Well, she tripped up pretty badly on Racefail
Ironically, I can only find the original quotes in this "defence", but you should get the idea
valorguardians.com/blog/?p=20932
I learned about it from Julian May, Galactic Millieu series!
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Metal From Heaven by august clarke (deliberately not capitalised)
The elevator pitch is "Disaster Lesbians Against Capitalism" which is obviously catnip
Free book club meeting here, 17th March
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fantasy-bo...
I think it does work for a 1950s/60s historical like Mad Men, but I agree it's it should be left there
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The Serpent and the Wolf by Rebecca Robinson, which starts with our main character trying to assassinate her new husband and leaving him tied to the bed
He's confusing her by asking her opinion and respecting her consent
Very fun so far
Bernie Sanders meme edited to read "I am once again asking for the men to match their partners' swag in figure skating costumes"
she's in a head to toe spangled bodysuit with mesh panels why are you in black pants and a t-shirt with three (3) rhinestones
Take the trigger warnings at the front extremely seriously
It's a very good book but not an easy read
I also read The Poet Empress by Shen Tao this week, which is extremely good but extremely heavy
It's interrogating all the Romantasy themes (being completely at the mercy of a powerful and evil man, can understanding bring compassion?) but without the romance, I need to think about it more
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Apparently, Sir Cameron Needs To Die by Greer Stothers, which is a queer parody romance (Sir Cameron's death is necessary for the evil wizard to be defeated, so he decides that the evil wizard is the only one interested in keeping him safe, and joins his side)
Amazing thank you!
Something compelled me to make this
Hello! Reading Skate it Till You Make It by Rufaro Faith Mazarura
Literally contemporary romance, set this week at Winter Olympics '26
She is captain of an underdog women's ice hockey team and needs a fake boyfriend to keep her nasty ex away. He is an aspiring sports photographer who needs access
Yes I had a brief chat with the two of you before the meeting, but not anything that you would probably remember (mention of cdramas I think), anyway I enjoyed your talk!
Thanks for the response, I will start something else and keep an eye out for it later
Hello! Thanks so much for this
Would you mind saying where you watched Hidden Shadow? I can't find it on YouTube or Viki, but it's a generic title so hard to know if I'm even looking for the right thing
(I'm in the UK, as I think you are, or at least you were at SRFC a few months ago...)
What I mean is, they have a guarantee and refund the difference straight away
I've used this form multiple times and never had any problems
www.kobo.com/gb/en/p/pric...
Kobo does price matching though!
1. Medieval French
2. C++ programming
3. Neurolinguistics
4. Human dissection
5. Old English Poetry
(One year of a medical degree, English Language BA, Medieval Studies MA)
Enjoy! I've spent a long time with Bob and Mo and others over the years
It pulled together all the threads from all of the history of the series, revisited many favourite characters, and delivered an epic boss battle, all with lots of resonance for today's politics and a tonne of snark
Highly recommended but don't start here, read the rest of the series first!
Also shout out to the other book I read this week, The Regicide Report by Charles Stross @cstross.bsky.social
It's the end (for now) of a 14 book, 22 years series of black humour set in and around the government department tasked with managing the risks of computational demonology
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I'm reading River of Stars by Guy Gavriel Kay, which is a lush historical fantasy based on Song Dynasty China
Our book club discussion will be 17th February in central London, free tickets here!
www.eventbrite.com/e/1697886958...
Imagine having Bruce Springsteen AND Billy Bragg release songs about how much you fucking suck and how much the people fighting you rule you within the same 48 hours
I do assume that one was painted from life though!
Fluffy white cat with dark bits, lying on the chest of a pale skinned human who is mostly not visible
My gigantic white male floof moggy adores me and hates everyone else!
Completely agree with the ridiculousness of the gender tropes here, but thought you might like to know:
The trope name for the thing where the woman is grumpy and the man is not is Black cat / Golden retriever
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Currently reading The Last Woman on Earth, which is a lesbian post-apocalyptic ZomRomCom
Three years after the zombie apocalypse, Nicki is living in a small commune and doesn't know she's gay
Then she meets a hot and slightly evil lesbian, but I repeat myself
😭😭
This is a very long 15 hours
Thanks to all the volunteers!
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Back in the UK, and reading When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb
It's about an angel and a demon who have spent centuries in a shtetl in Russia, finding themselves emigrating to the USA to follow the Jewish diaspora there and find a missing girl from their community
Apologies, I've searched the TV listings and can't find it. Where is it showing?
Ernest had a cousin called Alec, that's the closest we've got so far
