Jennifer Crispin || Dancing Star Press: I have decided to make my reading theme for my birthday month "motivated by joy/delight." Got any recs for me?

I have decided to make my reading theme for my birthday month "motivated by joy/delight." Got any recs for me?

I am not sure if you like cosy YA/MG but... Dragon Sisters is pretty much motivated by joy/delight. Plus recipes. :) scarletferret.com/books/comple...

The Complete Dragon Sisters by Joyce Chng - Special Edition Ebookscarletferret.com The complete omnibus edition of the Dragon Sisters magical Chinese fantasy series. Includes all three exciting Qing-China inspired tales.

Is there a paper version? My brain does not mesh with digital books.

There is a paper version (POD). www.lulu.com/shop/joyce-c...

Dragon Sisterswww.lulu.com A fantastic duology of the Xiao Xiao & Ming Zhu books. If you love magic, court drama and delicious recipes, you will like Dragon Sisters.

Ordered!

Thank you! 💖

It sounds like I might not get it in time to read it for my birthday, but I look forward to it whenever it happens!

@jolantru.bsky.social - would you put any of your books under this?

I will see what I can do. :) I have a couple of "motivated by joy/delight" ones.

*definitely* put a Joyce Chng book on this list

Hmm have you read Conversations with Idras ... I ... think ... it applies? I know there's layers but ... idk I'd add it.

hmm - have you read A Spatial Surprise

I have not!

Super quick read. To me, it is joy. Would love for you to read it!

awkwardly, all I can think of right now is my own Just Duology ... but I think you'll get better ones!

I do have Be the Sea on my stack! (Some of the stack is books about joy and delight, some are books that make me feel joy and delight when I pick them up and think about reading them)

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