Reading Meme
Fuck everything I wrote some gorgeous reviews for these books and then LOST MY DRAFT.
ANYWAY.
Things I've Read Since Last I Posted
City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett
This has a feel quite a lot like The City and The City, as @northern said.
Years ago, the city of Bulikov wielded the powers of the Gods to conquer the world. But after its divine protectors were mysteriously killed, the conqueror has become the conquered; the city's proud history has been erased and censored, progress has left it behind, and it is just another colonial outpost of the world's new geopolitical power. Into this musty, backward city steps Shara Divani. Officially, the quiet mousy woman is just another lowly diplomat sent by Bulikov's oppressors. Unofficially, Shara is one of her country's most accomplished spymasters-dispatched to investigate the brutal murder of a seemingly harmless historian. As Shara pursues the mystery through the ever-shifting physical and political geography of the city, she begins to suspect that the beings who once protected Bulikov may not be as dead as they seem-and that her own abilities might be touched by the divine as well.
4.39 2014 2642 ARC Bennett dystopia Early Reviewer Early Reviewers ebook fantasy fiction gods Google library wishlist magical creatures mtv mystery October preview read read in 2014 religion science fiction third person to-read Uncommon urban fantasy Vine wishlist wwe
The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas
Loved the worldbuilding, was made sad by how much of a front seat the romance took. Not what I wanted from a book about a girl from a magical reality dressing up as a boy to blend in at Eton. But still quite nice!
It all began with a ruined elixir and a bolt of lightning.
Iolanthe Seabourne is the greatest elemental mage of her generation-or so she's been told. The one prophesied for years to be the savior of The Realm. It is her duty and destiny to face and defeat the Bane, the most powerful tyrant and mage the world has ever known. This would be a suicide task for anyone, let alone a reluctant sixteen-year-old girl with no training.
Guided by his mother's visions and committed to avenging his family, Prince Titus has sworn to protect Iolanthe even as he prepares her for their battle with the Bane. But he makes the terrifying mistake of falling in love with the girl who should have been only a means to an end. Now, with the servants of the tyrant closing in, Titus must choose between his mission-and her life.
2013 ARC boarding school ebook edelweiss elements England Eton fantasy fiction historicalKindle magic not-released novel own paranormal prince read in 2013 romance September 2013 series signed tbr-ya teen The Elemental Trilogy to-read unread YA young adult
Digger by Ursula Vernon
Fuuuuuuck. THIS WAS SO GOOD. FIVE FULL STARS OUT OF FIVE.
Digger is a story about a wombat. More specifically, it is a story about a particularly no-nonsense wombat who finds herself stuck on the wrong end of a one-way tunnel in a strange land where nonsense seems to be the specialty. Now with the help of a talking statue of a god, an outcast hyena, a shadow-being of undeterminate origin, and an oracular slug she seeks to find out where she is and how to go about getting back to her Warren.
adventure alien culture anthropomorphic anthropomorphism Box 19 children's literature comiccomics coverless digger ebook epic epic fantasy fantasy female protagonist fiction godsgraphic novel hardcover heroine highly recommended hugo winner humor kickstarternon-fiction omnibus religious themes sff signed wombats
Things I'm Reading Now
Legacy by Lois Mcmaster Bujold
The Innkeeper's Song by Peter S. Beagle
Things I Might Read Soon
Ahahahahaha. I have a knee high stack of books and NO IDEA which of them I want to read.
The next Rivers of London book, Foxglove Summer will be something I acquire soon, so also that!
Also at http://isweedan.dreamwidth.org/132239.html -
comment(s) there.
ANYWAY.
Things I've Read Since Last I Posted
City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett
This has a feel quite a lot like The City and The City, as @northern said.
Years ago, the city of Bulikov wielded the powers of the Gods to conquer the world. But after its divine protectors were mysteriously killed, the conqueror has become the conquered; the city's proud history has been erased and censored, progress has left it behind, and it is just another colonial outpost of the world's new geopolitical power. Into this musty, backward city steps Shara Divani. Officially, the quiet mousy woman is just another lowly diplomat sent by Bulikov's oppressors. Unofficially, Shara is one of her country's most accomplished spymasters-dispatched to investigate the brutal murder of a seemingly harmless historian. As Shara pursues the mystery through the ever-shifting physical and political geography of the city, she begins to suspect that the beings who once protected Bulikov may not be as dead as they seem-and that her own abilities might be touched by the divine as well.
4.39 2014 2642 ARC Bennett dystopia Early Reviewer Early Reviewers ebook fantasy fiction gods Google library wishlist magical creatures mtv mystery October preview read read in 2014 religion science fiction third person to-read Uncommon urban fantasy Vine wishlist wwe
The Burning Sky by Sherry Thomas
Loved the worldbuilding, was made sad by how much of a front seat the romance took. Not what I wanted from a book about a girl from a magical reality dressing up as a boy to blend in at Eton. But still quite nice!
It all began with a ruined elixir and a bolt of lightning.
Iolanthe Seabourne is the greatest elemental mage of her generation-or so she's been told. The one prophesied for years to be the savior of The Realm. It is her duty and destiny to face and defeat the Bane, the most powerful tyrant and mage the world has ever known. This would be a suicide task for anyone, let alone a reluctant sixteen-year-old girl with no training.
Guided by his mother's visions and committed to avenging his family, Prince Titus has sworn to protect Iolanthe even as he prepares her for their battle with the Bane. But he makes the terrifying mistake of falling in love with the girl who should have been only a means to an end. Now, with the servants of the tyrant closing in, Titus must choose between his mission-and her life.
2013 ARC boarding school ebook edelweiss elements England Eton fantasy fiction historicalKindle magic not-released novel own paranormal prince read in 2013 romance September 2013 series signed tbr-ya teen The Elemental Trilogy to-read unread YA young adult
Digger by Ursula Vernon
Fuuuuuuck. THIS WAS SO GOOD. FIVE FULL STARS OUT OF FIVE.
Digger is a story about a wombat. More specifically, it is a story about a particularly no-nonsense wombat who finds herself stuck on the wrong end of a one-way tunnel in a strange land where nonsense seems to be the specialty. Now with the help of a talking statue of a god, an outcast hyena, a shadow-being of undeterminate origin, and an oracular slug she seeks to find out where she is and how to go about getting back to her Warren.
adventure alien culture anthropomorphic anthropomorphism Box 19 children's literature comiccomics coverless digger ebook epic epic fantasy fantasy female protagonist fiction godsgraphic novel hardcover heroine highly recommended hugo winner humor kickstarternon-fiction omnibus religious themes sff signed wombats
Things I'm Reading Now
Legacy by Lois Mcmaster Bujold
The Innkeeper's Song by Peter S. Beagle
Things I Might Read Soon
Ahahahahaha. I have a knee high stack of books and NO IDEA which of them I want to read.
The next Rivers of London book, Foxglove Summer will be something I acquire soon, so also that!
Also at http://isweedan.dreamwidth.org/132239.html -
comment(s) there.