Senlin Ascends
Josiah Bancroft
The first book in the word-of-mouth phenomenon debut fantasy series about one man's dangerous journey through a labyrinthine world. "One of my favorite books of all time" - M...
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I usually read one book at a time but I don't know what has gotten into me lately that I am now juggling 4 books, namely:
Breakfast of Champions, by Kurt Vonnegut (83% done, reading it during lunch time)
Senlin Ascends, by Josiah Bancroft (for bedtime reading)
Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen (my first time to read this book, I read it while on commute)
Spoonbenders, by Daryl Gregory (reading it after dinner time)
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Just finished To All The Boys I've Loved Before, by Jenny Han which was kind of a palate cleanser after reading some heavier books the weeks prior. It's such a sweet story and I think the Netflix adaptation did such a great job. Really excited to read the second and see the sequel when it's released on Netflix!
Just started Senlin Ascends, by Josiah Bancroft today and I can already tell this is going to be a wonderful book. The main characters wife has just been lost and the setting in the book is very interesting!
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Finished this week:
The Book of Three, by Lloyd Alexander
Currently reading:
Neverwhere, by Neil Gaiman
Game of Thrones, by George R. R. Martin
Senlin Ascends, by Josiah Bancroft
Three Things About Elsie, by Joanna Cannon
The Curse of Chalion, by Lois McMaster Bujold
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I finished the audiobooks This is Me, by Chrissy Metz and The Diamond of Darkhold, by Jeanne DuPrau and am Starting Gregor the Overlander, by Suzanne Collins.
I finished reading The One Thing: The Surprisingly Simple Truth Behind Extraordinary Results, by Gary Keller and am working on Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, by Daniel H. Pink and I'm about to finish Wilderness Tips, by Margaret Atwood, then on to Senlin Ascends, by Josiah Bancroft.
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I finished the audiobook Etiquette & Espionage, by Gail Carriger and am almost finished Curtsies & Conspiracies, by Gail Carriger and my hold finally came through for The Fifth Season, by N. K. Jemisin, so I'm please to be starting that next!
I am working on Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, by Daniel H. Pink and I finished Senlin Ascends, by Josiah Bancroft as well as Briarpatch, by Tim Pratt. I'm in the middle of the graphic novel Monstress, Vol. 3: Haven, by Marjorie M. Liu and when I'm done that I'll be starting Old Man's War, by John Scalzi.
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Over the past week I read:
Crocodile on the Sandbank, by Elizabeth Peters - Entertaining mystery that didn't really show it's age. Biggest gripe was that the blurbs on the back cover gave away an aspect of the story.
Nimona, by Noelle Stevenson - Basically what you would expect from a web comic turned graphic novel. Quick, fun read. A little deeper than you would expect.
The Rithmatist, by Brandon Sanderson - Don't typically read YA books but I have no complaints about this one despite the typical YA themes of school, bullying/acceptance, the opposite sex. Interesting magic system for sure. The bright side of YA is that they definitely are on the quicker side to read.
Today I've started Senlin Ascends, by Josiah Bancroft.
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I finished the audiobooks Gregor the Overlander, by Suzanne Collin and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, by Lewis Carroll and am Starting Etiquette & Espionage, by Gail Carriger.
I am working on Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, by Daniel H. Pink and Senlin Ascends, by Josiah Bancroft.
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Struggling to concentrate this week.
Gave up on Outsider by Stephen King. Found it boring and its fine taking 400 pages to get to the good stuff if you care about the characters but they were just names to me and couldn't be bothered with it. It was obvious where it was going.
Turned to Guards! Guards! by Stephen Pratchett. I have a strange relationship with his books where for some reason I can't work out I either blast through them or just struggle to stay in it. I honestly think I've been so conditioned by chapters that I struggle with one big read. Stuck at page 150 or so.
Trying Senlin Ascends by Josiah Bancroft instead and only a few pages in so far. Hopefully this one will stick.
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Still working on Senlin Ascends, by Josiah Bancroft. I'm about halfway through and absolutely loving it! Just wish I had more time on the weekend to read.
Next up I have a few books because they all came off hold from the library at the same time.
Boy's Life, by Robert R McCammon
A Constellation of Vital Phenomena, by Anthony Marra
Rust & Stardust, by T. Greenwood
Unmarriageable, by Soniah Kamal
Will probably have to read Unmarriageable next because there's a ton of people also waiting for it. Looking forward to these - I've seen they all have good reviews!
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Finished up Senlin Ascends, by Josiah Bancroft and absolutely loved it! Can't wait to pick up the next two books.
Just picked up Unmarriageable, by Soniah Kamal and started it today. It has great reviews and a huge hold list at my library, so hopefully it's good!
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Will finish Senlin Ascends, by Josiah Bancroft this week. I'm really enjoying it. I wont be reading the sequel right away though. I'll probably get to books two and three sometime next year.
I also started The Rule of One last week but haven't really gotten into it enough. I'm about 15% through and so far it feels like a bland dystopian future book. Obviously 15% isnt enough to give complete criticism, it's just so far, I'm not a fan.
I'm not sure what I'll read next after Senlin Ascends. Possibly Kings of the Wyld or the final Harry Potter book.