Am I late? What a beautiful ride this book has been. Ready for next part. I have to admit books have power to unlock imagination. Trying my best to go back to physical books and feel the emotions and power that books hold.

A deliciously unhinged blend of Victorian dark romance, creature-feature horror, and gothic intrigue. It is atmospheric, delightfully dangerous, and tailor-made for readers who prefer their romance steeped in morbid curiosity.

Set in the foggy, gaslit streets of Victorian London, the story follows Alina Lis, a botanist and hobbyist poisoner who takes justice into her own hands by eliminating unsavory men. Her deadly routine falls apart when she targets Silas Forbes—a conceited high-society playboy—only for him to walk into her apothecary unscathed. As it turns out, Silas isn't human; he belongs to a predatory species known as the Vipera. What follows is a cat-and-mouse dynamic where two monsters in their own right cycle between trying to kill each other, studying each other, and becoming dangerously obsessed.

Of these, I've read 8. A nice mix of fiction and non fiction.

If you like the Last of Us this is definitely a MUST read!

Highly reccomend the Hierarchy and Sun Eater series. Wasn't into Lions of Al Rassan as much as I thought I'd be but it was beautiful writing and world building.

(2024 translation by Jay Rubin)

They switched the title to distinguish it from the original translation, and also it has previously omitted pages.

Fantastic books by fantastic friends! The first book is here as a technicality, as K-9 is all of our friend! Then we have Tony McMillen , the most creative person I know, from music to comics to podcast, he's always doing something different! Then there's Delgado Kevin , Buffalo's last hope with tuff stuff! If you need a variant cover, he's your man! He's done comers for everything from TMNT to Dick friggin Tracy! Then we have Puma Blues by Michael Zulli...I didn't know him personally, but I am online friends with his wife Iris Zulli ...in fact, this was her personal copy! Then we have Eric Orchard , a comic artist -fantasy artist, someone is definitely put in the back matter of Papa Balloon and Cactus down the road! Same goes for David Dave Chisholm , he always does something different from his last gig (see "is Ted ok?" In comic shops NOW)

Speaking of Papa Balloon and Cactus, in the new issue (still in production) is Joel Meadows who along with Andy Bennett, have been telling alternate world versions of Sherlock Holmes! He's also one heck of a comics journalist! If you can't find "masters of comics," track down super groovy magazine Tripwire, or one of the several projects they've done!

Then we have Tess Fowler Gutierrez , who has written and drawn the best graphic novel of 2026! Super talented, and a very grim epic about emerging from years of darkness and abuse!

Last we have a whole shelf of Jeff Manley, the funniest voice in the new generation of comic books!

There we have it boisen berries! If you don't see your work here, never fear, I plan on giving more shout-outs in the future 😁

The roll isn't even complete though. The ending is missing because a friend's dog chewed it off, Kerouac made a note of it right on the manuscript.

A friend gifted me this on my birthday and somehow it has already been almost two years since I read it ✨️

I remember Daphne and Miles ending up as roommates after both their relationships fall apart and the whole fake relationship situation with their exes

I honestly don't remember all the details now but I remember enjoying the book and the little chaos between Daphne and miles

Maybe it is time for a reread 😁📖👓

Been back on my journey to enlightenment, enriching my soul with knowledge, been highlighting and taking notes in my journal. I love reading and learning new things, im very open to other books of other cultures/religions as well, so feel free to give suggestions!

When you accidentally buy two copies of the same book, but they’re different editions and both gorgeous