From the frontlines to the shadows, danger follows wherever he goes.
Jack Debaut, a former US Army Ranger, is pulled into a ruthless world of espionage, covert operations, and betrayal. Every ally could be a traitor and every mission could be his last.
📖 From Terror to Valor is perfect for fans of espionage thrillers, political thrillers, and military fiction.
📗 "Your Hearts, Your Scars" by Adina Talve-Goodman
A small essay collection, put together by a few editors posthumously. As a child, the author lived for years with heart failure, until she received a donor heart at nineteen. The transplant went well, but she passed away at 31 from cancer caused by post-transplant immunosuppressants.
These essays mostly tackle what it means to be ill or healthy. How experiences and the scars they leave behind shape you, especially when coming of age. How you relate to others -people who went through the same thing and people who will never know any of it. They're written very well, sad but always with a sprinkle of humor and insight in them.
Of course it reads bittersweet, knowing that the author passed away before she could write a full collection. Some of the texts are still a work in progress. I'm happy this work …
📗 "Your Hearts, Your Scars" by Adina Talve-Goodman
A small essay collection, put together by a few editors posthumously. As a child, the author lived for years with heart failure, until she received a donor heart at nineteen. The transplant went well, but she passed away at 31 from cancer caused by post-transplant immunosuppressants.
These essays mostly tackle what it means to be ill or healthy. How experiences and the scars they leave behind shape you, especially when coming of age. How you relate to others -people who went through the same thing and people who will never know any of it. They're written very well, sad but always with a sprinkle of humor and insight in them.
Of course it reads bittersweet, knowing that the author passed away before she could write a full collection. Some of the texts are still a work in progress. I'm happy this work has been released into the world, yet sad that there will be no more. Thinking about all the could haves and never could have beens.
Not sure how I’m feeling about Katabasis. It’s so very much about academia that it’s a bit of a busman’s holiday for a PhD student #AmReading#bookstodon
okay, another one bites the dust. overall, Wintersmith was funny and pretty good, the structure just felt weird to me. and the memory eaters probably took a few inches off my soul. ya know.
anyhow, only 6 more to go, and Making Money is next. I found Moist to be hilarious upon my recent re-reading of Going Postal, so I have high hopes for this book. let's a go~
People do not enjoy Battle for the Abyss as a general rule. I did, and as I have started reading Deathwatch books I see why.
A lot of things in Battle for the Abyss are silly charicatures of the various legions in the kill team, but ALL of the deathwatch books are just The Most Stereotypical Members of A Chapter doing a silly thing together.
It doesnt try to add nuance. Theres no Argel Tal stuff, there arent any rulebreaking Ultramarines for character depth in the #book#amReading#wh40klore
This is a Dutch title, never translated, about the 'hunt for the Amber Room'. The Amber Room was an art piece, a chamber completely decorated with amber stone in 18th century Prussia, that was soon moved over to the Russian Empire, but then got lost in WW2 during the Nazi plunders. Ever since then, there have been many searches for (parts of) it, but most likely it was accidentally destroyed in a bombing.
Call me silly, but I had no clue that the room was never found, so I felt a little cheated when I reached the end of the book and didn't receive any resolution, haha! Still, it was an interesting read and I learned a lot of new things. I never knew about the status of amber in Nazi Germany as a 'national stone' with so many jobs, awards and …
📗 "Jacht op de barnsteenkamer" by Jerker Spits
This is a Dutch title, never translated, about the 'hunt for the Amber Room'. The Amber Room was an art piece, a chamber completely decorated with amber stone in 18th century Prussia, that was soon moved over to the Russian Empire, but then got lost in WW2 during the Nazi plunders. Ever since then, there have been many searches for (parts of) it, but most likely it was accidentally destroyed in a bombing.
Call me silly, but I had no clue that the room was never found, so I felt a little cheated when I reached the end of the book and didn't receive any resolution, haha! Still, it was an interesting read and I learned a lot of new things. I never knew about the status of amber in Nazi Germany as a 'national stone' with so many jobs, awards and official gifts related to it.
A completely random thing I read was about the Prussian king recruiting (but also kidnapping) long men (>1.88m) from all over Europe to collect in his tall men army! And then trying to look for tall women too so he could 'breed' huge people! What?!
Despite feeling a little deflated about the Amber Room being a mystery forever, the book obviously fills up that emptiness with lots of setting, history writing and fun threads to follow up on. I doubt this will ever see a translation, but who knows.
Another #book I've read lately: Automatic Noodle, by Annalee Newitz. Exactly the cozy, community-building sci-fi I wanted. I love all the robots and now I'm hungry for noodles.
My Writing Themes: - Found Family - Small Actions Have Big Consequences - Choice Matters - Everyone Is Important - Hope - Forgiveness (Enemies to Lovers 400k Slow Burn) - She is Beauty, She Is Grace, She Will Stab You In The Face 🔪
