Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme created by Rukky @Eternity Books and co-hosted by Aria @Book Nook Bits and myself! In this discussion meme, participants get to talk about certain topics, share opinions, and spread the love by visiting each otherโs posts! Learn more about LTB, past topics and future topics HERE.
This week’s topic is:
In Which Season Do You Do Your Best Reading?
Suggested by:Jillian @ Jillian the Bookish Butterfly Prompts: Is there a month, quarter or other specific time of year when you do your most reading and why do you think that is? Does this tend to fluctuate every year or is your reading pretty โsteadyโ?
In Daretanaโs greatest mansion, a high imperial officer lies deadโkilled, to all appearances, when a tree erupted from his body. Even here at the Empireโs borders, where contagions abound and the blood of the leviathans works strange magical changes, itโs a death both terrifying and impossible.
Assigned to investigate is Ana Dolabra, a detective whose reputation for brilliance is matched only by her eccentricities. Rumor has it that she wears a blindfold at all times, and that she can solve impossible cases without even stepping outside the walls of her home.
At her side is her new assistant, Dinios Kol, magically altered in ways that make him the perfect aide to Anaโs brilliance. Din is at turns scandalized, perplexed, and utterly infuriated by his new superiorโbut as the case unfolds and he watches Anaโs mind leap from one startling deduction to the next, he must admit that she is, indeed, the Empireโs greatest detective.
As the two close in on a mastermind and uncover a scheme that threatens the Empire itself, Din realizes heโs barely begun to assemble the puzzle that is Ana Dolabraโand wonders how long heโll be able to keep his own secrets safe from her piercing intellect.
โ ๏ธCONTENT/TRIGGER WARNINGS
Body horror, blood depiction & emesis, murder, smoking, animal & human medical experimentation, classism
TL;DR: I haven’t been able to stop thinking about The Tainted Cup since I finished reading it and that was almost 2 weeks ago now. If you enjoy a richly developed fantasy world, quirky, entertaining, and sharp characters, a layered murder mystery, plus a bit of politicking, then there’s a very good chance you’ll enjoy this book. I loved Ana, Din, and their Holmes/Watson dynamic that had me grinning with delight, especially because the witty sharp banter was so much fun to read! The world-building was immersive and complex, the mystery was intriguing and I was so curious to learn more about this world (not because it wasn’t well-developed but because it is and there’s so much more to explore)! Overall, this was a fantastic read and every bit as incredible as everyone says it is.
Leslie and I are planning two group reads in the coming months! Find more details on Leslie’s page or at the end of this post!
Hello, hello and welcome back to another episode of WWW Wednesday, a weekly meme hosted by Sam @ Taking On A World of Words, which means I’ll be answering these questions:
August… Wasn’t a great month in terms of health. I spent the majority of it knocked down by various illnesses, the latest being the worst flare up of my chronic bronchitis that I’ve experienced since I first got it. As I’m writing this up on the last day of August, I’m just extremely exhausted of feeling exhausted. On the bright side, my chest no longer feels like it’s been stomped on by a herd of elephants and run over by a train, but it still feels like a weight is hanging off it and I hate that I get out of breath from simply moving around. ๐ฅฒ I’m really hoping that September will be much better health wise! ๐ค๐ฝ
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