I'm currently reading "Les Enfants de Ji" from Pierre Grimbert. I like to read some French fantasy authors once in a while. Otherwise, I was taking a break from the Wheel of Time, the next book on my list being the seventh one.
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Was reading Release That Witch but dropped it pretty fast. Other than that, catching up on the latest volume of Ascendance of a Bookworm, patiently waiting for Re:Zero vol 22 and slowly making my way through the Spice & Wolf audiobooks
Currently, I'm reading A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon
The chosen mode for the story flow has been a bit challenging for me, but not so much as to overcome my interest in the story. I've enjoyed it much and will see it through.
Such a gorgeous cover too.
Not high fantasy but currently reading Jon's ridiculous shooting case by AJ sherwood. Taking a break from China Melville after finishing Un Lun Dun. Needed something lighter and fun and silly.
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I'm reading The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu. So far it's excellent. I feel it's criminally underrated on Goodreads.
Just about to finish Children of Earth and Sky by Guy Gavriel Kay. Great book, this is my second read through. Next up for me is a first time read of All the Seas in the World by the same author.
The Wheel of Time will always be one of the most impactful books of my life. I really needed it when I was immersed within. I've been wanting to reread for some time, but I've been holding off until I really need again. 💜
I've read a few of the books several times and have done the whole series beginning to end twice. Definitely important books in my life. Hell, I have two of the chapter markers tattooed on me.
That's some dedication. 😊
I'm re-listening to the Malazan Book of the Fallen, the series that keeps on giving. It's been my between-books go to for the last ten years or so I realize
What is your opinion on the wheel of time? I’m reading it currently, crown of swords I think. I really enjoy it, but at times I feel like there are some random plot twists haha
Most of the plot twists pan out, they're not just tossed in there!
Honestly, I read up to the 9th or 10th book when they were relatively newly released, never got around to finishing the series. I'm on my second read of the series and I'm around where I stopped last time, and I wish I had made it through the first time.
Lately I've been going through the Cosmere for a second time and I plan on starting Earthsea today!
First time with Earthsea?
If so you're in for an absolute treat!
I'm rereading (listening) to A Song of Ice and Fire series, currently in the early part of Storm of Swords. I really fell down the theory rabbit hole in the last couple years and finally decided to reread them all after bouncing off a couple of unrelated nonfiction books I had been struggling through.
I couldn't get past the halfway mark of the second book. Just something about his writing style that just doesn't jive with me. Like the story and characters were interesting, but reading it felt like work.
Hmm, audiobooks solve this problem for me since I can kinda let it happen while driving or doing absent minded chores.
I can definitely understand that being a turnoff. There is an aspect to this reread where I am questioning a bit as to how much I actually like the books themselves, versus the idea of them I had in my head after reading so many fan theories and such.
Can't get into audiobooks, think the issue is the narrator in my head is better than the audiobook narrator in most cases.
That's fair, Audiobooks were absolutely killer for me in restarting reading as an adult. I'm a pretty slow print reader, and the frustrations of that combined with general lack of adult free time really stifled my reading till I started to use overdrive to get audiobooks from the library.