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Char

charvor@books.theunseen.city

Joined 1 year, 7 months ago

I'm a 40something year old reader who likes mostly fantasy fiction, but can wander off into other fields on occasion. I've been a bookworm my whole life, and I tell my kids and anyone else who'll listen that 1, reading is never a waste of time, no matter what you're reading, [this in response to those who tell me I should only read nonfiction], and 2, if you're a reader you're never bored. Book limbo, however, is often a thing for me. I'd got a tun of stuff to read, but don't feel like reading any of it.

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Suzanne Collins: Balada de pájaros cantores y serpientes / The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (Paperback, 2022, Molino) 4 stars

Ambition will fuel him. Competition will drive him. But power has its price.

It is …

Review of 'Balada de pájaros cantores y serpientes / The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

This was a really good read. I pretty much inhaled it. I liked that fact that it was a story in and of itself which lent history and context to, but was not dependent on the Hunger Games.

Mark Forsyth: Horologicon (2013) 5 stars

" Do you wake up feeling rough? Then you're philogrobolized. Find yourself pretending to work? …

Review of 'Horologicon' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

Loved this! It was seriously one of the funnest and funniest things I've ever read. Highly recommended to people who enjoy learning about and playing with language.

Katherine Kurtz: Childe Morgan (2006, Ace Hardcover) 4 stars

Alaric Morgan has been pledged to the king's service. His Deryni blood makes him ideal …

Review of 'Childe Morgan' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

This book was okay, it continued the series nicely.Not the best thing I've read lately, but good enough to keep me reading. Not sure why the lack luster review, except that the pace of these is slow, and if you were to ask me what the plot was I'd have trouble telling you. It's very episodic.

Katherine Kurtz: In the King's Service (2004, Ace) 4 stars

In this first book of an all-new Deryni trilogy, New York Times bestselling author Katherine …

Review of "In the King's Service" on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

This book was enjoyable, and good enough for me to keep reading the series. However, the plot was slow, and the climax? anticlimactic. Good for what it was, and I enjoyed it, but I can understand those who found it boring.