The Shadow of What Was Lost by James Islington
I gave his The Will of the Many 5/5. I really need to check out his other works.
Here are my 2024 books so far:
The Measure by Nikki Erlick - 4.0
The Poppy War #1 by R.F. Kuang - 3.75
Upgrade by Blake Crouch - 3.5
Unexpected Stories by Octavia E. Butler - 3.0
Long Chills and Case Dough by Brandon Sanderson - 4.25
Iron Flame - The Empyrean #2 by Rebecca Yarros - 4.0
A Conjuring of Light - Shades of Magic #3 by V.E. Schwab - 3.25
The Gathering Storm - The Wheel of Time #12 by Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan - 3.75
The Will of the Many - Hierarchy #1 by James Islington - 5.0
Six of Crows #1 by Leigh Bardugo - 4.0
Towers of Midnight - Wheel of Time #13 by Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan - 4.0
Shadow and Bone #1 by Leigh Bardugo - 4.5
The Witch of Duva - Grishaverse #0.5 by Leigh Bardugo - 4.0
Howling Dark - Sun Eater #2 by Christopher Ruocchio - 1.5
A Memory of Light - The Wheel of Time #14 by Brandon Sanderson, Robert Jordan - 4.25
March additions:
Abaddon's Gate - The Expanse #3 by James S.A. Corey – 3.75
So many people died in this book… but highly recommend this series.
Stephen Leeds Death and Faxes by Brandon Sanderson, Michael Harkins, Max Epstein, David Pace – 3.75
Silly and fun, like all the other Leeds books.
Children of Blood and Bone – Legacy of Orisha #1 by Tomi Adeyemi – 3.75
Interesting world and magic. Looking forward to more of this series.
Cytonic – Skyward #3 by Brandon Sanderson – 4.0
Silly, ridiculous, charming, and fun. Would be great for young readers to learn about emotions.
The Churn – The Expanse #3.5 by James S.A. Corey – 3.75
Always interesting to learn a character’s origin story.
House of Flame and Shadow – Crescent City #3 by Sarah J. Maas – 3.25
Either my tastes are changing or SJM is getting worse. This book feels like she’s run out of ideas. The dialog was pretty awful, the plot holes abundant, my eye rolls constant.
Currently reading:
New Spring – Wheel of Time #0 by Robert Jordan
The Fragile Threads of Power #1 by V.E. Schwab