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Megan Maxwell: Pídeme lo que quieras (Paperback, Spanish language, 2014, Editorial Planeta, S.A. (booket)) No rating

Tras la muerte de su padre, el prestigioso empresario alemán Eric Zimmerman decide viajar a …

I don't think I have much to add so far other than the fact that it feels so much easier to read since I stepped away and focused on other things.

Reflexive tense forms make more sense to me now, reflexive forms are used a lot in this book. I hope you're enjoying the dry language learner's perspective on a romance novel so far.

I've noticed that the chapters without NSFW bits are much shorter than the chapters with NSFW bits. As mundane as it sounds, I've enjoyed the "vanilla" chapters too because as I've probably said before, it uses every day language.

I still think the boss guy is a bit weird though.

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reviewed Red Team Blues by Cory Doctorow (Martin Hench, #1)

Cory Doctorow: Red Team Blues (2023, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom) 4 stars

Martin Hench is 67 years old, single, and successful in a career stretching back to …

Well worth your time!

5 stars

I finished @pluralistic’s #RedTeamBlues this evening, and I would highly - highly - recommend it! It’s a short read, just a tad over 200 pages but it’s quite engrossing. I probably could have finished it last night, but I forced myself to sleep instead.

I really like Doctorow’s writing style, and I always learn some new words (and not just technological ones) when I read his books. One of my favorite hallmarks of his fiction is the use of what I would term “non-standard” protagonists - in this case a 67-year-old confirmed bachelor facing retirement. Definitely not someone I would have expected to be enmeshed with a cast of Very Ruthless People ™️ and crypto-bros. That alone makes the stories so much more relatable and entertaining to me and easier to identify with. And as always, the more technical elements of the plot are thoroughly well-researched and expertly woven together …

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Megan Maxwell: Pídeme lo que quieras (Paperback, Spanish language, 2014, Editorial Planeta, S.A. (booket)) No rating

Tras la muerte de su padre, el prestigioso empresario alemán Eric Zimmerman decide viajar a …

Content warning NSFW, romance novel

Neil Gaiman: American Gods (Paperback) 4 stars

Days before his release from prison, Shadow's wife, Laura, dies in a mysterious car crash. …

So this was the book I decided upon.

I enjoyed his work with Terry Pratchett and I enjoyed the series on Amazon Prime so I bet the book will be even better.

I'm going to read the english and #spanish version at the same time... just so I don't get completely lost when trying to tackle it in Spanish. 😅​

I'm going to be logging my progress here as I go along.

Megan Maxwell: Pídeme lo que quieras (Paperback, Spanish language, 2014, Editorial Planeta, S.A. (booket)) No rating

Tras la muerte de su padre, el prestigioso empresario alemán Eric Zimmerman decide viajar a …

Content warning NSFW, romance novel