The Sword and Laser discussion
What books have you read in the 2024 Goodreads choice awards?
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Bright Sword by Grossman (my vote)
Somewhere Beyond the Sea by Klune
Emily Wilde's Map... by Fawcett
Dead Cat Tail Assassins by Clark
The Familiar by Bardugo
I haven't read any of the Science Fiction nominees

Fantasy:
When Among Crows is the only one I’ve read, but I have a library hold on The Dead Cat Tail Assassins. Haven’t voted.
Science Fiction:
I’ve read Service Model, The Mercy of Gods and The Ministry of Time with Baby X on hold. Voted for Ministry.
Debut novel:
I’ve only read Ministry, voted for that.

also read Emily Wilde’s Map of the Otherlands and The Book of Doors
dnfed A Sorceress Comes to Call
Science Fiction: voted for The Ministry of Time
Romantasy: voted for Apprentice to the Villain
Debut: voted for The Book of Doors

It seems I was not even aware of most of this year's nominations. Guess I'm not keeping up, but I don't really need more books to read as my already enormous TBR stack is threating to fall over and crush me. 📚

I haven't read any of the fantasy books but Dead Cat Tail Assassins is on my TBR, as is the winner (the Klune book). I wasn't so in love with the Emily Wilde book to read its sequel, either.
On the SF list, I haven't read any of them, and haven't heard of most. This year has been a lot of fantasy, romantasy, and cozy mysteries.

I also have the non-fiction books The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore and The Third Gilmore Girl: A Memoir on my TBR.
At some point I’ll probably read the Fantasy winner Somewhere Beyond the Sea, the sequel to The House in the Cerulean Sea.
For Fantasy I’ve read The Bright Sword, book of doors, Emily Wilde #2, the tainted cup and I’m reading the warm hands of Ghosts
For Science Fiction I’ve read red side story, Stardust Grail, the other Valley, mercy of gods and Service model
For horror I’ve read I was a teenage slasher, Diavola, you like it darker, incidents around the house, house of bone and rain and the eyes are the best part
For debut novel I’ve read the eyes are the best part and book of doors