haven't been reading a lot lately. unfortunately, i tend to hyperfocus on specific hobbies, so reading took a backburner as i went fully into eurovision

HOWEVER! i thought i would just talk about The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez a little bit. i've only read around a quarter of it, but it's shaping up to be one of the best books i've ever read! it's a dark fantasy where a god escaped from her prison and two guys help her escape while being chased. the prose, the pacing, the characters, the worldbuilding... everything about this book ticks all of my boxes

despite not finishing it yet, i would highly recommend it. if you want content warnings, check user-generated ones here: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/65c5a26d-c650-44ac-9c66-a74aca1e4f78

the second book i want to read this month is Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio. this book is actually part of a series that was recommended by the same person who recommended The Spear Cuts Through Water (hi mishal if you're reading this), so i'm very excited to read this. content warnings and description here: https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/00dcdfc6-b4c8-4513-9023-58127155412c

i think my intense eurovision obsession has mostly passed now, and i can devote more time to reading, so hopefully i can finish a book this month!

anyway i hope anyone else reading any books this month reads something good

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The Spear Cuts Through Water by Simon Jimenez

Two warriors shepherd an ancient god across a broken land to end the tyrannical reign of a royal ...

@[email protected] oh my goddd yessss the spear cuts through water!!! I couldnt put it down once I started
@kalayo i know it's amazing! i keep picking it up, being enthralled, then putting it down and forgetting how good it was and then procrastinating instead of reading it 
@[email protected] the thing you said about the prose and the pacing, exactly! i also really love how, because of the way the frame story is being told through multiple povs, even the background "fodder" characters feel real and you get attached to them. it definitely did the job of making this story about shared history feel like shared history. AAAA. im excited for you to read the rest haha
@aen_the_acolyte Pulled up The Spear Cuts Through Water on Storygraph just now, and see two 5 ⭐ reviews from friends on there. It's now added to my TBR.