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Rice Cooker Revenge by S.J. Pajonas
4.0
This is was a nice short story. The friendship between Ryu and the rice cooker was nice, and it was great reading about Japanese meal prep. It was a short, but satisfying experience into Japanese folklore and friendship.
Carry On by Rainbow Rowell
4.0
I never really finished Fan Girl (although I'm planning to), but I picked this one up because I was curious about Simon Snow. For some, its similarity to Harry Potter (after all, it was the basis for Simon Snow) could be a turn off. For me, it was nostalgic, mixed with other things.
I do miss Harry Potter. The magic of having read the series the first time is unrivaled, but Carry On managed to be very entertaining. I think I went crazy when I read the last sentence of page 176.
It's a parody and a homage to Chosen One stories, whether you personally like them or not. With some twists, Rowell delivers a sweet and magical story about fate and destiny, and how “It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” (Sorry, I just couldn't resist using Dumbledore's quote for this :) )
I do miss Harry Potter. The magic of having read the series the first time is unrivaled, but Carry On managed to be very entertaining. I think I went crazy when I read the last sentence of page 176.
It's a parody and a homage to Chosen One stories, whether you personally like them or not. With some twists, Rowell delivers a sweet and magical story about fate and destiny, and how “It is our choices that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.” (Sorry, I just couldn't resist using Dumbledore's quote for this :) )
Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk
5.0
Let me be honest, I love the entire series of Whyborne & Griffin, and I'm sure I'll love the next books. Sure, some of them I like less than the others, but over all the stories were fantastic.
Whyborne is an introvert. He loves books and languages and long-dead things that can no longer harm anyone else (as does his best friend Dr. Christine Putnam, acclaimed archaeologist). Due to an accident that took the life of his first crush, Whyborne closed his heart off to potential affairs... until private detective Griffin arrives.
I love their chemistry. It just gets better in each book. I love that neither of them are the alpha-aggressive male. They have a very stable, very equal partnership. And magic! Mystery! Disguises! Widdershins is a great intro to this era of magic and history. And Widdershins, the town, is wonderful. Sure, it's freaky and creepy, with murders and ancient creatures here and there, but it's a solid setting that has a personality of its own.
Once you start loving the first book, you'll never want to stop.
Whyborne is an introvert. He loves books and languages and long-dead things that can no longer harm anyone else (as does his best friend Dr. Christine Putnam, acclaimed archaeologist). Due to an accident that took the life of his first crush, Whyborne closed his heart off to potential affairs... until private detective Griffin arrives.
I love their chemistry. It just gets better in each book. I love that neither of them are the alpha-aggressive male. They have a very stable, very equal partnership. And magic! Mystery! Disguises! Widdershins is a great intro to this era of magic and history. And Widdershins, the town, is wonderful. Sure, it's freaky and creepy, with murders and ancient creatures here and there, but it's a solid setting that has a personality of its own.
Once you start loving the first book, you'll never want to stop.