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Finished reading Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror

Finished reading Rosewater

Rated Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother's Will to Survive 8/10

There is a lot to like here, and it is very straightforward about the hoops poor people have to jump through to survive. If you've gone through it, reading it may give you some anxiety. I did not love the writing style sometimes, as it often read more "just the facts" than art, but that feels somewhat disloyal to say about a Montana writer. Still, this is an important story to share.

Rated Twice as Dead 8/10

Rated The Sacrifice 10/10

Wants to read Lovecraft Country

Finished reading Can't Spell Treason Without Tea

Wants to read Lumberjanes, Vol. 1: Beware the Kitten Holy

Wants to read Jack Glass

Rated The Faith of Beasts 10/10

I sat on this for a couple of months because I was unsure I was ready to get back into The Captive's War. The first novel was so terrifying and filled with despair I was sure this was going to be more so. It's just as stupefying in scope, but there are glimpses of possibility along with more death. Very very good sf.

Rated The Red-Stained Wings 10/10

Rated Magic Triumphs 10/10

Rated Batgirl and the Birds of Prey, Vol. 1: Who is Oracle? 10/10

Rated Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix 8/10

Finished reading The Dispossessed

Rated Nine Goblins 10/10

Wants to read The Knight and the Moth

Rated Envy of Angels 10/10

Excellent mash-up of Urban Fantasy and food service. With plenty of humor. It took a few pages to really snag my attention, and I love the fact that it's a novella and not a great brooding volume.

Rated Backpacking Through Bedlam 10/10

Rated Hemlock & Silver 10/10

Rated Storm Waters 10/10

Spectacular hard-boiled period fantasy noir. Perfect language for the noir genre and wildly creative.

Rated The Savage Isle 10/10

Wants to read The Spellshop

Rated Guillotine 8/10

Rated Iron and Magic 10/10

My first book by Ilona Andrews, after reading a recommendation in The Reactor. Amazon had indicated it was a one-off, without any indication it was related to the Kate Daniels series. I can already feel my bank account wincing.