I un altre llibre que m'he llegit, ara m'he quedat una mica orfe. M'ha agradat, es passa bastant de frenada però l'he trobat molt sensual que no sexual, gairebé pots sentir les imatges que genera amb les paraules.
Heu vist que tots els llibres que estic llegins són escrits per dones i en català? No ho he fet conscientment, però és una bona reparació històrica. #llibres#llibresencatalà#books#bookstodon
I un altre llibre que m'he llegit, ara m'he quedat una mica orfe. M'ha agradat, es passa bastant de frenada però l'he trobat molt sensual que no sexual, gairebé pots sentir les imatges que genera amb les paraules.
Heu vist que tots els llibres que estic llegins són escrits per dones i en català? No ho he fet conscientment, però és una bona reparació històrica. #llibres#llibresencatalà#books#bookstodon
Until the end of the month, you can get this book at 25% off as part of the Smashwords Summer Sale. This is an Afrofuturistic solarpunk story about a 70yr old woman who has to coordinate the defence of her decentralized nation when a colonizer invades, though she suffers from social anxiety, and they have no weapons and no army.
Loving the cosy queer fantasy books by TJ Klune. Just finished Somewhere beyond the sea and it's the sweetest story that heavily resonates with ongoing struggles for identity, hope, love, and family. Be sure to read House in the Cerulean Sea first. #bookstodon "Hate is loud but we are louder" #lgbtqia
Loving the cosy queer fantasy books by TJ Klune. Just finished Somewhere beyond the sea and it's the sweetest story that heavily resonates with ongoing struggles for identity, hope, love, and family. Be sure to read House in the Cerulean Sea first. #bookstodon "Hate is loud but we are louder" #lgbtqia
BOOK REVIEW - DAYS OF SHATTERED FAITH 👥 Author: Adrian Tchaikovsky 📚 Series: Tyrant Philosophers [3] 📅 Started: 2026-07-20 📅 Finished: 2026-07-22 💎 Rating: 9/10
Blurb: Loret is fresh off the boat, and just in time. As Cohort-Invigilator of Correct Appreciation, Outreach department, she's here as aide to the Palleseen Resident, Sage-Invigilator Angilly. And Sage-Invigilator Angilly – Gil to her friends – needs a second in the spectacularly illegal, culturally offensive and diplomatically inadvisable duel she must fight at midnight. Outreach, that part of the Pal machine that has to work within the imperfection of the rest of the world, has a lot of room for the illegal, the unconventional, the unorthodox. But just how much unorthodoxy can Gil and Loret get away with? As a succession crisis looms, as a long-forgotten feat of necromantic engineering nears fruition, as pirate kings, lizard armies and demons gather, as old gods wane …
BOOK REVIEW - DAYS OF SHATTERED FAITH 👥 Author: Adrian Tchaikovsky 📚 Series: Tyrant Philosophers [3] 📅 Started: 2026-07-20 📅 Finished: 2026-07-22 💎 Rating: 9/10
Blurb: Loret is fresh off the boat, and just in time. As Cohort-Invigilator of Correct Appreciation, Outreach department, she's here as aide to the Palleseen Resident, Sage-Invigilator Angilly. And Sage-Invigilator Angilly – Gil to her friends – needs a second in the spectacularly illegal, culturally offensive and diplomatically inadvisable duel she must fight at midnight. Outreach, that part of the Pal machine that has to work within the imperfection of the rest of the world, has a lot of room for the illegal, the unconventional, the unorthodox. But just how much unorthodoxy can Gil and Loret get away with? As a succession crisis looms, as a long-forgotten feat of necromantic engineering nears fruition, as pirate kings, lizard armies and demons gather, as old gods wane and new gods wax, sooner or later Gil and Loret will have to settle their ledger. Just as well they are both very, very good with a blade...
Review: Not as good as the first two books, I'll say that right now. I can't exactly explain why, because pretty much everything to love about the last two books is in this - the empire is large but definitely not in charge, and there are various factions and threads that Tchaikovsky effortlessly weaves through the story until they start coming together in an extremely satisfying way. Loret's backstory, Gil's love life, the necromancers, the House of Hard Angles, the pirates, the monks. Every single member of the royal family feels so distinct and has a clear role to play in this book right up to the end. Same with figures within the Pallaseen, including Gil and Loret but also Flint and Drathel. I just really love how he writes these books...
I'm so interested to see how this series shapes up, because the way it has currently gone has been fascinating with how each book has affected the Empire, and may cause it's downfall? Maybe? I can't tell if that is the direction this goes in, but I'm locked in for the next three books! Also I definitely think the vibe has shifted between each book, and this one is the most "fun" of the three, given that the first was heavy on revolution and the second heavy on death and injury and war and pain... This one is more adventurous, maybe.
Also really loved to see Jack and the hospital having a role in this book, and Helgrim! Very surprised to see Helgrim here, but I really love him and his centipede wife so it's okay. I really wonder if Helgrim is actually from Warhammer or something since the way they're written makes it feel that way. I dunno. But it's really cool to see these threads from the last two books continue into this one, especially with the Viper who has a big role in this book. I love all those characters :)
Anyway I genuinely can't think of single bad thing about this book, the first two were just a little better. So it gets a 9. But I highly recommend this series, it's so good!! Sorry this was more of a ramble than a review
I don't get to read much non-dissertation texts, lately. Finally finished Kimmerer's 'Gathering Moss', which is just such a poetic read. I love her storytelling, intimateness, and insights. Right away picked up her book 'The Serviceberry' in a cute edition from 'Éditions Act Sud', a fantastic french publisher. Meanwhile got myself into 'Caliban and the Witch' and suprisingly were hooked instantly. I was the impression that I don't have the capacity or concentration for feminist/marxist theory lingo these days, but her way of writing about the middle ages and her perspective on movements like the heretics is suuuper compelling. I'm adding new research topics to my sidequests lists by the page!
I don't get to read much non-dissertation texts, lately. Finally finished Kimmerer's 'Gathering Moss', which is just such a poetic read. I love her storytelling, intimateness, and insights. Right away picked up her book 'The Serviceberry' in a cute edition from 'Éditions Act Sud', a fantastic french publisher. Meanwhile got myself into 'Caliban and the Witch' and suprisingly were hooked instantly. I was the impression that I don't have the capacity or concentration for feminist/marxist theory lingo these days, but her way of writing about the middle ages and her perspective on movements like the heretics is suuuper compelling. I'm adding new research topics to my sidequests lists by the page!
Just finished The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (first book in the trilogy), which was a sprawling fantasy in the best way, while somehow mostly taking place in a tiny corner of one city (in the "present day"). Fantasy with its roots in South Asia, so very different from the usual. And the women are all complex and interesting characters (I kind of love Malini, she would totally vibe with the LotR movie scene with Galadriel and the ring*)
I think @ansate might have been the one to recommend it to me? If so, thank you!
*"In place of a Dark Lord, you would have a queen! Not dark, but beautiful and terrible as the dawn! Treacherous as the sea! Stronger than the foundations of the earth! All shall love me, and despair!"
Just finished The Jasmine Throne by Tasha Suri (first book in the trilogy), which was a sprawling fantasy in the best way, while somehow mostly taking place in a tiny corner of one city (in the "present day"). Fantasy with its roots in South Asia, so very different from the usual. And the women are all complex and interesting characters (I kind of love Malini, she would totally vibe with the LotR movie scene with Galadriel and the ring*)
I think @ansate might have been the one to recommend it to me? If so, thank you!
*"In place of a Dark Lord, you would have a queen! Not dark, but beautiful and terrible as the dawn! Treacherous as the sea! Stronger than the foundations of the earth! All shall love me, and despair!"
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