#book 16

[adriles]

do not kill my closest companions in battle. do not force me to doom myself to a young death far from my native phthia.do not tragedystyle me

[lost-art-of-world-domination]

What are your thoughts on Winter? Especially in regards to how her dynamic with Valkyrie has changed. I dunno, some aspects of that were pretty interesting to me

What a good ask! I agree, there are some very interesting aspects to Winter! I really enjoyed her inclusion in the book. Spoilers for A Mind Full of Murder to come, in case anyone hasn’t read it.

I’m not going to pretend I immediately called Winter being Alice, and I think the surprise was very well done, but I did have my suspicions after her “Not any more” line about evil in her family.

Winter Grieving is a name that is almost laughable in its edginess, but for a jaded teen such as Winter it does suit, and I like that it’s something more complex and unique than “Malice” (even though I liked that character).

I also really appreciated Winter’s whole perspective on Valkyrie. She’s rather practical, and won’t ignore her sister at her own risk, such as asking her for help at the end of the book, but I like that, in a way that seems like she can’t even help it, some part of her hates Val.

I like that it’s not necessarily a view we can support, but one definitely understandable given the character and what’s occurred. It reminds me a bit of Auger’s doubt over his future once the prophecy was complete. It’s an interesting question of what a Chosen One does once what they’ve been Chosen for either happens or falls through- whether that’s as a hero or a world-ender.

What Val did was obviously entirely a selfless act of sacrifice and love for her sister, and I like that Landy doesn’t undercut that decision, but simply acknowledges that even an act such as that can have unintended consequences, especially with where it leaves Winter.

Also I like that Winter is jaded, but not cartoonishly evil, and instead, like a lot of teens, vulnerable to bad influences such as the anti-mortal movement in order to deal with their own issues. This is obviously only worsened by having such a famous sibling, and it makes sense for Winter to be lashing out a bit to cope with being in Val’s shadow. It’s subtle and concerning for a character we’ve seen since she was a baby, but I’m excited to see where it goes. Although one thing that didn’t really work is that final moment. Fine on its own and in the context of Winter’s story, but as the end to the whole book it fell a little flat.

One element of Winter’s story I also like is how, from Valkyrie’s side, there’s just a bit of a wall with her younger sister who she used to be so close with, which again is the kind of realistic touch that makes the magical world of Skulduggery Pleasant work so well. It’s also tragic for Melissa and Desmond, who should never have to experience anything bad ever.

One last note I like about Winter is her burgeoning magical skill. She’s not super powerful yet, as evidenced by her struggling with the classic fear vs magic problem we see lots of young sorcerers tackle, but she’s shown some elemental powers and, especially interesting, some pretty solid teleportation. Sure it was just from the ground floor through a window, but it’s been made clear how difficult a skill this is for any sorcerer.

So overall, really interesting character and story, and I can’t wait to see more of Winter and her arc and relationships in the books to come.

[aurotoiras]

16/??? The Flight of the eisenstein

I know I say it a lot, but I really enjoyed this book, not only because I'm a deathguard enjoyer but it really paints chaos as this unknowable force that you can't really engage with chaos infected things in a meaningful way and paints it less as an enemy to be crushed by the imperium, and rather some darker more malevolent force.

[ronristretto]

Meriones: You think you're so tough, Aeneas, but you couldn't be more wrong! You may be the son of Goddess Aphrodite, but you, yourself, are mortal. Meaning, just a slit of your guts shall bring glory to me!

Patroclus: More working, less talking!

Meriones: How come I don't get to have my own monologue...

[brucedinsman]

Book Review: Amish Mystery at Rose Cottage by Samantha Price

  Amish Mystery at Rose Cottage (Ettie Smith Amish Mysteries #16) Kindle Amish Mystery at Rose Cottage by Samantha Price<br/>My rating: 5 of 5 starsHere’s to happy endings The dinner party to reveal all is becoming a thing for Ettie’s sleuthing methods, and it sort of fits the Amish community thing quite well. Nell buries her husband of 40 years and approaches Ettie to find out what happened to…

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[theredandwhitequeen]

Book 16 of the 50 book challenge. Fractured: a Will Trent novel by Karin Slaughter. This is the book series, that the tv show Will Trent is based on. It’s very good and I really enjoyed reading the book. If you’ve seen the show you may like the novels.

[obsob]

happy and proud!!

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[shisasan]

August 16, 1924 Journals of Anais Nin 1923-1927 [volume 3]

[barrel-crow-n]

Reminder that Kaz drinks alcohol and that when he's drunk he's actually more pleasant to be around (which I'm inferring from the line "If we don't pull this off, no one is going to want to be around me sober" which implies that he's nicer when he's had something to drink)

[adriles]

every one is "Woke" until their enemy kills and strips the armor from the corpse of their closest companion for some reason

[lost-art-of-world-domination]

Busy time, so I’ve only just finished A Mind Full Of Murder.

Loved it! So glad with the stakes and detective elements, and the characters throughout were well done. I also really love it as an aftermath of Phase Two rather than a start to Phase Three. Some fun teases for the future (Especially Wreath and Co.) but I mainly appreciated that consequences were addressed, both emotional and literal, and it’s always such a pleasure to be back in this world! Can’t wait for Book 17! Or Book 3(2).

Would love to know what other people thought! Have only seen one or two blogs actually discussing this book so I’m curious about the reception, especially compared to Phase One and Phase Two.

We’re so Back.

[lunar-years]

remember when they erased Peeta's mobility-limiting disability completely from the movies but still had him slow down the group with no stated or visible reason so people who'd never read the books complained about him being useless and weak that was so....

[dykeinthedark]

doing this thing i call "reading every class high school lit book i missed out on" partially because as an english minor i feel like a lot of ppl in my english lectures have already read these books in higschool partially because high school english classes suck balls and i think the way they taught kids to read books was lame and dumb as hell and killed love for reading and i think some of these books they make kids read should never be experienced in a classroom setting

[nemfrog]

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