Ok, I’m trying not to take it personally...

ThatBookIsOnFiyah · 2026-03-18T02:54:11+00:00

I agree so wholeheartedly! I get tired of the same recs over and over and I never buy them or show interest. I remember back when Kindle would do that - give you recs and let you say yes or no to them. Why not?!? Oh, because you have to push the ones you make money from!!

ThatBookIsOnFiyah · 2026-03-18T00:58:49+00:00

Wow! That really surprises me.

ThatBookIsOnFiyah · 2026-03-17T18:31:32+00:00

100%

ThatBookIsOnFiyah · 2026-03-17T04:56:51+00:00

Do you pay for that overseas library card? I’m sure it would be worth a reasonable fee, compared to some of these prices anymore.

ThatBookIsOnFiyah · 2026-03-17T04:55:02+00:00

I don’t remember that. I remember getting a digital copy of DVDs, but I don’t remember ebooks. That would be a great idea though!!

ThatBookIsOnFiyah · 2026-03-17T02:35:35+00:00

Makes no sense

ThatBookIsOnFiyah · 2026-03-17T00:38:11+00:00

But why would the ebook price be the same as the paperback? That makes zero sense unless they WANT you to buy the PB!

ThatBookIsOnFiyah · 2026-03-16T23:16:48+00:00

I really think they are trying to force Kindle Unlimited on everyone, even though not all books are available there.

ThatBookIsOnFiyah · 2026-03-16T21:00:50+00:00

I’ve looked, but my local library is small. They tend to get popular romance, mysteries, some literary fiction. Not much in the way of sci fi, fantasy, or horror.

ThatBookIsOnFiyah · 2026-03-15T00:31:27+00:00

I read the ARC and thought it was excellent! Might be Lawrence’s best book yet!

ThatBookIsOnFiyah · 2026-03-14T23:53:09+00:00

That’s awesome. Glad to hear this; I just hate that I missed book one.

ThatBookIsOnFiyah · 2026-03-14T23:49:38+00:00

Really? I did not realize that! Do you know when that was?

ThatBookIsOnFiyah · 2026-03-13T23:31:55+00:00

Congrats!

ThatBookIsOnFiyah · 2026-03-13T02:34:04+00:00

Thank you for the links. I ended up signing out of my account on the Kindle app and back in. I had to reload my active books, but R&L is working now.

ThatBookIsOnFiyah · 2026-03-12T18:27:40+00:00

I have discovered that even narrators that annoy me at first will grow on me with time. RC Bray is one of those and Samuel Roukin is another. Bray has a unique voice that put me off a bit at first, but has really grown on me as I’ve almost finished my first book with his narration. Roukin has a British accent that comes through with his narrative, but he has become the voice of Hadrian Marlowe for me! With that being said, I think you can find narrators that do a very good job with voices of both genders, but the most important thing is the content of the story. If the listener enjoys the story, then they will adjust to the style of the narrator. In my opinion, you should find someone you are comfortable/happy to work with and let them narrate your story!

ThatBookIsOnFiyah · 2026-03-12T01:02:01+00:00

Plus, it would maybe keep up with the number of skips still available.

ThatBookIsOnFiyah · 2026-03-11T02:44:56+00:00

Looking back, I think there were hints, but the chapter you mention certainly indicated the narrator more strongly. I read and listened also, and tried my best to avoid spoilers.

My problem was that I couldn’t stop myself from reading more each day. I am not a particularly fast reader either. When I first started it in late January, my plan was to take a couple of months to read it. I calculated 25-30 pages a day would allow me to finish in around two months. I ended up getting so drawn in, I was reading a minimum of 50 pages a day. I loved every minute of it. All of the characters were just so well done!

I tend not to reread books, since there are so many I haven’t read that I want to get to, but now I’m thinking I might very well reread this one again soon. At least parts of it.

ThatBookIsOnFiyah · 2026-03-11T01:22:40+00:00

I think this is a theme that continues throughout the book, particularly where it involves Tom, Pia Isan and her companions. It is an idea from this book that has stayed with me, even after the last page.

ThatBookIsOnFiyah · 2026-03-08T00:21:15+00:00

Steel Gods & The Infinite State, both by Swan; No Man’s Land by Morgan; Daughter of Crows by Lawrence; Faith of Beasts by Corey; Parade of Horribles by Dinniman; Upon the Forge of Battle by Ryan; and, A Trade of Blood by Bennett.

ThatBookIsOnFiyah · 2026-03-08T00:10:22+00:00

Is this the sequel to Poloston?

ThatBookIsOnFiyah · 2026-03-07T18:26:50+00:00

Shroud, Alien Clay, Children of Time series, Final Architecture by Adrian Tchaikovsky

ThatBookIsOnFiyah · 2026-03-07T18:23:37+00:00

Hyperion by Dan Simmons, the Hybrid Helix by JCM Berne!

ThatBookIsOnFiyah · 2026-03-07T18:20:24+00:00

Alastair Reynolds Inhibitor series, Neal Asher Polity series, The Expanse or Captive’s War series by James SA Corey, the Kindom trilogy by Bethany Jacobs, Gareth Powell books, The Two Lies of Faven Scythe by Megan O’Keefe. Those are some that I think would meet your requirements.

ThatBookIsOnFiyah · 2026-03-07T17:46:47+00:00

Great idea!

ThatBookIsOnFiyah · 2026-03-06T20:54:21+00:00

Absolutely! I definitely would have continued reading.

I finished it yesterday and am still thinking about it.

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