#good books

[rosered-schneeweisschens-sis]

can’t currently afford the print copy of the fabulous @lackadaisycats work?

maybe your local library will buy it in the meantime! hand for scale.

reading a hard copy of what I found years ago on the internet is cool in its own right, but the over 20 pages of bonus content are what’s really tempting.

note about the back cover: this is what was facing out as I carried the book in my arm out of the library and into the streets. certainly didn’t make me look like a psycho I’m sure.

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[whimsicallywiddershins]

Another reason why the the Circle of Magic is so so good: the teachers and the school setting are done perfectly!

There is none of that Harry Potter bullshit where the teachers and adult figures were neglectful, incompetent or abusive. The teachers in Circle of Magic are amazing. They all have different teaching styles, but they dedicate themselves to their students and do a wonderful job. They make mistakes, but realistic ones and then they fix them.

Not only are they great teachers, but the Winding Circle Temple isn't just a school, it's a home. Hogwarts was a school, and the students lived there, but it never seemed to be a good home. There are very few adults, all intimidating and not very personal. There is unchecked bullying and very little free time. It's just never ending school with some holidays thrown in.

The Winding Circle Temple, on the other hand, feels like a home. First, a temple is such a neat setting for a children's book. They actually talk about midnight service, religious figures and holidays, and philosophy. It's very neat.

The kids have plenty of lessons, but they also have free time, and the teachers are also good caretakers. Lark teaches the kids handstands and tumbling. Frostpine told them stories. Rosethorn taught them how to make sun lotion. Gorse gives them treats whenever they drop by. Lark and Rosethorn take the kids to markets and festivals. Throughout it all, the adults are responsible, teach the kids all sorts of life lessons and skills, and are really amazing adult characters.

This is how a school type book should be written.

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[blbnowi]

Very very Minor spoilers for Percy jackson and the Chalice of the gods

I just finished Percy Jackson and the chalice of the gods and OH MY GODS I LOVE IT SO MUCH.

Not only is it a well written book (as usual) but also seeing the Trio back together.

Having MULTIPLE Jackson-Blofis dinners where Annabeth is also presents and you're just feeling how good this family is.

Annabeths and Sally's relationship getting fleshed out but also Percy and Paul having their moments.

Poseidon actually doing things close to parenting for Percy.

Rick dedicating the book to Walker,Leah and Aryan with the words "to new beginnings".

Also new beginnings kinda being the topic of the book

I do like Iris and Ganymede (I'm very sorry for him).

Percys strength being shown again and him seeming even more powerful than ever.

CHARACTER GROWTH.

The fight with Gary was such a good idea. (Power of friendship working realistically)

Athena not killing Percy (kinda unexpected)

Percy just constantly thinking of his future with Annabeth and it bringing him through the Quest. This had me happy screaming so much.

Eudora seems funny I'm excited to see more of her.

The stakes not being worldendingly high made it so much calmer to read but since it was still personal you totally rooted for Percy.

Percy living his life and getting glimpses into his day to day life with his friends and family.

Annabeth has FANS in the greek world.

And it all ending with a family dinner where you're just happy and everything is nice and well and good and they're all so happy and laughing together. This is just what they needed after all these years of Trauma all of them endured.

I'm probably gonna edit so mich more to this when I calmed down enough and my thoughts cleared that I can obsess about it more

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[booktineus]

This book is a masterpiece

#divine rivals #Rebecca Ross #ya lit #ya books #fantasy #booklr #good books #book rec #fairyloot

[mbrainspaz]

Came across your Harry Potter alternative for adults. Do you you have any recommendations for kids?

The Bartimaeus sequence would be ok for older kids. There isn't much with the same potential for fandom. A lot of YA series are shorter and less well developed because publishers just wanted to blast them onto the market and get some of that sweet JKR money. That's why you get so many crappy cash grabs that devolve into brain melting nonsense after 2-3 books like the Michael Vey series, Gone, Maze Runner, and Lorien Legacies.

Here are some short series that aren't much like Harry Potter but that I liked as a kid around the same time I liked Harry Potter:

Percy Jackson (obviously. If any YA series could take on Harry Potter in terms of scope and fandom it's probably this one. Kid with ADHD discovers he's actually a demi-god and has to go on adventures and battle monsters. The series racks up a hugely diverse cast over time.)

Airborn (alternate history with airships and lots of steampunk adventuring, made me more interested in engineering and zoology, and the series has a satisfying ending.) Airman (just a single book sadly, which I liked even after I'd outgrown the Artemis Fowl books and gotten annoyed by them. Young kids might prefer Artemis Fowl.)

LionBoy (All I remember is t's about a kid who has asthma and can talk to lions, but I liked it a lot in middle school.)

Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld (similar vibes to Airborn but it's set in an alternate history of WW1, the books also have some truly awesome illustrations)

The Demon King by Cinda Williams Chima (high fantasy so it's no Harry Potter, but the main character is an urchin who becomes a wizard, so...) Her urban fantasy series The Warrior Heir is also good but pretty much revolves around human trafficking and an ancient blood feud.

Pendragon (eh... this one is borderline cash grab while still being fun. It's a good series overall but the conclusion is a little eh. Local high school boy discovers he can travel to alternate realities and is destined to fight a very evil villain who I always thought was cooler than Voldemort)

Inkheart (a personal fave I first read at 12 and still like to re-read at 30. Magic system is a little whack but the story does a great job of presenting truly evil villains through a lens of childhood.) Funke also has the new ongoing series, Mirrorworld, about a guy who travels through mirrors into a fairytale world, but that one's a little more mature.

The Knife of Never Letting Go (sci-fi, kind of like a cooler Avatar. Don't watch the movie. Very creatively written book with serious themes of imperialism, fascism, and misogyny—but in a way that kids can enjoy.)

Ranger's Apprentice (another kind of eh one in retrospect. Good for younger kids. Has some great characters but does devolve into a bit of a cash grab in later books. Harshest criticism is that the characters drink an unreasonable amount of coffee.)

I'll end on

City of Masks by Mary Hoffman (this one is a hidden gem. Urban fantasy but it's weirdly obsessed with Italian City-States. Long-ish series with a diverse cast and great recurring characters. It favors political intrigue over the magic system. Book 1 has themes of struggling with terminal illness and loss, but each book in the series introduces a new main character with a new personal struggle to overcome.)

#ya book rec #YA books #reading list #books to read instead of harry potter #good books #ya cash grab #mbrainspaz replies

[vintage-tigre]

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[chasingrainbowsforever]

~ Teal ~

#teal #books #classic literature #reading #good books

[ginger-by-the-sea]

#train travel #run away with me #snowy #good books

[allthecheesesticks]

divine rivals? oh my god? best book I've read in a while? go read that shit?

good old rivals to lovers? war situation? I'm eating this shit up?

#iris winnow #roman kitt #divine rivals #books #bookish #good books #rebecca ross #divine #rivals #fantasy #rivals to lovers #love story #i love this book #reading #booklr

[blabbershere]

When you have lived as long as I have you realize that cruelty and benevolence are but shades of the same colour.

- Khaled Hosseini // And The Mountains Echoed

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[strawberry-nights7]

Ok so I finished this a couple weeks ago and I just needed to say this book is messed up but like it's soooo good. I seriously recommend for anyone who likes darker reads.

#tender is the flesh #seriously wtf #good books #book recommendations #bookblr

[artist-issues]

Finished A Tale of Two Cities

Go read it and then talk to me about it

#a tale of two cities #classics #I know I'm late #beautiful #Sydney carton #Charles darnay #the French Revolution #Charles dickens #good books #literature #book recommendations

[whimsicallywiddershins]

Something I really like about the Trickster series is that Aly could have been the "white person sweeping in and saving poor brown characters from imperialism" but she wasn't. It was a very thin line that Tamora Pierce somehow didn't cross. Aly is definitely the white person coming into a poc rebellion, but she isn't leading it, and she didn't cause it or encourage it to happen. The rebel's plans had been in place for a long time. Aly just nudged some things, and helped it succeed. She obeys the will of the rebels' leaders, and isn't the "driving force" behind the rebellion.

There are even moments where Aly does toe that line, starts to criticize the rebels, and go off on her own. But each time, she is brought back down and remembers that this is not her country, and in the end, it's their choice, their rebellion. She lends a helping hand, but they could have done it without her.

#tamora pierce #tortall #tricksters choice #tricksters queen #trickster series #aly cooper #aly crow #aly tricksters #good books #book reccs #also the audiobook is amazing with all of the accents

[bookishlyvintage]

Pub Day: The Book of Doors by Gareth Brown

#pub day #the book of doors #gareth brown #five stars #good books #book about books #fantasy #reading #magic #bookblr #booklr #book feature #book aesthetic #bookstagram #new books

[palatinewolfsblog]

“Whenever you read

a good book,

somewhere in the world

a door opens

to allow in more light.”

Vera Nazarian.

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[aberration13]

Are all Becky Chamber's books this wholesome? The kinda naive/childish optimism with which she writes about really tragic/horrible events/situations and characters is like the best most healing thing ever. I need a lifetime supply of this injected directly into my brainstem.

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