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“No, I mean, it’s all in pieces.” “Yes. So are we all.”

Light from Uncommon Stars by Ryka Aoki

August 9, 2024 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

Light from Uncommon Stars is both entirely typical of my reading (characters going through it, romance main or subplots, coming to terms with one’s choices, a commitment to reading trans and non-binary authors) but also feels quite a bit outside my comfort zone. I had initially put this book on my to read list because of the 2023 Read Harder tasks asking us to read a book about a trans character by a trans author and a book from the Ignyte Awards. Then my 2023 […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Tagged With: a little fantasy, alex award, cbr16bingo, celestial, ignyte awards, LGBTQ, light from uncommon stars, queer romance, read harder challenge, Ryka Aoki, Speculative Fiction, transgender author, transgender heroine, we need diverse books

faintingviolet's CBR16 Review No:32 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction · Tags: a little fantasy, alex award, cbr16bingo, celestial, ignyte awards, LGBTQ, light from uncommon stars, queer romance, read harder challenge, Ryka Aoki, Speculative Fiction, transgender author, transgender heroine, we need diverse books ·
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red cover of the book of lost things

“He will say less than he means, and conceal more than he reveals.”

The Book of Lost Things by John Connolly

July 20, 2021 by cosbrarian 1 Comment

Don’t loan me books. I am overwhelmed by them, and my guilt at holding onto your artifact will not affect my scattered method of attacking my TBR. I have had this book for twelve years. I am a bad book friend! But it was worth the wait? The Book of Lost Things is about David, a twelve-year-old in WWII-era England who has recently lost his mother.  His father remarries, and his new wife is kind, but David cannot help but resent her, and this resentment […]

Filed Under: Fantasy Tagged With: #fantasy, alex award, Brothers Grimm, Fairy Tales, john connolly

cosbrarian's CBR13 Review No:8 · Genres: Fantasy · Tags: #fantasy, alex award, Brothers Grimm, Fairy Tales, john connolly ·
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