I thought Empire of Silence got kind of boring in the middle when Hadrian was a tutor for a princess. The long descriptions make a slow pace even slower. I've heard some people call it a prologue, and would skip 3/4's of it on a reread. I might give Howling Dark a try later. I liked the ebook sample although it's dark, of course.

Did you like Disquiet Gods book 6?

Now that you finished Naruto, I recommend reading My Hero Academia.

Damn you spoiled already so much.

I completely agree with your review and I am a big Stephen King fan - pre-Twitter - so the political commentary really annoyed me and felt very out of place. But it could have been forgiven, had the plot and just the writing in general been good. It wasn't. I liked the first half but the second half of the book did absolutely nothing for me and I couldn't relate to any of the characters. I couldn't understand why Stephen King felt the need to make all these comments about white s u p r e m a c i s t s and then include this ridiculous plot point about Charlie suddenly becoming blonde and blue eyed when he wasn't before and people started bowing to him because they thought he was some kind of a prince? As if you can only be a prince if you have blonde hair and blue eyes? What was that all about? And why these royals were meant to be so noble and good but they abused their ugly disabled brother and made fun of him to the point where he chose to become an evil monster and kill most of them and curse the city? I have a lot more gripes but I don’t want to spoil people.

Can’t wait for the 4th book. My D&D character is a necromancer called Narrow the Ninth. Another player plays my cavalier, and we argue all the time.

I listened to the audio books and I think they are books better read than listened to. Or, have a copy of the physical to reference often because there is a lot that can be missed, and a lot of names thrown around (mainly in Gideon for the first read). I loved Nona though, because she loves me.

5:39 isn't legit because they definitely go back and forth between calling her Crown, her new name, and Corona a few times...

Sun Eater!!! 🎉🎉❤❤

Best wishes to you and your family. And happy reading.

Welcome back, and congrats on the little one!

I think Joe Abercrombie's work may have peaked with the Best Served Cold series, but the Age of Madness books are okay.

Also, I asked Jim and can confirm, you are the only person on earth who puts Ghost Story above Changes.

So happy to see you back! And honestly love the authenticity. So often don’t record because I’m worried about it looking “professional” enough. This encourages me!!

What, I didn’t know you knew Kyle and Alex.

Congratulations!! From a fellow mum!! ❤

Congratulations!! ❤

My favorite Book Worm!

SHE IS BACKKKK!! Take it easy friend, no pressure. I am here for whatever type of content you want to share, no matter the frequency and quality ❤ And HECK YESSSS for EotV, Kristoff just nails the drama and angst hahah. Happy reading ;)))

Jooordaaaannn!!! Congratulations on baby and new house, great to see you!! 😊

Comhghairdeas As Bhur Leanbh Nua (congrats on the new baby) Bound & Broken so meh imo. I got 100 pages into the one you're reading now and had enough 😂

Great to see you Jordan!! ♥️

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Don't call it a comeback, been here for years

Yay!! Congratulations on the addition to the family. I'm so happy for you. Welcome back! (Take it slllooooowww!)

Finished Nona the ninth yesterday and I love the series so much, I'm so excited for whenever Alecto will be coming out I listened to the books to start with and I adore the audio books but I also want to get the books physically at some point so I can get a bit better if a grasp on them as I had a bit of trouble keeping up with everything going on in Nona especially until then though I think I might just relisten to them

Phenomenal series. Hobb is the goat. Almost finished Tawny Man and that's shaping up to be my favourite subseries so far. Kennet has to be my new favourite villain of all Fantasy, I understood Regal was moustache twirly partly due to Fitz's limited pov but Kennet was fascinating throughout. Althea and Kennet were my favourite points of view but my favourite character overall was Amber.

waaaay too late but i think tamsyn muir used to write homestuck fanfic under the pseuds UrbanAncrorite and t_ZM?

i agree, i was actually laughing at the "teen writing" haha!

it took what felt like WEEKS to get to the plot. by then i had pretty much lost interest and i had to force myself to read. i stopped at 49 percent.

Quag Keep.

Hope you're well, Jordan.

I read and listened to Gideon at the same time and it was absolutely perfect for helping me differentiate characters and get a good sense of their personalities. I’m on Harrow now and loving it even if I am super confused at the moment. but I just know it’s worth it!! I think i’m going to be the same as you and beg all my friends to read it

Totally right about everything! One of the best collection of books I've read so far. If you haven't already I would recommend the writing of Mark Lawrence, particularly the trilogies that start with Red Sister, and The Girl and the Stars. He started a new trilogy recently with The Book that Wouldn't Burn and it's perhaps the most profound material I've had the joy of reading, I'm anticipating its 2nd installment every bit as much as I am Alecto the Ninth. Thanks for sharing your elation!

I know you said that you’re not really a fan of Urban Fantasy but you should give a real shot to The Dresden Files. It’s my favorite Urban Fantasy Series and Number 2 overall behind only The Cosmere

Couldn’t agree more with your review.. first third of it was okay-ish and was compelled to read on in hope of a great plot but myyy God, I really struggled to finish this. The characters meant nothing to me. Charlie became more and more cringey and annoying throughout. I forced myself to read to the end and it wasn’t worth it 🤦🏼‍♀️

Your not alone!! I literally read up to the sundial for radar and couldn’t continue after it. It was my first Stephen King book too.

I read Ship of Magic a few days ago, and dived into Mad Ship almost immediately. Looks like 2024 will be the year of Hobb

I think I had the opposite reaction to this book. I thought the first third or so was slow, but once he went down the well it got super interesting. I like when Stephen King does fantasy

I cried my eyes out after finishing this book. Such a beautiful story! I was sad it ended. The writing was so unique and lyrical, while at the same time not being overwhelming. And of course there was Keema and Jun; these two characters have left such a deep mark in me, that days later after reading this book I still feel so much longing for them. I hope author Simon Jimenez can read this review because I really wish he would write a sequel! Also, I just want to add that this story can be enjoyed by anyone who loves a great fantasy novel. The LGBT aspect here is so subtle and really just shows how two beautiful souls are drawn to each other. I say that because I know some people might be intimidated by this. I can now surely say that this is already one of my favorite books of all time.

Fairy Tale was awesome. I'm starting to think that people are hating on it just to trend.

Have you tried Tad Williams? Osten Ard books - High fantasy, slow burn but its on another level, I highly recommend 😊

I just started book 1. I'm about 65 pages in. Its.....interesting. A lot happening.

Ive been hearing lots of good stuff about this series. This video finally convinced me. Ill be picking up the first book.

I don't think I have laughed this hard in a long while, you guys are so hysterical 🤣🤣 Also, how is it that every time I interact with Locked Tomb content, a new piece of the puzzle clicks into place and I am mindblown all over again?! 🤯 I feel way to dumb for this series but I love it with my whole heart haha I am dyinggg to reread it before Alecto (finally) comes out 🤩 Thanks for the fun 🥰