I’ve been waiting for more from Cho since her first book and it’s amazing to see Prunella utterly in her element.
This book is quite different from its predecessor. For one thing, it has the bones of a different genre. But it still provides the same interest and delight and general fairy shenanigans as the previous one.
I’m so glad it’s out in the world.

One of my favorite podcasts has a Wtf rating and I’m inclined to think that might be appropriate here.
This book is fascinating, intriguing, occasionally a slog, and a little bit what would happen if the Arabian nights, the 19th century novel, and a twitter feed had a very strange child.
I don’t quite know what to do with it and I don’t quite know whether that’s because I’m missing something that it’s doing or if it’s just like this on purpose.
...yes.

This series is still super fun, I’m delighted to spend time with old friends and new characters and literally all the girls and women in this story kick ass.

Ugh, Wilson is so good, it’s almost obnoxious.
Also 2 for 2 with books about sailing off and finding deserted islands with gay companions.
I loved the setting, the story, the characters, just...everything about it.

Mehrota’s fantasy (or SF, but whatever) world is cleverly constructed and she has a real sense of how to build the mystery of the world that YA books run on. And while some of the reveals were contrived, the characters felt real and like their choices were reasonable. And the absence of a who will she choose love triangle made me very happy. (And I appreciated the firmness with which she dealt with harassment in this story. Nicely done.)
Anyway, cool concept; will definitely track down the sequel.

The thing about Dracula is, despite it having been around forever, it holds up really well. The narrative, the storytelling style, the figure of the vampire as terrifying... It all really works. Partially, I think that's because we don't really know the story of Dracula the way we know Frankenstein, e.g.,but I also think it's a really good story. Everything a gothic novel should have. And you have to read it as gothic. But if you do, it's awesome. And the full audio cast was absolutely brilliant

I really love Kat Howard's work and whatever fantasies and fairy tales fed me as a child clearly nurtured her as well because her writing really speaks to me.
Once, Future was, ugh, such a good gut-punch.

I think I appreciated this one even more than the first book. Some of the rough edges were smoothed out and the conceit of a couple telling each other their story made much more sense at this point in the frame.

Headley knows how to tell the stories so they hurt. And damn, this one didn't pull any punches. It was gorgeous and also gut-wrenching and I should have known that from the beginning.
Why am I always fooled by these retellings of epic tragedies into thinking they can end happily this time?

Holy cow, Bear is such a good writer. I loved everything about this book, from the way it handles trauma to the strategic use of yoga and cats to the space to the AIs.
And then there’s the fact that Bear takes on the question of individualism versus social cooperation in sf and makes the case for why the Randian individualism is just so...stupid.
I loved watching her write through the arguments and point out how ridiculous they are, I loved how she takes and upends the usual tropes of the genre left over from the testosterone laden era. I love seeing how she takes the heritage of SF and turns it into something so good.