Flights of Fantasy discussion

I'm still reading 'Lions of the Valley', and I'm gearing up for my Heartless buddy read.

Just finished up We Are Legion (We Are Bob), currently reading Penric's Demon and then planning to pick up The Ship Who Sang

Carryover from July: Fool's Assassin on audio and Red Sister

This morning I've started a beta read for Age of War, and in about a week I'll be getting on the beta of The Disappearance of Winter's Daughter as well.

Shaping up to be a busy August..

I got bogged down for a week and a half and made no progress on my current read. Back to it in August!

It's been a tv summer for me - not what I expected when summer started.
I go back to work next week (I'll be teaching 5th grade for at least the next 2 months), and I start classes towards my Bachelors in about 2 or 3 weeks.

So, my goal is to fit in at least one FoF selection (past or present) a month going forward.

Other than that it'll be textbooks again.

I've had a lot of book slumps/hangovers this year. I've read a lot less than I normally do. I'm just happy now when I can find a book that keeps my interest until the end.

Being unable to read as much as I like has put a damper on my reviewing as well.

I've read less this year, too. I set my Challenge at the lowest number yet, and I'm just barely keeping afloat even still.

I think it's mostly just because I've been busy and tired and I keep falling asleep on the train, which is one of my prime reading times.

That'll do it.

Finished Antioch a couple of days ago - a three-star read for me. It's a blend of fantasy and science fiction alternately set in the Egypt of Julius Caesar & Cleopatra and near-future Prague.

Still reading Naruto (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 1: Includes Vols. 1, 2 & 3 (44% done), The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue (70%) and Snow Crash (6%), but I also started Weapons of Math Destruction: How Big Data Increases Inequality and Threatens Democracy. I guess I'm on a multi-reading-roll at the moment!

I'm reading Tigana and enjoying it so far.

I'm about halfway through Shadows Linger and completely hooked

I've been devoting my attention to Shadowheart (Shadowmarch, #4). I have a stockpile of Tad Williams books I want to get to but don't want to read more than one series by an author at one time.

Finished The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue earlier today. I found it to be a good YA historical adventure/romance/fantasy and a 4-star read for me. I would've given it 5 stars except for the way an historical character was (mis-)used.

I ended up rereading Tithe and Ironside this weekend.

Debating about whether to push through Lion in the Valley or just call it quits. It's not bad, per se... it's just not doing anything for me.

I finished up The Zero Stone this weekend. It was kinda weird re-reading something I hadn't reads since middle school at the earliest.

colleen the convivial curmudgeon wrote: "I ended up rereading Tithe and Ironside this weekend.

Debating about whether to push through Lion in the Valley or just call it quits. It's not bad, per se..."

Drop it!!!

Greg wrote: "Finished Antioch a couple of days ago - a three-star read for me. It's a blend of fantasy and science fiction alternately set in the Egypt of Julius Caesar & Cleopatra and near-futu..."

Interesting

Hey everybody! No shame in admitting it, I'm reading Carrie for the first time haha I've lived through two movies already so I figured it was time.

Finished Shadowheart just a few days ago, finally! ;) I'm back to The Path of Daggers and Thunder and Shadow for now, but I'm also eagerly awaiting my Girls Made of Snow and Glass arc in the mail and I'll be diving into that when it gets to me.

Started Sorcerer to the Crown. Not very far in, yet.

colleen the convivial curmudgeon wrote: "Started Sorcerer to the Crown. Not very far in, yet."

Nooooooooooo!

Felina wrote: "colleen the convivial curmudgeon wrote: "Started Sorcerer to the Crown. Not very far in, yet."

Nooooooooooo!"


Why? I thought you'd started it?

Yeah but I'm not finished so you'll pass me up....you just passed me up.

I'm 24% in.

I've copies of The Court of Broken Knives and Assassin's Fate waiting for me to finish A Night in the Lonesome October (again) first

I just finished Liar's Key (Red Queen's War). Now to complete The Final Empire and continue on with the Mistborn series (I'm late to the party).

I've also got "High Noon in Nimbin" audiobook for the car, but Les Norton stories aren't quite fantasy!

To be controversial, Mistborn did not float my boat at all. Waded through book one, couldn't finish book two at all.

Will wrote: "To be controversial, Mistborn did not float my boat at all. Waded through book one, couldn't finish book two at all."

I haven't read it... but I approve of this message. ;)

I'm thinking of setting up a side/buddy read for Six of Crows. It came in second in our poll, and it's one I've had on my to-read list for awhile.

Let me know if anyone's interested in a buddy read, otherwise I'll just read it myself.

colleen the convivial curmudgeon wrote: "I'm thinking of setting up a side/buddy read for Six of Crows. It came in second in our poll, and it's one I've had on my to-read list for awhile.

Let me know if anyone's intereste..."

When are you looking to buddy read? I can join in September.

Jackie wrote: "When are you looking to buddy read? I can join in September. "

I was planning for September.

I'm looking at it. Sept might work for me, too.

Cool. I'll add it my list then. :)

Coolio.

I might join! I've been eyeing it for a while as well :-)

I also might join but take that with a grain of salt.

Felina wrote: "I also might join but take that with a grain of salt."

I always do... ;)

Hey!

I started The Night Circus in audio. Just as awesome as when I read it for the first time.

I started reading Night Circus this morning.

I was worried to do a re-read on this one... but so far, so magical.

Night circus is on my TBR, but low down. Is it worth bumping up?

Started Daughter of Smoke & Bone. I'm only 40-some pages in, but it doesn't seem that awesome or engaging, not like the hype led me to believe. But there's plenty of time for it to get interesting, I guess...well, hope.

Michelle *Queen of Dorks* wrote: "Started Daughter of Smoke & Bone. I'm only 40-some pages in, but it doesn't seem that awesome or engaging, not like the hype led me to believe. But there's plenty of time for it to ..."


I wish you luck with it. It didn't work for me, and I never continued the series.

Will wrote: "Night circus is on my TBR, but low down. Is it worth bumping up?"


Um... it depends?

I really like it. Felina loves it. Becky hates it with a passion...

It's magical realism. The characters are kind of thin, there is no real plot to speak of... but the writing is magical and the circus is wondrous.

So it depends on what floats your boat.

Just finished The Wonder-Book of Aircraft. Very engaging and thoroughly enjoyable, although there is a single use of language that shows its age (written in 1919) and today would absolutely not be appropriate in a children's book.

Basic aerodynamics, history of flight, predictions for the future, excellent photographs throughout (one shows an airship's giant shadow alongside a steam train and is quite fantastic). Very good book.

I'm also almost finished with The Emperor's Edge. I've enjoyed the characters throughout, and the plot. Steampunk isn't my usual fare but I've liked this. Also handles the female protagonist in a man's world line well, avoiding going into man-bashing/woman-are-wonderful whilst still getting across (albeit in a fictional context) the challenges of prejudice [although that's very much a second tier part of the book].

Slowly but consistently chipping away at The Path of Daggers (Wheel of Time, #8) and Thunder and Shadow (Warriors: A Vision of Shadows, #2). I also started re-reading Wazard's First Rule (Sword of Truth, #1), because I read it six years ago without continuing the series but want to now. I got my ARC of Girls Made of Snow and Glass in the mail today, though, so I'll mostly be reading that for the next few days (only a few pages in, but I like it).

colleen the convivial curmudgeon wrote: "Will wrote: "Night circus is on my TBR, but low down. Is it worth bumping up?"


Um... it depends?

I really like it. Felina loves it. Becky hates it with a passion...

It's magical realism. The ch..."

I don't love it. I LURVE it! There is a difference.

Ever so sorry that I undersold your feelings...

Apology accepted.

I'm more than a third of the way through Snow Crash and enjoying it so far (although the style of writing was a bit too sarcastic/tongue-in-cheek for me at first). Also over two thirds of the way through Naruto (3-in-1 Edition), Vol. 1: Includes Vols. 1, 2 & 3 which I'm also having fun with.

I just started the audio for The Three Musketeers. So far it's pretty good.