Am new to Adult ( and YA) Romance books - only started reading them last year,but I highly recommend :
The Ex Hex (Ex Hex #1) by Erin Sterling
And the sequel :
The Kiss Curse
(Ex Hex #2) by Erin Sterling
All the characters are whole ass people who feel like they exist outside the confines of the story.
Their reactions , interactions and motivations make sense
The world building is subtle yet intriguing
The writing is really good !
Having finished The Invisible Library: The Untold Story mere moments ago, going to savour the bittersweetness of the end of a most excellent series and dive into Scarlet (also by Genevieve Cogman) sometime in early 2024.
This book hangover will be a doozy but worth it.
I do so love the journey of having read a great book!
Book 16 (?) prob last 2023 read for me of 2023 The Invisible Library: The Untold Story By Genevieve Cogman Eighth - final - novel in the most excellent series Enjoying it so much but reading it is bittersweet. Want to finish it but then the series will be ended π Wholehearted recommendation to all modern fantasy fans Was happy/sad reading penultimate book, even more so with this final one Gonna be so sad to finish the final book. #books #Books2023 #Books2023FD https://dice.camp/@Faintdreams/111380426812961626
Just finished The Invisible Library: The Untold Story By Genevieve Cogman
Sad the series is over - but for me that was Perfection.
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Book 16 (?) prob last 2023 read for me of 2023 The Invisible Library: The Untold Story By Genevieve Cogman Eighth - final - novel in the most excellent series Enjoying it so much but reading it is bittersweet. Want to finish it but then the series will be ended π Wholehearted recommendation to all modern fantasy fans Was happy/sad reading penultimate book, even more so with this final one Gonna be so sad to finish the final book. #books #Books2023 #Books2023FD https://dice.camp/@Faintdreams/111380426812961626
Book 16 (?) prob last 2023 read for me of 2023
The Invisible Library: The Untold Story
By Genevieve Cogman
Eighth - final - novel in the most excellent series
Enjoying it so much but reading it is bittersweet. Want to finish it but then the series will be ended π
Wholehearted recommendation to all modern fantasy fans
Was happy/sad reading penultimate book, even more so with this final one
Gonna be so sad to finish the final book.
Book 15 (?) of 2023 The Invisible Library: The Dark Archive By Genevieve Cogman Seventh novel in the (so far) eight book Invisible Library series Again - I don't know how these books started off so good and *just keep getting better*. Wholehearted recommendation to all avid readers. Author acknowledgements: "If you enjoyed this book then I'm glad. Thank you for letting me tell you a story." Gonna be so sad to finish the final book #books #Books2023 #Books2023FD https://dice.camp/@Faintdreams/111035576024755369
Book 15 (?) of 2023
The Invisible Library: The Dark Archive
By Genevieve Cogman
Seventh novel in the (so far) eight book Invisible Library series
Again - I don't know how these books started off so good and *just keep getting better*.
Wholehearted recommendation to all avid readers.
Author acknowledgements: "If you enjoyed this book then I'm glad. Thank you for letting me tell you a story."
Gonna be so sad to finish the final book
Also, read, enjoyed and seemingly forgotten! 5 more books so current 2023 total stands at 14! i - The Ex Hex (Ex Hex #1) by Erin Sterling ii- The Kiss Curse (Ex Hex #2) by Erin Sterling iii - Castle Waiting, Vol. 2 by Linda Medley iv - The Worrier's Guide to Life by Gemma Correll v- The Firmament of Flame (The Universe After #3) by Drew Williams Not too shabby considering there have been only 1 'meh' and 1 'blurgh' in entire list. Quality not quantity #books #Books2023 #Books2023FD
Also, read, enjoyed and seemingly forgotten! 5 more books so current 2023 total stands at 14!
i - The Ex Hex (Ex Hex #1) by Erin Sterling
ii- The Kiss Curse
(Ex Hex #2) by Erin Sterling
iii - Castle Waiting, Vol. 2 by
Linda Medley
iv - The Worrier's Guide to Life by Gemma Correll
v- The Firmament of Flame (The Universe After #3) by Drew Williams
Not too shabby considering there have been only 1 'meh' and 1 'blurgh' in entire list. Quality not quantity
2023 Book round-up
9 - The End of All Things: J Scalzi
8 - Monstress: Book 1 (inc issues 1-18 of ongoing comic)
7 - Living With The Dead by Kelly Armstrong
6 - The Human Division: J Scalzi
5 - Saga graphic Novel Vol 11 (issues 55 -60)
4 - The Secret Chapter: Genevieve Cogman
3- 'The Dispatcher: Murder By Other Means'. (sequel) Audiobook; J Scalzi
2- 'The Dispatcher' Audiobook; John Scalzi
1- "The Many Deaths of Laila Starr by Ram V & Filipe Andrade
Book 8 of 2023: Monstress: Book One (includes issues 1-18 of ongoing comic)
Book 9 of 2023: The End Of All Things, the last book in the main book series of Old Man's War by John Scalzi
Monstress was brain meltingly good but sometimes hard to read (visually maximalist)
The End of All Things was a beautifully crafted ending to a massively scoped series
Would recommend both, warning that both have violent content
Glad I got over my prev (nasty) 'book hangover'
Just finished The End Of All Things, the last book in the main book series: Old Man's War by John Scalzi.
So good.
So very brilliant.
Experienced five excellent books (and one meh) book this year, but the last (seventh) one I read was so bad, it's akin to eating five consecutive five star meals, with the most perfect service, then having McDonalds, and then getting food poisoning.
Last book was a real doozy and (temporarily I hope) soured my reading capacity.
Now I can't focus on any long form fiction for more than around ten minutes.
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Book 7 (?) August 10th 2023 Finished another book - deeply unsatisfying Living With The Dead by Kelly Armstrong Part of Otherworld Women series (Urban Modern Fantasy). Have read all prev books in (13 14?) series, this was the first one that I actively disliked. Partly it was large ensemble of main characters each chapter is a diff char viewpoint - there's a total of seven (?) characters. To many! Also intense icky adult themes with no advanced warning. #Books2023 #Books2023FD
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