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Hi everyone!This is the thread to select the next book to read in January 2023. Standard rules apply:
Please make sure you give a sentence or two why you think we should read it together, not just a list of books you're planning on reading.
If a book is recommended that you also want to recommend, you can mention it again to add support. If there's a bunch of titles, I'll just pick the ones that seem to have the most interest in the poll, if there's just a few i"ll pull them all.
This is a new selection round, so if you want to suggest a book you've suggested before, put it here again to be considered, I won't be going back to past suggestion posts.
Happy reading everyone!
Hi all, I hope everyone is having a good end of year, and whatever respective winter holidays they might be celebrating.
I also hope people are staying warm, and not getting stranded in airports due to flights being cancelled.
My Books & Brew has decided to do a TBR clearing book challenge for 2023, to help us get some of those owned but unread books read next year. So we all made a goodreads shelf of books that we own (either physically or digitally) but still haven't read. Then we stated how many we want to commit to reading next year. The organizer made a spreadsheet and basically made us each a column with our bookshelf link, total number, and a list with each group person's name repeating until our book totals ran out. You'd look at a person's book shelf and pick a book for them however many times your name appeared under their list. I had initially picked 20 books, but someone joined late so i bumped mine up to 22 so she could pick two more fo me (my list is over 200 books x.x ). It was fun picking books for others, and seeing what they picked for me. It'll be cool too, because so many times i flip through my whole kindle backlog and i just get hit with decision paralysis, I just can't decide what to read from too many options. Even though most the stuff on there is stuff I did buy because it interested me at some point in time. Or at least was in a bundle that looked interesting.
This week i finished:
Tune in Tomorrow: The Curious, Calamitous, Cockamamie Story Of Starr Weatherby And The Greatest Mythic Reality Show Ever - this was fun, light fluff. I'd picked it up on a whim, good end of year read.
Artificial Condition - apparently one murderbot listen isnt enough in a year, doing it again. Mostly just wanted something easy to listen to while I worked this week, and when I googled what the BBC was doing for their end of year radio drama, it appeared to be Splinter Cell which is not my jam. Usually it's something Gaiman or Pratchett.
Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy
The Reading List - this is the January read for my book club, ugh it was so good. Made me cry in the last quarter. Reminded me a lot of Backman, A Man Called Ove and Britt Marie was Here.
Currently reading:
Network Effect - audio re-read
Probably some comics? I have the grief stones, debating if i want to start it. it's only 250 some pages. But I don't like having a book unfinished for the new year. I MIGHT be able to finish it tomorrow, if I really get into it, but i might not. Might just do a comic binge and then knock it out real quick in the new year so I can get started on my TBR challenge list.
QOTW:
Borrowing from popsugar, because it seems like a good end of year question. What were your top reads of the year? Maybe try to keep it to 10 or less, just for the sake of not being overwhelming.
Legends & Lattes - This one was a big surprise for me. I'd just gotten it off a facebook ad just before it started blowing up. I think i actually commented here because someone here read it right after I downloaded it and I figured they'd seen the same add, but actually Seanan McGuire had tweeted about it. Anyhow I had just kind of figured it'd be mildly entertaining at best, didn't expect to LOVE it. So happy for the author!
How to Be Perfect: The Correct Answer to Every Moral Question - i had picked this up mainly because I liked the good place and i heard the voice actors made appearances in the audio book. But the author actually did a really good job distilling his research from the show into a really approachable format for the non-moral philosopher to digest and understand and try to apply to their lives. Obviously nothing is presented as "this is the be all end all solution" because often the different schools of thought blatantly contradict each other. But he gave strategies for using the different schools of thought to weigh against factors in your own life and to use the teachings to figure out what matters to you and works for you in your life. I found the bits dealing with how to deal with problematic artists helpful, myself, since that's something I struggle with a lot.
The Kaiju Preservation Society - this book was just so charming and clever and fun for me. I recommended it to a ton of people and I just want more like it. Would be a lot of fun to see as a movie, as well.
Light from Uncommon Stars - this was beautiful and just combined so many things i loved into one book. I really would love if the author wrote more within the world.
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches - this was a charming warm hug of a book. It reminded me a great deal of the House on the Cerulean Sea. I loved it so much.
The Reading List - I know i just i finished this so maybe i"m biased. Hard to tell if i'll still be this affected in a few months. But right now I just loved this. It was heart warming and heart breaking and just so good.
I keep forgetting to post my thoughts here. There's no real reading guide online, so I'm just going to leave it up to everyone to post thoughts. If anyone has questions they'd like to ask, feel free. I don't have my copy anymore, I sent it back without thinking, forgetting I'd need to flip through to write anything up.
So anyhow, I liked it overall. I liked the characters, I liked that the mythology had a Indigenous/Mexican base to it, instead of a typical Euro-centric that so many YA get.
Niya was great, I loved that a female character was not only the strong one, but that she was physically large and intimidating not just "still built like a thin but curvy woman who happens to be able to lift immense things". They described her thighs and biceps as being massive, which I appreciated.
I agree with Shel that it felt very predictably Hunger-Games. Also I wasn't super a fan of the very "go read the next book" ending. I get that it's a series, but I like books to be reasonably self contained like "ok this one is done, yes there is more to come". This one felt like the action abruptly cut off just as more stuff was about to happen, and was all "ok now wait for the next book".
(view spoiler)
All in all it was an easy read, I had FUN reading it while I read it, but it's not going to go down as a really memorable or life changing book for me.
Hi all, Hope everyone has a good winter holiday that they celebrate, new year, get to enjoy some time off at the end of the year, etc!
Im having an unfortunately busy work week for pre-Christmas. I think I finally caught up though, and i should be able to take a half day tomorrow as planned.
This week I finished:
Calculated Risks
Spelunking Through Hell I was cruising along in my Incryptid read through, and came to a screeching halt as I realized I did it, I got caught up. The next book isn't out until March. Boo I say! Oh well. I have other library books out.
All Systems Red - audio re-read while working
Currently reading:
Tune in Tomorrow: The Curious, Calamitous, Cockamamie Story Of Starr Weatherby And The Greatest Mythic Reality Show Ever- pulled this off the library's new release shelf while in, it's ok so far. Not very far yet.
QOTW:
How do people handle end of year reading? Do you have specific traditions or things you like to read?
I usually like to keep things light end of year. I don't really love Christmas-themed stuff, although sometimes I'll re-read the Hogfather. But I'll generally keep to science fiction/fantasy, comics, escapism. I also like to try to end the new year clean. If I'm ANYWHERE near the end of the book, I'll power read on new year's eve trying to get it done so I can start a new book fresh on new year's day. If I finish one within a day or two of the new year, I'll just read some comics to fill the gap rather than starting a new one, so I can start the new year on a fresh book. I know it's silly but I like my yearly totals to be even and not have the first book be a "wellll...i started it last year though..." Sometimes it's not possible, but i try to at least make sure that any book i'm reading has at least over half of it left so it "counts" as mostly into the new year.
Shel, I used to love Christopher Moore when I was younger but now I’m kinda finding him a bit…yeah. I had to DNF Noir when a character casually dropped the N word. I get it’s a period piece but there’s ways to get around that without actually using harmful language. Especially when it’s a humor book, not a history or even a serious historical fiction where maybe you could make some sort of argument for needing “authenticity”. That sort of goes out the window when you have talking snakes. Wondering if I went back and re read some of the stuff I liked when younger, how much I’d cringe now.
Hi all, Sorry again for my disappearance, things continue to be hectic. I did finally manage a vacation the first weekend of December! We went to New York for a long weekend! Got to see a musical (Strange Loop) see some museums, go to the holiday market, see the Rockefeller tree, visit the Strand book store, wander through central park, it was a good trip. I even got to meet up with a FoE! So not all bad stuff, even if work has been hectic too. Also got solar panels put on the house, which some how made the mini split in the addition that hasn't worked since august start working again? But a repair guy is still coming next Tuesday to replace the circuit boards the finally came in, just in case. Since something is clearly still funky. And prepping to have family come visit for Christmas.
The last few weeks I finished:
The Sunbearer Trials - Finally finished this, it was good. I think i forgot to write up something in the thread, I'll need to do that.
my library joined a collective, and one of the libraries in it actually has all the InCryptid novels digitally. So my end of year reading is getting through the series.
Half-Off Ragnarok
Pocket Apocalypse
Chaos Choreography - i really liked this one, i love so you think you can dance, so it was extra fun seeing all the little references to the show. (and I'm super bummed about the tWitch news this week :( )
Magic for Nothing
Tricks for Free - i actually had to google to make sure there wasn't an extra theme park in Florida that I somehow hadnt' heard of or gone to, haha.
That Ain’t Witchcraft
A Psalm for the Wild-Built - audio re-read for my december book club that was tuesday. had a fun party, and white elephant book exchange.
Sparrow Hill Road - the library had let the liscense expire for Imaginary Numbers so i had to order that one physically. while i waited, I realized that Angel in the Overpass actually takes place right after That Ain't witchcraft, but I'd never actually read The Girl in the Green Silk Gown either. And it'd been long enough since i'd read this, might as well just re-read it while i was at it.
The Girl in the Green Silk Gown
Angel of the Overpass
Currently reading:
Imaginary Numbers - got my hold, yay.
QOTW:
Do you pay any attention to whether a book has won any awards when choosing books to read?
I don't really, unless i'm doing a reading challenge where it's specifically to read a book that won a specific award. I suppose winning awards is nice, but I read for enjoyment a lot of the time and award winning books aren't always ENJOYABLE. A lot of times they're stressful, or heartbreaking, or make you cry, or upset, or angry, etc. Depending on what they're winning awards for. And there's nothing wrong with just wanting to read fluff either. Fluff is fun. and even if i'm reading to challenge myself, I'm going to pick a book because it looks interesting or because something about it speaks to me, not because it won an award.
I will agree, I sobbed all during the last quarter of Under the whispering door. Loved it, but sobbing
Hi all, It's been busy busy again, more migraines with the time change and weather fluctuations and The Darkness. Sorry I haven't been around! Seems like the week keeps ramping up for Thursday and Friday and I just don't have time to post. Then I keep thinking oh I'll just wait for next week, and then i get busy again.
I finally got my copy of the Sunbearer's Trial, so I'll get to it when I finish my current read. There's the post for finishing already, but when I finish I can see if I can find some specific discussion questions.
Over the past few weeks I finished:
The Bone Orchard - I really loved this! Such a fascinating story, not sure I'd read anything like it. Kind of a cross between fantasy, science fiction, with a smidge of horror. Mostly in that there was some necromancy that was sort of a mix of science and psychic/magic. I really liked it!
The Yellow House - this just did not work for me. It's an important story, involving New Orleans post flood, and how little was done to help the poorer Blacker neighborhoods that weren't considered the "important" areas of the city. But the writing style was just so dry and impersonal. It was listed as a memoir, and it nominally dealt with the author's family history, but I felt like I learned very little about her. None of her personality came through, it was all just dry and flat. It took me ages to get through and reading it felt like a chore. If it hadn't been a book club pick i'd probably have abandoned it. I've read plenty of books about difficult subjects that have made me angry, made me cry, etc that i still loved, or at least rated highly because of how well they were done. This was not one of those.
A Mirror Mended - wanted a nice quick light read after that slog, so read this. I liked it. I feel like there's a lot of books following this sort of mixed up fairy tale trend, but i don't think that's necessarily a bad thing. Books don't have to be totally original to be fun. I liked it, even if it didn't blow my mind.
Reserved for the Cat - been struggling with migraines this month, so this was my migraine read since i've read it a ton of times and it's a comfort read.
The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches - One of my book club friends told me I had to read this, because it was a warm hug of a book. So I did, and she was right, and I was sad when it was over because it was that good. It reminds me of The House on the Cerulean Sea, although maybe slightly more adult. There's a little swearing, some innuendo, the romance is a little more forward, and there's a little steaminess. I wouldn't say it's an outright romance book, but it's not as background as Cerulean Sea. But it has the magic house vibes, the found family, precocious magic children, protective adults, the stranger who comes in to see to the children who has to win everyone's trust etc. I loved it <3
The Slow Regard of Silent Things - over in discord I mentioned this and it made me want to read it again, so I did. I love Auri so much.
The Winter of the Witch - finished audio re-read, such a good series.
Currently reading:
The Kingdom of Gods - my library must have just got this, i think i requested it years ago. it's pretty good, although not really what i'm in the mood to read right now so kind of struggling with attention span. I like her later works more than this series, I think she's tightened up her writing style or something.
A Snake Falls to Earth - this is the big library read on libby right now, so doing the audio book. It's pretty good so far, i''m just under half way. One of the book club ladies recommended it, so I grabbed it. I think it's still available for another day or two without wait, if anyone else is interested.
QOTW:
Hard question!
For man-made places, I would probably say Italy. I felt like everywhere I went, but especially the Vatican I was feeling like my eyes were being bombarded with gorgeous art, carvings architecture and that I was almost having an eye hangover from just looking at so much gorgeous detail.
For natural beauty, that's hard because there's so much variety and it's all different and beautiful in different ways. Like I have a favorite little spot in the canal on my lake that is just lovely in the summer when it's fully green, and the water is glassy smooth and it's a sunny day and it just forms this perfect green little pocket. But it's not a traditionally gorgeous spot like....seeing the northern lights in iceland or something. Or just the occasional gorgeous sunset that makes you gasp when you happen to look out the window.
Yeah I should probably specify that if I’m going to read older works, I’m more likely to read something by a woman or a person of color. But I do still get kind of stymied by the language
Hi all, Fall's always buys, with end of year weather ups and downs, and trying to make the most of any last good weather we get. Plus October means Drawlloween, so trying to squeeze in a drawing a day, and halloween costuming and everything.
This week I finished:
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau- This was a little disappointing for me. I've liked everything else I read by her quite a bit, this fell a little flat for me. I think it's because the perspective was split between Carlotta and Montgomery. I didn't care about Montgomery's story, and I thought it used too much time so that Carlota didn't get enough time to really get fully developed. Which made her kind of flat and wishy washy.
The Halloween Moon - this was cute, i kind of wish I saved it a little closer to halloween. Oh well, maybe next year! Fun read, especially those with middle-grade readers.
The Bear and the Nightingale- audio re-read. I really like the series, good narrator for audio.
The Girl in the Tower - second of the audio re-read
Currently Reading:
The Yellow House - books & brew read. This is honestly probably one of the most difficult books to get through I've had to read for book club. It's a memoir, which is usually the non fiction I have the easiest time with because it's the most narrative. But it reads more like the driest dustiest history with zero passion or emotion. It also meanders all over the place and mentions so many different people that I just can't keep track of who is who. I've been reading it for five days now and i'm only a quarter through and i don't know if i can manage to finish before it's due. If my time runs out before i'm done i'll probably just call it done and that's that.
QOTW:
I agree with several others, i tend to prefer more modern books. Like others mentioned, older books tend to be full of sexism, racism, thicker hard to parse language etc. There's some older books I love because of nostalgia, but even going back and reading them now there'll be passages I cringe at.
It's one of the reasons I've kinda given up on the whole feeling like i "should" read classics. I've read enough to feel like I've covered a certain amount of "important" literature. But so many classics are just by dead rich white men and I just don't really feel like i'll be that much more enriched by reading more work by them.
Hi Everyone, Had a pretty good week, took Wednesday and Thursday off to see Gorillaz in concert and then recover. It was a fun show! Also took the time to make some good art for Drawlloween.
This week I read:
My Best Friend's Exorcism - I liked this quite a bit, I even got a little teary eyed at the end which I didn't expect.
Uprooted - audio book re-read, good narrator for it
Currently reading:
The Bear and the Nightingale - continuing the audio fairy tale trend
The Golden Enclaves - I thought i'd have to wait months for this, I was #88 within the michigan library collective. But i'd requested my home library get a copy, and they did and that bumped me straight to #1!
QOTW:
Do you listen to music when reading?
I personally do not. I would get way too distracted. As is i prefer there to not be tv on, or other noises. Sometimes i'll be in the room where my husband is playing video games but that's hard to concentrate, I usually don't get much actually read. My prime reading times are when i can shut everything else off and not get distracted.
Jen, I liked the Ex-Hex, I read it earlier this year. I thought it was pretty charming! :) If you like romances anyhow. I don't mind them occasionally. And at least if I remember right, the main conflict did not stem from the two of them simply failing to have a conversation like two adults which is my biggest peeve in romances.
Hi everyone, Things are calming down a bit, thankfully! Also pleased to get some sun and warmer temperatures after that nasty cold and rain in Michigan.
Going to put some halloween decor up this weekend!
This week I finished:
Nona the Ninth - i feel like i'm still confused by this haha. I clearly need to sit down and re-read the whole series back to back. I'll probably do it just before Alecto comes out so I can finish it with everything fresh in my mind. That's not to say it wasn't good, the world is fascinating. I just had a really hard time keeping characters straight since there were a lot of nicknames thrown around, and I had trouble remembering who appeared in previous books and who were new characters.
Spinning Silver - audio re-read. I love this book in general, it was a great audio book. Fairy tales are great for being read out loud, and the narrator was a great one.
Cemetery Boys - absolutely loved this. Nice spooky read for the start of spooky season. Reminded me a lot of Under the Whispering Door
currently reading:
My Best Friend's Exorcism - one of my friend's been talking this up, and the movie just came out so thought i'd give it a try. I'm liking it so far!
QOTW:
Is anyone doing spooky reading for the season? what are you reading?
Normally i don't do seasonal reading, but since I'm not drowning in reading challenges this year, I totally can! Nona kicked it off, if somewhat unintentionally. Cemetery boys was a nice follow up, plus My Best Friend's Exorcism. I also plan to do my annual Night Circus re-read, I got the Daughter of Doctor Moreau, might see what else catches my eye.
This is the thread for the final thoughts for The Sunbearer Trials. Spoilers are welcome here, so don't read this thread until you are finished! Once I finish, I'll come back with some discussion questions. If someone finishes before me, feel free to post or ask your own questions.
This is the thread for pre-reading thoughts for the Sunbearer Trials. No spoilers please! Are you excited to read it? Dreading? Indifferent? Other thoughts?
Hi All, Book club Winner of the poll was the The Sunbearer Trials, by one vote! It'll be the book until the end of the year, so plenty of time to get copies and get it read.
Sorry I missed another check in last week. Was my birthday weekend, so was hectic with getting the yard re-sodded, busy work week, getting house prepped for party, planning it last minute etc. It was nice though, first time having a party since :gesturing at everything:. Had about 12 people which was a nice number, not too huge but not like no one showed up. Considering that things were so hectic that I didn't actually invite people until 3 days before it, I was satisfied with turn out.
Things have been so hectic, reading has been slowed so in spite of not checking in I only read a couple things:
A Desolation Called Peace - I really liked this, went in directions I didn't expect at all. Not sure if there's plans to continue the series, but it certainly feels like there's room for it.
Woman, Eating - the premise for this sounded so fascinating, but the execution fell really flat for me. A vampire obsessed with human food, being an artist and watching food content on youtube? interesting take! In actuality it just felt like it meandered all over the place, did a lot of wallowing, and then ended without really resolving much of anything. It was short and took me forever to get through.
Terminal Peace - audio book conclusion to the series. I really loved this! The whole series sounds like kooky fluff on paper. But it was really a great sci fi series, and some really interesting takes on aliens, post apocolyptic scenarios, intergalactic wars etc. I'd say it's maybe not AS amazing as Becky Chambers as far as just really making me love the characters, but if you like Becky Chambers Wayfarer series you'd probably really enjoy this one.
currently reading:
Nona the Ninth - this is living up to being a locked tomb book, basically meaning I'm very confused, feeling the edges of what is going on, and i figure it'll all suddenly punch me in the face in a couple hundred pages and i will devour the ending and then cry until Alecto comes out. I will 100% need to do a back to back readthrough of the entire series once it's complete.
Spinning Silver- audio re-read
QOTW:
I'm not opposed to the idea of required reading. There's plenty of kids who wouldn't read without encouragement, and i think guiding students towards literature that is important/classic/enriching isn't a bad thing. Having everyone read the same thing and discuss it can be really beneficial. I just really feel like schools need to do a better job at keeping required reading lists current and updated. If I was still reading the same required reading that my mother was reading when SHE was in high school, and kids today are still reading the same stuff I read when I was in high school...I feel like that's kind of a problem. Not saying there can't be ANY over lap, some classics are timeless for a reason. But why do reading lists have to be completely static? I feel like its hard to really foster a love of reading if the only thing you're being forced to read in school is literature from decades before you were born, in language that is out of date, with out of date attitudes, situations you don't encounter etc. There should be modern literature as well, that kids would be excited to read. I'm not saying Twilight or the latest book trending on booktok has to be on the list, but there are books of modern literature that have merit that deal with modern issues that can be valuable to read.
I LOVE reading, and i'm really glad I got that love back in elementary school before middle school and high school kicked in. Because I'm pretty sure slogging through Of Mice and Men, and the Scarlet Letter and A Separate Peace and Heart of Darkness would have killed any love of reading I had if I wasn't happily tearing through books I liked on my own prior to reading those.
I read Mexican gothic, I don’t think it’s very scary, more creepy.
Oh by the way, Jen, I listened to In Strange Woods, and I’m on season four of The Bright Sessions :) I’m enjoying! I’ll probably do life with leo(h) after I finish this up.
Hi all, Sorry I disappeared again, this year has just...continued to be this year.
Was sick for a week, then had a 3 day power outage, and then had house guests all holiday weekend, so just haven't been able to think. Plus septic finally got put in, but now landscaping is delayed because Angie's List is terrible.
Anyway, I never managed the next book selection. There were only two options though. So I have made a poll here, but unlike normal I have allowed write-ins this time. I also have it set to go to the end of the year, since I'm so late getting this one going. I know I won't get to another before end of year. Sorry! I figure everyone will probably be pretty busy though, so we'll just make do, and get another one going in the new year. If anyone has a desire for more seasonal reads for fall/winter feel free to write them into the poll. https://www.goodreads.com/poll/invite...
So things I've read over the last few weeks:
The Goblin Emperor - I wasn't sure I was going to like this, since I usually don't like political type fantasy. One of the many reasons I don't really like Game of Thrones. But I liked it much more than expected. Probably because Maia was actually a good person being swept up into the political machine and was bending the politics to HIS will, rather than being bent by them. Not in a magic wand "and then every thing became better, the end" way, but in a "ok, he's at least slowly attempting to use his unwillingly being thrust into being emperor while being entirely unprepared to do what he can to TRY to make a difference instead of abdicating at the first chance he got and letting corrupt people take over"
The Personal Librarian - This is my books & brew book for September, discussing Tuesday. This was sadly kinda meh for me. The woman herself sounded fascinating, but this was historical fiction based on a real woman. Because she was a Black woman passing for white in a very dangerous time to be doing that, she burned all her personal correspondence. So the authors had to build her based on their idea of what
she would be like based on her professional correspondence, write ups in the paper, general historical context etc. The result was I just felt like I was reading historical fiction, not something about a real person that I could look up. I don't know if that makes sense. It just didn't come to life for me, felt a little flat or stilted or something.
Masques- library got this, i'd forgotten i had requested it. I must have though, since it came up! It was pretty good, pre-Mercy fantasy.
A Prayer for the Crown-Shy - this was lovely, as expected. Becky Chambers hasn't let me down yet.
The Book Eaters - Went to an indie book store so this was my impulse buy to support the store. I'd been seeing it all over my social media, cover art was lovely, looked interesting. I'd say it was a decent debut novel, but not AMAZING. I wanted some more lore fleshed out, it was pretty short so I think there was room for some additional detailing. Lots of really fascinating ideas, but parts felt rushed/not fully explained. It also wasn't really clear if this was meant to be first in a series or not. If it's meant to be stand alone, I feel like there's a lot of things that were mentioned with no followthrough. If there's going to be more books, there'll be room to explore those ideas. That might not be entirely up to the author though, so maybe she was just trying to leave herself room if it did well.
Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch - this my October books & brew, came up a lot faster than my hold indicated and i just went ahead and got it rather than trying to judge how long to pause the hold without pausing TOO long. (I've had holds where i just wanted to skip one place and be next in line and suddenly i had to wait 3 months to get it again due to the whole "some libraries get preferential treatment if it's their copy" deal). This was another meh one. I had heard good things about it, but I think it had maybe similar problems to the personal librarian. I didn't really realize it until it was done, but I guess this was also based on real people. The astrologer mentioned in the book was a real person, who did put his career on hold to advocate for his mother's release when she was accused of witchcraft, this book is the fictionalized account from her perspective. It just felt very lackluster to me. Like i guess her perspective was kind of funny, with her exasperation with the townspeople's transparent motives of acting against her. But it just kind of meandered all over the place and then the ending was extremely anti-climactic. And I guess that is kinda the problem with historical fiction based on real people/events. If you're trying to be true to the actual events, you can't just change things to make it more interesting, even if your account is fictionalized.
The Witness for the Dead - this is set in the same world as The Goblin Emperor, dealing with one of the minor characters from it. I was really distracted with everything going on so it took ages to get through even though it was short, but i did like it once I got going. I have a hold on the next book, dealing with the same character.
Currently reading:
Technically nothing because I just finished Witness for the dead this morning, and I just was reading a few single comic issues. But I think i'll start A Desolation Called Peace at lunch.
QOTW:
Do people's reading habits change as the end of year approaches?
I tend to find that as things get busier with end of year stuff, holiday prep and all of that, I often fall back on re-reading or sticking to authors I know and trust or favored genres. I'm less likely to seek out challenging nonfiction or breaking out of my comfort zone reads (unless something was on hold at the library for months and it just happened to come due right during that time and I'm stuck with it because I don't want to wait another six months for it). Come January and the worst of the stress is over, I'll be refreshed and ready to throw some curveballs back into my reading.
Any other suggestions? I was going to gather a poll soon but two options isn’t a big pick. I can leave it up a few more days. I’ll try to think if I have any good suggestions
