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this does not come out until July

Frankenstein in the US West? sign me up.

new vocabulary: saccade

A rapid movement of the eye between fixation points

(i had to reset my account on the Kobo, and i lost the record of new vocabulary. so i may end up duplicating old posts if i have forgotten a word.)

The new Kobo has a lot more room than the old Kobo, so I added all my old issues of magazines that I haven't gotten around to reading (Lightspeed, LCRW, Crossed Genres, etc.), and I'm going to try to get through a few of them now and then.

Lovely thriller that pulls no punches on the striking inequality and corruption in Pakistan while also navigating a story about a stolen mummy. Features a strong femme protagonist. Really enjoyed the descriptions of people & the city of Karachi. Made me want to visit Pakistan!

None of the characters were interesting by 23%.

Don't ask questions or think to hard about things, just enjoy the ride. It's a fun and unique "magic is real" story with a good (and needed) twist about halfway through.

A unique and well written revenge-ish story of a very unique life. Dealing with crushing sadness and how life is lived when you feel you have nothing to lose. Though the book is more heist-y than sad.

Fun story that moves at a good pace but gets a little out over it's skis at the end.

starting this immediately after Jitterbug Perfume gave me such tonal whiplash and my reaction within the first couple pages was “oh, this is Boy Fantasy.” I’ve read a lot of Boy Fantasy in my time, and it’s not a bad thing—just not something I would generally seek out myself. I ended up enjoying it a lot more than I thought I would in those first couple pages (and straight up just enjoying it, period), and I’m curious enough about where this series goes to have added the next book to my TBR.