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When Martha Einkorn fled her father’s isolated compound in Oregon, she never expected to find herself working for a powerful …
Frustrated by her current relationship, trans lesbian Maria Griffiths decides to change her life by …
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Frustrated by her current relationship, trans lesbian Maria Griffiths decides to change her life by …
Today is a Sunday. On Saturday, I read Nevada. Tomorrow I have some major surgery. I'm still reeling from Nevada, and maybe that's bad timing on my part.
It feels cliché to type, but I felt seen in the pages of Nevada. Not a good, glorious and joyous seen; but an uncomfortable seen- a doctor poking at an open wound "seen". A butterfly pinned to a velvet board.
I count myself lucky that I don't get too emotional thinking about "what if"- I've made a lot of mistakes, big and small, suffered misfortunes (mostly small), there's a lot of what-if fodder in my life.
That's maybe why I can set it all aside- if it was one big what-if, I might dwell more, after all.
Then, through a certain lens, there is a single big what-if, and Nevada is an acutely painful and compelling rendition of that …
Today is a Sunday. On Saturday, I read Nevada. Tomorrow I have some major surgery. I'm still reeling from Nevada, and maybe that's bad timing on my part.
It feels cliché to type, but I felt seen in the pages of Nevada. Not a good, glorious and joyous seen; but an uncomfortable seen- a doctor poking at an open wound "seen". A butterfly pinned to a velvet board.
I count myself lucky that I don't get too emotional thinking about "what if"- I've made a lot of mistakes, big and small, suffered misfortunes (mostly small), there's a lot of what-if fodder in my life.
That's maybe why I can set it all aside- if it was one big what-if, I might dwell more, after all.
Then, through a certain lens, there is a single big what-if, and Nevada is an acutely painful and compelling rendition of that lens.
It was published in 2013, which is ten years ago this year.
What if I'd read this book 10 years ago? Only the smallest tweak is needed to imagine it happening. 10 years ago I still walked into bookstores and picked out something interesting based on cover design.
Perhaps the saving grace is that ten years ago was still far enough along in my life that I'd still be angst-ridden over the same question.
Nevada reads like the road map that my life might/would have followed if I'd read it ten years ago, aside from I'd be impossibly pining even then, "what if I had read this ten years ago?"
The book itself, ironically, paradoxically, answers that question. This fact doesn't make me feel less exposed.
It's a really weird thing to read a book and have all the characters be you, every possible Schrödinger wish fulfillment alternate reality version of you.
Being Seen(tm) doesn't feel great, but it feels a lot, and immensely, and there's definitely something good in that.
The most interesting things in Maud Blyth's life have happened to her brother Robin, but …
As delightful and as clever as the first book on the trilogy. Tightly plotted, lots of character development all around, and thoroughly enjoyable.
A fiery restaurant owner falls for her enigmatic head chef in this charming, emotional romance. …
A really enjoyable book. It's not high art, sure, but it was a thoroughly enjoyable read, and while we might be inclined to make assumptions just based on the romance genre and the publisher, I still felt that the plot was uncertain and surprising.
What's supposed to be just a plain old summer vacation—swim, sand, and sun—takes a turn …
Content warning Minor/vague plot spoilers
Themes of loss, grief, and sacrifice, with a pretty telegraphed twist.
Following directly on from the first book, it's easy to see that the overall plot follows many of the same beats as So You Want To Be A Wizard, though differing a lot in the details.
I enjoyed the read but it didn't feel as ground breaking as #1. Still, excited to move on to #3!
Thirteen-year-old Nita Callahan’s life in the New York suburbs is a misery because of bullies …
I read these books a long time ago, when I was young. I'm excited to read the "revised and expanded" editions, as well as the 7 new (to me) books in the series, and the three spinoff Cat Wizards books...
As one of the few witches in Britain, Mika Moon knows she has to hide …
This is one of the few books I've read that makes me long so powerfully to live in its world (let's be honest, to be the main character.)
The story is warm and loving, the writing lively and interesting. I already miss reading this book, and I wish I could have never left.
Her city is under siege. The zombies are coming back. And all Nona wants is a birthday party. In many …
Her city is under siege. The zombies are coming back. And all Nona wants is …
I enjoyed a return to the locked tomb, though I found this telling almost willfully byzantine. Still, we're potentially poised for a really fascinating fourth book (conclusion?)
Set in an alternative Edwardian England, this is a comedy of manners, manor houses, and hedge mazes: including a magic-infused …
Good Omens meets The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet in this defiantly joyful adventure set in California's San …
Kobo has some problems. His cybernetics are a decade out of date, he’s got a pair of twin sister loan …
A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret.
Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives …
