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kishma

she/her. 32. most read genre(s): fantasy & scifi with lgbtq+ representation

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My Taste
Nettle & Bone
The Darkness Outside Us
Faebound (Faebound, #1)
The Song of Achilles
Beartown (Beartown, #1)
Reading...
When Gods Fall (The Gifts of the Gods, #1)Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries (Emily Wilde, #1)Bad Friend: Why Friendship Breakups Hurt and How to Heal

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  • Behooved
    kishma
    Sep 08, 2025
    2.0
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    This had the bones of something I could have liked... I was hoping for an adult ella enchanted/my lady jane mash-up, but I feel like this book did not use the tongue-in-cheek whimsy and horse curse to its full-potential.

    I felt very cookie-cutter romance in a fantastical setting where the LI is occasionally a horse. You'd think with that being a major plot point that more hijinks would ensure, but it didn't really feel like it mattered that he was a horse? like, that could have been removed and nothing really would have changed.

    My biggest point is that if you are going to use cursed-to-be-a-horse and force readers to endure horse-talk (puns, idioms, etc) then it's gotta be executed well as a plot-point. And this as it is just felt bland.

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    When Gods Fall (The Gifts of the Gods, #1)

    When Gods Fall (The Gifts of the Gods, #1)

    S.E. Bouvier

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  • Unraveller: A Novel
    kishma
    Aug 16, 2025
    5.0
    Enjoyment: 5.0Quality: 5.0Characters: 5.0Plot: 5.0
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    I REALLY liked this. Frances Hardinge books give me a T. Kingfisher vibe and I feel like if you like Kingfisher's fantasy (like Nettle & Bone and Thornhedge) where they have a whimsical, fairytale quality while being a little horrific and scary (true to traditional fairytale creation) then Hardinge's work would be up your alley. I've only read a couple of her books so far, and Unraveller is definitely a favorite.

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  • Deeplight
    kishma
    Aug 14, 2025
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.0Plot: 4.0

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  • kishma commented on a post from the Pagebound Club forum

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  • Narrative Non-Fiction Recs?

    I'm a big fiction reader, but occasionally like to delve into non-fiction when the mood hits. I really like narrative non-fiction as my mode of non-fiction consumption so wondering if anyone has any favorites to recommend? Any topic welcome. Just not looking for dense, textbook-like non-fiction!

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  • Narrative Non-Fiction Recs?

    I'm a big fiction reader, but occasionally like to delve into non-fiction when the mood hits. I really like narrative non-fiction as my mode of non-fiction consumption so wondering if anyone has any favorites to recommend? Any topic welcome. Just not looking for dense, textbook-like non-fiction!

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  • kishma wants to read...

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    Blood Over Bright Haven

    Blood Over Bright Haven

    M.L. Wang

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  • A Sharper, More Lasting Pain (A Brutal, More Monstrous Dance Duology Book 1)
    kishma
    Aug 02, 2025
    4.0
    Enjoyment: 4.0Quality: 4.0Characters: 4.0Plot: 4.0

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  • kishma completed their yearly reading goal of 50 books!

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    kishma's 2025 Reading Challenge

    58 of 50 read
    Jackal
    Of Wisdom (The Gods Were Greek #1)
    A Duel with the Vampire Lord (Married to Magic, #3)
    Project Hail Mary
    The Whisper that Replaced God
    The Golden Raven (All For The Game, #5)
    The Raven King (All for the Game, #2)
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    Level 2

    Level 2

    100 points

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    kishma set their yearly reading goal to 50

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    kishma's 2025 Reading Challenge

    58 of 50 read
    Jackal
    Of Wisdom (The Gods Were Greek #1)
    A Duel with the Vampire Lord (Married to Magic, #3)
    Project Hail Mary
    The Whisper that Replaced God
    The Golden Raven (All For The Game, #5)
    The Raven King (All for the Game, #2)
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