Does anyone have recommendations about what order to read the books? I’m downloading the libby app…
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They’re two separate series, just in the same world! I’m not sure how the series is going to combine the two yet, but I read the Shadow and Bone trilogy first, and I would recommend starting there as I think it gives a good foundation for the Grishaverse (and the books are shorter—Six of Crows and Crooked Kingdom are FAT). Granted, I never finished Crooked Kingdom, but I hope to…someday…until then, very much looking forward to watching the series!!
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Seconded! The Six of Crows duology doesn’t really have spoilers for the original trilogy, but there’s some light easter eggs that’ll make more sense if you have that out of the way first. Also, if you’re just looking to get what you need to know for the show, from what I’ve heard it won’t go beyond content of the first book in the original trilogy, and while the SoC characters are in the show, it’s an original plotline set as a prequel for that duology.
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That new card feeling! Can’t use libby on my ereader, but I found a couple other library apps that I’ll try out and if anyone wants, report back on.
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Ooh yeah, if the apps are good, tell us. Libby doesn’t have what I want all the time or the wait is soooo long, it would be good to have back-ups to check.
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So apparently I ordered the BoB twice… oops. I thought the first time I only got the digital version so I later ordered the hardcover too, but then two separate books arrived today so I guess I ordered the book the first time too. I might take the extra one to the local bookstore so someone can stumble upon it.
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I now have both TMP 1 and The Book of Briars and I need to express my appreciation for the wonderful velvety covers. I don’t know what that texture is called, but it’s the best.
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I second! And even though I missed all of TMP and never saw the electronic BoB, I still like to take the dust jacket off the Book of Briars.
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OMG, I’m glad I’m not the only one. Those are the matte perfect bound covers from my printer, Lightning Source.
That’s the version you’ll get from ordering directly from me, or on occasion from Amazon. Amazon’s Kindle matte covers aren’t quite as velvety but ( 
) sometimes they fulfill orders through Lightning Source if their own printing houses are backed up and that’s when the buttery goodness happens.
I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned this, but I basically can’t touch glossy paper products. The feeling makes my skin crawl. Same with styrofoam, catalogs, etc. I can’t flip through “high-end” glossy magazines because the feel of the pages makes me want to ever-so-politely remove my fingers with pruning shears. 
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“Tell us you’re a writer without saying you’re a writer.”
Also, that’s kind of how I feel about some of the cosplay fabric at the craft store.
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High-end glossy covers have a habit of retaining fingerprints, which annoys the ever-living love out of me. Give me ALL the matte!
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My equivalent of that feeling is when ice is really cold and sticks to your finger a little. Gives me an absolutely visceral reaction every time.
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To also validate the weird textures that make you want to launch yourself into the void and never return:
My weird texture is microfibre clothes or dish towels. I … don’t know what to tell you. I feel that particular kind of microfibre fabric with my fingers/hand and somehow feel as though I’m suffocating. It’s the worst.
The pandemic has made it sooooo much worse - my hands are super dry and cracked from excessive washing and the microfibre just sticks to them and I die internally and that’s the only clothes we have at work for surfaces or dishes (so the most used.) I can handle them when wet. It’s purely when they’re dry. Absolutely awful. I have to hold my breath when I touch them and that’s usually to throw them at someone else to fold and put away.
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I have many sensory issues but the most irritating is that nothing wet or slimy can touch the palm of my hand. The fingertips I can tolerate. The palm? Much scrubbing under hot water to get rid of the memory of the touch (becasue it almost sticks to the skin). I can usually avoid it but if I have to scrub a table or wash dishes? Eugggh no. I keep a box of rubber gloves on standby for when things are unavoidable, and that sort of helps, but not entirely.
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OMGOMFOMG, dry microfiber is the WORST.
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Dry towels, dry microfiber, those reversible blankets with the faux fleece material on the underside… 
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Same with some microfiber for me! It is different though, because it feels more like the little fibers grab onto my finger tip skin for me. Lordy, it’s making me uncomfy just thinking about it!
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I know it’s weird but if it’s not soft I usually don’t wear it all of my clothes are either sweaters or hoodies with sweat pants and joggers. wearing anything else feels like it’s scraping my skin. 
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Hey, that’s how microfiber feels to me too. I also have problems with velvet, I can run my hand across it but if any other part of me feels it, I get creepy crawlies. And touching really cold metal like opening a freezer and touching the metal in a retail store or walking in one and touching the metal, I have like a brain shut down and minor freak out at the same time. Most of my sensory issues relate to food.
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