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What I Just Finished:
What I'm Currently Reading:
One of my goals this year has been to read more actual books. AO3's ease of downloading long fanfic means that I haven't been in the habit of reading books in a while. But I have been feeling 'meh' about long-form fanfic this year.
- Moonheart by Charles DeLint - for the nth time. I got a new Kindle, and as this book was already in my Kindle library, I read it again. Lovely, and lyrical.
- Abaddon's Gate by James S.A. Corey - the third book in The Expanse series. I plowed through the first two in slightly over a week for each of them, but then bogged down on this one. Mainly because the new P.O.V characters where either 1) boring, or 2) unpleasant. The book had been sitting around for nearly a year, but I picked it up, determined to finish it. Ha! It turns out that the book got good just a few chapters after where I had stopped. Once I got there, I finished it quickly.
- Cibola Burn by James S.A. Corey - I raced through this one also, and thoroughly enjoyed it. James Holden, you chaotic and noble dipshit.
What I'm Currently Reading:
- Nemesis Games by James S.A. Corey - this one is also going by fast. The authors did something very clever the the P.O.V. characters and the crew of the Rocinante. I had the mistaken idea that there were only 7 books in this series, turns out there's nine. That makes this book the halfway mark.
- Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik - I do love a good fairy tale adaptation, and this one is perfect to read this time of year in the Northern Hemisphere.
One of my goals this year has been to read more actual books. AO3's ease of downloading long fanfic means that I haven't been in the habit of reading books in a while. But I have been feeling 'meh' about long-form fanfic this year.
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Date: 2024-11-22 04:36 pm (UTC)From:The West Passage by Jared Pechaček. It's an extraordinary fairy tale, almost surreal in places, but wonderful--and the art is *gorgeous*. I keep hoping Subterranean Press will do a full-color version.
Also, The Wild Huntress by Emily Lloyd-Jones. It's heavily rooted in Welsh mythology (yes, that *is* one of the reasons I like it, why do you ask? *grin*), but the story is really wonderful, and the characters terrific.
I know what you mean about AO3--I'm making sure that I read at least one paper book every couple days, just to keep my hand in. It helps that the library is only a couple blocks away.
*hugs*
~Kris
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Date: 2024-11-22 05:03 pm (UTC)From:I hope you are safe and warm in the storms hitting PNW! *hugs*
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Date: 2024-11-22 05:06 pm (UTC)From:Hope you're doing well and not getting a whole lot of snow where you are!
~Kris
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Date: 2024-11-22 05:10 pm (UTC)From:Glad you're okay!