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Dealing with Dragons- In Which I Embark on a Re-read and It TOTALLY Holds Up

Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede

January 23, 2023 by NatteringwPride 2 Comments

First off, everything Patricia C. Wrede has written is a damn delight. I STILL re-read the Sorcery and Ceclia books regularly. But my entry point to her books was the Enchanted Forest Chronicles. So imagine my delight when, while browsing my favorite used book store, I found a collected hardback edition of all four of the Enchanted Forest Chronicles! A responsible person would probably have purchased it, remembered that I’ve read these books countless times, and stayed the course with the other two books I’m […]

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches- Like a warm hug

The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches by Sangu Mandanna

January 18, 2023 by NatteringwPride Leave a Comment

As one of the few witches in Britain, Mika Moon knows she has to hide her magic, keep her head down, and stay away from other witches so their powers don’t mingle and draw attention. And as an orphan who lost her parents at a young age and was raised by strangers, she’s used to being alone and she follows the rules…with one exception: an online account, where she posts videos pretending to be a witch. She thinks no one will take it seriously. But […]

The Book of Gothel- Not quite The Bear and Nightingale-esque novel I was looking for

The Book of Gothel by Mary McMyne

January 18, 2023 by NatteringwPride Leave a Comment

Germany, 1156. With her strange black eyes and even stranger fainting spells, young Haelewise has never quite fit in. Shunned by her village, her only solace lies in the stories her mother tells of child-stealing witches, of princes in wolf-skins, and of an ancient tower cloaked in mist, where women will find shelter if they are brave enough to seek it. When her mother dies, Haelewise is left unmoored. With nothing left for her in her village, she sets out to find the legendary tower her […]

Somebody’s Home- Yet again, not as good as Rouda’s debut

Somebody's Home by Kaira Rouda

February 6, 2022 by NatteringwPride Leave a Comment

Plot: A quiet neighborhood. A lovely home. A promising new beginning. In a heartbeat everything can change in this propulsive novel of suspense by USA Today bestselling author Kaira Rouda. Julie Jones has left her suffocating marriage. With her teenage daughter, Jess, she’s starting over. Their new house in Oceanside is the first step toward a new life. Even if it does come with the unexpected. The previous owners, a pastor and his wife, have left something—or rather someone—behind… Tom Dean has a bitter hatred […]

A Memory Called Empire- the next great space opera

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine

February 6, 2022 by NatteringwPride 2 Comments

Plot: Ambassador Mahit Dzmare arrives in the center of the multi-system Teixcalaanli Empire only to discover that her predecessor, the previous ambassador from their small but fiercely independent mining Station, has died. But no one will admit that his death wasn’t an accident—or that Mahit might be next to die, during a time of political instability in the highest echelons of the imperial court. Now, Mahit must discover who is behind the murder, rescue herself, and save her Station from Teixcalaan’s unceasing expansion—all while navigating […]

House of Earth and Blood- Smut but also feels?

House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas

February 6, 2022 by NatteringwPride 5 Comments

Plot: Bound by blood. Tempted by desire. Unleashed by destiny. Bryce Quinlan had the perfect life—working hard all day and partying all night—until a demon murdered her closest friends, leaving her bereft, wounded, and alone. When the accused is behind bars but the crimes start up again, Bryce finds herself at the heart of the investigation. She’ll do whatever it takes to avenge their deaths. Hunt Athalar is a notorious Fallen angel, now enslaved to the Archangels he once attempted to overthrow. His brutal skills […]

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