elle?????
https://imgs.plurk.com/QEF/3TV/QFS9jlestCsQes9hba4uccMJl1J_lg.jpg the Next Batch has arrived
elle?????
i'm starting with Witch King bc 1. i liked city of bones and 2. i need a standalone FRIENDS KEEP RECCING ME SERIESES AND IM LIKE STOPFFPF
elle?????
(series are fine!! theres just so many! i want different stuff!!!!!!!)
𝕘𝕒𝕤💡 🚧𝕜𝕖𝕖𝕡 👧𝕕𝕒𝕕
OHHH TRAITOR BARU IS SO GOOD
elle?????
SO IVE HEARD!! i mentioned i was a bit leery on trying locked tomb and was told to try this instead
«Wᴀɴᴅᴇʀᴇʀ»
MEMORY CALLED EMPIRE IS EXTREMELY GOOD I hope u love it like I did
elle?????
WOOO i hope so too!!
«Wᴀɴᴅᴇʀᴇʀ»
I still need to read traitor baru at some point
𝓉𝒶𝒸𝑜 𝒷𝑒𝓁𝓁𝑒
tress of the emerald sea is so good
elle?????
im excited for all of them (X i knew i wanted to try sanderson but i didnt wanna dig into a whole-ass series
𝓉𝒶𝒸𝑜 𝒷𝑒𝓁𝓁𝑒
matt loves brandon sanderson and has read everything but they're all connected and it's too much for me tbh
𝓉𝒶𝒸𝑜 𝒷𝑒𝓁𝓁𝑒
but tress is a one-off that you don't really need to know backstory for (more or less)
elle?????
thats how it was pitched to me so i scooped it up based on that
𝓉𝒶𝒸𝑜 𝒷𝑒𝓁𝓁𝑒
it's the only sanderson book i've read outside the last 3 WOT books and the first 3 msitborn
𝓉𝒶𝒸𝑜 𝒷𝑒𝓁𝓁𝑒
also tress has some fun art! at least the ebook i read did
dead characters
yay for series but god bless stand-alones
elle?????
AGREEEEEE
𝓉𝒶𝒸𝑜 𝒷𝑒𝓁𝓁𝑒
the world building in tress is so interesting and fun, also
𝓉𝒶𝒸𝑜 𝒷𝑒𝓁𝓁𝑒
absolutely wild stuff
トラファルガー・ロー
I want to read traitor Baru!! I’ve heard excellent things.
トラファルガー・ロー
I own witch king but haven’t read it yet.
トラファルガー・ロー
I look forward to your enjoyment
«Wᴀɴᴅᴇʀᴇʀ»
Tress has some stuff that I think is a bit "???" if you're not plugged into sanderson's self-insert shows-up-everywhere character lore but should still mostly be fine! Iirc it has a very distinct voice even compared to the rest of his stuff, I think it's one of those you'll either love it or hate it things
«Wᴀɴᴅᴇʀᴇʀ»
My personal favorite of his standalone stuff is The Emperor's Soul novella, though it's been a while since I reread that
zee
beau cormorant was so good but also hurt me. i was going to continue but then i learned the next ones hurt even more and i am not strong
zee
i’m excited to hear ur thoughts on it
elle?????
oh shit
what kind of hurt
whimsea
oooh another good set!
zee
i feel like anything more i could say would be spoilers
elle?????
Fair enough!
defiant jazz.
ooo i’ve read 4/5 of these, camps out again to hear yr thoughts
my personal fave of the bunch was prob also traitor baru
Aquifoliaceae
Amina Al-Sirafi!
elle?????
I'm 58pgs into Witch King and I'm happy to have another scrungly mc
Instead of Khat it's Kai lol
elle?????
Wet cat energy protags
Love em
whimsea
yes it's great right
elle?????
200 pgs thru Witch King
Rly enjoying Kai's bitchiness and the fact HE has to wrangle other peoples bitchiness
I was a little lost in the sauce with all the different factions but it's falling into place
elle?????
i've finished witch king!! i rly enjoyed that - i like this author's bitchy nonhuman characters and their scrungly found families in their situations
elle?????
felt kind of interview with the vampire-y in how it went back n forth, and i liked how it tied things up in the end for both the past and the present
elle?????
im gonna read tress of the emerald sea next
whimsea
yes glad you enjoyed! there a second novel in universe coming out next year
elle?????
wait fr?? like same setting/characters?
whimsea
and i hope you enjoy tress! i listened to it in audio book and it was largely enjoyable even when i wanted to punch the narrator
elle?????
LMAO OH NO
i hope narrator is not a smug snake like rothfuss' kvothe
whimsea
narrator makes a lot of sense as the novel goes on and i think it fits, i just also wanted to punch them ikhddydyivjv
elle?????
omfg rip
at least it's a shorter book
whimsea
tress is great and i love her and it's a fun world
elle?????
OH UR RIGHT!! there IS gonna be another one
and it's the same gang let's gooooo
whimsea
yeah!!! i was so excited hearing it's in pre-order on bluesky
elle?????
that's exciting
i rly enjoyed the demon concept in that one
and just the variety of societies
like it wasn't just 2 or 3 random culture expies it was definitely a delightful garden salad of different vibes
whimsea
yeah, Martha Wells is really great for that aspect
whimsea
if you enjoy that vibe and haven't checked out the raksura novels, they might be good future forays
elle?????
noted!
elle?????
Holy shit u weren't kidding about the narrator voice in this one
It's like tangled Flynn Rider snippily regaling me with a story
«Wᴀɴᴅᴇʀᴇʀ»
yeah IT'S. A LOT
elle?????
Is this his typical narrator style? I should think not but damn
«Wᴀɴᴅᴇʀᴇʀ»
nah definitely not
«Wᴀɴᴅᴇʀᴇʀ»
I mean I wouldn't necessarily say that Sanderson's other books don't have a distinct voice but NOWHERE near this one
𝓉𝒶𝒸𝑜 𝒷𝑒𝓁𝓁𝑒
No Sanderson was def experimenting with the narration of tress
elle?????
Damn ok
I at least like the setup so I'll soldier on but woof what a first impression
whimsea
yeah the narrator gets more... tolerable mostly because you want to know what happens and partly because they become more story intertwined but yeah. punchable. trust me it's worse in audio form bc the person eating the book was way too good
whimsea
def not the usual narrative style for Sanderson, but like. anyone who knows narrator also thinks punching is sensible
elle?????
finished tress! after those early chapters of annoying narrator negging, it got way better c: i liked it! i guessed the rat-secret early and felt vindicated when it revealed, so that was enjoyable
elle?????
i'll be reading amina next
Aquifoliaceae
𝓉𝒶𝒸𝑜 𝒷𝑒𝓁𝓁𝑒
I’m glad you liked it!
elle?????
Aquifoliaceae : my girl WHAT IS THIS EMOTE LMAO
elle?????
𝓉𝒶𝒸𝑜 𝒷𝑒𝓁𝓁𝑒 : ya it was cute!! felt like a cozy 80s adventure fantasy princess bride style
Aquifoliaceae
MY OWN PERSONAL EYES EMOJI!! (aka eyeball monster from FF1)
Aquifoliaceae
if it's too freaky I can use the normal one in your plurk
whimsea
high fives re the rat secret, same here, i ended up more curious about how/when tress would too. and yeah narrator gets better, he's just. so punchable. early on
elle?????
ur extremelycorrect
itsok eileen ij ust needed context for the monster lmao
whimsea
amina is fun HOPE YOU ENJOY
elle?????
it IS fun!! i wound up reading way too late at night bc it was engaging me so much lmfaoo
love an adventurer mc who is a mom in my age bracket
Aquifoliaceae
yeeees
Aquifoliaceae
I have developed such a love for 30+ heroines. no time for this bullshit ESP WITH THIS FUCKIN KNEE
whimsea
yes it's such fun and such a perspective change on the world
elle?????
"i wanna go swashbuckle...........but my back hurty"
so real
whimsea
right... relatable
elle?????
183pgs into Amina and I'm so loving the vibes and cast
It might be corny to say but all the prayerfulness throughout just lifts my spirit and makes me enjoy it more
Love the family energy with the crew
whimsea
yeah, it all adds to the good vibes and energy they've got going on
Aquifoliaceae
The cast has SUCH good vibes
elle?????
amina fucking rules!!!!!!!!!!!!! i got like 100pgs left but im LOVING this book
prolly my fave next to city of bones
whimsea
it's so good!!! so glad you're having fun with it
elle?????
PUNCHES THE AIR AMINA RULES!! finished it, loved it, happy with it as a standalone but wouldnt mind the next installment too
i am cracking open baru cormorant next
Aquifoliaceae
AMINA RULES, fuckin love her and her crew
elle?????
ive just finished the accountant section of baru cormorant - about 144 pages
it's interesting but also kind of a challenge - a good kind if that makes sense
elle?????
this mc is very different than me personality wise so its both a struggle and engaging to try to follow her train of thought
elle?????
i do get this kind of annoying itch where i expect this book to do nothing but do the opposite of what i assume it will because..y'know. sneaky politics. deceit and self-denial and doublespeak and such
elle?????
which is like INTERESTING but also ANNOYING
elle?????
also: too many names to keep track of
i hope the mc voice keeps reminding me who these nerds are bc i sure as shit can't keep track
elle?????
300 pgs in and i rly like how this scratches that game of thrones itch without the egregious amount of sexual assault and gore
elle?????
the flipside of that is that because i read game of thrones, i can't make myself care/feel attached to any of these characters lmao
EXCEPT MIURE LO........
elle?????
https://images.plurk.com/3VVsLAqCcZ5LMp4MIIftY2.png put in an order for some other stuff
whimsea
tents fingers for those last two
elle?????
HAHA i mayyyy be a martha wells fan!!! two for two!
whimsea
hahaha the way she writes murderbot is very different but very fun, is much punchier with the perspective change!
elle?????
the synopsis was giving very much "robotman from nextwave" and honestly i can roll with that
whimsea
hahaha yeah, you'll know pretty fast if you jive! i adore murderbot, it's the best
elle?????
Finished baru! That was intense
Joker moment the book lmao
elle?????
I'm starting memory called empire tonight
whimsea
yes enjoy
elle?????
130ish pgs into empire and all the funny alien ranks are challenging me and kinda throwing my flow
I imagine it gets easier further in but man
elle?????
I do really like the imago concept tho
elle?????
Seeing thoughtspeak brackets made me go "aw animorphs" fondly
whimsea
yeah i had that exactly animorphs throwback affection too
whimsea
the ranks are different, agreed, it does get easier in a way but part of that is how the story goes
elle?????
of all the things i couldve expected out of this book
old man yaoi was not one of them
elle?????
stares into the middle distance post-chapter 16
elle?????
this book has everything
elle?????
now has everything
weird memory ghost machines
giant weirdo empires
AI-controlled cops
old man yaoi
recreational slam poetry
political dissent slam poetry
usb sticks that crack open like kinder eggs
ice cream
elle?????
no joke i love the infofische sticks the concept is so cute and funny to me
crack open that secret message like a fortune cookie
«Wᴀɴᴅᴇʀᴇʀ»
I love them. I would like to crack usb stick like fortune cookie
elle?????
ME TOO the thought just delights me so muchhh
elle?????
i finished empire!! it was fun! interesting! im glad it ended how it did so i can either just leave the tale there or grab the next l8r (i will probably grab l8r)
elle?????
i think this run my faves in descending order:
amina al-sarafi
witch king
tress
baru cormorant
memory called empire
elle?????
but i liked all of them! nothing reviled
whimsea
yes good stuff all around
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