Welcome to Canada, I see you read a book from my favorite Canadian author to celebrate
@OverlyAverageBenАй бұрын
I'm also reading Reaper's Gale now so the Canadians won't stop lol
@RekindledReaderАй бұрын
🔥 I love how you talk about books 🤙🏻
@OverlyAverageBenАй бұрын
Thank you, mate!
@onceuponabookishstephАй бұрын
I’m so curious to see what I think about private rites. Great wrap up! 💕
@OverlyAverageBenАй бұрын
I hope you enjoy it! Thanks for watching!
@esmayrosalyneАй бұрын
The longer I spend away from The Sky on Fire, the more disappointed I become lol. There really was so much missed potential!! Anyway, you have totally sold me on Swimming in the Dark, will read that asap. And I also really need to get some more GGK in, Lions sounds like it will be right up my alley 🔥
@OverlyAverageBenАй бұрын
Such a shame, but hopefully her next book will be back on form! And ouu, I look forward to your thoughts as always!
@TheBeardedBookBeastАй бұрын
Nice wrap up! I was excited about Jenn Lyons book, I'm glad to hear your thoughts. I hope it goes better for me!
@OverlyAverageBenАй бұрын
I'll have my fingers crossed for you!
@BooksWithBenghisKahnАй бұрын
Yesssss Path of Daggers is a great book, those slog people have no clue what they’re talking about with this one. They might be on to something with Crossroads of Twiight though 😅
@OverlyAverageBenАй бұрын
Hahaha, hopefully I'll enjoy Winter's Heart just as much before getting to Crossroads lol
@bentheoverlordАй бұрын
Very excited for Private Rites, especially after Our Wives was so great. Sky on Fire sounds rough and with all the reviews from folk I trust, I think Im sadly removing it from the tbr.
@OverlyAverageBenАй бұрын
Yeah I don't blame you for either of those things!! At least Private Rites will make up for the loss of Sky on Fire!
@Coleton2573Ай бұрын
I just finished reading Lions of Al-Rassan the other day and thought it was fantastic as well. You asked for recommendations at the start of the video, so here you go! Fevre Dream by GRRM Boy's Life by Robert McCammon Perdido Street Station by China Mieville The Vanished Birds by Simon Jimenez Lord of the Silver Bow by David Gemmell
@OverlyAverageBenАй бұрын
I have both Perdido Street Station and The Vanished Birds! Really want to read them both! I think I would hit The Spear Cuts Through Water first because so many people have told me I'll love it, but really want to read Jimenez
@OverlyAverageBenАй бұрын
Also, thank you so much for your recommendations and I'm so glad you enjoyed Lions of Al-Rassan as well!
@Coleton2573Ай бұрын
@OverlyAverageBen Don't sleep on Fevre Dream by GRRM! I know you're a big ASoIAF fan, but damn Martin low-key wrote the most badass vampire novel. Its such a good book, would be a perfect spooky season read if that's something you do! :)
@OverlyAverageBenАй бұрын
Added it to my wishlist! Hopefully I'll find it in a second-hand or something soon
@Coleton2573Ай бұрын
@@OverlyAverageBen Yessss!!! 🔥
@LiteratureScienceAllianceАй бұрын
Sad about the Jenn Lyons book. I will say I have seen authors get me invested in characters with minimal page time. T Kingfisher is a big example of that but generally I think 500 is a sweet spot for me and fantasy
@OverlyAverageBenАй бұрын
Yeah, I purely think it's how much was trying to be squeezed into the page count. I've definitely loved and been invested in much shorter fantasy books
@jakebishop7822Ай бұрын
Path of Daggers is better than Crown of Swords and the rest of the world other than us and 2 other people are just lying about it.