What are you reading right now?

[Ana]

FInally able to give a nice book recommendation
Devney Perry - author
The Birthday List - title

a sweet book about coping with a loss of a spouse and allowing yourself to move on.

[Ana]

This is soooo worth a read.
Im only on the first book in the serie but wow. It's like a dnd session just in a book


5/5 recommend. High fantasy.

rest of the serie is just as amazing.. higly recommend

[Ana]

Started a nice serie.. I really like it


Tracy Wolff
Crave
Crush
Covet
Court
Charm
Cherish

i only read Crave atm..... I dont know if it still stays good during the serie but im going to read them all just because that´s how my mind works. Crave were really good

[Ana]

Just finished crush from the above series
Gleeeee 5/5
Clifhanger ending. Must start the next one.
If anyone have read these please no spoilers
If you havent read them.... I would recommend them
Makes me cry, my heart leap, my toes crumble and it's just wow

[GormanGhaste]

as always, I'm trying to read too many books at once:
Dawidziak's Mystery of Mysteries "the death and life of Edgar Allan Poe", biography
Jones' Howl's Moving Castle, which inspired Miyazaki's anime
Anderson's Paul of Dune--wasn't going to read this one, but parts of it may end up in the third Dune film? (takes place btwn Dune and Dune Messiah)
Nayler's Mountain in the Sea, award-winning novel about an intelligent octopus community

Just finished Spufford's Cahokia Jazz--alt history of the USA with a Native American city and state on the Mississippi river *recommended

[Ana]

as always, I'm trying to read too many books at once:
Dawidziak's Mystery of Mysteries "the death and life of Edgar Allan Poe", biography
Jones' Howl's Moving Castle, which inspired Miyazaki's anime
Anderson's Paul of Dune--wasn't going to read this one, but parts of it may end up in the third Dune film? (takes place btwn Dune and Dune Messiah)
Nayler's Mountain in the Sea, award-winning novel about an intelligent octopus community

Just finished Spufford's Cahokia Jazz--alt history of the USA with a Native American city and state on the Mississippi river *recommended

Sadly soo many of your books i cant access to read

GormanGhaste/ others if you want to give this a quick browsee and give some good fantasy/romance/other recommendations?

https://www.storytel.com/signup?campaig ... r=41210982

The code give you 30 day free of the most used app in Denmark...not sure if you can access it

Code is single use so if more want a code let me know and I send one in a pm

[Ana]

Author: Jeanine Frost
Books:
Halfway to the Grave
A foot in the Grave
At grave's end
Destined for an early grave
One for the money
This side of the grave
One grave at a time

Im on book 3 out of 7 now. Only have the dramatized adaptation and the voice actors are amazing.
It's about a humsn/half vampire Vampire hunter. It's surprised me. It's actually good so far.

[Ana]

Author Tahereh Mafi

Titles , i hope they are in order - those i striked out is those i have read. Going to start unravel me soon.. it´s amazing.... hard read, can be tough but good. I really love it so far
Shatter Me
Destroy Me
Unite Me
Unravel Me
Fracture Me
Ignite Me
Restore Me
Shadow Me
Defy Me
Reveal Me
Imagine Me
Believe Me
Find Me

[Wain]

I just finished reading the four stories (2 novellas, 1 short story, and a novel) by P. Djeli Clark, set in what is informally known as the "Dead Djinn Universe". He's a brilliant writer, creating very original urban kinda-steampunk-adjacent fantasy.

The books are set in an alternate Cairo at the start of the 20th century. 50 years prior to the story, an event happened that weakened the gap between magical realms and ours, resulting in Djinn and other supernatural beings crossing into our world, and Egypt becoming an advanced and progressive early 20th century power with the aid of migrating djinn. The stories are centred on an agency that investigates problems and magical and alchemical nature, in particular one young female agent who is something of an eccentric and thoroughly enjoyable main character. If you're after speculative fiction that has a focus outside of Europe and North America, chiefly on north African customs and myths, as well as having queer themes, this is a brilliant series.

In order, the stories and novel are: 'A Dead Djinn in Cairo' (short story), 'The Angel of Khan el-Khalili' (short story available online, here), 'The Haunting of Tram Car 015' (novella), and 'A Master of Djinn' (his first novel).


I'm now reading 'The Saint of Bright Doors' by Vajra Chandrasekera. It's so far altogether unique and wonderful.

[Ana]

Adeline Colton was cursed. Everyone in Georgia knew the devil walked her farm, and maybe they were right, because each month she had . . . dreams. Visions.. of creatures which her small town and her pappa called devilfolk. Her dad told her to walk circles around the house, to sing songs, to protect herself... She did them with her brother. When her brother came home from the war he told her that none of the creatures their daddy told them about were real.. but she still saw them... Her brother thinks she is insane and needs help

Moving to New York did not help.. her visions turns out to be the truth.. but what does that mean for her, for all mankind and for the future?

The Prince of Prohibition & The Veil of Violence

By Marilyn Marks

not sure if there will come more books.. still not done with the second one to know if there will be more

book 2 released and ohh boy i am so disapointed - not going to finish this one.... and i know there will be more books but this is not for me anymore

[Ana]

Started Cresent City by Sarah J Mass
Just Finished the first book of cresent city.. and WOW WOW WOW.. soo wow.. mindblowingly good. I heard the dramatized version and it just keept me entertained the whole time


i had not expected to like it.. at all.. but i did

[Kawe]

Right now, I’m reading "Project Hail Mary" by Andy Weir, and I’m loving it. If you enjoyed "The Martian," you’ll probably dig this too. It’s got that great mix of humor and science that keeps you hooked.

[Ana]

"Hidden Legacy is set in the world much like our own, where over a hundred years ago several countries developed Osiris Serum, a solution that awakened one’s latent magical powers. They gave that serum to everybody willing to risk dying from it. Eventually they figured out that giving humans ability to spit fire and summon monsters wasn’t such a good thing, but by that point it was too late. The magical powers turned out to be hereditary.

Now the world is ruled by magical dynasties, powerful Houses, who marry for magic, maintain private armies, and own global corporations. Imagine the aristocratic families like Medici or Tudors, but in addition to being ruthless and cunning, they can now create a tornado or breathe life into a sculpture and use it to pummel their enemies.

In this world, in the city of Houston, lives the Baylor family. Three sisters, Nevada, Catalina, Arabella, their two cousins adopted into the family, Bernard and Leon, their veteran mother Penelope and their Grandma Frida. Together they run Baylor Investigative Agency, except for Grandma Frida who has her own business fixing mobile artillery for the Houston’s magical elite. The Hidden Legacy chronicles their lives, relationship, and adventures."


Author :Ilona Andrews
Books in order:
Burn For Me (Nevada´s historie)
White Hot (Nevada´s historie)
Wildfire (Nevada´s historie)
Diamond Fire (Catalina´s historie)
Sapphire Flames (Catalina´s historie)
Emerald Blaze (Catalina´s historie)
Ruby Fever (Catalina´s historie)
A Misunderstanding (Arabella)
The Cool aunt (Arabella)


5 star review all over


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also read this
"All Áine wants for her 22nd birthday is a night out in New York City with her normal, human friends. But when her roommate stumbles into oncoming traffic, Áine breaks the bind on her extraordinary, witch-born power to save her. With Áine’s magick now freed, her world shifts, and the voice of a male witch commands her to run."
there are more to the story but it would be spoilers to post more.



author: Maggie Sunseri
Books in order:
The Discovered
The Coveted
The Illuminated
The Hunted
The Scorned
The Claimed
The Redeemed

some books are 4 stars, some 3 and some 5 but worth reading
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and last recommendation for today are these 3 books

"I’m a killer. He’s a bounty hunter. A match made in Hell. Literally.

Waking up at the foot of your own grave is no picnic… especially when you can’t remember how you got there.

A year ago, I was a college senior still living with my parents. Now? I’m the boogeyman of Ascension, TN, snapping up rogues and draining them dry.

That is until I’m ensnared by a mysterious bounty hunter whose blood and body I crave.

We’ll likely kill each other once it’s all said and done, but until then, he’s bound to keep me on the straight and narrow.

Unless I can convince him to follow me to the dark side"
Author: Annie Anderson
Book order:
Night Watch
Death Watch
Grave Watch


4 -5 star read

[GormanGhaste]

Wain: I enjoyed A Master of Djinn and (thanks to you) the angel short story! And I've heard good things about The Saint of Bright Doors, will add it to my list.
Kawe: I've read both those Weir novels and liked them both, especially the main relationship in Project Hail Mary.
Ana: I read Andrew's Magic Bites and enjoyed it and also read the first novel of the Hidden Legacy series. It was fun reading a book set in my home town, but ultimately it wasn't my cup of tea--I'm just not a fan of the enemies to lovers trope.

I recently finished Mieville's Book of Elsewhere, based on Keanu Reeve's series of BRZRKR graphic novels. I haven't read those, and from what I've heard, I don't think fans of the comics would necessarily like the novel. I found it interesting, but I wouldn't recommend to any one except die-hard Mieville fans like me

Currently reading Jane Eyre! I'm familiar with the plot and think I at least read some excerpts in school, but reading it now I'm thinking I never read it all the way through back then. I've even read Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea already

Book club -wise, we just read Kingfisher's House with Good Bones in honor of Halloween: mild horror story with an entomologist main character who I adore! This month's book is Nicola Griffith's Spear, a novella retelling the Arthurian legend of Percival. Recommend, like I do all of her works!

[Ana]

Gormanghaste - heh i really didn´t notice the trophe. For me it´s more of a fantasy book with some romantic elements - but yeah now i kinda see it. still think they very good

Started Jennifer L. Armentrout "From Blood and Ash" almost done and ready for book 2 soon. Really like it.

I almost almost want some romance in my books

I tried getting into Jane Eyre and also wuthering heights but i never been able to finish them

[Ana]

Ever read a book/serie where you feel like you dont know if you like it or not but you need to know what happen so you keep going?

I am on book 2 for The Legends of Thezmarr by Helen Scheuerer..


I am soo not sure if I like it.. but almost done with book 2... and I kinda want to read book 3..but..It´s a bit.. long and I jump in the books but I kinda want to know what happen..


way way too many pointless "spicy" scenes.. i just skip by those.
not a serie i would read again..