Nalini Singh - Caressed By Ice & Mine To Possess

[annwfyn]

Another two Nalini Singh reviews. As a note, I'm wondering if multiple books in a series count as individual books for the '50 books in a year' challenge, or if they should just count as one? I'm feeling slightly guilty, as I'm working my way through this series quite quickly and it sort of feels like cheating

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[chipmunk_planet]

I got Turn Up the Heat with G. Garvin the Christmas before last, and I really like it. There are some wonderful recipes on there. The book comes with a DVD in back which I haven't watched yet, but I'm assuming is demonstrating some of the techniques he uses in his recipes.

[annwfyn]

Oooh...that looks interesting. It says words like 'simple' in it, which is always safest when unleashing me in the kitchen.

Thank you!

[rydra_wong]

As a note, I'm wondering if multiple books in a series count as individual books for the '50 books in a year' challenge, or if they should just count as one?

I have no idea if there's an official ruling, but so far everyone seems to be counting multiple books in a series (Marjorie Liu's Dirk and Steele books, Tobias Buckell's novels, Octavia Butler's Xenogenesis books, etc.) as separate books.

I'm feeling slightly guilty, as I'm working my way through this series quite quickly and it sort of feels like cheating.

There's definitely not a rule that you have to be suffering for it to count *g*.

vassilissa had a great post about that here -- about the initial assumption that a lot of us have that reading books by POC should be hard work and challenging and a duty, and realizing that no, reading fun books counts too.

And, you know, if you reach 50 ahead of schedule, you are allowed to read more *g*.

[annwfyn]

I totally identify with that post, you know. I suspect it's a really easy trap to fall into when you start something like this - somehow convincing yourself that this is Big and Worthy and so will involve reading Big Worthy books. And yeah - that is RaceFail.

*ponders*

I think a part of it has been me convincing myself that being white and trying to do anything anti-racist is all about being uncomfortable - facing home truths, dealing with white privilege, etc. Whereas, this challenge hasn't been. It's been me finding lots of lovely books, by fantastic authors and getting to write book reviews.

It's just been fun.

[rydra_wong]

I totally identify with that post, you know.

Oh, me too.

somehow convincing yourself that this is Big and Worthy and so will involve reading Big Worthy books. And yeah - that is RaceFail.

See, that can be your first uncomfortable learning experience! *g*

For me, a lot of the revelations last year were quite subtle -- e.g., "Okay, since I'm having huge amounts of fun reading all these great books, why have I not picked any of them up before now?" Especially since there were some I'd heard of but somehow never quite got round to checking out, or some I'd seen in bookstores but somehow never quite got round to buying ...

I thought I'd already been reading fairly diversely, but I realized that apparently I hadn't, because just this tiny bit of conscious effort to read more by POC turned up all these great authors.

So -- it does have the potential to bring up all sorts of things, I think. But not because it's not fun!

[sanguinity]

Have you browsed through the "food/cooking" tag on the comm yet?

[annwfyn]

Oooh...I didn't even realize that was there. Trust me to fail totally at using LJ.

Thank you!