I tried reading three books and DNF's three books in a single evening.
The Night Watch by Sergei Luknanenkyo. I read it until the part where the MC mentions that the curses we spew at people could actually diminishes their luck and wellbeing in an actual curse-like way, and that was the most stupid thing I've ever read in fantasy or otherwise. I had to stop myself before I decided to burn the book instead since that'd probably give me more enjoyment than reading it.
The Thousand Names by Django Wexler. Maybe I'm not in the mood for epic fantasy, I don't know, but I dropped it just after the first page. The list of names and titles and complicated sounding office just rolled right off me into boredom zone and I just kinda stop reading.
Rise of Empire (Riyria #2) Hoo boy I've tried reading this novel at least 3 times by now and I think it's prime time I finally stopped trying. 2/5 stars. Hadrian is just so obnoxiously irritatingly good that I could vomit on his face or where ever. I'm not even a feminist but the woman bashing at this point is just ridiculous, and the obnoxious king could have gone and get mutilated and killed and I wouldn't felt a thing. Princess Arissa's argument with her brother was also one of the most annoying things I've ever come across in fantasy, I remembered having reached that part in the book throughout my three tries to read, but I still ended up dropping the book around there in the end. In the end though, the thing that really does it for me is Michael J. Sullivan's ability to almost made me snore instantly with his prose, so I don't think I'll ever rediscover a love for this series like I did for Red Sister.
Also I finished reading Priest of Lies. 5.5/5 stars. Another amazing entry into the War of the Rose Throne series. Here things started to finally differ from Peaky Blinders, and the book was all the more amazing for that. I especially loved the portion where Tomas Piety visited Dannsburg, it really added to the world building of the book. The ending was epic as well, like the first book. Will definitely be anticipating the third installment in the series.
