Reviews and Comments

This tracks the trends of globalization in medieval times across a multitude of countries. And it doesn’t only focus on Europe, which was great. I did find I had to push myself through this book a bit. I’m still not used to reading history books.

What a well-researched, well-written book. I am so into this. I will definitely be using this as I study Irish divination more in-depth.

A historical fiction of two generations of a small northern village. Set in the time of the Romans invading Britain for the third time? Boudicca’s era basically. This was a great book! Very realistic, well-written, and tense. My own personal hangup was that there was a character debating between two love interests and I usually dislike that trope. I kept reading and was delighted that the character’s choice had very long term consequences throughout the whole book. The book centers around a mother and daughter and their respective coming-of-age in the village. The daughter is physically disabled, and this also has consequences in the book. I think it was respectfully done.

I couldn’t put this book down! If you want to read about queer magical librarians who are often asexual, this is for you. I loved the themes in this book: chosen family, healing from abuse, and unlearning perfectionism. I wanted to join this fam. Ugh. Looking forward to the prequel.

A well-written and deeply researched book on the Dagda. It’s a short primer, but packed with info. It was great for a beginner like me.

This was advertised to me by many people as “lesbian necromancers in space.” Yes, it’s as EPIC as it sounds. This book is heartbreaking. I would’ve cried while reading it had I not been at work. I really wanna read the sequel.

A short but excellent read on the history of prisons and how they operate. The title question gets answered in multiple ways and I am totally here for it.

A mixed bag of short stories on love and grief. I’ll have to double-check the table of contents to jog my memory on my favourite stories.

Wow! I read this in one day--my day off. What a stunning read.

Update, 2021: What a delight. If you wanna read about platonic-friends! trans elders going on a fantastical adventure to accidentally-on-purpose fight against tyranny, read this. (I got an impulsive tattoo featuring the number 4 for this book!)

A delight to read a sacred text unfamiliar to me

This was a great read! If you wanna read an engaging autobiography, pick this up! Braverman talks about her first few years of experience dogsledding. (!!!) Content warning: sexual violence, dudes being assholes.

A surreal adventure into the world of ancient animal bestiaries. I found it a bit slow at times, as the main character info-dumps a lot. He’s often on his own doing research, which frankly, did not make the book more exciting for me, no matter how excited the main character is about his research. Still, I am glad I finished this.

I finally started reading it! This is a hard-hitting book. I was reading it at bedtime but honestly this book needs lots of time to digest and ponder over. I’ll be taking a break for now and coming back to it later.