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Updated a reading goal:
Read 40 books in 2026
Progress so far: 30 / 40 75%
It is cute to see more from ART/Peri and how humans interact with different kinds of bot.
This did mostly feel like a mid chapter of a murderbot book, but hey why not! It's fun.
It is cute to see more from ART/Peri and how humans interact with different kinds of bot.
This did mostly feel like a mid chapter of a murderbot book, but hey why not! It's fun.
Soooo funny rereading this now that I understand what an unreliable narrator is because the first time I read this I took it 100% at face value that Peeta was smart and manipulating the Capitol audience by having it look like they're in love but now I realise Katniss is just a cynical person and Peeta was madly in love with her the whole time. She keeps being like 'he's sooo good at manipulating everyone' meanwhile Peeta is just crying because he's saddd.
Haymitch in this hits so hard after reading SotR.
Soooo funny rereading this now that I understand what an unreliable narrator is because the first time I read this I took it 100% at face value that Peeta was smart and manipulating the Capitol audience by having it look like they're in love but now I realise Katniss is just a cynical person and Peeta was madly in love with her the whole time. She keeps being like 'he's sooo good at manipulating everyone' meanwhile Peeta is just crying because he's saddd.
Haymitch in this hits so hard after reading SotR.
This new Nico series has been such a hit with me (yes yes, water is wet). I knew I would really like having that focus on Nico (I mean c'mon hes a gay emo son of Hades), but it was unexpected to me how much I like the combo of Mark Oshiro and Riordan more that just Riordan alone. So far these books have been way less formulaic than previous installments, and have dwelt for longer on more serious emotions. I find Riordan's dad jokes charming in a cringe kind of way, but I think Oshiro tempers that somewhat, which I like.
I really like the themes of redemption, restorative justice, and working through your feelings. Hazel is one of my favs and I loved seeing her here. The characters do do a bit of 'therapy speak' which I have no time for in adult fiction but actually really appreciate in something written for this demographic. Like yeah, kids need to know that big feelings don't have to be your enemy, and that punishment for punishment's sake is bad.
The scene with Hades actually made me tear up.
This new Nico series has been such a hit with me (yes yes, water is wet). I knew I would really like having that focus on Nico (I mean c'mon hes a gay emo son of Hades), but it was unexpected to me how much I like the combo of Mark Oshiro and Riordan more that just Riordan alone. So far these books have been way less formulaic than previous installments, and have dwelt for longer on more serious emotions. I find Riordan's dad jokes charming in a cringe kind of way, but I think Oshiro tempers that somewhat, which I like.
I really like the themes of redemption, restorative justice, and working through your feelings. Hazel is one of my favs and I loved seeing her here. The characters do do a bit of 'therapy speak' which I have no time for in adult fiction but actually really appreciate in something written for this demographic. Like yeah, kids need to know that big feelings don't have to be your enemy, and that punishment for punishment's sake is bad.
The scene with Hades actually made me tear up.
