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Fiction

Jilly_in_VA

(10,885 posts)

8. Reading fantasy because I can't stand the world right now

Reply to hermetic (Original post)

Sun Oct 6, 2024, 11:16 AM

Oct 6

I just finished a duology called The Five Daughters of the Moon by Leeti Likalainen. It's (very) loosely based on the last days of the Romanov sisters. It tends to be slightly hard to follow at times because each chapter is told from the POV of a different sister, but it's beautiful, and of course sad. Ending is, however, quixotic, and I didn't know quite what to think. I loved it, though. AFAIK it may only be available on Kindle, but I'm not sure about that.

Now reading Queen Mab, by Kate Danley. This one is a very different take on Romeo and Juliet. I just started it last night and it promises to be different indeed!

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What Fiction are you reading this week, October 6, 2024? [View all] hermetic Oct 6 OP

Journey to the Center of the Earth if..fish..had..wings Oct 6 #1

Good story hermetic Oct 6 #4

The book is rather different than the James Mason movie version Number9Dream Oct 6 #31

I have seen the James Mason movie if..fish..had..wings Oct 6 #40

You're ahead of me (smile) - Was mainly refering to no Carla Goteborg in original book Number9Dream Oct 7 #41

Ahhh... if..fish..had..wings Oct 8 #42

The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches displacedvermoter Oct 6 #2

Sounds like a great series hermetic Oct 6 #3

Lots of chemical and biochemical background displacedvermoter Oct 6 #5

Loved this whole series unc70 Oct 6 #13

A couple books: cbabe Oct 6 #6

I LOVE The Detectorists hermetic Oct 6 #11

Bright Young Women by Jessica Knoll mentalsolstice Oct 6 #7

Stay safe over there hermetic Oct 6 #14

Right now we're out of Milton's path.... mentalsolstice Oct 6 #24

Reading fantasy because I can't stand the world right now Jilly_in_VA Oct 6 #8

It is in print hermetic Oct 6 #15

Rita Mae Brown - I'm re-reading her Mrs. Murphy Mysteries series rockbluff botanist Oct 6 #9

Yeah, hermetic Oct 6 #16

Sounds good Bayard Oct 6 #21

Mississippi Blood by Greg Iles, the final book in a trilogy. brer cat Oct 6 #10

That IS long hermetic Oct 6 #17

Still reading Attica Locke's Hwy 59 mystery series japple Oct 6 #12

I thought you might like that hermetic Oct 6 #19

I'm reading Dean Koontz's newest novel, called Silver Gaia Oct 6 #18

Oooh, hermetic Oct 6 #20

Koontz fan Bayard Oct 6 #22

Horrific reality, but I finally finished, "The Spirit of Crazy Horse." Bayard Oct 6 #23

Loved Eruption! hermetic Oct 6 #25

Another week, and another book in Bernard Cornwell's Saxon Tales. rsdsharp Oct 6 #26

Oh, neat hermetic Oct 6 #28

Netflix has the US rights. We don't have it, so I bought it on Amazon. rsdsharp Oct 6 #30

I told you you'd like those... The last book has a good ending too. Number9Dream Oct 6 #32

Did you read Uhtred's Feast? I think I'll probably skip that. rsdsharp Oct 6 #33

No - Was that written after "Sword of Kings"? Number9Dream Oct 6 #35

It's basically a cookbook, although I think there is a summary of the other 13 books, rsdsharp Oct 6 #36

Thanks... I'll have to look into that a bit more. Number9Dream Oct 6 #37

"The Cat and the Corpse in the Old Barn" The King of Prussia Oct 6 #27

Oh nice hermetic Oct 6 #29

I'm re-reading "The Cabinet of Dr. Leng" by Preston & Child Number9Dream Oct 6 #34

I'll be reading that one soon hermetic Oct 6 #38

Angel of Vengeance LogDog75 Oct 6 #39