Have been pretty busy last couple of weeks, so still reading Shadows of Self by Brandon Sanderson. Book 2 of second era of Mistborn.
Also started Wandering Inn, have read a few chapters, and while interesting, I am not a big fan of the main character. Maybe I have read too many (web) novels that I can’t understand when people don’t act like typical isekai protagonist, but still…
The world building is interesting, want to know more about what’s happening. Will probably try to read at least the first volume and then decide whether I want to continue or not.
What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?
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Last week, I read The Lies of the Ajungo by Moses Ose Utomi, and now I’m reading the sequel, The Truth of the Aleke. These are both African-inspired fable-like fantasy novellas about teenagers saving oppressed desert cities. Obviously, I enjoyed the first well enough to read the second, but I think they would have been better listed as YA, as both volumes feature not-so-subtle lessons about the bad guys and predictable plot twists that might have seemed fresher/more relevant to that audience.
(Sidenote: if you’re doing book bingo and need a quick disability rep. hard mode, The Truth of the Aleke is only ~100 pages, and seems to work as a standalone so far.)
Oooh, I do need that bingo square, but even without that, books, specially fantasy about other culture are always interesting.
Thanks for the recommendation.