#jay reads mistborn

[youaremysunshine-court]

One thing I don't understand is, in the second logbook the writer says that the terris prophecies had changed to fit Alendi long before Rashek took the power from the well of ascension, then it changes again to fit Vin in hoa. So when Sazed is comparing notes with the kandra, wouldn't they both have the wrong prophecies?

[thedarkspiresofkredikshaw]

Hero of Ages is insanely good, I had to follow for your reactions because let me tell you there will be some as you go through it

:)) i’m honestly so excited to keep reading !! mainly just for tensoon & sazed . both of my favorite boys r just .. so sad rn , so rebellious!

[astral-catastrophe]

Anyway if anyone would like to direct me to the cheapest place to order boxed sets of books that would be wonderful-

[never-oaky]

I have been following this one musician/tiktoker/youtuber/homless man since like 2019/2020, his name is Blue Jay Walker. And even before I heard any of his music (which is amazing btw) there was just something about him that drew me in.

This month my partner finally folded and started reading Mistborn, and obviously as the Brandon Sanderson fan between the two of us I was there to explain shit.

And it finally hit me. Why I like mr. Blue Jay Walker so much.

He is absolutely 100% a Kelsier variant.

I am going insane.

[a-skirmish-of-wit-and-lit]

What were some of your favorite books this year?

Thanks for the question, anon! xx

Some of my favorite reads of 2022 were:

Book Lovers by Emily Henry - Nora and Charlie were the CUTEST. I devoured this book even though I wanted to savor it.

Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson - I'd had this series on my tbr for ages and I could kick myself for waiting so long to read it. The world-building was *chef's kiss*

Carrie Soto is Back by Taylor Jenkins Reid - I played a lot of competitive sports growing up, so I loved being on the tennis circuit with Carrie. The adrenaline! The stakes!

Beartown by Fredrik Backman - This book broke me. It pulverized my soul, hitting a nerve that was so excruciatingly human.

Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert - This technically doesn't come out until January 3, 2023, but it was adorable. It's a YA romance/coming of age tale that plopped me right back into that time of my life. All the stress, the choices, the heightened emotions. I loved it.

The Aurora Cycle by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff - Such a creative YA sci-fi series! I was hooked from the beginning.

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah - Such a compelling and comical memoir.

[liljeconvallaria]

So many wonderful bookrecs! 🤩 I don’t have many in return since I haven’t really read much sci-fi, and even less sci-fi/horror so my recs lean towards fantasy

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao 🔥 historical sci-fi fantasy

I haven’t read a lot of Brandon Sanderson, but have did enjoy those I have read. He writes both sci-fi and fantasy. The Mistborn series is fantasy while the Skyward series is sci-fi with a touch of fantasy

The 131⁄2 Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers (this one is so silly 😆)

Sci-fi, sci-fi/horror, or sci-fi/fantasy book recs?

I figured I'd ask here because a lot of book summaries don't intrigue me, so I'm probably missing out on some good stuff.

Anyway, I'd love some recs for sci-fi and the sub-genres I listed above if anyone has them. I've read very little horror/sci-fi, but I feel like SF settings would be perfect for cosmic horror, which I really enjoy.

For reference, here are some favorites of mine (in no particular order, and many are not SF, but they might give folks an idea of the themes/settings/characters/etc. that I like?):

Project Hail Mary and The Martian by Andy Weir

The Radiant Emperor duology by Shelley Parker-Chan

The Children of Time novels by Adrian Tchaikovsky

The Inheritance trilogy by N. K. Jemisin

Hunger Makes the Wolf and Blood Binds the Pack by Alex Wells

Dune by Frank Herbert

The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi

The Stolen Child by Keith Donahue

Xenogenesis trilogy by Octavia Butler

Watership Down by Richard Adams

Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell

The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller

The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck

Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

ASoIaF by GRR Martin

LotR and the Silmarillion OF COURSE

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle

not a book, but I've devoured the Malevolent podcast recently

Books with queer themes and those written by marginalized folks are preferred but not a requirement. If you have any recs - thanks in advance!

[megsbooklr]

Mid Year Book Freak Out 2023

Best Book You’ve Read So Far: The Hound of Baskervilles by Arthur Conan Doyle

I've always been wondering why many people say it's the best SH story - now I finally know ^^ I love stories that change your initial ideas about the characters and the events to such degree!

Best Sequel You’ve Read So Far: Heart of the Sun Warrior by Sue Lynn Tan

Very satisfying conclusion to Xingyin's fight for her family and love!

Most Anticipated Release for the Second Half of the Year: 

Dusza pokryta bliznami by Robert M. Wegner (yay, we have the title! and I remember nothing from the first five books, but who cares! Not me! :D)

and

Yumi and the Nightmare Painter by Brandon Sanderson (I only read the Mistborn OG trilogy and the novella about Forgers by this author, but there's something drawing me to this book ^^)

Biggest Disappointment: Midnight Library by Matt Haig

It wasn't that bad (the ending though... ehh), I just expected something more Earth-shattering given all the hype.

(same about The Cartographers by Peng Shepherd)

Biggest Surprise:

1) that I genuinely didn't expect the twist in The Valley of Fear by Arthur Conan Doyle and thought it was just A Study in Scarlet 2.0

2) Aoharu x Machinegun by NAOE - it's a manga on a subject that couldn't be farther from my interests, and YET. I am fascinated~

Favorite New Author: Kafka Asagiri. His mind... :D

...also Xiran Jay Zhao, I guess :) Iron Widow is a compelling book ^^

Newest Fictional Crush: Masamune Matsuoka from Aoharu x Machinegun <3

Newest Favorite Character: Everyone from Bungou Stray Dogs...? :D

Book That Made You Cry: that one volume of Bungou Stray Dogs in which Mushitarou stays with Poe and tries writing again... :')

Book That Made You Happy: Not sure how to answer that... but reading Hand of the Sun King by J.T. Greathouse made me feel like a middle-grader at the beginning of an exciting bookish adventure, so let's go with that ^^

Favorite Book to TV Adaptation: Da Ming Under the Microscope

I haven't read the novel by Ma Bo Yong, but the drama is great!

Most Beautiful Book You’ve Bought This Year: The Polish edition of Babel by R.F. Kuang

New Release You Haven’t Read Yet But Want To: the sixth volume of Heaven Official's Blessing

Book You NEED to Read By the End of the Year: Babel and The Nature of Middle Earth :)

[themelodyofspring]

Rules: spell out either your name or username using only books or only movies that have your vibe, and tag some people. 

Tagged by @stefito0o Thanks and sorry I drafted this and forgot about it because I got stuck on Y 🙈

The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson

Heartstopper by Alice Oseman

The Eye of The World (Wheel of Time #1) by Robert Jordan

Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson (Technically, name of the series)

Elantris by Brandon Sanderson

Lore by Alexandra Bracken

Oathbringer by Brandon Sanderson

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (not read, couldn't find any books starting with Y)

On A Sunbeam by Tillie Walden

Fairest by Marissa Meyer

Starsight by Brandon Sanderson

Persuasion by Jane Austen

Rithmatist by Brandon Sanderson

Illuminae by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff

Ninth House by Leigh Bardugo

The Gilded Wolves by Roshani Chokshi

Holy crap this was long! Tagging: @appleinducedsleep and @mangoslixes to see you suffer with this. And if anyone else wants to do this and lose their marbles like me...

[karatam]

Read this month (early 2022)

The Thousand Names by Django Wexler. It's "flintlock fantasy" aka set in a fantasy world with magic with technology/politics similar to the early 1700's, particularly French society. Mainly follows two characters in a colonial army, who think they're just following orders to help a (corrupt) prince retake his throne, but really the colonel in charge has a very different goal (which involves lost magic). One of the main characters is a lesbian who cross-dressed as a man to join the army and escape her former life, which was a fun surprise. Definitely a setup novel for the rest of the series (it's #1 of 5) bc there's a LOT of unanswered questions right now.

The Shadow Throne by Django Wexler (sequel to above). It got gay! Also added in my new fave character in Raesinia, whom I adore. Moved the centre of action away from the "frontier" to basically fantasy Paris, where we get a lot more politics and rebellions. Definitely looking forward to the rest of the series.

Elantris by Brandon Sanderson (reread). Still the best way to get into Sanderson's work, which I do sincerely think is some of the best fantasy written in the last 20 years. This is a stand-alone set in a world where the magical city at the pinnacle of the world collapsed about 20 years ago. And instead of people suddenly being imbued with magic and heading to that city, they're struck by a plague and thrown in against their will. Full or political manoeuvring, incredibly inventive magic, an invading nation, and enemies-to-lovers. Love this book.

Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson (reread). First of the Mistborn trilogy and one of my fave books ever. Set in a world ruled by an immortal, magical, powerful God King, we meet Vin, a street urchin who has the ability to 'burn' metal to access magic. She gets swept up in a rebellion and attempts to both understand her magic and stay alive. Super inventive magic, heist hijinks, found family, and yet another super inventive magic system.

Iron Widow by Xiran Jay Zhao. What if Pacific Rim jaegers required a boy-girl pair, and the boy pilot killed every girl he piloted with, absorbing her soul's energy to pilot his giant robot? And then what if one day, one of those girls killed the boy instead? Set in an alternate world where an bug-like alien species has nearly taken over the world, these giant robots are the last defense, and Zetian has no patience for the bureaucracy that wants to put her back in her place. (tw for sexual assault, ptsd) As advertised, it includes an f/m/m thruple :)

A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine. Holy shit this book is amazing. This is a book meant to be slowly and deliberately read, focused on and analyzed as you go. An new ambassador from a small space station arrives at the planetary capital of the Teixcalaanli Empire, only to discover that her predecessor has died and there are multiple factions all gunning for the throne. This is a world that venerates poets and language, and that comes through in the prose of the book. It's beautiful. I'm eagerly waiting for my copy of the sequel to arrive from the library.

[twinnedpeaks]

THE CREATURE FEATURE READING LIST - my favourite monstrous/occult/supernatural books that don't suck!

empire of the vampire, jay kristoff the southern bookclub's guide to slaying vampires, grady hendrix vampires never get old, various authors carmilla, sheridan le fanu woman, eating, claire kohda frankisstein, jeanette winterson cemetery boys, aiden thomas nightbitch, rachel yoder our wives under the sea, julia armfield earthlings, sayaka murata mexican gothic, silvia moreno garcia tender is the flesh,  agustina bazterrica anatomy, dana schwartz monstrous affections, various authors mistborn, brandon sanderson ninth house, leigh bardugo

[youaremysunshine-court]

Swords are cooler than guns because you can run out of bullets but you never run out of sword

[thedarkspiresofkredikshaw]

pinned post! ☁︎

jay - 21 - they/she/he hallo! this is my cosmere reaction blog, and i am currently reading: words of radiance ! i use some tags frequently so make sure to keep an eye out for spoilers! credits for art used on my blog; - the divider above : the coolest animatedglittergraphics-n-more - my pfp : the incredible procrastinatingedgedancer - my banner : the mysterious murkycrush

my blog has some secrets hidden inside of it, if you care to look! spoiler tags (so far) - block these tags to avoid spoilers if you wish! : #mistborn spoilers #stormlight spoilers #warbreaker spoilers #words of radiance spoilers

[phati-sari]

hello phati sari, i was wondering if you had any book recommendations? i've been wanting to start reading more in this new year :)

Hi hi hi!

This makes me feel very special! I love sci-fi and fantasy and don't really stray from that -- here are a few of my favourite books and series.

Series:

Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor

Magonia and Aerie by Maria Dahvana Headley

The Divine Cities by Robert Jackson Bennett

Pivot Point and Split Second by Kasie West

Eon and Eona by Alison Goodman

The Lord of the Rings by J R R Tolkien

The Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer

Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson

Lightbringer by Brent Weeks

The Lotus War by Jay Kristoff

The Lynburn Legacy by Sarah Rees Brennan

The Infernal Devices by Cassandra Clare

The Lumatere Chronicles by Melina Marchetta

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

Starbound by Amie Kaufman and Meagan Spooner

The Colours of Madeleine by Jaclyn Moriarty

Study by Maria V. Snyder

Harry Potter by J K Rowling

The Stormlight Archive (ongoing) by Brandon Sanderson

The Bone Season (ongoing) by Samantha Shannon

The Witchlands (ongoing) by Susan Dennard

Standalone:

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

The Darkest Part of the Forest by Holly Black

Between the Lives by Jessica Shirvington (also titled One Past Midnight)

Fairytales for Wilde Girls by Allyse Near

The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. Smith

Thanks for asking :) Hope you find your next read here!

[niamhoftirnanog]

Please talk to me about books

I am always open to book discussions, feel free to send me an ask or a message 😊

Follow @niamhs-reading-adventures for my book reviews!

Photo from when I reorganised my shelves.

Books I will always be happy to talk about

The Medoran Chronicles by Lynette Noni

The Prison Healer trilogy by Lynette Noni

Percy Jackson Universe by Rick Riordan

Aurora Cycle by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff

The Mistborn trilogy by Brandon Sanderson

Six of Crows duology by Leigh Bardugo

The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa

Heartstopper by Alice Oseman

What If It's Us? and Here's to Us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera

Red White and Royal Blue by Casey MicQuiston

Unearthly trilogy by Cynthia Hand

Books I've Recently Read

August 2022

I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston

July 2022

Naturally Tan by Tan France

See You Yesterday by Rachel Lynn Solomon

June 2022

Beach Read by Emily Henry

You and Me on Vacation by Emily Henry

The Other Side of the Sky by Amie Kaufman & Megan Spooner

Beyond the End of the World by Amie Kaufman & Megan Spooner

Avatar: The Last Airbender - Smoke and Shadow by Gene Luen Yang

The Blood Traitor by Lynette Noni

May 2022

The Wicked + The Divine Vol. 1: The Faust Act by Kieron Gillen

Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits by David Wong

Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Promise by Gene Luen Yang

Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Search by Gene Luen Yang

Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Rift by Gene Luen Yang

Beasts of Prey by Ayana Gray

April 2022

The Love That Split the World by Emily Henry

The Incredible Adventures of Cinnamon Girl by Melissa Kiel

My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand

One Would Think the Deep by Claire Zorn

Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte

The Build-up Season by Megan Jacobson

[tomtenadia]

top 5 worst books (or series) you’ve ever read

but i’ll take top 5 best if you don’t feel like being mean 😂

uhhh top worst... let's see

1 the Twilight series (or Toilet as I call them). I was a teenager when they came out and I was curious to know what all the fuss was about. Money and time I will never get back. what a waste of a good tree.

2. Acotar: I think I liked it for about two weeks, then I gave it a re read and thought about the series and well... I realised I did not like the characters, the plot and so much more and moved to TOG. (Now they live at the local charity shop. probably someone has adopted them already)

3. The Aurora cycle. I tried the first one because I was intrigued. then I started reading and it felt as a big rip off of Babylon 5 and it made me so mad that I abandoned it altogether. Even some of the jokes were similar.

4. Final Empire (Mistborn series). I love Skyward series by Brandon so then I tried the Mistoborn series. I gave up halfway the first book. I just could not get into the story.

5. Empire of the Vampire. Sounded great on the paper. I was bored to death. I swear, reading it was painful. I tried other stuff by Jay Kristoff and struggled. Definitely not my kind of author.

If I have mentioned books you love, I am sorry. These are my personal opinions. I am not saying the books are crap. I am saying that for me were a gigantic waste of time and money.

Thanks for the ask ❤️

[witchlingsandwyverns]

Book Log 2022/currently reading

Last year I meant to read 100 books in a year (or at least see how many I read/would I even get close) but did an AWFUL job logging what I read when I read it. SO I am going to start a running list here. Re-reads are noted by a *. If you don’t want to see it, block the tag below. 

JANUARY

- Firelight/Moonglow/Winterblaze, Kristen Callhan

- The Time Traveler’s Wife (lol), Audrey Niffenegger

- The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet, Becky Chambers

- A Psalm for the Wild-Built, Becky Chambers

FEBRUARY

- A Close and Common Orbit, Becky Chambers

- The Girl Who Drank the Moon, Kelly Barnhill

- Kill the Queen, Jennifer Estep

MARCH

- Tsumiko and the Enslaved Fox, Forthright

- Crescent City: House of Sky and Breath, S.J. Maas

APRIL

- The Bookshop of Second Chances, Jackie Fraser

- Spitfire, Maya Kern

- The City We Became, NK Jemisin

- Protect the Prince, Jennifer Estep

- Iron Widow,  Xiran Jay Zhao

* The Diabolic, Kinkaid

- Kingdom of the Wicked, Kerri Maniscalo

* Cruel Prince (x3), Holly Black

- These Hallow Vows, Lexi Ryan

- Stalking Jack the Ripper, Kerri Maniscalo

- Hunting Prince Dracula, Kerri Maniscalo

MAY

- Escaping from Houdini, Kerri Maniscalo

- Capturing the Devil, Kerri Maniscalo

- The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Axie Oh

- Crush the King, Jennifer Estep

- Shadowdance, Kristen Callhan

- Evernight, Kristen Callhan

- Soulbound, Kristen Callhan

- Evermore, Kristen Callhan

- Carry On, Rainbow Rowell

- One Thousand Steps Into the Night, Traci Chee

JUNE

- Wayward Son, Rainbow Rowell

- Chosen Ones, Veronica Roth

- Serpent & Dove, Shelby Mahurin

- A Promise of Fire, Amanda Bouchet

- Breath of Fire, Amanda Bouchet

- Glow, Raven Kennedy

JULY

- The Beast Player, Nahoko Uehashi

- Kate Daniels: Magic Bites, Ilona Andrews

- Kate Daniels: Magic Burns, Ilona Andrews

- Kate Daniels: Magic Strikes, Ilona Andrews

- Kate Daniels: Magic Bleeds, Ilona Andrews

- Kate Daniels: Magic Slays, Ilona Andrews

- Kate Daniels: Gunmetal Magic, Ilona Andrews

SEPTEMBER

- Into the Drowning Deep, Mira Grant

- Nona the Ninth, Tamsyn Muir

- Tapestry of Spells, Lynn Kurland

OCTOBER

- Spellweaver, Lynn Kurland

- Gift of Magic, Lynn Kurland

- Dream Spinner, Lynn Kurland

- River of Magic, Lynn Kurland

- Dreamer's Daughter, Lynn Kurland

- The White Spell, Lynn Kurland

- Dreamer's Song, Lynn Kurland

- Prince of Souls, Lynn Kurland

- The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels, India Holton

- Deadly Education, Naomi Novik

- The League of Gentlewomen Witches, India Holton

- The Last Graduate, Naomi Novik

- The Golden Enclaves, Naomi Novik

- Legends and Lattes, Travis Baldree

- A Prayer for the Crown-shy, Becky Chambers

- Kimiko and the Accidental Proposal, Forthright

- Tamiko and the Two Janitors, Forthright

- Mikoto and the Reaver Village, Forthright

NOVEMBER

- Mistborn, Brandon Sanderson

DECEMBER

- Hearts Blood, Juliet Marillier

- Kingdom of the Feared, Keri Maniscalco

- Spinning Silver, Naomi Novik

- Shadow of the Fox, Julie Kagawa

- Soul of the Sword, Julie Kagawa

- Night of the Dragon, Julie Kagawa

- One Dark Window, Rachel Gillig

- A Far Wilder Magic, Allison Saft

- Under the Whispering Door, TJ Klune

- Nevernight, Jay Kristoff

- Cinder, Marissa Meyer

- Scarlet, Marissa Meyer

- Cress, Marissa Meyer