What book(s) are you currently reading or listening to? February 17
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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.
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?
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.
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.
I like horror but definitely prefer fantasy. I'll have to give her another shot but I was really disappointed with Hollow Places.
I’m desperately curious why you didn’t like the Hollow Places.
I kinda just found it rather vapid overall. It was strange for the sake of being strange. It didn't have enough good aspects to make up for the parts I didn't like overall. I ended up giving it a 1.25/5. I think overall that "cosmic horror" might just not be for me.