What are you reading? Book recommendations please! 📚️

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  • Rmess
    Rmess Community Member Posts: 1 Listener

    Currently reading

    The Hunger of the Gods, the second book of a three book series by John Gwynne.

    A Norse inspired fantasy trilogy.

    We read the story of the Bloodsworn in a world whete the gods have all but disappeared, it is an epic saga of myth, magic and bloody vengeance.

    It brought me back to reading again after years of not reading.

    Prior to this series years ago, I read the Dragonlance chronicles by Margaret Weis and Tracey Hickman.

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 314 Empowering

    @Mary_Scope Hello :) This is the first steam punk series I’ve read, I don’t really know how I came across it but I’d found it in the library and I’m really enjoying it. It is a “Newbury & Hobbes investigation” series, they are the two main characters. The stories are fun!

    I haven’t read the book you mentioned but I’m open to recommendations :)

  • yellowpineapple84
    yellowpineapple84 Scope Member Posts: 314 Empowering

    @SmellyBin @MissMarple I hope you’re both feeling okay today, I’m hoping the temps drop as I’ve struggled in the summer and today was cooler which I’m thankful for :)

  • SmellyBin
    SmellyBin Community Member Posts: 610 Empowering

    I just sat in the garden with my spinning and thinking of your kind words, @yellowpineapple84 It was nice hearing the birds, taking in the garden smells, and get a bit of sunshine (without getting roasted). I am glad you are no feeling better with the weather being mild. How are you today? Reading or doing anything nice?

    Hi @Rmess welcome to the forum generally and to this book corner specifically - good for you for finding your reading mojo!

    As I'm nearing the end of The Sheep of Glennkill, I wonder if there are more books like these were animals are the main characters or the POV of a book. I also very much enjoyed Remarkably Bright Creatures about Marcellus the octopus. Any suggestions are welcome :)

  • MissMarple
    MissMarple Community Member Posts: 455 Empowering

    Cat-petting sounds wonderful @SmellyBin Yes, without libraries I would read much less as I couldn't afford it. I remember some books I read with animal protagonists. One was Firmin by Sam Savage. It's about a starving rat who starts chewing books and gains knowledge through them. It was a long time ago that I read it, but I remember it to be both beautiful and a bit sad. Another is Felidae by Akif Pirincci. This is a murder mystery with cats, but it gets quite dark and horroristic. Probably not your cup of tea. Holy Cow by David Duchovny was cute and hilarious. Animals escape from a farm and go on a globe-trotting adventure.

    I always wanted to read East Of Eden @Mary_Scope It's just such a thick volume, it's intimidating 😀 I read Of Mice and Men by Steinbeck and The Winter of Our Discontent by Steinbeck, and I liked them. How did your library visit go? Any gems you found?

    It's much better in cooler weather, isn't it @yellowpineapple84 Being able to open the curtains and get some light in definitely improves my mood. What's your next read?

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