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Moggie

EverydayMoggie@sfba.club

Joined 10 months, 4 weeks ago

I have discovered a new thing about myself. I no longer read printed books. If they aren't ebooks I just let them sit there unread.

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Moggie's books

C. L. Polk: Even Though I Knew The End (Hardcover, 2022, Tordotcom) 5 stars

A magical detective dives into the affairs of Chicago's divine monsters to secure a future …

This thing is billed as a romance but it's more of a supernatural mystery. Yeah, the plot depends on people being willing to sacrifice their lives for love, but there's never a clear sense of why they'd care for each other that much.

The plot might be more understandable if you grew up with Christian iconography, but I didn't. There are a lot of demons and angels running around, behaving in ways that don't make much sense to me.

C. L. Polk: Even Though I Knew The End (Hardcover, 2022, Tordotcom) 5 stars

A magical detective dives into the affairs of Chicago's divine monsters to secure a future …

This is not something I'd have chosen on my own. Decided to participate in #queerromanceclub reading group on Mastodon, and this is the book that won the vote for what we'd all read and discuss in January. Here's hoping I like it!

I've never talked about a book with a group of people before so it'll be an interesting experience. (Group is open for anyone who wants to participate, by the way.)

Veronica O. Davis: Inclusive Transportation (Paperback, 2023, Island Press) No rating

Transportation planners, engineers, and policymakers in the US face the monumental task of righting the …

I've read about half of this and probably won't finish it. That's mainly due to lack of time currently, and the fact that it's printed. I don't really have a comfortable spot to read anything that doesn't have backlighting.