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Awesome idea. Thanks for posting this!My favourite so far is Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames.
Best book I have enjoyed all year, tough one, would have to be Grey Sister followed closely by Oathbringer.
A tough call but I loved All Systems Red by Martha Wells, and of course Grey Sister
Most of the books I have 'read' this year have actually been audiobooks so if I discount them then the easy winner for me is Finch by Jeff VanderMeer.
The Final Lesson from Shakyra Dunn is my current favorite of the year. A bit of head-hoping but fun.
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Head-hoping is one of those typos that sparks the imagination :)
A Time of Dread is my favorite read so far. I'm a big Gwynne fan.
False Idols by Jon Hollins. Such a great book and a great, little-read series. (it's book two)
Vita Nostra by Marina and Siergiey Dyachenko.
Record of a Spaceborn Few by Becky Chambers and Kings of Paradise by Richard Nell.
I’ve had a really good reading year myself. Probably Grey Bastards, Red Sister and the Murderbot books stand out for me so far. Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie is up there too along with Illuminae. Oh and Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend. Sorry.....can’t pick just one.
Fingers crossed!Age of Assassins by RJ Barker with a special mention for Smilers Fair by Rebecca Levene .
Mark wrote: "D. wrote: "The Final Lesson from Shakyra Dunn is my current favorite of the year. A bit of head-hoping but fun."Head-hoping is one of those typos that sparks the imagination :)"
The Beheader's Romance? The Fellowship of the Fleas? The Lice of Locke Lamora?
Typos are awesome, though humiliating.
Not counting my husband's books, my favorite read this year has been Kings of Paradise by Richard Nell.
The Ripper's Shadow by Laura Joh Rowland.A female who shoots Victorian porn gets caught up in the danger and suspicion of a Ripper-copycat in Whitechapel. Yum.
Queen of Swords by RS Belcher is my favorite so far this year. :)
That's hard.... One of my favorites was The Six-Gun Tarot by R.S. Belcher.
Master Assassins - via recommendation from some obscure author or other :)
Probably Revenant Gun by Yoon Ha Lee but there's been a few great books I've read this year
I really enjoyed the Memory, Sorrow and Thorn Series, starting with The Dragonbone Chair it's a little slow but the writing is just beautiful and after finishing Book 4 and looking back at the series altogether it just makes me happy :) I'm sure I'll reread the books someday!Honorable mentions: The Waking Fire and Words of Radiance
The best book was definitely Oathbringer, by Brandon Sanderson. But I've read other really good ones, like Stephen King's IT and The Bitter Twins, by Jen Williams.
The Gentleman Bastards series from Scott Lynch!
The Gentleman Bastards series by Scott Lynch!
Out of 57 books read so far this year, I've only given 5 stars to 6 books.Here's my top 5 :-)
1. Night (Wiesel) - saddest and most profound book I've read this year.
2. Grey Sister (Lawrence) - devoured this in 3 days!
3. The Tattooist of Auschwitz (Morris) - amazing true love story in a gut wrenching setting.
4. Senlin Ascends (Bancroft) - beautiful prose.
5. City of Brass (Chakraborty) - fantastic debut.
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Congrats Jacqueline! Will we see which one you pick? I'm so very curious 😁
Random always leaves me out in the cold. But I'm saving up to win the lottery.
Woot! Congratulations Jacqueline!
Yayyyy it’s me 😆 Thanks Mark :) I’m really excited about this. It has made my day. Or even my month. And guys I’ll let you know what I decide later. So many choices to check out and so little time to do it right this minute.
Congratulations Jacqueline!
Thanks guys :) I’ve sent Mark my choice so I’ll let you know what it is if he says I can have it. I’m really stoked about this. I never win anything lol
Update.....I’ve been away from home for nearly a month and Hubby told me last night that there is a package for me sitting at home. God only knows how long it was at the Post Office though because he never checks the box. I’ll be home in a couple of days and I’ll tell you what I got 😃 Really excited 😆
Finally home and have ripped open my package 📦 It contains a beautiful signed hard back copy of Grey Sister. Thank you so very much Mark. I am looking looking forwards to reading it.
It is :) Especially since in Australia almost all new releases are paperbacks but still cost the earth. Including this one. It’s very rare we get the hardbacks unless we order them from overseas. It’s very special.
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& to avoid self promotion it will be a choice from various ARCs (Advance Reader Copies) & anthologies I've been sent recently.
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Ends when we get 30 replies. Winner randomly selected.