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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Feb 7, 2024 14:55:05 GMT -5
Describing CC as "based off Zootopia" is the funniest way to do it. Kudos for you for getting as far as book 3; I might have managed to get through book 1 if it had been about 300 pages shorter, but unfortunately I did not make it because I disliked pretty much everything about that book.
Currently re-reading The Stolen Heir by Holly Black. Mostly because I recently re-read The Cruel Prince trilogy to see how it held up (and it was easy to grab from the library for a road trip), and thought I might as well re-read The Stolen Heir to refresh myself since the sequel comes out in March. Also IIRC when I read it the first time, it was a few years after reading the previous trilogy, and so there were a lot of little things I'd forgotten about the MC's history since she was a barely-there side character.
I'm also trying to get into adult fantasy, so I started The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne, but the pacing is much slower and it's hard for me to get invested in what's going on.
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Post by Sunleap24973 on Feb 7, 2024 15:12:52 GMT -5
I've slowly been working my way through the entire Hercule Poirot series. I'm almost done! I just need to read the last one: Curtain.
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Post by Pixie on Feb 7, 2024 15:22:44 GMT -5
Describing CC as "based off Zootopia" is the funniest way to do it. Kudos for you for getting as far as book 3; I might have managed to get through book 1 if it had been about 300 pages shorter, but unfortunately I did not make it because I disliked pretty much everything about that book. Currently re-reading The Stolen Heir by Holly Black. Mostly because I recently re-read The Cruel Prince trilogy to see how it held up (and it was easy to grab from the library for a road trip), and thought I might as well re-read The Stolen Heir to refresh myself since the sequel comes out in March. Also IIRC when I read it the first time, it was a few years after reading the previous trilogy, and so there were a lot of little things I'd forgotten about the MC's history since she was a barely-there side character. I'm also trying to get into adult fantasy, so I started The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne, but the pacing is much slower and it's hard for me to get invested in what's going on. Idk, I think I might give up on SJM. The older I get, the more eh I think her writing is. Something about the idea of humans growling makes me cringe and I know they're not humans but they're human enough. I love The Folk of the Air. I liked Holly Black's depiction of faeries much more than SJM's. It's whimsical and Jude is such a standout protagonist. I feel that authors tend to fail in giving first person narrators a voice, but Jude is so full of personality. Kinda sad because I lost my dust jacket for The Stolen Heir. And also because I missed the opportunity to sign up for a book signing event only 2 hours away. I can't wait to see Jude and Cardan again, though, in the next installment. I'm trying to get into adult fantasy as well. I heard Brandon Sanderson was one of the best fantasy authors. However, I find it so hard to get into a book packed full of complex world building. I read the first book of his Skyward series, a sci-fi young adult series by him and found it to be really boring (probably because I don't like legitimate sci fi, I like sci fantasy). I thought the story and concept was really neat, just didn't find it gripping enough.
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Post by Pixie on Feb 7, 2024 15:23:23 GMT -5
I've slowly been working my way through the entire Hercule Poirot series. I'm almost done! I just need to read the last one: Curtain. I've always wanted to get into mystery. How is it?
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Post by Sunleap24973 on Feb 7, 2024 15:39:38 GMT -5
I've slowly been working my way through the entire Hercule Poirot series. I'm almost done! I just need to read the last one: Curtain. I've always wanted to get into mystery. How is it? Really fun and engaging. I always have a ton of fun guessing who the murderer is. One thing though is that it's been horrible for my sleep schedule. I usually have to stay up to see the solution.
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Post by BҽɾɾყႦʅσσɱ on Feb 7, 2024 16:10:38 GMT -5
Just got done re-reading the Ruby Red YA trilogy by Kerstin Gier. It's originally in German but takes place in England (London to be more precise) and is also available in English. I read it the first time as a young teen and even managed to get my mother to read the trilogy back then, which I still consider one of my greatest accomplishments/achievements because she usually does not enjoy reading much.
Reading those three books (Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue and Emerald Green) as an adult was certainly an experience for me after quite a long time. Something I thought would stop me from enjoying it would be the fact that it is a first-person perspective read and I'm not a fan of that anymore, these days. But I remembered how much I enjoyed the PoV of the FL back then and so pushed through that aversion.
The trilogy is about time travel. But into the past (so historical, 18th century to be more precise). And it also features romance as well as mystery. The protagonist is called Gwyneth (her name is Gwendolyn in the original German version though) and her love interest is an arrogant (as is so often the case) guy named Gideon. There are multiple time travellers and each of them is represented by a gemstone, Gwyneth's is the ruby. Originally, it was believed that Gwyneth's cousin Charlotte would be the one to be able to travel through time and she was thus trained/prepared for it as such. But then, it turns out that Gwyneth is actually the one in her family to possess that ability. Highly recommend this one, it holds up.
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Feb 7, 2024 16:14:30 GMT -5
Describing CC as "based off Zootopia" is the funniest way to do it. Kudos for you for getting as far as book 3; I might have managed to get through book 1 if it had been about 300 pages shorter, but unfortunately I did not make it because I disliked pretty much everything about that book. Currently re-reading The Stolen Heir by Holly Black. Mostly because I recently re-read The Cruel Prince trilogy to see how it held up (and it was easy to grab from the library for a road trip), and thought I might as well re-read The Stolen Heir to refresh myself since the sequel comes out in March. Also IIRC when I read it the first time, it was a few years after reading the previous trilogy, and so there were a lot of little things I'd forgotten about the MC's history since she was a barely-there side character. I'm also trying to get into adult fantasy, so I started The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne, but the pacing is much slower and it's hard for me to get invested in what's going on. Idk, I think I might give up on SJM. The older I get, the more eh I think her writing is. Something about the idea of humans growling makes me cringe and I know they're not humans but they're human enough. I love The Folk of the Air. I liked Holly Black's depiction of faeries much more than SJM's. It's whimsical and Jude is such a standout protagonist. I feel that authors tend to fail in giving first person narrators a voice, but Jude is so full of personality. Kinda sad because I lost my dust jacket for The Stolen Heir. And also because I missed the opportunity to sign up for a book signing event only 2 hours away. I can't wait to see Jude and Cardan again, though, in the next installment. I'm trying to get into adult fantasy as well. I heard Brandon Sanderson was one of the best fantasy authors. However, I find it so hard to get into a book packed full of complex world building. I read the first book of his Skyward series, a sci-fi young adult series by him and found it to be really boring (probably because I don't like legitimate sci fi, I like sci fantasy). I thought the story and concept was really neat, just didn't find it gripping enough. I read ACOTAR years ago back before it had BookTok hype, and although I didn't think it was anything special, I found it entertaining enough. So occasionally I go back and re-read it. The TOG series was so bland and boring, I never finished it. CC felt like a teenager's take on what it means to be "adult" (regarding genre) and had horrible pacing so I DNF'd at like page 300. I hate the strangehold Maas has on the YA genre right now. Fae being portrayed as actual fae was definitely refreshing and one of the reasons I enjoyed Black's books. I'm so tired of fairy-inspired books because most just portray them as "extra hot humans with super powers" and it's like the most boring interpretation. The concept of Jude being both reviled and needed for her mortal ability to lie was a super interesting concept to me. I read Sanderson's Mistborn 1 and 2 a few years ago, but have not gotten around to 3 (something happened to a character at the very end of 2 that kinda killed my interest in wondering what happened next). I did finally tackle the first Stormlight Archive book, Way of Kings, which was super good but definitely intimidating at 1200 pages. I should probably just read the next one.
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Post by *Ravenpaw* on Feb 7, 2024 17:01:13 GMT -5
I'm reading wayyyy too many books at the moment. (Thanks, brain. ugh) One of them is LOTR, The Fellowship of the Ring. I really like it so far.
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Post by risotto nero's luvr on Feb 7, 2024 17:15:03 GMT -5
i've been reading romeo and juliet as i never really cared when i read it back in high school and now i wanna give it a fair shot lol
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Post by Defty on Feb 7, 2024 17:17:11 GMT -5
The NeverEnding Story — Michael Ende (Lol don’t judge. I like fairy tales, they’re a comforting read)
The Naked Sun — Isaac Asimov
Peter Pan — J.M. Barrie
Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint — Sing Shong
New Earth — Ben Bova
The Three-Body Problem — Liu Cixin
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Post by Pixie on Feb 7, 2024 18:38:39 GMT -5
Just got done re-reading the Ruby Red YA trilogy by Kerstin Gier. It's originally in German but takes place in England (London to be more precise) and is also available in English. I read it the first time as a young teen and even managed to get my mother to read the trilogy back then, which I still consider one of my greatest accomplishments/achievements because she usually does not enjoy reading much. Reading those three books ( Ruby Red, Sapphire Blue and Emerald Green) as an adult was certainly an experience for me after quite a long time. Something I thought would stop me from enjoying it would be the fact that it is a first-person perspective read and I'm not a fan of that anymore, these days. But I remembered how much I enjoyed the PoV of the FL back then and so pushed through that aversion. The trilogy is about time travel. But into the past (so historical, 18th century to be more precise). And it also features romance as well as mystery. The protagonist is called Gwyneth (her name is Gwendolyn in the original German version though) and her love interest is an arrogant (as is so often the case) guy named Gideon. There are multiple time travellers and each of them is represented by a gemstone, Gwyneth's is the ruby. Originally, it was believed that Gwyneth's cousin Charlotte would be the one to be able to travel through time and she was thus trained/prepared for it as such. But then, it turns out that Gwyneth is actually the one in her family to possess that ability. Highly recommend this one, it holds up. I’ll look into it!
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Post by Pixie on Feb 7, 2024 18:57:31 GMT -5
Idk, I think I might give up on SJM. The older I get, the more eh I think her writing is. Something about the idea of humans growling makes me cringe and I know they're not humans but they're human enough. I love The Folk of the Air. I liked Holly Black's depiction of faeries much more than SJM's. It's whimsical and Jude is such a standout protagonist. I feel that authors tend to fail in giving first person narrators a voice, but Jude is so full of personality. Kinda sad because I lost my dust jacket for The Stolen Heir. And also because I missed the opportunity to sign up for a book signing event only 2 hours away. I can't wait to see Jude and Cardan again, though, in the next installment. I'm trying to get into adult fantasy as well. I heard Brandon Sanderson was one of the best fantasy authors. However, I find it so hard to get into a book packed full of complex world building. I read the first book of his Skyward series, a sci-fi young adult series by him and found it to be really boring (probably because I don't like legitimate sci fi, I like sci fantasy). I thought the story and concept was really neat, just didn't find it gripping enough. I read ACOTAR years ago back before it had BookTok hype, and although I didn't think it was anything special, I found it entertaining enough. So occasionally I go back and re-read it. The TOG series was so bland and boring, I never finished it. CC felt like a teenager's take on what it means to be "adult" (regarding genre) and had horrible pacing so I DNF'd at like page 300. I hate the strangehold Maas has on the YA genre right now. Fae being portrayed as actual fae was definitely refreshing and one of the reasons I enjoyed Black's books. I'm so tired of fairy-inspired books because most just portray them as "extra hot humans with super powers" and it's like the most boring interpretation. The concept of Jude being both reviled and needed for her mortal ability to lie was a super interesting concept to me. I read Sanderson's Mistborn 1 and 2 a few years ago, but have not gotten around to 3 (something happened to a character at the very end of 2 that kinda killed my interest in wondering what happened next). I did finally tackle the first Stormlight Archive book, Way of Kings, which was super good but definitely intimidating at 1200 pages. I should probably just read the next one. I have the old covers which I plan to eventually sell. Same with Throne of Glass. I also thought ToG was boring. I only started getting invested in it when Manon got introduced and even then it wasn’t enough for me to continue the series. I’m happy for SJM’s success, though. I want to be a bestselling author like that one day. I agree so much about the fairy-inspired part. I loved how Cardan had a tail to signify that he was something other. I also just love how he hated Jude for being human and yet was attracted to her at the same time. I love how Wren is completely blue and how Oak is half goat. I loved the characters and my only wish is that the books were lengthier. I just hate how on TikTok the series was marketed as a romance because people go in expecting something that it’s not, souring their experience of what I think is a genuinely great series that I reread at least once a year. The Stormlight Archive I’ve heard many great things about! I don’t mind lengthy books. The longer the adventure the more I can enjoy it (as long as it doesn’t drag). I also always read the reviews on Goodreads before buying anything and considering The Way of Kings has over 450,000 ratings averaging out to a 4.6, I will definitely be checking this one out next time I hit up B&N.
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Post by Pixie on Feb 7, 2024 18:58:52 GMT -5
I'm reading wayyyy too many books at the moment. (Thanks, brain. ugh) One of them is LOTR, The Fellowship of the Ring. I really like it so far. I’ve always wanted to get into LOTR seeing that it’s considered one of the best fantasies of all time.
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Post by Pixie on Feb 7, 2024 19:00:53 GMT -5
The NeverEnding Story — Michael Ende (Lol don’t judge. I like fairy tales, they’re a comforting read) The Naked Sun — Isaac Asimov Peter Pan — J.M. Barrie Omniscient Reader’s Viewpoint — Sing Shong New Earth — Ben Bova The Three-Body Problem — Liu Cixin That’s a lot of books to be reading. I plan on eventually getting into ORV. The edits for it on TikTok with the song Skyfall go so hard.
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Post by *Ravenpaw* on Feb 7, 2024 20:06:07 GMT -5
I'm reading wayyyy too many books at the moment. (Thanks, brain. ugh) One of them is LOTR, The Fellowship of the Ring. I really like it so far. I’ve always wanted to get into LOTR seeing that it’s considered one of the best fantasies of all time. Hope you get around to reading it sometime. It's worth it!
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Post by Jaysnow on Feb 9, 2024 14:00:40 GMT -5
Since the recent release of the Percy Jackson show I decided to start reading Heroes of Olympus. Currently on The House of Hades and I’m enjoying it. I’ve also supposedly been “reading” The Sun Trail since October but I really can’t bring myself to get through DotC. Maybe it’ll get better if I actually pick up the book again idk. Nice. The Heroes of Olympus is a mixed bag to me because 2-4 are all GOATED but the fifth book falls flat and the first book is just okay. Glad to know you're enjoying it, what book are you currently on? I'm rereading The Heroes of Olympus too as I just finished rereading Percy Jackson (yes, cause of the show). 3/4 of the way through The Lost Hero. Leo is my BOY. His back has to hurt from carrying all of the first book. The Sun Trail is actually really good, you just gotta give it a fair shot. It did take me a while to appreciate it, though.
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Post by Jaysnow on Feb 9, 2024 14:05:43 GMT -5
As I said in the above post, The Lost Hero (Book 1 in The Heroes of Olympus). Doing a reread in celebration of the Disney + show for Percy Jackson & the Olympians.
(The show did not fully live up to my expectations but it wasn't bad by any means, and certainly better than the movies although that's a pretty low bar. Still excited to see how season 2 --yes that's been confirmed-- will play out.)
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Post by Captain Americat on Feb 9, 2024 17:53:58 GMT -5
Close-Up on War by Mary Cronk Farrell
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Post by Brownie on Feb 9, 2024 23:17:07 GMT -5
Pixie (and Saint Ambrosef) as someone who has read a lot of Sanderson: any of the secret project novels are worth a read. Tress of the Emerald Sea is probably the strongest (a coming of age seafaring adventure tale that turns a lot of the tropes on their head in funny ways). And Stormlight is 100% worth the investment. They're long but I didn't think they ever felt slow (some of Oathbringer, maybe, the first time through, but the ending makes it worth it) and it's so much better for the attention given to each character's backstory and motivations. Currently rereading my boy Django Wexler. Love this guy's characters and settings. Shadow Campaigns is one of my comfort series tbh it's like, revolution era france + some light magic and lots of guns. Old guns, muzzle loaded muskets and cannon and the like, with fields of war that are just lines walking at each other until one gives under fire. I love the vibe and the characters work; there's some great reveals at the end that I like a lot too. Pacing is a bit funky on the last book but eh But currently actually reading the second series, Burningblade and Silvereye which is a lot more fantasy with two conflicting magic systems: a holy magic of divine origin and an organic manipulation magic that is seen as witchcraft. The world struggles from an old war, culminating in these two siblings who find themselves split and on opposite sides of this magic dichotomy and I've only read the first book, but the character work is good
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Feb 10, 2024 0:47:53 GMT -5
Pixie (and Saint Ambrosef) as someone who has read a lot of Sanderson: any of the secret project novels are worth a read. Tress of the Emerald Sea is probably the strongest (a coming of age seafaring adventure tale that turns a lot of the tropes on their head in funny ways). We actually have that one! My husband is a big Sanderson fan and bought Tress of the Emerald Sea a few months ago. I think I'll finish what's out of the Stormlight Archives first, though.
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Post by ᦓρ꠸ᥴꫀᠻꪖꪀᧁ on Feb 10, 2024 8:10:41 GMT -5
Since the recent release of the Percy Jackson show I decided to start reading Heroes of Olympus. Currently on The House of Hades and I’m enjoying it. I’ve also supposedly been “reading” The Sun Trail since October but I really can’t bring myself to get through DotC. Maybe it’ll get better if I actually pick up the book again idk. Nice. The Heroes of Olympus is a mixed bag to me because 2-4 are all GOATED but the fifth book falls flat and the first book is just okay. Glad to know you're enjoying it, what book are you currently on? I'm rereading The Heroes of Olympus too as I just finished rereading Percy Jackson (yes, cause of the show). 3/4 of the way through The Lost Hero. Leo is my BOY. His back has to hurt from carrying all of the first book. The Sun Trail is actually really good, you just gotta give it a fair shot. It did take me a while to appreciate it, though. YES LEO REALLY DOES CARRY THE FIRST BOOK I just started Blood of Olympus so I can’t make many judgements on the book yet but I’ve heard it’s pretty lacking like you said. So far my favorite book was The Mark of Athena and will probably stay that way. As for The Sun Trail I really do need to pick it up again. I’m sure it’s great, it’s just the lack of events in the first 150 or so pages was really boring me.
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Post by Jaysnow on Feb 10, 2024 13:38:57 GMT -5
Nice. The Heroes of Olympus is a mixed bag to me because 2-4 are all GOATED but the fifth book falls flat and the first book is just okay. Glad to know you're enjoying it, what book are you currently on? I'm rereading The Heroes of Olympus too as I just finished rereading Percy Jackson (yes, cause of the show). 3/4 of the way through The Lost Hero. Leo is my BOY. His back has to hurt from carrying all of the first book. The Sun Trail is actually really good, you just gotta give it a fair shot. It did take me a while to appreciate it, though. YES LEO REALLY DOES CARRY THE FIRST BOOK I just started Blood of Olympus so I can’t make many judgements on the book yet but I’ve heard it’s pretty lacking like you said. So far my favorite book was The Mark of Athena and will probably stay that way. As for The Sun Trail I really do need to pick it up again. I’m sure it’s great, it’s just the lack of events in the first 150 or so pages was really boring me. His back has to really hurt bad. The Mark of Athena is my second favorite in the series, it would be my favorite if not for The Son of Neptune. I just love the return of Percy, and the story is really cool (freeing Thanatos/Death himself) and I love Frank and Hazel -- both underrated as f. Fair enough. Like I said, it actually took me a long time to come to appreciate the book.
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Post by Hollyfall on Feb 11, 2024 2:35:46 GMT -5
The Plantagenets by Dan Jones. I know history isn't for everyone, but I'm fascinated by it and especially this dynasty and family. I'm not quite done, but my favourite part was of the Angevin Empire and the dynamics of Henry II's family. You think your family is argumentative and toxic? Hoo boy.
Also, Eleanor of Aquitaine is a girlboss and I love her
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2024 5:14:33 GMT -5
Just finished reading Gryphon Insurrection. It's a really good book series, basically young adult Wings of Fire. with gryphons.
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Post by Leapkit on Feb 11, 2024 13:09:54 GMT -5
Neuromancer
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Post by Brownie on Feb 11, 2024 15:18:35 GMT -5
ayo how are you liking it?
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Post by Leapkit on Feb 11, 2024 16:09:49 GMT -5
ayo how are you liking it? The pacing is dogshit and I don't understand half of wtf is going on but i'm trudging on I guess. I'm determined to finish it.
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