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katbook.bsky.social
@katbook.bsky.social
Reader, doomscroller, lazy crafter, enjoyer of beverages...
I am a bit more than halfway through Tainted Cup and I am loving it - the world building, characters, machinations. Totally into it.
December 3, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Ooh, and the library has it! Ordered it.
December 3, 2025 at 6:52 PM
So weird. I discovered it in desperation cause I had some leftover and was out of ibuprofen. So now I always have to keep some in the house. 🤷🏻‍♀️
December 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Caffeine. Midol is good for that. When mine are getting bad, honestly the cold and sinus alka seltzer has helped a lot. Not regular alka seltzer, specifically the daytime cold/sinus one. I don't know why it works and don't really care because it has stopped many migraines for me.
December 3, 2025 at 1:44 AM
But it is a very "normal" thing for parents to do these days. I was considered weird because I didn't make my teens share their location when they got phones.
November 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Yeah, the only 17% sending a message is weird.
November 30, 2025 at 5:33 PM
We all share our location but it's their choice. Funny enough it started because I wandered off during an event and they couldn't find me...
November 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM
That's... that's all I got. But it's a cat. On the internet. So yay?
November 27, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Completely get you.
November 27, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Sold. I am putting it on the list right now!
November 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I hope you enjoyed those 5!
November 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Reposted
Anybody who is like “Piracy is activism!”—trust me, supporting your local library is about 1000% more effective activism, and it’s still free for you and authors still get paid!
November 26, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Favorite holiday food? These days it's probably brussel sprouts if they are roasted or grilled with bacon.

I do like making the festive ice cubes/frosted glasses with frozen cranberries, pomegranates and sprigs of rosemary. It's the little things.
November 26, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A standalone fantasy about a dragon slayer who hates his job, a stupid prince (but not horrible, just not bright), and a very capable princess. Could it have been fleshed out more, yes, but I am fine with how it resolved.

Next is The Tainted Cup - Sherlock, Watson and Kaijus.
November 26, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I finished another book! 18 for the year. 2 more to meet my goal for the year.

Finished I'm Afraid You've Got Dragons. It started slow and took me a bit to get into it, but I really liked how it ended. Everything was nicely wrapped up and actually I kinda needed that so yay.
November 26, 2025 at 5:10 PM
My eldest adores Agatha Christie mysteries AND Winnie the Pooh! And I was looking for another gift for her...
November 26, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I finished exactly one book - a novelette Flowers for the Sea. Revenge, rage, despair, childbirth (not a book for the squeamish), and hope, in a way. But lots of rage.

I have started The Tainted Cup. I know some of you have read it.
November 22, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I think I blinked and 2 months went by. Let's just say I stepped in to help someone out with an after-school thing that my kid is in and that's all I remember.
November 22, 2025 at 2:13 AM
I've been slowly getting back into reading. Got some more of What Moves the Dead. I got Audition for the Fox from the library. I like trickster characters.
September 18, 2025 at 1:28 AM