Yay for The Winnowing Flames love. I read the series when Elliot Brooks first mentioned The Ninth Rain a few years ago. It was such a fun and unique ride.
Time is a construct, it's never too late to talk about books 🤣 SO happy you are on the Kingfisher hype train now, let me know if you need recs for where to go next!! And ugh yes, Ken Liu just never misses 🥺😍 Also, fellow Jezal lover over here, his tragic journey is the highlight of that series for me hahaha. My favourite book of the year was Hell for Hire by Rachel Aaron, but then this month I read Asunder by Kerstin Hall and that dethroned it! Hope you have a wonderful end of the year with lots of great reads 🥰
@@esmayrosalyne this is the energy I need in my comment section 😂💕 time is a construct babyyyyy ✨ Oh I’m fully on the hype!! I bought What Moves the Dead at worldcon, but if you have a different rec I’m all ears 👀👀👀 It’s insane how much talent Liu has 😮💨 No way really?? Why am I not surprised hahaha Jezal was the last character I expected to care about. A true testament to Abercrombie’s craft. Ohhh?! I haven’t read either of those but best believe they’re on my radar now!! 👀✨
@@MaedBetweenthePages What Moves the Dead is a great next place, especially with spooky season coming up. I also highly recommend The World of the White Rat books, which start with The Clocktauer duology, then Swordheart and then the Saint of Steel series. Those are more fantasy romcoms with older protagonists (except for the first duology) and it is SO FUN!!
Great to see you back, Taylor! I really really need to read Ken Liu - all of his work, but his short stories especially it seems I've also picked up The Ninth Rain on your recommendation, can't wait for it!
@@ZOMGfantasy thank you! 🥹✨ Yes!! Do it!! I think his short fiction would be a great place to start. Then if you love his style you can take on The Dandelion Dynasty 🙌🏼 This makes me so happy to hear!! I hope you end up loving it 🥰
My favorite T. Kingfisher that I have read so far is easily A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking. I think that T. Kingfisher shines in YA/middle grade stories ☺ Also, as someone who also adores Howl's Moving Castle (both the book and the movie), I'd say to maybe not get too hyped up for the sequels 😅While book 3 is cute, albeit nothing special imo, book 2 has some uncomfortable and possibly problematic content. I'm not sure that the portrayal of the middle eastern-like culture was done with enough tact, imo 🥲 On a happier note, the best books I have read so far this year are 1. Rook & Rose trilogy by M.A. Carrick (I have absolutely fallen in love with these characters and world 🥺I'm currently reading book 3) 2. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is a masterful character exploration that I highly enjoyed (both the book and the movie) 3. The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo - I picked the audiobook on a whim early this year and was completely charmed by it. And I say that as someone who has no prior knowledge of The Great Gatsby whatsoever.
I've never heard of that one, but it sounds so cute! Running to look that up 👀 Oh noooooo 😭 Thank you for the heads up! I'll go in with tempered expectations. Ohhhh Rook and Rose! I love the Memoirs of Lady Trent series and that auhtor is half of M.A. Carrick so I've been eyeing it up for a while now...I've heard the worldbuilding is amazing!
I’m still on the hunt for a series that gives me all the feels and is as unique as Winnowing Flame was. Two year later…nada 😭 You should pick up Best Served Cold * nudge, nudge, wink, wink * 😆😉
Yay for The Winnowing Flames love. I read the series when Elliot Brooks first mentioned The Ninth Rain a few years ago. It was such a fun and unique ride.
Yesss! So happy to enounter another Winnowing Flame fan :) I've never read anything like it. Do you have a favorite of the trilogy?
Time is a construct, it's never too late to talk about books 🤣
SO happy you are on the Kingfisher hype train now, let me know if you need recs for where to go next!! And ugh yes, Ken Liu just never misses 🥺😍
Also, fellow Jezal lover over here, his tragic journey is the highlight of that series for me hahaha.
My favourite book of the year was Hell for Hire by Rachel Aaron, but then this month I read Asunder by Kerstin Hall and that dethroned it!
Hope you have a wonderful end of the year with lots of great reads 🥰
@@esmayrosalyne this is the energy I need in my comment section 😂💕 time is a construct babyyyyy ✨
Oh I’m fully on the hype!! I bought What Moves the Dead at worldcon, but if you have a different rec I’m all ears 👀👀👀
It’s insane how much talent Liu has 😮💨
No way really?? Why am I not surprised hahaha Jezal was the last character I expected to care about. A true testament to Abercrombie’s craft.
Ohhh?! I haven’t read either of those but best believe they’re on my radar now!! 👀✨
@@MaedBetweenthePages What Moves the Dead is a great next place, especially with spooky season coming up.
I also highly recommend The World of the White Rat books, which start with The Clocktauer duology, then Swordheart and then the Saint of Steel series. Those are more fantasy romcoms with older protagonists (except for the first duology) and it is SO FUN!!
Yay for the mid year tag I forgot to do it this year because it’s been a little wild 🙈
Oh I feel this in my bones. I remembered in late July 😂😂
I hope you’re doing okay friend 💕
I'm so happy you loved A Dowry of Blood. It's one of my faves.
Yesss!! The prose is so gorgeous 😍
Great to see you back, Taylor!
I really really need to read Ken Liu - all of his work, but his short stories especially it seems
I've also picked up The Ninth Rain on your recommendation, can't wait for it!
@@ZOMGfantasy thank you! 🥹✨
Yes!! Do it!! I think his short fiction would be a great place to start. Then if you love his style you can take on The Dandelion Dynasty 🙌🏼
This makes me so happy to hear!! I hope you end up loving it 🥰
My favorite T. Kingfisher that I have read so far is easily A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking. I think that T. Kingfisher shines in YA/middle grade stories ☺
Also, as someone who also adores Howl's Moving Castle (both the book and the movie), I'd say to maybe not get too hyped up for the sequels 😅While book 3 is cute, albeit nothing special imo, book 2 has some uncomfortable and possibly problematic content. I'm not sure that the portrayal of the middle eastern-like culture was done with enough tact, imo 🥲
On a happier note, the best books I have read so far this year are
1. Rook & Rose trilogy by M.A. Carrick (I have absolutely fallen in love with these characters and world 🥺I'm currently reading book 3)
2. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is a masterful character exploration that I highly enjoyed (both the book and the movie)
3. The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo - I picked the audiobook on a whim early this year and was completely charmed by it. And I say that as someone who has no prior knowledge of The Great Gatsby whatsoever.
I've never heard of that one, but it sounds so cute! Running to look that up 👀
Oh noooooo 😭 Thank you for the heads up! I'll go in with tempered expectations.
Ohhhh Rook and Rose! I love the Memoirs of Lady Trent series and that auhtor is half of M.A. Carrick so I've been eyeing it up for a while now...I've heard the worldbuilding is amazing!
I really enjoyed the brides of high hill
@@Kristenisfullybookd oh yay!! Good to know I have something great to look forward to :) is it your favorite in the series so far?
The tiger one is still my favourite but this might be second. It would be a good fall/Halloween read
The ebb is normal with the wee one unfortunately 🥲 Eventually you get your brainpower back!
I think it’s trickling back 😂😭
I’m still on the hunt for a series that gives me all the feels and is as unique as Winnowing Flame was. Two year later…nada 😭
You should pick up Best Served Cold * nudge, nudge, wink, wink * 😆😉
It's such a special series 💕 But the result is that the book hangover is realllll😭
Ahaha it's coming soon!!
I’ve read eleven of these🎉❤
@@caitlinl2750 you clearly have good taste! 😉✨
ayeeeeee fruits basket!!!
Yess!! The OG 😌