#Book Geek

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Just putting this out here cause I had to explain it to my mom, but here are the types of fiction (sorry if I leave out any)

Urban fantasy aka “I live in a modern society but turns out the creatures of old live in the forest” Ex: The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

Paranormal (Romance) aka “My sexy neighbor is secretly a werewolf/vampire and I’m a human teenage girl” Ex: Twilight by Stephanie Meyer

Epic Fantasy aka “This is a crazy quest isn’t it my dear found family” Ex: Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo

High Fantasy aka “This is a crazy quest of prophecy isn’t it my dear found family oh look a dragon” Ex: The Lord of the Rings by J R R Tolkien

Dystopian aka “This future world is apocalyptic and quite obviously favors the rich” Ex: The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Utopian aka “This future world seems peaceful on the outside but that just covers all the absolutely insane problems only this 16-year-old can fix” Ex: The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

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My favourite bookmarks, pt 2

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You can only read books by one author for the rest of your life. Who do you pick?

The ultimate bookworm dilemma.

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Top Ten Books on My Fall 2024 To-Read List

Top Ten Tuesday is an awesome meme previously hosted by the lovely folks @ The Broke and the Bookish and now hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl Top Ten Books on My Fall 2024 To-Read List I kinda disappeared for a while there eh? I thought it was about time I dispelled my blogging hiatus with a TTT post! 1. The Imperial Uncle by Da Feng Gua Guo 2. Mistress of Lies by K.M. Enright 3. A…

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What the River Knows

by Isabel Ibanez / 4.5 stars

First off, I want to fangirl a little bit about the quality of this book. I was lucky enough to borrow the OwlCrate edition (thank you Shelby! <3) and wow, it was stunning. The illustrations on the end papers, the quality of the paper. THE QUALITY OF THE PAPER! It was thick and smooth and felt so luxurious. The sewn spine, all around this book was like something out of the past with how much care went into the production of it, and you can bet that it's going to last so much better than a handful of new titles we see nowadays. The librarian and book lover in me is still obsessed.

Onto the story… where to begin? From the beginning Inez feels like she's meant for bigger things, more than being left behind while her parents travel to Egypt and try to discover the secrets hidden in it's tombs. Meant for more than hiding from her Aunt and elder cousin, who are constantly trying to teach her decorum, and prepare her for finding the right type of suitor. With her parents' wealth, there are suitors for miles.

When a letter arrives informing Inez that her parents have gone missing and are presumed dead, nothing can stop her from searching for them. She's waited for the time when she was old enough that they'd invite her along on their journeys. Now she's left alone, and nothing will keep her from Egypt, the place that stole her parents away from her time and again. Disguising herself as a mourning widow, she books a passage to Egypt. At the port, instead of finding her Uncle there to welcome her, his assistant Whit is there with instructions to put her right back on the ship.

Egypt in the 1950's is in turmoil. It's riches and artifacts are being stripped away and sold on the black market. The antiquity department, run by British overlords, is corrupt and the native Egyptians are treated as lesser people, not worthy of their own history. Archeological digging rights are closely guarded and valued, and discoveries are often taken over by those wanting to exploit them.

Amid this shadowy world, the magic system is gorgeous. The way that small bits of magic remain with certain items, things that can be helpful or mischievous. Inez's father sent her a ring that gives her visions of Cleopatra, and she's able to follow the feel of the magic to find other artifacts that might have belonged to the last Egyptian Pharoah. Possibly even to her tomb. I loved the way Inez's affinity for magic is explained, and it's so easy to be swept away with it.

There is a cliffhanger, and boy is it a big one. I still don't even know how to talk about it, other than gaping mouthed "what?"s. So looking forward to the next book - I definitely need some answers!

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Review of Uncanny Vows by Laura Anne Gilman

Uncanny Vows is the second Huntsmen novel featuring siblings Rosemary and Aaron Harker and their hound Botheration. A fascinating twist on urban fantasy, it is set in a 1913 where Huntsmen hunt uncanny creatures when they pose a danger to humans. With characterizations as sharp as razors and an excellent balance of enough historical details to be immersed without slowing the story’s forward motion, the siblings pull you in one step at a time. They are flawed, stubborn, and sometimes wrong, which makes you root for them more. Twists and turns abound from beginning to end as the investigation continues.

Unfortunately, even Huntsmen have bosses and internal politics, and blending in versus being practical isn’t an easy choice in the suffragette era. Pants are often on Rosemary’s mind. (It did make me wish we still had convenient trolleys.)

Bother is a charmer when he wishes and my favorite character. And when I say the dog is my favorite character, it is high praise because 1) I’m mostly a cat person and 2) I thoroughly enjoyed all of the characters down to the most minor.

5 stars   Great book! Start hunt for more books by this author.

(See rating system at http://tmblr.co/Zb30ArqLsiRe )

In the interests of full disclosure, I was sent an ARC of this book by the author for the possibility of a review. All my reviews, good, bad, or indifferent, are based on my own opinion and from my personal viewpoint. They are also spoiler free.

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My bf listens to me explain the plots of the books I’m reading in full detail, pays attention and asks questions

This is my nerd dream

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I wouldn’t read a self-help book to save my life. They’re all written by charlatans.

Books on creativity belong in the same category but there are some exceptions.

Will Gompertz’ book “Think Like an Artist” deals with the process and therefore doesn’t oversell its objective.

Gompertz works for BBC Arts and has met many major artists - writers, directors, actors etc. - during his career.

He simply describes the common traits he detected in them, nothing more.

His short book is worth a read but is not a must. The one book about creativity you should read is “Creativity Inc.” by Ed Catmull, the cofounder and president of Pixar.

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Book's I'd Like To Read Again for The 1st Time

Top 5 Wednesday was originally created by Lainey @ GingerReadsLainey – you can join the Goodreads group HERE Book’s I’d Like To Read Again for The First Time Today’s T5W prompt is to consider books that we would love to re-read for the first time again! I am a great re-reader of books (I find something knew with every subsequent re-read) but there are more than a few books I would love to…

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Get Caught Reading a Book Month: Best vs Worst Places to Get Caught Reading

It’s May which means that it’s time for book lovers, bookworms, book dragons, bibliophiles, book nerds, and book tourists to attempt a certain challenge. The challenge is to get caught reading a book. This may seem an easy challenge, but the challenge can be entertaining and fun. It’s all in three details: how, when, and where. How you get caught, how you execute the challenge, how hard you make…

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