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Wyrm Theyfriend

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Joined 2 years, 6 months ago

Hi! I'm one of the admins here, and I like to read all sorts of things! Non-fiction graphic novels are my favorite, but I also like YA SFF quite a bit, and enjoy exploring other things besides.

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Courtney Weber: Brigid (2015, Red Wheel/Weiser) No rating

Brigid—mother, daughter, healer, bard, warrior, fire goddess, goddess of the oak, animals, and magic. Brigid …

This is much more of a workbook than the title implies; even with the note in the description that "Each chapter ends with guided meditations and exercises" I really hadn't anticipated the percentage of the book they would comprise. It's not bad that there's so much interactive content here, but it's certainly slowing me down because it drastically decreases the number of times/places I can make progress through the book.

Emily Faas: Those Who Bear Scars (2023) 3 stars

“You think I want to kill you, dearest?”

Arms dealer Viveca Hua, her loyal lieutenant …

I didn't like this one as much as most of the others in this universe, because I found these takes on the characters much less sympathetic. I loved the ending, though, and I think it made the rest worth it. I'm very glad I read it but probably won't repeat.