Just another IT guy in the financial services industry, living in Connecticut, USA. I enjoy reading science fiction and fantasy mostly, but will give just about anything a try.
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The astonishing sequel to Children of Time, the award-winning novel of humanity's battle for survival on a terraformed planet.
Thousands …
An epic fantasy featuring warrior priestesses and fickle gods at war
Hessa is an Eangi: a warrior priestess of the …
Epic fantasy followup to HALL OF SMOKE, featuring crumbling empires, secretive cults and godlike powers to be claimed, for readers …
Thrilling epic fantasy adventures set in the world of HALL OF SMOKE and TEMPLE OF NO GOD, featuring murderous conspiracies, …
Unfortunately, the book didn't get any better since I made my last update about it on the 12th. I came into this one with high hopes, as I enjoy the motorsports coverage and social media presence of both authors and thought they would come together to make a great book about what I feel is one of the most interesting teams in F1, Haas. Unfortunately, the book is plagued by the fact that aside from William Storey, none of the other major players in the Rich Energy x Haas F1 fiasco cooperated with the authors, leaving large gaps that simply couldn't be answered by the handful of anonymous sources that did provide quotes for the book. Aside from the quotes from those sources, the authors relied on quotes from past interviews, team statements, blurbs from lawsuits, etc. to fill out the story, which made for a dull read overall.
This …
Unfortunately, the book didn't get any better since I made my last update about it on the 12th. I came into this one with high hopes, as I enjoy the motorsports coverage and social media presence of both authors and thought they would come together to make a great book about what I feel is one of the most interesting teams in F1, Haas. Unfortunately, the book is plagued by the fact that aside from William Storey, none of the other major players in the Rich Energy x Haas F1 fiasco cooperated with the authors, leaving large gaps that simply couldn't be answered by the handful of anonymous sources that did provide quotes for the book. Aside from the quotes from those sources, the authors relied on quotes from past interviews, team statements, blurbs from lawsuits, etc. to fill out the story, which made for a dull read overall.
This topic would probably make for an amazing read with cooperation from all of the major players. Here's to hoping Guenther Steiner writes a book some day.
I'm having a very hard time getting through this one. I don't know if I overestimated my interest in the topic, if it's the writing, or something else, but I was actually fighting sleep while reading this last night. I am NOT going to DNF my first book of the year, so it will be finished. Hopefully during my four day weekend coming up.
A late Christmas gift from the in-laws! Looking forward to reading this and I'm happy I've already started my first book of 2023.
The Eye of the World is a fantasy novel by American writer Robert Jordan, the …
Sandra inspired another addition to my list of books to read.
Like many, Netflix's Drive to Survive got me super into Formula 1, so when this book about Haas Racing's former dubious sponsor was announced, I knew I had to read it. It's one I'm definitely looking forward to.
A must read for any Andrew McMahon/Something Corporate/Jack's Mannequin fan.
I've had this on the shelf for a bit and I figure this is a good week to sneak one more book in before the year ends.
Michael Haider
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Some of my favorite reads this year—I’ve got some Fantasy, YA, and Literary Fiction in there—though #Fantasy takes the biggest slice of the cake.
I read so many great books this year, but these had to be my *favorite-favorite.* 🤩
Anyone else care to share their favorite book this year? It’s so hard to choose!
An epic fantasy standalone novel from the author of the stunning Wars of Light and …
Listen, when Sandra Gibbons recommends a book, I'm going to read it.
