I started with good omens, the tv show was coming out and I read the book. Loved it then it, was then a toss up between trying Pratchett or Gaiman and it turns out I chose correctly!!

Lately I’ve been wandering along a path in life that’s getting a bit too nihilistic for my comfort, and one of the worst side effects has been this huge reading slump in a very “what’s the point” way. So do y’all know any entertaining books or characters that capture that shift from “Life is pointless so it doesn’t matter what I do. (😢)” to “Life is pointless so it doesn’t matter what I do! (😜)”?? I’m trying to turn this ship around!!

Curious to know what the first book of the month is for everyone! For me, it's Winterlight by Kristen Britain. The end of my reread is nigh!

People always ask, if you could read a book for the first time again what would it be? But what they don't ask is which book do you wish you never read? As in, it was so bad you could only hope to forget it ever existed.

After I deeply disliked Maeve Fly, I didn’t want to pick this up, but my coworkers convinced me to give it a try. So far at least, I find Sophie much less grating than Maeve so I’m cautiously optimistic. I also feel like the craft of the writing is more matured here which I appreciate!

I finally went to my local library again yesterday for the first time in a few years and it was so much fun. I live in a small town, so there isn't a massive selection, but there's nothing quite like just perusing titles and being able to pick up something I've never heard of. I felt like a little kid again, getting excited about all of the books I could check out. Honestly? It was pretty much just as magical as it was when I was young. I also know the library director personally and I think she was excited to see me again—she was showing me all of the resources available through the library and telling me to ask for any books I don't see and it was so cute. Excuse me while I become my library's unofficial marketer just so she can see a bunch of new faces. Anyway, I just wanted to share this with my fellow book lovers on here, as I know y'all understand the feeling of being inside a library. Go to your local library, folks! It feels like home fr.

Okay, I’m loving it. Took me 1.5 chapters to understand the tone, the voice, etc. (I didnt love the opening scene personally /lh) I kind of love Gisela. I’m curious about Aleksey hehe (I wonder if he has some sort of connection to the spirit world…). Kazik frustrates me but I like him, I have empathy for him; I know he’ll grow on me more. I can tell the author has a good understanding of her characters and humans in general, and I always love this. The religion vs witchcraft discourse is really interesting (i love this sort of discourse irl too!!!), and I’m looking forward to seeing this unfold further. IF this book does have a set, real-life time period, I feel pretty sure that this is 20tC (maybe 20s/30s/50s). However, I could also imagine their world being in a completely made up timeline, or just an historically inaccurate one. /neu I’m curious about the war they keep mentioning, if this comes up in the plot etc, or if this is a clue to the time period!