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Updated: Aug 10, 2024

Crimsonfall Reapers

Ghostly Evil. Ghastly Funny. Supernaturally Entertaining.

New York, 1895

Supernatural threats loom over Brooklyn, and it's up to the adopted brother-and-sister team of Genie and Hans to hunt monsters and break ancient curses. They are the youngest reapers at the ghosthunting guild and tackle their first mission, a haunting, only to discover an Abominable Evil. Genie seeks help from Alice Walker, a high-society lady and airship captain, whose weapons are as elegant as they are deadly. During battle, Alice ends up captured! Genie and Hans swashbuckle their way through Skycracks and the Scourge, Curseweavers and Clankers, using weapons such as the Pneumatic Omni-Directional Ventilator also known as the dreaded Sucker. Genie has her pepperbox pistol, and Hans is an expert with knives. Their job is complicated by the requirement that Genie conform at all times to Miss Haversham’s Primer for Proper Young Ladies, 1895 edition. Will she have enough courage, smarts, and manners to remain a lady while she and Hans fight unmentionable horrors?

 

An array of other-worldly ghastly beings make this a wonderfully entertaining story with appeal for adults, as well as junior high and high school readers. Publishers Weekly reviewer, BookLife


Written with sparkling humor. One of five semifinalists in the Young Adult category of the BookLife Prize.

 











Writer's picture: crimsonfallhqcrimsonfallhq

It's been very busy at work so I haven't had a lot of time for much of anything. But every now and then I'll sit and do some reading.





An actual physical book! I like the feel of a good hardcover, although it takes me longer to finish since I can't read while I'm out and about. It's one of Brandon Sanderson's secret Kickstarter books that I got for Christmas. Since it was a present, I didn't even read the blurb, I just went in blind.


It's fun! I was expecting a light, humorous fantasy and instead, it's a light, humorous sci-fi. It's set in the Anglo-Saxon period of England, which I've also been learning about from the "History of English" podcast, and it's fun to see the historical things I was learning about in a light, humorous sci-fi book.

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I hope everyone enjoyed a lovely fourth! Poor Gilly hated every second of it, but I got to hang out with friends and enjoy hot pot for the very first time. Here is an excellent introduction to hot pot.



We each had our own individual pots, but the rest of the ingredients were communal. We had the vegetable platter, the mushroom platter, and the tofu platter. We also had some taro and rice cakes. For our meats, we ordered beef brisket, lamb shoulder, lamb leg, and chicken.


I was bad at the actual cooking. I overcooked everything, but it was still delicious. I especially enjoyed the rice cakes, which I also had not had before. They had a lovely texture.


There was a bar where you could make your own dipping sauces. There were two long rows full of different ingredients and I found it very intimidating. Our server was Thai, and she offered to make us her own special sauce. It was a spicy peanut sauce that I thought was delicious, so I just ate that for my whole meal.


I would very much like to go again. I feel like I would time my cooking better. I might also feel brave enough to make my own sauce. Any dipping sauce recommendations?



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