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Vagabond Treehouse (2023) [Beware of Chicken 3 - December 4th]
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It will mostly be a reread for me. I was reading back in 2018 and dropped it on book 9 (I know, just ridiculous) and now I have to start over to finally finish the series.
Right now my thoughts are just "Anomander Rake" so... lol
Hahaha! It is weird. So many people just love Anomander Rake, but I never connected with his character. For me the regular soldiers and, of course, Kruppe, are the stars of the series! I just love them:)))
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Most of my other random recommendation attempts haven't been nearly as successful...
Tehol for President! and Bugg ;)
Hahaha! Tehol and Bugg don't come up until book #5, but I love them as well...Iain, are you talking about Iskaral Puss, Shadow Throne 's high priest, the one with the little flying monkeys following him around worshipping him? I absolutely adore him too!!! Really, the one part that absolutely traumatized me was in book 9.. And it really sucks now on re-read, because we just met the woman involved in it in book 3, and she is so full of life and vigor, and just knowing what will happen to her, I can't shake it off.... *trying really hard not to think about it!!!!*
Ugh Choko, I know what you're talking about and I HATED that
I cringe every time I even think about it...
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It was also full of foreshadowing and portents for the future of the series... hopefully the next book doesn't take 3 years to release... I don't really begrudge the 3 year gap betwee 2 & 3, between the pandemic, and the impressive quality... but if every book takes 3 years, it'll be 18 years before book 4-9 are done...
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OK, next new series I tackle will be the Tarot Sequence! I haven't heard you that excited about a series in a long time...
Yeah I'll definitely be checking it out end of this month or early next month!
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Great magic, great plot, bit of romance is OK of any type, solid bromance, found family, tons of character moments, etc...
That also sounds like right up my alley... Maybe I'll squeeze the first one in as my next book :D
Emily wrote: "Ugh Choko, I know what you're talking about and I HATED that"Oooh, I remember the folks in the Malazan BR warning about something like that... I imagine it must be the same thing...
@Iain, are you doing Tarot sequence on audio or physical?
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mmm... adding to audible wishlist and hoping for a sale...
I started Tarot Sequence! am liking it so far.. Quinn instantly triggered my protection instincts so I'll be very sad if something happens to him or if he's bad haha
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I’m really excited for it, even tho I’m sure it’s not all going to be rainbows and ponies…
Good to know, thanks Iain xD
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The Tarot Accounts... I knew it was something that implied characters telling their stories...
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Finished Tarot Sequence #1.. Am definitely intrigued so far, I feel like there were a lot of hints given about Rune's.. larger role in things?...(view spoiler)
Really like the characters though, and you're right about all the things good Urban fantasy has!
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Really like the characters thou..."
Like I said before, the series is planned as 3 trilogies... this first trilogy gives us most all of the details we'd want/need about Rune's backstory (the things he's keeping secret from the reader)...
The second trilogy will give details on his future / the prophecies (things being kept secret from Rune)...
And the third trilogy is The Endgame, where everything setup will play out...
I'm very excited for it all... this is the author's main writing credits, to date, and he only gets better at pacing and plotting as the trilogy progresses, in my opinion (and I don't usually note things like that)...
Ilona Andrews has a fun blog post where Hidden Legacy and Innkeeper characters reading each others books. It think fans will enjoy it :)https://ilona-andrews.com/2022/happy-...
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When I heard it was a cross between the Poor Man's Fight series and the Good Intentions series, it wasn't kidding... looks like a similar premise... down on his luck kid decides to help a damsel, and gets more than he bargained for...
In Good Intentions, he ends up in a dominant role to an angel and a demon, when he interrupts a cult ritual binding...
In Hot Restart, he frees an Artificial Intelligence in a human body from stasis / captivity...
I have Good Intentions queued for my audible.. Probably won't get to it for a while though...But yay more things to add!
About 34% into A Soldier's Duty and I'm pretty hooked! Despite me reading on Kindle.... We're in Hell Week right now (view spoiler)I really like the setup of this, and I think I've been more in the sci/fi mood rather than fantasy.
Also about half way through The Hanged Man on audio (view spoiler)
End of Hell Week (view spoiler)Really wish this was on audio so I didn't have to keep taking breaks!
Emily, the ending of Hell Week was intense, wasn't it! And the Psi doctor she meets right after gives you a very good idea of why she is the way she is. I just finished A Soldier 's duty yesterday and started the next one right away. I like Ia and I love the set up of that world! I feel exactly the way you do, Emily. Right now I am in more of a Sci-fi mood and I can't get enough... I also wish it was on audio, because I can't read my Kindle while driving:((((( And I drive pretty much all day.
I am on the 10th book of Wheel of Time, so I can at least listen to that during the day...
We are doing the next St. Mary's this Monday, Right?
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Hot Restart: I went ahead and started reading the ebook, and kinda read 75-80% already... and I think it's pretty great... there's a fair bit of sex, but the 2 main characters don't even meet until 10% in, because there's a fair bit of setup...
The amorphous gel creature sex was interesting, to say the least... but mostly, because I couldn't quit thinking of Splurt from Space Team :D
And the "shameless monetization and appropriation of human culture" warned of in the blurb... when the MCs visit O’Humans Tavern SportsPub LoungeGrill and Bar and Teahouse Poolhall, an alien bar catering to humans... the MC gets a triple corndog burger... more specifically, three jalapeno-buffalo-wing-fried mozzarella chicken tender pretzel-peanut hot dogs on a pizza-flavored hamburger bun...
Soldier's Duty: Hell Week is definitely a high point of the early book... the moments when her precognition doesn't work tend to do that to her... she's a bit high-strung with threats to her future...
Glad to see you guys' liking the books, tho... I'm still partway through my re-read of book 3, I think... my ereading comes and goes... and sometimes it just jumps to other books on a whim...
St. Mary's: the plan works for me... I have some short stories loaded up, and the next main entry on our list...
Thanks for the warning Iain! I'll keep that in mind lolI try to read a bit before bed, but it usually puts me right to sleep.. So a good thing and a bad thing I guess xD
Would love to get back into St. Mary's! We're a bit more than halfway I believe at this point? I think next up isChristmas Past the short and An Argumentation of Historians?
Iain! Almost done with The Hourglass Throne and tysm for suggesting these! The first two were good, but this one just got me RIGHT in the heartstrings with this found family... All the great urban fantasy elements are just a cherry on top really 🥺(view spoiler)
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I'm having alot of success on that front, this summer...
Re:Tower: (view spoiler)
Timelord Iain wrote: "Emily wrote: "Iain! Almost done with The Hourglass Throne and tysm for suggesting these! The first two were good, but this one just got me RIGHT in the heartstrings with this found ..."Oh for sure! (view spoiler)
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@Iain. Just started Christopher Farnsworth’s new book (Reunion). About 30% through and I’m loving it. Wish this dude wrote more books.
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I still need to check out his other stuff, but the Nathaniel Cade vampire agent series was great on Hoopla...
...and I just looked up Reunion and it looks and sounds awesome... the cover is giving me big Cthulhu vibes... and the blurb is all Buffy, 20 year class reunion tour... double awesome...
Everyone else should try and get this book... it's standalone, unless it leaves itself open for a series, at the end... :D
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Yeah audio would be nice. Pretty cheap buy and so far I’m loving it
Oh no Brian is the bad (good book?) influence this time?? xD... I'll probably get it ;D
Lol sorry!!!!! Y’all have been guilty of it too at some point. My TBR only grows because of this group.
Its truly a blessing and a curse xD
Lovely seeing all y'all's reviews and what reading! I added many to my want to read lists. :)My reading has slowed to a crawl since work started up again a week and a half ago--I want to jump back in to St. Mary's but I might be somewhat lagging behind.
Hugs all around!
So yeah totally bought Reunion.. About 25% in now... Very much enjoying it so far, Reminds me a bit of It, but less creepy and more fast-paced
Nirkatze wrote: "Lovely seeing all y'all's reviews and what reading! I added many to my want to read lists. :)My reading has slowed to a crawl since work started up again a week and a half ago--I want to jump bac..."
No worries, we stalled at #8 for a bit which I think you've read already... Just starting #9 now, and I don't think we'll continue at our early summer pace ;)
The Christmas story with Mathew was very nice and Christmasy:))) It brought all those feelings of good deeds and tugged on the heartstrings...I started St. Mary's #9... Only about 15% in, but I feel like she has purposely begun with a ton of humor, which makes me nervous that she might be preparing us for some tragedy and hardships for the rest of the book.
Up to where The Idiot who has to go got back to work. I have been laughing out loud like a crazy person at so many points, I can't even begin to count them all.. However, the picture of Markham ringing a bell and calling "Unclean, Unclean!!!" Infront of The Idiot, just had me in stitches!!! And the chicken!!! And I just love the whole group of regulars in St. Mary's!
There was again that Time Travel paradox with what caused what, when it came to Henry VIII's accident and those always catch at me a bit... But it is what it is...
Also, the Time Police and Max's plan sounds like a disaster waiting to happen...
Nirkatze, we totally understand and we are here, no matter what:)))
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