Fantasy Buddy Reads discussion

Share the top three books you read this month! How was your start to the year in terms of reading?

- System Apocalypse Series (Books 1-5) by Tao Wong
- Threadbare Series (1-3) by Andrew Seiple
- The Completionist Chronicles (1-2.5) by Dakota Krout

My top 3 are all LitRPG series. =)

Honorable Mentions:
- Reality Dysfunction by Peter Hamilton
- Wicked King by Holly Black
- Iliad by Homer (Richmond Lattimore Translation, Narrated by Charlton Griffin)

Currently reading a book that should be on this list but I haven't finished it yet. ;)

I didn't love many of the books I read this month, except The Raven Boys ! I tend to avoid hyped up books till the hype has died down a bit, but this was such a surprise! I'm glad I went into it knowing nothing, because I don't usually pick up paranormal - so I wouldn't have picked this up otherwise.

Overall it's been a good reading month. I read every week that I was free.

1. Lovesick Ellie Vol. 2
2. Once + Then
3. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

I didn't get to read any fantasy this month.

Some great reads this month!

1. Foundryside (Bennett)
2. The Winter of the Witch (Arden)
3. All Systems Red (Wells)

I had a great reading month! Best reads were:

1. Foundryside - Bennett
2. All Systems Red - Wells
3. Red Seas Under Red Skies - Lynch

I had a great January! All of the books I read ended up being 4 star reads, which is weird for me because there are usually some 3s in there.

1. Reread of Theft of Swords. Still a favorite!
2. Silence Fallen Mercy is always great, but this ended up being one of my favorite books in the series.
3. Already Gone I was completely surprised at how much I loved this book, since contemporary teen novels aren't usually my thing.

1. Deerskin by Robin McKinley
2. The Gate to Women's Country by Sheri S. Tepper
3. Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist/Janny Wurts

Most of my reading this year so far has been re-reads. But, I've been enjoying the hell out of them.

Red Sister
Gardens of the Moon
The Alloy of Law

Other than those, I've tried some shorts with varied results. I will give an honorary mention to the new issue of Grimdark Magazine though:
Grimdark Magazine Issue #18

The short story by Peter McLean blew me away so much that I bought the novel ;)

2 fantasy and one mystery book for my top three.

1. Deadhouse Landing
2. Dancer's Lament
3. Desolation Mountain

Didn't have a great month in fantasy, but I had a 5* and 4* read in other genres.
5* Milk and Honey (poetry)
4* The Six Wives of Henry VIII (history)

Out of the 11 books I read in January, here's my favourite 3!


(2 fantasy, 1 comedy)

It was just an okay month since I was barely able to read more than two four-star books, while dropping four series. My faves:
Fire & Blood
Jade City
Gods, Monsters, and the Lucky Peach

Jenna wrote: "
4* The Six Wives of Henry VIII (history)"

I love Alison Weir.

1. My favorite book in January was definitely Gardens of the Moon!

2. The Winter of the Witch

3. Is a tie between Deadhouse Landing and Magic Strikes

I only had two:
1. Minimum Wage Magic by Rachel Aaron
2. Stardoc by S.L. Viehl

Stormwarden by Janny Wurts
Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings (a surprise to be honest)
The Wicked King by Holly Black

1. The Epic Crush of Genie Lo
2. Spinning Silver
3. Swordheart or Stories of the Raksura, Volume 2: The Dead City & The Dark Earth Below

My favourite three of January were:

1. The Dragon Reborn
2. Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake
3. The Boy Who Wept Blood

Top 3 for me have to be

1A Game of Thrones
2The Red Pyramid
3The Staff of Serapis