RLGtW: August 2021 - The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry by C.M. Waggoner

[Rob, Roberator]

Our August pick will be: The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry by C.M. Waggoner.

Let us know what you think of the pick

[Trike]

I read this last month and thought it was fine. The standout aspect for me was the made-up words the main character created in an attempt to sound smart.

[Ruth]

Only £2.49 in the UK kindle store atm - not bad!
Don’t really know anything about it but I’ll give it a try.

[Jan]

Yeah, the kindle version is only EUR 2.99 in Germany as well. Which is good, since there is no audible version.

[Serendi]

There's an Audible version in the US. I just listened to the sample - sounded pretty good.

[John (Taloni)]

Rob wrote: "Let us know what you think of the pick"

*stretches hands* Sure! It's well outside my usual wheelhouse, but that's why I come to Sword & Laser. I've enjoyed many books selected here that I would likely not have found on my own. This one looks promising.

It's also available from LA County Library on a three week wait. They usually overestimate by one week. I expect to be reading this in early August.

There's even a hard copy available in my town library if I want to go that route. I don't, but there are many ways for people to access this book. Including, ya know, paying. $12 at Amazon, about the price of two Starbucks coffees.

[Chris K.]

I read the first chapter last night. So far, so good!

[Francis x]

Is the book a Dark Academia novels draw from the genres of satire and tragedy genre.
DR. Amy H. Sturgis is doing a deepdives into the Dark Academia.
Current projects on Science Fiction, the Gothic, Dark Academia, Star Trek, & Star Wars. @hpcomics_ editor. @signumu .

[Misti]

I'm looking forward to reading this one.

[Ruth]

Francis x wrote: "Is the book a Dark Academia novels draw from the genres of satire and tragedy genre.
."

I don’t think so...?
So far it seems like a humorous fantasy adventure story.

[AndrewP]

John (Taloni) wrote: "It's also available from LA County Library on a three week wait. They usually overestimate by one week. I expect to be reading this in early August.."

LA County Library also has the audio book on Hoopla with no wait.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

I tried this one when it was in our final four for March, but didn't end up finishing it. Not a judgment on the book itself, more of a personal taste thing. It wouldn't be a book I'd typically pick up.

[Francis x]

Ruth wrote: "Francis x wrote: "Is the book a Dark Academia novels draw from the genres of satire and tragedy genre.
."

I don’t think so...?
So far it seems like a humorous fantasy adventure story."

You are right it is a humorous working class wizardry fantasy genres which is on a borderline of satire and tragedy.

[John (Taloni)]

I'm about halfway through. Fast read. Won't get into specifics until the month changes tho.

One day after I tagged it in LA County library it came in. That means a whole lot of people decided to wait on their hold and it went to me. Ah, libraries, how unpredictable you can be...

[Seth]

AndrewP wrote: "LA County Library also has the audio book on Hoopla with no wait."

Thanks for mentioning Hoopla - I always forget to check there.

[Francis x]

Francis x wrote: "Ruth wrote: "Francis x wrote: "Is the book a Dark Academia novels draw from the genres of satire and tragedy genre.
."

I don’t think so...?
So far it seems like a humorous fantasy adventure story...."

Also can anyone explains the book art cover.

[Mark]

Francis x wrote: "Also can anyone explains the book art cover."

The cover artist is Jess Cruickshank. Here is her instagram post about the cover...

https://www.instagram.com/p/CCbrCgGBBVN/

[Trike]

Francis x wrote: "Also can anyone explains the book art cover."

Those are all things which are important to the story. To detail them would spoil the story.

[Stephen]

I turned in all my saved coins for the Amazon gift card that Coinstar offers. $54 dollars in the jar so I just brought the kindle edition thanks to my not wanting coins in my pocket at the start of the day.

[Trike]

Stephen wrote: "I turned in all my saved coins for the Amazon gift card that Coinstar offers. $54 dollars in the jar so I just brought the kindle edition thanks to my not wanting coins in my pocket at the start of..."

$54 in coins sounds like a drowning hazard.

[John (Taloni)]

I think we can guess Trike's favorite cartoon growing up...