Seriously, this guy is operating at a level so far beyond. All his Slough House books, the novellas, the stand alones (including Secret Hours, which I'm currently reading) are so so so good. To me his work is the perfect example of genre meeting voice. Spy novels abound, all with the same tropes of shady characters, betrayal, obsession, etc etc. But no one can write the like Herron. How his sense of humour interacts with character and story is just astounding. When I read Slow Horses, I actually took a little bit of time to "get it", because I wasn't sure if it was a comedy or a drama. But th ..read more

I'm only about 75% of the way through the third book in the series, so please no major plot spoilers. Little stuff I'll definitely forget. I feel like the worst thing about these books is the power scaling. There's basically the equivalent of fairy gods that Feyre is able to win battles against or outright kill. In the third book it says it's only been months since she was taken by Tamlin. And so if each leader of the different courts gave her only a single drop of their power, how is she strong after only months? It just really bothers me lol submitted by /u/anxiety_herself [visit reddit ..read more

I read Never Lie by Freida, and it’s genuinely on the higher end of my book ratings. I really like her writing style so I read The Teacher. I’ll start off by saying no matter how it goes, the Teacher/Student trope is always uncomfortable to read. If that kinda thing is triggering to you maybe don’t read this haha. I caught onto a few of the twists along the way, such as Mackenzie also being a victim of Nate (When she recognized the poem.), as well as the fact that Eve was the one tormenting Nate towards the end. However, I did not catch onto the fact that Jay and Hudson were the same person ..read more

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I really enjoyed it. Books rarely frighten me but this one truly freaked me out. I was waking up in the night at small noises. And despite few of the characters being particularly likeable (apart from Betty and Caroline, who I have a soft spot for) all the characters are incredibly interesting. I loved the ending. My only critique would be that it's quite slow, but I suppose that adds to the suspense, and let's us explore the characters in a depth that a lot of horror books don't. What are other people's thoughts? submitted by /u/HiMaintainceMachine [visit reddit] [comments ..read more

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I've never really sat down to think about what my favorite book of all time is, but I think that (right after the Bible of course) Pride and Prejudice really takes the cake. The way Jane Austen is able to protray such varied characters with their own goals and ambitions, all perfectly logical and consistent from their own point of view and thus not forcing any awkward plot lines is just spectacular. When Lydia runs off with Wickham, you really feel "that is just like something Lydia would do, silly child". Her humor and wit is amazing and having spoken to friends about the book it seems that ..read more

I know it sounds like clickbait and made for debate (and in a sense it is). But a few days ago I finished the last volume of land of the lustrous and it us really really good. Quite possibly a masterpiece. If you want try it out without synopsis spoilers it is free on kindle unlimited and the kmanga app but onto the synopsis Land of the Lustrous is a story of Phos and their sisters 'The Lustrous' a species that live on a desolate earth that are made of crystals that are naturally occurring on earth. They are led by a Lustrous named 'Sensei' and are protecting themselves and earth from the ali ..read more

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Welcome readers, April 14 was Black Day) and, to celebrate, we're discussing our favorite books with "black" in the title! If you'd like to read our previous weekly discussions of fiction and nonfiction please visit the suggested reading section of our wiki. Thank you and enjoy! submitted by /u/AutoModerator [visit reddit] [comments ..read more