Started next book in the Dresden Files series, Ghost Story by Jim Butcher. This is book 13, and is pretty unique so far. The previous book “Changes” has changed quite a bit, and now we are living those changes.
Can’t put it down, want to see how it develops!
My previous book, Streams of Silver covers 2 bingo squares: Title: [X] of [Y] and Off your TBR pile (hard mode).
What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?
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Faithbreaker - Hannah Kaner. The third of the Fallen Gods trilogy. 1st is a great read. 2nd doesn’t have the family of the first, the stakes of the third, and develops the characters/world not enough for the break imo. 3rd doesn’t recapture the magic of the first, I’m 70% through it. I think the author could have written a tighter pair and added the exposition through novellas for those that want it. I’ve heard that audiences are great at picking out problems but terrible at suggesting solutions though, so what do I know?
Shallowly the world building is pretty good, I like the universe. Being disabled myself, I kinda want to live there, the acceptance and accomodations are great. The social aspect of the world is bold, works well, and is something I’d like to see more of.
The “gods among us” (I don’t know the term for ‘gods and people from a symbiosis each empowering the other’) this has been done better in American Gods or Poppy War etc imo. That’s not to say it’s bad here, just a theme that’s been done well elsewhere, but it’s a shallow observation of the series.
My real joy of the first is the found family. Everyone is damaged in their own way and the characters, crunch and support each other quite well. But, they’re separated in the second entirely and not particularly together for the third. I knew this going in from reviews which is fine. Even the side characters gave me a sense of ‘trauma response to something’ vibes leading to interesting behaviours and conflicts for our protagonists to navigate. Everyone has been hurt, by events immediately before the books and we get to piece it all together as we go.
I think I plunged back in because the LGBT+ and disability acceptance, even celebration, is a welcome escape from today’s world. Faint praise I know, but praise none-the-less.
Book 1>3>2 I think. Book 1 I’d recommend if you’re socially progressive and like found families, or like gods among us stories. 2&3 make your own decision based on your feelings for book 1. Promising author, I look forward to their next book.