Cathy Linton's Avatar

Cathy Linton

@cathlin.bsky.social

135 Followers  |  100 Following  |  310 Posts  |  Joined: 05.11.2024  |  2.2956

Latest posts by cathlin.bsky.social on Bluesky

On my TBR - looks good!

07.10.2025 19:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Red bean. No salted egg yolk!

06.10.2025 18:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Zeph - excellent book! I read Assassin's Apprentice a few months back and got completely hooked on Realm of the Elderlings. Currently reading Dragon Keeper. Love Robin Hobb books.

03.10.2025 18:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Side view of The Tawny Man trilogy, The Golden Fool, Fool's Errand & Fool's fate. The first letter of each title is decorated. A pic on each book shows a bird on the first book, dragons on the others.

Side view of The Tawny Man trilogy, The Golden Fool, Fool's Errand & Fool's fate. The first letter of each title is decorated. A pic on each book shows a bird on the first book, dragons on the others.

The Tawny Man trilogy, best Realm of the Elderlings books so far! Loving Robin Hobb. Some say they are bleak & depressing. And yes, there is pain, war & misery. Major characters die & there are painful partings. BUT also warm loving relationships, triumph over adversity, & great character growth๐Ÿ‰๐Ÿช๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™

02.10.2025 01:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œList 3 things you can talk about for 3 hours with no prepโ€œ
1. Fantasy books ๐Ÿช๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿ’™
2. Sailing round the world in your own boat โ›ต
3. Yep, a work thing. But it wouldn't be a fun 3 hours. ๐Ÿ—๏ธ

26.09.2025 19:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fool's Fate by Robin Hobb. Love it. ๐Ÿ’™

26.09.2025 19:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes, she can be bleak, that's for sure. But also lots of warmth, I love the characters & their relationships.

25.09.2025 19:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Haven't posted for a month as I have been so involved with reading these Realm of the Elderlings books. They are SO good, I'm definitely now a Robin Hobb fan. Just started Fool's Fate, but will have to take a short break as my house is full of old friends this weekend. ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿช๐Ÿ’™

25.09.2025 18:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Loved The Tainted Cup & The Raven Scholar - will have to check out those others!

20.09.2025 19:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Fool's Errand by Robin Hobb - excellent book so far, as are all the others in this series!

19.09.2025 19:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've been intending to read this, but have heard so many different opinions that it feels a bit daunting. You're making me think I should push it up the TBR a bit..

16.09.2025 21:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Absolutely! I didn't realise how much of a language nerd I was until I read that.

16.09.2025 21:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Mad Ship by Robin Hobb. Expect I will be answering these questions with various Realm of the Elderlings books for awhile yet!

29.08.2025 22:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Funny, I read this and just assumed you intended to use the old word from a century or so ago. Maybe you're older than you look??

27.08.2025 18:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ship of Magic by Robin Hobb, first of the Liveship Traders trilogy. A slower start than the Farseer trilogy but really drawing me in now & looking forward to the rest!

22.08.2025 19:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When I find a probable one or two star book, I'm not likely to finish or maybe even really start reading it. BUT I can't rate a book if I haven't read it properly. So I hardly ever give 1 or 2 star reviews which feels all wrong but not sure what to do instead?? I need a DNF option...

21.08.2025 20:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A stack of 6 Robin Hobb books, comprising the Liveship Traders trilogy and The Tawny Man trilogy

A stack of 6 Robin Hobb books, comprising the Liveship Traders trilogy and The Tawny Man trilogy

Book emotions:
๐Ÿ“š Horror at realising the library doesn't have the next books in the series I'm reading
๐Ÿ“š Delight at finding the entire next 2 trilogies in a secondhand book store
๐Ÿ“š Impatience to finish my library books so I can get to these!
Robin Hobb's Liveship Traders &Tawny Man trilogies.
๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿช๐Ÿ’™

20.08.2025 02:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Covers of 3 Robin Hobb books, Assassin's Apprentice, Royal Assassin and Assassin's Quest. Each has a different animal, the first a buck, the second is a wolf and the third a blue/green dragon

Covers of 3 Robin Hobb books, Assassin's Apprentice, Royal Assassin and Assassin's Quest. Each has a different animal, the first a buck, the second is a wolf and the third a blue/green dragon

Just finished this amazing trilogy, and I LOVED it! Not sure why it's taken me so long to discover Robin Hobb. Will be taking a short break to read my library holds that just came in, then I'll be back to the Realm of the Elderlings! ๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿช๐Ÿ’™
โญโญโญโญโญ

19.08.2025 04:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Meanwhile those of us on the other side of the world are craving t shirt weather....

18.08.2025 19:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Finished Royal Assassin by Robin Hobb & immediately started on Assassin's Quest. Loving this series! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿช๐Ÿ“š

15.08.2025 19:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Still getting around to starting the Temeraire books, have heard lots of good things. Have just discovered Robin Hobb though so I may be some time!

12.08.2025 19:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Waiting for my library hold on this one, looks great.

08.08.2025 22:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb. Think I am going to be hooked on this series!

08.08.2025 22:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Snare by Katharine Kerr. She's better known for her Deverry series but this is a sci-fi/fantasy standalone, 3 ex earth cultures who intended to stay separate, accidentally find & learn about each other & a local sentient species. Polar City Blues is also great, kind of an urban scifi murder mystery.

07.08.2025 19:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Cover of Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb, script on parchment.  The A has a skull inside,  there is a shield with a deer above the script

Cover of Assassin's Apprentice by Robin Hobb, script on parchment. The A has a skull inside, there is a shield with a deer above the script

My first foray into The Realm of the Elderings by Robin Hobb. Excellent start, SO tempted to keep reading but I really do need to get some sleep tonight!
๐Ÿ“š๐Ÿช๐Ÿ’™

07.08.2025 10:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Looks like a good month! How was the Olivie Blake book?

01.08.2025 20:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love rereading good books, but always balancing the time required to do that and the fact that I have so many OTHER books I really really want to read.

28.07.2025 18:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Curious about this one - post a review later!

28.07.2025 18:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Three-Body Problem is amazing reading, enjoy Lucy!

25.07.2025 19:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A Drop of Corruption, Robert Jackson Bennett, really enjoying it!

25.07.2025 19:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@cathlin is following 19 prominent accounts