Beth Cato
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A Thousand Recipes for Revenge (Chefs of the Five Gods, #1)
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2023
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The Clockwork Dagger (Clockwork Dagger, #1)
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2014
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A Feast for Starving Stone (Chefs of the Five Gods #2)
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The Clockwork Crown (Clockwork Dagger, #2)
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2015
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Breath of Earth (Blood of Earth, #1)
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2016
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Call of Fire (Blood of Earth, #2)
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2017
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Roar of Sky (Blood of Earth #3)
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2018
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Wings of Sorrow and Bone (Clockwork Dagger, #2.5)
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2015
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The Deepest Poison (Clockwork Dagger, #0.5)
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2015
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Cheddar Luck Next Time
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I borrowed this from my library for a book club. This book is shrewd look at a progressive, predominantly white Ohio suburb in the late 1990s. It becomes a study of character, all revolving around the theme of motherhood. Much of the plot, however, i ...more | |
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I read this for a June book club. Wow, what a book. Weir has a way with delving into deep scientific scenarios but making them accessible to laymen through his incredibly human characters. This book went places I didn't expect at all, and the ending ...more | |
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I received an advance copy via NetGalley. I greatly enjoyed the first book in Chern's Play the Fool series, following tarot card reader Katie True, and this book is likewise strong. This is a cozy mystery series with a darker edge: the language is coa ...more |
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Another fantastic Heartfield book, an extensively researched World War II novel following four gifted sisters with a fascinating tie to the Bayeux Tapestry. There is loads of action, but for me, the well written characters and the grittily realistic ...more | |
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I received an advance copy via NetGalley. An additional disclaimer: Clarence has worked on three of my books as the developmental editor, and I have tremendous respect for him. This book is a fast-paced, fun read, an urban fantasy that draws on Claren ...more |
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“He stopped moving among the shelves. She stopped as well and scanned the books around her. 'Such a glorious perfume, these old books.”
― The Clockwork Crown
― The Clockwork Crown
“Ignorance didn’t feel like bliss. It felt like stupidity, and she hated it.”
― Breath of Earth
― Breath of Earth
“Holiness may be found by being in the mere presence of books, without evening parting the pages.”
― The Clockwork Crown
― The Clockwork Crown
Polls
1st Quarter 2025 - Fantasy #3
The Teller of Small Fortunes by Julie Leong (336 pp)
Ascendant by Michael R. Miller (554 pp)
A Thousand Recipes for Revenge by Beth Cato (406 pp)
The Estate by Sarah Jost (416 pp)
The Peculiar Garden of Harriet Hunt by Chelsea Iversen (320 pp)
If Found, Return to Hell by Em X. Liu (139 pp)
Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon (1085 pp)
Elantris by Brandon Sanderson (638 pp)
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Who's Your Author?: Steampunk - Recommendations | 11 | 32 | Oct 08, 2014 06:58AM | |
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The Sword and Laser: Questions for Beth Cato | 5 | 75 | Jun 11, 2015 11:01AM | |
Sci-fi and Heroic...: 2015 Locus Award Winners Announced | 7 | 75 | Jun 27, 2015 03:58PM | |
Who's Your Author?: Spell It Supernatural June 2015 | 31 | 28 | Jul 01, 2015 02:33PM | |
Nothing But Readi...: Team Hagen | 200 | 273 | Aug 20, 2015 10:00AM | |
Sci-fi and Heroic...: "Wings of Sorrow and Bone" by Beth Cato | 4 | 9 | Apr 11, 2016 06:39AM | |
Sci-fi and Heroic...: 2015 Nebula Award short story & novella nominees | 11 | 50 | Apr 22, 2016 01:39AM | |
Romance Readers R...: Mai's Reading List | 155 | 130 | Oct 21, 2016 12:22AM |
“I'm of a fearsome mind to throw my arms around every living librarian who crosses my path, on behalf of the souls they never knew they saved.”
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“Grown-ups don't look like grown-ups on the inside either. Outside, they're big and thoughtless and they always know what they're doing. Inside, they look just like they always have. Like they did when they were your age. Truth is, there aren't any grown-ups. Not one, in the whole wide world.”
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
― The Ocean at the End of the Lane
“Most books on witchcraft will tell you that witches work naked. This is because most books on witchcraft were written by men.”
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“Whenever I'm with other people, part of me shrinks a little. Only when I am alone can I fully enjoy my own company.”
― A Red Herring Without Mustard
― A Red Herring Without Mustard

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