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Rake is 90% done with The Hobbit (Middle Earth, #0)

Smaug's ultimate fate is so freaking stupid. Even years after I first read this, I still think it's so freaking stupid.

— Jan 23, 2026 11:15AM Add a comment

Rake is 80% done with Mindstar Rising (Greg Mandel, #1)

... I hate this novel. No messing.

— Jan 23, 2026 06:12AM Add a comment

Rake is 40% done with Mindstar Rising (Greg Mandel, #1)

Uuufff, the sexim is rampant in this one.
Aaaand the good ol' homophobic slurs. Because it was the 90s.

— Jan 17, 2026 12:02AM Add a comment

Rake is 85% done with The Secret History

The five most unlikable people on Earth got together and did a crime.

— Jan 15, 2026 03:24AM Add a comment

Rake is 75% done with The Hobbit (Middle Earth, #0)

6yo is still very interested in seeing Bilbo's story to the end. Speak of Tolkien's exemplary storytelling.

— Jan 13, 2026 12:53AM Add a comment

Rake is 40% done with The Hobbit (Middle Earth, #0)

Thought my 6yo would've grown bored by now, or at least lose interest.
Nope. Speaks of Tolkien's storytelling that my son is constantly asking questions as we move forward through the story.

— Dec 09, 2025 12:46PM Add a comment

Rake is 80% done with Friendly Neighborhood Wizard

Cozyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy...

— Dec 09, 2025 11:53AM Add a comment

Rake is 85% done with Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)

I'm... all in on this series. Sharp, sharp, sharp writing and a good story to boot.

— Nov 27, 2025 11:29PM Add a comment

Rake is 20% done with Empire of the Vampire (Empire of the Vampire, #1)

I ****NG GET YOU'RE THE "LITTLE LION", MC. GET THE **** OVER YOURSELF!

— Nov 05, 2025 12:35PM Add a comment

Rake is 30% done with Das Geheimnis von Nox 1: Licht, Schatten – Flederratten!: Aufregende Fantasy-Reihe ab 9 mit explodierenden Pfannkuchen, sprechenden Glühwürmchen und wagemutigen Taglingen (German Edition)

Lifts liberally from Harry Potter, but my 6yo is loving the ride so far. Can't fault the book, especially as it's so hard to find translated fantasy fit for his age.

— Nov 03, 2025 09:12AM Add a comment

Das Geheimnis von Nox 1: Licht, Schatten – Flederratten!: Aufregende Fantasy-Reihe ab 9 mit explodierenden Pfannkuchen, sprechenden Glühwürmchen und wagemutigen Taglingen (German Edition)

Rake is 60% done with The Devils (The Devils, #1)

I'm having a roar with this audiobook. My first ever Abercrombie and I'm loving the trip.

— Aug 22, 2025 02:37AM Add a comment

Rake is 40% done with Red Rising (Red Rising Saga, #1)

Part 1 was a slog to get through, but the book's picking up in Part 2 and is actually interesting in Part 3.

— Aug 07, 2025 11:24AM Add a comment

Rake is 70% done with Lancer: An Epic Sci-Fi Adventure (Godslayers Book 1)

— Jun 26, 2025 09:40PM Add a comment

Rake is 20% done with Lancer: An Epic Sci-Fi Adventure (Godslayers Book 1)

This is amazingly well-written. Like, holy shit!

— Jun 22, 2025 05:57AM Add a comment

Rake is 50% done with The Unbroken (Magic of the Lost, #1)

— Jun 05, 2025 12:49AM Add a comment

Rake is 50% done with Alien: Covenant

Marginally better than the movie so far.

— Dec 20, 2024 10:24PM Add a comment

Rake is 75% done with The Gate of the Feral Gods (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #4)

Somehow... this keeps getting better and better.

— Nov 28, 2024 06:02AM Add a comment

Rake is starting The Gate of the Feral Gods (Dungeon Crawler Carl, #4)

— Nov 28, 2024 06:01AM Add a comment

Rake is 75% done with Shadows Linger (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #2)

The more I read, the more I want to read. Really enjoying the second Black Company novel.

— Nov 03, 2024 01:22PM Add a comment

Shadows Linger (The Chronicles of the Black Company, #2)

Rake is 60% done with Soul Hunter (Night Lords, #1)

I can definitely see how this trilogy has earned its cult status in the fandom.

— Oct 20, 2024 11:37AM Add a comment

Rake is 75% done with A Troll Walks into a Bar (Alexander Southerland, P.I. #1)

I don't care for certain parts of the worldbuilding that are, unfortunately, a pretty big part of the plot itself. But otherwise, the story is quite gripping.

— Sep 11, 2024 01:49PM Add a comment

A Troll Walks into a Bar (Alexander Southerland, P.I. #1)

Rake is 25% done with Praetorian of Dorn

Was looking forward for the longest time to more Alpha Legion.

— Aug 29, 2024 06:12AM Add a comment

Rake is 50% done with Lords and Ladies (Discworld, #14; Witches, #4)

As good the second time around as the first.

— Aug 29, 2024 06:11AM Add a comment

Lords and Ladies (Discworld, #14; Witches, #4)

Rake is 65% done with Wolfsbane (The Horus Heresy, #49)

I hate that soon there will be no more Russ books to consume. Each one is something to savor.

— Aug 15, 2024 08:06PM Add a comment

Rake is 80% done with City of the Seventh Moon (The Ankuan Trilogy #1)

— Aug 15, 2024 06:14AM Add a comment

Rake is 25% done with City of the Seventh Moon (The Ankuan Trilogy #1)

As it’s often the case for indie novels, this could really have used an editor’s touch.

— Aug 09, 2024 05:53AM Add a comment

Rake is 20% done with The Crystal Shard (Forgotten Realms: The Icewind Dale, #1; Legend of Drizzt, #4)

Audiobook listening for long trips.

Fine so far, but I've just passed the point where most reviews mention the novel going downhill. Makes me a bit cautious about continuing.

— Jul 30, 2024 03:29AM Add a comment