he's keeping busy as he's bleeding stones

[rose_griffes]

Books! A Sorcery of Thorns, by Margaret Rogerson, reminds me a bit of Twilight. This is not a negative thing: it's a compelling narrative with a central romance between a young woman who doesn't know her own power and a handsome, mysterious young man who may or may not intend to harm her. (He doesn't. And it's obvious to everyone but her.) Also, there's an impending magical apocalypse--something missing from Twilight, heh. I enjoyed it, and will probably read more by Rogerson at some point. This was a stand-alone story, although the world-building is interesting enough to justify more tales in the same setting. Yay, magic!

Ben Aaronovitch is scheduled to have another book in his Rivers of London series in April. Back to his usual main character, Peter Grant, per the blurb. To repeat: yay, magic!

Still reading a lot of historical romance novels; pandemic stress has evolved rather than disappear, and apparently my brain is still wanting the safety of a fancily-dressed happily-ever-after ending for now.

TV: Hawkeye, on Disney+, ended as it began: in an awkward heap of coincidences. Did I enjoy it? Yes. Was I a bit tired of the suddenly-infinite supply of nameless incompetent goons and hard-to-make trick arrows by the end? Also, yes. Were the actors charismatic and watchable? Also, also, yes. Will I watch more if a second season gets made? Almost certainly, although probably not as it drops.

So how are y'all?

Comments

[yourlibrarian]

I hear you about Hawkeye. Also about just not having the spoons for the stress, I was really feeling that today and put off some tasks to just relax and read a book in the middle of the day. I feel like my resilience just keeps declining.

[rose_griffes]

January's hitting hard all around. *hugs*

[grav_ity]

Margaret is one of my faves. I think THORNS was, basically, Black Butler with the serial numbers off, but I don't know enough about anime. She's quite open about it, which I appreciate. Her most recent book, Vespertine, is basically "What if Venom was attached to a nun?", and is my favourite, but her first book is straight up hilarious.

[rose_griffes]

Oh my goodness, that description of Vespertine is intriguing! 🤣

[elperian]

Still reading a lot of historical romance novels; pandemic stress has evolved rather than disappear, and apparently my brain is still wanting the safety of a fancily-dressed happily-ever-after ending for now.

I hear that! Have you read much Robin McKinley?

[rose_griffes]

McKinley: some, yeah. And I liked some, and others fell into the "it's ok" category. I should see what my library has available now.