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dachi-chan25 · 4 years

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I had books that I either loved or hated so idk maybe I need to do another unhaul to ensure I read books I'll actually enjoy.

1- OtherEarth (Otherworld #2) by Jason Segel

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So this was a big disappointment. It started out fine, but I had this bad feeling about what the twist of this book would be about 50% into it, and then the twist comes and it was just as bad as I feared. Honestly I don't even know if I wanna continue with the last book, I have it but honestly I can't say I am looking forward to it, it wasn't just the plot that fell down but the characters felt pretty inconsistent and yeah not a fan.

2.- Fireborne (The Aurelian Cycle #1) by Rosaria Munda

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The only thing I knew going into this was that it was inspired by Plato's Republic and that it was similar to Game of Thrones, so maybe that is why I found it pretty underwhelming. Like yeah I could see why it was based off the Republic with this system of education (tbh I still found it pretty basic and very much alike to other social systems I've read in other YA books) and there was some intresting tid-bits but not enough to keep me intrested. Now the characters, I liked both individually (unpopular opinion but I liked Annie more, I thought she had real potential but it was wasted because the moment she and Lee have this romance her character completely lost herself on thinking about him and what he did all the time) but I do not think they worked together romantically. There is some potential drama for book 2 but I am not intrested in reading it.

3.- The Mistress (The Original Sinners #4) by Tiffany Reisz

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This book was so good. Yeah it was super predictable, but the drama tho. I really loved Layla, she gave us an outsider's insight on Søren and Nora's relationship, and she is just the sweetest that I instantly knew she and Weasley were gonna get together. I cried at that last confrontation scene with Nora and Marie Laure and I am so happy that Nora is back together with Søren because they are truly a good couple despide everything.

4.-Gods of Jade and Shadow - Silvia Moreno Garcia

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I LOVED it. Ever since I saw the cover I was sold. This book I feel like it was meant for me. Like our protagonist Casiopea Tún is a dark skinned mexican girl of mayan descent in the 1920s who meets one of the lords of Xibalba and goes on a quest to help him retake his throne???? And on the way he falls in love with her so much he is about to forfeit his divinity to have a chance to be with her. I just, it was so beautiful, I felt my culture was really represented here, and it's so wierd to see the 1920's represented in Mexico I don't believe I had read something like this before and I will read anything Silvia Moreno Garcia writes from now on. Hopefully we will have a second book for this because that ending makes me wonder what adventures Casiopea will have.

5.-Little Gods by Meng Jin

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This book blew my mind. The structure is perfect for the themes . Su Lan was a truly fascinating character though I felt very sad about her, always wanting to escape her past and thinking she was so undeserving for anything good in her life and still fighting to go on. The ending was so good, and all the cast of characters made an excellent conection between the past and the future.

6.- As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner

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Yeah I am a pretentious ho. I was very intimidated by this book (and anything written by Faulkner really) and I was really having trouble understanding the book at first because the prose is so particular (there are sentences that read like Shakespeare, some are almost Biblical stuff and then most of the dialogue is this very coloquial english with very poor ortography) and as English is not my first lenguage I struggled. But then we get to Addie's death and all this odyssey the family goes through to bury her, and it was so beautiful and exciting. I especially loved everything about Addie's chapter, she was so much better than her husband and she deserved better than what she got. I really liked Dewey Dell and Darl. While I hated Anse Bundren with a passion so the end really made me angry like waaaaat this selfish asshole gets everything he wanted and then some??? But I got why it made sense for the book. So I definitely recommend this, but my advice is to let yourself glide through the book, do not try to understand or make sense of it as you start it because then you become frustrated like it happened to me at first but it's a really beautiful book so I am really considering reading more Faulkner.

7.-Chosen (Slayer #2) by Kiersten White

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I enjoyed this book so much. It's a very easy read and we get some growth on Nina and Artemis. I liked the idea of the Watcher's Castle being a refuge for inofenssive demons. And omgggg I fangirled SO hard when Oz, Harmony and Clem appeared (my fave characters, like literally I only need a Spike cameo in these books to be completely happy). I really wanna see Nina meet Buffy in real life and ahhh I am excited for whatever the next book will bring us.

8.-Out of Salem by Hal Schrieve

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This is perharps my favorite book I read this month. It felt so relevant to things that are happening in the world, but escapist enough to bear it. For starters I love a good urban fantasy setting, and this was it. Z was a great non-binary protagonist (the fact the author is also non-binary also helps) like it was pretty original to make them a zombie when necromancy is viewed as wrong in their society and they get discriminated for it even though they knew nothing about how it happened to them. And their friendship with Aysel (lesbian muslim werewolf girl!!!) and Tommy (shapeshifter boy) was amazing. Like the way this book translates real life bigotry and social injustice to this magical creatures was truly amazing I recommend it to everyone of any age. Especially middle graders as this book is meant for that age group and I feel this is an amazing diverse read for that age group.

9.-El murmullo de las abejas de Sofia Segovia

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Realmente este libro es precioso, soy una super fan del realismo mágico y este libro realmente me toco el corazón. Aunque he de admitir que entre a este libro sin saber nada, y bueno que este libro pega diferente en el 2020, yo no tenía ni idea que este libro nos presentaba la Pandemia de Influenza Española de 1918, y bueno es bastante triste leer todo lo que paso cuando nosotros estamos pasando épocas muy similares. Simonopio es un personaje divino, poseedor de una sensibilidad y una inocencia verdaderamente fuera de esta mundo, y la forma en que la familia Morales lo adopta y lo abraza tan profundamente dentro de la familia es realmente hermosa. Fue muy difícil leer acerca de Anselmo Espiricueta porque puedo ver de donde venía todo ese odio y esa ignorancia que terminaron en tragedia y no puedo dejar de sentir lastima por él a pesar de todo el mal que hace durante el libro. Recomiendo mucho esta lectura.

10.-Riot Baby by Tochi Onyebuchi

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A book so relevant in our current times. So powerful and impactful even if the book is pretty short. We get to see how the systematic racisim at work. We get to get a glimpse of this awful reality through Kev and Ella, two gifted siblings that have lived this experiences in different ways and they cope with this in vastly different ways.It was such an intimate read I cannot begin to describe how angry and sad it made me, but also very glad I got to read it because we need to keep being aware that this is the reality for black people all around the world and they don't get to shy away from it so we shouldn't either we should see, learn and fight as hard as we can to change things for the better.

11.-Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

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I re-read this book to have it fresh in my mind before the new series airs on July. And I liked it better now than the 1st time. This world is so scary because I see so many realistic elements it shares with the present. I felt a lot for Lenina (for everyone who lives in this world really) because she wanted more than what the society had to offer yet was so deeply conditioned as to what was right that she could just supress her emotions with soma. This book is of course full of racist and sexist stuff (cuz woman and indigenous people can never win) but I feel it helps to get a feel about how fucked up society is as a whole. In the reservation woman are subjected to the usual slut shaming and gender roles we get in our society while in London we get a world in which woman are judged for not sleeping around and being happy and infantile. Like it seems controling woman and their relationship to intimacy and sex is always a bit theme is classic dystopic books which makes a lot of sense given it works like that in the real world too. Same thing with indigenous people being treated as savage to congratula te ourselves for being so much more "civilized" never stopping to think how deeply fractured and flawed this may be. We also get explotation and brain washing of working classes and all that fun stuff. Really and amazing book eerily accurate tho.

12.-Brick Lane by Monica Ali.

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This is the story of 2 very different Bangladeshi sisters with very different temperaments making their way through life. Nazneen is a very dutiful daughter that marries the man her father picked for her, moves to London, though her husband doesn't make her happy she tries very hard in this foreign country with so many desires of her own she wishes that she always supresses because of her upbringing. Then we have Hesina, she was always beautiful and runs away with a guy she was in love with, later he abandons her and she gets jobs and loses them because different man keep making her fall for them to abandon them later. Different as they are this 2 Sisters keep relying in each other through letters. I thought it was very moving, and I really liked the ending for Nazneen while Hasina left me feeling worried and unhappy.

13.- Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir

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I was very hyped for this book and I am so sad I didn't like it. I just didn't feel the world building was cohesive (we have space travel but we don't have baths??? And rapiers as weapons??? Most of it felt like aesthetic decisions) the characters felt very one dimensional to me. And the plot was all over the place, just when I thought I knew what it was about it takes another turn and introduces so many generes but it did not feel natural at all so yeah I will not be reading the next one.

14.- Luces de Bohemia de Ramón Maria del Valle Inclan

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Me pareció una obra maravillosa. Definitivamente captura el espíritu creativo bohemio.

15 .- Don Juan Tenorio de José Zorrilla

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Yo adoro el Tenorio, sin embargo si que he de decir que prefiero la versión del Burlador de Sevilla de Tirso de Molina pues siento que el final es más adecuado. Me parece que aunque la prosa es hermosa Doña Ines pierde mucha agencia en esta versión, me recuerda mucho más a Angelina de la obra "El Honor del Brigadier" que la versión que hizo de ella Tirso de Molina, definitivamente se romántiza mucho más está figura de seductor canalla en esta versión, aun así es una historia arraigada en México, es una tradición para mi verla cada Noviembre, este año me temo que no será posible así que disfrute muchísimo leerla.

#june 2020 warp up #booklr #dachi reads stuff

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wealder · 6 years

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Judy's 1st Viewing **Note: This story was inspired from one of Brentwoodsociety's posts** ==================== Kevin Williams punched the button and spoke into the phone. “This is Kevin” “Mr. Williams, This is Jason Sanders in maintainence” the voice on the phone replied. “I saw your notice on the bulletin board in the break room about viewing your daughter, and wanted to say I am interested.” Kevin smiled. “Glad to hear it!” Kevin replied. “I'll be able to show her Monday evening, Let's say around 6:30. You can have dinner with my family first.” Kevin could tell Jason would accept almost before he answered. And he was proven right. “That will be great, Sir. I'll need to let my supervisor know I need some time off for it” Not to worry, thought Kevin. He'll have his daughter married in no time. “l'll swing by and pick you up. Be there a few minutes before 6” Kevin said then hung up and called home. Robert, Kevin's youngest son answered the phone. “Hello. Hi Dad.” was his pleasant reply. Robert was always a happy go lucky kind of guy. “Mom can't come to the phone right now. Sure, I'll let her know asap.” and hung up. “who was that” his sister, Judy asked, looking up from the laundry she was folding. “Dad.” Rob answered, then strolled to their parent's room to give his mother the message. Monday morning at breakfast, Judy almost choked on her juice when she heard the word she so dreaded. VIEWING!! “I don't want to be VIEWED” the words came out before she could stop them. “Now, ja ja,” her Father scolded in his usual firm & soothing tone. Using the pet name he gave her back when her maintainence spanking first began. “You know girls aren't to speak unless spoken to. This will have to go in your discipline journal.” Kevin remembered her trying to plead her way out of a punishment, when the riding crop first smacked her bare & budding breasts, and the cry that came out. Since then, ja ja had been his pet name for her. Maureen sighed inwardly. 'Honestly', she thought to herself. 'that man is always too soft on her. She's going to be a handful for any man that'll have her' After 20+ years of marriage, and having been born & raised in the brentwood society, this was one woman who, unlike their daughter, knew to keep her mouth shut. “This is Kevin” Kevin spoke into the phone that afternoon. “It's me, Quinn” his older son answered. “Mom is concerned about judy. She said that girl should've been home ½ an hr. ago.” Silently, Kevin's face fell into his free hand. “Knowing that brat, she probably ran off somewhere.” Quinn continued. “She couldn't have gone too far. Go around the school and see if you can spot her. If you do, call me. I'm heading out now to check with some of her friend's parents.” “Got it” Quinn said & hung up. 20 minutes later, Kevin's cell rang. Its caller ID showed Robert was calling. “Found her” He said as soon as his Dad answered. “She's at The Hungry Fox.” The only Chinese restraunt in the Brentwoodsociety. 10 minutes after that, the waitress brought a tray to the 3 girls seated there. “More tea for you two,” the waitress stated nervously in her broken English. “Shackles and gag for bad girl.” she finished, setting the items in front of judy. The bad girl almost choked on her tea. Looking past the retreating waitress, her fears were confirmed. Without a word, she put the shackles on, per the orders written all over the men's faces. Judy could feel all eyes on her as Quinn secured the black ball gag in her mouth. Black meaning she was in BIG trouble. The 12 minute trip home seemed more like 12 hours to her. “Flog her tits?” Robert asked his brother. “No, Dad doesn't want marks on her before her viewing” Quinn responded, a bit annoyed at Robert's constant suggestions for their sister's punishment. “Tawse her palms?” “No” “Cane her feet?” judy's eyes widened as Quinn thought about that one. More creative than the other suggestions his brother came up with. “We'll cross that bridge after her viewing” came the stern voice of her disappointed Father. When they got home, Quinn said, “I need to get back to work. Let me know how it goes” and gave his sister a light swat. “I gotta admit, I like the idea of the nipple clamps. They don't leave any marks.” Tearing his gaze away from his sister's firm breasts, Quinn turned & got into his car. Leading her by the wrist into the house, Kevin considered some of the suggestions he heard on the way home. Maureen met them at the door. “I'll be back in time for dinner,” Kevin told her. Handing the keys to her shackles, he turned to go. “Make sure she stays home” He ordered. “Yes sir” Maureen responded with a curtsy. She was already prepared for that order. Kevin got back in his car and pulled out of the driveway. * Skip past posting and resume just before supper. * “You can call me Kevin tonight. Just remember to address me at work as Mr. Williams.” In Kevin's car, Kevin was fighting off a headache now, thanks to his little ja ja. After Jason had left, Kevin was going to have to address that situation. On his way to pick Jason up, he'd been on his cell, making the plans to deal with it. The conversation with Jason had been pleasant, which helped a little bit. “Hi Dad” Robert said as they came in. “Mom, They're here” he called into the kitchen. Maureen came out right on cue. “Hi Dear,” She curtsied to her Husband. “This is Jason” Maureen curtsied to him. “Hello Sir.” Then she told her Husband dinner will be ready in 5 minutes and everything else is all set. Kevin smiled lovingly to her. In her room, well secured to her bed, judy could hear them all talking pleasantly and enjoying themselves. Reality was starting to set in. She was going to be displayed to a potential husband. And there was nothing she could do about it. Having been raised in the Brentwoodsociety, she knew this day would come. Now she was starting to see the futility in trying to hide from it. Her mother came in and knelt in front of her. “I hope you thought about what I said earlier” “Yes, Mother. I'm sorry” came the meek reply. “What's my punishment gonna be?” “You'll have to talk to your Father about that later. Right now, put on your best smile and come with me.” Maureen undid her daughter's bindings, none too gently. Then led her by her wrist into the Dining room. The men were having a pleasant conversation when the women came in. Kevin saw them first. “And here's the life of the party; my little ja ja” he announced proudly. “Hello Sirs” Maureen curtsied to the men. Then judy did the same. “Well, if you wish, she can serve dinner now.” “Why do you call her ja ja?” Jason asked. “That came from one of her first disciplining.” Kevin answered casually. “Dad whipped her tits!” Robert interjected, earning a disapproving look from his Dad. Jasons eyes went to the front of judy's dress, causing her to turn a bright red. “Sorry” Robert said humbly as the men took their seats at the dining room table. “And I cropped them.” he corrected. “She just got her training bra and it went to her head.” Jason nodded knowingly. “I bet she really raised the roof there.” He said. “Would you like a glass of milk, Sir” judy asked Jason sweetly,despite her embarrassment. He held out his glass to be filled. The other men did the same. A minute later, she served the men their dinner. Then knelt by the coffee table alongside her mother, waiting for the next instructions. The next hour was filled with questions and answers about judy's food preparation skills, her normal routine, past training and punishments. Then Robert excused himself, left and returned a minute later with a camera. “Time for the main event” Kevin said when his youngest son returned with it, taking pictures almost every step of the way. “Maureen, the table needs clearing” Kevin commanded his wife. Without a word, Maureen got up and started clearing the table. “I can see where judy gets her looks from” Jason complemented. “Judy, it's time.” Without a word, the prospective wife turned and began removing her shoes & socks, Robert's camera snapping pictures of his older sister's progress. He was really enjoying this. He'd gotten pictures of each shoe and sock as they came off. Then the buttons of her plaid blouse and candy apple red face with tear filled eyes. When it was the matching skirt's turn, Robert stopped her. “I want to get a picture from behind you” He commented. Judy held her pose until she was told to continue. Jason was enjoying the show as well, but couldn't hide his disappointment when she stopped and stood in her bra & panties. 30 minutes later; after posing in several different positions, the 2 men went into the library for a quick discussion. Kevin opened the discussion. “Feel free to speak your mind” “Well” Began Jason, a bit reluctant to speak his mind. He liked what he saw but there was something that bothered him. “She does have a great body. Nice smile, firm little butt, and perky tits.” He paused, not sure which direction to go. Then spat it out. “I was hoping to see her nipples and pussy. Couldn't with the bra & panties on.” After a moment's thought he concluded; “I need to think about it for a while. I'll let you know in a couple weeks.” Kevin was almost expecting this. In his gut, he knew that allowing his ja ja to keep her panties & bra was a mistake. Especially since it wasn't that time of the month for her. “I understand. Let me know what you decide within, oh… shall we say a couple weeks.” They agreed and left the library. While the men were discussing the girl, Maureen knelt behind her daughter. “It's time to let you know,” she spoke softly into her ear. “If he decides to want you, your punishment won't be as bad than if he rejects you.” Judy stiffened at these words. “We'll find out in a few minutes. But for right now, just turn yourself over that foot stool.” With that she went into the kitchen while Robert took another picture of his 3 yr. Older sister. As the men passed by the kitchen, Kevin told her it was a “maybe” decision. Maureen knew what that meant. 15 minutes later, Maureen sat at the dining room table and called to her daughter. “It's a maybe decision. Which is going to be handled as a rejection.” Fear filled judy's stomach and tears filled her eyes. Kevin came back to the dining room to find judy trussed up on the table, minus her bra as instructed. He sat down in a chair close to her head. “ja ja, I'm sure you know what this prospect's decision was.” He stroked her cheek and brushed some hair away from her eyes. He accepted the riding crop Robert got from the coat closet. “I was thinking of reducing the amount for your breasts, but if I do that, I'm afraid you won't learn your lesson.” Now the trussed up girl was wide eyed and open mouthed in fear. Kevin gently pushed her mouth closed and stood up. If he accepted you, then you'd only have gotten 25 on each foot, instead of 25 on each boob as well. We'll begin with your feet.” Robert held his camera up, showing he wanted to capture this as well as his sister's viewing. Robert nodded his permission. In the kitchen, Maureen flinched at the first sound of the riding crop striking flesh and the scream that followed. Almost dropping the dish she was drying. She nodded to nobody in particular. 'About time you were firm with that girl' she muttered to herself and continued her chore of cleaning the kitchen. When the noise his sister was making from her punishment finally stopped, Robert went to upload his pictures onto his computer. The next morning, Kevin's daughter limped into the kitchen. “Good morning, ja ja” He greeted her warmly. “Good morning, sir.” came the weak answer from the girl, still hurting from last night's punishment. “Before you grab some breakfast, be a sweet heart and return Mr. Childress his riding crop.” People weren't leaving for work yet, judy noticed as she limped next door. Riding crop in hand. 'Daddy is only doing this to humiliate me' she thought while trying to stretch her T shirt down past the top of her thighs and ring the doorbell with her other hand. The door opened and a tall muscular man stood inside, looking the little waif of a woman up & down. “Here is your riding crop back, Sir,” judy curtsied. “Thank you, for helping my Daddy” she told him, per Kevin's instructions. When she got back home, Quinn met her as she closed the door. Without a word, he led her to her room, got a fresh pair of panties out of her drawer and gave them to her. She knew through experience, she was to change into them. Her cute little mouth fell open when she saw the shackles her older brother picked up off her dresser. “Dad wants you wearing these for 2 weeks.” He told her. Then knelt to fasten them to her ankles. Awkwardly limping back to the kitchen, she wondered what else awaited her for her errant ways.

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