That was some story! Quite different, but also quite similar (to the rest of the series). Also, part of the ending was expected, but was surprised by the rest. Looking forward to where the story goes from here.

Also read The Last Wish by Andrzej Sapkowski. The first Witcher book.

I read it quite a while ago, but hadn't finished the series, so got a boxed set and reading it now. I had forgotten how Fairy Tales heavy this book is.

Bingo squares (for both boooks): Author from a Different Continent (hard mode), Now a Major Motion Picture, Short and Sweet, Based on Folklore, Off your TBR Pile, also possibly Jerk with a Heart of Gold.

What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?

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[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I started reading The Curse of Saints by Kate Dramis, but I found out after starting the book that it is Romantasy. Everyone was described as wearing skin tight clothes that accentuated their muscles and curves. Women were constantly brushing their hair behind their ear. Men always had smoldering looks in their eyes. The main character mentioned every 3 paragraphs how much she hates the dude she works with, so even though I only read maybe 15% of the book I already know she's going to fall in love with him. I can't describe how much I hated the short bit I read and only read that much because I didn't have wifi to download a new book while on vacation.

I ended up starting Night Angel Nemesis by Brent Weeks. I last read the Night Angel series about 7 years ago, so I have forgotten almost everything that happened. The original series was good, and this one is starting off OK. Not great, but better than the alternative.

[–] dresden@discuss.online 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Heh, "Romantasy".

[–] dogslayeggs@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Yeah, I cringed the first time I heard that term, but then fairy sex books like Court of Thorns and Roses and dragon sex books like Fourth Wing became a popular thing outside of fantasy readers.