tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-08-10:436643 kitewithfish kitewithfish 2022-09-07T21:17:00Z tag:dreamwidth.org,2009-08-10:436643:444995 2022-09-07T21:16:29Z 2022-09-07T21:17:00Z Noah Kahah - Stick Season public 0 I owe this Wednesday Reading Meme a debt of considerable weight!<br /><br />Back in January of this year, I bought myself a Reading Journal <span class="cut-wrapper"><span style="display: none;" id="span-cuttag___1" class="cuttag"></span><b class="cut-open">(&nbsp;</b><b class="cut-text"><a href="https://kitewithfish.dreamwidth.org/444995.html#cutid1">Read more...</a></b><b class="cut-close">&nbsp;)</b></span><div style="display: none;" id="div-cuttag___1" aria-live="assertive"></div><br /><br />So I have to thank this meme and the other people writing their weekly reading to share - it has kept me from disparaging myself and let me realize that I have indeed not been ideal, even when I was tired and a bit overwhelmed by life. <br /><br /><br />With no further ado and leaving the lily entirely ungilded!<br /><br /><strong>What I've Read</strong><br /><a href="https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/938356a4-0c16-405f-af59-756ca3a4509c">A Taste of Gold and Iron</a> by Alexandra Rowland - I had pre-ordered this book because I like everything this author writes, and I was not disappointed! Our main character is a prince with an anxiety disorder who has to figure out a plot against his sister's kingdom, while also proving to himself ( and his deliciously upright and decent bodyguard) that he's not actually a villain or a coward. It's very gay, it will make you feel things about the debasement of currency, there's a little bit of magic and there's a lot of focus on fealty as romance. I adored it. And the author wrote a (spoilers! full of spoilers!) coda on AO3 - <a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/41426988">what spring does with the cherry trees</a> by Ariaste<br /><br /><a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/27869465">The Idiot's Array </a>by Ashcroft_Writes (160K) - Star Wars Clone Wars Era - Cad Bane/Obi-Wan Kenobi - After the Rako Hardeen arc, Cad Bane escapes prison and takes Obi-Wan with him in a bid to fight Dooku and prove to Obi-Wan (and perhaps himself) that he's not wrong when he sees the Jedi's dissatisfaction with his life. This has some exceptional poetry in it , and a card game as a recurring motif in their relationship, and fic is really interested in Cad Bane as a character with an interior life and morals that, while really not normal, are still viable. Also, good sex! I enjoyed the hell out of it. I'm going to read the sequel, Homeworld Elegy.<br /><br /><a href="https://archiveofourown.org/works/39548256">Like a Hinge, Like a Wing</a> by Ultrageekatlarge -(56K) Batman, focused on Tim Drake - &quot;The problem is that Tim&rsquo;s spent the past month or so slowly getting murdered.&quot; This fic loves watching characters deal with trauma with compassion and realism, I'm here for it! <br /><br /><strong>What I'm Reading</strong><br /><div>Battle of the Linguist Mages by Scotto Moore - Reading club book! <br />Untamed Vol 2</div><br /><strong>What I'll Read Next</strong> <br /><br />Homeworld Elegy by Ashcroft_Writes<br />Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage, and Survival by Velma Wallis <br /><br />I feel like I owe myself a more comprehensive write up about the Hugos, so I might do that once I get a breather on it. I liked most of what I read but my goals were lofty and I am reasonably pleased with what I did accomplish.<br /><br /><br type="_moz" /><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=kitewithfish&ditemid=444995" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments