Fantasy Book Club discussion

Aria: The Masterpiece by Kozue Amano

Since it was May the Fourth last week, I started Star Wars: The High Republic: Light of the Jedi by Charles Soule, the first of the High Republic novels (set a couple hundred years before the events of the movies).

Aria: The Masterpiece, Volume 6 by Kozue Amano

Aria: The Masterpiece, Volume 7 by Kozue Amano

I recently finished The Lost Years. There seemed to be a difference in maturity level between the first half and the second. It was OK, started off strong, but don’t feel compelled to continue the series.

Started The Legacy of Molly Southbourne.

Reading Guy Gavriel Kay's brand new one, All the Seas of the World.

Finished All the Seas of the World, which was deeply good, and started Poul Anderson's Three Hearts and Three Lions, which I've inexplicably never read before.

Finished The Legacy of Molly Southbourne and didn't love it, but at least it came to an end. I think.

Now starting Witchmark.

Isekai Skies by H.P. Holo

Started Volkhavaar by Tanith Lee.

Had one DNF, but here are the rest of the books I finished in May

Six of Crows ★★★★★
The Lost Years ★★★
The Legacy of Molly Southbourne ★★★

Excess by Jacob Holo and H.P. Holo

Holdouts by Thomas Doscher

Uncivil Affairs by Thomas Doscher

Repatriation by Thomas Doscher

I loved Six of Crows series, especially book 2.

My May Reads:
The Wolf of Oren-Yaro **
The Collarbound *****
The Bitter Twins *****
Under Fortunate Stars ****
King of Ashes ****

I also read 2/3 of a really long book but that will now be posted in June…..

oof. the wolf didn't score well, what was bad about it?

Currently reading Kings of Ash and The Long Walk

My main quibble was that her husband walked out on her and many years later she still ignored advisers (Queen, arranged marriage) and staring you in the face logic, to go back to him. Nearly dying and losing her kingdom umpteen times in the process. I just wanted her to learn! It was okay - not sure the narrator helped. I won’t read book 2.

That does sound like a frustrating read. Dumb logic for plot is never great.

It became more and more irritating.

Just finished Cyrion, the last of my current spate of Tanith Lee, and am starting The Worm Ouroboros by E.R. Eddison.

Helen wrote: "My May Reads:
The Wolf of Oren-Yaro **
The Collarbound *****
The Bitter Twins *****
Under Fortunate Stars ****
[book:King of Ashes|18..."

I loved King of Ashes and Queen of Storms was OK but the final book just annoyed me.

Dressing the Past edited by Margarita Gleba, Cherine Munkholt, and Marie-Louise Nosch

MI6 Spy Skills for Civilians: A former British agent reveals how to live like a spy - smarter, sneakier and ready for anything by Red Riley

Witch Hat Atelier, Vol. 9 by Kamome Shirahama

Cytonic by Brandon Sanderson

Finished Witchmark. I really liked it and have moved on to the second: Stormsong.

Carthage's Other Wars: Carthaginian Warfare Outside the 'Punic Wars' Against Rome by Dexter Hoyos

Am now on to Mistress of Mistresses, the first of E.R. Eddison's Zimiamvia trilogy.

Currently reading:

This is a re-read and I'm enjoying it.

Beginning seems intriguing.

Enjoying the book so far.

Good, energetic start.

I like the premise so far.

I've read the other books in The Hat and loved them.

Haven't started yet, so no opinion on this one.

Other Rhodes by Sarah A. Hoyt

Tinsel Rain by Moe Lane

All the two books I read in June

Witchmark ★★★★
Where the Crawdads Sing ★★★★

Secrets of Monet's Garden: Bringing the Beauty of Monet's Style to Your Own Garden by Derek Fell

Elise wrote: "All the two books I read in June

Witchmark ★★★★
Where the Crawdads Sing ★★★★"

I didn’t like witchmark, everyone in a buddy read loved it!

Currently reading Mythago wood! https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2... . It’s been on my tbr for a few years now.

I read Mythago Wood many, many years ago -- I should revisit it at some point.

Myself, I'm on to The Mezentian Gate, the third of E.R. Eddison's Zimiamvia trilogy. (Sadly, he died before completing it, but he'd written a good chunk of the beginning, the last couple of chapters, and some parts of the middle, and left a detailed enough outline that you can at least see where the story would have been going.)

Finished The Hod King yesterday. This one was slower. Wanted more of a balance between the POVs, but I still really enjoyed it. I've heard mixed things about the final book, which makes me nervous, but I'm still planning on getting around to it in the near future.

In the meantime, I've started Gallant.

William Shakespeare's Avengers: The Complete Works by Ian Doescher

I finished Crooked Kingdom last night, which was fantastic.

The Apothecary Diaries 05 by Natsu Hyuuga

,Piers Anthony

Late as usual! June’s books

The Ember Blade ****
Queen of Storms ****
Amongst Our Weapons***
Master of Furies ****
The Wilful Princess and the Piebald Prince ****
Still Life abandoned at a third
The Little Paris Patisserie ***
The Discord of Gods *****
She Who Became the Sun abandoned at 1/3

Just finished Stormsong. I enjoyed it and jumped right into Soulstar.

Just starting The Origin of Storms, the concluding volume in Elizabeth Bear's Lotus Kingdoms trilogy.

I just finished Gallant. Unfortunately, I didn't like it too much.

Started Upgrade.

The Belle Époque: A Cultural History, Paris and Beyond by Dominique Kalifa

Everything I read in July. One dud.

The Hod King ★★★★★
Crooked Kingdom ★★★★★
Stormsong ★★★★
Gallant ★★