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“Miryem is the daughter and granddaughter of moneylenders… but her father isn’t a very good one. Free to lend and reluctant to collect, he has loaned out most of his wife’s dowry and left the family on the edge of poverty–until Miryem steps in. Hardening her heart against her fellow villagers’ pleas, she sets out to collect what is owed–and finds herself more than up to the task. When her grandfather loans her a pouch of silver pennies, she brings it back full of gold.

But having the reputation of being able to change silver to gold can be more trouble than it’s worth–especially when her fate becomes tangled with the cold creatures that haunt the wood, and whose king has learned of her reputation and wants to exploit it for reasons Miryem cannot understand.“ GOODREADS

This is the best book I read in 2018. It’s eerie, fairy-tale like and romantic. Naomi Novik is definitely one of my all-time favorite writers. I love love love her portrayal of girls and women and their relationships with each other. Both her main and supporting characters are fleshed out and equally engaging to read about.

The story revolves around two heroines whose fates intertwine more and more as the plot unfolds. Their male love interests (one is the king of some kind of ice elves, the other the tsar who’s possessed by a fire demon) learn to appreciate and love them for their characters, skills and actions.

Spinning Silver features almost every trope I love:

  • heroines who are capable instead of beautiful 
  • enemies to lovers 
  • arranged marriage
  • villainous crush

nausicaaharris:

i think a far better metric for sci-fi is not “hard” or “soft” or “science fantasy” or whatever but the ease with which one can fuck aliens

from one end to the other, the scale is:

  • it is impossible to fuck aliens because we have not found any
  • it is technically impossible to fuck aliens because we have not found any, but you can fuck a wide variety of genetically-modified humans
  • it is impossible to fuck aliens because no alien species has anything resembling sex
  • it is difficult to fuck aliens due to divergent anatomy, but with great care and dedication it can be done
  • it is difficult to fuck aliens due to travel difficulties
  • it is moderately difficult to fuck aliens, as they are down to clown, but it requires a degree of courage
  • it requires no special effort to fuck aliens, because that’s hotter than reasonable levels of biodiversity
  • it is easy to fuck aliens, and you are cross-fertile with them because this is a universe with the Strong Hodgkin’s Law
  • it is easy to fuck aliens because you are all descended from ancient bullshit progenitors

(obviously there are intermediate stages but i do think this is a useful rubric)

A very reasonable classification system for science fiction!

My own is similar but much simpler:

– no aliens: neutral (I mean I love good science fiction in general)

– evil alien invaders: yawn

– friendly interaction with aliens: ok

– interspecies intercourse: AWWW YEAH ALIEN FUCKERS UNITE!!!

Episode 028: A Court of Thirst and Rhys

metamashina:

We were delighted to be joined once again by Shannon of Network 1901, otherwise known as @booksandreylo! As always, you can find us (and information regarding our upcoming episodes) on Twitter! If you want to rate and review us on iTunes or donate to support the show, that would be great as well. See the show notes below.

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Episode 028: A Court of Thirst and Rhys

gomakeawaffle:

brimbrimbrimbrim:

brimbrimbrimbrim:

Time for some more Original Monster Boyfriend smut! Today (Sept. 21st) my second novella drops and I bit the bullet and set up a Goodreads Giveaway.

There are 100 FREE copies ready to giveaway! Just enter HERE! 

For all my friends that are outside the US, please reblog this post, let me know you’re outside the US and would like a copy. At the end of the Giveaway, I will send out four free copies for those outside the States! Woot! ❤

I forgot to link to the book. OMG You can also purchase the book HERE! ❤

BRIM DID IT AGAIN. This isn’t your typical alien boyfriend erotica. The characters have depth, the setting is creative, and the matter of communication between two species that don’t share the same vocal cords adds something extra intriguing to their interactions beyond the sexy sexy chemistry, which is a meaty slice of yum all on its own merit.

BUY IT , READ IT, and then REVIEW IT! 

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liberlibelulaart:

The official release date is October the 14th, and the English edition of my novel The Visit of the Selkie (kindle) is available for preorder! 

PREORDER on AMAZON HERE

Insider you’ll find a paranormal romance about selkies, mystery, loss, longing, magic, heartbreak, hope, family, and the power of water and blood.

Please share this so all the booklovers in your timeline can see it! It’s been a project of love and dedication, and I am so excited to finally share it with you.

PS: There will be a paperback version as well, but that one must wait until the 14th. Thanks for your patience!

Do you have a list of books, fan fictions, manga, etc, that you can recommend?? Ps love your blog! 👹❤️

Awww thanks!

So about recommendations…this blog’s purpose is actually recommending all kinds of media. I post stuff I like but other people’s recommendations are also welcome.The common theme is in my blog description. If you are looking for something specific it’s best to just have a look at my list of tags (on mobile this link might work better). I tag fairly consistently so I think that’s the easiest way to find what you are looking for (books, movies, comics, etc.).

So far I have 2 book lists:

Books with monsters as love interest

Ugly Badass Girls Getting the Hot Guy in Fantasy and Science Fiction

I can’t really help you (much) with manga and anime because I know the same movies and shows that everybody knows (read: mostly Studio Ghibli) and I hardly ever read manga. Just try my anime tag, there still might be something for you.

About fan fiction: I haven’t read fan fiction in a very long time. The last time I was really into it was after The Force Awakens came out and I really needed some reylo content. Any desire to read fics died with The Last Jedi. That movie delivered so much canon reylo I can wait contently for Episode IX.

The thing is I’ve only ever been looking for fan fiction when something sparked my imagination but canon gave me almost nothing like TFA, Labyrinth, Predator and Riddick. For a short time I may be obsessed but ultimately I’ll always go back looking for original fiction.

I’ll add more recommendations as soon as I find the willpower to make proper posts 😉