Ahhh, extremely satisfying if not great for my “sleep score”
And Shieldborn pre-ordered for next year, woohoo! Kinda want to go back to Clockwork Boys and read through all the White Rat…
Sweet lumpy minion, you're the only one that understands. Probably 'cause I haven't sucked the brain out of you yet.
Glory ,'Potential'
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."
-t - Aug 26, 2026 7:22:54 am PDT #28748 of 28758
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
bennett - Aug 26, 2026 8:39:22 am PDT #28749 of 28758
"The Senate today have voted to make me a god in Palmyra. They'll put a little statue to me in the temple, and people will bring offerings to me, asking me to bring rain or cure their father's gout. Tell me, Livia: if I'm a god, even in Palmyra, how do I cure gout?!" Augustus, "I Claudius"
Once I started Daggerbound and realized who the main character was, I stopped and started rereading Clockwork Boys. Gotta start at the beginning of the character arc.
meara - Aug 26, 2026 8:41:19 am PDT #28750 of 28758
Oh I did not realize there was a new t kingfisher! Maybe I will actually read a book this year that isn’t just book-length heated rivalry fanfic?? I didn’t get into clockwork boys though…(read maybe half or three quarters of the first and wandered away never to return)
-t - Aug 26, 2026 8:41:51 am PDT #28751 of 28758
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Smart. Although I didn’t feel like I was missing out too much by not having a great memory, the in text reminders did their job
-t - Aug 26, 2026 8:44:29 am PDT #28752 of 28758
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
You don’t need it, meara. It is a sequel to Swordheart, so having read that would probably help but I think not strictly necessary
meara - Aug 26, 2026 9:43:07 am PDT #28753 of 28758
Have definitely read and loved Swordheart, and the saint of steel books, just bounced off clockwork boys for some reason. But thanks y’all for the heads up, I wouldn’t have known otherwise!
Calli - Aug 28, 2026 6:05:05 pm PDT #28754 of 28758
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
I just finished Daggerbound. I’m torn between a happy sigh and a squee.
bennett - Aug 28, 2026 6:09:39 pm PDT #28755 of 28758
"The Senate today have voted to make me a god in Palmyra. They'll put a little statue to me in the temple, and people will bring offerings to me, asking me to bring rain or cure their father's gout. Tell me, Livia: if I'm a god, even in Palmyra, how do I cure gout?!" Augustus, "I Claudius"
I would agree that you don't have to have read the Clocktaur War books to enjoy Daggerbound, but I'm glad I reread them. Learned Edmund actually grew a lot in those books, so it was good to see where he came from as well as where he ended up.
I must say, Daggerbound really spoke to me. I sooooo sympathized with him at the beginning. Before I retired I also was so tired of fighting people who would only change with a brick to the head. Sometimes you just have to quit and move on.
Pix - Aug 28, 2026 6:35:23 pm PDT #28756 of 28758
The status is NOT quo.
Kinda want to go back to Clockwork Boys and read through all the White Rat…Yes! Enjoyed Daggerbound.
Jessica - Sep 08, 2026 12:16:23 pm PDT #28757 of 28758
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I decided I owed Liz Shipton a read after following her on Insta for the funny typing videos, and Mother and Slaughter is on KU and is actually quite fun! The satire is extremely broad and over the top, but it's not pretending to be anything else so I was happy to go along for the ride. The ending is VERY on the nose and I did roll my eyes, but not enough to make me regret reading it.
(Her MM hockey series is also pretty good, in spite of the GODAWFUL titles and covers. If I hadn't realized Hailey Reaves was her pen name I would never have picked them up.)