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What are you reading in March 2015?
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I'm very slowly chipping away at Gardens of the Moon. I *am* enjoying it, but life is so busy that I'm finding it hard to get into since it's such a confusing start. I know enough to have faith that I'll figure out what's going on sooner or later, but I may have to give up on it for now and try again at a less crazy time when I have more energy to read a challenging book. If it hasn't hooked me by the time my library loan is up, I'll just return it instead of renewing it.
Shel wrote: "I'm very slowly chipping away at Gardens of the Moon. I *am* enjoying it, but life is so busy that I'm finding it hard to get into since it's such a confusing start. I know enough to..."
Shel, I hope you stick with it or come back to it--I think you'll enjoy it once you get into it.
I'm starting Deadhouse Gates but I'm on a road trip vacation, so not a lot of reading time.
Shel, I hope you stick with it or come back to it--I think you'll enjoy it once you get into it.
I'm starting Deadhouse Gates but I'm on a road trip vacation, so not a lot of reading time.

Then plan to read The Drawing of the Dark, Homunculus & re-read It



Right now, though, I'm even more excited to start Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs! I'm a big fan of Patricia Briggs's urban fantasy, and I feel like I've been waiting for this book forever!!
Ooh, I didn't realize that was out yet - will have to pick up a copy! I do prefer the Mercy Thompson books over the Alpha & Omega ones, but really all of them are good fun :)

Interesting history of Islam, kinda debunked a couple of preconceptions I had. Good book
Started on Mar book Station Eleven
So far so good. Didnt realise it was written by a Canadian. Wooo


Katherine wrote: "Not truly SF, but semi-post-apocalyptic, I am reading
by Chris Bohjalian. It's the story of a teen who escapes the area of a nuclear p..."
I liked everything about that book except the ending. Won't say any more until you finish it :)

I liked everything about that book except the ending. Won't say any more until you finish it :)


I wouldn't have either, but I saw someone post about it the day it came out. I love the Alpha and Omega books just a tad bit more than the Mercy books, but I think that's because they hit my perfect comfort read area, rather than any kind of objective judgment of quality. Charles and Anna just make me terribly happy. :)
Anyway, I sped through Dead Heat yesterday, and started WWW: Wake by Robert J. Sawyer this morning. I should be going back to the Malazan books once I get that one done. I just don't want to get ahead of the discussion. :)


Unfortunately, I've been reading in places that it is a disappointing book altogether. Wish I hadn't read that, but at least I can steel myself for the fall (see what I did there?).
After this, going to try and squeeze Tigerman by Nick Harkaway around my jam packed non-SFF reading list.

I gave up on Gardens of the Moon for the time being - life is too stressful right now for a difficult read - though I fully intend on giving it another try when I have more mental energy. Instead I went for some good old YA dystopian fiction...I finished Enclave in a single day (that included an airplane ride - yay uninterrupted reading time!) and am about to pick up the second book, Outpost.

Oh no! I'm sorry that you are dropping out of the group read. If it is any consolation, though, I just finished Deadhouse Gates, and while I really liked it, it was definitely not "light reading"...so yes, if you don't have a lot of mental energy, maybe now is not the time for Malazan. :(

Shel wrote: "I gave up on Gardens of the Moon for the time being - life is too stressful right now for a difficult read - though I fully intend on giving it another try when I have more mental energy."
I understand, Shel, and look forward to your comments when you come back to Malazan.
I understand, Shel, and look forward to your comments when you come back to Malazan.
Christine wrote: "I've started Daggerspell which I understand is the first book of many."
It is the first of many. Some of us here are planning to read all the Deverry books when we finish the Malazan Book of the Fallen group read, which will not be for many months. But I wanted to give you a heads up on that.
It is the first of many. Some of us here are planning to read all the Deverry books when we finish the Malazan Book of the Fallen group read, which will not be for many months. But I wanted to give you a heads up on that.

Christine wrote: "Kathi, I saw the discussion and hoped that the Deverry series would be chosen as I did not feel like reading what is described a "difficult read"."
Christine, I thought you were one of the people in that discussion about which series to take on first, but I didn't look back to see. You will be all set if we read it as a group later!
Christine, I thought you were one of the people in that discussion about which series to take on first, but I didn't look back to see. You will be all set if we read it as a group later!

I'm taking a quick jaunt out of genre now with Push by Sapphire.

I stated another older epic fantasy omnibus Legends of the Drenai by David Gemmell. It in includes books 1, 2 and 4 of his The Drenai Saga, a series of 11 books. I may have read the in the early 90's.

Starting on The Boys of Summer
I finished the Razorland trilogy and enjoyed it, though I'm getting tired of the YA dystopias that HAVE to include a love triangle (I'm not the target audience, I know -- teenage readers love their love triangles, LOL!).
Now I'm back to short stories (Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2014: A Tor.Com Original), seems to be all I have the mental energy for these days
Now I'm back to short stories (Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2014: A Tor.Com Original), seems to be all I have the mental energy for these days


Thinking about joining the series read for the Malazan, though I’ve only got it in the dead-tree edition, which limits how often I have it on me.

I was in the mood for a gentle Russian fantasy so I've begun reading Chasing Ravens. Liking it so far!

I really enjoyed Mars Evacuees. I hope you have as much fun with it as I did!
Brian wrote: "Thinking about joining the series read for the Malazan, though I’ve only got it in the dead-tree edition, which limits how often I have it on me."
I, too, am reading the "dead tree" editions of these books and that does make carrying them around a challenge. Fortunately I usually only read at home.
Join us!
I, too, am reading the "dead tree" editions of these books and that does make carrying them around a challenge. Fortunately I usually only read at home.
Join us!

I have a new perscription for my eyes so I can swing both ways. I think when I resume with book 8 it will be ebook.


Richard wrote: "Just started A Fire Upon the Deepand am really enjoying it. This is my first Vernor Vinge book, hopefully the first of many!"
Richard, that was one of our Books of the Month a while back and some of us went on and discussed the sequels. I had not read anything by Vinge either, and I'll be interested in your reactions to it.
Edited to add that I see you already found the discussion! Excellent!
Richard, that was one of our Books of the Month a while back and some of us went on and discussed the sequels. I had not read anything by Vinge either, and I'll be interested in your reactions to it.
Edited to add that I see you already found the discussion! Excellent!


Yesterday, I finished Champion by Marie Lu. That series has been one of my favorite young adult reads lately, if you're into the post-apocalyptic young adult stuff, I highly recommend it.
Now, I'm working on reading Medea by Kerry Greenwood, which I'm enjoying. I had to read the original Medea for a class, and now I'm very interested in reading alternate versions of it.
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