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  1. I'm reading @juergen_hubert 's books, starting with "Sunken Castles, Evil Poodles". His translation of German folklore to English, complete with commentary and footnotes, is utterly fabulous.

    As someone who's read a lot of folklore books, across multiple cultures, I highly recommend "Sunken Castles" for writers and lovers of folklore alike. Solid research, notes on where the story is set in modern geography, great context, witty asides all make for a very engaging, inspiring read. The stories come to life from his carefully light, detailed approach.

    This book is helping me create myths and folktales for my own fictional world. I'm having a blast reading it!

    Print:

    thescribblinglion.com/product/

    Ebook:

    amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B08CL2HS28/

    #folklore #GermanToEnglish #translations #selfpublished #folklore_translations #writing #history #GhostStories #GreatBooks #BookRecs

  2. Last week I read 'Cindered Glass' and really enjoyed it!

    It's a SUPER spicy (18+) fantasy romance that reimagines the Cinderella story within a fae world. Make sure to check CW's in the Sneak Peek section before reading because there are some intense scenes.

    #bookstodon #books #fantasybooks #bipocbooks #bookrecs #spicybooks #indieauthor #indiebook #booktodon #adultfantasybooks

    You can check out my thoughts here: tiktok.com/@lahariels_bookshel

  3. Today's #Top5Tuesday topic is the top 5 #books of 2022. This was so hard to choose. In no particular order, here they are:

    The Justice of Kings by Richard Swan
    The Hunger of the Gods by John Gwynne
    Babel by R. F. Kuang
    The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez
    Book Lovers by Emily Henry

    The rest of my top 10 can also be found in the blog post! What are your favorites from this year?

    biblionerdreflections.com/2022

    #bookstodon #fantasy #romance #BestBooks #BookRecs

  4. It's Day 12 of #DecRecs, and sometimes you just need something fabulously silly and hilarious, so I'm recommending Marie Cardno's novella How to Get a Girlfriend (When You're a Terrifying Monster): goodreads.com/review/show/4837

    Read my full review for all the quirky details, but - it's just SO wacky and funny, and it made me laugh a lot! I loved reading it.

    #Sapphic #BookRecs #Romance #HorrorRomance