What's everyone reading? Right now I'm working on Kith & Kin by Marieke Nijkamp. It's helping me get through this time when I can't play D&D. 💙📚 #BookSky - ThreadSky

avalongale.bsky.social • 132 days ago

What's everyone reading?
Right now I'm working on Kith & Kin by Marieke Nijkamp. It's helping me get through this time when I can't play D&D.

💙📚
#BookSky

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zevatybel.bsky.social•132 days ago

Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. It’s beautifully written and feels oddly apt for our current times.

avalongale.bsky.social•132 days ago

Definitely making note of that one. Thank you!

tibookchatter.bsky.social•132 days ago

I just finished The Great Believers and I am halfway through I Cheerfully Refuse and Pete and Alice in Maine. Both, very good.
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avalongale.bsky.social•132 days ago

I Cheerfully Refuse already sounds delightful from title alone!

tibookchatter.bsky.social•132 days ago

It’s magical. A little bit dystopian, a touch of fantasy (not a big fan but just a touch) and so much adventure!

meddlingmonkee.bsky.social•132 days ago

Just about finished with Lee Child's Die Trying. A friend, knowing I love pulps, recommended the Reacher books.

avalongale.bsky.social•132 days ago

I love when a recommendation leads to a whole bunch of stuff to enjoy! Like a book series or long running tv show. Lots to enjoy!

chipotlebear.bsky.social•132 days ago

Deep into ‘Don’t Fear the Reaper’ by Stephen Graham Jones. Pure horror, but I’m loving it!!

avalongale.bsky.social•132 days ago

I'll be honest, I don't know that I've ever read a horror book. 😲

scarlettfreya.bsky.social•132 days ago

Really enjoying (needed a break from the SW High Republic)

avalongale.bsky.social•132 days ago

Interesting! Is it really about butter or set on a dairy farm or something?

scarlettfreya.bsky.social•132 days ago

It’s a murder mystery / Japanese foodie / investigative journalism / feminist / butter hybrid 🤣

avalongale.bsky.social•132 days ago

Sold 😂

scarlettfreya.bsky.social•132 days ago

🤣🤣🤣 it takes a bit of getting into, it’s quite reserved / Japanese but warms up about a third in, there’s a couple of jolts in script but that I think is due to the translation (no fault of the translator, there are words in Japanese that have no direct translation or so I understand) ☺️

master-of-bun.bsky.social•132 days ago

Currently on my Currently Reading over on StoryGraph, I'm reading Tidal Creatures by Seanan McGuire (if you haven't read any of the Alchemical Journey books, I recommend it. Middlegame is my favorite of all time) and Wild Massive by Scotto Moore (it's a sci-fi book that takes readers on a wild ride)

avalongale.bsky.social•132 days ago

Excellent recommendations Thank you!

I just started using StoryGraph again. Hearing lots about it lately.

mikevendetti.bsky.social•132 days ago

I narrate audiobooks, and I'm just finishing A Farewell to Arms by Hemingway. It goes into the public domain January 1, 2025, and will be released on Audible then. The book reflects his experience as an ambulance driver in WWI

avalongale.bsky.social•132 days ago

Oh, cool!

lolo214.bsky.social•132 days ago

I started it on Libby but didn’t finish and now it’s unavailable womp womp

avalongale.bsky.social•132 days ago

Oh noooo 😩

cwzbc.bsky.social•132 days ago

The Elegance of the Hedgehog - it’s unique!

avalongale.bsky.social•132 days ago

Why does that sound so adorable 😭 🦔

mamadillo.bsky.social•132 days ago

I'm reading The Hobbit again for the first time since I was 13ish, and it is every bit as wonderful as I remember

avalongale.bsky.social•132 days ago

Delightful! Glad it holds up ☺️

thelordreylus.bsky.social•132 days ago

The Unity novel for Assassin's Creed Unity.

avalongale.bsky.social•132 days ago

Oh wild, I was just thinking about Assassin's Creed five minutes ago! lol
I will definitely check out some AC books. Didn't realize that was a thing!

thelordreylus.bsky.social•132 days ago

Yeah, there are a lot of them.

avalongale.bsky.social•132 days ago

ohmylanta... which is your fave? I have only played a few, but Odyssey is one of my fave games of all time!

thelordreylus.bsky.social•132 days ago

Black Flag is my favorite game, but for the books you will have to read The Engine of History books with The Magus Conspiracy and The Resurrection Plot by @kateheartfield.com and Heresy by @christiegolden.bsky.social. All of them are fantastic Assassin's Creed stories.

avalongale.bsky.social•132 days ago

Thank you for the recs!
I hear great things about Black Flag. I have it, but I just need to get around to playing it.

christiegolden.bsky.social•132 days ago

Thanks for the shoutout! "Assassin's Creed: Heresy" won the IAMTW Scribe Award for Best Original Speculative Fiction novel. I'm very proud of that book, did a lot of research. Hope folks enjoy it!