I have mixed feelings about this book. On the one hand, the poems are beautiful and skilled. But, many if not most of the poems are specific to initiations within the Rune-Gild and are thus obscured to the casual reader. I really wish I had bought his "Viking Poetry for Heathen Rites" book, because I think that's what I actually needed several years ago.
I'm kinda mad at myself for picking up this book tbh. It's rather useless to me, but it's also this lovely hardcover book...
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The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings (the Hobbit / the Fellowship of the Ring / the Two Towers / the by J. R. R. Tolkien
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again is a children's fantasy novel by English author J. R. R. Tolkien. It …
battlepoet rated Heartstopper, Volume 1: 5 stars
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Heartstopper, Volume 1 by Alice Oseman
Charlie, a highly-strung, openly gay over-thinker, and Nick, a cheerful, soft-hearted rugby player, meet at a British all-boys grammar school. …
battlepoet reviewed Eagle's Mead by Eirik Westcoat
Review of "Eagle's Mead" on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
battlepoet reviewed Art Matters by Neil Gaiman
Review of 'This Is How You Lose the Time War' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I silently exploded with feelings while reading this on a family vacation. I can't wait to reread this and savour the text.
2020 update: My ereader has crapped out so I am reading an actual book now. Anyone who knows me personally may remember that I spent the end of 2019 recommending this book to anyone in sight. This is a beautiful, poetic, epistolary scifi about QUEER LOVE between two alien women who are spies on opposite sides of a time-traveling war. They write each other letters. It’s the most romantic thing I will ever read in my life. (I even got a small tattoo for this book!)
battlepoet rated The prince and the dressmaker: 5 stars

The prince and the dressmaker by Jen Wang
Prince Sebastian is looking for a bride or rather, his parents are looking for one for him. Sebastian is too …
battlepoet rated The MaryEl Tarot With Landscapes of the Abyss: 5 stars
battlepoet rated The book of joy: 5 stars

14th Dalai Lama: The book of joy (2016)
The book of joy by 14th Dalai Lama
Two leading spiritual masters share their wisdom about living with joy even in the face of adversity, sharing personal stories …
battlepoet reviewed There is a season by Patrick Lane
battlepoet rated The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1): 5 stars

The Tea Dragon Society (Tea Dragon, #1) by Katie O'Neill
From the award-winning author of Princess Princess Ever After comes The Tea Dragon Society, a charming all-ages book that follows …
battlepoet reviewed Hidden Witch by Molly Knox Ostertag
Aster's friend from the non-magical part of town, Charlie, is having problems of her own …
Review of 'Hidden Witch' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
A great sequel!
Review of 'The Occult Roots of Nazism' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
A bit dry but otherwise supremely informative if this is your research interest. It's thoughtful and well-researched. It's critical of people faking Nazi occult stuff and presents info in a factual way. I really liked this book. I borrowed it from the library and am debating buying my own copy so I can scribble notes in it.
Review of 'Thessaly: The Complete Trilogy (The Just City, The Philosopher Kings, Necessity)' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
I adored this series.
The Just City saved my life when I was stuck in a crisis center.
Two years later, when I realized there were sequels, I barreled through them. I was delighted.
Book 2 was intriguing. There was plenty to be sad about. I appreciate the importance of grief throughout the trilogy.
Book 3 is rather repetitive given that so many characters need to coordinate with each other. However! There's lots of fun plot twists. I really like how the consequences for various actions echo throughout the trilogy. It resonates with how things work in real life.
I want all my friends to read this trilogy so I can have someone to geek out with!!!