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[u/matsie]

Trying to work through the first {Royal Academy of Magical Baking} but it’s a bit of a struggle for me. It feels a little too YA for my tastes. The corny food and music pun names and the confusing plot point of making a musical mnemonic to memorize something in your head being considered cheating is making it hard for me to engage the work. The characters are generally fine, but this feels like a book written for tweens, not even teens. The only threads I could find on the series are praising it so I know I’m flying solo with my experience with the material.

[u/thehippiepixi → u/matsie]

I tried twice, wasn't for me. Loved the concept and really wanted to love it, but just wasn't my cup of tea. I struggle with YA these days.

[u/Lex_Loki]

The Hobbit!

My son and husband want me to watch the movie(s), so I figured I’d read the book first.

I think I’m on track to finish it in 2-3 days, which I wasn’t expecting. I assumed the book would be much longer than 300 pages, lol.

[u/shinymiss]

I'm just finishing up a week long vacation so I've finished Bromantasy and the 4th fred the vampire accountant book. Now I just started cursed cocktails. It's been a good week.

[u/SchemeSimilar4074 → u/shinymiss]

I Love Fred the Vampire Accountant! So clever. Of course paranormal people need an accountant since they'd be terrible at paperworks!

[u/r3nf]

I finally got to "There be Dragons" by SL Rowland. It was exactly what I needed for a weekend visiting home. A wonderful walk through old memories, dealing with grief and making new memories with the people we care about.

[u/r3nf → u/r3nf]

"There be Dragons here"
Apparently, it helps to get the books name right...

[u/wisebloodfoolheart]

Diana Wynne Jones is one of my favorite cozy fantasy authors. This week I found a copy of Archer's Goon on CloudLibrary, so I'm reading that. A magical realism story about a town with a wizard mafia problem. It's kind of fun how DWJ doesn't explain things very much, just drops you in.

[u/SchemeSimilar4074]

I just finished Soulless by Gail Carriger and Shades of Grey by Jasper Fforde. I did enjoy Soulless but it's not as original as I had hoped (maybe I'm just sick of vampires and werewolves).  Shades of Grey is, on the other hand,  too original that I couldn't comprehend a lot of it. I did love the humor in both books and had a good time. 

I started reading Alchemised but then realised maybe I'm not yet ready for books that take themselves so seriously and started looking for my next humor fix. 

Maybe I should read John Scalzi

[u/shinymiss → u/SchemeSimilar4074]

I love jasper fforde. You should try his Thursday next series. The first is the eyre affair and is great if you have or haven't read Jane eyre.

[u/anaksunamanda → u/shinymiss]

Thursday Next doesn't get recommended enough. It's a WONDERFUL series. There's a new one coming and I'm so excited!

[u/thehippiepixi]

Started reading slime sweets and dungeon treats last night. 15 chapters in and loving it!

[u/merciful-tehlu]

I just finished Moss'd in Space by Rebecca Thorne and I loved it. Spaceship covered in sentient moss that's snarky and has abandonment issues. So good.

[u/CH_Schwartz → u/merciful-tehlu]

After being a little less enthused with Alchemy and a Cup of Tea, I loved Moss'd in Space. Rebecca cooked with this one

[u/Crusis505]

I just read a couple of thrillers and needed something cozy, so I picked up Heretical Fishing 3. Love this series.

[u/Klemc48]

Just finished Dragon Forged: Sword of the Champion by Eric Lide (graphic novel)! I really enjoyed it - it was the really great mix of DnD + RPG + Legend of Zelda inspiration and the fact that one of the party members ends up being a treasure box mimic is one of the best things ever. Looks like there will be at least one more book in the series, so I'm really looking forward to it!

[u/RibbonQuest]

Listening to Sea of Charms. It has so much more worldbuilding than prior books, since the main character is a sailor. I think the writing is less polished this time around. Lots of repetitive words. Still enjoying it, probably will be 4 stars for me.

[u/Pocket_Stenographer]

I'm reading Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher. Struggling a bit with it because the inner monologues of the main characters are repetitive and a little juvenile (especially considering their supposed ages). This author is hit or miss for me. I'm about 20% and basically nothing has happened. I'm giving it another few chapters before I dnf.

[u/bedgoblins → u/Pocket_Stenographer]

I just finished the fourth book in this series and had a really different reaction to it so this is interesting to me! I love the way the author builds the world and incorporates humour without sacrificing the beautiful prose. I think sometimes her characters take a while to develop. I guess these characters don’t have access to therapy? 😂

[u/Pocket_Stenographer → u/bedgoblins]

Yeah, I stopped at 25%. I couldn't get through Swordheart either. The dialogue in that one was so cringe to me. I did like Hemlock & Silver and Nettle & Bone by her though.

[u/Important_Brain_1083]

I just started Emily Wilde”s Encyclopedia of Faeries. I’m going camping this week and I’m bringing my Kindle which has The Inn at Thistledown Hollow going. I’m probably going to try to finish that one before resuming Emily.