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Barton Sedai @podanother.bsky.social · 04/11/2023

The Grimoire of Grave Fates edited by Hanna Alkaf and Margaret Owen 4.30 Really fun play with form. Loved the creativity and all of the character work.

Four books with reviews.
The top left is Ink Blood Sister Scribe by Emma Törzs. The review says "3.83 - This book had some cool world-building and great relationships between characters. But it also had the characters being incredibly passive for 2/3 of the book."
The top right is The Cobalt Prince, book 2 in the 5 Worlds series. The review reads "4.05 - This is just a super cute story. I love the world building and the characters, and I'm rooting so hard for everyone."
The bottom left book is Goddess of Filth by V Castro. The review says "4.03 - This is a very rare criticism from me, but this book was too short. There just wasn't enough time to let tension build, and there definitely wasn't enough time for subtlety."
The final book is The Grimoire of Grave Fates, which is reviewed in the post text.

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Barton Sedai @podanother.bsky.social · 04/11/2023

Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova 4.05 I will be the first to admit that I absolutely did not understand this book, but I had a great time reading it anyway.

Four books with book reviews.
The top left book it Sister Maiden Monster by Lucy Snyder. The review reads "4.00 - Not nearly as much focus on a theme as I had hoped, but still perfectly gross and creepy. It didn't quite fill the hole Hell Followed With Us left for me, but it's not too bad as an option."
Next to that book is The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White. The review reads "2.75 - I liked a lot about this in theory. Elizabeth was a really interesting character to follow. But it just fell short of what I was expecting from a retelling."
Below that is the book Hallowe'en Party by Agatha Christie. The reive reads "2.30 - Honestly, this book just didn't do much of anything for me. There were too many characters to keep track of, so I just lost interest. Plus so much weird commentary that I'm sure is of the time but just left me uncomfortable."
The final book is Monstrilio, which is reviewed in the post.

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Barton Sedai @podanother.bsky.social · 04/11/2023

Thornhedge by T Kingfisher 4.40 This was a completely delightful little fairy tale. I love the subversion of the tale and the way it develops. Great character work in a brief time, and really sweet romance.

Four books with reviews arranged 2 by 2.
The top left book is Witch King by Martha Wells. The review says "DNF - I gave this book 20%, and it just wasn't catching me at all. I didn't care. I think there was just too much going on too quickly, and yet not enough work on establishing the actual plot or characters."
Below that, in the bottom left, is Dead Silence by SA Barnes. The review says "3.90 - This was just really interesting all the way through. Genuinely creepy and spooky."
The bottom right is The Neighbor Favor by Kristina Forest. The review for it reads "2.78 - I really liked the idea of this book, and there were really good moments, but it just didn't quite work for me."
The final book is Thornhedge by T Kingfisher, which is reviewed in the post.

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