pre-apocalyptic climate well.
4.75/5 - I really like this author and what she has been writing. I was worried initially that there were too many perspectives but they were all beautiful and necessary. I did like this less than her two other novels, but barely. She writes pre-apocalyptic climate well.
Book 30 of 2025 #booksky
4.25/5 - I quite enjoyed this, more than I thought I would. Ivy is self-centered, paranoid, grasping, and unreliable - I like books with characters like this. The ending was a little too neat, but I gave no doubt Ivy will get the life she so desperately wanted.
4.25/5 - I quite enjoyed this, more than I thought I would. Ivy is self-centered, paranoid, grasping, and unreliable - I like books with characters like this. The ending was a little too neat, but I gave no doubt Ivy will get the life she so desperately wanted.
June 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Book 30 of 2025 #booksky
4.25/5 - I quite enjoyed this, more than I thought I would. Ivy is self-centered, paranoid, grasping, and unreliable - I like books with characters like this. The ending was a little too neat, but I gave no doubt Ivy will get the life she so desperately wanted.
4.25/5 - I quite enjoyed this, more than I thought I would. Ivy is self-centered, paranoid, grasping, and unreliable - I like books with characters like this. The ending was a little too neat, but I gave no doubt Ivy will get the life she so desperately wanted.
Book 29 of 2025 #booksky
3/5 - I rounded it up for being an easy, enjoyable read. It is hard for authors to write witty/snarky/sarcastic dialogue well and my enjoyment of this novel went down from the second hand embarrassment I felt when the author was trying to write the characters that way.
3/5 - I rounded it up for being an easy, enjoyable read. It is hard for authors to write witty/snarky/sarcastic dialogue well and my enjoyment of this novel went down from the second hand embarrassment I felt when the author was trying to write the characters that way.
June 15, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Book 29 of 2025 #booksky
3/5 - I rounded it up for being an easy, enjoyable read. It is hard for authors to write witty/snarky/sarcastic dialogue well and my enjoyment of this novel went down from the second hand embarrassment I felt when the author was trying to write the characters that way.
3/5 - I rounded it up for being an easy, enjoyable read. It is hard for authors to write witty/snarky/sarcastic dialogue well and my enjoyment of this novel went down from the second hand embarrassment I felt when the author was trying to write the characters that way.