Voice-Driven Reviews + Nerdy Extras
Currently reading Yesteryear and already fascinated by its sharp satire and social commentary. Sharing a thoughtful review from Seattle Book Mama while I read, and I’m very curious to see whether we land in the same place on the ending.
Time for Saturday Nerd First Line, this week featuring A Bad, Bad Place by Frances Crawford
Before I hit play on my next audiobook, I pulled a tarot card to see what kind of emotional journey I might be in for.
I wasn’t expecting courtroom drama in the very first line, but Silence on Cold River wasted no time pulling me in.
Sunday Tarot is back, and this week’s card pull is pure Knight of Swords energy: fast, tense, and stormy.
Nerdy Friday Fun time! Describe your current read without using the title or author. Bonus points if it’s funny, dramatic, or mildly unhinged.
This week’s Nerd’s Sunday Tarot pull was the 8 of Wands, which basically means: buckle up, because things are about to happen fast. Which is wildly fitting, because I’m currently reading Wolf Hour by Jo Nesbø and it already feels like one of those thrillers where the tension doesn’t creep, it pounces.
This week’s Saturday Nerd First Lines features Breath of the Dragon, and its opening sentence is so atmospheric I can practically hear the branches moving in the wind.
The opening line of Rings of Fate is a great example of how voice can hook a reader immediately.
My reviews have slowed with the holidays arriving, but my reading hasn’t.