Warm and fluffy, giving House on the Cerulean Sea but less gay.
I am not a big romance fan (genre wise or personally), and when I prefer quee3.5 Stars
Warm and fluffy, giving House on the Cerulean Sea but less gay.
I am not a big romance fan (genre wise or personally), and when I prefer queer stories, so I went into this book with kind of low expectations, but was very pleasantly surprised! I enjoyed the protagonists, especially Mika with all her abandonment issues, but I think I would have liked to see a bit more of an arc from the kids....more
Do you want to read a cosy slice of life fantasy that is the length of an epic fantasy? Well do I have the book for you. Nearly 1000 pages long, this Do you want to read a cosy slice of life fantasy that is the length of an epic fantasy? Well do I have the book for you. Nearly 1000 pages long, this book is about changing the world through kindness, empathy and friendship.
This book shouldn't work. Its the length of epic fantasy but instead of battles and prophecies its about the day to day administration of changing the world for the better and the personal things you have to sacrifice to do it. 1000 pages of slice of life. This SHOULD NOT WORK, but somehow, Victoria Goddard makes it sing....more
This series just keeps getting better and better. Want to watch traumatised 40 year olds who believe themselves incapable of love any more fall in lovThis series just keeps getting better and better. Want to watch traumatised 40 year olds who believe themselves incapable of love any more fall in love? Then this is the series for you. Oh and this one is gay.
The next book can't release soon enough with that cliffhanger of an ending though......more
"Freedom is a heavy load, a great and strange burden for the spirit to undertake. It is not easy. It is not a gift given, but a choice made, and the c"Freedom is a heavy load, a great and strange burden for the spirit to undertake. It is not easy. It is not a gift given, but a choice made, and the choice may be a hard one. The road goes upwards towards the light; but the laden traveller may never reach the end of it."...more
I might write up a more complete version of my thoughts on this book, but one thing I thought was so, so clever was the fact that native peoples can fI might write up a more complete version of my thoughts on this book, but one thing I thought was so, so clever was the fact that native peoples can forbid vampires from being on their ancestral land. Amazing. I love it....more
The literary equivalent of a warm blanket and bowl of soup on a cold day. I reread this book every year and each time it still fills me with the same The literary equivalent of a warm blanket and bowl of soup on a cold day. I reread this book every year and each time it still fills me with the same warmth and comfort as the first time. ...more
"It does not matter that you do not understand the reason. You are the Beloved Child of the House. Be comforted. And I am comforted."
How to describe t"It does not matter that you do not understand the reason. You are the Beloved Child of the House. Be comforted. And I am comforted."
How to describe this book other than as one of the most books I've read. Piranesi is a fundamentally kind book that gives me hope in the world again....more
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