The ex hex 36/30/2023 With one calamity after another striking Rhys, Vivi realizes her silly little Ex Hex may not have been so harmless after all. What should be a quick trip to recharge the town’s ley lines and make an appearance at the annual fall festival turns disastrously wrong. That is until Rhys Penhallow, descendent of the town’s ancestors, breaker of hearts, and annoyingly just as gorgeous as he always was, returns to Graves Glen, Georgia. Sure, Vivi knows she shouldn’t use her magic this way, but with only an “orchard hayride” scented candle on hand, she isn’t worried it will cause him anything more than a bad hair day or two. Nine years ago, Vivienne Jones nursed her broken heart like any young witch would: vodka, weepy music, bubble baths…and a curse on the horrible boyfriend. New York Times bestselling author Rachel Hawkins, writing as Erin Sterling, casts a spell with a spine-tingling romance full of wishes, witches, and hexes gone wrong.
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The hero of the story, Cazaril, is a minor lord and former courtier and soldier who has fallen on hard times due to betrayal and subsequent slavery. The only catch is that the person working the magic invariably dies too. Anyone can learn how to do this, with enough research and determination it involves calling on one of the gods to send a demon to kill a hated enemy. There isn't even any magic in the usual sense of practitioners casting spells, with one exception: Death Magic. The religion has five gods with different roles (although one bunch of heretics only worships four), but while there is occasional evidence that the gods exist, they rarely get involved in human affairs. Military technology consists of swords and crossbows. There are the usual small kingdoms in uneasy juxtaposition, fighting occasional wars in various combinations. The story is set on an unspecified planet with vague geography (no maps) which seems to be a kind of alternative Earth, judging by the plants and animals described. Bujold is best known for her excellent Vorkosigan SF series (five of which I have already reviewed on this blog, with several more waiting to be read) but The Curse of Chalion is a classic medieval-with-magic fantasy. In extremis lindsey hilsum6/30/2023 She eventually wrangled a job producing a newsletter for a Teamsters local in New York, moved on to United Press International and from there landed at the British weekly Sunday Times. She majored in anthropology at Yale, but a nonfiction writing course taught by John Hersey convinced her to pursue a career in journalism. She was a bit wild, but in many ways a typical teenager, once offering God her record collection and nightly acts of contrition if God would get a certain boy to like her. Colvin fits in the perfect biography wheelhouse: She’s well enough known to merit a book, but not so famous that it is filled with previously published retreads of anecdotes.Ĭolvin was one of five children who grew up in Oyster Bay, N.Y., in what her mother called a “lace curtain Irish” middle-class family. Hilsum brilliantly synthesizes it all, separating wheat from chaff and building a portrait of a remarkable and somewhat troubled woman.Īlso, “In Extremis” seems fresh. She had access to substantial source material - people who knew her, as well as Colvin’s extensive very personal and very honest diaries. Hilsum knew Colvin, covered conflicts around the globe with her and is an excellent writer. This is a woman who lived life like a beer commercial: with gusto, passion and a bravery that set her apart - and it ultimately cost her her life.Īnd then there is the biographer, Lindsey Hilsum. There is the subject herself, Marie Colvin. For many reasons, “In Extremis” is the best biography I’ve read in what seems like ages. A psalm for the wild built goodreads6/30/2023 It was partially a “slice-of-life” story that had its share of entertaining, funny and relatable moments. There’s not much of a plot here and the story is very much character-driven. You don’t need to justify that, or earn it. “You keep asking why your work is not enough, and I don’t know how to answer that, because it is enough to exist in the world and marvel at it. I just loved everything about this and I can’t wait for more from these two because I would read anything with them in it! Um, hello, this was my first book by Becky Chambers and I absolutely loved it? Who knew that a monk and a robot could make me weepy? Who knew that their friendship could be a soothing balm for my tired soul? It only took one chapter for me to love Sibling Dex and my love for Mosscap was pretty much immediate from the instant it comes rushing out of the woods at the most awkward of moments. I followed along with parts of the book with the audio, which I would also recommend, and I have a feeling I’ll return to this book often when I’m craving a comforting read. The characters rapidly grew on me and the story was a soothing read that asked questions that really hit a mark with me. TL DR: It took no more than one chapter for me to realise just how much I would enjoy this book. I’m so glad that I finally read my first Becky Chambers book because the hype is real, friends! I asked Jess Jessticulates to buddy read this with me so I would actually pick this book up. |