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joachim@lire.boitam.eu

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I mostly read SF&F. My 2021, 2022

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Christopher Buehlman: Daughters' War (2024, Doherty Associates, LLC, Tom)

A bit long but fantastic.

I had loved The Blacktongue Thief but didn’t remember a lot from it. This book builds so much lore without being boring. There are some very original ideas.

The main character is not a talker and I would have liked a little more introspection on her part. It still avoids the “warriors insensitivity” you read in a lot of “realist” fantasy, and that’s nice. I also thought there were some issues with the rhythm but nothing too bad.

Antonia Hodgson: The Raven Scholar (2025, Hodder & Stoughton) No rating

She might win the throne. She might destroy an empire. Either way, it begins with …

Content warning Spoilers

Jean-Philippe Jaworski: Le Débat des Dames (Hardcover, french language, Les Moutons Électriques)

Profitant des querelles au sein de la famille ducale, les clans d’Ouromagne ont pris l’initiative …

Troisième volume qui remonte la moyenne de la trilogie.

Enfin, on voit où il voulait en venir ! Poussifs en diable, les deux premiers volumes m’avaient presque décourage de lire la fin du cycle. Mais j’ai persévéré et la récompense est audacieuse et on ne peut qu’être amusés qu’il l’ait prévue depuis le début.

reviewed Hild by Nicola Griffith (The Hild Sequence, #1)

Nicola Griffith: Hild (2013, Farrar, Straus and Giroux)

In seventh-century Britain, small kingdoms are merging, frequently and violently. A new religion is coming …

Striking and vivid, a book that I didn’t know I was waiting for.

I’ll read the follow-up soon, but I don’t want to spoil it by binge-reading the whole (published) story