thelostvoid's reviews
802 reviews

These fucking characters. They are all so smart and so stupid and they have Such Dynamics and I love them all so fucking much. I am losing my mind at these gremlins and their shenanigans like they are so fucking cool and badass but also such losers? A truly intoxicating combination.

Also every time Kaladin and Adolin interacted it felt like the gayest thing I'd ever read and frankly I wouldn't have it any other way my GOD. What a time.

Read for the 2024 Orilium Autumn Equinox Reading Challenge

I was not entirely sure about reading this, mainly because I enjoyed the first book enough but wasn't sure I wanted to see more of the world and the characters. But upon opening and beginning to read it, I quickly learned that this was a hugely interesting take on what I felt could have been a pretty fine sequel. I loved getting to see writings from people other than Lauren - to see her daughter talk about her with knowledge that the reader didn't yet have and see glimpses of writings from other characters was hugely satisfying. And the story went in a dark direction, and lost me a little with a lot of the philosophical and religious specifics and ideas, but kept this core of humanity. Human suffering and human survival and human spirit.

Absolutely fascinating and enjoyable read that I am so glad I have read!

Something about Brandon Sanderson and the way that he constructs Cosmere stuff makes me feel very stupid at times. This didn't fully make sense to me, but I really enjoyed it. I teared up in places. I have been filled with a foolish desire to reread era 1 of Mistborn, and a slightly less foolish one to read era 2 soon. But alas, that will have to wait until I have finished with the Stormlight Archive.

I do hope that at some point sooner rather than later I begin to comprehend the Cosmere because frankly, it is often as incomprehensible as it is glorious.

This was a tougher read than I anticipated - a lot more heavy in subject matter both because of all the horrific things happening, and the religious aspects. 
The start of each chapter having a section from Earthseed: Books of the Living reminded me a bit of Dune, which was unexpected but I enjoy that kind of storytelling, getting extra tid-bits about the world or the characters etc throughout the story. 

I think I could have done with having more, personality from Lauren

(and for her not to be 18 and ending up in a relationship with a 57 year old)

but overall this is less about who she is and more of what she represents, and how people interact with that. I am looking forward to seeing how things go for Acorn in the next book. 

This was a fun little novella. I wasn't really sure what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised with the world building and manikins being so interesting and the stakes being so relatively high. Overall, this was a fun short time but I do think it was a bit ... dense and I do feel as though it would have benefited from being a bit longer? More fleshed out? I definitely want to read some of Adrian Tchaikovsky's full length novels to see what he's like for a longer story.

I bought this because V E Schwab recommended it and because I thought it was completely different then it is. What I assumed would be a weird, fantastical book about books is more of a strangely grounded sci-fi with a POV character who is in the military and lots of like, short action descriptions. Not the weird slow book horror I was wanting, and that's not the books fault but I simply don't care to continue.

This was very wholesome, which was absolutely what I wanted so yaaay. Wholesome but also heartfelt and with just enough stakes and emotion for it to still be a fairly chill read, the Becky Chambers special haha. I loved seeing an expansion of this universe and the people (and not-people) within it - very cool stuff!

I read this mostly through the audiobook on Spotify while playing Slay the Spire for some added useless context and the narrator did a really good job - it's a shame it seems that the rest of the series isn't available on Spotify which is a bit of a shame. 

I can't really think of a coherent way to talk about this book frankly, it was a quick read but I think will settle into my brain for quite a while. I appreciate very much that it exists, although the fact that it does exist because of how fucked the publishing industry is sucks. 

Now this was a very fun horror story for sure! I loved how queer and complicated and messy it all was - so often queer characters are like ... good people? Aren't allowed to be in a messy, perhaps detrimental, relationships but I appreciated how complex all the dynamics were within this. Also freaky plants! Fun times all 'round!

I do wish that I was more attached to the characters, and something felt a little underwhelming about it all but I can't quite put my finger on what. I think perhaps if things were a little more ... supernatural? Explained? Questioned? I would have enjoyed it more, but this was definitely an excellent debut novel and I have great hopes for what Noah writes in the future!

Holy. Shit. This is indeed, epic goddamn fantasy!! Ahhh! I am simply obsessed with these characters and this world and the way it all interacts. I am overwhelmed by how good Sanderson is at creating and writing complex worlds and characters and it truly feels like an honour to be able to read his books. 

I am beyond excited to see where things end up going and am really going to have to pace myself so I don't have to wait too long before the fifth book comes out because DAMN. Ah!