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How do we hope without a mapโwithout being able to glimpse some identifiable point in the future where things might get better? And how do we act, if we don't know where our hope will come from?
Hey is it normal to already be near tears just at the promise of reading a book full of people "stubbornly practicing hope" amidst these very bleak times? Asking for a friend... (as shocks no one, it's me, I'm the friend, in a phase of life where I'm very much looking to better align my behavior (job/hobbies/general approach to life) with my beliefs)
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Let This Radicalize You: Organizing and the Revolution of Reciprocal Care (Abolitionist Papers)
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I'm sorry, she's not even 18 yet??? How did I lose track of that I feel like she's lived 100 years worth of experiences.
Also, the way this book goes from food magic to violence/SA and right back again has me stressed outtttt ๐ญ I had no idea how much heavy content would be in here and the tone stays so casual all the while
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seema commented on midnight_ruffles's review of An Education in Malice
It was okay. I enjoyed it in the beginning because I came up with (I say came up with because idk if was right) some parallels to the original Carmilla retelling. My interest took a nose dive when Isis was introduced. Everything after that, wasnโt really entertaining for me. I started disconnecting from the story.
seema commented on caait's review of An Education in Malice
I'll be honest, the only reason I finished this is because it's apart of two quests I'm in. There wasn't anything gravely wrong with the book, I just prefer my sapphic vampires with a little more rage than this had to offer. So, I wasn't invested in the characters and there wasn't anything interesting plot wise either.
If you're looking for a fun audiobook, enjoy a sapphic rivals-to-lovers trope, or need to get a quest badge this is interesting enough ๐ ๐คทโโ๏ธ
seema commented on jenniferPagebound's review of An Education in Malice
I ate this baby upppp, devoured her in 3 days and cannot wait to read more from ST Gibson. It's by no means a perfect book, I have quite a few polishing points, but nothing detracted from my enjoyment until I turned a critical eye to craft.
This is sexy, sophisticated, unabashedly sapphic, and beautifully poetic. I frequently encountered lines that stopped me in my tracks, I was deeply invested in the relationships, and I appreciated that we didn't linger too long on the nuts and bolts of vampirism (that being said, this is not a great choice for those new to vampire lore)
Still, a few things did not work for me which keeps this from being a full 5 stars. Gibson clearly had many big ideas while drafting, and the story would have benefited from some thematic restraint. We flirt with huge topics and get pulled into massive storylines, only to realize 150 pages later the plot thread fizzled out or the theme was never revisited. I found this a shame, as some really interesting things were introduced (kinks, sub/dom, emotional manipulation, psychological abuse to name a few) yet none grew teeth in the way we would expect from a dark and twisty vampire novel.
Still, highly recommend this esp for sapphic lit lovers
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I'd love if the plan feature allowed for a book to be added to multiple months in your plan. Multiple planned "instances" basically. Right now, it can only be planned for one month at a time which means planning for a reread just shifts the book