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HyacinthBlue

Jonathan - he/it/any. I like to read fantasy, sci-fi, and horror.

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British & Irish Classic Literature
Gothic Literature
My Taste
The Raven Scholar (The Eternal Path, #1)
Deeplight
Dracula
The King in Yellow
And the River Drags Her Down
Reading...
Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America
49%
A Brief History of Timekeeping: The Science of Marking Time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks
70%
Project Hail Mary
47%

HyacinthBlue commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

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  • Calling All Gamers & Readers!

    What are you into playing right now? What is your current read? Do the genres even remotely overlap?

    I am so interested in the intersection of gaming and current reads when it comes to preferred genres!

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  • This is How You Lose the Time War
    HyacinthBlue
    May 17, 2026
    3.5
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 3.0Characters: 2.5Plot:

    I finished reading this a few days ago, and thought I'd be able to gather my thoughts and write a detailed review, but honestly? I don't really have An Opinion on it. It was enjoyable enough, but felt kind of… empty. Maybe it's just that it never lingered on any one setting for too long, and you never get much detail about the eponymous time war – which, to be clear, isn't a flaw as such, I think it works well for the book itself, but it didn't work for me. Honestly my main feeling was that this book was… underwhelming? I think if it wasn't so beloved I would have enjoyed it more, but seeing so many people adore it led me to believe that it would be more than it was. It's definitely more an issue of expectations than quality (in which I'd say it's average. Worth a read if you think you'll enjoy it; if, like me before I read it, you're unsure how you'll feel about it, you're probably fine giving it a miss).

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  • Dracula
    Thoughts from 10% ~ Dracula Daily

    It seems that Dracula Daily is finally starting to split from the novel! I just checked and the entry after May 12th is May 19th, rather than May 15th. So people participating in Dracula Daily, maybe try to put that in your post title to avoid spoilers for the novel people moving forward! :)

    Other than that, this difference has made me think about whether the disjointed dates on the entries makes the novel more unsettling.. Or just how it affects the reading experience in general compared to chronological order. 🤔

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    Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America

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    A Brief History of Timekeeping: The Science of Marking Time, from Stonehenge to Atomic Clocks

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    Midnight Timetable: A Novel in Ghost Stories

    Midnight Timetable: A Novel in Ghost Stories

    Bora Chung

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