Sandra Schwab has movedI'm still endlessly amused by "As we landed, [my mother] noticed a camel. Although expecting a camel, she was rendered temporarily silent [...]."
I've moved to #WhatchaReading ? I read Love Notes by Lisa Henry, a pleasantly low-key romance that made for a nice palette cleanser. Dyslexic woodworker Ryan and mystery writer Adam meet in Ryan's charming -- but not completely implausible -- small town and just feel really comfortable together right away.
It's the fourth in a multi-author series but you don't need to have read the others. ((I tried the first, wasn't my cuppa.)
#WhatchaReading ? I skimmed Speechless by Lindsey Lanza... some really interesting themes --- chronic illness, selective mutism, infertility -- but the tone was a bit twee for me.
"Holy shit, I've never seen a bona fide god before."
"God. Bag of dicks. Tomato, To-mah-to."
😂
#WhatchaReading ? I'm in the middle of The Undercutting of Rosie and Adam, a het paranormal romance featuring the rare and elusive huge heroine, small hero combo! The plot is kind of stressful for me but I'm enjoying the humor and slow burn. Both characters seem ND but I think there may be something else going on with him...
#WhatchaReading ? I'm enjoying Alicia Thompson's latest, Never Been Shipped, which is about former best friends who were in a band that busted up dramatically. They're reunited for a fan cruise They both have seeeecrets...
It's loosely linked to With Love, From Cold World.
At the family camp we go to, there's a very large, boisterous, religious family that always sings together at meals, kind of like if Ned Flanders' family had 30 members. I've often wondered what an introvert or autistic member of that family would feel like.
The hero of the romance I'm reading, It's a Love Story, seems to be that introverted member. My first book by Annabel Monaghan... took me a minute to get into it but I'm liking it now.
#WhatchaReading ? I read the Testimony by "Laura London" which I somehow missed when they were digitized. I might have liked it more then, but I found it mostly vibes and the vibes were dated and a bit overly purple. There is some relevant political commentary though--MMC is a reporter and child of immigrants who goes to jail for refusing to reveal a source.
#WhatchaReading ? I read The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren, a sunshiney poor girl/poor little rich boy romance which was a fairly decent effort to address the grossness of income inequality for a beach read, but unfortunately fell down at the end and tried to have things both ways. Other than that, and some plot holes, I enjoyed it more than I have any of their books in years.
Magician by K.L. Noone was pretty much my catnip. Gorgeous prose, gorgeous magical system, gorgeous world-weary hero who thinks he's beyond redemption but just needs another gorgeous hero to show him how to be loved. 🙂
Heavy on the steam for my tastes -- though magical steam is always extra fun! -- and could be considered a bit wangsty, but overall, wonderful.
Reading the short Sorcerer first is helpful but not essential.
@antoniaaquilante Holly Black is always good! I'm reading Snow White Learns Witchcraft by Theodora Goss, whom I've never read before. Kind of a similar theme going for us!