One of my resolutions this year is to blog a lot more, so I decided to start the year off with a quick rundown of my 3 fav books of the year.
1.Good Omens by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman: If I had to categorize this year with something, it would be the year that I really discovered Terry Pratchett. Having heard about him for so long, I finally decided to dive into his intimidating bibliography. I actually read Good Omens twice this year, I loved it so much. It’s funny, comforting, and thought provoking. I fell in love from the first chapter and stayed that way throughout the whole story. It’s one of those books that I know I’m going to read over and over again, catching new jokes and little tidbits with each re-read.
2. Small Gods by Terry Pratchett: Following the Pratchett theme is Small Gods. My personal favourite of the Discworld books. Simply put, I think that this books is brilliant. The satire is razor sharp but still hilarious. The whole books hums along, pulling you with it. It’s Sir Terry at the top of his game and this book became my go to for getting people into the Discworld.
3. The Wheel of Osheim by Mark Lawrence: Sometimes an author comes along and you just know that your going to love their work, whatever it is. Mark Lawrence was one of those writers for me. The Broken Empire Trilogy is one of my favourite fantasy series of all time. I love gritty, dark, fantasy with horror elements. I will repeat, Mark Lawrence is my kind of a writer. The Red Queens War series was no different. I fell in love with Snorri and Jalan and voraciously read their books. (Don’t ask me why it took till 2017 to finish the series.) The Wheel of Osheim did what many series fail to do, finish well. I loved the whole series and I loved this last book.
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