What did you read this year?
Jason’s
average rating for
2022
4.1
4.1
Gwendy's Button Box was a fun story, but I'm glad I only spent 9$ on the eBook and not $30 for the hardcover copy. First, it's short - novella short. Second, the overall story wasn't developed well enough to justify asking someone for $30 in exchange for it.
The first half of the story is good. It's quick paced with its snappy little chapters. Gwendy herself is fine as a character, and the premise of the story is kind of interesting. But it ultim ...more
The first half of the story is good. It's quick paced with its snappy little chapters. Gwendy herself is fine as a character, and the premise of the story is kind of interesting. But it ultim ...more
Oh yes.
I was going to re-read Harry Potter this Christmas for the umpteenth time. But then I figured I'd finally give this book another go. I'd already started it once, and for some reason I stopped and set it aside.
This series has become my winter series. This book is popular and not in need of very much rehashing, so I'll avoid a lot of the details of the plot. But let me just say this book reads much like a Game of Thrones. Scott Lynch gives ...more
I was going to re-read Harry Potter this Christmas for the umpteenth time. But then I figured I'd finally give this book another go. I'd already started it once, and for some reason I stopped and set it aside.
This series has become my winter series. This book is popular and not in need of very much rehashing, so I'll avoid a lot of the details of the plot. But let me just say this book reads much like a Game of Thrones. Scott Lynch gives ...more