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Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire

McGuire seems determined to write a series of books about magic portals to other worlds in such a way as to scare away everyone from ever using one. This one comes with a lot of lectures on parenting. Lacks the redemptive hope of Every Heart a Doorway.

On the other hand, it BINGO's for Alternate World.

Andrea wrote: "Allison wrote: "Across the Nightingale Floor which was either the prettiest disappointment or the grimmest gem of a book, I'm not quite sure. "

Been wanting to read that one for a while now (love ..."

I hope you like it when/if you get to it! It's got a lot of really standard heinous stuff in it, mind you! I really must remember to read blurbs before I start books...

Finished Chronicles of Pern, which is really 5 short stories/novellas. Found that format didn't work as well, some of the stories were a bit longer than they needed to be, especially Rescue Run. But still good, I have yet to get tired of Pern.

Anyway, did the "library flip a coin" (i.e. if library has it I'll read it) for Lost Stars by Claudia Gray and it was there so starting on that next, even though I suspect I'll be unlikely to run into any dragons...

I finished The Dread Wyrm this morning, gave it 4/5 stars but to me somewhere between 4/5 and 4.5/5. Anyway overall a consistently stronger book than The Fell Sword. Much more focused on the Red Company and the POV shifts were thankfully much more limited. Overall just felt like a tighter and more focused read. Some truly epic battle scenes once again and I think the final single combat scene at the end is one of my favourite ever.

Next jumping straight into A Plague of Swords which is the next book in the series.

Hammer Break by Jonathan Moeller

Blood Cast by Jonathan Moeller

Currently reading Saint Camber by Katherine Kurtz and Swords and Deviltry by Fritz Leiber. Classic fantasy never gets old.

The Menace from Earth, and Other Stories doesn't have as many good stories as The Green Hills of Earth, but a few make the rest worth it. I particularly like the title story. Still, I only gave it a 3 star review here:
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Finished The People of Pern by Robin Wood - beautiful artwork

Finished How to Break a Dragon's Heart by Cressida Cowell - I made it this far through the series, might as well finish since it only takes a couple days to read each one. It's grown on me, perhaps I just got used to all the silly little boy jokes (all the farts and exposed underwear and women with names like "Big Boobied Bertha" and such). Plus the main villain keeps losing body parts as he goes along so I'm wondering what he's going to lose next... :)

Starting now on The Dolphins of Pern, number 13 out of 24, halfway there!

Last Judge by Jonathan Moeller

Knight In Medieval England 1000-1400 by Peter R. Coss

Almost done The City of Brass. A good book with an upsetting romance plot.

Working my way through Michael Sullivan. I finished The Age of Myth this month and just got started on The Age of Swords. Age of Swords

Gary wrote: "I finished reading Head On (Lock In #2) by John Scalzi. I am reading The Eye of the World (Wheel of Time Book #1) by Robert Jordan. I plan to read [book:Ac..."

I tried so hard to like The Eye of the World! I even read it twice, I just never managed to care enough about the characters to pick up book two, which makes me feel like a horrible Fantasy fan.

David wrote: "I'm still making my way through Oathbringer. I'm not sure I'll get it done by the end of the month. And I thought Words of Radiance was a big book!"
This is where audio books come in handy. Pretty sure I listened to most of Oathbringer while either cleaning the house or working.

Last night I started Beautiful Soup: A Novel for the 21st Century


This is set in a future where everyone has their barcode printed on their forehead. Be Proud of Your Code!

Sadly if you left out all the references to body parts and bodily functions the book would be a quarter shorter.

Started reading Fire Watch by Connie Willis a bit early since it's a hot but rainy day, good for little else than sitting in front of the computer (reading it )

I'm reading Kindred by Octavia E. Butler. Really good book, my first by this author. Hard-hitting in places though, it quite powerfully shows the brutality of slavery.

Sky Hammer by Jonathan Moeller

Finished Fire Watch by Connie Willis (very good) and Hidden by Megg Jensen (not too bad actually, but needs a little work on her two-dimensional, overly evil villains)

Since that cleared out my e-reading, starting on Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft, wasn't going to read it but then it went on sale just for us so figured it was fate...

Hello everyone. My list includes A Memory of Earth: Children of Earthrise by Daniel Arenson (currently reading), Into the Darkness: Crimson World Refugees by Jay Allan, Shadow of the Gods: Crimson World Refugees by Jay Allan, Sector 64 books 2-3 by Dean M. Cole, Freefall: Earth's Last Gambit by Felix R. Savage, The Fireman by Joe Hill and just for the fun of it I may read 1984 by George Orwell again. Next by Michael Crichton has been on my list for awhile. I may read that before 1984. I am always adding new books to my list so this is subject to change as early as tomorrow. I have books in my wish list to purchase. 😁😁

Oops, forgot to post earlier. In summary for June - I read The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. but couldn't finish it. It was just so long and slow and the style of writing really started to get to me. I don't want to read your emails, or internal memos, or fricking senate hearings, I want the story! Anyway...

I also read the The White Dragon (because I'm on the Pern-reading bandwagon) which was enjoyable. I've decided it's my new popcorn fantasy - doesn't require much thought, but it's enjoyable and it's really easy to just read too much!

I also read The Shamer's Daughter which is a translated YA/kids book. Which was really good, parts of it were really quite gritty - it certainly didn't shy away from the reality of living in a medieval era or battle. It didn't talk down to kids, but at the same time, had a relatively straight-forward plot, and some relatable characters. I think if I'd read it when I was in my early teens I would have enjoyed it even more.

I also read the first 3 books of The Great Library series by Rachel Caine (I re-read the first). Which I really really enjoyed right up until I realised that it wasn't a trilogy and the third book ended on a cliff-hanger. So frustrating! I'm glad the next book is meant to be coming out this month!! I need to know what happens next! A great steam-punk/alt. future YA based on love of books.