Finished reading: Resistance Above Magic by B.T. Narro 📚
★★☆☆☆

I wouldn’t call it “great literature” but it was a fun read, very much reminding me of my time playing WoW, with all the talk about skill trees, leveling, & stat bonuses from gear. 🎮

Finished reading: Rune Seeker 2 by J.M. Clarke & C.J. Thompson 📚
★★★☆☆

The second book of the series, this follows up directly to the ending of the last one…and boy, does it deliver. This one couldn’t exist without the first but it’s much better; we finally get some (fascinating) backstory. 🗡️🛡️

Finished reading: Path of Stars by David North 📚
★★★☆☆

My least favorite of the series since book one, I finished this last night. The one places more emphasis on the main character, which is good but abandons almost all the other ones. It’s also a bit…meandering. Still, excited for the next one.

Finished reading: Astral Threads by David North 📚
★★★☆☆

I finished reading this last night (woke up with the kindle on my chest)… 🤭 It’s the fourth of the series and progresses nicely but leaves you with a giant cliffhanger. 😱 That said, each book is better than the previous.

I didn’t get nearly as much reading done in 2023 as I’d planned but that’s just the way the cookies crumble. I plan to do more reading in 2024 and spend some of my reading time focusing on books outside the fantasy / sci-fi genre.

Note: I only started using Micro.blog’s bookshelf feature midway through the year.

Finished reading: Moonlight Relic by David North 📚
★★★☆☆

In third of the series, the main character (Sam) really starts coming into his own…with a remarkable and rather unbelivable number of twists. Parts of the story are rather predictable but others, you never see them coming. 🤣

Finished reading: Aster Fall by David North 📚
★★★☆☆

The second of the series, this picks up right after the first and the main character (and secondary ones) progresses (it is LitRPG after all) nicely, setting the stage for bigger progression in the next book.

Finished reading: Battlefield Reclaimer by David North 📚
★★★☆☆

This book, a re-read for me, is the first book of the Guardian of Aster Fall series and in my opinion, sets up the universe for said series rather nicely. The character development is decent and the RPG improvement system is very cool.

Finished reading: Second Hand by Heidi Cullinan 📚
★★★☆☆

This was a re-read, from many years ago (it was one of the first e-books I bought, this story is light and fluffy with a predictable ending…and an adorable puppy. 🏳️‍🌈

Finished reading: The Unlikely Heir by Jax Calder 📚
★★★☆☆

Fun, light, fluffy…with just a hint of substance, this book was a fun read. 🏳️‍🌈

Finished reading: Dead Tired by Ravens Dagger 📚
★★☆☆☆

A fun, if silly read, with a lot of puns. 😆 It presents an interesting intersection between science and magic but I wish there was a little more details into the magic system.

Finished reading: Imperial Wizard: Ambitions by J Parsons 📚
★★☆☆☆

Somewhat predictable, the second book in the series continues right where the first left off. Events turn out for the best but more than a few questions are raised about how things will go in the future. 🤭

Finished reading: Imperial Wizard by J Parsons 📚
★★☆☆☆

This was a fun read, a magic users sleeps through what seems to be many cataclysms, awaking to a changed world, one where no one else knows how to use his type of magic.

Finished reading: Weeping Of Willows by Brandon Cook 📚
★★★☆☆

The second book of the series, I thought this was going to be predictable but it took some interesting and unexpected turns. I’m excited for the next book in the series (I really hate having to wait for “next books” 😆).

Finished reading: The House of Fire by Brandon Cook 📚
★★★☆☆

I seem to be reading a lot of LitRPG books lately (as a recovering gaymer, that isn’t shocking), this one was a fun read. The main character slowly becomes more than he started and it’s predictable but still enjoyable.