Hood he/him Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I totally forgot that, Toll The Hounds has an epic 3 page battle between Kruppe and Iskaral Pust. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DSC01 he/him Posted December 21, 2015 Report Share Posted December 21, 2015 I'm reading A Darker Shade of Magic by V. E. Schwab right now. It's been a pleasant ride so far. I might actually get the sequel that'll be out in February. I remember reading a lot of positive stuff about that when it first came out, and I read it shortly thereafter. It was pretty good, as I recall, but I don't think I liked it quite as much as the reviews said I should. I'll probably still read the sequel. I just finished reading Mythwalker (well, as much of it as exists), and it was interesting to see the roots of various books contained therein. It's referred to as Warbreaker Prime, but there is a lot that made it into Mistborn and Stormlight in there, too. Now, I'm on to The Lies of Locke Lamora, which I have been intending to read for a while. I'm only a few pages in, so I don't know how I like it yet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkum he/him Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 I totally forgot that, Toll The Hounds has an epic 3 page battle between Kruppe and Iskaral Pust."epic" but yea, Kruppe is one of my favorites (along with Tehol and Bugg) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlion Blight he/him Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 I totally forgot that, Toll The Hounds has an epic 3 page battle between Kruppe and Iskaral Pust. I loved that scene, where they first face off and "charge" each other on their "trusty steeds". And I'll also say Tehol and Bugg were fantastic characters as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathoth Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 I finished Grave Peril, do I read Summer Knight right away or do I read Promise of Blood? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briar King he/him Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 U read Dresden straight through. No breaks. It's epic that way and fresh in ur head. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChickenPlague he/him Posted December 22, 2015 Report Share Posted December 22, 2015 And I'll also say Tehol and Bugg were fantastic characters as well.Mine too. I was in tears during the part where Tehol almost got killed by the Edur 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who Sharded? Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 I personally needed breaks between Dresden Files books to recover from the high octane, but to each his own. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailliw73 he/him Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 I just finished The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay last night. It was very, very good and if you haven't read it yet, I highly recommend it. I'm now starting Promise of Blood. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxal she/her Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) I didn't think that the characters were necessarily not interesting. I just really didn't like them. I think that was the major problem, for me. No matter who the chapter focused on, I just didn't care to hear anything about what that piece of @#$% was doing. Maybe that's just about the same as them not being interesting, but it seemed like there was interesting stuff about them. I just hated them too much to want to find any of it out. Yeah.. It was similar for me... I though the setting was interesting, the world looked promising, the characters seemed fine, on paper, but I just couldn't care about any of them. Something was off. I agree it isn't they weren't interesting, but they were written in a way which made them be uninteresting. I have seen many people advocate you need to read pass the first book to really like Malazan... I don't know if I'll ever make it. I don't always get overly attached to characters within a story (I sincerely don't typically attach myself to characters as I do in SA), but I end up liking them enough to want to read them. Usually, after a book or two, I start to have favorites. I guess we all are different readers. We aren't all looking for the same experience when picking up a book. Now, I'm on to The Lies of Locke Lamora, which I have been intending to read for a while. I'm only a few pages in, so I don't know how I like it yet. Heard a lot of mixed reviews about this one... The character is popular though, which means I likely won't like him. Edited December 23, 2015 by maxal 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailliw73 he/him Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 I heard a lot of mixed reviews about this one... The character is popular though, which means I likely won't like him. Locke Lamora is interesting...it took a while for me to get into it, but once I did, I loved it. Gentlemen Bastards is a very apt name for the series and they live up to that title quite often. The characters are quite awful many times, but charm you anyways. Locke himself is wonderful, for the most part, but I prefer Jean. I encourage everyone to at least try the series, as long as the gore and language doesn't bother you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxal she/her Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Locke Lamora is interesting...it took a while for me to get into it, but once I did, I loved it. Gentlemen Bastards is a very apt name for the series and they live up to that title quite often. The characters are quite awful many times, but charm you anyways. Locke himself is wonderful, for the most part, but I prefer Jean. I encourage everyone to at least try the series, as long as the gore and language doesn't bother you. Gore and graphic sex do not bother me. What bothers me are stories where the characters aren't important. For instance, I tried reading Tigana and after over a hundred pages, I couldn't tell who were the characters. I prefer character driven stories: I love when the characters interacts or to find out about their pasts, their issues. I like when they have vulnerabilities, something! Hence, I disliked Garden of the Moons and Tigana: it didn't offer any. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Who Sharded? Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Mixed reviews for The Lies of Locke Lamora? That book has very positive reviews. It's the two sequels that have more mixed reviews. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxal she/her Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Mixed reviews for The Lies of Locke Lamora? That book has very positive reviews. It's the two sequels that have more mixed reviews. I have read people who disliked it. As it happen, no book is unanimous. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlion Blight he/him Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Gore and graphic sex do not bother me. What bothers me are stories where the characters aren't important. For instance, I tried reading Tigana and after over a hundred pages, I couldn't tell who were the characters. I prefer character driven stories: I love when the characters interacts or to find out about their pasts, their issues. I like when they have vulnerabilities, something! Hence, I disliked Garden of the Moons and Tigana: it didn't offer any. Haven't read Tigana, but I have read Gardens of the Moon... And I would say you are correct. You get some character development as it goes on, and you get lots more after that book, but otherwise... Gardens of the Moon is something of a mess. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathoth Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 I decided on Promise of Blood, only read the first chapter though, then I got stuck on Tv Tropes... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxal she/her Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Haven't read Tigana, but I have read Gardens of the Moon... And I would say you are correct. You get some character development as it goes on, and you get lots more after that book, but otherwise... Gardens of the Moon is something of a mess. As soon as Garden of the Moons felt as it may get interesting, the focus changed and I lost it... I am looking for more than "some characters development" in a book, which is probably why I love the format of SA. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orlion Blight he/him Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 As soon as Garden of the Moons felt as it may get interesting, the focus changed and I lost it... I am looking for more than "some characters development" in a book, which is probably why I love the format of SA. Heh... Yeah. I was able to just power through it, scratching my head a bunch but that's what I liked about it. At the time of reading it, I was sick of books that spelled everything out. I wanted subtlety! Now granted, what you get with Malazan is authorial reticence, but I did not care at that time! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxal she/her Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Heh... Yeah. I was able to just power through it, scratching my head a bunch but that's what I liked about it. At the time of reading it, I was sick of books that spelled everything out. I wanted subtlety! Now granted, what you get with Malazan is authorial reticence, but I did not care at that time! Maybe I'll get back to it some other day. I find my tastes in book evolve throughout the years: I am not interested in reading the same stories as when I was younger. Who knows what I'll want to read in a decade? Malazan might be it then, though I'll always be a sucker for characters. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailliw73 he/him Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 Gore and graphic sex do not bother me. What bothers me are stories where the characters aren't important. For instance, I tried reading Tigana and after over a hundred pages, I couldn't tell who were the characters. I prefer character driven stories: I love when the characters interacts or to find out about their pasts, their issues. I like when they have vulnerabilities, something! Hence, I disliked Garden of the Moons and Tigana: it didn't offer any. After the Powder Mage series, I plan to get to Tigana, however, I haven't read it yet, so I can't help there. But GGK also wrote The Lions of Al-Rassan, which I just finished and the characters, in my opinion, were wonderful. There are some very emotional moments, and I never cry while reading. I decided on Promise of Blood, only read the first chapter though, then I got stuck on Tv Tropes... We can read it together then! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathoth Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 We can read it together then! I like this idea, lets. Onto chapter 2! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FormlessFox he/him Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 I just finished Tigana and am moving on to Promise of Blood myself. Tigana is pretty shallow in its explanation of magics and such but it was a cool story. I enjoyed the Dianora storyline in a bizarre way. Saw an interview with Promise of Blood author Brian McClellan and Brandon on youtube so deciding to give it a shot. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mailliw73 he/him Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 I like this idea, lets. Onto chapter 2! I'm in Chapter 3, but, close enough. Fox, you can too! Apparently we hall had the same idea. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zathoth Posted December 23, 2015 Report Share Posted December 23, 2015 I just finished Tigana and am moving on to Promise of Blood myself. Tigana is pretty shallow in its explanation of magics and such but it was a cool story. I enjoyed the Dianora storyline in a bizarre way. Saw an interview with Promise of Blood author Brian McClellan and Brandon on youtube so deciding to give it a shot. I'm in Chapter 3, but, close enough. Fox, you can too! Apparently we hall had the same idea. I just reached chapter 3. Sooo... do you guys want to set up a PM group? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormingTexan he/him Posted December 24, 2015 Report Share Posted December 24, 2015 I really like the Powder Mage series hope you guys enjoy it. Almost done with Lord of Chaos. Felt like a pain getting through the first 2/3 but last 1/3 is getting pretty interesting. I feel like just when I get a grasp of all the characters and plots another 10 are dropped in. My heads spinning a little trying to keep up with everyone. I'm pretty sure I'm going to need another break before moving on. Maybe some sci-fi. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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