Yeah, I feel the same way and that's probably one of the biggest compliments a reader could pay.
Yeah, I feel the same way and that's probably one of the biggest compliments a reader could pay.
Amazon kindle sale so I'm going to pick up Thrawn Alliances, Witcher; Time of Contempt, RR Martin's A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, and Alistair Reynold's Revenger for $3 each.
Thrawn Alliances isn't very good. Have fun with Witcher and the rest though.
I'm out of town for the weekend doing wedding planning and I forgot my fucking iPad.
Should I read The Name of the Wind? I've heard this guy stopped writing the series.
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You can stop after the first book. On a different note, The First Law trilogy from Joe Abercrombie was thoroughly enjoyable. Highly recommend.
Anyone read Andrew Rowe's Broken Mirrors or Arcane Accensuon? Pretty easy read/listen but I am enjoying it.
I'll probably finish off the last 4 Malazan books after Stealing Sorcery.
@Souj Witchers are good. You should read them all starting with the short stories. I've never played the games but I loved the books. a Knight in the Seven Kingdoms is also really good. If he's not going to finish TWOW I wish he would drop more Dunk and Egg.
To add to the Andrew Rowe books.
One is a litrpg single pov style academy settings, Arcane Accension. It's similiar to The Name of the Wind and the same voice talent. The other more like a Sanderson book, Broken Mirrors. The two series take place in the same world a couple hundred years apart.
I've been listening to these aince they are easy to follow and short.
Finished Foundryside. Looking forward to the next book.
Finished Witcher; Time of Contempt. Whole book was just sequel-bait it seemed, though it was still a good read.
Halfway through Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. I feel bad for not reading it until now because I'm liking it. Only reason I hadnt was out of spite for no Winds of Winter.
I just finished this an hour ago. Fantastic book, just pissed off I now have to wait 1-2yrs now particularly because...:
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Definitely will keep an eye on the series. Only flaw from my perspective is excessive amount of exposition employed in certain segments which drag the pace a bit.
Also, I'm flying to Jackson Hole tomorrow to ski for 5 days. Would love another good rec for a completed series like this one; been a while since I hit the space opera genre. Completed only though! Hate myself for reading Empire of Silence now...
Reading the Seven Realms books by Cinda Williams Chima. Finished the Demon King and working on the 2nd one. Really liking it so far. Anyone read the whole series? If so, any major narrative problems by the end?
I bought the first book literally three years ago and still haven't read it yet.
I haven't been able to read nearly as much as I've wanted to because of RL bullshit getting in the way. Should finally clear my schedule this weekend and get down to some reading. I have a ton of shit piled up to get through.
Last book in Lightbringer series, The Burning Light, has a release date; 10/22/19.
Unrelated, I read Emporer of the Eight Islands; the Tale of Shikanoko. Really fast read, the story itself goes through events really fast- a lot of the time it feels like you're actually reading a wiki plot summary. Certain characters still manage to get some good development in but others (including the namesake character) feel like they dont really get any at all and only go along with what the story demands. Setting is Fantasy Japanese setting, which theres not a whole lot of those to get your fill of, so that's a win for it.
Up until near the very end I was happy enough with the book that I was going to pick up the second in the series. But then I got to page 244 of 249 and the book instantly turned me against it with a single sentance, followed by the next 4 pages just pissing me off more and ending with what could have just passed for another chapter end with zero closure on any of the plot threads that began in the book.
If you think you might read it, dont click the spoiler, the book is a pretty short read. Otherwise, here's what pissed me off.
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Apocalypse Now Now
Urban Fantasy set in West Africa. Kind of like high-school Dresden Files with African mythology but crank up the "Edginess," which I'm never a fan of but I did manage to get through it, so I guess that's a positive toward it lol
I was going to try and gather my thoughts on this book and put them here, but as my train of thought starts rolling, the EDGY derails it. So I'll leave it short and sweat. Even without the edge, it relies on a few idiot decisions to move the plot along with a few But Whys. It started to scratch the Dresden itch but got lost along the way.
Guess it's time to start Dirty Streets of Heaven, though I'm starting to believe the Dreaden Files is a fluke of Urban Fantasy that I enjoy.
May be YA, but really enjoyed Skyward (Sanderson)
Young Adult is a pretty arbitrary genre. Some of them are pretty clearly written specifically for younger readers, while others just happen to have younger characters and family-friendly(ish) content.
Personally, I never let the label scare me off anything.
There's one book series I was recommended that was labeled J (juvenile) and oh man is it one of the best series I ever read. "Lockwood & Co." by Johnathan Stroud. Reaaad iiiiit.
Just started this today, Sanderson has hit a home run with every other book i've read, and has quickly become my favorite author. I'm trying my best not to read all his stuff in one go. So at the moment i'm reading one of his books, then two others, then i come back around.
He's the most consistent author in the world, bar none. Sets dates, hits em, writes great stories. I've heard complaints that he's a bit formulaic but who the fuck isn't?