I finished Starless Sea. I liked it, but I didn't love it. Too many threads for me to follow, I think. Ten Thousand Doors of January is still definitely my favorite.
Similarly, I liked Gideon the Ninth but didn't love it (definitely didn't hate it — I'd heard nothing but raves before I read it). I like my books with a little more exposition.
The Starless Sea doesn't trump The Night Circus for me, but then the only way The Night Circus could have been more aimed at me was if it had vampires.
I'm reading Night Circus right now. So far I'm disappointed with the lack of Circus.
I just started 10k Doors. So far I'm liking it a lot.
Have started 10k doors. Reading it and Starless Sea close together is making me very thinky, so that's nice
ETA and apparently the new Expanse novella was released early? I don't think my brain can handle switching gears to that right now...
Finished Starless Sea and it felt.... bloated. It's no Night Circus for sure.
I loved 10k Doors of January, I'm struggling with Starless Sea and I think it's because I'm trying to novel and read, and I really liked a book that people are hating (9th House) -- weird.
I didn't love Ninth House for 2/3rds of the book, but the last 1/3rd got me and I really enjoyed it. And then the same thing happend with Less which I actively disliked until the final 15% and its mediocrity was broken by a delightul ending.
Finished Starless Sea and it felt.... bloated. It's no Night Circus for sure.
Yep, my feelings too. Enjoyed it, but didn't love it.
Reminder if you're looking for any books cheap and want me to check the library book, just give me a shout at my profile addy. I just snagged a bunch of library edition graphic novels for myself.
OK, 10k doors of January is excellent.