they/them. sometimes i try to read. i’m not doing a great job at it.
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Deeply introverted Catriona lives for her work at Oxford and her fight for women’s suffrage. She dreams of romance, too, …
Imprisoned pickpocket Loth isn't sure why a bunch of idiots just broke into his cell …
It was easier to imagine ruthless men like him springing fully formed into the world, instead of once having been pudgy-fingered, apple-cheeked toddlers. The larval stage of evil was strangely underwhelming.
— Red Heir by Sarah Honey, Lisa Henry (Adventures in Aguillon, #1) (53%)
Imprisoned pickpocket Loth isn't sure why a bunch of idiots just broke into his cell …
Content warning incest mention
this was a comedic delight to read and i breezed through it quickly. very reminiscent of a comedy D&D actual play podcast. the romance was very cute too.
one thing that i didn’t like was the usage of incest as a punchline. no actual incest happened – it was just a misunderstanding – but still iffy nonetheless.
Imprisoned pickpocket Loth isn't sure why a bunch of idiots just broke into his cell claiming they’re here to rescue …
Imprisoned pickpocket Loth isn't sure why a bunch of idiots just broke into his cell …
this book is hilarious i’m actually really enjoying it
Imprisoned pickpocket Loth isn't sure why a bunch of idiots just broke into his cell …
jam, finally reading a book? gasp!
As one of the few witches in Britain, Mika Moon knows she has to hide …
listen, i love the found family trope as much as the next person, and this book delivered just that. but every time the story veered into the romance i found myself cringing a lot because the dialogue was too cheesy for my liking.
i also wish the book touched more on what it's like to be a transracial adoptee living in britain and not having a direct connection to their heritage and culture. it did mention the struggle of being a brown witch in a white-dominated society like britain, but it never went beyond surface level and i really think that's a missed opportunity.
As one of the few witches in Britain, Mika Moon knows she has to hide her magic, keep her head …
"The word 'love' is most often defined as a noun, yet ... we would all …
Remember, care is a dimension of love, but simply giving care does not mean we are loving.
— All About Love by bell hooks (11%)
"The word 'love' is most often defined as a noun, yet ... we would all …
An overwhelming majority of us come from dysfunctional families in which we were taught we were not okay, where we were shamed, verbally and/or physically abused, and emotionally neglected even as were also taught to believe that we were loved. For most folks it is just too threatening to embrace a definition of love that would no longer enable us to see love as present in our families. Too many of us need to cling to a notion of love that either makes abuse acceptable or at least makes it seem that whatever happened was not that bad.
— All About Love by bell hooks (11%)
"The word 'love' is most often defined as a noun, yet ... we would all …
Affection is only one ingredient of love. To truly love we must learn to mix various ingredients—care, affection, recognition, respect, commitment, and trust, as well as honest and open communication.
— All About Love by bell hooks (10%)
"The word 'love' is most often defined as a noun, yet ... we would all …
I was not ready to die because I had not yet found the love my heart had been seeking.
— All About Love by bell hooks (6%)
"The word 'love' is most often defined as a noun, yet ... we would all love better if we used …
