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justanorthernlightHow To Behave Badly In Elizabethan England: A Guide For Knaves, Fools, Harlots, Cuckolds, Drunkards, Liars, Thieves, and Braggarts by Ruth Goodman -
A detailed exploration of Elizabethan manners/cultural/social norms and how to break them. This is the second book that I've read by Goodman and I really enjoy the way she lays out her sources and the conclusions she draws from them.
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Volume 6: Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon (Doctor Aphra #32-36 written by Simon Spurrier, art by Wilton Santos, Caspar Wijngaard, Andrea Broccardo, & Cris Bolson) -
Despite volume 5 ending on a cliffhanger, this one picks up 2+ months later with that plotline (and with it the non-stop torture porn) neatly resolved off screen. Aphra is now back to her evil archeologist ways and a heist job leads to her becoming re-embroiled in a Rebel plot against the Empire that also reunites her with her ex-girlfriend, Tolvan, who defected from the Empire to the Rebellion after Aphra made her believe she'd killed Aphra herself.
I liked this arc significantly more than the last few, but Simon Spurrier really needs to figure out a better way to make his point than endlessly long villain monologues.
Cold Fire (The Circle Opens #3) by Tamora Pierce (reread) -
Following the same formula as Magic Steps and Street Magic, Daja travels to a fantasy version of Amsterdam where she discovers an untrained mage she must take on as a student (a set of twins, actually), and gets involved in solving a string of crimes (this time it's arson). The series as a whole is pretty formulaic, but Cold Fire was my favorite mystery plot of the four, I found the villain extremely creepy.
The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us From Violence by Gavin De Becker -
This is one of those books I've seen recommended around for years and years. I can't give it a concise summary but I think it lives up to the hype.
A detailed exploration of Elizabethan manners/cultural/social norms and how to break them. This is the second book that I've read by Goodman and I really enjoy the way she lays out her sources and the conclusions she draws from them.
Star Wars: Doctor Aphra Volume 6: Unspeakable Rebel Superweapon (Doctor Aphra #32-36 written by Simon Spurrier, art by Wilton Santos, Caspar Wijngaard, Andrea Broccardo, & Cris Bolson) -
Despite volume 5 ending on a cliffhanger, this one picks up 2+ months later with that plotline (and with it the non-stop torture porn) neatly resolved off screen. Aphra is now back to her evil archeologist ways and a heist job leads to her becoming re-embroiled in a Rebel plot against the Empire that also reunites her with her ex-girlfriend, Tolvan, who defected from the Empire to the Rebellion after Aphra made her believe she'd killed Aphra herself.
I liked this arc significantly more than the last few, but Simon Spurrier really needs to figure out a better way to make his point than endlessly long villain monologues.
Cold Fire (The Circle Opens #3) by Tamora Pierce (reread) -
Following the same formula as Magic Steps and Street Magic, Daja travels to a fantasy version of Amsterdam where she discovers an untrained mage she must take on as a student (a set of twins, actually), and gets involved in solving a string of crimes (this time it's arson). The series as a whole is pretty formulaic, but Cold Fire was my favorite mystery plot of the four, I found the villain extremely creepy.
The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us From Violence by Gavin De Becker -
This is one of those books I've seen recommended around for years and years. I can't give it a concise summary but I think it lives up to the hype.
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2023 Reading Goal Progress: 39 of 50 total books, 14 of 7 nonfiction.
