Finished Sunreach by Brandon Sanderson and Janci Patterson. It’s first of three novellas written between book 2 and 3 of Cytoverse series.
Finished ReDawn, the next novella after Sunreach, by same authors.
Before reading these novellas, I considered them side stories, which may help expand the universe and give background info about other characters, but nothing big in main scheme of things, but the way story has progressed in these, anyone who miss these will missing out on a lot.
Of course, I have yet to read the next novel, so maybe it will cover some of the important bits, let’s see.
After the novellas, I have started Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher, book 8 of Dresden Files. These novels keep getting longer, if I recall correctly, the first few were around 300 or so pages, this one is over 550 pages. Not that I am complaining, they are a fun read, but just an observation.
What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?
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I’ve just started A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius by Dave Eggers. I saw it on the shelf at the library yesterday and said, “Hmmm, I remember when this came out and I forgot to read it.” So, 24 years later I’m finally reading it. So far, it’s really good. I enjoy books that are playful with the reader, self-aware narrators, etc. and this one starts that way right off the bat. You’re even invited to send your copy of the book back to the publisher in exchange for something else! It’s truly a heartbreaking story but with a huge sense of humor. *edit: Well, I finished AHWOSG faster than expected because I couldn’t put it down all weekend. I’ve started two more: Salem’s Lot by Stephen King and About Grace by Anthony Doerr.
The title seems familiar, but I don’t recall hearing about it. Going to check it out.
I’m halfway through The Fellowship of the Ring or a sixth of the way through The Lord of the Rings, however you want to look at it. It’s my first time reading the book. I’ve watched the movies and played the LEGO game a lot.
The Last House on Needless Street by Catriona Ward
So far I am halfway through and it’s an exceptionally good example of unreliable narrators leaving the reader in a state of terror. I really really hope that it can stick it’s landing…
Also. Some of the chapters are written by a cat.
I loved this novel. Like I said before, I love books that play with narration. I remember being so thrown off track by all the narrative voices and especially the cat! It’s not just a story to read, it’s a marvelous game to play while reading!
I just finished the book a few days ago and oh boy I absolutely loved it. I was pretty sure that I knew what the twist(s) would be and was rooting for one character from the get go. The book is so full of hints how all of it works. But some of the hints confuse even more until you find the last puzzle piece. At the halfway point the Autor had me doubting that I was right… I found the end was a little bit to happy right after finishing it. But a few days later I see it as a great ending that more or less recontextualises the whole book into another genre.
Really have to look into the other books of the author.
The Shock by Marc Raabe, a mystery thriller. His books just tick all the right boxes for me. Although I like his latest books better, the older ones are fun too.
About to start the first book of the Divine Cities series: City of Stairs by Robert Jackson Bennett.
Quite a while ago (I think it was when I was still on reddit), someone made a post or comment about the series and I’ve been wanting to read it, but I have so many books I still want to read (or reread), so I guess I kind of forgot about it. But tonight when I go to bed, I’ll start. Really can’t wait and hope it’s as good as it was made out to be.
Yeah, so many books, so little time. I have books in my wishlist for more than a decade, and even some in backlog for a very long time.
Currently about 60 pages into Relic by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child. It’s alright so far, but I’m not super invested.
I also read Strange Dogs by James SA Corey, which I’d been putting off. Unlike some of the other Expanse novellas, the show followed this one pretty closely (from my memory of it, anyway). Luckily, it was short, and I can move on to Auberon without feeling guilty I’d skipped something.
The Pelican Brief by John Grisham
The Eyre Affair, by Jasper Fforde. It’s… Okay. Not that great to me, but I’m not a fan of villains chewing up the scenery.
It’s pithy and innocuous though, and not without its charms so I’ll definitely finish it.
Oh, I saw the book at shop recently and got it because of Jasper Fforde. His Shades of Grey books is pretty interesting, have been waiting for a sequel for a while now though.
Do share how you like it when you have finished the book.
Coincidentally, I just saw a new releases list from February that had the sequel on it: it’s called Red Side Story.
Oooh, that’s great!
Though, it did take him 15 years to write the sequel, so I am going to wait and see if the story is finished, if not, going to wait for it to finish before I jump back in.
