As the title says: What is a book that you read this year that you’ve been wanting to read for a long time or that has been on your TBR shelf for whatever reason? How was it in the end?

I just had to post this question right now, because there’s a trending post about the beauty of The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. For me, it was this exact book. I’m not proud of it but it’s been the better half of a decade since my friend gifted it to me. I’m actually surprised how well it delivered. The storytelling was so vivid and actually made me feel like I was part of it (one of the rêveurs!) I loved everything from the grand magic shows and the way the magicians were holding the circus together to the small hidden tricks. The many layers that neatly came together in the end.

I’m so glad I read it, but wow was I missing out for many years! I should stop postponing books for that long… I say and nervously glance at my shelf 💀

So, what book would that be for you?

  • maawolfe36@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini.

    I read Eragon and Eldest back in middle/high school, really enjoying them, but for some reason Brisingr didn’t really work for me and I DNF’d it. I reread Eragon once since then, but got distracted with other series.

    Now with the release of Murtagh on the horizon (it’s out now, but when I started the reread it wasn’t released yet) I have been able to reread Eragon and Eldest, and finished Brisingr. Brisingr was honestly my favorite so far, I’m not sure why it didn’t work for me as a kid but I loved it now. I’m sure part of it is, I’ve discovered Sanderson since then, which has really expanded my patience with long and sometimes slow novels that have a good payoff in the end. As a kid I thought Brisingr felt slow, but now that I’ve experienced more epic fantasy I honestly felt it was pretty fast paced and exciting for the most part. It’s funny how subjective opinions can change so wildly over a few years.

    I’m about halfway through Inheritance, the last book in the series, and I know I’ll finally finish it because I am so excited for Murtagh, and I also really don’t want to have anything spoiled for me and I don’t know if Murtagh has any spoilers for the main series.