#might relisten to gideon the ninth

[highlyillogicalandroid]

I was blessed with Very Good Narrators for the first few audiobooks I listened to, and now I’ve given up on four books in quick succession because I can’t stand the narrators’ voices UGH

[shitty-check-please-aus]

Q1 Reading Check-In

This is mostly for myself

So far in 2024 I've finished 11 books, 1 in January and 5 each in February and March (I think I was trying to relisten to gideon the ninth in January and then the library took it back so all my stats are off there).

The books are, in order of completion:

Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers, Jesse Q. Sutanto

Thornhedge, T. Kingfisher

This is How You Lose the Time War, Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone

Everyone on this Train is a Suspect, Benjamin Stevenson

Nettle & Bone, T. Kingfisher

Witch King, Martha Wells

The House in the Cerulean Sea, TJ Klune

Lost in the Moment and Found, Seanan McGuire

Mislaid in Parts Half-Known, Seanan McGuire

What Moves the Dead, T. Kingfisher

One Last Stop, Casey McQuiston

Looking over the list, I think I'd recommend all of the books that I finished. This is How You Lose the Time War was so good that I basically had to lie down for a while after I finished it. There were a few more that I simply did not enjoy that I stopped reading, but I think that's my right as a reader.

I think I've discovered that I, as a reader, really need some humor in my fantasy books. I just can't do the "everything is grim and nobody is funny and there's some magic" style of books; I can certainly enjoy parts of books that are serious, but you can't ask me to spend like 18 hours with nobody being funny at all.

I'm also glad that I discovered some authors that I like- I've currently got two more books from TJ Klune checked out.

There are also a lot of repeat authors here. I've missed Martha Wells' writing since I got to the most recent Murderbot, and I really liked Witch King. A friend of mine was able to send me the dramatis personae so I could learn how things were spelled, and I'd just like to formally ask all audiobook distributors to include a link to a PDF with all the character name spellings or to put it in the description or something. I simply cannot interact with fandoms if I only know how to pronounce something, not spell it. ALSO I discovered that there's now a full-cast version of Murderbot recorded? I'm so loyal to Kevin Free's narration but I'm intrigued so I placed some holds.

Similarly, I'm excitedly waiting for What Feasts at Night to get off my hold list and also for the audiobook version of the newest Saint of Steel version to be published, I'm reaching the end of what my libraries have for T. Kingfisher.

All in all, I think I've been decently consistent with prioritizing reading, and I'm continuing to be glad that I'm back into audiobooks. I might want to try and incorporate print books more again, but it's just so nice to be able to be reading while I'm at the jewelry-making bench sawing at stuff or while I've been deep-cleaning my entire apartment.

[huntershowl-moving]

get to know the mun.

what's your phone wallpaper: .... seph. it's this art of seph

last song listened to: too sweet by hozier (the song that scratches an itch i cannot describe)

currently reading: reread of the secret history, slowly chipping away at the traitor baru cormorant and house of leaves. relistening to gideon the ninth also

last movie: ........ i- shit i can't remember???? it might have been seeing inside out 2 with fambly

last show: death note (this show is fucking wild.) but worth noting i blasted through two entire animes (wind breaker and buddy daddies) AND all of blue eye samurai in the last week w/ bestie

what are you wearing right now: black n white baseball tee, satin pj shorts ive had since middle school

how tall are you: 5'9 or 5'10 depending on my mood when u ask DSHKJHSDK

piercings/tattoos: earlobe piercings! spider lily tattoo on my left ankle (for seph), stylized hellhound art (wolf skull, smokyhair, flower crown) on my right shoulderblade

glasses/contacts: both! most often contacts but sometimes i just vibe w glasses

last thing you ate: chicken tikka masala & oreos.... not at the same time

favorite color: stormy blue-gray and sage green are tied rn

current obsession: points @ this blog.

do you have a crush right now: my pardner :D

favorite fictional characters: it fukcing Rotates ok but right now Someone has gotten me chewing on gojo jjk... plus mizu blue-eye-samurai, the ever-present all time fave elizabeth bioshock, ummmm hm. baku.g.o was up there pre-fuckshit but im still working through the ickies after that. OH MY GOD ashitaka & san from mononoke. kaz sixofcrows inej sixofcrows ... solas dragonage... leliana dragonage.... sophie howlsmovingcastle... HOWL howlsmoving castle. takeshi altered-carbon. man in black westworld. oh man uh uh uh. UH. yeah thats who i can think of off the dome

last place you traveled: TRAVELED?? probably north carolina to hang and kick it with some rp friends <3 BUT next week partner and i are driving to nebraska to see hozier live EEEE

tagged by: stoled from @tewwor

tagging: if you wanna do this you got it from me!!

[exbusinesspartner]

the speed i just went through new fandoms after having nothing was crazy

gideon the ninth -> wooden overcoats -> our flag means death