Ember Hearth wants to read Gearbreakers by Zoe Hana Mikuta (Gearbreakers, #1)
We went past praying to deities and started to build them instead...
The shadow of …
@sashanoraa that sounds cool as fuck. straight to the reading list
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Gay crow, I h8 cops, not a girl
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Ember Hearth finished reading The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion by Margaret Killjoy (Danielle Cain, #1)
Searching for clues about her best friend’s mysterious suicide, Danielle ventures to the squatter, utopian …
This was good!! The kind of punk that's clearly grounded in lived experiences, made just magical enough to be able to discuss themes of power in a very cool way! It's a very short book, but engaging and worth it the whole way through.
Recommended for the other anarchist and punk organizers and activists in my life
Ember Hearth started reading The Lamb Will Slaughter the Lion by Margaret Killjoy (Danielle Cain, #1)
Searching for clues about her best friend’s mysterious suicide, Danielle ventures to the squatter, utopian …
Got this physical as a gift! Excited to read it!
Ember Hearth rated There Is No Antimemetics Division: 5 stars
There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm
An antimeme is an idea with self-censoring properties ; an idea which, by its intrinsic nature, discourages or prevents people …
Ember Hearth finished reading There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm
An antimeme is an idea with self-censoring properties ; an idea which, by its intrinsic …
Oh it's so good. Just as mind bending as it ever was. Some of the rougher edges have been sanded off, and the earlier chapters are simplified a bit to ease readers unfamiliar with SCP into the world a bit. The second half of the book has seen the most work, and in a direction that I believe improves considerably on its earlier work.
Fans of SCP may still enjoy reading the original, but I'm delighted to have something that won't be incomprehensible to other audiences, and I don't think it lost any of its genius in the process.
STRONGLY recommend to anyone who enjoys weird sci-fi and mind-bending concepts and wants fiction that realigns how you look at the world for the rest of your life.
Ember Hearth started reading There Is No Antimemetics Division by qntm
An antimeme is an idea with self-censoring properties ; an idea which, by its intrinsic …
Read this in its online SCP Tale form, and pre-ordered the print edition! The online version ranked as my favorite book for a long time, and I'm looking forward to seeing how it's been adapted!
Ember Hearth finished reading A Safe Girl to Love by Casey Plett
Eleven unique short stories that stretch from a rural Canadian Mennonite town to a hipster …
Plett's writing style doesn't really jive with me, and unfortunately I struggle to engage with short stories. Overall, I had some difficulty getting through this book, and I didn't enjoy it very much. Several stories just felt a little flat, and I often struggled to connect with the characters.
That said, I enjoyed both "Twenty Hot Tips to Shopping Success", a small fake-tutorial about the experience of buying clothes when newly experimenting with gender, and "Portland, Oregon", a short story about a girl trying to care for a cat as a metaphor for taking care of yourself when the outside world is often uncompromising.
Ember Hearth finished reading Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Ashley Herring Blake (Bright Falls, #3)
Everyone around Iris Kelly is in love.
And she's happy for all of them, truly. …
Okay so apparently this book is the third in a series, and I only figured that out when I literally turned to the Acknowledgements page after finishing the entire book. A couple of the side characters which appear in this novel are coupled up in previous entries in the series, and I suppose that would make the whole thing a bit more impactful. BUT I still enjoyed it.
The cozy-queer small-business-owner-core vibes can be a little overwhelming, and the main character's anxiety feels a little cliche. The fake dating trope falls a little flat — to the point that I think it could be removed entirely and the core of the novel would be unchanged.
But all that said, it's still very cute, and I enjoyed it, despite not really being a regular romance reader. I probably won't be recommending it to people, but that doesn't mean I didn't have …
Okay so apparently this book is the third in a series, and I only figured that out when I literally turned to the Acknowledgements page after finishing the entire book. A couple of the side characters which appear in this novel are coupled up in previous entries in the series, and I suppose that would make the whole thing a bit more impactful. BUT I still enjoyed it.
The cozy-queer small-business-owner-core vibes can be a little overwhelming, and the main character's anxiety feels a little cliche. The fake dating trope falls a little flat — to the point that I think it could be removed entirely and the core of the novel would be unchanged.
But all that said, it's still very cute, and I enjoyed it, despite not really being a regular romance reader. I probably won't be recommending it to people, but that doesn't mean I didn't have fun with it.
Ember Hearth finished reading The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo
The Woods All Black is equal parts historical horror, trans romance, and blood-soaked revenge, all …
Dark and earthy with notes of spilled blood. The opposite of Christian fiction
Ember Hearth started reading The Woods All Black by Lee Mandelo
The Woods All Black is equal parts historical horror, trans romance, and blood-soaked revenge, all …
This one was originally much further down the list but I spotted it at the library so I had to read it :p
Ember Hearth finished reading Any Other City by Hazel Jane Plante
Any Other City is a two-sided fictional memoir by Tracy St. Cyr, who helms the …
Content warning Trivial spoilers. Back-of-the book level stuff.
Any Other City isn't one of those books that's a thrilling ride, but it sat with me and filled me with appreciation for its world and my world and kissing transgender women on the lips.
It's built out of two disjoint halves of the main characters life, both of which see her visiting a city an ocean away from her home, each time caught up in some sort of life stuff. The majority of the book is spent watching her work through that stuff, through vignettes of her life in the city and memories of her past.
The story unfolds through a patchwork of idle thoughts, flashbacks both rosy and scary, new people, nooks and crannies, all woven together with threads of commonality.
It feels little like a daydream?
Ember Hearth wants to read Kimmy by Alyson Greaves
John and Emily are a perfectly normal couple living in near-future suburban America, with plans …
Recommendation from Moss's friend. Was recommended after bringing up Brainworms
Ember Hearth reviewed The Hades Calculus by Maria Ying
Decadent cyberpunk cities. Greek mythology and giant mechs. Hades and Persephone as you've never seen …
they won't let me attach images
4 stars
Ember Hearth reviewed I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself by Marisa Crane
In a United States not so unlike our own, the Department of Balance has adopted …
I think this book made me want kids?
5 stars
Ember Hearth reviewed Girl Haven by Lilah Sturges
Full of wonder, humor, and heart, Girl Haven is the newest original story from the …
A light and enjoyable read
4 stars
Pretty good! I'm not writing home about it or anything, but it's a lovely fantasy and competently explores the feelings of trespass, uncertainty, and finally understanding that we work through in the process of realizing we're trans.
It's not a long read, so if you're on the fence about it and you can get it for free from your library or Anna's Archive, I'd say give it a shot! I had a good time and you may well too!