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The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson

2.0

Brandon Sanderson disappoints me for the second and final time.

Only one female character, and she's a brat.
No character development or personal history in a 640 page book.
How do you make a heist boring?

Ugh.

Medieval Outlaws: Twelve Tales in Modern English Translation by
Did not finish book. Stopped at 10%.

An old book from a college class on Robin Hood that isn't super readable.

Jade City by Fonda Lee
Did not finish book. Stopped at 8%.

Giving up at 8%. It wasn't a bad book, just not for me. If I'm going to read a mob story I require banter and hijinks and this book does not appear to know the definition of either of those words.

Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher

4.0

A fairy tale, a romance, a series of increasingly horrific events. I don't want to go to this world, but I would absolutely hang out with the dust-wife and her demon chicken.

Wolfsbane by Patricia Briggs

1.0

So boring.

The Lord Sorcier by Olivia Atwater

1.0

Bonus section to the audiobook of Half A Soul.

Half a Soul by Olivia Atwater

1.0

Dull, self-righteous protagonist and mediocre prose.

The Deep by Alma Katsu
Did not finish book. Stopped at 13%.

Me: Have you read anything by Alma Katsu?
My sister: Yeah, she wrote that book about the Donner party that was so boring. How do you even make a book about the Donner party boring?
Me: I started one that's supposed to be a horror novel but so far it is just so boring. I don't even know if I want to finish it.
My sister: I wouldn't. *shrug*

And I believe her. Abandoned at 13% after reading the Wikipedia plot synopsis and I have no regrets.

Masques by Patricia Briggs

1.0

Meh.

The Vampire Hunter's Handbook by Paul Kepple, Erin Slonaker

3.0