Rating: Recommended
Fourth Wing – Rebecca Yarros
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Rebecca Yarros weaves a story of a land at constant war viewed through the eyes of Violet. Violet always wanted to be a scribe, and in fact if you judged her by her strength, that is where she should be. Unfortunately her General mother had different plans. Violet is flung into the world of dragon
Right Thing, Right Now – Ryan Holiday
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This was our first book club book and follows Holiday’s look at what it mean to be just, and bring justice to the world. He looks at it in three realms. I found the book challenging in many areas and it will be worth another read in the future. Holiday asks us to continue to
Howling Dark – Christopher Rucchio
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This entry in the Sun Eater Series takes us to Vorgossos, a land out of literal mythology with the current resident taking up the realms of stories told to children. Hadrian attempts to broker peace with the Ceilcin, but Bassander has other plans and is “only following orders”. Death and life happen for many of
Four Thousand Weeks – Oliver Burkeman
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Four Thousand Weeks is a productivity book less about cranking out more tasks every week and more about making you take stock of the things you’re doing so that you don’t waste your time with meaningless tasks. As the book states, you have about four thousand weeks on the earth, so what are you going
Against Creativity – Oli Mould
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In Against Creativity, Oli Mould, takes a critical look at the creativity the world wants to push on us. Your boss cuts funding and says that you need to be “creative” to provide the same level of service with half the employees. What they really mean is you should work extra hours for the same
The Emporer’s Soul – Brandon Sanderson
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In this peak at the Cosmere we follow a Forger (criminal) as they try to learn about the Emporer and recreate his soul after an attempted assassination that has left him with few wits. With a 100 day timeline for a 2 year project she learns about the Emporer, while avoiding the political attempts on
Iredeemable Omnibus – Mark Waid
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What if Superman learned that once you made one mistake you were iredeemable? What if his earth parents tossed him to the side when he made a mistake? What if all these events made him ride a knife’s edge trying to be good, only to finally show you how bad he could be once he
Empire of Silence – Christopher Ruocchico
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Empire of Silence is the notes of a world destroying warrior reflecting on what really happened to put him in the position to destroy a massive part of the universe. Hadrian doesn’t start out as a hero, he’s running from family obligations which takes him from the pinnacle of society to the streets to fighting
Visitors – Orson Scott Card
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Rigg and his group of friends continue to be manipulated by humanoid mice, Expendables (robots), Ram Odin, and many other people as they try to race to save the planet Garden from the “Visitors”. While they initially think that the Visitors are from Earth, who initially sent the colony out, they are mistaken and then
Pathfinder – Orson Scott Card
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Rigg thinks he’s a simple trapper and wondered why his father made him learn so much about finance and government, but this training has prepared him for the world he’s going to get thrust into. Join Rigg, Umbo, Loaf and Param on a time hopping journey. Purchase Pathfinder and support a local bookstore Purchase Pathfinder
