Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

by Susanna Clarke

Consumption Medium: audio book

This is one of my favourite books I've last in the past few years. It's a bit of an undertaking, having more than a thousand pages, but it is WELL worth it! The book is a historical-fiction / fantasy about magic coming back to England. It captures a magical vibe that few other books can. Simply put the magic feels real.

JS & mr. N was recommended to me by my sister, who in turn, heard about in a live stream. The streamer described it as "a replacement for Harry Potter". In many ways they were right, but this description did give me the wrong impression of the book, as the first third (?) of it centers Mr. Norrel, an old, conservative and wealthy (/negative) magician.

As mentioned before, the plot is about magic returning to England. Though magic was still studied by theoretical magicians, no one has seen any real practicing magician in centuries, not since the Raven King, the greatest magician and king of Northern England, disappeared. That is until Mr. Norrel decided to make himself know to the world in an attempt to bring back magic. Well, bring it back in the ways he sees fit.

The book takes place in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and as such, the Napoleonic war has a very substantive effect on the characters and the world itself.

My only problem with this book is how in a certain part it is a bit Islamophobic, either that or perhaps the character itself was being biggoted and it was criticism...

I cannot recommend this book enough! Even though it's quite hefty, you'll end up reading (or in my case, listening to) it nonstop!

The Locked Tomb Trilogy

by Tamsyn Muir

Consumption Medium: audio book

I'm lumping all of these together as I am writing having lsitened to the first book years ago and the third, a few months back.

Though I my memory may be hazy about the specifics, Gideon the Ninth is one of my faveourite books ever! The magic system is wonderful, the diaologue is great and at ponits extremely funny, and fight scenes are like watching anime in my mind! If you like Space but medieval coded, sword-fights and a slow-burning mystery, you will LOVE this book!

Harrow the Ninth is a direct continuation of the first book, starting a few weeks (months?) after the first one ended. I recommend reading them in close proximity or you WILL be gaslit (no I will give no further context, this is a spoiler free zone!)

Nona the Ninth differs to the others by having a protagonist who isn't angy (gideon) or depressed (harrow). Also there's a six-legged dog, so you HAVE to read it! Also there's an organization called Blood Of Eden, so like, if you aren't here for the lesbians, or the doggy, you might as well come for the edge™

Very enjoyable books and I can't wait for the next one to come out!

Umriss

by Unknown & The Andrew Cunningham community

Consumption Medium: yt livestream

In the wake of the release of DELTARUNE Chapters 3+4, we as a community have forgotten our holy ways. We have been destracted from the one true path that is Susly, and so the fate of this world grows darker, yet darker.

Umriss, meaning "outline" in German was a pre chapter 2 DELTARUNE fanfic, protagonizes and aged up Berdly, who despite having few lines in the first chapter, was so faithfully rendered to the page that I suspect that, much like the Snapewives of yore, that Berdly Himself, via possession or other means, wrote the the book. In this truest of timelines, Berdly ends up married to Susie, while Kris (who is misgendered) is married to Noelle (they have a child named Chara (also misgendered) which leaves us with in a very weird position regarding Human/Monster biology).

If thou wishes to read the holy scripture, be warned: Strange Smut including but not limited to weird beak kissing lies ahead. And if thou dost not wish to be tainted by such things, thou canst also watch the "Reading Bizarre DELTARUNE Fanfiction" livestreame.

This peak fiction, The One True Book, was found by the great prophet Andrew Cunningham, who then spread the gift of Umriss to the world. Originally found in pastebin, the story finishes abruptly in a tension-filled dinner. Not wanting for this holy text to go to waste, Cunningham mobilized his community to finish it.

Once the deed was done, all 15 endings were read on stream, so that the community may decide the ending to this epic. The one true ending, Obris by IrenaReena, was picked and so the story of Umriss came to a close.

But another was soon to begin...

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