I had a bit of a hiatus on posting my updates, and (frankly) have been reading loads of book that are not on these lists. (The charmingly quirky Charlotte MacLeod ‘Boston’ mysteries, for example.) But I have made a few more ticks on the list.
Six more fantasy books are completed, for a total of fifty-nine books. Here’s what I thought of them:
| Akata Witch | Okorafor, Nnedi | Wonderful! A completely new magic system and a look into a life so utterly different from how most of us live. |
| The Traitor Baru Cormorant | Dickinson, Seth | An excellently-written geopolitical tale of arrogance and deception. |
| Redemption in Indigo | Lord, Karen | I wanted to like this story more than I did. I found the re-telling of Sengalese folktales wonderful. |
| The Grace of Kings | Liu, Ken | Interesting culture and a new magick system made this book a better read than I expected. That said, the best part was a bit of a gimmick. |
| Goblin Emperor | Addison, Elizabeth | This is a treasure and I’ve been telling everyone to read it. Achingly real and utterly fantastic, I fell in love with our protagonist and his plunge into a place he never thought he’d end up. The best book I’ve read yet. |
| Wildwood Dancing | Marillier, Juliet | This is one of the best books I’ve read in a very long time. Transylvanian folklore is the basis for this perfect tale of finding oneself in unlikely places. |