Read Die Trying by Lee Child. Book 2 of Jack Reacher series. It was a fun book, though I wasn't fan of how passive Reacher was in most of the book, most of the action happens near the end. Was hoping for more action throughout the book. Still fun though, going to get more of these.

Now, continuing with my Mistborn re-read. Started The Well of Ascension by Brandon Sanderson. It's Book 2 in the series, and for some reason I don't recall much of what happens in this one. While I didn't recall the details of the first one either, I recalled most of the plot, for this one though, I only remember the ending, and maybe one other scene. Everything else I thought happened in 2, would happen in 3. So, looking forward to reading it and finding out!

What about all of you? What have you been reading or listening to lately?

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[–] eightpix@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm taking a break from catching up with my son's reading of Wings of Fire. I'm about to start book eight, Escaping Peril

During this break from the grade school fantasy, I'm currently reading The Future of Another Timeline by Annalee Newitz. It was a random choice for me, served up by the algorithm and a few filters on Libby.

Not sure if I'm going to see this one through to the end as 10 more Wings of Fire Books beckon.

As for a recommendation, the last two "5 out of 5" books I read were, The Message and The Water Dancer by Ta-Nehisi Coates. The latter title, his first novel, is just as accessible as his articles and his latest reflection on America and her role in world affairs, the former title.

[–] dresden@discuss.online 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

How's Wings of Fire? Son is getting interested in Dragons, has asked me for Songs of Magic series by S. A. Patrick, which apparently has dragons.

Both books by Ta-Nehisi Coates look interesting, will check them out.

[–] eightpix@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It's pretty much what it says on the tin, "Harry Potter meets Hunger Games."... but with dragons as the main characters. The storytelling is good. The characters are tangible, well-developed, and relatable. There are three arcs, the first about wartime, the second is post-war, and the final arc — (which I've not started — appears to be about the Undiscovered Country. Reading it as an adult, it's easy to blitz through. There are fights, stabbings, broken necks, decapitations, and torture. None of it described in visceral gruesome detail, but more as a statement of fact. The stakes feel real. There is also magic, betrayal, surprise, and reconciliation. It's pretty good stuff.

Target audience, grades 3 to 8 says Scholastic. My little reader is a little younger than that, and he's obsessed. He still likes Captain Underpants, and he's starting to get into Pokémon. This feeds the need he has for dragons.

[–] dresden@discuss.online 1 points 9 months ago

Nice! Thanks for the info!