What a loaded month you have ahead of you! Memories of Ice and Feast for Crows are two heavy hitters, and that’s on top of Dragon Haven let’s gooooooooooo.
You've got an absolutely stacked December! Looking forward to reading Memories of Ice and talking with you all about it! And I'm so happy that you're getting into SGJ. One of my favorite authors!
@@ColinsCornerYT I have not.. it’s one I hear a lot about though! I think it’s cool how you’re reading it alongside your sister. I wish I could get my brother to read a book lol
Looks like you are ending the year on a high note!! I can't wait to hear your thoughts on Rainwilds as you read on. And surprisingly, AFFC was actually quite enjoyable for me, especially compared to book 5, lol. Also, hope I don't come across as a creepy internet stranger, but your daughter is BEAUTIFUL!! ❤ Take it easy and happy reading, Colin! 🥰
I’m certainly trying to! I did enjoy Dragon Keeper a decent amount, and will be starting Haven here relatively soon. I’m glad to hear you enjoyed AFFC! I am also enjoying it so far, and I hope that trend continues. And thank you, she is beautiful ♥️. Happy reading to you as well, Esmay!
Awesome stuff Colin! That was so cool to see your daughter at the end. I’m still in a Malazan slump lol. I hope you continue enjoying ASOIAF. it’s such a good series.
She asked to be in it, and I said I think I have an idea to get you in there! Haha. What Malazan book are you on? And I love ASOIAF so far. I think I might need to be doing it physically instead of audio though.
@@ColinsCornerYT I definitely recommend physical for ASOIAF. Audio might be good for a reread. I DNFd halfway through Memories of Ice. Not because I didn’t like it, but because I was so burned out from Deadhouse Gates lol. That book was a slogging chore.
Your December is stacked. Malazan, ASOIAF and ROTE at the same time, wow. I myself liked A Feast for Crows a little less than the ones before but it was still excellent. Hope you enjoy MOI all the way through. And again, really sorry for the spoiler that day. I am always hyper cautious while commenting and check out chapters before saying anything, but dropped the ball on that day and screwed up, as the chapters were next to each other and got confused. Will be extra cautious from now.
I didn’t know you were an ASOIAF fan as well, that’s great! MOI is off to an absolutely fantastic start. And it’s okay man I love your enthusiasm and excitement about the series!
@@ColinsCornerYT I read ASOIAF in college, some 12-13 years back, even before the show came out. Actually I found ASOIAF because I was looking for things to read similar to Malazan at that time. I LOVED ASOIAF, but not as much as Malazan (even considering that I had read only 4 Malazan books at that time and didn't understand half of it). I won't say I am a big fan of ASOIAF but I do love the books. I haven't read A Dance with Dragons, and don't plan to unless the series is completed, which has very less chance now.
Agree with you on ASOIAF! Only read A Game of Thrones so far but definitely rings true on it being episodic. Can't wait to hear more of your thoughts on MOI too. Happy to see you're out of the slump, let's get that bread
Absolutely! MOI has been absolutely awesome so far. And so has my journey through ASOIAF! I’m loving my reads at the moment, and I hope you are too, Nate!
I too love discovering a new author who has a back log of books just waiting for me to indulge in. Sounds like you are fully out of your slump! Hmmm, Santa.....
I did recently read Mongrels, and as a huge werewolf fan, I was pleased with it. It's not really a horror novel as much as it's a coming of age/reimagining of the werewolf story. Though don't be mistaken, there is some truly nightmarish stuff in that book. If you want a more traditional horror story, The Only Good Indians was one that I found was engaging, and it was my first SGJ read. As for LaValle, I would suggest starting with The Ballad of Black Tom. Great video as always.
I have The Only Good Indians on hold on Libby right now, so I definitely plan on reading that. And I think the next time I head to Barnes & Noble I will be snagging me a copy of Mongrels if they have it. Thanks for the suggestion on LaValle. Lone Women was a mixed bag for me I thought it started strong and loved the plot conceptually but it ended up falling flat for me.
Was that your daughter at the end? Beautiful girl!! Don’t believe the A Feast for Crows haters. Haha! I thought all 5 books were incredible upon first read. I recommend reading ASOIAF visually. There’s no hurry, as you said, and Martin’s character voices are perfectly distinct. Your internal narrator will add much more vibrancy to the experience. Happy reading, Colin!
Glad you broke out of that slump! Looking forward to chatting Malazan, so far book 3 is shaping up to be possibly the best one
Me too man, and I agree with you! Can’t wait to discuss it!
What a loaded month you have ahead of you! Memories of Ice and Feast for Crows are two heavy hitters, and that’s on top of Dragon Haven let’s gooooooooooo.
I know man! Not sure if I’m gonna be able to finish all of this by the end of the year, but I’m giving it my best shot!
You've got an absolutely stacked December! Looking forward to reading Memories of Ice and talking with you all about it! And I'm so happy that you're getting into SGJ. One of my favorite authors!
SGJ is fricken awesome! I’m so happy I started reading him. And I’m loving MOI!
Glad you’ve escaped the slump! Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on all of these, especially The Dark Half!
Me too, I’m so glad! Have you read The Dark Half??
@@ColinsCornerYT I have not.. it’s one I hear a lot about though! I think it’s cool how you’re reading it alongside your sister. I wish I could get my brother to read a book lol
@ShadysideLibrary hey, your passion shines through in your videos and maybe that will spark some interest for him!
@@ColinsCornerYT Maybe so! I’ll have to get him the perfect book for Christmas so he has no choice lol!
You got some dark stuff to finish out the year. Hope you have a wonderful holidays.
Just the way I like it! Haha. Thanks man I hope you do as well!
Wow what a great list of books you have! Love the idea of sibling reading club, great excuse to catch up regularly.
Yeah it really has been a fun way to maintain contact! Hope you’re enjoying all of your reading, my friend!
Looks like you are ending the year on a high note!! I can't wait to hear your thoughts on Rainwilds as you read on. And surprisingly, AFFC was actually quite enjoyable for me, especially compared to book 5, lol.
Also, hope I don't come across as a creepy internet stranger, but your daughter is BEAUTIFUL!! ❤
Take it easy and happy reading, Colin! 🥰
I’m certainly trying to! I did enjoy Dragon Keeper a decent amount, and will be starting Haven here relatively soon. I’m glad to hear you enjoyed AFFC! I am also enjoying it so far, and I hope that trend continues. And thank you, she is beautiful ♥️. Happy reading to you as well, Esmay!
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Awesome stuff Colin! That was so cool to see your daughter at the end. I’m still in a Malazan slump lol. I hope you continue enjoying ASOIAF. it’s such a good series.
She asked to be in it, and I said I think I have an idea to get you in there! Haha.
What Malazan book are you on? And I love ASOIAF so far. I think I might need to be doing it physically instead of audio though.
@@ColinsCornerYT I definitely recommend physical for ASOIAF. Audio might be good for a reread. I DNFd halfway through Memories of Ice. Not because I didn’t like it, but because I was so burned out from Deadhouse Gates lol. That book was a slogging chore.
Night of the Mannequins was delicious and twisted. Loved that 1st person perspective from a jaded teenager.
Yes!!! Okay now I’m even more excited for this one
Your December is stacked. Malazan, ASOIAF and ROTE at the same time, wow. I myself liked A Feast for Crows a little less than the ones before but it was still excellent.
Hope you enjoy MOI all the way through. And again, really sorry for the spoiler that day. I am always hyper cautious while commenting and check out chapters before saying anything, but dropped the ball on that day and screwed up, as the chapters were next to each other and got confused. Will be extra cautious from now.
I didn’t know you were an ASOIAF fan as well, that’s great! MOI is off to an absolutely fantastic start. And it’s okay man I love your enthusiasm and excitement about the series!
@@ColinsCornerYT I read ASOIAF in college, some 12-13 years back, even before the show came out. Actually I found ASOIAF because I was looking for things to read similar to Malazan at that time. I LOVED ASOIAF, but not as much as Malazan (even considering that I had read only 4 Malazan books at that time and didn't understand half of it). I won't say I am a big fan of ASOIAF but I do love the books. I haven't read A Dance with Dragons, and don't plan to unless the series is completed, which has very less chance now.
Agree with you on ASOIAF! Only read A Game of Thrones so far but definitely rings true on it being episodic. Can't wait to hear more of your thoughts on MOI too. Happy to see you're out of the slump, let's get that bread
Absolutely! MOI has been absolutely awesome so far. And so has my journey through ASOIAF! I’m loving my reads at the moment, and I hope you are too, Nate!
I too love discovering a new author who has a back log of books just waiting for me to indulge in. Sounds like you are fully out of your slump! Hmmm, Santa.....
I think I can say with certainty that I am in t of the slump!
I did recently read Mongrels, and as a huge werewolf fan, I was pleased with it. It's not really a horror novel as much as it's a coming of age/reimagining of the werewolf story. Though don't be mistaken, there is some truly nightmarish stuff in that book.
If you want a more traditional horror story, The Only Good Indians was one that I found was engaging, and it was my first SGJ read. As for LaValle, I would suggest starting with The Ballad of Black Tom.
Great video as always.
I have The Only Good Indians on hold on Libby right now, so I definitely plan on reading that. And I think the next time I head to Barnes & Noble I will be snagging me a copy of Mongrels if they have it.
Thanks for the suggestion on LaValle. Lone Women was a mixed bag for me I thought it started strong and loved the plot conceptually but it ended up falling flat for me.
Was that your daughter at the end? Beautiful girl!! Don’t believe the A Feast for Crows haters. Haha! I thought all 5 books were incredible upon first read. I recommend reading ASOIAF visually. There’s no hurry, as you said, and Martin’s character voices are perfectly distinct. Your internal narrator will add much more vibrancy to the experience. Happy reading, Colin!
Really interested to see what you think about Night of the Mannequins. I read it in October and thought it was good.
I’m excited I love the premise so much lol.
Santa suffers from back pain. I'm pretty sure he does because I have it.
Hahaha there’s no way this man doesn’t have back pain!