- Finished The Better Part of Valour by Tanya Huff. Book 2 of Confederation series. It took a long time to finish this, but I am still interested in the story.
- Read Jujitu Kaisen: Vol. 6 by George Akutmi.
- Read Skyward by Brandon Sanderson, first book of the Skyward (Cytoverse) series. Loved the book.
- Currently reading Starsight by Brandon Sanderson, second book of Skyward (Cytoverse) series.
What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening?
Listening to Paradise Lost by John Milton and No Gods for Drowning by Hailey Piper. Though, I’ll probably be working on Paradise Lost for a while because I have to be in the right mind set for it; it’s hard to multitask listening to that one 😅
I’ve been working my way through the JD Kirk Scottish crime series. I’ve literally been reading a book per day, currently on the first book of the DI Heather Filson series, The One That Got Away.
Have you got round to the Bob Hoon books yet? If you can do audiobooks I’d highly recommend those; the narrator is brilliant at Hoon and the books are absolutely fucking hysterical
I’ve been doing them in Kirk’s reading order, so I read the Hoon books interleaved with the Logan ones.
I can’t abide audio books, so I’ll miss out on the narration.
My favourite paraphrased lines -
Female villain - “I’d ask you to join our organisation, Mr Hoon, but I know exactly what you’d say”
Hoon - “I’d say shove it up yer fish-hole, you badly-aimed batch of ejaculate”
Female villain - “Ok I admit I didn’t know exactly what you’d say…”
Wow, a book a day. And I just looked them up, they aren’t small either.
What kind of books are these? Leaning towards mystery? or action? or something else?
They’re a mix of thriller and mystery, I guess, with a bit of humor thrown in.
I’m working my way through Kill the Farm Boy by Kevin Herne and Delilah S Dawson.
It’s trying to be a witty romp in the style of The Princess Bride by William S Goldman or something by Pratchett, but it’s just trying too hard to get to the next joke. I like terrible puns and groaners, but the jokes should be in service of the plot, and this book unfortunately just feels like the plot is an afterthought to get to the next big joke.
Finishing up Dune again. After that, I’ll probably try Iain M. Banks’ Culture series on the recommendation of a good friend.
The sequels aren’t quite as good as the original, though God emperor is worth the read if you have gotten that far.
Currently (re)reading The Dresden Files, as it happens.
