Do y’all have those genres that you always say you don’t like, even though you have a not-insignificant number of books on your shelf in those genres? I always say I don’t like historical fiction or secondary world fantasy, I believe for the same reason in both cases, that being that I’m not good at making pictures in my head so I have a hard time submerging myself in fictional worlds. What I mean, I think, is less that I can’t enjoy historical fiction or secondary world fantasy, and more that I require to be sold a little harder on…
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Like, seriously. I will never look at a secondary world fantasy the same way again. Jade City, the third book overall and first adult novel from author Fonda Lee, does such a phenomenal job of creating the country of Kekon and its religion and politics and economy and international relations, that it will be very difficult for other books to measure up. So Jade City is set in a fictional East Asian country called Kekon whose primary resource is a magical version of jade. Green Bones are warriors who are trained to use jade to make use of magical powers,…
15 CommentsOh marvelous Audra of Unabridged Chick for putting me onto Amberlough by describing it (accurately) as “a gay spy thriller that’s allegedly Le Carre meets Cabaret.” This is a terrific and accurate description, although Cabaret is already pretty gay. Please hold while I go down a rabbit hole of watching YouTube videos from Cabaret and then conclude that this piecemeal bullshit is no good and I need to watch the movie again in its entirety. Enjoy this book cover while you’re waiting. Cyril De Paul is a half-hearted spy for the government of Amberlough, one of four loosely affiliated governments…
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