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May 5th, 2022, 18:18
Gauntlgrym is done, I don't believe I'd ever read this one before, though I did at one point own every Salvatore book prior to this series, before losing several boxes when I moved back to the States. This is a good tale, mostly focused on the Neverwinter area and environs, yet suffers for me with the lack of Wulfgar, Catti-brie, and Rumblebelly. There are some nice new additions, so I'll embrace those to the fold and soldier on. We do get a nice nod to past members at the closing of this book, which was nice.

Now I'm onto the Fifth Season, book one of the Broken Earth series. I'm about fifteen percent in and so far it reminds me a little of the Mistborn series, and I mean that as a huge compliment.
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May 7th, 2022, 18:46
I completed Fifth Season last night, for the first book in a series it was pretty decent. I found the world setting to be compelling, and if the local library had the next book in the series, I'd be reading it now. I'll be keeping an eye out in case they ever do acquire the rest of those novels.

Now I'm back to Longmire with book ten in the series, Any Other Name.
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May 8th, 2022, 18:17
I wrapped up Any Other Name this beautiful morning while on the porch. This tome finds Longmire on the heels of trying to solve a suicide/murder, and finding some potential kidnap victims. It's a rather nail-biting entry to say the least, and at the conclusion we find out if Cady had her child!

Now I'm on to a new series, the Last Policeman. It seems to take place while a planetary body is streaking towards earth, the population is well aware and acting accordingly, so yeah, it's different.
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May 9th, 2022, 22:33
I concluded book one of the Last Policeman, it was ok. I quite like the premise, an interstellar body hurling towards earth, and everyone kind of having to cope with that. I'll be checking out the next book to see what happens. The detective part was good also, it was fun trying to solve it along the protagonist.

Now I'm back to Drizzt with the follow-up to the last book I finished, Neverwinter.
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May 10th, 2022, 10:54
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Either your reading speed is phenomenal, and/or you spend a lot of time each day reading. How many pages do you read an average day? 500? How many hours?

I started reading again after a long hiatus where I played a lot of Pathfinder:WotR, but just can't get into the book I'm reading right now. It's a completely different genre to what I usually read, so it was a bad idea to start with that after a break. But I want to push through and see if I can start to enjoy it.
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May 10th, 2022, 17:58
I do read fairly fast, noted by both friends and professors at school. I might spend an hour or two a day watching tv, or using the computer, yet on average I'll spend eight to ten hours a day on the porch reading outside. Years ago when I was in Canada most of that time was indoors and using the computer, now being in Florida the weather is a bit more agreeable to me. In that time spent reading I can easily go through at least one book or make a serious dent in one.
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May 10th, 2022, 18:01
Translated version of Kobold Handbook Of World Building. Nice read for everyone who wants to build an own setting.
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May 12th, 2022, 23:06
I finished off Neverwinter today, and Drizzt is making some new mates, now that the Companions of the Hall is, well, basically just down to him, the last drow standing. So Dahlia is now with him, and it looks like Barrabus/Artemis might be a recurring guest-star, for a human he's showing remarkable longevity. I miss the old gang yet the new folks are interesting, I'll be picking up the third book at some point.

Now I'm back to the Last Policeman series, Countdown City. This is a decent police/detective series, with only a few months left until an asteroid hits Earth, how would you spend that time?
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Ok, so I will list some recent books I have read and been reading.

Thrillers category;

A Team of One: An Unsanctioned Asset Thriller
A Team of Two: An Unsanctioned Asset Thriller Book 2
by Brad Lee

If you like thrillers, this is a pretty good series. What I like about it is that its straightforward and not too convoluted, the plot line is not some hard to follow thing like in many thrillers that are too complicated, but its basically evil guys who want to take over and ruin the world. The main hero is well done and he has a good and well written female sidekick, that he takes under his wing to teach her the killing arts. (he is former special forces CIA -- typical stuff for this kind of book)


The Tears of Odessa: A Vigilante Justice Thriller (Atlas Hargrove Book 1)
by R.B. Schow
So this is a thriller, but its much "bloodier' and more violent. This is like almost violence porn because the main guy goes after world wide pedophile rings and he takes out vengeance on them just like you might expect. Very brutal and bloody. So I would only recommend it if you are ready for that kind of thing. It was a bit too over the top for me.

The current horror suspense book I'm reading:

It Came With The Crash (Creature Encounters Book 1)
by Boris Bacic

Ok, this is a horror book that is better than it has any right to be. Its surprisingly good for a suspense/horror book. Its about an unexpected and sudden plane crash in some deep woods in the middle of nowhere, and then in the aftermath there are various survivors, each one really well drawn and having different type of motivations, and what happens when they have to come together to try and survive the plane crash.

There is also a creepy monster that is out there, (not really a spoiler because look at the title) but to be honest, the monster isn't that scary, but the suspense and the way the characters have conflicts in the story line, out in the scary desolate woods and they don't know where they are at all, or if rescue is even coming or will come or not.

This whole setup and the characters part is just very well done by the writer, I gotta admit.

The monster part…meh take it or leave it. But I do recommend it for the reasons I mentioned, its a page turner.
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Yesterday, 23:02
I polished off Countdown City, this entry saw our former policeman trying to find a missing husband. His client was the former babysitter for him and Nico, his sister, so there's a personal stake there. All sorts of twists and turns pop up, it's a quick read yet enjoyable. I'll be getting the third book at some point.

Next up for me is a Longmire tale, Dry Bones. One of the supporting cast members has passed and right now Walt is investigating to see if it was an accident or…..
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