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I’ve spent the majority of this year reading the Bob series and the Carl Series. They both have interesting worlds and are fun reads. I recommend checking out the first books as you’ll be able to tell if you’ll enjoy them or not pretty quickly. I know I have seen criticism for the dialogue in the Bob series but the time investment to find if that’ll be an issue for you will be pretty quick.
Both great series, I've been reading Bobiverse for years and tore through DCC last year, I haven't read the latest but look forward to it.
Blazing Eye Sees All by Leah Sottile is a great journalistic deep-dive into the history of some major cults and elements shared with the Love Has Won cult. Thoroughly researched and well organized.
New to me, but have been enjoying the Gentlemen Bastard series by Scott Lynch. The Lies of Locke Lamora was great, Red Seas Under Red Skies was still good but not quite as book #1, and I'm still in the thick of The Republic of Thieves.
DNF would be the second book in Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars Trilogy, Green Mars. I made it through Red Mars, but the constant geographic and topology descriptions give me a headache. Someday I'll go back and power through, because I've enjoyed other KSR books like 2312 and Aurora.
My favourites so far have been Alchemised by SenLinYu, Red City by Marie Lu, and Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros. Unashamed. Just finished the two Ali Dawson books by Elly Griffiths this week. Quick and fun crime reads.
DNF The Chronicles of Narnia nor The Grace of Kings by Ken Liu. The first being children being incredibly annoying to me (didn't grow up with it so at my age now, I'm not the target audience), and The Grace of Kings just being far too slow.
A friend gave me Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky, but I haven't opened it yet. Maybe it's time I give it a crack.
Though next up is Mrs Sim is a Killer by Kang Jiyoung. Picked that up from the library so I'm on a time limit. Will try to start that tonight.
Children of Time is definitely one of my top sci-fi reads. Enjoy!
Thanks so much! I'll definitely give it a go now.
I can't comment on your favorites of the year so far but note most of the authors on your reply being female, that's awesome.
As far as Narnia I haven't read those books since I was child in the 70s and they impacted me greatly. Last year I did read the novella Put Away Your Childish Things by Adrian Tchaikovsy and it's connected to Narnia, loved it. AT is phenomenal, enjoy Children of Time my friend. I love how many new AT readers CoT has reigned in. Have you read anything by him?
Oh... I didn't realise that, haha. I've not actively seeked out female authors, perhaps I've just been drawn to female leads, which I think often goes hand in hand with female authors. Either way, I have enjoyed the listed books immensely.
I haven't read anything by Tchaikovsky, but I will soon, especially with the +1s on this thread.
The Art Thief by Michael Finkle was a banger. Flew right through that book