What are you reading in August 2020?

[Virginie, Meow.]

Hello my fellow book-dragons!

I hope July treated you well and that August will bring you sunny times and good reads :)

What are you reading / planning to read this month?

[Joseph]

It was actually yesterday, but I finished The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water (which I loved) and started Gentlemen of the Road by Michael Chabon.

[Joseph]

And finished Gentlemen of the Road and started In an Absent Dream, fourth in Seanan McGuire's Wayward Children series.

[Chris]

From Cold Ashes Risen in eBook by Rob J. Hayes

Also working through the audio for Brief Cases

[Joseph]

Am now a good ways into Come Tumbling Down, fifth in Seanan McGuire's Wayward Children series. I love these books!

[Joseph]

And Harrow the Ninth just manifested on my Kindle, so next up for me is ...

[Mary]

The Princess Who Forgot She Was Beautiful by William David Ellis

[Mary]

The Vikings: From Odin to Christ by Martyn Whittock

[Mary]

Islam, Arabs, and the Intelligent World of the Jinn by Amira El-Zein

[Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ]

I meant to read Gideon and then this. I need to up my game, I'm reading all sorts of fluffy stuff!

[Joseph]

Finished Harrow the Ninth (which does, in fact, come together at the end) and decided it was time for some old-school sword & sorcery, so started The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian by (of course) Robert E. Howard.

[Mary]

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

[Elise]

I finished The Girl in the Tower yesterday. Had some trouble keeping my attention on it -- for various reasons, not the book's fault. I still liked it, but I think I'll wait until it's actually winter before reading the final book.

[Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ]

I really struggled with the Bear and the Nightingale which put me off the second book.

[Elise]

Helen wrote: "I really struggled with the Bear and the Nightingale which put me off the second book."

A lot of people say the second is an improvement, so you might give it a try if you haven't already.

[Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ]

Elise wrote: "Helen wrote: "I really struggled with the Bear and the Nightingale which put me off the second book."

A lot of people say the second is an improvement, so you might give it a try if you haven't al..."

There was to much prettiness of language and not enough plot for me :)

[Elise]

Helen wrote: "Elise wrote: "Helen wrote: "I really struggled with the Bear and the Nightingale which put me off the second book."

A lot of people say the second is an improvement, so you might give it a try if ..."

Yeah, I think that is a weakness of the first book, but there is more of a plot in the second book.

[Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ]

Oh cool. I’ll put it back on the list.

I’ve started Terry Brooks. I don’t have a huge choice of audio in Fantasy. Unless you count young kids books. But they are expanding and the Ilse Witch trilogy came in. Then I realised I’d only read half the set of books (paperback days). I have 2/3 of the next in paper too. I also have the next in kindle and 1 other set in kindle books.

I think because you don’t see them physically, you forget they’re there ready to read so I decided that I’d read them in chronological order.

I can’t see what I’m typing!! App!!!

[Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ]

And I was talking about the library. They also have the last two sets in physical copies. So wish me luck!

[Joseph]

Spent a few days semi-off the grid (up at my parents', where the internet speed is measured with single digits) during which I finished The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian, devoured Bone Silence in as close to one sitting as I could manage, and started Walter Jon Williams' Quillifer, which so far is giving me a bit of a K.J. Parker vibe. (Which is, of course, not a bad thing.)

[Elise]

I just finished How to Stop Time. I liked it, but could have been stronger in terms of plot.

Now diving into The Rage of Dragons.

[Palash]

Started reading Memories of Ice today. I was on a break from Malazan series for some time. I will start another book in parallel to be read during small breaks in daily routine. Gotta step up the reading speed now or i will end up missing this year's target.

[Mary]

Destroyer of the Gods: Early Christian Distinctiveness in the Roman World by Larry W. Hurtado

[Mary]

Legends of the Fire Spirits: Jinn and Genies from Arabia to Zanzibar by Robert W. Lebling

[Mary]

Destroyer of Worlds by Larry Correia while awaiting the September thread. 0:)

[Virginie, Meow.]

It's round-up time once again! How many books did you read? Any favorites?

Here are some symbols to copy-paste if you want them :)

[★☆☆☆☆]
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[★★★★☆]
[★★★★★]
📖 = print books
🎧 = audiobooks

[Virginie, Meow.]

Mary wrote: "Destroyer of Worlds by Larry Correia while awaiting the September thread. 0:)"

Creating it right now, my apologies for the delay :)

[Joseph]

Gentlemen of the Road [★★★★☆]
In an Absent Dream [★★★★★]
Come Tumbling Down [★★★★★]
Harrow the Ninth [★★★★★]
The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian [★★★★★]
Bone Silence [★★★★★]
Quillifer [★★★★☆]

An altogether good month, reading-wise.

[Elise]

I thought I had read more. Neither of them really blew me away either.

The Girl in the Tower ★★★★☆
How to Stop Time ★★★★☆

[Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ]

Vengeance★★★☆☆
Sleepless in Manhattan★★★★☆
Sunset in Central Park★★★★☆
Longstone★★★★☆
Imaginary Friends★★★☆☆
Running with the Demon★★★★★
A Knight of the Word★★★★★
Home★★★☆☆
Die for You★★★☆☆
Miracle on fifth avenue★★★★☆
How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf★★★★☆
My Bluegrass Baby★★★☆☆
Sourdough★★★☆☆
The Store★★★☆☆



I did a ton of audio this month. I'm really into thrillers too.

[Ctgt]

Helen wrote: "Vengeance★★★☆☆
Sleepless in Manhattan★★★★☆
Sunset in Central Park★★★★☆
Longstone★★★★☆
Imaginary Friends★★★☆☆
[book:Ru..."

Wow that's a pretty busy month.

[Ctgt]

Little late with this but
Broken Sigil ★★★★☆ 📖
Pulp ★★★★★ 📖
Broken ★★★★☆ 📖
I'm Thinking of Ending Things ★★★★☆ 🎧
Nine Bar Blues ★★★★★ 📖
Priest of Bones ★★★★☆ 🎧
The Beautiful Thing That Awaits Us All ★★★★☆ 📖
The Reddening ★★★★☆ 📖
Last Year's Man ★★★☆☆ 📖
White Pines ★★★★☆ 📖

[Helen, I·ᴍ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪʙʀᴀʀʏ]

I’m not sure how I ended up with so many, lol