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djinnandtea

monster lover. teacher. just some anne rice-reading, gothic, psycho, vampire wannabe.

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Reading...The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1)
My Taste
Rebecca
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
Interview with the Vampire (The Vampire Chronicles, #1)
Howl’s Moving Castle (Howl’s Moving Castle, #1)
Fireseed
  • The Wee Free Men (Discworld, #30; Tiffany Aching, #1)
    Thoughts from 14% (page 47)

    I'm only two chapters in, and already this book has made me laugh out loud as well as tear up. I've never read Pratchett before (besides Good Omens), but lordy lou. I am already completely invested. His voice is so sharp and funny and touching. Excited to see where this book takes me.

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  • Married to my Grumpy Minotaur Boss (Grumpy Monster Bosses #1)
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    Mar 19, 2025
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    Enjoyment: 4.5Quality: 4.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 4.0

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  • Married to my Grumpy Minotaur Boss (Grumpy Monster Bosses #1)
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    This book is delightful. It's not what I expected in the best possible way. The characters are well-developed, and I love their chemistry. The premise is also quite fun, in my opinion, and I'm just having a grand time. One of the things I'm appreciating as well is that there's a more developed plot in this than I anticipated. This means the book is not exactly the quick romp I expected, but it also means things get to really grow and change in their own time. I'm excited to see where the next 50% of the story takes me. If it keeps up this quality, I can see this being a book I recommend frequently.

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    Your Body is Not Your Body

    Your Body is Not Your Body

    Alex Woodroe

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  • Yes Means Yes!: Visions of Female Sexual Power and A World Without Rape
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    Mar 15, 2025
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    Enjoyment: 3.0Quality: 4.0Characters: Plot:

    Brief notes: A book of it’s time. Some essays still ring very true; some feel dated. By the end I felt a repetitiveness that I think can happen with collected essays. It was hard to finish out the book with fidelity, and I admit I started skimming the last handful of essays.

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  • The Wood Wife
    djinnandtea
    Mar 15, 2025
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    Enjoyment: 1.0Quality: 3.0Characters: 3.0Plot: 3.0

    I know this is a beloved book, and a bit of a classic for urban fantasy. The writing is lush, the story well-developed. Strong characters, too. But the issues with appropriation overwhelm the whole of it for me. Lots of spiritual/cultural tourism here. There’s no doubt Windling got to have her Native American wish fulfilled with this story.

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