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[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

I read Locke Lamora for the first time last year and loved it as well. ☺Great read. I bought the two follow ups in the last week ☺

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

Locke Lamora was one of our reads in 2013, think it was a hit with the group :) Welcome, Chakara!

[David Coulson]

Finished The Weed Agency: A Comic Tale of Federal Bureaucracy Without Limits which is hilarious in a "this is probably depressingly close to reality" sort of way. The best moments of it are when the characters are interacting with real life figures, in particular Al Gore and Newt Gingrich who's personalities the author writes so well that those section are amazing.

Started on Perdido Street Station which is... bizarre. I hope no idea where any of the plots are going or how they're going to intersect, and I would be shocked if I actually understood what was going on at the end. But, I will continue on regardless in the hopes that my concerns are wrong.

[Whitney]

Rinn wrote: "Locke Lamora was one of our reads in 2013, think it was a hit with the group :) Welcome, Chakara!"

thank you!

[Jessie]

I just finished Luck in the Shadows by Lynn Flewelling. The first half was definitely a more satisfying read than the second, but I picked up the second installment in hopes of seeing improved craft. And hey, I don't see gay or bisexual characters too often so it's a nice change of pace from Rand al'Thor, Ladies' Man.

[Joey]

Lies will be soon. But first for me is Steelheart.

[Freya, Dragon Rider]

Finished reading vol 2 of Earl and Fairy, and a dinky book on life in a medieval castle :)

I find Earl and Fairy on the one hand pretty weird and mushy to read as some of the characters actions are just not what you'd do if you were sane, but faeries and folklore references... I can't help myself :D

[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

Just finished Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - I loved it!! Strongly recommend checking it out!

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

Oooh I have that one on my Kindle, planning to read it this year for the DC vs Marvel Challenge :)

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

Steelheart

YES.

[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

Yes Rinn!!!

What did you think??

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

LOVED IT!! Contemplating writing a review, since I will definitely be reviewing Firefight and I like to review series :P The ending was amazing, and literally through every minute of the story I had everything visualised perfectly in my head.

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Make sure you read Mitosis too Rinn . Its a nice bridging story between the two books

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

I want to, but I don't want to pay £1.49 for such a short story, which it is at the mo :(

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

I spent ten quid on it but it was signed so I didn't mind

[Tom]

mitosis does get mentioned quite a few times in firefight probably won't matter too much but could be a couple of things you don't understand

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

Oh frustrating :( I always assume that .5 books aren't necessary, but just add a little more. I'll see how it goes anyway, will be reading Firefight soon. But first The Well of Ascension I think ;)

[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

In my opinion it does just add to it... I don't Think you'd know you'd missed anything if you didn't read it.

Mistborn win!

[Kirsty, Jedi Master]

In my opinion it does just add to it... I don't Think you'd know you'd missed anything if you didn't read it.

Mistborn win!

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

Also, written my review of Steelheart, it will be up next week :D

[Joey]

Just finished Firefight.

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

How was it Joseph . Its my next book in line

[Joey]

Quite good. A nice follow up to Steelheart, but please read Mitosis first. It's the bridge novella.

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

It's not my next in line, but close! I will read something else after Well of Ascension, or that'll be 3 Sandersons in a row ;)

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

I read Mitosis at the end of last year so I'm all set

[Joey]

3 Sanderson's in a row is what I just did. I'm working on The Name of the Wind as a break.

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Sanderson is on of tge few authors were 3 in a row isn't a problem

[Joey]

Agreed.

[Kritika]

Speaking of Sanderson, I just finished The Rithmatist last night. I never thought I would be afraid of little chalk drawings, but chalklings are freaky! I love how even when he writes for a younger audience, Sanderson never follows the usual tropes.

[Joey]

He writes YA novels for adults is the best way I can describe it.

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

I think it was Neil Gaiman who said it but its better to write a book as all age than young adult. I think Sanderson hits that on the head

[Joey]

More or less.

[Whitney]

Kritika wrote: "Speaking of Sanderson, I just finished The Rithmatist last night. I never thought I would be afraid of little chalk drawings, but chalklings are freaky! I love how even when he writ..."

I really want to read his middle grade series. I guess I'll wait until I finish this cute lil series The Fairy-Tale Detectives Sisters grimm series. Annoying yes but also cute.

[David Coulson]

Finished up Perdido Street Station which was super weird, trippy, and ultimately too wordy. While everything came together in the end, I feel like you could have cut out 1/3 of it and it would have been a better book. The book just dragged for too long to really keep my interest.

Started on The Blinding Knife book 2 of the Lightbringer Series. Really loved the first one, excited to see where the characters go and what more we can learn about this world.

Still need to find a book that will fit into the final challenge I have to defeat Joker over at Marvel vs. DC challenge. I'm sure I'll find something.

[Joey]

I am in the depths of .

It is a book that killed the idea of adverbs to gain their power. The MADNESS, THE MADNESS!

[David Coulson]

Finished The Blinding Knife really, really enjoyed it. It way the larger world is built out over the course of this book is great with talk of the The Everdark Gates, more info on the satrapies and their differences, and aspects of their world that the Chromeria likes pretend don't exist; old gods, "heretic" colors, and the secret history of the world.

Jumping straight into The Broken Eye. Hopefully this series continues to be just as good.

[Rachel]

My re-read shelf is so bloated; I think I'm going to have to take this year to sit down and re-read all my favorites. xD;
I just finished re-reading Running with the Demon. Just as good this time as it was the first time I read it. Recommend it to anyone who enjoys urban fantasy. :)

[Laura]

I'm currently juggling Handcuffs and Lace in physical form and Earthrise on my phone through the Kindle app. The Giver is also in the back seat of our car for 'emergency' reading (in the case we forgot to bring a book and are bored out of our gord somewhere), and I have a pile I've been meaning to go through back at home.

[David Coulson]

Since I last checked in I have finished The Broken Eye and Annihilation.

The Broken Eye was good, though it felt very much like a transitional book, setting things up for book 4 in the series. I liked how many of the characters evolved (Kip, Karris, Teia) but after the action and hints of the larger world we got in The Blinding Knife I couldn't help but think that it was a let down.

Annihilation was... strange. I've never ready anything quite like it. I spent the first half of the book gradually realizing that there wasn't to be an explanation about what was going on because it was a world that. After I accepted that I enjoyed the rest of the ride. Very interested to see what the story of the sequels is.

Taking a break from in depth stuff and doing a re-read of Lock In. I'm interested to see if I still enjoy it as much knowing what happens this time.

[Whitney]

About to finish up The Martian in audio and hopefully Storm Front as well.

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

See How Small - did not enjoy this one. So disjointed...

[David Coulson]

Finished Lock In. Didn't enjoy it as much on the re-read since I knew all the details of the conspiracy. But I still appreciated Scalzi's writing and dialogue between Shane and Vann constantly cracked me up.

Now working on The Way of Shadows which hasn't grabbed me the way his other series Lightbringer did. I'm only 33% in so there's still time for things to turn around, but so far I don't feel any connection to the world or characters.

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Well I finished Neil Gaimans new collection of short stories, Trigger Warning. Well worth the read , Some great stories plus a Shadow story ☺

[David]

I finished a re-read of I, Robot by Isaac Asimov

[Kritika]

David Coulson wrote: "Finished Lock In. Didn't enjoy it as much on the re-read since I knew all the details of the conspiracy. But I still appreciated Scalzi's writing and dialogue between Shane and Vann..."

I didn't connect with the characters after the entire book, so I'm probably not going to finish that series. I'll check out Lightbringer though!

[David Coulson]

Kritika wrote: "David Coulson wrote: "Finished Lock In. Didn't enjoy it as much on the re-read since I knew all the details of the conspiracy. But I still appreciated Scalzi's writing and dialogue ..."

I agree about Way of Shadows. The Black Prism is the first book of the Lightbringer series, which I really enjoyed. It has a similar writing style, as you would expect, but the characters are better and the world better developed. The second book is where it really gets good though.

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

Just recently read malice and valor by John Gwynne back to back. Have to say I was super impressed and the series has the making to be one of my top 3-5. I believe malice won the David gemmell award.

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

I keep meaning to buy Malice. I read the Grail Quest books by Bernard Cornwell with a sword called Malice in them and the John Gwynne book has caught my eye because of that. I'll have to take the plunge at some point

[Lancer, Warden of the Slums]

To me the series is almost like taking the best parts of ASOIAF and wheel of time series then making it better. Has a high fantasy feel to it as well but can be darker and grittier at times too. I'm a little biased though because I absolutely loved them.

[Paul, A wanderer in unknown realms]

Thats fair enough. Always on the lookout for a good fantasy seriez