fishy

I really enjoyed PHM, and I think it was actually @Enorama who recommended it? I may be misremembering I'm interested to hear what you think of The Starless Sea - I started but didn't finish The Night Circus, and I've heard less about The Starless Sea than I had The Night Circus. I really didn't like the bit of TNC that I read, but I'd like to hear your impression of Morganstern's other work

Yeah, I read this late last year and really liked it. I'd probably give it a strong 4 or 4.5 star rating. It's easier reading than Babel, but I didn't like it as much as The Poppy War trilogy (which I'm currently re-reading). I'm almost done with Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson, which I'm reading with my dad. We'll read 4.5 and have a few months to spare before the final Stormlight Archive installment comes out in December. I've got way too much on my to-read shelf right now and have been flying through books this year. I have no idea how to prioritize what's next, but I do know I want to continue the Broken Earth trilogy (first book is The Fifth Season, never read anything like it and absolutely recommend it to seasoned fantasy/sci-fi readers) and Between Earth and Sky trilogy, which competed earlier this year. I also have The Bone Season sitting on my shelf right now, which I'd love to get to soon. Samantha Shannon's other books are spectacular, and I have high hopes for it.

@aimkin i read Legendborn and Bloodmarked over the past couple days, and they are SO GOOD. i will be eager to re-read them next year in anticipation of Oathbound

ooo, this is on my TBR, I'd love to hear what you think of it!!

Hey, me too! My dad started the Stormlight Archive last November, and I mentioned I waned to read that series as well. For my birthday in February, he sent me the first three (full-length) books. We're reading them together, and we're currently on Oathbringer. I'm just now (finally) getting myself out of a reading slump--I felt like every book I read for a while was extremely average. I think The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas and What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez may have saved me, so I'm trying to keep my good streak up now. I've been doing this as well, and I really enjoy it. I read really slowly, so I like being able to put an audiobook at 3x speed and read at a faster pace. I also like being able to listen to a book while I'm doing various tasks, whether it be making dinner, running errands, or crocheting Audiobooks ftw

this is on my to-read list, but it's so long and feels like a major commitment. same with Brandon Sanderson books

in a similar vein: what books to you want to read in 2024 that you're most excited for?

ooo this sounds really interesting Of Blood and Fire is on my TBR too!!! it's independently published too, which is an added bonus

same!!!!!!!!!!! the US versions are so much prettier than the european ones though and i'm a little jealous now that i'm at my laptop, my top reads of the year (not including re-reads and not necessarily all my 5 stars): Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang This is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone Babel by R.F. Kuang A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon I'm Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy The Licanius Trilogy by James Islington

I finished my year with this duology and LOVED it

of course it does

ok everybody, what were your best books of the year?

appropriate to have a fish running the fish

that's so fair, I'm a sucker for intricate world building, even when it's not directly always propelling the plot. which makes it easier for me to get through them

The Poppy War is the best war epic fantasy I've ever read. Kuang does really impressive work in the genre ESPECIALLY as a debut. I've read all her books, and I liked Poppy War the best. I don't re-read books, but I will be re-reading that trilogy!!!