ltc just finished reading Catching Fire, and she is shouting “what!?!” Over and over again. It’s kind of adorable.
I don't care if it is an orgy of death, there's still such a thing as a napkin.
Willow ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
Literary Buffistas 3: Don't Parse the Blurb, Dear.
There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."
sj - Jun 01, 2026 6:47:39 pm PDT #28664 of 28671
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
sj - Jun 02, 2026 8:56:50 am PDT #28665 of 28671
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I picked up Spread me by Sarah Gailey and The Tapestry of Fate at the library today. Oh, and I found out Mona Awad is going to be doing a signing near me in September. So, I grabbed a ticket for that.
-t - Jun 02, 2026 9:15:10 am PDT #28666 of 28671
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I am getting to the end of Children of Strife and liking it much more than #3 in the series (not that I disliked Children of Memory but I didn't love it quite as much as the first two) - it's giving me two of the things I like best, explorations of identity and fictional theology (and science fictional theology is a pretty rare treat!) and a good bit of mantis shrimp detail (Children of Memory was, IMO, lacking in fun evolution info) so I'm happy.
And my hold for Father Material just became available so that's up next. I am excited and only a little worried that Hall take it in a direction I don't like...
Amy - Jun 02, 2026 11:50:16 am PDT #28667 of 28671
Because books.
ltc just finished reading Catching Fire, and she is shouting “what!?!” Over and over again. It’s kind of adorable.
One of us, one of us!!!
sj - Jun 02, 2026 11:59:23 am PDT #28668 of 28671
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Amy, definitely. Once she was done freaking out she walked out to the living room to get Mockingjay and started it immediately.
sj - Jun 02, 2026 12:10:38 pm PDT #28669 of 28671
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I spent most of my afternoon looking at the YA books on my kindle and deciding which ones to family share with ltc. I probably made the process harder than it needs to be. She reads well above her age level and can handle scary things and some violence pretty easily. However, she really doesn’t care for much romance in her books and I’d like to avoid anything overtly sexual or with sa in it. I have not read every book on my kindle shelf and the ones I have read I might not be remembering as clearly as I think I do.
dcp - Jun 02, 2026 12:23:24 pm PDT #28670 of 28671
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Are you asking for recommendations?
sj - Jun 02, 2026 5:57:27 pm PDT #28671 of 28671
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Not really dcp. I already have too many books. Just maybe some info on how other parents have made these decisions.