What are you currently reading?

[Pidgey]

@(you need an account to see links) I'm pretty sure I have undiagnosed ADHD x).

A friend recommended the self help book "The Subtle Art of not giving a F*ck"

I'm not going to say it's mind blowing stuff. It's written at a level anyone can read.
But it's helped me out at least a little bit. So if you're looking for an easy ready, Self help book, it might be worth the read!

I've read it twice. It's a funny book for the book shelf too just with the name x).

[♥ Cerberus ♥]

I am currently reading A Game of Thrones since I'm a fan of the show and decided it was time to read!

[birdies]

I'm reading a book called Crisis by Felix Francis.

Currently reading through a bunch of thrillers and spy novels to see what works and what doesn't in the genre. I just finished my first Jack Reacher book and thought it was pretty awful - Reacher has zero inner dialogue, the short sentences and lack of commas drove me crazy, the plot was slow and then implausible and there were lines like 'That was clear' and 'That was for damn sure' that got repeated so often it was making me twitch.

I'd love to read recommendations for cinematic but good spy novels - Daniel Craig as James Bond kind of vibe.

[goodnightmoon]

I just started The Honeys by Ryan La Sala, and OMG it is so good. Very engaging 'thriller' with a nonbinary protagonist, I'm not very far into it (like 60 pages) because life gets in the way. Excellent storytelling, bizarre twists even just this far in.

[Maia]

i am currently listening to The Bone Shard Emperor by Andrea Stewart while i am at work or driving
and reading Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik when i have time to read

both are pretty good fantasy books!!
the first is a second part of a trilogy, and Spinning Silver is a standalone i have had on my shelf for years unread

[Lyrichord]

I like to read a bunch of things, frequently non-fiction. I've got a few I'm currently looking through!

The first is a book called Color In and Out of the Garden: Watercolor Practices for Painters, Gardeners, and Nature Lovers, written by Lorene Edwards Forkner. As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted to give it a good look! As a person who enjoys art and color, I find the discrepancy between perceived color and actual color really interesting. So, to see a book filled with flowers with gradients underneath each bloom, is really fun. And there's stories about each one! If there wasn't enough yet to really love, the book is organized by color.

Watercolor Book Pics

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For a fun, silly book I picked up a kid's graphic novel the other day, Cat and Cat Adventures: the Quest for Snacks. It is 100% as adorable and cute as it sounds. The illustrations in books these days is out of this world! It's by Susie Yi. It reminds me a lot of the 10/10 adorable Narwhal and Jelly books and graphic novels by Ben Clanton, as well as the Waffles and Pancake series by Drew Brockington.

Cat & Cat Book Pics

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Then, how could I forget the Neopets Cookbook?? There's so much food dye in the recipes. But I love seeing all of the characters printed on paper, the map of Neopia, and all of the fun bits of lore scattered throughout. The recipes are no Joy of Cooking, but it's the sense of delight and creativity that comes with the book that I enjoy. (Now if only they'd start creating more np items like they used to back in the day!)

Neopets Recipes

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All images are from Amazon. I'd recommend them all!

[Rhaenyra]

Does anyone have any good fantasy recs where the books have 300+ pages?

[♥ Shazi ♥]

Does anyone have any good fantasy recs where the books have 300+ pages?

the lies of locke lamora by scott lynch, the name of the wind by patrick rothfuss

[Maia]

Does anyone have any good fantasy recs where the books have 300+ pages?

i am a huge fan of The Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson. The first of that particular series is The Way of Kings and its 1000-ish pages i think.
lots of world building at the beginning but its very good and i love the characters in it. BUT it is a big book and theres only 4 out in the series and he is planning 10 books for the series total.

as for standalone books, i did like Babel by R.F. Kuang (more historical fantasy) and Nettle and Bone by T. Kingfisher

[goodnightmoon]

I'd love to hear about everyone's favorite fiction series. Fantasy, romance, anything! I'm after a deep dive into a full-on series of several books again. I most recently series-wise read hunger games trilogy, all 3 in 3 days, back in March.