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Cheng Bogdani is 30% done with The Book of Witches
The Witch Is Not the Monster by Alaya Dawn Johnson
3 stars
Lots of emotions packed in this one. Some of the action was hard to follow, and there were flashbacks that interrupted the flow - I feel like the context should have been provided sooner rather than later - but having just read American War I was getting weird cross-story vibes.
Jun 03, 2024 11:00AM Add a comment
The Book of Witches

Cheng Bogdani
Cheng Bogdani is 25% done with The Book of Witches
Escape Artists by Andrea Hairston
I skipped the poem. Not my thing, sorry not sorry.
Jun 03, 2024 10:56AM Add a comment
The Book of Witches

Cheng Bogdani
Cheng Bogdani is 24% done with The Book of Witches
The Liar by Darcie Little Badger
5 stars, no notes. Contemporary paranormal thriller done right - There's a lot of story packed into these few pages, this could easily be expanded into a series of novels. If you liked the Daniel Faust series by Craig Schaefer, you'll like this.
Jun 03, 2024 10:55AM Add a comment
The Book of Witches

Cheng Bogdani
Cheng Bogdani is 20% done with The Book of Witches
Good Spells by Ken Liu
3 stars. I see how and why this got added to an anthology of witches, but honestly I'd rather see it get a fuller treatment with blessings from a scifi perspective. The premise was very interesting and reminded me of Metropolitan by Walter Jon Williams.
Jun 03, 2024 10:51AM Add a comment
The Book of Witches

Cheng Bogdani
Cheng Bogdani is 15% done with The Book of Witches
The Luck Thief
by Tade Thompson
5 stars
The premise is fascinating, and the author could've gone to some banal places with it, but kept the arc intriguing. Strong characterization but the resolution was a bit weak.
May 30, 2024 10:18PM Add a comment
The Book of Witches

Cheng Bogdani
Cheng Bogdani is 10% done with The Book of Witches
Catechism For Those Who Would Find Witches
by Kathleen Jennings
2 Stars

The story had a janky Question + Answer + Margin notes +inner dialogue format that I couldn't get into. Also, the story - such as it was - didn't have a satisfying arc or conclusion.
May 30, 2024 06:18PM Add a comment
The Book of Witches

Cheng Bogdani
Cheng Bogdani is 7% done with The Book of Witches
What I Remember of Oresha Moon Dragon Devshrata
by P. Djelf Clark

I kept thinking of the Black Sabbath song "Iron Man" while I was reading this. No great magnetic fields, no boots of lead - but the ungrateful, unwashed masses are still as ignorant and superstitious as ever.
May 30, 2024 08:33AM Add a comment
The Book of Witches

Cheng Bogdani
Cheng Bogdani is 2% done with The Book of Witches
Seed of Power - Linda D. Addison
This was a poem integrated into the epub as an image, and the words were too small to read at 320dpi
May 30, 2024 08:32AM Add a comment
The Book of Witches

Cheng Bogdani
Cheng Bogdani is 17% done with What Hides Within
I feel like I've read stories with this premise before. Characterization is all over the place; the MC's relationships seem improbable given what a jerk he is.
May 23, 2024 10:14PM Add a comment
What Hides Within

Cheng Bogdani
Cheng Bogdani is 69% done with Someone Like Me
Beth, you idiot - we just Mcguffin'd phone records a few pages ago.
May 20, 2024 10:05PM Add a comment
Someone Like Me

Cheng Bogdani
Cheng Bogdani is 60% done with Someone Like Me
This could resolve with an HEA, or any number of f'd up ways with collateral damage all over the place. Since this is an MR Carey book, it won't be an HEA.
May 20, 2024 09:21PM Add a comment
Someone Like Me

Cheng Bogdani
Cheng Bogdani is starting Dead Inside
Splatterpunk group read June 2024
May 20, 2024 09:18PM Add a comment
Dead Inside

Cheng Bogdani
Cheng Bogdani is 49% done with Someone Like Me
NGL, that was a slow start getting all the threads spooled up. But now that the warp and the weft is starting to show, this may be my most favorite MRCarey book - and they're all five star books.
May 18, 2024 10:42PM Add a comment
Someone Like Me

Cheng Bogdani
Cheng Bogdani is 31% done with Someone Like Me
This book feels denser and more intricate than I expected.
May 17, 2024 11:10PM Add a comment
Someone Like Me

Cheng Bogdani
Cheng Bogdani is 18% done with Someone Like Me
Thank you, dear author, for the shout-out to John Constantine - it was tickling the back of my mind, now I remember what this scenario - and our MC - reminds me of.
May 16, 2024 09:22PM Add a comment
Someone Like Me

Cheng Bogdani
Cheng Bogdani is 5% done with Someone Like Me
I feel like as soon as I get a chance to get properly started on this, I'm going to have a hard time putting it down.
May 14, 2024 10:12AM Add a comment
Someone Like Me

Cheng Bogdani
Cheng Bogdani is 72% done with Starter Villain
Director Mrs Tum-Tum, if you want to be formal.
May 08, 2024 10:14PM Add a comment
Starter Villain

Cheng Bogdani
Cheng Bogdani is 41% done with Starter Villain
Today's word is "scrotemonkey".
May 08, 2024 07:07PM Add a comment
Starter Villain

Cheng Bogdani
Cheng Bogdani is 15% done with Starter Villain
I am 110% on board with our MC who "gets along with cats better than people".
May 07, 2024 10:20PM Add a comment
Starter Villain

Cheng Bogdani
Cheng Bogdani is 80% done with Revelator
I DON'T WANT THIS BOOK TO END
May 06, 2024 08:37PM Add a comment
Revelator

Cheng Bogdani
Cheng Bogdani is 51% done with Revelator
Top shelf stortytellin', is what this is
May 04, 2024 08:38PM Add a comment
Revelator

Cheng Bogdani
Cheng Bogdani is 27% done with Revelator
I mean, if you're not reading Daryl Gregory, - are you even reading?
May 04, 2024 06:45PM Add a comment
Revelator

Cheng Bogdani
Cheng Bogdani is 58% done with American War
I'm not sure how much more scene needs to be set or character needs to get developed before we get to the crux of this story.
May 01, 2024 08:03PM Add a comment
American War

Cheng Bogdani
Cheng Bogdani is 42% done with American War
Our character is getting groomed like a rusty old knife, getting sharpened until it does it's purpose.
Apr 30, 2024 07:21AM Add a comment
American War

Cheng Bogdani
Cheng Bogdani is 27% done with American War
After setting the scene in excruciating detail, now we get to watch our character develop in excruciating detail. Don't confuse my snark with dislike; I'm in for the ride and feel invested in Sarat.
Apr 28, 2024 11:07PM Add a comment
American War

Cheng Bogdani
Cheng Bogdani is 15% done with American War
Wow, this is a lot of scene-setting. I'm ready for the story part to start.
Apr 28, 2024 02:01PM Add a comment
American War

Cheng Bogdani
Cheng Bogdani is 2% done with American War
Given the TOC, map and first few pages this looks like it's going to have the same feel and style as "Warday" by Whitley Streiber and James Kunetka
Apr 28, 2024 12:37PM Add a comment
American War

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