 The third one is, I've had pretty good luck with thrillers from them, so, because my patrons like to choose violence, paint that just the way it's dark, and it's just not fun. March TBR? How is it already March? No way. I'm actually pretty delighted with how relatively small my March TBR is, um, cause January and February were a lot. It's still quite a bit, don't get me wrong, but it feels very light to me, especially because February was a short month with a very long TBR. Oh shoot! I'm missing a book. Well, I may be missing a book. Anyway, let's do it. So the book that I may be missing is the third book in the Five Warrior Angels trilogy that I am buddy reading, doing a read-along for, with Erin from Bookton Busy. However, when we chatted about Book One, neither of us was a huge fan of it, and we were like, well if Book Two is not much better, then we probably won't weird Book Three. And right now, I have not yet read the second book, nor have I talked to Erin about it. I have heard bad things in my discord from patrons of mine that are reading it or have read it or just finished it. So we'll see. So possibly, I don't even know what it's called. Wait, it was The Forgetting Moon, The Blackest Heart, and whatever the third one is. The third one will be here. So that one, I'm possibly reading in March unless we decided not to, and I don't know if that's the case right now, so. Anyway, books that I'm definitely reading are as follows. The Year of Game and Continues with Smoke and Mirrors, which is his first collection of short stories. This was also the first collection of short stories from him that I did read, although this collection of short stories was not the first game and thing that I read, but it was the first game and collection of short stories that I read. Not that it matters. Anyway, have I read this? No, I have not read this since I first read it. This will be my second time reading it. I have read, I think, some of the stories again, because I think they have appeared elsewhere. Is that true? Or maybe I've just heard him because I've wanted to see him speak a couple times. I might have just heard him speak. I mean, read them, one of them, some of them. Oh, okay. Well, I do have the illustrated version of Snow Glass Apples, which was published separately, and I have heard him read Chivalry a couple times. I think both times I saw him speak. He read Chivalry aloud. That might be it. So, yeah, most of these I haven't read in several years, so I'm quite looking forward to it, as I'm always looking forward to reading Gaiman. That's why I've been the whole freaking year of Gaiman. Next is a book that was quite an anticipated release for me, and then I haven't read it yet. I think that's just the way. And that is The Hood by Lavi Tadar. So this is a sequel to Biforce Alone, but only so far as, like, this is part of the same project. So Biforce Alone was a grimdark, slightly speculative retelling of the King Arthur story. So Lavi Tadar is giving this same kind of grimdark speculative origin of the myth treatment to several stories in English history. So he started with King Arthur. He's now doing Robin Hood. So it's not a sequel in the way that it's a series where it's the same characters. It's obviously very different characters separated by many, many years. He's giving it the same treatment. It takes place in the same world. The same sort of grimdark speculative version of our world. So I loved Biforce Alone. It was very, very weird. I've convinced some of my patrons to read it. And so far so not bad. I don't think anyone's hated it yet. So yeah, I'm just very excited to see him give that same treatment to Robin Hood. And I am reading this with patrons. So like those same patrons who are reading Biforce Alone, I think are also reading The Hood with me in March. Next is the continuation of the Book of the New Sun read along on my channel. So at March we are on Book 3. So we are going to be reading Sword of the Lictor in March. This will be a reread for me. That's the last reread for me in April when we read Citadel of the Autarch. That will be new for me. So I'm very, it's going very, very well. I'm very excited. It's very, it's really honestly really great to be able to pick it apart with people to like read it together. And like our first chat about the first book Shadow of the Torturer. We chatted for like three hours about it. So it's, it's been really, really great doing this. So I'm really glad we're doing it. And I'm really looking forward to the next installment. Next is the conclusion to another read along going on my Patreon. And that is the His Dark Materials series. So we are at the third and final book, The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman. This is my least or my first time reading the series. This was my least favorite in the trilogy. I suspect that will still be true on reread, hoping it's not. But I'm still looking forward to it because I like Philip Pullman's writing. And I like this world and I like this story. That's why I suggested doing a read along for it on my Patreon. I wouldn't have done that if I didn't like the series. But it does go a bit downhill as the series goes, in my opinion. Or at least I felt that way the first time through. So we'll see. Next is a book that my patrons have chosen for me to read and vlog for them. Even though they all think that I'm going to hate it. Because my patrons like to choose violence. That is The Three Body Problem by... Okay, I've, someone told me how to pronounce it. And I forgot. And I didn't think about that until right now. I should have looked this up. Um, by Mr. Liu. I mean, I'm excited if I'm honest to read it because it was the winner of the Hugo. There's going to be an adaptation of it. A lot of people I know really, really like it. But everyone is like... The character work is still abysmal in this series. That's why everyone thinks I'm going to hate it. I'm pretty sure. I think that's why everyone thinks I'm going to hate it. So we'll see. I kind of like a book that has other things going for it, I think. I'm sure I must have done it at some point. Um, can't think of any examples right now. Yeah, so this is happening. Um, we shall see how it goes. So yeah, blog in this one. Next is another read-along going on on my Patreon and that is The Golden Wolf Saga, another reread for me because we gave up on The Warlord Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell and swapped in The Golden Wolf Saga. So we're on book two, The Sea Queen by Linnea Hartziker. And it's a reread for me. I love these books. It does not go downhill as we go. I really, really like The Sea Queen if memory serves. I kind of, I read them all back to back the first time I read it. So I get a little muddled in my mind which things happen in which book. But if I remember correctly, The Sea Queen was possibly my favorite installment, but I loved all three. So very much looking forward to some Viking vibes. Next is another read-along. That is the Red Rising read-along continuing with Golden Sun, which remains my favorite book in the original trilogy and is probably my favorite book in the Red Rising saga to read. By which I mean, I don't think it's the best quality. Like I think his writing, like his ability as a writer, have substantially grown and I think the best quality thing he's written is Dark Age, followed by Iron Gold. His new books, like, he's grown so much as a writer. The quality is just miles away better. But it's still the most fun to read Golden Sun. That'll be hard to beat. The new books are really good, but they are not what I would call fun. Dark Age is not fun. Yeah, Golden Sun is just a good time. That's not to say that there aren't dark things that happen, but it's quite a ride. And I'm very excited to go on this ride again. And of course, to chat about it with Angela and Alex. And last and probably least, is my Book of the Month book. So my book of the month is, I've tried not to pick the speculative ones because I always hate those. I don't think I've ever liked a speculative book that I picked from Book of the Month. But when I have liked Book of the Month book books, which has been rare because I always picked the speculative ones, they've never been speculative. So I have, like, disliked books from them that were not speculative. But I've never liked a book that was speculative. Anyway, I'm trying to increase my odds of liking Book of the Month book books by not choosing speculative books. So I chose the thriller this month and that was the writing retreat. It sounds like it's an isolated, closed-circle mystery about writers, which, like, that sounds great. I don't know how it'll go. But I'm betting it will be a page turn at the very least. So I'll have something of a good time, even if it's not that great. But hopefully it'll be great. Hopefully. I've had pretty good luck with thrillers from them, so. And my other Book of the Month club was an add-on, because I loved The Lincoln Highway so much, which was my add-on in December or January or whatever. I got another book by the same author. I picked Rules of Civility. They have three of his books on Book of the Month club. I think I probably should have chosen the other one. Two Gentlemen in Moscow? Is that what it's called? A Gentleman in Moscow? Something about Moscow, I think. Anyway, people told me that that one is way, way better than Rules of Civility. So I mean, I'll give that a go, regardless of how this goes, because I like Lincoln Highway a lot. People told me this is very reminiscent of the Great Gatsby, and that's why they don't like it. And I don't love the Great Gatsby, but I don't dislike the Great Gatsby. So I might do better with this than other people have, or I might hate it. Who knows? But at least short. And I do very much like the cover. That's neither here nor there. And those are all the books that I'm for sure, for sure reading. And February, as well as one that I might read. In March! Not February! Oh my God, you cannot convince me that it's March. Have I been saying February for this whole video? I've been saying March. Let me know in the comments below your thoughts, what you're going to be reading, if you've read these books, if you are joining for any of these read-alongs, whatever you don't let me know. I post videos on Saturdays, other random times of all the Saturdays, so like and subscribe to my Patreon, if you feel so inclined. And I'll see you when I see you. Bye.