Stephanie 🍁

"You are being musically mean to me and it's hurting my feelings so I am going to call the police department that we are supposed to be supporting to report a feels violation."

I got to read it as an ARC and enjoyed it immensely

Oliver is lying on his back fast asleep

Oliver is not worried about election results.

I live in a rural area and it's a given that our candidate -parachuted in a few years ago so she could do a leadership run - will win handily.
But I will vote as I always have and even though it won't change minds and hearts in my area, I will be at peace with myself.

Stay away from boats and you may survive

I haven't seen White Lotus (cdn not contributing to US media right now) but excited to see someone else referencing Party Girl

Traitor Queen! The first book is a bit slow but the pay off in the rest of the series is worth it.

I read a few great novels in a row and now I don't know what to read
The Goblin Emperor,
The Ministry of Time, and Voyage of the Damned.
I feel lost

We are on the same wavelength! I just finished one AND I read the sequels!
(I'm really having trouble finding my next great novel...)

I think someone should cover the song they did for Sesame Street. You all know the one. Think pinball machine and counting to 12

So many readers have only read books that rely on info dumping that they have lost the patience to allow the world to unfurl around them as part of the narrative. They want to know it all upfront and lose the mystery and enchantment of a story that shows rather than tells

Well that's helpful. I am sorry if they read my Storygraph reviews. Lol.

Me: hoping it's all of them. 🤩

I'd love to be an ARC reader but they always ask for examples of reviews. My reviews when I do them are a hodge podge of various thoughts I have when I finish a book (the best ones are when I DNF!) anything more and I have Eng Lit flashbacks

Oh! Ok I love SF too but I can wait for your fantasy novel.

Oh no I missed the call out!

My people

These stories have been circulating since the election and I don't believe them. The MAGA crowd will never admit they made a mistake. These stories are just to give a false sense of schadenfreude and that it will be all over soon.

"And that exhausts my insights into the kicking of severed heads. Admittedly it’s more than most people have to offer on the subject but there were Mayans who knew a lot more than I do. That of course is a whole different ball-game."

- Mark Lawrence "King of Thorns"

I love finding a new author to read especially when they write funny but dark lines like this:

Two dog faces. Rifa and Reem

Rifa and Reem. 2 dogs

The girls say Good Morning!

So far so good! I'm a sucker for Greek mythology in contemporary settings.

It's true! I spend way too much time on Reddit
It's nice to feel appreciated

Book cover The Games Gods Play by Abigail Owen

Late to the party!

Just started this morning!

I followed a starter pack because I wanted more people to follow who have way more interesting takes than me

And suddenly I got all these "followed you back".

The pressure is intense. What if I make a grammatical mistake? Or they don't like my hot take? Or don't find me funny?

That is kind of you to say.

I have just posted a hot take on the current Cdn political situation.
Just waiting for the "ahkshuwly..." Responses to tell me how wrong I am.

That's how this thing works, right?

Are we going to suffer through more Stéphane Dion/Michael Ignatieff party leaders?

Did Freeland piss off the liberal party elite enough that they will parachute a candidate in or let a middling leader up through a split?

I naturally lean left but also a realist.

Here is my #cdnpoli hot take.
JT won't resign. He will carry this sinking ship right to the election
Liberals are going to be decimated in the next election.
The real question is what the liberal party engine will do at the next leadership convention.

I did a follow all on a cool starter pack and it looks like everyone followed me back and now I feel like I have to perform like I earned those follows.

That's a lot of pressure. I'm only kind of funny and kind of smart.

legacy news: Why would someone do this brazen shooting

shooter’s statement: I did it because America’s healthcare industry is inhumane

legacy news: Perhaps it was video games?

shooter’s statement: I am literally citing sources about corporate greed

legacy news: I guess we’ll just never know