What Are You Reading, Part 2

[Left he/him]

Sourcery, which is turning out to be a better Wizard's book than the other three I've read.

Princess Resurection, a horror manga that I started ages back but never finished.

D.Gray-Man, I'm rereading this so that I can catch up with the most recent volumes and maybe the new anime series that it supposed to come out.

Then I've got these two books on audio that aren't keeping my attention very well, so I haven't gotten very far in either. Maybe once I'm not sick.

[StormingTexan he/him]

Just finished Theft of Swords which includes the first two books of Michael J. Sullivan's Riyria Revelations (I actually thought this was one book and was pleasantly surprised it contains two). I bought this on sale from Audible just hoping it would be worth the $6. I thought it was awesome. Great characters, story and interesting world. The pacing was perfect for my liking (a little ADD here). The magic is still a little bit of a mystery to me I just saw glimpses but I think that is the intention. I would highly recommend trying this series out especially if likable characters is as big of a deal to you as it is for me.

 

 

Moving right in to Rise of Empire which contains the next two books. 

[Trizee]

Finished Red seas under Red skies. It was a really good book, but not mindblowing like Lies.

 

I'm now reading The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton and am thoroughly enjoying it.

[Zathoth]

Gave Perdido Street Station a short break to finish Equal Rites. Liked it.

 

I should probably finish Promise of Blood as well, Perdido Street Station is over 800 pages, I need some breaks from it XD

[S_Sensations]

The Gam3: Opening Moves by Cosimo Yap, a recently self published Novel on the kindle.

 

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29618814-opening-moves

 

you can also google 'The Gam3' for the approximate 2nd draft version that was posted on another site as he was writing it.

[Orlion Blight he/him]

Looks at post suspiciously...wonders if it is specially processed American meat...

[IndigoAjah he/him]

Actually finished Hero of Ages, having read all the other (non-SH) Mistborn books. Don't worry, spoilers don't bother me. Was a good book

[Argent he/him]

So, I finished Brian Staveley's The Last Mortal Bond and was really happy with it. Looking back to the previous books, one thing Brian does wonderfully is raising the stakes. The first book was largely about the (endangered) lives of three siblings; the third one is about the fate of all humankind, and the buildup is gradual and well written. That's, I think, a major selling point of the series - there is always stuff happening, and it's usually bigger stuff than the stuff that just happened. Adare was, unfortunately, the least interesting character - again - but I strongly suspect it is because I don't enjoy the role she had to fulfill (i.e. the politician). 

 

After TLMB I went through Terry Pratchett's Mort, and boy am I glad I did! I remember reading (a translation of) it back in middle school, but reading it now and reading it in English has given me a whole new level of appreciation for it. Not to mention that I barely remembered anything from my original read. I've had some hiccups in my grand Pratchett (re)read, but Mort was just all sorts of great.

 

Right now I am kind of jumping between the World of Warcraft: Chronicle (Volume I) and Reaper Man, the next book in the Discworld's Death-centric subseries.

[Left he/him]

I finished Sourcery, and I guess it was good. I was bored by the end.

I'm about half way through The Chosen, a book about a pair of Jewish boys in New York during WWII. It's really good.
I'm going to the library this afternoon, and should be getting Calamity. The question is, do I wait to read Calamity till after I re listen to Firefight, or do I rush straight in?

[Argent he/him]

Up to you really, but I found that Calamity didn't require me remember much of Firefight.

[StormingTexan he/him]

I did a re-read of both books before Calamity and I didn't think it was all that necessary after reading Calamity. 

[Pestis the Spider she/her]

So, I finished Brian Staveley's The Last Mortal Bond and was really happy with it. Looking back to the previous books, one thing Brian does wonderfully is raising the stakes. The first book was largely about the (endangered) lives of three siblings; the third one is about the fate of all humankind, and the buildup is gradual and well written. That's, I think, a major selling point of the series - there is always stuff happening, and it's usually bigger stuff than the stuff that just happened. Adare was, unfortunately, the least interesting character - again - but I strongly suspect it is because I don't enjoy the role she had to fulfill (i.e. the politician). 

I just read the last 10 pages of that book. The ending is not what I hoped it to be, but is much better than the ending I was afraid of. So I will read this book soon.

[Who Sharded?]

I just read the last 10 pages of that book. The ending is not what I hoped it to be, but is much better than the ending I was afraid of. So I will read this book soon.

 

Reads the last 10 pages of a book first...

[Pestis the Spider she/her]

Reads the last 10 pages of a book first...

I was seriously scared of the ending. Really. And I was really disappointed with the second book. So I'd rather spoil myself a bit of the ending, than rage quit in the middle of reading.

[Sunbird she/her]

I just read the last 10 pages of that book. The ending is not what I hoped it to be, but is much better than the ending I was afraid of. So I will read this book soon.

 

Alcatraz is ashamed of you.

 

Today I finished re-reading the Seven Realms series by Cinda Williams Chima to gear up for the release of Flamecaster, the first book in a sequel series that takes place some 20 years later. I had forgotten how much I absolutely loved the ending of the last book. I was literally crying with happiness when I finished the last chapter, trying not to let my coworkers see because I was reading on my Kindle while I worked.

 

I also plowed through all 467 pages of Seraphina by Rachel Hartman (also a re-read) today so that I'm not totally lost when I start the sequel, Shadow Scale. But before I get to that, I'm reading Cassandra Clare's latest book, Lady Midnight.

[azninvasion99 he/him]

Reading Sailing to Sarantium by GGK. Started a couple days ago, it hasn't hooked me as quickly as Lions of Al Rassan did but it is still a good read. Looking forward to his new book in May.

[Pestis the Spider she/her]

Alcatraz is ashamed of you.

Oh no. A fictional character that I've never read about is ashamed of me? How cruel!

[AerionBFII he/him]

Ok Also just finished Last Mortal Bond and was rather impressed with it. Deep in The Blinders Knife by brent weeks Graphic Audio re listen. Loving it! Lies was a fun read im eager for Thorn of Emberlain.

Im planning on finishing brent weeks Lightbringer Series on Graphic Audio then his Night Angel series.

[Dunkum he/him]

Reading Sailing to Sarantium by GGK. Started a couple days ago, it hasn't hooked me as quickly as Lions of Al Rassan did but it is still a good read. Looking forward to his new book in May.

liked Sailing to Sarantium, but Tigana and Lions of Al Rassan are still the top for me.  need to get around to reading Lord fo Emperors.  I have it, but just haven't felt like picking it up yet

[Sunbird she/her]

Oh no. A fictional character that I've never read about is ashamed of me? How cruel!

 

[Pestis the Spider she/her]

Why does it bother you so much?

[The Invested Beard]

On the second book of the Unhewn Throne trilogy. I like it, it has a good story, but I do find it hard to get through at some times. Everyone and everything is just so...miserable. I know the world is a dark place, but everything in this series just seems to want to suck the life and hope out of me and the characters. I'll finish the trilogy and see how it ends up, but if it doesn't let up at some point I can't say that it will be one of my favorites.

[Argent he/him]

On the second book of the Unhewn Throne trilogy. I like it, it has a good story, but I do find it hard to get through at some times. Everyone and everything is just so...miserable. I know the world is a dark place, but everything in this series just seems to want to suck the life and hope out of me and the characters. I'll finish the trilogy and see how it ends up, but if it doesn't let up at some point I can't say that it will be one of my favorites.

 

The entire Unhewn Throne trilogy is a bit on the dark side, at least as far as smaller plotlines are concerned. It has its ups, but most pages are on the down side.

[The Invested Beard]

The entire Unhewn Throne trilogy is a bit on the dark side, at least as far as smaller plotlines are concerned. It has its ups, but most pages are on the down side.

 

Yeah I've found I need to take a break every now and then to readjust myself. My brother is highly recommending The Name of the Wind so I'll probably pick that up when I'm done with these. Hopefully it's a bit of a pallet cleanser for all the hopeless despair and misery.

[Argent he/him]

Yeah I've found I need to take a break every now and then to readjust myself. My brother is highly recommending The Name of the Wind so I'll probably pick that up when I'm done with these. Hopefully it's a bit of a pallet cleanser for all the hopeless despair and misery.

 

The Name of the Wind is a... it's a beautiful book. I wouldn't call it either cheerful or depressing - it has a bit of both, but above all it's a piece of wordsmithery (which my Chrome recognizes as an actual word...).