The Friday Book Club is now open. What are you reading and loving this week?
Alt text - quote from Resonance Surge - Wild Woman magazine excerpt: Dear Aunt Rita, I’ve read your previous advice on being wary of bears who come with delicious edible gifts, and I have to disagree. My sweet bear friend Sally-mae has been baking me fruit pies for the past six months, and she has no designs on my body or heart whatsoever. Why, the other week, she even offered to iron my shirt for my date with another woman. It wasn’t her fault the iron malfunctioned and she burned a hole in my shirt. ~Just a Friend. Dear Just a Friend, Oh, you sweet summer child. Do write to me once you two are mated so I can say “I told you so” while eating my favorite peach pie. ~Aunt Rita (Wild Woman: Skin Privileges, Style & Primal Sophistication)
Who would like to write to Aunt Rita for some advice??
~Ashwini
Have you read Rebel Hard? Click here to listen to an audio sample from the start of the book, when Nayna makes a fateful decision to go to a party - and then Raj happens.
~Ashwini
It's quiz time! Today's questions focus on the enigmatic Jason, and his love, Princess Mahiya. Post will be updated with the correct answers later on in the week.
~Ashwini
1. What is Mahiya's full name? Mahiya Geet
2. Which role does Jason play in Raphael's Seven? Spymaster
3. Jason was born on an atoll situated in which ocean? Pacific
4. Mahiya's mother Nivriti is which archangel's twin? Neha
5. What are some of Jason's special powers? Can create black fire/lightning/smoke/shadows that can kill.
6. Which bird does the colouring of Mahiya's wings resemble? Peacock
7. Which side of Jason's face is covered in a special tattoo? Left
8. Mahiya has the ability to create _ _ _ _ _. Light
9. Approximately how old is Mahiya when she first meets Jason? 300 years
Alt Text: Quote from Atonement Sky (Out Now) -"I have missed you all my life without ever knowing you."
A little bit of falcon-related news from our corner of the
world:
The Bird of the Year has just been announced and this year's
winner is the kārearea falcon. It is New Zealand's only falcon, capable of
speeds up to 200km/h.
(The Bird of the Year contest has been running for twenty
years and was started by Forest & Bird NZ to raise
awareness of the conservation threats to many endangered native birds.)