[Series Overview] Shades of Magic - V.E. Schwab

I started this series on: February 15, 2017
I finished this series on: February 23, 2017
Cover editions here updated on: September 24, 2024
Written content here updated on: March 3, 2020

Disclaimer, one you'd see on multiple posts As I struggled to decide which book series to cover overviews for, it dawned to me that I'd never get started at this rate. It became clear to me that, it's rather unlikely for me to use this blog as my "main" reviewing spot since I have Goodreads for that, and chances of someone miraculously stumbling across this blog out of the countless ones out there, is just rather slim, therefore, I'd put up links to my GR reviews (in English,) and this post would be in Chinese for people who are curious about the series but either aren't comfortable with or just don't prefer reading in English. Please also note that, sometimes I don't have time to write actual reviews, HOWEVER, I do always put down thoughts when I document my reading status updates, so for GR desktop users, remember to scroll down if it appears to contain little, it'd be under the quotes I liked from that book (when applicable lol;) for mobile app users, remember to switch to "Reading Activity," which would not be the default as "Review" is.

After settling the matter (for now, at least lol,) this trilogy was selected rather quickly, for I was told that it'd finally be published in Taiwan some time around 2020. Getting this post out there because I finished it for some time, wouldn't want to wait until EVERYONE else started posting this lmao.

Wow, 我超現實我承認xDDD 再用中文（帶資訊的）換句話說：就最近一次的目睹w 繁中版權由臉譜出版取得且預計2020年出書^{[出版社Facebook文]}。

Goodreads Choice Award：三集都入圍Fantasy（2015、2016和2017）

第一集於2016年2月被考慮製作成limited series^[Deadline]不過作者也有趕快澄清出品沒那麼容易^{[作者網誌]}，但消息滿一年多一點就宣佈由Sony得標讓該作登大螢幕的機會（還是只有第一集）^{[The Hollywood Reporter]}；然後就... 安靜了好一陣子xD 直到2019年10月才又有聲音ww^[Variety] 嘛，是個增進和網友互動的好話題（笑），影集和電影各有利弊啦，對於這部，很神奇飄到這網誌看到這裡的讀者們（有嗎？有嗎？），歡迎表示一下想法喔ww 覺得是改編成電影還是影集會比較適合呢？

好了，來囉！我覺得一言以蔽之，就是這三部曲真的是神hype作。你沒看錯，不是神作，而是被hype到爆的作品。它當時真的讓我覺得所有的人都在看，再不看，好像會很落伍，所以我就去看了（什麼爛理由xD）

轉眼間幾年過去了，這個當時轟轟烈烈的熱門作品，我其實一直以為所有集數一定早已在GR上超過100K評比，第一集1000K我也不會意外... 結果呢？下面數據是直接由GR擷取（會自動更新），但至2020年初，只有第一集超過100K呢！我覺得，這雖然不能實質代表什麼，因為好作品不代表很多人知道該去讀（喂喂）但只能說，有時候，自己認知上很紅的作品，隨著時光流逝，冷靜後退一步去看，可能是另一回事呢！一山還有一山高啦！

The actual review is, as usual, WIP, but like I said above, getting the post out there first.

GR stats (linking default edition)	Editions I'm privy to
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Author:
Series: Unofficial:

Disclaimer, one you'd see on multiple posts The following section, basically a gallery of editions around the world with different book cover art, is largely inspired by treatments of fellow blogger Amethyst, who unfortunately hasn't done those types of blog posts for a while. Please DO NOT mistaken the following to be all existing editions; I'm only including completed sets with matching designs. All clickable images are linked to respective editions on GR; people, shelving correct editions ain't that hard. Highly recommend accurate shelving. =D

以下涵蓋12款外加1推銷，記得看全文以觀賞喔 >:3


American English | 美式英文


British English | 英式英文


American English | 美式英文 （2023平裝）


български | Bulgarian | 保加利亞文


简体中文 （中国） | Simplified Chinese (China)


Français | French | 法文


Deutsch | German | 德文

[Food in Books] Rosie's Little Café on the Riviera - Jennifer Bohnet

• Ch. 2
• Cheesy baguette

• Ch. 3
• Coffee
• Champagne
• Rosé
• Café Fleur's opening night

People were helping themselves to the plates of finger food laid out on the bar. Smoked salmon blinis, fois gras on crisp toast, slices of quiche, individual pissaladières and lots of bowls of nuts, crisps and peanuts were scattered around. For those with a sweet tooth there were tiny individual tartes abricots with rosettes of crème frêche piped on top, demitasse servings of chocolate mousse and a bowl of fruit salad.

Tansy had placed the cheese board, with its selection of brie, roquefort, boursin and cantel on a separate table. And Rosie knew that, out in the kitchen, a cauldron of home-made parsley soup stood on the stove, ready to be heated at the end of the evening as people left.

• Mackerel pate

[Series Overview] Winternight - Katherine Arden

I started this series on: February 2, 2017
I finished this series on: November 29, 2019
Cover editions here updated on: March 19, 2024
Written content here updated on: December 27, 2020

Disclaimer, one you'd see on multiple posts As I struggled to decide which book series to cover overviews for, it dawned to me that I'd never get started at this rate. It became clear to me that, it's rather unlikely for me to use this blog as my "main" reviewing spot since I have Goodreads for that, and chances of someone miraculously stumbling across this blog out of the countless ones out there, is just rather slim, therefore, I'd put up links to my GR reviews (in English,) and this post would be in Chinese for people who are curious about the series but either aren't comfortable with or just don't prefer reading in English. Please also note that, sometimes I don't have time to write actual reviews, HOWEVER, I do always put down thoughts when I document my reading status updates, so for GR desktop users, remember to scroll down if it appears to contain little, it'd be under the quotes I liked from that book (when applicable lol;) for mobile app users, remember to switch to "Reading Activity," which would not be the default as "Review" is.

Goodreads Choice Award：三集都入圍Fantasy（2017、2018和2019），第一集則另入圍Debut Goodreads Author

這一部台灣有出（2021年出最後一集），但我自我感覺超良好（笑）覺得這是少數在正式出版前便相中而且真的廣泛被認可的作品，所以決定還是該介紹一下哈哈ww

The actual review is, as usual, WIP, but like I said above, getting the post out there first.

GR stats (linking default edition)	Editions I'm privy to
[Read My Review!]
[Read My Review!]
[Read My Review!]

Author:
Series: Unofficial:

Disclaimer, one you'd see on multiple posts The following section, basically a gallery of editions around the world with different book cover art, is largely inspired by treatments of fellow blogger Amethyst, who unfortunately hasn't done those types of blog posts for a while. Please DO NOT mistaken the following to be all existing editions; I'm only including completed sets with matching designs. All clickable images are linked to respective editions on GR; people, shelving correct editions ain't that hard. Highly recommend accurate shelving. =D

以下涵蓋13款外加1推銷，記得看全文以觀賞喔 >:3


American English | 美式英文


British English | 英式英文 （平裝）

特別標平裝是因為確實也有精裝，但第一集標題呈現方式與續集不搭。我個人雖然在閱讀前是比較欣賞英版精裝封面，看過內容後，確實覺得那封面意境沒有讓我聯想到該作，倒是平裝版就調整的不錯。

繁體中文 （台灣） | Traditional Chinese (Taiwan)

台版是用上述精裝版原來的封面（但有做其他小更動），我覺得字體設計和其他的調整都相當精明，所以才會分享上來xDD 可以比較一下嗯w^{[英版精裝一][二][三]}

hrvatski | Croatian | 克羅埃西亞文 （精裝）

別看上方這版一副寒酸筆記本樣（喂喂），我覺得它的賣點應該是它的書盒www
下方為作者很開心的合照xD

@arden_katherine and one of each of the #winternighttrilogy items by #mitopeja Katherine Arden i po jedno od svega što...

由 Mitopeja 發佈於 2019年4月15日 星期一

hrvatski | Croatian | 克羅埃西亞文 （平裝）

GR上這個平裝版後來才有人建頁面，通常這種狀況，憑精裝那個超樸素的長相，我可能會直接則一改放上平裝版，但因為精裝還是有同花樣的盒子，然後作者又笑的那麼開心（喂喂）所以就還是兩個都放xDDD

čeština | Czech | 捷克文


Français | French | 法文