Solferino by Rohrer & Klingner
Do you like fuchsia? Then this is the ink for you. It’s intensely saturated and very well-behaved.
Her Majesty’s Royal Coven by Juno Dawson
This audiobook single-handedly made me a Juno Dawson fan for life. Can I please be in her coven? If you like morally grey characters, an ensemble cast, and a fab balance of character- and action-driven plot, pick this one up.
Sub-Zero by Diamine
As a general fan of glacial/ice blue, and teal, I do love the teal-green shimmer overlay against the blue. It definitely feels icy to me, but also very fae. Winter Court, anyone?
Listen for the Lie by Amy Tintera
Listen for the Lie had excellent pacing, an unreliable narrator, and a cast of suspicious side characters. I binge-read it in 2 days!
March 2024 Recap
March came in like a lion and then stayed like a rabid possum. But I’m here, and so are you, so let’s own this dumpster fire.
Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
This one started a little slowly, for me. There are 3 layers of mystery, across two time lines, and I just had a difficult time caring about any of the characters for the first third or so of the book. However, when the modern-timeline MC started (awkwardly) trying to befriend other characters, and then when the third mystery kicked in, I was invested. It definitely put me in mind of Real Genius, setting-wise, with a cast of gifted, neurodivergent teenagers getting up to hijinks. This time, on the secluded wooded mountain retreat of a dead eccentric billionaire who loved games […]
Update 3 on my Disability Application
I just got my first “we’ve decided you’re not actually disabled” from the Social Security Administration. So I called in the big guns.
March Discussion Post: We Need to Talk About AI
AI has its uses, but definitely feels like it’s damaging our culture, our mental health, and our ability to assign innate value to things.
Winter by Krishna
It feels like a springtime and celebratory ink, given the saturation of color and also the depth of hue.
The Witch Elm by Tana French
Tana French’s The Witch Elm had a slow start, but once the mystery came to light it was a rollicking ride right to the last page.