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Yes!! Prepare to be both shocked and utterly amazed by the end of Final Empire.

 

AgentComa don’t read this

and then for both of the next two books to make you forget how good that one is because they’re somehow even better

 

the feels when a certain character no longer exists at the end of this book isn't even the most heart-wrenching part of this entire trilogy

yeah, don't read the tags lol

 

damn you guys

didn't read it tho

 

Let us know what you think if you do read it. Might actually start it again myself and connect the dots.

 

Double post but its recommendations like this that make me wish we had a Chorus Book Club Society.

 

@Deanna I finished The Word Is Murder last night and loved it! The execution was brilliant and the ending was super cool. Thoroughly enjoyed it more than Magpie Murders. Looking forward to listening to the Audiobook when my hold comes in at the library.

Anthony Horowitz is becoming one of my favorite authors of mystery/adult fiction

 

Nice! I still have to read Magpie Murders, but I know the formatting for that one is a bit different.

 

It very much is and for me I would've liked it broken up a bit more. I really liked how this one was chronological and real-time throughout

 

Yeah. I’ll probably try to read Magpie soon. Just have a few other books I want to get to first.

 

Has anyone read Empire of Silence by Christopher Ruocchio? Thinking picking it up. Looks to be a complete blend of fantasy and science fiction .

 

I picked it up.

 

Nope never heard of it. Pop back into the Fantasy book thread after you finish though and let us know how it is

Book - The Fantasy Books Thread

 

The Lucky Moose and Dave Diddy Thread Fantasy Books Thread

 

Of course there's a FANTASY book thread. I'm sure I've actually posted in it too. Oh well, I'll hit you up when I've read it!

 

Nice. I see a little bit of fantasy throw in here. I'm a big ole fantasy geek at the minute (late to the game but tearing through series). Right now I'm on book 2 of the lightbringer series by Brent Weeks. I thought the 1st one was okay but not great, but good enough to keep going. I will have to jump over to the fantasy book thread as that's really the only genre I've been reading over the past few years. So many fantastic series to go through, some of them monsters and tough at times to get through (cough, wheel of time, cough). My favorite series so far, and author in general, is Realm of the Elderings. I absolutely love everything about Robin Hobbs approach to writing from plot, to pacing to characters. I have read Farseer, Liveship and the 1st book in the Tawny man trilogy.

 

I also just finished 8 and am about to start all over again. The world is too big that not only is the pacing slowing down, but there are too many characters, places and things going on that I have little emotional investment anymore. I want to start again and hopefully pick up on a lot that I've missed and remember things a little bit better at this point. 7 & 8 were definitely meh and I think I might go as far as saying that 8 was actually just bad. I remember 7 having some moments that I enjoyed but I think 8 was pretty much a slog from start to finish.

I had to quote you Pooch as I thought 4, 5 and 6 were absolutely brilliant but I did read them while I was somewhat new to the genre. I am curious if on my reread I find them as enthralling now that I've read a little more. I am hoping so as I really want to get to the end of the series but there are so many books to read that I can't see continuing without a reread as I'm not getting maximum enjoyment out of them.

 

I’m impressed at people being able to keep up ge WoT books apart from each other. I’d only be able to vaguely divide the whole story into a couple of segments, haha.

 

Currently reading Ellen Raskin and Encyclopedia Brown while I wait on some books to come in at the library

 

If anyone has been wanting to try some Neal Stephenson now might be a good time to try Snow Crash, $2 on Kindle

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000FBJCJE/?tag=absolutepunk-20

 

I'm currently finished Oathbringer and I'm looking for something non-fantasy. I have spent the last few years reading fantasy and i'm feeling overburdened by them. I'm looking for some sort of pick-me-up or horror or really just a list of recommendations that I can look at and pick a few!

 

Fiction only?

 

Nah, i'd happily look at any recommendation.

 

I posted this a few days ago. Maybe you have seen it before though. I cut out the fantasy stuff. I also recommend both of Eddie Huang’s books.

 

Apologies, I hadn't. I'll have a look at them :)