This book is a very light read. It’s funny, witty, and was a breath of fresh air when I first read it. It’s about a girl that is pulled out of the real world and placed in a “videogame” world, where she has to defeat the dark lord, and each time she dies, the world is reset and she start again from scratch. If you liked Dungeon Crawler Carl, you will love How to Become the Dark Lord and Die Trying.
Staff pick for September!
This book is not a light read. The first half its a bit confusing but if you let her cook, it will definitely pay off. It’s an epic space opera, where you follow an AI inhabiting a human body, that is seeking revenge. There’s themes of grieve, genocide and colonization. Something that I really liked, but made it veeery confusing at first, is the usage of she/her as the pronoun for everyone. It was a great reading experience.
John Wick meets Ghost in the Shell in this fast-paced cyberpunk thriller by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Will of the Many and The Strength of the Few.
My job, when you think about it, isnt so different from a lot of peoples.
The more old-fashioned crowd do still get hung up on the "killing people" part of it, I guess, but thats a them problem: its been perfectly legal to take out lifers for ages. Besides, once ultrawealthy morons realised they had a way to live foreverlimited resources be damnedthere was only ever going to be one genuinely practical deterrent.
So, sure, I have to deal with a ton of boring planning. Inconvenient hours.
Some pretty awkward face-to-face interactions. And like most of us, Im really only clocking in to try to crawl out from beneath my debts. But someones got to do it.
Luckily, my genetic compatibilities make me really, really good at doing it.
Still.
This next job...I dont know. Its something I havent had to deal with in years. Kind of the opposite of my regular duties.
Strange, that it got thrown my way.
Im sure itll all go totally fine though.
What to say about Tress of the Emerald Sea that isn’t just a constant stream of love and adoration.. This is one of Daan’s favorite Brandon Sanderson novels. A whimsical story about love, pirates, and most of all… cups.
This book turned Brandon from a good author, to one of my favorites. If you’re a fantasy reader and haven’t read any of Brandon Sanderson’s work, this is a good entry point to his Cosmere universe.
Honestly, no words are good enough to describe this masterpiece of a book. But heed my words, DO NOT READ IN PUBLIC unless you are comfortable with crying your eyes out in front of people.
The Names tells the story of Bear, Julian and Gordon. They are the same, but different. Each name tells the story of what destiny awaits you, depending on the name you are given.
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One of the best books I’ve ever read in my life. In simple words: People are becoming trees. But the background talks about how society has driven us to be so tired, so done, that the best option is to change our very essence, transform our DNA to be able to become one with nature once again.
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This book reads as a novel but is, in fact, a real life story.
It explores all they ways a woman can be oppressed, harassed, diminished, erased. It deals with morality and justice, what actions are good or bad, depending if you are a man or a woman. A must read for the feminist struggle.
Earth as we know it has ended: The apocalypse is being televised!
Carl, and his ex’s cat, Princess Donut, embark on a life-of-death adventure, while being part of an alien show.
This book is addictive, fun and a social commentary. With lovable characters and a compelling story, Matt Dinniman really hit all the spots we needed in these current times.
What the Fantasy/Sci-fi Book Club thought of this book:
“Totally worth the hype! Carl is such a likeable character, and Princess Donut is amazing too. The world-building is fun and not too complicated. Story-wise, you'll be hooked from the start. You discover the dungeon and the plot of the story alongside Carl and Donut. Some questions get answered in the book, but some won't, which made for a lively book club discussion. The book is even a real page-turner in parts. Couldn't put it down. Also love the humor. Would recommend it to everyone!” - Review by Marieke
Ana’s favorite Fantasy series, The name of the wind tells the story of Kvote, a prodigy orphan, that is on a mission to uncover the truth about his parents murder at the hands of the Chandra.
Full of adventure, introspection and whimsical characters, Patrick Rothfuss uses beautiful prose to create a world like no other.
An unfinished trilogy? yes, but still the most beautifully written fantasy book out there. Worth every second spent reading it, and re-reading it.
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Will of the Many has a very classic fantasy trope: a young man’s, Vis, kingdom gets taken over by the Republic and he wants to avenge his family, and homeland. Vis becomes an orphan and hides in a part of the Republic far away from his homeland and memories, only to be taken in by one of the Senators.
Even with the classic tropes used in the book, James Islington is doing things in such a different way, that the whole book kept me at the edge of my seat. Twists and turns at every corner. I was so enamored by this story that it was very hard to put down. Normally a book like this takes me ~4 weeks to finish. I was done in a week. A month later I was still constantly thinking about it!
If you are a fantasy fan reader, READ THIS BOOK IMMEDIATELY!
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