Llaverac rated Assassin's Apprentice: 5 stars
Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb (The Farseer Trilogy, #1)
Young Fitz is the bastard son of the noble Prince Chivalry, raised in the shadow of the royal court by …
It felt like a big warm hug ❤️
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Llaverac finished reading Handmade Holidays by 'Nathan Burgoine (A Little Village Novella)
At nineteen, Nick is alone for the holidays and facing reality: this is how it …
Llaverac commented on an arrow for the king by Linnea Sterte
originally done for the ex.mag 'dark fantasy' issue. proto-aGoS (A Garden of Spheres), a king …
I love the holidays, because they let me do something I usually don't take the time to do: browse itch.io for short stories and find gems like this one. I need to read her other stuff.
Llaverac finished reading Exercised by Daniel Lieberman
The myth-busting science behind our modern attitudes to exercise: what our bodies really need, why …
TFW you start a book because the topic genuinely interests you, only to realize halfway through that a well-written longform article would have satisfied your curiosity (but you have to finish the book anyway).
Llaverac rated Hibernation Guide for Rabbits and Hares: 5 stars
Hibernation Guide for Rabbits and Hares by L. Adassovsky
Rabbits don’t hibernate...Do they? Every winter, Gentiane opens her hotel to rabbits seeking refuge from the cold. Instead of staying …
Llaverac rated Home by the Rotting Sea: 5 stars
Home by the Rotting Sea by Otava Heikkilä
The Väki are giants, and much feared and loathed by us humans. When territorial tensions threaten to break out, the …
Llaverac rated Hearth's Haunting: 5 stars
Hearth's Haunting by Jean Wei
Ted’s life is definitely picture perfect; new job, new apartment. Everything is definitely, totally, extremely fine. Everything is good!!! Except… …
Llaverac rated Goodbye Apple Island: 5 stars
Goodbye Apple Island by C.R. Chua
Before saying goodbye to life in Apple Island, Lucas goes on one more adventure with his long friend to investigate …
Llaverac rated Peau d'homme: 5 stars
Peau d'homme by Zanzim, Hubert Boulard
Sans contrefaçon, je suis un garçon ! Dans l’Italie de la Renaissance, Bianca, demoiselle de bonne famille, est en âge …
Llaverac finished reading How to Keep House While Drowning by K. C. Davis
This revolutionary approach to cleaning and organizing helps free you from feeling ashamed or overwhelmed …
It was helpful. More books about everyday life written by and for neurodivergent people, please.
Llaverac commented on The Ghostkeeper by Johanna Taylor
Dorian Leith can see ghosts. Not only that, he listens to their problems and tries …
The story had a lot of heart and, on the whole, I liked it a lot. However, even though the main character is literally a therapist for ghosts, I could have done without all the therapy-speak that he or some other characters use, especially outside therapy sessions.
Llaverac commented on Sainted Love by Steve Orlando
New York City. 1907. Malcolm Irina is the greatest inventor the world’s never heard of, …
It makes me so mad, seriously. A creative team made of established creators, alt covers drawn by some of the hottest queer male artists and the result. IS. JUST. MID. It's basically this thread.
Llaverac commented on The Long Road by Taylor Titmouse
Crown Jewel Tourmaline, a dwarf princess, would do almost anything to get out of her …
Come for the smut, stay for the worldbuilding and especially the way gender works for dwarves, as well as additional worldbuilding posts on Titmouse's socials.
Llaverac commented on The Night Guest by Taylor Titmouse
Ever since the death of her husband, Mrs. Arakawa has run her inn alone. There's …
These last months I have started several books that I still haven't finished even though they're interesting, which depresses me a bit.
- Option A: self-flagellate and get even more depressed
👉 Option B: read Taylor Titmouse's short smut stories with engaging premises and likeable characters
Llaverac commented on Woe: A Housecat's Story of Despair by Lucy Knisley
WOE! SCREAM! MEOW! ...PURR? Join the hilarious and of course dramatic world of Linney the …
It’s weird to read it again, five years after its content was published on social media. I remember being a HUGE fan of it, and if I had had to do an end-of-year list with my favorite comics from 2019, all the strips that Lucy Knisley posted about her cat Linney would be my #1.
But in 2024 it feels like this kind of voice is now present in a ton of cat videos on social media. Reading the book didn’t make me feel anything, but reading the strips again this morning on Instagram - where they’re still available - instantly brought me back to where I was working in 2019, how a new publication would be the highlight of my day (OF MY WEEK) and how I felt when the last strip was published.