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DThoris<p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/JustFinished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustFinished</span></a> The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz</p><p>I loved the writing mechanic used to share changes to the timeline! It made the changes clear without hitting you over the head with them. </p><p>This was a very intersectional feminist book with a lot of pondering about how we can all affect our lives and the lives of those around us in a positive manner by pushing back and sharing our views. It was a well-rounded out world with </p><p>1/2</p><p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
Htaggert<p>Oracle is a book I <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Justfinished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Justfinished</span></a> and it was fantastic <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bookreview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookreview</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bookrecommendation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookrecommendation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/amreading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>amreading</span></a> <a href="https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2025/03/book-review-oracle-by-thomas-olde.html?m=1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hollysreadingescapades.blogspo</span><span class="invisible">t.com/2025/03/book-review-oracle-by-thomas-olde.html?m=1</span></a></p>
Htaggert<p>In 2025 I’m reading on a water theme and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/justfinished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justfinished</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/TheColorofWater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheColorofWater</span></a> by <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/JamesMcbride" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JamesMcbride</span></a>- a fascinating dual memoir of Mother and son growing up in America. Lots to unpack. Lots to engage with. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bookstadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstadon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bookreview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookreview</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/beatthebacklist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beatthebacklist</span></a> <a href="https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2025/03/book-review-color-of-water-by-james.html?m=1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hollysreadingescapades.blogspo</span><span class="invisible">t.com/2025/03/book-review-color-of-water-by-james.html?m=1</span></a></p>
DThoris<p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/JustFinished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustFinished</span></a> The Dark Fantastic: Race and Imagination from Harry Potter to the Hunger Games by Ebony Elizabeth Thomas</p><p>This was an interesting, scholarly book about blackness in fantasy. It almost sounded like she took her thesis, made it a little more accessible, and got if published. Her conversation about Rue in The Hunger Games probably struck me the most. I was one of those people who had missed her being coded as black in the book. Thinking about it, </p><p>🧵</p><p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/NonFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NonFiction</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
Htaggert<p>Some beautiful soul here recommended <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/SanoraBabb" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SanoraBabb</span></a> to me and I <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/justfinished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justfinished</span></a> Whose Names are Unknown and it was so excellent. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Thankyou" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Thankyou</span></a>! Perfect read for <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/womenshistorymonth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>womenshistorymonth</span></a> as i think she wrote a better novel than Steinbeck, though her ending was kinda… abrupt. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bookreview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookreview</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bookrecommendation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookrecommendation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2b4qM8m/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">tiktok.com/t/ZT2b4qM8m/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
DThoris<p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/JustFinished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustFinished</span></a> River Has Roots by Amal El-Mohtar</p><p>What happens when you need to choose between love and duty? in a world where grammar is magic, maybe the answer lies in riddles. This gorgeous, lyric fairy-tale gives us the answer in song. The audiobook is just under 3 hours long and so worth listening to.</p><p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/fairytale" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fairytale</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
Htaggert<p>Looking for a new <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a> read this week? I <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/justfinished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justfinished</span></a> Devils Kill Devils by Johnny Compton and it was fantastic. A fresh take on Vampires combining local Texan lore with centuries old Global myths. Worth reading. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bookrecommendation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookrecommendation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bookreview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookreview</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/diverseauthor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diverseauthor</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/texas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>texas</span></a> <a href="https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2025/03/book-review-devils-kill-devils-by.html?m=1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hollysreadingescapades.blogspo</span><span class="invisible">t.com/2025/03/book-review-devils-kill-devils-by.html?m=1</span></a></p>
Htaggert<p>I <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/justfinished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justfinished</span></a> Midnight Water City by Hawai’ian author Chris McKinney <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bookreview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookreview</span></a> interesting mashup of <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scifi</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/clifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clifi</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/noir" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>noir</span></a> and <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/horror" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>horror</span></a> all in one. Well written and thoughtful. <a href="https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2025/03/book-review-midnight-water-city-355.html?m=1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hollysreadingescapades.blogspo</span><span class="invisible">t.com/2025/03/book-review-midnight-water-city-355.html?m=1</span></a></p>
Htaggert<p>I <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/justfinished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justfinished</span></a> All the Water in the World and while it got some mixed reviews- I found it to be a solid read. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/neurodiverse" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>neurodiverse</span></a> representation, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/debutnovel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>debutnovel</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bookreview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookreview</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bookrecommendation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookrecommendation</span></a>, <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/literaryfiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>literaryfiction</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/clifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>clifi</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/newyork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>newyork</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2025/03/book-review-all-water-in-world-by-eiren.html?m=1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hollysreadingescapades.blogspo</span><span class="invisible">t.com/2025/03/book-review-all-water-in-world-by-eiren.html?m=1</span></a></p>
Htaggert<p>So here’s a possible hot take- <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/justfinished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justfinished</span></a> Half Broke Horses by J. Walls and while the book is well written, I really took a strong dislike to the character- so read at your own risk? <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bookstadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstadon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bookreview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookreview</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/beatthebacklist" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>beatthebacklist</span></a> <a href="https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2025/03/book-review-half-broke-horses-by.html?m=1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hollysreadingescapades.blogspo</span><span class="invisible">t.com/2025/03/book-review-half-broke-horses-by.html?m=1</span></a></p>
DThoris<p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/JustFinished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustFinished</span></a> Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro</p><p>I loved the writing. The story was engaging, and the style was extremely easy to connect with. I had zero sympathy for Ruth. OK, that's not entirely true. Her being a self-important, controlling, mean-girl of a friend wasn't exactly completely on her. I found Kath's interactions with her to be kinder than I wished her to be. </p><p>But the SciFi part? </p><p>1/2</p><p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
Htaggert<p>This book was surprising and I loved it so much! I was put off by the one frilly ribbon cover but I’m glad I went for it anyway. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bookreview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookreview</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bookrecommendation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookrecommendation</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bookrecs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookrecs</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/justfinished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justfinished</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/diverseauthors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diverseauthors</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/diversereads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>diversereads</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/magic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>magic</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mayhem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mayhem</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Ecuador" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Ecuador</span></a> <a href="https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2025/02/book-review-inheritance-of-orquidia.html?m=1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hollysreadingescapades.blogspo</span><span class="invisible">t.com/2025/02/book-review-inheritance-of-orquidia.html?m=1</span></a></p>
DThoris<p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/JustFinished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustFinished</span></a> The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz</p><p>Fascinating world building. Cool characters. Timely, in-your-face, antifascist, anti-corporate, eco-scifi. Yes, just a little preachy, but not awful about it. </p><p>Interestingly, I've read a couple of eco-scifi books recently. They both also had very strong themes of individual consent and collective direct decision-making. </p><p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a></p>
DThoris<p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/JustFinished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustFinished</span></a> The Ornithologist's Field Guide to Love by India Holton</p><p>Lighthearted palate cleanser. Just what I needed. </p><p>Take ornithology, cut-throat competition, a PR push, and mix liberally. Add in a romance where the characters actually like each other for something beyond the chemistry, et voilà! Madcap fun!</p><p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/RomCom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>RomCom</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/Romance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Romance</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/HistoricalFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HistoricalFiction</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a></p>
Htaggert<p>Finally got a copy of Hammajang Luck! This is a new very <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/queer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queer</span></a> Heist novel with a sprinkling of relationship/love. Hawai’ian inspired it takes place in space (though you’d not know it) a VERY SOLID debut novel! <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/justfinished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justfinished</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bookreview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookreview</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/queerbooks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>queerbooks</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/fiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fiction</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Hawaii" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hawaii</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bookrecommendation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookrecommendation</span></a> <a href="https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2025/02/book-review-hammajang-luck-by-makana.html?m=1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hollysreadingescapades.blogspo</span><span class="invisible">t.com/2025/02/book-review-hammajang-luck-by-makana.html?m=1</span></a></p>
DThoris<p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/JustFinished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustFinished</span></a> Scattered All Over the Earth by Yōko Tawada</p><p>The writing was lovely. The threads pulling everyone together were kinda cool. I clearly lost track of the point. I listened to the end twice, thinking of spaced out and missed something. Either I didn't, or I missed it a lot further back! It felt kind of like a highly coincidental slice of life story. Kinda weird. Kinda fun.</p><p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/SciFi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SciFi</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
Htaggert<p>Continuing to read on my 2025 water theme- I <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/justfinished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>justfinished</span></a> At Sea by Fedor. This will not be topping my charts at the end of the year! I had some thoughts. <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bookreview" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookreview</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/bookstadon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstadon</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/reading" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>reading</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/thoughtsandfeelings" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>thoughtsandfeelings</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/mentalhealth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mentalhealth</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/magicalrealism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>magicalrealism</span></a> <a href="https://hollysreadingescapades.blogspot.com/2025/02/book-review-ocean-theme-edition-at-sea.html?m=1" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hollysreadingescapades.blogspo</span><span class="invisible">t.com/2025/02/book-review-ocean-theme-edition-at-sea.html?m=1</span></a></p>
DThoris<p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/JustFinished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustFinished</span></a> The Man Who Broke Capitalism by David Geddes</p><p>I feel like we could be living in a better world had someone told Jack Welch that no amount of power or money would fill the hole in his heart and sent him to therapy. </p><p>This was an incisive history of Jack Welch at GE and the downstream effect he and his proteges had on the U.S. economy. Gelles doesn't trash capitalism bat believes we can have ethical capitalism instead of the Welchian</p><p>1/ </p><p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/NonFiction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NonFiction</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a></p>
DThoris<p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/JustFinished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustFinished</span></a> Witch King by Martha Wells</p><p>The world building was quite good and the magic system was interesting. And who'd'a thunk the demons would be the good guys? </p><p>On the other hand? The story was too much about the war and the politics for my taste, and not enough about the psyche and the sociology. I'm sure other people would enjoy it more.</p><p>But read the book rather than listen to the audiobook. The narrator was competent, but...</p><p>1/2</p><p><a href="https://dice.camp/tags/fantasy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>fantasy</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/SFF" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SFF</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a> <a href="https://dice.camp/tags/bookstodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bookstodon</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>
Lindsey Lavender<p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Newwork" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Newwork</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/OnTheEasel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnTheEasel</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/InProgress" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>InProgress</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/JustFinished" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JustFinished</span></a></p><p>Brunton Bollards <br>40x30cm acrylic on paper <br><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Musselburgh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Musselburgh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Edinburgh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Edinburgh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/art" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>art</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/painting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>painting</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/cityscape" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>cityscape</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/streetfurniture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>streetfurniture</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/dappledlight" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dappledlight</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/localtheatre" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>localtheatre</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/duefordemolition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>duefordemolition</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/sunshineonconcrete" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>sunshineonconcrete</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/bruntonmusselburgh" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>bruntonmusselburgh</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/arthursseat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>arthursseat</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/eastlothian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>eastlothian</span></a></p>
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