Last 2024 books
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schneefinkI read 19 books in 2024 (the arbitrary goal was twenty, which I would have managed if not for unfortunately getting sick.) All of them in English and all fiction, 14 fantasy and 5 science fiction.
My goal for this year: I think 24 books should be doable, and I think I will try to read at least two non-fiction books as well.
The last few:
Daughter of the Deep, Rick Riordan
A fun and entertaining YA adventure featuring a very cool submarine. Not something to think too hard about. I only saw
Dev being a traitor
coming a chapter or so before the reveal and enjoyed that turn, and I look forward to seeing how that will be handled if there is a sequel.
When Among Crows, Veronica Roth
I overlooked that this is a novella at first and was surprised by the pacing, and some parts did seem a bit rushed, but overall it was a quick and entertaining read with some nice angst and h/c. The kind of story where it doesn't matter that the "twist" is super obvious because it's not about the what but the how.
The Tainted Cup, Robert Jackson Bennett
This was a great murder mystery with cool fantasy worldbuilding. I enjoyed all the politics too. I liked the characters and I liked the structure of the mystery solving; some reveals I saw coming and others I didn't. (I did feel very tempted to shout at Ana sometimes that her being the only one who knows the murderer while knowing that she is the current target is maaaybe not ideal. Just saying.)
One of my favorite worldbuilding ~reveal things:
First (iirc) we learn about thekaiju monsters that come out of the sea and attack so they have to be held back with a giant wall and weapons etc. We also at some point learn that the rulers of the country are immortal because of special drugs. Then we learn that the special drugs make them grow bigger and bigger. Then we learn that the kaiju monsters look human. Then we learn that occasionally the rulers do "die" as in, they are disposed of and ~vanish. Then we learn that the human-looking monsters try to communicate when crawling out of the ocean… I think I see where this is going. (Though it would be funny if it was a red herring at this point.)
Coraline, Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell
I got the graphic novel as a Christmas gift and almost decided not to read it, but I'm at least glad I did before the next article on Gaiman came out because I doubt I would have been able to blend out that one while reading.
As is, I enjoyed the story, very good spooky atmosphere and clever and relatable heroine. Not as I expected either, for some reason osmosis had led me to believe that Coraline was fooled by the button family for significantly longer.
My goal for this year: I think 24 books should be doable, and I think I will try to read at least two non-fiction books as well.
The last few:
Daughter of the Deep, Rick Riordan
A fun and entertaining YA adventure featuring a very cool submarine. Not something to think too hard about. I only saw
spoiler
Dev being a traitor
When Among Crows, Veronica Roth
I overlooked that this is a novella at first and was surprised by the pacing, and some parts did seem a bit rushed, but overall it was a quick and entertaining read with some nice angst and h/c. The kind of story where it doesn't matter that the "twist" is super obvious because it's not about the what but the how.
The Tainted Cup, Robert Jackson Bennett
This was a great murder mystery with cool fantasy worldbuilding. I enjoyed all the politics too. I liked the characters and I liked the structure of the mystery solving; some reveals I saw coming and others I didn't. (I did feel very tempted to shout at Ana sometimes that her being the only one who knows the murderer while knowing that she is the current target is maaaybe not ideal. Just saying.)
One of my favorite worldbuilding ~reveal things:
spoiler
First (iirc) we learn about the
Coraline, Neil Gaiman and P. Craig Russell
I got the graphic novel as a Christmas gift and almost decided not to read it, but I'm at least glad I did before the next article on Gaiman came out because I doubt I would have been able to blend out that one while reading.
As is, I enjoyed the story, very good spooky atmosphere and clever and relatable heroine. Not as I expected either, for some reason osmosis had led me to believe that Coraline was fooled by the button family for significantly longer.
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