Crone Cold Kate SherrodDamn it, I think I finally went insane. Either that or I wrote a review of Jeff Vandermeer's brand new Area X book, Absolution. You decide.
http://kateofmind.blogspot.com/2024/09/jeff-vandermeers-absolution.html?m=1
sjMe: No one's gonna read this review, I'mma get real weird with it.
WELP.
(Love you and love this)
@sj But so, Monument Mythos???
@KateOfMind I haven't done shit today, hahaha.
@sj Congratulations! I'm currently flat on my back with vaccine hangover so I'm right there with you. Oof
@sj It is seriously some of your very finest work. I am in awe m
@KateOfMind As soon as I told you that story about the bunnies, I was all "ope, that's how I'm starting this review!" AND I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE I PULLED IT OFF.
@sj So so so so good! And the date story on top of it!!!!!!!!!!!!
@KateOfMind And, tbh, it's the most like that thing I wrote when we were reading BotNS, which I guess makes sense.
@sj I don't think I've seen that!
@KateOfMind It was on ye olde abandoned account. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/452881250
sj's review of Shadow & Claw (The Book of the New Sun #1-2)
The summer I turned 16, I flew from NW Montana (actually, Spokane, WA cos that's where the nearest airport was) to San Luis Obispo, CA to spend a few weeks with my then best friend. My plane was delayed and I had no way to let her know because this was before kids my age had cell phones (y'know, except for Zack Morris), so she had been waiting at tiny SLO for my flight to arrive from LAX for hours. We wanted to get out of there immediately, so I grabbed my bag from the conveyor and we headed to the parking lot. Upon reaching her mother's car, I realized that MY bag hadn't had a padlock on ...
@sj OMG. I'm dying. And I love that you maybe got someone to read it
@KateOfMind idk if she actually did, but I still wonder sometimes hahahaha.
@KateOfMind Also, I have another friend who is reading BotNS and I told her she should join Mastodon bc she really wanted someone to talk about it with (obvs, you), but so far no dice.
@sj Le sigh. When she gets annoyed/confused enough, maybe...