Just finished reading the final book in the Broken Earth trilogy: The Stone Sky, by N. K. Jemisin.

It was excellent. The world building gets more and more detailed as the series progresses. There's so much history. The characters' convictions are emotionally deep and believable. Even the narration is so clever that I was genuinely surprised at the very end. This series kept me on the edge of my seat the entire time, and the conclusion was so satisfying.

Just finished Phasma, by Delilah S. Dawson. I'm hoping there's a sequel someday. Still working my way though The Golem and the Jinni, by Helene Wecker. And just started The Stone Sky, by N. K. Jemisin

Finished The Stone Sky, by NK Jemisin. A near perfect ending to the trilogy. Also finished The Goblet of Fire, by JK Rowling. Another fun Potter book.

Started It, by Stephen King. Read like 200 pages on my first sitting, great so far.

Finished:

• The Obelisk Gate, by N.K. Jemisin

Started:

• The Stone Sky, by N.K. Jemisin

I'm about halfway through The Stone Sky, by N.K. Jemisin. Things are really starting too come together in this story; I'm excited to see where everything goes! Without going to far into spoiler territory, the third book is explaining some of the back story that I've been wondering about, and it's pretty cool.

Also still working on Consider the Lobster, by David Foster Wallace. I initially found this book a little hard to get into, but I think that was because I just wasn't very interested in the first essay. I've enjoyed the rest of them so far.

The Stone Sky, by N. K. Jemisin

Finished The Stone Sky, by N.K. Jemisin. Very good book, and a good conclusion to the series. I really enjoyed this author's writing and will definitely read more of her stuff.

Started and finished The Barrow Will Send What it May, by Margaret Killjoy. Just as unusual as the first book. Interesting and atypical characters and an odd story line. It won't say it was amazing but it was a very enjoyable short book.

Tonight I will be starting Gone Girl, by Gillian Flynn.

Finished The Stone Sky, by N.K. Jemisin. I really enjoyed this trilogy and it has me interested in reading more of her work. I have a question about orogeny and maybe I missed the explanation in the books. I'll add it here once I figure out the spoiler formatting.

Edit: Forgot to mention I'll start Lincoln in the Bardo this week. This is the third time borrowing it from the library. I will read it, damn it! I kept running out of time with my other attempts.

Finished:

Swamplandia!, by Karen Russell - I really wanted to love this book. It was well written and engaging. It was heartbreaking and vivid and then that ending came along and just left a horrible taste for the whole thing. One of the worst endings I have had the displeasure of reading recently.

Started:

The Stone Sky, by N.K. Jemisin - almost done. I have loved this whole trilogy - what an awesome read this has been.

The Stone Sky, by N. K. Jemisin

This is probably my favorite in the trilogy.

The Stone Sky, by N. K. Jemisin

Reading The Stone Sky, by N.K. Jemisin this week. The story is moving quickly and lots of interesting things are happening, so I'm excited to see how this trilogy wraps up. I really like how she handles the world-building in this series, sort of a "slow reveal" where you're learning the history as the characters are. Finally getting to some of the backstory of what happened, which is awesome.

Also reading Consider the Lobster, by David Foster Wallace. I've never read any of his work, so I'm not sure what to expect overall. So far it's interesting, though I like some of the essays better than others. His style feels familiar, (probably because he's influenced other writers that I have read), which makes it weird to read in parts: strange getting that sense of deja vu when you know you haven't read something before.

I finished The Obelisk Gate by N. K. Jemisin and just started The Stone Sky also by N. K. Jemisin.

I enjoyed The Obelisk Gate so much. It's such a great story, I haven't been this engrossed in a series in a really long time. Maybe not since the last few Harry Potter books came out.

I haven't read too much of The Stone Sky yet but the beginning seems promising. Hoping I finish it before they announce the Hugo award winners.

Finished up the Broken Earth Trilogy with The Stone Sky, by N.K. Jemisin. On the whole, I thought the trilogy was great. Really cool world built up, lots of personal meets the political, good history for the factions. But it got a little messy about halfway through this third book in the series - as if NK realized she was on a deadline and needed to wrap it all up, so a lot of the "big ideas" she wanted to present ended up presented in a less than elegant way. Then a big chunk felt like the sort of wand-waving of "... weeks later, here we are ..."

Still recommend it.

And started in, not far at all, on The House on the Lagoon, by Rosario Ferre. I'm a sucker for family epics, so I'm looking forward to this.

(I'd also picked up Solar Bones, by Mike McCormack, but was not in the mood to read a stream of consciousness sort of poetic, no period marks sort of book - put it down after six pages.)

I just started reading This One Summer, by Mariko Tamaki. I'm not very far into it, so I can't comment on the story so much, but the illustrations are fantastic. I'll also pick up The Stone Sky, by N.K. Jemisin later today and finish up the Broken Earth trilogy. I'm excited to find out how this story ends!

Made very little progress on The Stone Sky, by N.K. Jemisin this week, but I’m hoping to finish it up soon! I’ll also grab a second book today, but I’m not sure what, yet.

Didn't get a chance to post last week as I was traveling. Which meant some days of no reading, and then some with a good amount (train rides, plane rides, etc). So since my last post two weeks ago I have finished:

Redshirts, by John Scalzi - Fun and amusing, though I don't think I loved it as much as some. Still a fairly quick and worthwhile read.

The Obelisk Gate, by N.K. Jemisin - book two was just as good as book one, if not better. The world and character building picked up where one left off and this book was absolutely beautiful.

Saga Vol. 1, by Brian K. Vaughn - This kept coming up in my goodreads recommendations so I gave it a shot. I loved it and immediately borrowed book two, and am now waiting for 3.

Down Among The Sticks And Bones, by Seanan McGuire - 2018 Hugo Nominee for novella, this wasn't a direct sequel but more a prequel to the first one. I thoroughly enjoyed this. Fills in the back story of some characters from the first book, but could also act as a standalone.

Saga Vol. 2, by Brian K. Vaughn - keeps the story going, excellent writing and plotting. Can't wait for volume three to be ready to borrow.

Anya's Ghost, by Vera Borgsol - another one that kept popping up in my goodreads recommendations. The story was good and the way it develops and changes through the different sections kept it interesting.

Raven Stratagem, by Yoon Ha Lee - 2018 Hugo novel nominee, book 5/6 for me on that list. Like the first book this is unapologetically tough at times and certainly requires having read the first book. I really enjoyed the development of the world and how even more is fleshed out. I'll certainly be getting book three at some point to see how it all plays out.

Currently reading:

The Stone Sky, by N.K. Jemisin - The final book for me from the 2018 Hugo novel nominees. Just started this but it has been great so far. Things are starting to weave together that have been set up throughout the first two books and the world and characters continue to get more detailed and nuanced.

It was a slow week for reading as I was at a work thing most of the week. I'm off in the summers, so this is generally a time of year when I get through a lot of books, but only managed one since I only had the weekend really to read.

Anyhow, finished since last week:

The Stone Sky, by N.K. Jemisin - the final novel from this year's Hugo nominees, and if I were voting, my pick for the award this year. The third book in the Broken Earth trilogy, and a satisfying resolution to the whole arc. The world building continues to get more detailed and the magic/science systems are fleshed out very well. I loved how each book gave you a bit more of how orogeny works, and more details about the world come through in a way which always feels relevant and never forced or artificial.

Started: Old Man's War, by John Scalzi - only about 10% into it so far, but enjoyable. I've really enjoyed his writing in the couple of books I've read by him and this was one that seemed well liked and recommended.

Finished The Stone Sky, by N.K. Jemisin - Great conclusion. I will need to revisit this trilogy when I have time to read all the books back to back. I had a long gap between book 2 and 3, so I spent a little too long trying to get myself caught back up.

Started Sister Outsider, by Audre Lorde - I've only read the first two essays so far, but I'm hooked

Just finished the third and last in the Broken Earth trilogy, The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin. I thoroughly enjoyed the whole series. I'm looking forward to reading more of her work. I'll start The Strange Case of the Alchemist's Daughter, by Theodora Goss tonight.

The Stone Sky, by N. K. Jemisin

Finished The Obelisk Gate, by N.K. Jemisin Starting The Stone Sky, by N.K. Jemisin - Didn't waste a moment grabbing the next book.

The Stone Sky, by N.K. Jemisin. Really good so far. Finished A Dirty Job, by Christopher Moore, so now I'm going to just read one book until I finish it.

The Stone Sky, by N.K. Jemisin A little more than halfway through. It's definitely good, and I am definitely am enjoying it, but I feel like so far, it is not as good as either of the first two books. I guess we'll see....

Finished:

Everyone Knows You Go Home, by Natalia Sylvester

The Stone Sky, by N.K. Jemisin

Home Fire, by Kamila Shamsie

Everything is Flammable, by Gabrielle Bell

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Started:

If You Come Softly, by Jacqueline Woodson

As last week wrapped up, I finished The Taking of K-129, by Josh Dean -- a history of the CIA black ops to recover a sunken Soviet submarine in the Pacific. Really interesting story, but ... oddly told. Just all over the place, with seemingly unrelated bits of info tossed here and there.

Got started in on The Stone Sky, by N.K. Jemisin, the final book in the Broken Earth trilogy. Really looking forward to wrapping up the series.

Just started this morning The Stone Sky, by N.K. Jemisin. Loved the series so far and sad it has to end.

Finished The Obelisk Gate, by N.K. Jemisin. Really liked it and just started:

The Stone Sky, by N.K. Jemisin. Just read the first few chapters before work this morning.

A Dirty Job, by Christopher Moore. Still working on this as well. It's a pretty entertaining,, light read. Now that I've finished The Obelisk Gate, I'll probably finish this off before I get too invested in The Stone Sky.

Finished These Truths, by Jill Lepore - really liked this one, especially as I've been visiting some historical sites lately and have some more historical sites visits planned for this summer. Nice to get a sweeping history of the country to go along with some more focused, in-person history. I listened to the audiobook which was l-o-n-g and had some mistakes (ex repeated sentences), so not sure if I would suggest that.

Started - The Stone Sky, by N.K. Jemisin - final installment of the Broken Earth trilogy. Will definitely want/need to reread these closer together once I'm done with this one.