reading a book i actually like does absolute wonders to my mood, it's absolutely lovely
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There's something about queer cozy reads that soothes the soul. Speaking of, I'm hosting a Read-Along for Phantom and Rook on Halloween!
I've partnered up with Fable to give away ebooks to those who join the book club, and if you'd like to participate but prefer audiobooks, let me know! I still have some Spotify codes that I'd be happy to giveaway.
The book club is already set up, link is here. I'll also be creating a Storygraph challenge, and sharing updates on here for those of you who like to quietly participate. It's a great way to celebrate PAR's book birthday, and to prepare for the sequel coming out in a couple months!
Blurb:
Arlo Rook has decided it’s time to move out of Garren Castle, home for orphans of all races, magical or not, at 100 years old.
It’s not the first time he’s left home, but after a setback that landed the Hedge Witch in the hospital a year ago, he ended up right back at square one. But now he’s ready to strike out on his own, despite his friend’s worries that he’s not ready for the ‘real world.’
Then, he crashes into a mess of copper curls and bright eyes, sending apothecary goods and his life into a chaotic mess. Thatch is a mysterious and incredibly wealthy benefactor of Levena, only spoken of but never seen. He requests a night of Arlo’s company and a tour of the city, which Arlo immediately declines.
But that’s not the last time they see each other, and it certainly wasn’t the first. Arlo doesn’t remember him, no one remembers Thatch after he visits, but Thatch never forgot the Witch with a familiar mark on his face.
Thatch Phantom is an immortal, the last of his kind and perpetually bored. When he’s not closing inter-dimensional rifts and corralling demons, he’s visiting his favorite city of all, Levena. Centuries ago, when life was particularly dull, he set up a scavenger hunt for a starving village, providing them with a year’s worth of supplies.
He anonymously returned year after year, upping the ante and providing less practical things, as the village had become a city and was wealthy beyond belief. Festivals were thrown in his honor, and have continued every year since. Hundreds of years later, The Game is still put on by the fabled ‘Scarlet Illusionist’, but no one has figured out who blesses them with the puzzles.
Once again, Thatch is listless and has decided to throw a wild card into this year’s Game. Whoever discovers him will win one wish of their choice, no restrictions. Aside from the obvious, such as no falling in love, murder or resurrection.
What he didn’t anticipate was crashing into the one person whose soul mark flares like a beacon when Thatch is around, teasing the immortal with the one thing he wants most.
Someone to call home.
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Find Phantom and Rook here!
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as tradition (it only happened once) here are my favorite book couples i read/discovered in 2022 and live in my head rent free (no particular order)
naomi and nicholas - you deserve each other
liv and mack - undercover bromance
elena and vlad - isn’t it bromantic
rin and nezha - the poppy war
hannah and fox - hook line and sinker
kate and anthony - the viscount who loved me
charlie and nick - heartstopper
liz and wes - better than the movies
nora and charlie - book lovers
percy and sam - every summer after
grey and ethan - how to fake it in hollywood
rosalind and orion - foul lady fortune
celia and oliver - foul lady fortune
rowan and neil - today tonight tomorrow
florence and ben - the dead romantics
robin and ramy - babel
libby and nico - the atlas six
larynn and deacon - the co-op
emilie and nick - the do-over
mika and jamie - the very secret society of irregular witches
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One thing i noticed over the years is that some people are nice and some people are kind.( … ) Niceness is good manners, and stopping to give someone direction, and smiling at the overworked cashier at the supermarket. These are all good things, but they have nothing to with what‘s underneath. Niceness is all about what we do when other people are looking. Kindness, on the other hand, runs deep. Kindness is what happens when no one‘s looking.
- sangu mandanna, the very secret society of irregular witches
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some books read in 2022: the very secret society of irregular witches by sangu mandanna
An absent archaeologist, a housekeeper, a librarian, a gardener, a retired actor, and three unlikely witches. As backstories went, it was one of the weirdest Mika had ever heard.
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current read: the very secret society of irregular witches 🔮
so far its a bit boring to be honest, but the atmosphere is cozy and the stakes are low! im gonna keep reading and hopefully it'll get more interesting later on.
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