#christmas reading

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Emily A. Clark | Beacon Hill Books and Cafe

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[nossumusstellae]

Just finished reading "Voyage of the Damned" by Frances White.

This book is so much fun. Magic, murder, and queer characters galore. 12 people stuck on a boat Murder on the Orient Express style. Except multiple people die.

The world lore is enough to tell the story, (I found it a little lacking), but the novel is meant to be fun, not Games of Thrones. Though it does get a tad serious at times. There is murder. Lots of murder. Just when I thought I had figured it out, I didn't. Multiple times.

Ganymedes is the perfect main character. The remaining eleven are all well written, each with their own pasts and motivations that give you a pretty good glimpse into how the world of Concordia operates.

Also the swearing. Goddessdamn just hits different, and in a good way. ^-^

Blurb from the publisher:

For a thousand years, Concordia has maintained peace between its provinces. To mark this incredible feat, the emperor’s ship embarks upon a twelve-day voyage to the sacred Goddess’s Mountain. Aboard are the twelve heirs of the provinces of Concordia, each graced with a unique and secret magical ability known as a Blessing.

All except one: Ganymedes Piscero—class clown, slacker and all-around disappointment.

When a beloved heir is murdered, everyone is a suspect. Stuck at sea and surrounded by powerful people and without a Blessing to protect him, Ganymedes’s odds of survival are slim.

But as the bodies pile higher, Ganymedes must become the hero he was not born to be. Can he unmask the killer and their secret Blessing before this bloody crusade reaches the shores of Concordia?

Or will the empire as he knows it fall?

[bookaddict24-7]

"I have a sort of Christmas morning sense of the library as a big box full of beautiful books."

-The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

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[nightofnyx8]

How the heck did this adorable hallmark novel bring me to tears UGG I swear I'm getting soft

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[weirdowearingprada]

[blumenundpoesie]

a blanket of snow on fairy lights

[fictionophile]

"The Christmas Guest" by Peter Swanson - #AudiobookReview @HarperAudio @hooplaDigital #TheChristmasGuest #Novella

I’m not sure what I expected from this Christmas themed novella, but what I got was quite a surprise. When you think Christmas in the Cotswolds you would never anticipate the plot of this chilling story. Ashley Smith, a nineteen year old university student leaves her Sacramento home to attend school in London, England. She has few ties, is an orphan, and is a bubbly, hopeful girl who anticipates…

[annafromuni]

No Post Today

Life events have muddled my time management a little so I unfortunately do not have a review or discussion lined up for today and I am heading off on a roadtrip for a wedding in half an hour so I do not have the time to whiz one up. No worries! I will be back on Monday (NZST) with a review and over Christmas I will rewrite this post to be a review, so keep your eyes peeled for that sneaky…

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[juiche]

a moment of peace before the whole world shatters 😇

get your own print here ❤️

[valtsv]

are we still doing this because i have a late submission

[torao4577]

Thinking about my happy nerd engineer children

[podoro-vines]

“desperate warmth from a cold body. who else can i give all my undying love to?”

comforting our sorrows with hollowed shells

mending together with our grieving lips

desperate love machines locked in a cell

we follow the warmth written in our scripts

and whatever the fuck theyre doing