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[maverick-werewolf]

NEW NONFICTION BOOK - Sabine Baring-Gould's The Book of Werewolves, Annotated and Translated

Big announcement, just in time for Halloween! This source is useful not only on werewolves, but on many other subjects as well, including general shapeshifter legends and more.

Originally written in 1865, Sabine Baring-Gould's The Book of Were-Wolves is still considered among the best of sources in the field of werewolf studies, as well as folklore studies and the occult. A passionate dive into the folkloric and real history of werewolves, witches and sorcerers, and even madmen and serial killers, Baring-Gould takes a scientific approach to "proving" the reality behind werewolf legends. In doing so, he discusses werewolf legends across history, with particular focus on Scandinavia and the Renaissance / Early Modern eras, and even discusses other shapeshifter folklore from around the world, as well as providing trial accounts of famous killers such as Gilles de Rais. This book is a must-have for scholars in multiple fields and anyone interested in the history of the werewolf legend. The editor's contribution of annotations and translations provide further context to Baring-Gould's work, but his words in themselves are unabridged and uncensored from his original text.

This fully annotated edition of Sabine Baring-Gould's The Book of Werewolves includes:

Academic critique, comments, analyses, and comparisons to modern scholarship

Explanations of folklore and historical context

Translations of quoted passages

Bibliography and list of other helpful reading

Fully formatted and edited manuscript (with table of contents) updated to modern standards

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[triviareads]

ARC Review of A Nobleman's Guide to Seducing a Scoundrel by KJ Charles

Summary:

Rufus, Earl of Oxney, has dealt with multiple attempts by his uncle to take his title away from him. Now, his uncle is claiming that not only is Rufus illegitimate, but he has proof by way of Lucas Doomsday, a secretary who hails from a notorious family of local smugglers. Rufus hires Lucas to help him search through family archives for proof of his legitimacy, and Lucas agrees, in part because he has his own reasons for being at the estate...

My review:

This is the first book I've read by KJ Charles and I only wish I'd read her works sooner because this was a fabulous read. I adored both of the main characters: Rufus is an ex-soldier, honorable with a bit of a temper. But you can't blame the poor guy; he's trying his best to improve the estate after years of neglect while being constantly challenged by his terrible family. Luke is a secretary who comes from a smuggler clan, so he has a raffish edge to an otherwise (mostly) proper façade. He's a schemer who uses his powers for good when it comes to helping Rufus... and other times not so much.

I loved Rufus and Luke's relationship: it's one that comes from a place of mutual understanding and respect which initially makes them friends and allies, and that actually seems to fuel their emotional and sexual attraction. Rufus did read as demisexual to me just based on what he says (thinks) about not seeing the point of having sex with someone you don't care for. And he finds that with Luke fairly early on, even if Luke has to make the first move ("either fuck me or fire me"... he's a brat can you tell).

Both men have a good deal of familial demons, past and present, and the narrative does a great job of having the characters examine them, reconcile where they can, but otherwise creating their own found family they can be happy around. In a way, it's in direct contract to the villains of the story, mostly Rufus's own family, who are miserable with one another, and yet prize their (Norman... you'll see the word "Norman" many times) blood above all.

The mystery aspect (two mysteries, really, and then another mystery no one expected to find the answer to but stumbled across anyway) was mostly tight and well done. I do think the second half became a little too mystery-heavy at the cost of the romance, but it all tied up neatly at the end. At times I wish I'd read The Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen just so I knew Luke's background, especially relating to Sir Gareth and Joss Doomsday, but KJ did a pretty good job of filling in those blanks for the reader.

The sex:

Raw. Intimate. Sexy. I can't write this review without including the droit du seigneur aspect, which starts as a joke between Rufus and Luke, but very much ends up as a kink of sort for them in that Luke wants to be taken in the manner of a feudal lord in the olden days sleeping with a vessel's wife first on their wedding night (possessive, a bit rough), which I thought was very hot, and very well done. Luke is a bit of a brat and wants to make Rufus work for it, but Rufus is absolutely willing to rise to the challenge (both Luke and Rufus seem to have a competence kink too). A relentless man, if you will.

Because of how the plot progresses, there's actually a lot more sex scenes in the first half of the book than in the second, but honestly the wait pays off because by the time they're reunited, the emotions are just that much heightened by the fact that they love one another now. I was actually near tears when Luke admits that when he first asked Rufus to "fuck him like he owns him", he really wished that he was his. It was so so romantic.

Overall:

I'd recommend this book to anyone, but specifically readers looking for a romance intertwined with a mystery or adventure, and anyone looking for a queer historical romance. I loved this book so much, and I'm looking forward to reading more KJ Charles.

Thank you to Sourcebooks Casablanca and NetGalley for the ARC in exchange for my review.

[libraryinthecountry]

★ What is your favorite theme park? The amazing folks over at @read_bloom sent the first two books in @laurenasherauthor’s Dreamland Billionaires series recently and I am in love with them! Super hyped for Final Offer to release in January! To answer today’s question, I love visiting Disney—but also grew up going to Great America and Six Flags in the Bay Area once or twice a year! I think Great America might be my favorite. Knott’s Berry Farm is pretty fun, too. ♥️ Have you read the Dreamland Billionaires series yet? This Valkyrie candle is from @fictionbathco! You can use LIBRARY10 to get a discount on your order! ★ HASHTAGS // #bloombooks #laurenasher #dreamlandbillionaires #bookstagram #romancereader #RomanceBooks #spicyreads #booklover #bookstagrammer #booklove #bookcommunity #bookobsessed #bookaddict #booksbooksbooks #thefineprint #termsandconditions #sourcebooks #readbloom https://www.instagram.com/p/CluyZyFL4pT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[educationaldm]

Always on the lookout for good third party D&D or even system neutral TTRPG sourcebooks. I love the Kobold Press stuff, but there's a lot of unfamiliar stuff to check out here.

[arcane-offerings]

Valerie A. Kivelson and Christine D. Worobec, editors. Witchcraft in Russia and Ukraine, 1000-1900: A Sourcebook. Northern Illinois University Press, 2020. Paperback edition. 506 pages. 

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[lisa-lostinlit]

💬 Happy Tuesday! Did you pick up any new releases today? 📖🤎 Happy Release Day to WILD IS THE WITCH by @timesnewrachel! I’m reading this right now and it’s fantastic!! It’s atmospheric, magical, and the prose is simply gorgeous. 🪶🌿 Thank you to @sourcebooksfire for gifting me this copy! . . . h a s h t a g s : #wildisthewitch #thenatureofwitches #rachelgriffin #sourcebooks #newrelease #beautifulbook #readerforlife #booksofig #readersofig #seekthesimplicity #stillography #bookphotography #bookgram #booksandcandles #posttheordinary #bookworm #cozyvibes #darkacademia #lightacademia #bookcommunity (at The Woods) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgxQEEbulyd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[winningthesweepstakes]

The Boo Crew Needs You! by Vicky Fang, illustrated by Saoirse Lou

The Boo Crew Needs You! by Vicky Fang, illustrated by Saoirse Lou. Sourcebooks, 2023. 9781728264561  Rating: 1-5 (5 is an excellent or a Starred review) 4 Format: ARC (publication date 8/1/23) What did you like about the book? Fang invites children to help the Boo Crew (made up of friends Luna, Bones, and Fang) on Halloween night, trying to fix things in the neighborhood so the Boo Fest can go…

[andrewdonkin]

Here's the cover of our new graphic novel entitled GLOBAL which is out next month. Published 11th April 2023 in the USA and 27th April in the UK.

Co-written by myself and Mr Eoin Colfer, the genius behind Artemis Fowl, with art by the Italian superstar Giovanni Rigano.

Please follow us here for more updates and behind the scenes stuff as we launch our new book.

[jennyforeigner]

was making a campaign guide in Open Office. It didn't like how crunchy I was getting with the formatting, so I moved to Google Drive to not deal with crashes and software failures. I forgot that google drive gets laggy if you have more than 2 pages and I got sick of text buffer. Now I'm back in Open Office for now. I normally do my word processing in Scrivener but its formatting options are kind of daunting.

What do you big kids use for formatting source books? Google says Canva can do it, but I'm gonna have dozens, maybe hundreds of pages to format by the time I'm done and Canva looks more like making posters.

[kingarthurblue]

LOOK WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING!!! Fletshi's Pocket Guide to Emheim making an entire sourcebook is a good use of my time right? Right?? whatever, it's very fun so far

I'll keep you updated on the progress!

[yoongivenn]

The Last Housewife - Ashley Winstead

The Last Housewife – Ashley Winstead

This was such a hard book to rate. To put it simple: it is so fcked-up. Really. This aspect of the novel, one that I did not dislike mind you, was one that made me conflicted and made me think a lot throughout my reading of this, because it was one of the darkest, bleakest, most heavy books I’ve read. And in terms of the characters, namely the protagonist, the way she is constructed and the way…

[cupofteajones]

What I've Been Reading Lately: September 15

What I’ve Been Reading Lately: September 15

Welcome to What I’ve Been Reading Lately, a feature where I’ll be giving short reviews of what I’m currently reading: (more…)

[goodbooksandgoodwine]

Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert | Book Review

Wicked Beauty by Katee Robert | Book Review

I think I am starting to get a better understanding and handle on Spicy books as they are called on booktok. It seems like one of the most hyped authors among this genre is Katee Robert. So, I was real eager to pick up Wicked Beauty as I continue to grow my knowledge in this genre. Also — the premise appealed to me — a modern day, sexy incarnation of Olympus. Sign me right up. I didn’t realize…

[libraryinthecountry]

★ What are you currently reading? How are you liking it? One of my current reads is Radiant Sin by @katee_robert and I am loving being back in the Dark Olympus world—seeing so many of my favorite characters, meeting new ones, and learning more about the world as a whole! Also, fake dating, mutual pining, workplace romance, spy stuff, AND more Hermes and Dionysus shenanigans? Sign me up. It’s so good, and just released yesterday! I’ve been listening to the audio through @librofm’s ALC program (screamed when I saw it was one of the February books!) and received this finished copy from @sourcebookscasa! Thank you all who got this book into my hands. 😘 Check the comments for a description! I have an eARC of the next book in the series, Cruel Seduction, waiting for me on my iPad and I have a feeling I’m going to want to jump right into it! 😏 (MMFF poly knot 🙌🏼 y’all!) ★ HASHTAGS // #booksofig #RomanceBooks #ReadRomance #romancereader #kateerobert #DarkOlympus #NeonGods #ElectricIdol #wickedbeauty #radiantsin #cruelseduction #GreekMythology #smuttybooks #bookstagram #sourcebooks #spicybooks #bookshelf #bookcart #librofm https://www.instagram.com/p/CoaPgphvG7n/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[byterogue]

“c-can I have.. ur Cellular Mini Phone number?”

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