maeladapt
✊🏾🍉🌈 | she/her slowly trying to explore other genres but fantasy and sci-fi have me in a chokehold
8606 points
October 2026
3.86 average · 220 reviews
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Fun, funny, magical read with a group of characters I fell in love with (even the idiot). I loved having older protagonists that are kickass adventure-seekers.
The concept of the Cad's was interesting, but sadly, that's about it. I liked seeing Reid's internal struggle with her Cad, but sadly didn't find much else intriguing with the characters or the story.
Spite got me through this book tbh. The moments of beautiful imagery weren't enough to save this. Its relationship development felt weak, unbelievable, and cringe. It regularly ended chapters and segments with one-liners that were intended to be mysterious or dramatic, but just left me rolling my eyes. I don't know what you'd call this writing style, but it's not for me.
It seems like it would be cool visually, though. If it weren't for...you know...gestures to the rest of the book.
What fun book-related events/things do y'all like to do in your area? I'd love to hear about experiences people have had with in-person book events or activities. I'm trying to be better at going to those (I keep thinking I have time, and then so much time goes by and I realize I never actually got around to it).
I'm in DC and recently went to a book happy hour that was really fun! Everyone who attended walked away with a free book (all of the options were women of color and I loved that for me 😌). Several times I was talking to someone about a book (mostly Katabasis or Babel) and another person immediately turned around as if summoned and joined the conversation, which was a delight. (Sidenote: I did try to plug Pagebound because a lot of people were on Goodreads and StoryGraph.)
A popular local bookstore has had several "Black to the Future" book clubs that I've been wanting to go to, but sadly the day of the week doesn't work well for me.
Finally, there's a "store" in Baltimore that opens once a month and gives people ~55 minutes to pick out any books they want...for free. I have that on my to do list for Dec!
The Tapestry of Fate (Amina al-Sirafi, #2)
Shannon Chakraborty
All Systems Red (The Murderbot Diaries, #1)
Martha Wells
maeladapt commented...
Be chaotic neutral (did I even use that right?) and start expressing yoink in the form of emojis.
🫳🏾📔💨 🫳🏾📖💨
So thanks to this app, I've taken to saying "Yoink" now whenever I see a book rec I want to read and being like "Yes that's my next read."
Well.... I got the word "Yoink" banned in a bookclub Discord I'm in 🤣 A serious ban btw, when I type this phrase it says it is banned by the admins
And I don't know whether to be proud of this achievement or offended because I can no longer yoink all the recs, you know. What would can I use now to be like "Sigh, add to TBR."?
maeladapt commented...
For me it's either this or I fixate on one thing and ignore everything else until I eventually resurface weeks later like some cave troll—disoriented and sensitive to sunlight.
Hi everybody,
I need some other perspectives on my ''issue''! Quotation marks cus it's not an actual issue..
I love reading but also gaming, knitting, crocheting, doing puzzles, coloring books, diamond painting, you name it. How do you divide the time between these? Okay knitting etc. is easy with audio books but audio books are not my fave, so I rarely listen to them.
I just got a new game that I love and want to play allll the time but then obvi I can't read and there's so many books that I have to read. Also I've been knitting a beanie for myself for like two years that I would very much like to finish but alas, something else always comes up :D It is a never ending cycle and I always end up feeling like I'm neglecting a hobby.
Edit:// Thank you everybody for the great advice and kind words! 🫶 I do realize (now especially..) that I have way too high standards for myself and am impatient as hell, not everything needs to be done immediately. 😂
maeladapt commented...
And then you have me over here with Hobbit Day (Bilbo and Frido's bday) and the day Frodo left Bag End in my calendar as observances 💀
It’s confession time!
Drop a reading confession in the comments… if you dare 😈
Some examples: • I’ve never read __________. • I only bought ___________ for the cover 🤷♀️ • I didn’t understand the ending of __________. • I always skip the author’s note 👀
Let’s hear those confessions! ✨
