Murderbot 7 Doesnt Come Out Until November Tho

Murderbot 7 doesnt come out until November tho

ladies we need to start frantically and obsessively reading books in less than 24 hours again..remember how happy we were

UPDATE! I'm reading it now and I LOVE IT. The protagonist is SO FUN she keeps mentally wandering off and describing things as the larval and pupal stage of X.

book hype!

apropos of nothing, one thing I'm absolutely looking forward to in the very near future is A House With Good Bones by T Kingfisher (aka Ursula Vernon). It comes out THIS TUESDAY, March 28, 2023, and I'm SOOOO hype for it. This is one of her horror stories.

“Mom seems off.” Her brother’s words echo in Sam Montgomery’s ear as she turns onto the quiet North Carolina street where their mother lives alone. She brushes the thought away as she climbs the front steps. Sam’s excited for this rare extended visit, and looking forward to nights with just the two of them, drinking boxed wine, watching murder mystery shows, and guessing who the killer is long before the characters figure it out. But stepping inside, she quickly realizes home isn’t what it used to be. Gone is the warm, cluttered charm her mom is known for; now the walls are painted a sterile white. Her mom jumps at the smallest noises and looks over her shoulder even when she’s the only person in the room. And when Sam steps out back to clear her head, she finds a jar of teeth hidden beneath the magazine-worthy rose bushes, and vultures are circling the garden from above. To find out what’s got her mom so frightened in her own home, Sam will go digging for the truth. But some secrets are better left buried.

I love Vernon's writing, from her stuff for adults to her young reader stuff (I love Nurk and Castle Hangnail). I think/hope this book is the one with the protagonist who is an entomologist, too, which is a major plus for me. (I love arthropods.) Her writing is witty and wry, and the stories overall have a warmth/kindness to them that is comforting even/especially when the characters are going through Some Shit--yes, even/especially in her horror books. Her writing reminds me of Pratchett in some ways (and yes, that is in fact one of the highest compliments I can bestow).

Anyway, if you want to read along with me, I've already preordered A House With Good Bones by T Kingfisher (aka Ursula Vernon). I can't wait to read it :)

““They never tell you some things,” Briar said bitterly. “They tell you mages have wonderful power and they learn all kinds of secrets. Nobody ever mentions that some secrets you don’t ever want to learn.” “All you can do is learn good to balance the bad,” Rosethorn told him. “Learn and do all the good within your reach. Then, if you wake in a sweat, you have something to set against the dream.””

— Tamora Pierce, “Street Magic”

I feel incredibly slow on the uptake but I was re-reading some Pratchett today—Going Postal—and Vetinari mentions “the psychology of the individual” and it finally hit me that Vetinari is Jeeves.

Jeeves, with Ankh-Morpork to take care of instead of Wooster.

Preternaturally calm, fully aware that they are serving a very dim master that must be led without it realizing that it is being led, able to enter a room far more silently than you’d expect…has apparently had an Understanding with a surprising number of ladies off-screen…

I would almost have thought coincidence until I hit the bit about considering the psychology of the individual. Now I take my hat off to both.

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