I started reading Suneater because of your reviews and it will likely eclipse all other series and be my favorite series of all time! I just finished book 3 and so far all 3 have been 5 stars for. The novellas are fine as a bonus but the main novels are spectacular!
That is so good to hear, Ashley! Especially if it ends up becoming your favorite series of all time. Book 4 is another terrific book. So brutal and dark, though. Good luck! :)
I’m Happy you found a new five stars! I’m hyped to read the witchwood crown! I’m happy you enjoyed it! I’m looking forward to disquiet gods! I’m in the middle of Demon in White.
I’m one of those who started reading The Sun Eater because of you … and it is one of my favorite series now!! Can’t wait to dive into Disquiet Gods soon 🤓 Happy this turned out to be another 5-star read for you! And I’m definitely looking forward to more Sun Eater content!! I was too late for the diamond edition Empire of Silence, so I will have to live vicariously through you 😄
Thank you so much, my friend! And yay! And I'm still very happy you started Sun Eater because of me and ended up loving it, Karin. I think you will love Disquiet Gods, and I'll make sure to post a flip-through video of the Diamond edition! :)
Couldn't agree more. Tad Williams is absolutely awesome. I just hope the fourth book is really published in the fall, I've been waiting for ages... And once again, I discovered the Sun Eater series thanks to your channel 😊😊😊!
Yeah! The reason I delayed reading The Last King of Osten Ard was because of the delay of the final book. Seems like things are looking positive that it will indeed be out this year, though! :)
Woohoo, congrats on finally finding a new 5-star read! I really can't wait to get into Sun Eater myself, I hope it give me just as many 5-star faves haha. Also really happy to hear that you enjoyed Threadlight so much, I can't wait for new stories by Zack either! My faves in April that I would recommend to you are The Crimson Court by Brendan Noble and my reread of Eotv and first read of Empire of the Damnedddd, read them already!! Hope May treats you well, happy reading 🥰
Thank you so much, Esmay! Hearing that from you sounds promising. I certainly will try to read Empire of the Damned this year! Maybe Crimson Court, too, if I have the chance! :)
Return of the 5 star!! Love to see it. Awesome wrap up Petrik! I had a great reading month...Mostly because of The Warlord Chronicles, which was just the perfect recipe for me 😁
Thank you so much!! Finally! Not a surprise about Warlord Chronicles. The trilogy is incredible. John Gwynne was the one who recommended that series to me! :)
In april, I finished Iron Gold and The Eye of the World. That last 1/3 of Iron Gold was spectacular: it had everything I was missing from the first triligy, and the two POVs I had a problem with, finally clicked. TEOTW I have no words. I really enjoyed it, and now that I'm at great hunt, this has opened uo so much, and it only gets better from here. Can't wait to read Dark Age now, and keeping on with Wheel of time
Great Hunt is incredible. It's my third favorite book in The Wheel of Time series, just after Lord of Chaos and Fires of Heaven. I'm so pleased to hear you loved Iron Gold. That book is notorious for being the weakest in the series according to many fans of Red Rising Saga. I actually think it's even better than Dark Age! :D
@@PetrikLeo that makes me so excited for what I have coming up in my wheel of time journey! I have also heard that Iron Gold is better appreciated on a reread, and that certainly excites me!
In April I had finished: New Spring,Dawnshard,Yumi and The Nightmare Painter and The Sunlit Man. Currently reading The Wise Man's Fear and im taking my time with IT since it is so good! ❤
@@PetrikLeo It took some Courage to start IT but im so happy I did it! Its a masterpiece!Back in 2012 it beat The Heroes by Abercrombie at David Gemmell Awards for Best Fantasy book of the year 2011! 😁
Thank you so much, Zack! It's a great trilogy. I have no doubt your series will be even better. Exciting. Alverax is the man. 😃 Also... loved the bonus chapter! Short and memorable.
I love how many people ask me where to start with the God Eater books, then ignore my advice and start with Demon anyway. 🤣Glad you liked it, dood! And fingers crossed the other books hit the same mark. Also, I have to say, after hearing you rave so much about Sun Eater, I'm really excited to start reading it!
Thank you, Rob! Not our fault. One chapter and hooked. 🤣 Sun Eater. God Eater. These legendary figures are Eaters. 😂 I hope you'll love it as much as we did!
Quality over quantity? I will take that all day! Excellent selection! I'm sneaking in Suneater as much as I can without making me feel too bad disrutping my TBR. It's worth it! I can't wait to get into Tad Williams, a number of his books have been on my TBR for a hot minute. NGL, I heard Buns of Chaos instead of Bonds of Chaos (might have been halfway listening) and didn't know you were getting into those kinds of books lol. I'm looking forward to this trilogy as well. The Godeater Saga sounds interesting, can't wait to see how it all comes together for you. I finished up We Are Legion (We Are Bob) and Stone and Sky. I thought they were great. They were more lighthearted and fun, despite some of the heavier story elements. It was a nice refresher from Best Served Cold that I finished at the end of March. I started Tigana and couldn't finish it, maybe I'll try again later. I have some shorter books going this month, so I'll hopefully squeeze in a few more (already wrapped one up and have two others going).
Thank you so much! Quality over quantity indeed. Tad Williams' books are beautiful slow-burn epic fantasy. Really worth your time when you're in the right reading mood! I will let you know my thoughts on my experience of reading The God Eater Saga. I heard so many great things about Bobiverse. Definitely have to try that someday! Too bad about Tigana btw. Tigana was the only book by Guy Gavriel Kay that I loved so far. I think his epic fantasy books are better than his historical fantasy. Unfortunately, he wrote only 4 epic fantasy books. :')
@@PetrikLeo Tigana felt like a very slow start and I'm not normally one to complain about that. I tried to have that as my work listen, so I may have not been focused enough to let it really catch. I'll try it as my main book either at the end of this month or early next month. Given what others have said, it may just be that I wasn't giving it its due level of focus, which I acknowledge some books need.
Great wrap up, Petrik! I read 4 books in April- favorite: The Expanse #2 Caliban's War. I'm really enjoying The Expanse! It's right up there for me with Red Rising so far. If you like The Sun Eater series even better than these two?- then I'm seriously looking forward to it. Oh! And I lucked out and found the first 3 Sun Eater books in PRISTINE HARDCOVER at a used bookstore! AND they were reasonably priced! Now I have the whole series in hardcover- and will be starting as soon as I finish The Expanse.
Thank you so much, Tiffany!! Oh wow, glad to hear you're loving Expanse that much. I enjoyed the series, too. I think Red Rising Saga is still better, though. And yes, I do think Sun Eater is better than The Expanse as well! Also, WOW. You lucked out so much on getting 3 Sun Eater hardcover! They are super rare now. :D
Just finished Demon in White and I am continuously in awe of how much each book is better than the previous ones in this series. I kinda read one third of The Witchwood Crown earlier in the year but mood reading made it impossible to finish it. I have been on a sci-fi journey since then, I will definitely go back to The Witchwood Crown asap tho.
Demon in White is a masterclass. Most likely still the best in the series for me. I'm leaning towards it at the moment! Understandable about Witchwood Crown. It's a book that requires you to be in the mood for a slow-burn reading! :)
Nothing wrong with that. I think that's good! I think on average, usually by the end of the year, I would have given out 10-15 books a 5 stars rating. This year is a bit odd... We'll see! :D
I read the Dragonbone Chair series years ago and loved it, so will have to read more Tad Williams! My 5-star, top read of 2024 so far is the Gardens of The Moon by Steven Erikson :-) I read 8 books in April.
@@PetrikLeo I'm really excited to read the rest of the series! Already up there with ASoIaF for me 🙌 I'm still giggling that my initial thought about... Kruppe was right lol 😂
Glad you found another favorite. Not counting the fact that I did my 7th re-read of "Piranesi", I read two more books: "Herald"by Rob J. Hayes, wich was intresting and "The Book That Broke the World" by Mark Lawrence, that was a mixed feelings experience. But the novella I read in April had the most positive impact for me as I had some mental health strugles. "Siatah Samurai" by Tatiana Obey is mostly dedicated to black women, but even I could relate and I was so grateful for everithing that the novella offered.
Thank you so much, my friend! Holy moly. 7th reread of Piranesi already!? That's incredible. I look forward to reading Herald next month. The Book that Broke the World will have to wait until next year, though. But I heard great things about Sistah Samurai!! Rob J. Hayes praised that novella so highly! :D
I need to checkout some Tad Williams books. I only read 5 books this month too, and 2 of them were 5 stars. They were Empire of the Damned and Empire of Silence. I don't give 5 stars lightly, but those were both worthy.
I've been more into fantasy for a while now, but you really have me wanting to read the Sun Eater series. My TBR is starting to get out of control... 😵💫
Haha I know what you mean! Sun Eater still feels like reading epic fantasy tbh. The way it's written definitely feels like it. It just has sci-fi world-building at its core. :)
I finished Illborn and Aiduel's Sin, Dungeon Crawler Carl book 1 and 2, and The Path of Ascension books 3, 4, 5 and 6. I really liked Illborn and jumped straight into Aiduel's Sin but I didn't like it nearly as much as the first book. The Allana chapters were really difficult to read and I found myself losing interest as the book progressed. I don't think I'm going to continue with the series. Dungeon Crawler Carl was a super fun read and I'm currently reading book 3 and really enjoying it! I can see it becoming a new favorite series if the rest of the books are this fun to read.
I think this is another sign for me to read Dungeon Crawler Carl ASAP. The praises it gets are incredible. I will do it soon. Maybe next month or in July if possible! Also, glad you liked Illborn and Aiduel's Sin. I agree with you, though, that Aiduel's Sin is weaker than Illborn. :)
Glad to see you got at least five I've been working a lot so I haven't been able to read as much,reading A Time of Dragons by Phillip Cantrell, I really am excited for this God Eater Saga I have them all pre-ordered love Rob Hayes love his style his action scenes and characters keep making these good videos Man and I'll keep watching
Thank you, friend! Yeah, about time. It's been 4 months. Only two books received a 5 stars rating. Crazy. Here's hoping the rest of the year will be better for me. I heard superb things about A Time of Dragons! :)
I first read MST before Green Angel Tower was published. It's one of my first series before I even read the LotR. I haven't read anything from the newer books though. Glad you think the newer books are worthy of the original trilogy.
I started reading suneater because of your recs and its great. Im like 1/3 of the way through the most cutrent one now. But i havent read any of the novellas.
I had an weird April. I read the last two Throne of Glass Novels for a friend, because it is her favorite series, and they were alright. Probably not a series I will read again but they were enjoyable. I read Psalm for the wild-built for a book club and it was another alright book because I thought it was too in my face when it came to the themes it wanted to convey and especially because I read Fool’s Errand which takes some of those sam themes of finding meaning in life and does them perfectly with just the right amount of subtext while still tackling other themes. Fool’s Errand was a phenomenal 5 star book. I also tried to read City of Last Chances twice last month and could NOT enjoy it. Nothing hooked me and it felt like there was no character I could stick to in the book so I DNFed it. I’ll probably check it out again later. I finished my month reading The Lies of Locke Lamora which I expected to be along the lines of something like Discworld and Hitchhiker’s Guide but I just loved that book so much and I easily gave it 5 stars. I then started Disquiet Gods which I finished last night and again, another 5 star book. I have been getting hit after hit recently and I think the next to books I’m going to read (Of Darkness and Light and Golden Fool) will also be Five Stars. I am so excited to read the Godeater books though. I haven’t read Rob J Hayes but I am very excited to check him out. I also am getting extremely excited to read The Dragonbone Chair in June. He is compared to Hobb and she is my favorite author so this makes me very excited.
It seems like other than Throne of Glass and Psalm, you were on fire with the books you chose. And I am happy with your choices. Fool's Errand, Locke Lamora, and Disquiet Gods were all 5 stars read for me as well. Seeing that you loved Hobb's books, I think you will enjoy reading Tad Williams' writing style. His writing style is reminiscent of Robin Hobb! And yes, Of Darkness and Light is a superb sequel. 4.5 stars for me.
@@PetrikLeo Hearing the comparison, especially in prose, to Robin Hobb is very excited to me because the only two authors who have made me imagine everything like one gigantic movie is Hobb and Kian N. Ardalan.
I finished reading "Memory, sorrow..." last month and hope to read "The last king..." later this year because how good "MST" is, but it somewhat hurts to know that Simon and Miriamele and probably others will suffer even more after what they had been through (and that is probably why I wasn't against happy ending in "MST"). This is also the reason why I'm not sure if i start reading "The realm of the Elderlings" in the nearest future, though it is tempting knowing that Robin Hobb is as great at prose and character's development as Tad Williams) Looking forward to see your further reviews on "The last king...", the previous ones contributed partly to the hype i had for "MST" (especially "To green angel tower") and I will be glad to see the new ones!
I get what you're saying! The ending of To Green Angel Tower was incredibly satisfying. And as you can probably guess... Simon and Miriamele, along with other returning characters, definitely suffer in Witchwood Crown... I think that's also why Tad Williams waited more than 20 years before returning back to The World of Osten Ard.
@@PetrikLeoIt was definitely for the better. I just hope it won't end with some tragic finale for the main characters, though I'm not so sure about it with darker tone of "The last king..". It would be slightly discouraging for the rereading "Memory..." in the future.
I really need to get back to Sun Eater, I don't get fomo often but here we are 😅 April was another high quality month for me: *Fantasy* Tawny Man 2: Golden Fool Tawny Man 3: Fool's Fate - My new favourite trilogy! I'm taking a wee break to prepare for Rain Wilds but I can't wait to return to Hobb's writing. *Grimdark Fantasy* Sharp Ends: Made A Monster (re-read) Sharp Ends: A Beautiful B@st@rd (re-read) - Gearing up for a First Law re-read. *Memoir* The Disaster Artist / Greg Sestero & Tom Bissell - I don't usually like audiobooks, but this was great. I never tire learning about bts stuff of Tommy Wiseau's The Room. The film adaptation with James Franco does play a lot of the content in the book up for laughs, even the creepy and really toxic parts of Tommy and Greg's friendship (huge power and financial imbalance going on), and that's not even mentioning Wiseau's onset behaviour... *Thriller* Grave Descend / Michael Crichton - Kinda forgettable.
Awesome! I suggest lowering your expectation for Rainwild Chronicles. But the last trilogy in Elderlings is my favorite trilogy in the entire Elderlings series. Such an impeccable conclusion. Enjoy! I hope you'll continue reading The Sun Eater!
I’ve been really fickle with my reading lately and I don’t know why. I’ve been reading books, getting midway through it, and then putting it down and picking up a new one. I’ve been smack dab in the middle of Demon in White for 3 weeks now but instead of reading more I picked up The Expanse book 4, and then midway through that I reread most of The Will of the Many before going BACK to The Expanse🤦🏻♂️. The first book that started this was Reapers Gale, which was really weird because I was LOVING that book and then just stopped midway through. Same thing happened with Of War and Ruin. I’ve been doing that on Audible but I haven’t picked it back up in over 2 months, again weird because I was also really enjoying that one. I think I just have to start only picking up 1 book at a time from the library from now on, because the grass is always greener when I’m reading books with more on my TBR😂 I really want to read The Silverblood Promise next month, but I have to wait on my library.
Sometimes this happens. I'm feeling it a bit, too, right now. The urge to start something new while I'm in the middle of something is really strong lately. I hope this weird reading mood will change soon for you. And for me. :D
I am really excited to start on «Memory, Sorrow & Thorn» this Summer! 😄 After a slow March, I finished in April «The Fort» by Adrian Goldsworthy (City of Victory Trilogy #1, Historical Military Fiction set during the Campaigns of Roman Emperor Trajan, Sequel Trilogy to the «Vindolandia» Trilogy), «Empire of Silence» by Christopher Ruocchio (Sun Eater #1, Space Opera/Sci Fantasy), «Islands in the Net» by Bruce Sterling (80’s (Post-)Cyberpunk 😄), «Howling Dark» (Sun Eater #2) and «Idoru» by William Gibson (90s Cyberpunk 😄). For now, «The Fort» is my book of the month, as I loved being back with the characters I had come to really enjoy by the end of the «Vindolandia» Trilogy and Goldsworthy really knows how to weave real history into his story! I have really enjoyed «Sun Eater» so far, I know «Demon in White» is the favorite of many, so maybe I just need one more book in the series to go from enjoying to loving it! And the Cyberpunk book where really fun and interesting, so a great reading month for both of us! 😄
Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn and The Sun Eater series will blow you away. Hopefully anyway! :D And yeah, Demon in White is many reader's favorites, myself included! Glad you had a great reading month!
@@PetrikLeo To give you a sample: You might have caught that Kharn Sagara says to Hadrian «Sibylla ti theleis». I am 100% sure that is a reference to the Epigraph of T.S. Elliot’s famous poem «The Waste Land» (which in a loose narrative deal with death and rejuvenation, faith and post-war depression, with multiple allusions and references to Ancient Literature, Religious Texts and Arthurian Myth), itself lifted from Petronius’ «Satyricon», meaning «Sibyl, what do you want?» (The Sibyl being a Roman Oracle, this specifically being the Cumaean Sibyl who in «The Aeneid» guides the Trojan Hero and Roman Ancestor Aeneas through Hades and who had been granted immortality (though importantly without eternal youth) by the god Apollo, being spoken to in Greek, to which she replies «apothanein thelo»: «I want to die»)! Is it any wonder that it takes me some time to research and double check everything?! 😂
I didn't have a 5 star book in April, but two 4.5 stars. That was Shadows of Self and He Who Drowned The World. I also read the (chronologically) first three Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach. Especially The Wurms of Blearmouth was wild. Like a very dark slapstick comedy. I also like to read some non SFF every month and this month I had good picks with Marriage of a Thousand Lies by SJ Sindu and The Thief by Fuminori Nakamura.
Shadows of Self was great! I need to read He Who Drowned the World. I think it's good to diversify our reading with other genres even if our main preferences are still fantasy and sci-fi books! :)
Petrik have you heard of the book The Way of Renegades by Steve D Wall? I’ve only just started it, but OMG, his writing reminds me of Joe Abercrombie’s!!! PLUS, the audiobook is voiced by Steven Pacey!!!
For some reason I didn't have mood for any gaming this month, so I managed to finish an unusual amount of books (for me). First one was Empire of Silence. I have to say I didn't really love it. It's 2.5 out of 5 for me. I recognize the world building, which is amazing. And also the prose. But it was just so long and there was nothing important happening most of the time! Like if it was 300 pages shorter, I think I would like it much more. It didn't really help that I just didn't like Hadrian or his decision making. I will see, I will definitely give a try to the sequel and hopefully it will pull me in better. Next up was Ghostwater and Underlord by Will Wight. What can I say, I loved them. Both probably 4.5 out of 5 for me. I just love Cradle. I actually think I liked Ghostwater more, which is unusual from what I have seen online. Next up, The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly. This is a crime novel, from the detective Harry Bosch series, specifically the 3rd one. I saw and loved Harry Bosch tv series on Amazon Prime and when I found out it's based on a book, I decided to read it. I was actually thinking about reading some other genres besides fantasy for a long time, so I dive into one of the Bosch books after every couple of fantasy novels. It's working great, so much that I would like to also start some other thriller series (preferably something with serial killers and like FBI profilers or something, I love that stuff) and I also have some horror books on my TBR now. And the last one was Of Fire and Blood by Ryan Cahill. Needless to say, I loved it! 4 out of 5. I mean, sure, the first half is basically Malice and Wheel of Time and LotR and Star Wars hybrid, but as I said in my goodreads review - those tropes are tropes for a reason. And I just cannot wait for the sequel, I love the characters and need to know where it all goes! Other than that, I also read through the first 4 volumes of Jujutsu Kaisen. I saw the first season of anime, so it was mostly just a catchup, as the anime adaptation was following it very closely. This is the biggest reading month for me in decades (at least since I left high school) and I have to thank a combination of NHL playoff, Champions League matches (I like reading while sports broadcast is in background) and a rather strange unwilingness to fire up my ps5 or switch.
Wow. That is an odd reading month. Too bad about Empire of Silence! I hope Howling Dark will hook you better. If you still don't like Howling Dark, I think it's worth considering DNFing the series. I doubt the series will be for you. Glad to hear you loved Cradle and Of Blood and Fire, though. The series only gets better from here. For both of them. I, on the other hand, really want to play video games but don't seem to have the time. It's crazy. I used to play video games all the time but not so much now. :(
I think I must have ridiculously high standards for a 5 star book because I rarely give 5 stars to books. Not counting rereads, I gave 5 books 5 stars last year and I thought that was a great year. 😂
I’ve wanted to get into tads williams like with the dragon bone chair but I don’t know where to start. He has so many books and I’m not sure if any of them intertwine with each other. Do you have any recommendations or could you possibly make a video on it.
Hi Petrik , my TBR keeps growing cos of you. But, no regrets. I am finding a lot of good picks by your suggestions. However, I am curious about one thing, you being an avid fantasy reader - I don’t find you mentioning Grishaverse by Leigh Burdugo anywhere - like Shadow and bone trilogy, six of crows duology etc.,. Did you happen to read them ?
I've read 5, Cuando fuimos los peripatéticos by Hector Lozano was my fav and my first 5 star for 2024. I don't remember if you read The Wood Boy / The Burning Man, the novella of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn. I was curious if this is first in the series or you can read it at later stage in the series
I think you have read so many fantasy books now that you are not enjoying the other books which are good but those books are getting repeatetive for you....I think you should read less of these books for 6 to 8 months...like if you read 6 books a month..Read 2 fantasy,,4 from other genres...Just an advise from a friend
I think the same. After I read Mistborn trilogy, 1 malaz book and some dark elf novels got kinda tired of fantasy and started reading non fiction to refresh my readings. Then I can go back to fantasy again 😊
I started reading Suneater because of your reviews and it will likely eclipse all other series and be my favorite series of all time! I just finished book 3 and so far all 3 have been 5 stars for. The novellas are fine as a bonus but the main novels are spectacular!
That is so good to hear, Ashley! Especially if it ends up becoming your favorite series of all time. Book 4 is another terrific book. So brutal and dark, though. Good luck! :)
I’m Happy you found a new five stars! I’m hyped to read the witchwood crown! I’m happy you enjoyed it! I’m looking forward to disquiet gods! I’m in the middle of Demon in White.
Make sure you have enough free time 😅, you'll be locking your door until you've finished!
Demon in White is absolutely masterclass. Enjoy, Shaad! And thank you so much! 😄
I’m one of those who started reading The Sun Eater because of you … and it is one of my favorite series now!! Can’t wait to dive into Disquiet Gods soon 🤓 Happy this turned out to be another 5-star read for you! And I’m definitely looking forward to more Sun Eater content!! I was too late for the diamond edition Empire of Silence, so I will have to live vicariously through you 😄
Thank you so much, my friend! And yay! And I'm still very happy you started Sun Eater because of me and ended up loving it, Karin. I think you will love Disquiet Gods, and I'll make sure to post a flip-through video of the Diamond edition! :)
Couldn't agree more. Tad Williams is absolutely awesome. I just hope the fourth book is really published in the fall, I've been waiting for ages... And once again, I discovered the Sun Eater series thanks to your channel 😊😊😊!
Yeah! The reason I delayed reading The Last King of Osten Ard was because of the delay of the final book. Seems like things are looking positive that it will indeed be out this year, though! :)
How easy is Suneater to read?
Woohoo, congrats on finally finding a new 5-star read! I really can't wait to get into Sun Eater myself, I hope it give me just as many 5-star faves haha. Also really happy to hear that you enjoyed Threadlight so much, I can't wait for new stories by Zack either!
My faves in April that I would recommend to you are The Crimson Court by Brendan Noble and my reread of Eotv and first read of Empire of the Damnedddd, read them already!!
Hope May treats you well, happy reading 🥰
Thank you so much, Esmay! Hearing that from you sounds promising. I certainly will try to read Empire of the Damned this year! Maybe Crimson Court, too, if I have the chance! :)
I finished and enjoyed the Threadlight series as well. I read them back to back to back. Very satisfying.
Yeah! Great series! Definitely look forward to the next series by Zack!
If every book was a 5 star, then every book would be a 3 star ;) Glad you found a good one :)
Very true. We need different ratings. :D
Return of the 5 star!! Love to see it. Awesome wrap up Petrik!
I had a great reading month...Mostly because of The Warlord Chronicles, which was just the perfect recipe for me 😁
Thank you so much!! Finally! Not a surprise about Warlord Chronicles. The trilogy is incredible. John Gwynne was the one who recommended that series to me! :)
Reading Disquiet Gods right now and loving it! Things have gotten crazy here in ch 24!!
Ooohhh!! I know where you're at. Insane stuff is starting to happen. Enjoy, brother!
Now I’m half way through The Gathering Darkness, WoT book 12!! I’m breezing through it and may finish the last 2 back to back.
I'm envious. I'll try to get there as soon as I can. I'm on book 10. Haven't started reading it!
@@PetrikLeo meant The Gathering Storm!!
The Gathering STorm has the strongest scene in all of Wot near the finale. Gives me chills just remembering it.
I am so happy, the libraries where I stay are starting to get the Suneater books, not all of them but its a start 🙂
Yay! Such a great library! 😄
I started Demon as well.. I was debating whether to start with Herald first but after seeing your video, i started with Demon.
Enjoy! Demon is... brutal and violent. But it's compelling as hell. :D
In april, I finished Iron Gold and The Eye of the World. That last 1/3 of Iron Gold was spectacular: it had everything I was missing from the first triligy, and the two POVs I had a problem with, finally clicked.
TEOTW I have no words. I really enjoyed it, and now that I'm at great hunt, this has opened uo so much, and it only gets better from here.
Can't wait to read Dark Age now, and keeping on with Wheel of time
Great Hunt is incredible. It's my third favorite book in The Wheel of Time series, just after Lord of Chaos and Fires of Heaven. I'm so pleased to hear you loved Iron Gold. That book is notorious for being the weakest in the series according to many fans of Red Rising Saga. I actually think it's even better than Dark Age! :D
@@PetrikLeo that makes me so excited for what I have coming up in my wheel of time journey!
I have also heard that Iron Gold is better appreciated on a reread, and that certainly excites me!
In April I had finished: New Spring,Dawnshard,Yumi and The Nightmare Painter and The Sunlit Man.
Currently reading The Wise Man's Fear and im taking my time with IT since it is so good! ❤
Great wrap-up! And yeah, The Wise Man's Fear is so good! I haven't read IT though. :D
@@PetrikLeo It took some Courage to start IT but im so happy I did it! Its a masterpiece!Back in 2012 it beat The Heroes by Abercrombie at David Gemmell Awards for Best Fantasy book of the year 2011! 😁
Thanks for reading Threadlight, Petrik! Glad you enjoyed the story. Hoping to make the next series bigger and better!
Thank you so much, Zack! It's a great trilogy. I have no doubt your series will be even better. Exciting. Alverax is the man. 😃 Also... loved the bonus chapter! Short and memorable.
I love how many people ask me where to start with the God Eater books, then ignore my advice and start with Demon anyway. 🤣Glad you liked it, dood! And fingers crossed the other books hit the same mark.
Also, I have to say, after hearing you rave so much about Sun Eater, I'm really excited to start reading it!
Thank you, Rob! Not our fault. One chapter and hooked. 🤣 Sun Eater. God Eater. These legendary figures are Eaters. 😂 I hope you'll love it as much as we did!
Rob hayes is a genious! One of my favoret outhors.
Also, you finishd a book in a day?! Dang. Impresive man😮👍😊
Demon was short and compelling. It's rare I could finish a book in a day unless it's a short book hahaha
I started this series because of you, the Sun Eater and it rocks, quite amazing
I'm glad to hear that! Such an amazing series. :)
Quality over quantity? I will take that all day!
Excellent selection! I'm sneaking in Suneater as much as I can without making me feel too bad disrutping my TBR. It's worth it! I can't wait to get into Tad Williams, a number of his books have been on my TBR for a hot minute.
NGL, I heard Buns of Chaos instead of Bonds of Chaos (might have been halfway listening) and didn't know you were getting into those kinds of books lol. I'm looking forward to this trilogy as well.
The Godeater Saga sounds interesting, can't wait to see how it all comes together for you.
I finished up We Are Legion (We Are Bob) and Stone and Sky. I thought they were great. They were more lighthearted and fun, despite some of the heavier story elements. It was a nice refresher from Best Served Cold that I finished at the end of March. I started Tigana and couldn't finish it, maybe I'll try again later. I have some shorter books going this month, so I'll hopefully squeeze in a few more (already wrapped one up and have two others going).
Thank you so much! Quality over quantity indeed. Tad Williams' books are beautiful slow-burn epic fantasy. Really worth your time when you're in the right reading mood! I will let you know my thoughts on my experience of reading The God Eater Saga.
I heard so many great things about Bobiverse. Definitely have to try that someday! Too bad about Tigana btw. Tigana was the only book by Guy Gavriel Kay that I loved so far. I think his epic fantasy books are better than his historical fantasy. Unfortunately, he wrote only 4 epic fantasy books. :')
@@PetrikLeo Tigana felt like a very slow start and I'm not normally one to complain about that. I tried to have that as my work listen, so I may have not been focused enough to let it really catch. I'll try it as my main book either at the end of this month or early next month. Given what others have said, it may just be that I wasn't giving it its due level of focus, which I acknowledge some books need.
Great wrap up, Petrik! I read 4 books in April- favorite: The Expanse #2 Caliban's War. I'm really enjoying The Expanse! It's right up there for me with Red Rising so far. If you like The Sun Eater series even better than these two?- then I'm seriously looking forward to it. Oh! And I lucked out and found the first 3 Sun Eater books in PRISTINE HARDCOVER at a used bookstore! AND they were reasonably priced! Now I have the whole series in hardcover- and will be starting as soon as I finish The Expanse.
Thank you so much, Tiffany!! Oh wow, glad to hear you're loving Expanse that much. I enjoyed the series, too. I think Red Rising Saga is still better, though. And yes, I do think Sun Eater is better than The Expanse as well! Also, WOW. You lucked out so much on getting 3 Sun Eater hardcover! They are super rare now. :D
Threadlight looks great. I was waiting for your final review to snap them up. Godeater is looking great as well.
They're all consistently great imo! 😄
I can't wait to hear the rest of your thoughts on the God Eater books. Demon was on another level of dark. So good
Demon was truly awesome. Here's hoping Deathless and Herald will be superior! :)
Just finished Demon in White and I am continuously in awe of how much each book is better than the previous ones in this series. I kinda read one third of The Witchwood Crown earlier in the year but mood reading made it impossible to finish it. I have been on a sci-fi journey since then, I will definitely go back to The Witchwood Crown asap tho.
Demon in White is a masterclass. Most likely still the best in the series for me. I'm leaning towards it at the moment! Understandable about Witchwood Crown. It's a book that requires you to be in the mood for a slow-burn reading! :)
I hand out 5 stars like Halloween candy comparatively, I had 36 last year and 15 so far this year 😅
Nothing wrong with that. I think that's good! I think on average, usually by the end of the year, I would have given out 10-15 books a 5 stars rating. This year is a bit odd... We'll see! :D
I read the Dragonbone Chair series years ago and loved it, so will have to read more Tad Williams! My 5-star, top read of 2024 so far is the Gardens of The Moon by Steven Erikson :-)
I read 8 books in April.
If you love Gardens of the Moon already, the rest of the series will sweep you away! :)
@@PetrikLeo I'm really excited to read the rest of the series!
Already up there with ASoIaF for me 🙌
I'm still giggling that my initial thought about...
Kruppe was right lol 😂
Glad you found another favorite. Not counting the fact that I did my 7th re-read of "Piranesi", I read two more books: "Herald"by Rob J. Hayes, wich was intresting and "The Book That Broke the World" by Mark Lawrence, that was a mixed feelings experience. But the novella I read in April had the most positive impact for me as I had some mental health strugles. "Siatah Samurai" by Tatiana Obey is mostly dedicated to black women, but even I could relate and I was so grateful for everithing that the novella offered.
Thank you so much, my friend! Holy moly. 7th reread of Piranesi already!? That's incredible. I look forward to reading Herald next month. The Book that Broke the World will have to wait until next year, though. But I heard great things about Sistah Samurai!! Rob J. Hayes praised that novella so highly! :D
I need to checkout some Tad Williams books. I only read 5 books this month too, and 2 of them were 5 stars. They were Empire of the Damned and Empire of Silence. I don't give 5 stars lightly, but those were both worthy.
You can say your April was... Empire Strikes Back month hahaha. I need to check out Empire of the Damned soon. Empire of the Vampire was great!
@PetrikLeo hahaha ha. That is a lot of Empires.
I've been more into fantasy for a while now, but you really have me wanting to read the Sun Eater series. My TBR is starting to get out of control... 😵💫
Haha I know what you mean! Sun Eater still feels like reading epic fantasy tbh. The way it's written definitely feels like it. It just has sci-fi world-building at its core. :)
I finished Illborn and Aiduel's Sin, Dungeon Crawler Carl book 1 and 2, and The Path of Ascension books 3, 4, 5 and 6. I really liked Illborn and jumped straight into Aiduel's Sin but I didn't like it nearly as much as the first book. The Allana chapters were really difficult to read and I found myself losing interest as the book progressed. I don't think I'm going to continue with the series. Dungeon Crawler Carl was a super fun read and I'm currently reading book 3 and really enjoying it! I can see it becoming a new favorite series if the rest of the books are this fun to read.
I think this is another sign for me to read Dungeon Crawler Carl ASAP. The praises it gets are incredible. I will do it soon. Maybe next month or in July if possible! Also, glad you liked Illborn and Aiduel's Sin. I agree with you, though, that Aiduel's Sin is weaker than Illborn. :)
Glad to see you got at least five I've been working a lot so I haven't been able to read as much,reading A Time of Dragons by Phillip Cantrell, I really am excited for this God Eater Saga I have them all pre-ordered love Rob Hayes love his style his action scenes and characters keep making these good videos Man and I'll keep watching
Thank you, friend! Yeah, about time. It's been 4 months. Only two books received a 5 stars rating. Crazy. Here's hoping the rest of the year will be better for me. I heard superb things about A Time of Dragons! :)
@@PetrikLeo you will Five Star it at least 4.5 and I'm about halfway through
currently reading Light Bringer (Red Rising #6) thanks to your recommendation :)
Light Bringer is absolutely amazing! Enjoy!!!
Great wrap up video 📽️🎥📼
Thank you!!
I first read MST before Green Angel Tower was published. It's one of my first series before I even read the LotR.
I haven't read anything from the newer books though. Glad you think the newer books are worthy of the original trilogy.
I think if you love the original Memory Sorrow and Thorn trilogy, you will definitely enjoy Witchwood Crown as well. :)
Tad Williams is a true Chad.
Chad Williams!
Hey Petrik, are you lobbying Broken Binding for a special edition of the Sun Eater series? That would be awesome!
Haha I am. I'm handling the art direction for their special edition of Sun Eater right now. :)
I started reading suneater because of your recs and its great. Im like 1/3 of the way through the most cutrent one now. But i havent read any of the novellas.
They're great as well!
The novellas and collections are great! I'll say Dregs of Empire and Tales Volume 3 are must read once you finished Ashes of Man. 🙂
I had an weird April. I read the last two Throne of Glass Novels for a friend, because it is her favorite series, and they were alright. Probably not a series I will read again but they were enjoyable. I read Psalm for the wild-built for a book club and it was another alright book because I thought it was too in my face when it came to the themes it wanted to convey and especially because I read Fool’s Errand which takes some of those sam themes of finding meaning in life and does them perfectly with just the right amount of subtext while still tackling other themes. Fool’s Errand was a phenomenal 5 star book. I also tried to read City of Last Chances twice last month and could NOT enjoy it. Nothing hooked me and it felt like there was no character I could stick to in the book so I DNFed it. I’ll probably check it out again later. I finished my month reading The Lies of Locke Lamora which I expected to be along the lines of something like Discworld and Hitchhiker’s Guide but I just loved that book so much and I easily gave it 5 stars. I then started Disquiet Gods which I finished last night and again, another 5 star book. I have been getting hit after hit recently and I think the next to books I’m going to read (Of Darkness and Light and Golden Fool) will also be Five Stars.
I am so excited to read the Godeater books though. I haven’t read Rob J Hayes but I am very excited to check him out. I also am getting extremely excited to read The Dragonbone Chair in June. He is compared to Hobb and she is my favorite author so this makes me very excited.
It seems like other than Throne of Glass and Psalm, you were on fire with the books you chose. And I am happy with your choices. Fool's Errand, Locke Lamora, and Disquiet Gods were all 5 stars read for me as well. Seeing that you loved Hobb's books, I think you will enjoy reading Tad Williams' writing style. His writing style is reminiscent of Robin Hobb! And yes, Of Darkness and Light is a superb sequel. 4.5 stars for me.
@@PetrikLeo Hearing the comparison, especially in prose, to Robin Hobb is very excited to me because the only two authors who have made me imagine everything like one gigantic movie is Hobb and Kian N. Ardalan.
I finished reading "Memory, sorrow..." last month and hope to read "The last king..." later this year because how good "MST" is, but it somewhat hurts to know that Simon and Miriamele and probably others will suffer even more after what they had been through (and that is probably why I wasn't against happy ending in "MST").
This is also the reason why I'm not sure if i start reading "The realm of the Elderlings" in the nearest future, though it is tempting knowing that Robin Hobb is as great at prose and character's development as Tad Williams)
Looking forward to see your further reviews on "The last king...", the previous ones contributed partly to the hype i had for "MST" (especially "To green angel tower") and I will be glad to see the new ones!
I get what you're saying! The ending of To Green Angel Tower was incredibly satisfying. And as you can probably guess... Simon and Miriamele, along with other returning characters, definitely suffer in Witchwood Crown... I think that's also why Tad Williams waited more than 20 years before returning back to The World of Osten Ard.
@@PetrikLeoIt was definitely for the better.
I just hope it won't end with some tragic finale for the main characters, though I'm not so sure about it with darker tone of "The last king..". It would be slightly discouraging for the rereading "Memory..." in the future.
I really need to get back to Sun Eater, I don't get fomo often but here we are 😅
April was another high quality month for me:
*Fantasy*
Tawny Man 2: Golden Fool
Tawny Man 3: Fool's Fate
- My new favourite trilogy! I'm taking a wee break to prepare for Rain Wilds but I can't wait to return to Hobb's writing.
*Grimdark Fantasy*
Sharp Ends: Made A Monster (re-read)
Sharp Ends: A Beautiful B@st@rd (re-read)
- Gearing up for a First Law re-read.
*Memoir*
The Disaster Artist / Greg Sestero & Tom Bissell
- I don't usually like audiobooks, but this was great. I never tire learning about bts stuff of Tommy Wiseau's The Room. The film adaptation with James Franco does play a lot of the content in the book up for laughs, even the creepy and really toxic parts of Tommy and Greg's friendship (huge power and financial imbalance going on), and that's not even mentioning Wiseau's onset behaviour...
*Thriller*
Grave Descend / Michael Crichton
- Kinda forgettable.
Awesome! I suggest lowering your expectation for Rainwild Chronicles. But the last trilogy in Elderlings is my favorite trilogy in the entire Elderlings series. Such an impeccable conclusion. Enjoy! I hope you'll continue reading The Sun Eater!
Great month!
Thank you so much!
I’ve been really fickle with my reading lately and I don’t know why. I’ve been reading books, getting midway through it, and then putting it down and picking up a new one. I’ve been smack dab in the middle of Demon in White for 3 weeks now but instead of reading more I picked up The Expanse book 4, and then midway through that I reread most of The Will of the Many before going BACK to The Expanse🤦🏻♂️. The first book that started this was Reapers Gale, which was really weird because I was LOVING that book and then just stopped midway through. Same thing happened with Of War and Ruin. I’ve been doing that on Audible but I haven’t picked it back up in over 2 months, again weird because I was also really enjoying that one. I think I just have to start only picking up 1 book at a time from the library from now on, because the grass is always greener when I’m reading books with more on my TBR😂 I really want to read The Silverblood Promise next month, but I have to wait on my library.
Sometimes this happens. I'm feeling it a bit, too, right now. The urge to start something new while I'm in the middle of something is really strong lately. I hope this weird reading mood will change soon for you. And for me. :D
I am really excited to start on «Memory, Sorrow & Thorn» this Summer! 😄
After a slow March, I finished in April «The Fort» by Adrian Goldsworthy (City of Victory Trilogy #1, Historical Military Fiction set during the Campaigns of Roman Emperor Trajan, Sequel Trilogy to the «Vindolandia» Trilogy), «Empire of Silence» by Christopher Ruocchio (Sun Eater #1, Space Opera/Sci Fantasy), «Islands in the Net» by Bruce Sterling (80’s (Post-)Cyberpunk 😄), «Howling Dark» (Sun Eater #2) and «Idoru» by William Gibson (90s Cyberpunk 😄).
For now, «The Fort» is my book of the month, as I loved being back with the characters I had come to really enjoy by the end of the «Vindolandia» Trilogy and Goldsworthy really knows how to weave real history into his story! I have really enjoyed «Sun Eater» so far, I know «Demon in White» is the favorite of many, so maybe I just need one more book in the series to go from enjoying to loving it! And the Cyberpunk book where really fun and interesting, so a great reading month for both of us! 😄
Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn and The Sun Eater series will blow you away. Hopefully anyway! :D
And yeah, Demon in White is many reader's favorites, myself included! Glad you had a great reading month!
@@PetrikLeo To give you a sample: You might have caught that Kharn Sagara says to Hadrian «Sibylla ti theleis». I am 100% sure that is a reference to the Epigraph of T.S. Elliot’s famous poem «The Waste Land» (which in a loose narrative deal with death and rejuvenation, faith and post-war depression, with multiple allusions and references to Ancient Literature, Religious Texts and Arthurian Myth), itself lifted from Petronius’ «Satyricon», meaning «Sibyl, what do you want?» (The Sibyl being a Roman Oracle, this specifically being the Cumaean Sibyl who in «The Aeneid» guides the Trojan Hero and Roman Ancestor Aeneas through Hades and who had been granted immortality (though importantly without eternal youth) by the god Apollo, being spoken to in Greek, to which she replies «apothanein thelo»: «I want to die»)!
Is it any wonder that it takes me some time to research and double check everything?! 😂
I didn't have a 5 star book in April, but two 4.5 stars. That was Shadows of Self and He Who Drowned The World. I also read the (chronologically) first three Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach. Especially The Wurms of Blearmouth was wild. Like a very dark slapstick comedy.
I also like to read some non SFF every month and this month I had good picks with Marriage of a Thousand Lies by SJ Sindu and The Thief by Fuminori Nakamura.
Shadows of Self was great! I need to read He Who Drowned the World. I think it's good to diversify our reading with other genres even if our main preferences are still fantasy and sci-fi books! :)
Petrik have you heard of the book The Way of Renegades by Steve D Wall? I’ve only just started it, but OMG, his writing reminds me of Joe Abercrombie’s!!! PLUS, the audiobook is voiced by Steven Pacey!!!
I have that book! But I haven't got the chance to read it. Heard great things about it! 😄
For some reason I didn't have mood for any gaming this month, so I managed to finish an unusual amount of books (for me).
First one was Empire of Silence. I have to say I didn't really love it. It's 2.5 out of 5 for me. I recognize the world building, which is amazing. And also the prose. But it was just so long and there was nothing important happening most of the time! Like if it was 300 pages shorter, I think I would like it much more. It didn't really help that I just didn't like Hadrian or his decision making. I will see, I will definitely give a try to the sequel and hopefully it will pull me in better.
Next up was Ghostwater and Underlord by Will Wight. What can I say, I loved them. Both probably 4.5 out of 5 for me. I just love Cradle. I actually think I liked Ghostwater more, which is unusual from what I have seen online.
Next up, The Concrete Blonde by Michael Connelly. This is a crime novel, from the detective Harry Bosch series, specifically the 3rd one. I saw and loved Harry Bosch tv series on Amazon Prime and when I found out it's based on a book, I decided to read it. I was actually thinking about reading some other genres besides fantasy for a long time, so I dive into one of the Bosch books after every couple of fantasy novels. It's working great, so much that I would like to also start some other thriller series (preferably something with serial killers and like FBI profilers or something, I love that stuff) and I also have some horror books on my TBR now.
And the last one was Of Fire and Blood by Ryan Cahill. Needless to say, I loved it! 4 out of 5. I mean, sure, the first half is basically Malice and Wheel of Time and LotR and Star Wars hybrid, but as I said in my goodreads review - those tropes are tropes for a reason. And I just cannot wait for the sequel, I love the characters and need to know where it all goes!
Other than that, I also read through the first 4 volumes of Jujutsu Kaisen. I saw the first season of anime, so it was mostly just a catchup, as the anime adaptation was following it very closely.
This is the biggest reading month for me in decades (at least since I left high school) and I have to thank a combination of NHL playoff, Champions League matches (I like reading while sports broadcast is in background) and a rather strange unwilingness to fire up my ps5 or switch.
Wow. That is an odd reading month. Too bad about Empire of Silence! I hope Howling Dark will hook you better. If you still don't like Howling Dark, I think it's worth considering DNFing the series. I doubt the series will be for you.
Glad to hear you loved Cradle and Of Blood and Fire, though. The series only gets better from here. For both of them.
I, on the other hand, really want to play video games but don't seem to have the time. It's crazy. I used to play video games all the time but not so much now. :(
I think I must have ridiculously high standards for a 5 star book because I rarely give 5 stars to books. Not counting rereads, I gave 5 books 5 stars last year and I thought that was a great year. 😂
Hahaha I'm not that harsh! I usually found about ten 5-star books per year. This year is not looking good on that, though. Hopefully that will change!
I’ve wanted to get into tads williams like with the dragon bone chair but I don’t know where to start. He has so many books and I’m not sure if any of them intertwine with each other. Do you have any recommendations or could you possibly make a video on it.
His series are separated from each other. Memory Sorrow and Thorn and The Last King of Osten Ard are the only connecting ones!
Godeater saga had one of the best Kickstarter value for money. I’m one of those idiots who missed it! :(
Nooooo. Unfortunate that you missed it!
Hi Petrik , my TBR keeps growing cos of you. But, no regrets. I am finding a lot of good picks by your suggestions. However, I am curious about one thing, you being an avid fantasy reader - I don’t find you mentioning Grishaverse by Leigh Burdugo anywhere - like Shadow and bone trilogy, six of crows duology etc.,. Did you happen to read them ?
I've read only Six of Crows duology. It was good, but nothing mindblowing, imo. Shadow and Bone... Couldn't even finish the first book. xD
Agree 🙄 … I don’t find this being mentioned by any book tubers. Glad that you answered my long pending curiosity.
I've read 5, Cuando fuimos los peripatéticos by Hector Lozano was my fav and my first 5 star for 2024. I don't remember if you read The Wood Boy / The Burning Man, the novella of Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn. I was curious if this is first in the series or you can read it at later stage in the series
I actually haven't read The Burning Man. Good reminder!! I need to check that out. I assume the story will be about Hakatri, Ineluki's brother.
Comment for youtube algorhythm ! :)
Thank you!! 😄
I read 13 books in April i had my 5 star reads i finally finished the witching hour by Anne rice book 1 in the mayfair series which us a 4 star
13 books. Incredible. 😂
I’m getting into the Suneater series but I have so many books waiting to be read I feel guilty buying them
Don't feel guilty. They will be there waiting for you to be read at the right time. 🙂
In your opinion, is "The Sun Eater series " already better than "The Red rising" series?
At the very least they are equal to me as the best sci-fi series. I'll wait a bit before deciding which one wins. 😃
What is that red and black book on the second shelf nect to Conspiracy?
A Threat of Shadows by J.A. Andrews! 😄
PERTAMAX GAN
Thank you gan!
How many words per minute is your reading speed.. or do you just read for hours and hours a day
I never checked how many words I read per minute. I read about 2-4 hours per day, though, depending on how busy I am.
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Where do you get your bookshelves at
My local hardware stores! 😄
I think you have read so many fantasy books now that you are not enjoying the other books which are good but those books are getting repeatetive for you....I think you should read less of these books for 6 to 8 months...like if you read 6 books a month..Read 2 fantasy,,4 from other genres...Just an advise from a friend
Yeah, that could be the case! I'm trying to diversify my read with other genres. :)
I think the same. After I read Mistborn trilogy, 1 malaz book and some dark elf novels got kinda tired of fantasy and started reading non fiction to refresh my readings. Then I can go back to fantasy again 😊
It's probably difficult to do that when you have the pressure from a youtube channel. I personally rotate sci fi and fantasy for this reason.
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Zeeeennnn!!
Hey yo, you got a discord?
I do. It's only for my Patrons, though, so I can keep everything in control. :)