What are you reading?

I like how so many of us have read Tamara Pierce. 

Which makes me wonder how many caught the easter egg in Frosted Faith xD

I’m pretty sure I missed it on the first read through.

-takes a seat and just sighs-
...it's moments like this that I wish I hadn't given up drinking.

So, like you I was suckered into The First Law trilogy with personal recommendations combined with the support of high reviews. Also, Grimdark. I actually enjoy Grimdark when it's done well; 'cause I'm a misanthrope and generally think the world is pretty fucked and most people are wretched. Pretty easy sell for me, Amazon got my money and I got my books.

I read the first one. The first third of that first book intrigued me. This has potential, I thought to myself as I kept turning the pages.
By the end of that book, I was thoroughly bored and didn't love anyone. The early promise I saw was a mirage; I was left staggering and starving in a lie that appeared to be a refreshing oasis from a distance. To this day the other two sit unread on my shelf, gathering dust.


Ooooh, you finished all three then? Slogged through with that sweet ray of hope shining ever onward?
Brave soul.
You deserve your anger spotlight now.


I'm ok with the world is awful and run by monsters if the rest is interesting.
-sighs again-
Seems that is too much to ask for, though.

To be completely honest, I've really struggled to love books and reading in general again after ASOIAF. I want to lose myself in another series. I want a narrative filled with characters that capture my interest to make me fall in love with words again. I want to remember how a deep sense of satisfaction when turning a final page feels.

I've tried. I have about 150 unread books between my shelf and Kindle, and I've given a few other series an honest go, determined.
I have not been successful yet.

I've enjoyed a few reads on a casual level, but nothing has really gripped my heart.

Seems like in the end I have the same problem with books as I do with women. Fall hard for the wrong ones and never really recover XD

Are we the same person?? I too stopped drinking after high school (yeah, we start young here) and man... if there was a moment to pick up again, it was after finishing this shit. Also, I too subscribe to misanthorpe philosophy, to a point. I hate people generally, but I love people individually. Love a human, hate a group. I forgot who said that, but it's true. So, again like you, I'm okay with and like Grimdark, but not to THIS point! Where not only the world is fucked up beyond belif, but every.single.individual. too. I am aware of what the world is, I don't need it in my fantasy lit too!  


Friendly advice, leave them to their dust. It had potential, it had intrigue and it held my attention. And I KEPT HOPING it would start up. But it absolute DID NOT deliever in any aspect. There was no payoff, no satisfaction and no lesson learned. And I did not care about any of them either and trust me, if you continued you would only end up hating them all. 


So, listen to how stupid I am - I am currently reading the fourth book. 

But only because it has a female protagonist. 'Best Served Cold' is called and it's in the same world, but not with original characters. I'm about 200 pages in and it's okay so far. I love a good revenge story and love women getting that revenge, so I put on my clown makeup and am back on the 'hope' cart. 

What can I say, I'm an optimistic idiot. 


That's the thing - it's only that! There is no rest. The world is awful, but the characters are also awful too. So you don't care as you read from their POV, in fact, you hate them and everything around them. Here's an example, if you have no interest in reading for yourself: 





Same. Same, same, same. 

We are the same person, I am sure now