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[–] JaymesRS@piefed.world 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I am a book four of my audiobook re-read version of Dungeon Crawler Carl before the eighth book comes out in May. I just wanted to hear the audiobooks because they are done so well.

I also just finished A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher. (All she writes is great) And now I’m moving onto Operation Bounce House by Matt Dinniman, who I will be seeing on Thursday for a signing.

[–] iamthetot@piefed.ca 1 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

All she writes is great

I really didn't care much for The Hollow Places. But the rest of her bibliography seems appealing to me. Would you say they are better than that book?

[–] misericordiae@literature.cafe 4 points 20 hours ago

I also didn't care for The Hollow Places, and have avoided her horror novels ever since. I did pick up What Moves the Dead recently, though, and found it enjoyable. Maybe it's just that one book? Maybe she's better at gothic than straight horror? I don't know.

I do generally like T. Kingfisher's fairy tale-inspired titles, as well; the ones I've read do tend to have the same kind of spunky protagonist as The Hollow Places, but that kind of MC doesn't bother me in a fantasy setting. YMMV, ofc.

[–] JaymesRS@piefed.world 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

It depends on your preferences. I tend not to read a lot of Horror because it as a genre is something I don’t vibe with, but I have read a few because the writing or storytelling were solid. Hollow Places was like that for me.

If you tend to vibe more with Fantasy, give Paladin’s Grace a try. (Unless a romance aspect will turn you off). Alternatively, A Wizards Guide to Baking is enjoyable and shorter.

[–] iamthetot@piefed.ca 1 points 20 hours ago

I like horror but definitely prefer fantasy. I'll have to give her another shot but I was really disappointed with Hollow Places.