#jm miro

[bigcats-birds-and-books]

Book Mail, or: I Really Need To Go Back On A Book Buying Ban, Huh.

#books #book photography #book haul #ordinary monsters #j. m. miro #jm miro #hell followed with us #andrew joseph white #no one will come back for us #premee mohamed #piranesi #susanna clarke #ordinary monsters was Not technically mail (i went into HPB and it was a new remaindered copy for $12 lol) #(i had a birthday coupon so i figured what the hell #the REST however was book mail #NO ONE was preordered on indie day so that doesn't count #but hell and piranesi were both recent orders from Brilliant Books in michigan and they need some help #i love them so i helped but. now i REALLY need to quit buying shit for a while lmaooo #(this also goes for yarn i think) #unfortunately i have poor impulse control at certain times of the month and i'm already irritable as hell about it and Life so. hnngh #i want a fucking house and some fucking space and a fucking book deal #instead i keep buying myself little treats about it #because nothing is working #i don't want a career i just want money #(unless it's a noveling career that i could do)

[bigdreamsandwildthings]

Summer (book) lovin’ ✌🏻

#booklr #book photography #book picture #ordinary monsters #jm miro #bookworm #bibliophile #book community #book aesthetic #books and nature #summer #summertime #summer vibes #book lover #book nerd #open book #current read #my photos #mine

[aurorawest]

Reading update

White Trash Warlock by David R Slayton - 4.75/5 stars

Urban fantasy with a protagonist from a trailer park, who, for bonus points, got sectioned by his older brother as a teen. Daddy issues, mommy issues, and brother issues, what's not to like? I ordered everything else by this author I could find when I finished the book, including the other two books in this series.

The Fascinators by Andrew Eliopulos - DNF

Boring.

The Revolutionary and the Rogue by Blake Ferre - DNF

Boring, with the added crime of actual plot happening but still, somehow, nothing actually happening. I kept reading whole pages and realizing I had no idea what I'd just read.

The Red Scholar's Wake by Aliette de Bodard - DNF

OMFG CAN I CATCH A BREAK. This was such a disappointing DNF, too, because I'd really been looking forward to it. One of the characters is a spaceship and it bills itself as a space opera? Yes please. But after the initial marriage of convenience setup, it's just all a bunch of pointless, boring conversations. Nothing happens. I flipped ahead. Still nothing happening. Not a space opera but definitely cozy sci-fi, which I think I officially hate.

Honeytrap by Aster Glenn Gray - 5/5 stars

An FBI agent and a GRU agent get assigned to work a case together in 1959 and they fall in looooove. But oof, this book was so good. I'm not sure I've ever had a time skip hit me in the gut so hard. I really can't recommend this book enough, it fits squarely in my niche interest of mid-century America or Britain m/m romance. I think Natasha Pulley also awakened something in me with The Half Life of Valery K, because I seem to be a sucker for gay Soviet men. Speaking of, if you liked The Half Life of Valery K, I bet you'll like this too! Anyway, read this, but be prepared to be hurt by it.

Ordinary Monsters by JM Miro - 4/5 stars

X-men meets Strangers Things with a dash of English boarding school, set in Victorian Britain.

Human Enough by ES Yu - DNF

Promising until it devolved into boring, pointless conversations and tumblr posts on neurodivergence.

Olympic Enemies by Rebecca J Caffery - DNF

I put this down on page 12 and my wife grabbed it to flip through it, cackling at the amateurish prose.

Frost Bite by J Emery - 4.5/5 stars

Snowed-in cabin fic with an enemies to lovers romance between a vampire and a (former) vampire hunter. It was cute and a quick read.

The Lost Apothecary by Sarah Penner - DNF

Very Not Like Other Girls. Also read a review that said pregnancy was a huge focus of the book, and that's a squick for me.

Reverie by Ryan La Sala - 3.75/5 stars

This book didn't quite live up to the promise of its beginning (missing memories, bizarre disruptions to time and space) and the writing was a little twee at times, but overall I enjoyed it. This was the author's debut, so I suspect subsequent books will probably be better. I did feel like the teenage main characters were weirdly inured to death, which also contributed to me knocking of a quarter of a star from what would otherwise have been a solid 4 star book.

All Souls Near & Nigh by Hailey Turner - 3/5 stars

If you like The Tarot Sequence by KD Edwards, this series might be worth picking up. I will say, though, that it's nowhere near as good. I think it's a combination of pacing and too many characters that detracts from my enjoyment of this series. This is the second book and I enjoyed it more than the first, probably because I sort of remembered the massive cast of characters from the first one. It's one of those things where I really don't think they're all necessary and some should be combined with others. The pacing is also...weird. It's pretty much nonstop action. At one point I think the main character drove back and forth between various crime scene locations and his office like 5 times in a day.

That said! Despite the issues, clearly I still picked up book 2, and I'll probably read book 3 at some point. I really like the two main characters.

#white trash warlock #david r slayton #honeytrap #aster glenn gray #ordinary monsters #jm miro #human enough #frost bite #j emery #reading tag #the lost apothecary #reverie #ryan la sala #all souls near & nigh #hailey turnter

[ladyinrosso]

No... not again....

*wispered her while starting hyperfixating on books with no fandom*

#books #ordinary monsters #skin of the sea #jm miro #natasha bowen #literature #books and libraries

[elliepassmore]

Ordinary Monsters review

5/5 stars Recommended if you like: fantasy, epic fantasy, multiple POVs, powers, magic, mysteries, morally gray characters This book was a nice surprise for me. I thought the concept sounded cool, then decided not to read it, but then needed something to listen to while going on a couple of trips, so I ended up finally getting it and absolutely loved it. I would not be surprised if this ends up being one of my favorite reads of the year. (Also, I will probably make spelling mistakes, I listened to the audiobook and only glanced through a physical copy, so have no idea how to spell 90% of the words from the book, lol). This book has a pretty big cast and a lot of POVs, but it's definitely something that was enjoyable about the book. I liked getting in the heads of the good guys, the bad guys, the guys in the middle. It was really interesting seeing how everyone thought and the ways that they saw the worlds differently. Miro also does the different POVs well because I surprisingly did not have one that I consistently wanted to skip in favor of one of the others, which I feel usually happens with multiple POV books. The book is complicated and it is an epic fantasy, so it takes a while to get to the part where everyone's at the institute and the schemes start coming together. I found that I rather liked getting Marlowe's background and seeing where he started off and how he ended up where he did when Alice found him, and likewise, I think having the longish stretches with Alice and Charlie prior to arriving at the institute also helped me like and understand them as characters. I also am a big fan of 'stories within stories,' so the fact that we get several chapters dedicated to Jacob Marber (and by extension Komako and Ribs) in the middle of the book is something that I really liked. I was equally invested in both the kids' side of things and the adults' side, and I liked that the adults clearly cared about the kids and wanted to do what was best and what would keep them safe. The main goal during this book was to stop Jacob Marber from reaching the kids and Cairndale, though more forces than not conspire to help Jacob. The kids, for their part, also don't want Jacob reaching Cairndale, but they've also stepped into another mystery, one much closer to home. Something I really enjoyed about the book was how everything was colored in shades of gray. The kids, often accidentally or in self-defense, had all done 'bad' things. The adults, even the ones who fully supported and wanted to help the kids, had done things that can't be considered 'good.' I enjoyed this well-roundedness of the characters and how the good guys didn't always make good or moral or correct decisions. Another thing I liked was that every character has a backstory (which I suspect is one of the reasons for the book's length). Virtually every character who plays a significant role in the book has a past that has shaped who they are and that we get to learn about over the course of the book. Even Marlowe's original two caretakers, who are collectively in the book for no more than three chapters (I think), get a backstory. The kids are all orphans and have all come from bad situations, though those situations as we see are quite varied (and really, Marlowe's situation isn't that bad, he's just in danger because of Jacob). This helps us better understand their motivations and actions and why they act in certain ways. I definitely think this helped with characterization and with making the characters feel like real people. This is also not solely focused on the kids and the people protecting them, but everyone who is significant gets one, which I think does something really interesting in that, despite them doing bad things, knowing the backstory elicits sympathy for Jacob Marber and the main lich. The fact that we get so many POVs contributes to this as well. It's difficult to get a solid feel on a lot of the adults in the book because so much is masked and they have secrets covered by secrets. On top of this, each character obviously has their own perceptions and thoughts about all the other characters, and as readers that is all we have to go off of. But when characters have their POVs, we get to see a little more about how they think about things and we get to understand what their true goals are, which complicates perceptions and muddies the waters into that "everything is gray" area. I also wanted to say that the narrator for this was perfect. Onwukwe definitely enhanced the experience and I liked how he not only did different voices, but also different voice qualities (i.e., talk, whisper, etc.). Some of the time when he whispered it was kind of hard to hear since I was driving, but overall the audio narration was very clear and understandable. Onwukwe also nailed the accents for each of the charactes, which I loved. I enjoyed this book a lot and have found that it is one of those books that stays with you even when you're not reading it. I look forward to knowing what happens in the sequel!

#ordinary monsters #book review #book recommendations #audiobook #fantasy books #characters of color #fantasy #multiple povs #bookish #bookaholic #book addict #book lover #books #bookshelf #jm miro #booklr #bookblr #bookstagram #book blog #book blogger

[anwhitebooks]

Ordinary Monsters (Book 1): For the adults who loved Miss Peregrine’s

March 21, 2024 Spoiler-Free Review If you ever wished for a darker, more adult version of Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children – you may just love Ordinary Monsters. Click here for content warnings. What’s Ordinary Monsters about? In 1880s Scotland, there is an Institute for children with special magical talents. An evil entity wants to eat these children, and only a select few can…

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#book blog #book blogger #book review #book reviewer #fantasy #horror #JM Miro #ordinary monsters #sci fi

[dramaswithasideofkimchi]

Kmuse's Book Reviews (June 23, 2022)

Looking for a bit of fantasy and murder in your summer beach read? Come check out this week's book and Manga recommendations. #BookReview #WomanInTheLibrary #OrdinaryMonsters #DeathNote

Are you looking for something with a bit more magic or mystery for your summer reading? Come find out the new and classic books and manga that Kmuse thinks might be the perfect distraction from reality. (more…)

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#Death Note #JM Miro #Ordinary Monsters #Sulari Gentill #The Woman In the Library

[becomethebooks]

Some books have authors that are true storytellers, you can tell they've thought so much about the world they're building, the moment in the story that sparked it all, and as a reader it's required to have an immense amount of patience for these storytellers. These are some of my favorites because the writing isn't written but woven, orchestrated, subdued, in order to share the vision.

#john steinbeck was one of those #personal #and this book im currently reading feels like it too #re: ordinary monsters by jm miro

[aricastmblr]

BTS LAND SEASON2 ep7 230822

(3 ultimas fotos son del siguiente capitulo)

Estar en una habitación con un perro VS Estar en una habitación con un gato

jm-Solo ustedes dos están en la habitación..

jm-Ah, es un perro o un gato

jk y yg rojo

jm-tengo alergia a los gatos

v-Jimin-ie tiene alergia a los gatos

jk-¡Pero te gustan los gatos!

jm-Claro que me gustan

jm-¡Pero ahora, solo miro de lejos!

jm-En una habitación.. :s

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Estar cansado incluso después de dormir tanto VS Tener hambre incluso después de comer tanto

bts- rojo

jh-Está bastante claro: tener hambre incluso después de comer tanto, ¿no?

jin-Jungkook-ie finalmente dormirá de todos modos kkk

jm-No es (rojo) algo que pueda lastimarlo

jk-Definitivamente elegiré dormir/ir a dormir

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Quedarse en casa toda la vida VS Andar toda la vida pero sin casa

jm-Ahora son preguntas para JK~

jk-(lee la pregunta)

jk-

jk yg v jin (azul)

jm nj jh ( rojo )

jm- a jk ¡¡No mientas!!!

nj jh- Ah, ¿¡de verdad!? ¡Ya!

jk-No, pero no tengo casa!

jm-¡Pero también dice que solo estás en casa!

jk-Si es quedarse en casa pues la casa..

jm-¡Aunque siempre vas a las casas de los miembros!

jk-Dice que no tendría una casa en toda mi vida

nj-¡Puedes simplemente alquilar un lugar!

jk-Incluso si muero, seguirá siendo mi casa

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Solo comer el relleno de manggaetteok VS Solo comer tteokgomul

bts-(rojo)

jk-(azul)el único diferente

jk- Espera... ¿por qué estás eligiendo a tteokgomul?

jin-(rojo) Será demasiado dulce si solo te comes el relleno, te dolerá la barriga y te marearás.

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Jimin, que se acuesta en la cama de Jin con su atuendo para salir VS Jungkook, que se come todo el ramyeon después de pedir un bocado

bts-(rojo)

jm- (azul)

jk-Jin hyung realmente odia cuando su cama está sucia

jin-(rojo)Es mejor cocinar otra olla de ramyeon, yo cocinaré otra

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No comer pollo toda la vida vs No comer ramyeon toda la vida

bts-(rojo)

jm-No, me cambio a esto (sacan rojo)

jm jk - cambian rápido de rojo a azul XD

nj-les dice- Ah no hay cambio de respuestas y jh baja la manito a jm

jm-¡Ah, está bien! XD

jm jk- se ríen y cambian de azul a rojo (regresan al anterior XD)

jk-¿Pero no debería ser al revés?

jin-(azul) Como ramyeon a menudo pero pollo, no lo como tan seguido como pensaba

#jikook #kookmin #jimin #jungkook #jiminshiii #galletita #amor a mis chicos jmjk #bts japan official fanclub #jm atento a jk #jmjk rubios #BTS CORNER BTS LAND SEASON2 ep7 #jmjk corte fotos de video

[spaceshipkat]

is it normal for a publisher to buy a trilogy in a 7 figure deal from an unknown author? im thinking of jm miro, who we now know is steven price, but when the sale was announced he was completely anonymous

i mean, it's normal insofar as it happens, but--especially recently thanks to authors going viral on tiktok--it usually goes to more established authors. that said, someone like Olivie Blake got her seven figure deal after having just one book published (and granted i can't see sales figures, but it hit the NYT and Atlas Paradox has a 300k first printing, as does Atlas Six) and Tor seems incredibly invested in her (her edelweiss is quite packed with releases), so at least they're backing up that seven figure deal with enough marketing to make the book a success.

the same can't be said of Ordinary Monsters. from what i've heard, its sales are seriously underperforming for the amount of money the book got when it sold, and i honestly feel for the author (it's a terrifying prospect, to not earn back your advance). and y'know what, i'm gonna go search for seven figure deals on PM and see just how many pop up, stand by.

these are all pulled from page 1 of the results, all from 2022, not including international seven figure deals or movie deals (i apologize for the lack of alt id):

and honestly? there seems to be a new seven figure deal every day lately as compared to what it used to be like even just five years ago. i'm really not sure what that says about publishing, but i can tell you i am beyond sick of seven figure book deals. i still stand by the assertion publishing should halve that and give it to at least two different authors rather than dumping seven figures on one.

#ask #anonymous #publishing #publishing industry #booklr #bookblr #writeblr #long post

[sshannonauthor]

Thank you for all your book recommendations! It means a lot that you take the time to help your readers discover new books/voices by showing your support of other great authors even though you must be terribly busy - you are so inspiring and kind! I was wondering if you happen to know if your talk with JM Miro was available to watch/listen anywhere?

Thank you again for all that you do!!

I don't think it is, sadly – neither of the events were recorded, as far as I know. I'm so glad you like my recs!

[bigdreamsandwildthings]

#booklr #book photography #book picture #current read #ordinary monsters #jm miro #bookworm #bibliophile #fantasy reads #historical fantasy #book community #book aesthetic #book lover #book nerd #bookish #my photos #mine

[weirdchurchgirl]

rly sad to see the lack of talk around ordinary monsters by jm miro :-(

#the tag is just kind of #barren i guess #and this is like the only social media i use :-/ #txt

[ladyinrosso]

"Once" by Brad Kane are Coulton's thoughts on Marber. Just read the lyrics and you'll see I'm right.

#ordinary monsters #jm miro #brad kane #text

[aurorawest]

7, 8, 20, 22 for the book ask?

7. What was your average Goodreads Storygraph rating? Does it seem accurate?

4.24 stars out of 5. Seems pretty accurate. If I finish a book, I'm pretty generous with my ratings.

8. Did you meet any of your reading goals? Which ones?

My only goal was to read 100 books, which I met handily.

20. What was your most anticipated release? Did it meet your expectations?

Probably A Power Unbound by Freya Marske, and yes! I was pretty sure I wouldn't like it as much as A Marvellous Light, which I didn't, but I still loved it.

22. What’s the longest book you read?

Seveneves by Neal Stephenson, clocking in at 880 pages. Second longest was Ordinary Monsters by JM Miro (660 pages), and the third longest was The Emperor's Bone Palace by Hailey Turner (635 pages).

Thank you for asking!!

end-of-year book ask

#tubercloset #end of year book ask 2023 #reading tag

[zannolin]

Zanna you should read Ordinary Monsters by JM Miro I swear to god its so worth it

sell me on it. do your worst.

#answered asks #cardiganjam