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SusannaShore, 1 month ago to random

I had a horrible cooking accident. I'd bought stronger chili powder and I forgot and used it like the mild one and now my mouth is on fire... 🥵

SusannaShore, 1 month ago

@MsHearthWitch There isn't enough sugar in the world to stop the burn. 😩

SusannaShore, 1 month ago

@MsHearthWitch Milk helped. And time. 🙂

SusannaShore, 1 month ago to bookstodon

I review The Fascination by Essie Fox. A fairly good book until the very end, after which I questioned everything I'd read, though probably not the way the author intended, and decided I didn't like it at all.
https://susannashore.blogspot.com/2024/04/the-fascination-by-essie-fox-review.html

#BookReview #HistoricalFiction @bookstodon

SusannaShore, 1 month ago

@khleedril @bookstodon Thank you. A bit harsh, but I couldn't help it.

SusannaShore, 2 months ago to bookstodon

From yesterday, my review of Remnants of Filth vol. 3 by Rou Bao Bu Chi Rou. Only heartbreak here.
https://susannashore.blogspot.com/2024/03/remnants-of-filth-vol-3-by-rou-bao-bu.html

#BookReview #xianxia @bookstodon

SusannaShore, 2 months ago

@Sollenbum
Some books deserve late night readings, hence the pace. 😀 Others take a longer time.

It did end in a sad place, but also in the middle of action. A lot going on there.

SusannaShore, 2 months ago

@Sollenbum
They serve a purpose and I don't mind so much. Makes Mo Ran's change more pronounced. A lot is made of it in the next book. But if he continues with the same in this life, once they reach that point in their relationship, I'll be upset.

SusannaShore, 2 months ago

@Sollenbum
Chinese fantasy in general sees consent in a way that feels uncomfortable to western readers so I wouldn't necessarily recommend it to younger readers at all. I try to keep that in mind when I read, so I don't get too hung up on the less savoury scenes.

SusannaShore, 2 months ago

@geraineon @Sollenbum Yes, you are right. I answered hastily without considering the word choice.

melissabeartrix, 2 months ago to random

Good morning Sunday, what adventures will you give us today ! ... Giggles

Hugz & xXx

SusannaShore, 2 months ago

@melissabeartrix I haven’t even survived Saturday yet… 😩

SusannaShore, 3 months ago to bookstodon

I review Associate Professor Akira Takatsuki's Conjecture vol. 3 (light novel) by Mikage Sawamura. This series of paranormal cozy mysteries set in contemporary Japan continues to delight and spook.
https://susannashore.blogspot.com/2024/02/associate-professor-akira-takatsukis.html

#BookReview #paranormalcozy @bookstodon

SusannaShore, 3 months ago

I added a public service post script to this review: the kindle edition of this links to vol 3 of the manga adaptation on Amazon, so you can't buy the light novel there as an ebook. The glitch concerns many light novel series with manga adaptations there, not just this one. Other retailers are fine.

@bookstodon

Firlefanz, 3 months ago to random

Guten Morgen, Freunde!

Sky Falls is published! 😍

Of course, there's a bit of a catch. Yes, it's up on Amazon, Google and Kobo, but the other stores are still taking their sweet old time. (Looking at you, Apple and Tolino.)

Which means that the link below isn't yet as fully functional as it will be in a couple of days. Apologies!

Even so, I want to start the celebrations!

Sky Falcon is flying live! happy dance

https://books2read.com/SkyPillarsEmpire

#WritingCommunity
#EpicFantasy

SusannaShore, 3 months ago

@Firlefanz Happy book birthday!

annaleen, 9 months ago to random

From the world's most trivial news dept: So I've had the same broken laundry hamper for like ... twenty years. I inherited it from a roommate after college, and it gradually fell apart but I kept telling myself it was absurd to replace a thing that's just for laundry. Finally, I couldn't even put stuff into it anymore because it kept collapsing. So I bought a brand-new one! And I keep marveling at it. A hamper that looks nice and isn't cracked and stained and torn! It's a whole new era.

SusannaShore, 9 months ago

@annaleen Husband and I got one as a houswarming gift 20 years ago that I disliked from the start. It's ugly, impractical and keeps breaking, yet we're still using it and I haven't even looked for a replacement. 😆

SusannaShore, 10 months ago

@barnesjo @bookstodon Edelweiss. Most publishers put up their books there, even if they don't offer review copies of them, so I can keep up to date of what's coming in all the genres I follow. Edelweiss communities have some blogs etc. too for news and author interviews, though I don't know how useful/active they are.