Picked up The Book of Elsewhere by China Miéville and Keanu Reeves. It’s part of the BRZRKR universe from comic books.

I gotta be honest though, the BRZRKR story is so incredibly visual, it doesn’t translate well to a novel.

I started reading progression fantasy on Royal Road earlier this year (a site for posting web serials). Here’s my current follow list (excluding stories that are on hiatus):

• The Runic Artist — isekai, rune-based crafting, good mix of action and slice-of-life
• The Broken Knife — Kobold MC with a dragon companion, dark but compelling read, excellent worldbuilding
• Demon World Boba Shop — cozy isekai, nice characters
• Dual Wielding — slow burn, tale of two friends (both very talented), writing is good, action scenes get dark and intense
• Legends and Librarians — cozy romance, magical library (not litrpg/progression), plenty of cute creatures
• An Otherworldly Scholar — isekai, teacher MC, good worldbuilding, nice romance, great characters, plenty of twists, adventure and danger, especially enjoyed the slice-of-life stuff
• Archmage from Another World: Gaining Administrator Access — isekai from another fantasy world, lighthearted fun with good set of characters, no looming world-level threats so far
• Underkeeper — MC is a recent magical academy graduate, good at magic but works as underkeeper (no money/connections to join adventurer groups), got darker than I’m comfortable with, but loved the characters and the demon companion
• Immovable Mage — good worldbuilding, characters, plot twists and detailed magic system, clever use of plot events pushes MC towards OP, would suggest to read at least till the end of 2nd arc
• Level One God — likeable MC, cool magic stuff I haven’t seen before, some bad moments are really dark, good writing
• Spire’s Spite — criminally underrated with only 100+ followers, mostly been spire climbing so far, good magic system, dark and has some stuff I don’t like but overall I’ve enjoyed it
• Blood Curse Academia — overall I enjoyed the combination of action, learning and mystery, but a lot of weird coincidences and stuff didn’t make sense
• Mana Mirror — loved the concept of mana garden and the myriad customization options, writing and plot was easy to follow, third volume is the best so far
• The Maid Is Not Dead — writing felt like traditionally published epic fantasy with progression elements, slow burn but events are starting to escalate
• Dark Lord’s Last Call — MC’s soul is swapped with the dark lord, plans to open a tavern, enjoyable light-hearted read
• Orphan — I usually ignore the litrpg math but this one takes it a bit too far! characters all have flaws (though sometimes it becomes a bit too irritating), good worldbuilding and mystery
• Rules of Biomancy — 70 year old herbalist MC with a secret past comes across two isekai-ed people in danger of dying and decides to help, enjoying a lot

I just finished ‘the year of the locust’.
It’s 85% good spy thriller and the last bit gets a bit weird.
Normally I love weird books but I felt like this one didn’t stay on its ‘track’. Still definetly recommend the previous book by the author ‘I am pilgrim’ it’s great.

“Come closer” by Sara Gran. I’m half way through it. I loooove spooky books and this fits the bill.

Stone of Tears by Terry Goodkind.

The watery world of Kevin, Tim Dortwell

How to skin a flintmouse, Fred Offerberry

9 sticks to flank priority, Jeffrey Ghinslee

The Yellow Toad, Rudolf Vadonski

Itchy pyjamas and other stories, Max Ipon

Tenerife Tundra: the world’s lobster, Carmen Fondadraiyan

Currently reading A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine. Liking it so far.

Last finished A Closed and Common Orbit by Becky Chambers. Didn’t enjoy it as much as The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet.

Currently: Expanse book #1, Discworld book #1, Code by Charles Petzvold, and Raspberry Pi Operating System Assembly Language: Hands On Guide by Bruce Smith. I tend to switch between them based on my mood

Restarted Reincarnated as a Familiar Vol 1 (LN) by d.s. Craig, because I forgot what I had read, its a good read for the weeb side of me. Young adult books are just easy and therefore fin to read, so I’m just reading at my own pace. (About 1 page per month.)

Re-reading the Count of Monte Cristo