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[Fannie]

I just finished reading the first 3 volumes of Locke & Key, Vol. 1: Welcome to Lovecraft. It is so good. I will start the 4th one tonight and wait until my Library acquire the next ones.

[Gary]

Just finished The Shadow Rising by Robert Jordan

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Just finished The Tyrant's Law . Great continuation of the story.

[Audrey, Queen of the Potato People]

Just finished Barking and Goldenhand.

[Wayland, Ernest Scribbler]

I just finished the classic The Island of Dr. Moreau. I'd seen riffs on it but never read the original. Always like filling in gaps in my classics.

[Lafayette]

Just finished Seveneves, 3 stars. The 1st part is great, but the 2nd part ... In fact I didn't like how evolved the descendants of the space survivors.

[Audrey, Queen of the Potato People]

Lafayette wrote: "Just finished Seveneves, 3 stars. The 1st part is great, but the 2nd part ... In fact I didn't like how evolved the descendants of the space survivors."

It was kind of weird. I went into it expecting it to be mostly about the future descendants, but that ended up being a minor part of the story.

[Roger, Knight Radiant]

Audrey wrote: "Lafayette wrote: "Just finished Seveneves, 3 stars. The 1st part is great, but the 2nd part ... In fact I didn't like how evolved the descendants of the space survivors."

It was ki..."

I wish they had just stopped at the end of the first part (and knock off the 100 pages of technical user manual)

[Audrey, Queen of the Potato People]

Yes, it felt very much like a textbook at time, and his description of Delta v was wrong.

[Gary]

Yesterday I finished the fifth and final book of the Belgariad, Enchanters' End Game by David Eddings.
Currently reading The Dragon and the George by Gordon R. Dickson

[Roger, Knight Radiant]

Gary wrote: "Yesterday I finished the fifth and final book of the Belgariad, Enchanters' End Game by David Eddings.
Currently reading [boo..."

I'm a big fan of the Belgariad, are you continuing into the Mallorean series?

[Lel]

I'm also a big David Eddings fan, but would advise skipping The Dreamers Series. That was no way his finest.

[Roger, Knight Radiant]

Lel wrote: "I'm also a big David Eddings fan, but would advise skipping The Dreamers Series. That was no way his finest."

I was soooo mad at the ending of that book that I immediately got rid of every book in the series, what a waste of paper.

[Gary]

I will be reading the Mallorean next year. I have my first edition hardcovers ready to go. I have heard bad things about the Dreamers series

[Sean]

So I just finished and I really enjoyed it. It is a far cry from Caine's Weather Warden series but I don't mind. I found the whole concept of the Great Library surviving interesting. I liked the steampunk elements to it as well. Definitely going to keep on reading this trilogy and see where it goes. I liked that despite being YA it didn't feel too childish. It had good characters that had real personalities. I especially liked Wolfe and Santi.

[Mike]

It took me some time, but yesterday I finished the First Law trilogy (The Blade Itself, Before They Are Hanged, Last Argument of Kings) from Joe Abercrombie back to back. This was the first time I read a book from Abercrombie, and I really liked it. It felt so much more real, because of the flaws that people carry with them. And also the lack of a fairytale ending, which is also refreshing.

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

Well Mike, sometimes you just gotta be realistic. :)

[Vinca]

I just finished The Watcher of Dead Time which was the final book in the Relic Guild Trilogy by Edward Cox. I've really enjoyed this series, it's got some amazingly creative ideas in it and the most beautifully named realms I've ever come across. Would definitely recommend it :-)

[Alex]

Just finished "the once and future king". As classical a tale as you would want, full of kings, witch's and incest. Forgot how unlikable Sir Lancelot is. Merlyn however is a good relief (not to mention he was born in our times and aged backwards) and probably the best character in the book. An overall book about how to find peace for mankind. Recommend for those that like a tale and not the fast paced action you would get from abercrombie and Martin.

[Audrey, Queen of the Potato People]

This week I finished The Invisible Library and the third Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians book. In one book librarians are heroically preserving information. In the other, the librarians are evil and keep the world in ignorance. It was an odd experience to read these two opposite themes at the same time.

[Jessica]

I just finished AnnihilationAnnihilation
I have absolutely no idea what it was about. I now feel stupid, so I am reading a campy romance book, Meg Cabot's OverbiteOverbite

It's the same feeling I get after watching certain episodes of Jeopardy, and then I watch Wheel of Fortune and feel like a genius.

[Jessica]

I also finished Children of God this week, the sequel to The Sparrow.
I really enjoyed The Sparrow, but Children of God really dragged on, and I sort of rushed/skimmed through it just to find out what happened at the end. I wish she had spent a little less time on some of the cultures on Rakhat, it bogged down an otherwise interesting story.

[Rinn, (Retired mod) Captain of the SSV Normandy]

On my holidays I finished Moranthology, more witty articles by Caitlin Moran; The 5th Wave, which was good at first and I enjoyed the film, but soon the romance took the upper hand and bleh; and Around the World in Eighty Days, which I especially wanted to read after playing the game 80 Days, in which you play as Passepartout.

[Wayland, Ernest Scribbler]

My last one was Suicide Squad: The Official Movie Novelization which was deeply disappointing. The writer is usually really good, and I hoped he'd fix some of the problems from the movie. Not so much.

[Fannie]

I just finished last night House of Suns that I received for secret santa.

I hesitated a long time between 4 and 5 stars and I am still thinking about changing the rating this morning. It was a really great book with new ideas. I woke up during the night thinking about parts in the book, the ending particularly.

[Cupcakes & Machetes, Hybrid Creature]

Fannie wrote: "I just finished last night House of Suns that I received for secret santa.

I hesitated a long time between 4 and 5 stars and I am still thinking about changing the rating this morni..."

Sounds intriguing. I added it to my TBR list. Thanks. :)

[Greg]

Fannie wrote: "I just finished last night House of Suns that I received for secret santa.

I hesitated a long time between 4 and 5 stars and I am still thinking about changing the rating this morni..."

This sounds very intriguing Fannie, and I see most of my friends that read it did give it 4 or 5 stars!

[Rinn, (Retired mod) Captain of the SSV Normandy]

I LOVE that book :)

[Fannie]

Rinn wrote: "I LOVE that book :)"

Then I am going to ask you a question hidden by spoiler tag:

(view spoiler)[Do you think that the fact that Abigail can't remember the little boy's name link him with the First Machines? (hide spoiler)]

[Rinn, (Retired mod) Captain of the SSV Normandy]

Fannie wrote: "Rinn wrote: "I LOVE that book :)"

Then I am going to ask you a question hidden by spoiler tag:

[spoilers removed]"

So whilst I love it... I don't remember a lot about it... I have this problem with books. Reading a lot, and a lot from the same genre means that things often blend into one :/ I just know I really loved it, after almost giving up on it!

[Vinca]

I finished A for Andromeda last night. It's quite dated (and very sexist along with it) but there's something I really enjoy about reading these older science fiction books. It was a proper 1960s edition too, with a great book smell and a suitably trippy cover:

[Audrey, Queen of the Potato People]

I got Dawn Study, completing my collection (so far). I recently found out that Maria Snyder is coming to the library next month (!!), so I am way stoked.

[Veronica]

I recently finished Retribution Falls which I enjoyed enough to move on to the second book (just waiting for it to arrive) and also a reread of The Restorer.

[Roger, Knight Radiant]

Veronica wrote: "I recently finished Retribution Falls which I enjoyed enough to move on to the second book (just waiting for it to arrive) and also a reread of The Restorer."

Lancer will approve!

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

Damn Skippy!

[Veronica]

Haha! Is it bad that I was sort of rooting for (view spoiler)[Trinica (hide spoiler)]there at the very end? ;-)

[Margo]

I've just finished Rebel of the Sands. I don't usually enjoy ya that much but I thought this was pretty good. I thought it had been a group read here but I can't see a thread for it - must have been dreaming; -)

[Gary]

Read Eric by Terry Pratchett. Now reading A Portal for Your Thoughts by Jeffrey M. Poole

[Audrey, Queen of the Potato People]

I finished The Bands of Mourning today. It's not totally over!

[Maximum]

I should have waited to read that one. I finished it soon after it came out (audible pre-order), and I've been chewing the edge of my desk ever since, waiting for the next book!

[Audrey, Queen of the Potato People]

Is there something next besides Mistborn: Secret History? I was ready to move on to Steelheart and The Way of Kings, but now I'm hanging.

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

Totally worth reading Way of Kings while you wait. One of my my favourite books ever.

[Audrey, Queen of the Potato People]

sir Lancer wrote: "Totally worth reading Way of Kings while you wait. One of my my favourite books ever."

I'm going to do it after Golden Son, unless I do Morning Star first.

[Margo]

I finished Words of Radiance. Oh lord I'm going to have to stay away from fantasy for a while. I think all else will pale in comparison. Major book hangover :-(

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Poor Margo

[Sean]

The last 2 I read were Magic Bleeds & Charming. I rather enjoyed both. I laughed a lot at the pranks Curran and Kate played. I mean catnip on the bed...welding the "slut room" shut? And then super glue on her chair. Talk about serious pranking. Makes my pranks growing up pale in comparison.

As for Charming I enjoyed it a lot for 2 reasons. The first was it took some nice original ideas with typical mythological creatures. It also referenced a lot of others typically forgotten about. Now don't get me wrong I love my fae, weres, and vamps but it's nice to find an UF book that doesn't focus on JUST the big 3. Plus it was also nice that the MC was a bit snarky and a smart ass, but not voerly so. He wasn't too much of a dick or too bitchy in the case of some female MC's. I like my snark but I don't want the MC to be a dick/bitch in the process. Then it's not funny, it's just mean. Plus I didn't find the book suffered from the dreaded "first book" issues many series do. There is a lot of info and references but much like the MC's snark it's not too much. The author references other mythological creatures but focuses on those in this book. A nice even mix of setting up and establishing the world and people in it but not shoving too much at you all at once. Just enough to make you want to come back to see more.

[Audrey, Queen of the Potato People]

I read Charming, and I liked it, but I can't remember a lot of it now.

[Sean]

Well then time for a re-read I'd say. ;) I plan to continue it in the near future.

As for me I just finished & I'm reading now.

[Paul]

Just finished this is a followup to
I really enjoy these as a break from fantasy/scifi (don't worry, I am still fantasy scifi all the way). It is fascinating how they catch these guys and understanding what makes them tick. But, Anatomy of Motive has a special meaning to me. Douglas looks into the Assassin-Type killer, and as part of it, he goes into the University of Texas clock tower shooting. My dad was at UT that day, as he puts it "I left Vietnam and the Army so I would not have to see anyone else get shot, and this woman gets her brains blown out right in front of me." Don't worry - he made it out just fine. Good thing too, he wasn't a dad yet so I really needed him if I was going to be born!

[Jo Beth]

On the topic of The Tempest, I just finished Margaret Atwood's Hag Seed. With all the attention on her brilliant and chilling Handmaid's Tale, it was nice to get into a different genre, with a less disturbing conclusion. I'm currently struggling through a nonfiction sci-fi/fantasy called Homo Deus. Have any of you read it?