✎ CS Book Club ✐

[Pyjaks]

definitely let me know what you think of it if/when you do c:

anyone else read anything good lately?

Will do! :>

I read Vicious by V.E Schwab this weekend, it was pretty good. I actually read the whole thing in about four hours because the writing flowed soooo well and the book was almost cinematic? Like, the writing style + the action + the way it was written in switching timelines made me feel like I was watching a movie. I haven't liked V.E Schwab's writing in the past but I enjoyed it a lot in this book.

I also finished The Silence of the Girls by Pat Barker and it was meh. The first 30%-ish was good, and then it started focusing on characters I hated and I was just rolling my eyes. For a book that promised to focus on women it sure spent a lot of time on Achilles x_x

Last night I started Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan. I'm only 50 pages in but I'm going to make a bold prediction and say this is going to be a 5 star read for me. Its goooooood so far.

[wayhaught]

omg, i know exaaaactly what you mean about books flowing and being cinematic. the best example of that for me was the song of achilles by madeline miller. it flows so well and every time i start it i can't put it down until i'm done. a couple years ago i went on a cruise and i was sick one day so i sat in bed and re-read tsoa twice :p it never gets old!!

i will have to look into it! what is promise of blood about?

[Pyjaks]

Ahhhh I love Song of Achilles so much ;_; Have you read her newer book Circe? I loved it even more than SoA, its one of my favorite books of all time.

Promise of Blood is the first in a fantasy series!! From what I'm gathering its about the aftermath of a coup staged on the government and how various characters deal with it. The magic system is pretty cool because it combines typical fantasy swords n stuff with guns and magic. It has pretty morally grey characters and political intrigue so I'm digging it so far lol

[wayhaught]

i haven't but i really should! i'm going to add it to my TBR right now!

sounds really interesting! i will have to check it out! thanks for the recommendations c:

how's everyone's week been? mine's been crazy hectic :p

[sweet creature]

mines been similar ^^ my last week of exams begins on tuesday! i only have 4 more and then im finished with highschool
(in the british education system, i know its different elsewhere ahaha)

[Scatterbrain]

Oooo. A forum about books! Just my thing. c: Hello everyone. ^^

I want to join the book club!
Username: louise.
Pronouns: she/her
Your favorite book and/or author: The Book of Dust written by Philip Pullman!
Why is this your favorite?: The writing is advanced and beautiful, yet easy to understand. Philip does an amazing job at world building, and it was easy to care about the characters, I think.
What genres do you like? I enjoy fantasy and young adult the most.
Fun fact about you: Hm, I'm not that interesting. I don't know what to tell you, hah.
Anything else?: Thanks for reading. c:

[.Kira Nightblade.]

I want to join the book club!
Username: .Kira Nightblade.
Pronouns: she/her
Your favorite book and/or author: It's literally impossible to name my favorite book. But my favorite author is Bryan Davis!
Why is this your favorite?: He's just an amazing author, and his books are soooooo good
What genres do you like? Fantasy and a little bit of Dystopian!
Fun fact about you: I can read a 500 page book in under 3-4-5 hours if it's good enough
Anything else?: I look forward to being here <3

[wayhaught]

hello and welcome, new friends! so awesome seeing this club continue to grow <3

congrats sweet creature on almost finishing! that's awesome! i'm happy this weekend was so calm for me, i was able to go to a pride event and hang out with friends which was a wonderful way to decompress

[atlas;]

I want to join the book club!
Username: luminous.
Pronouns: She/her
Your favorite book and/or author: I will always write back by Caitlin Alifirenka and Martin Ganda
Why is this your favorite?: First off, it’s a true story and all the characters are real. The bond between Caitlin and Martin is so strong and it makes me feel really good inside c:
What genres do you like? I adore fiction, realistic fiction, mystery, and comedy.
Fun fact about you: I’m not really that interesting, but I can read a 700 page book in 5 hours if it’s an amazing read!
Anything else?: Really happy to finally see something like this! cc:

[nettle tea]

hello! i'd like to join the book club very much
Username: chaoticryptid
Pronouns: she/her, please
Your favorite book and/or author: i love so many... if i had to choose one book, at the moment, it would be a winter's promise by christelle dabos which is a sort of obscure translation of a french fantasy book. some authors that i love are holly black, neil gaiman, and v.e. schwab, among others
Why is this your favorite?: i love love love love the world building and the main character is altogether too relatable and the writing style is gorgeous, with an old-fashioned sensibility. also the ship in it is extremely slowburning which is excruciating but completely worth it
What genres do you like? fantasy, mainly. also historical fantasy
Fun fact about you: i couldnt decide on one so here are a few: i speak greek, my favorite color is green, and also i write
Anything else?: not really, i'm mainly just here to make friends!