The Sanderson WoT novels are 5 stars for me if you make it to them this year. Happy reading/gaming, Petrik!

@noname3609

4 күн бұрын

Damn, awesome 😮

@PetrikLeo

4 күн бұрын

That's a big motivation for me to get through book 10! 😂

@Selitos676

4 күн бұрын

Knife of dreams is 5 stars for me too

@feanor2363

4 күн бұрын

@@PetrikLeo Knife of Dreams is also very good - my recollection is that it was better than the first two Sanderson WoT books

@PetrikLeo

3 күн бұрын

@@feanor2363 wow. High praise! I'll do my best to finish Crossroads in July!

I seriously hope this will be the month you find a new 5-star fave!! Super excited to see The Mask of Mirrors here, I think that will be much better for you than Lady Trent. Though, don't expect a suspenseful heist, it's more of a very meticulously planned long-con with lots of intrigue and hidden intentions; I am all there for the characters though!! Also, I am hoping to get to Herald as well, it sounds soooo good! And Sistah Samurai is one of the best novellas out there for sure, I think you will love the voice in that one. Happy reading! 🤩

@PetrikLeo

3 күн бұрын

Thank you so much, Esmay! Good advice and expectations on Mask of Mirrors. I will keep it in mind. So pumped to get to Herald and Sistah Samurai!! 😄 Happy reading to you, too!

Hello Petrik after a long time. It's been a busy spring. You have a great month ahead of you. My summer vacation starts next week, so I don't make plans, I just read what comes my way😎Right now I'm listening to The Way of Kings audiobook. I thought I'd listen to the books through before the new book 5. You would like a 5 star book so I recommend you The Song of the First Blade: The Bladeborn Saga by T.C. Edge. The series is currently my second favorite new series. You know the first one😉 I think the series nicely combines A Song of Ice and Fire, The Bound and The Broken and The Echoes Saga. What else does a man want but dragons, gods, magic swords, monsters and surprising leaders !!!

@PetrikLeo

3 күн бұрын

Hi Samuli, it's been a while! Good to hear you're doing well. Thanks for the recommendation, too! I heard a lot of great things about Bladeborn Saga! 😄😄

Children of Gods and Fighting Men sounds really up my alley as does Sistah Samurai, i'll have to give those a go. Also glad to hear that you're having fun with Elden Ring, Petrik. There's only so many hours in the day even if you're not reading as many books as you feel you'd like to as long as you are giving yourself some time to unwind and have fun thats a win in my book, whether thats gaming or reading.

@PetrikLeo

2 күн бұрын

That's very true. I have to remember that it's okay to take a break from reading. Thank you so much! I'm having a blast playing Elden Ring DLC! :)

Fingers crossed for you Petrik, for some 5 stars for you! CHILDREN OF GODS AND FIGHTING MEN & EMPIRE OF GRASS were both 5 star reads for me! I hope you enjoy them, and the rest of your July reads!

@PetrikLeo

3 күн бұрын

Thank you so much, Stuart! Here's hoping Children of Gods and Empire of Grass will bring the same reaction and positive review from me! :)

Really looking forward to Mercy of Gods!

@PetrikLeo

Күн бұрын

Me too!! 😄

I can’t wait to try Mercy of Gods too!! Interested to see your thoughts on Mask of Mirrors and the Lawless book, with both on my shelf waiting for their turn. My imaginings of your reactions to Crossroads of Twilight are already amusing me 😅

@PetrikLeo

21 сағат бұрын

I will let you know my thoughts on all of them, brother. I expect to love them. I'm certainly tortured by Crossroads of Twilight already, though... 😅

Shawna Lawless' books are also on my list. Not for July, but I think I will get to this series soon. I really liked Sistah Samurai. I hope you will like it, too. I have two books that I definitely want to read in July. The first is Pachinko by Min Jin Lee. Season 2 of the show is coming in August, so it is finally time to read the book instead of just talking about doing it 😁. The other one is Rhythm of War. With that I will have read everything available in the Cosmere (except for the Prime - variations) and will be ready for Wind and Truth. I started this journey in March '23 and now I will be caught up with everything. Besides these two I will probably fit some smaller things in. Candidates are Dune: Messiah and Legends & Lattes (I just got the Wraithmarked edition, so it might be time to finally read it). And if there is still time after all this, I might start Red Seas Under Red Skies to continue The Gentlemen Bastards. But that will probably be more of an August book.

@PetrikLeo

2 күн бұрын

Glad to hear you liked Sistah Samurai! I need a short book to read, too, and I feel this will be a great choice. Season 1 of Pachinko was really good! I haven't read the book, though. I look forward to watching season 2 of the show! :) Well done on reading everything in the Cosmere. YOU DID IT! I will begin my reread of Way of Kings in August!

Sistah Samurai is great. Its Samurai Champloo meets Afro Samurai and even has a couple Pokemon jokes in it. It was so fun. Im a huge fan of Shinichirō Watanabe's work (samurai Champloo and especially Cowboy Beebop) so this was a nice trip back

@PetrikLeo

3 күн бұрын

Shinichiro Watanabe is a great director. And all of these sound great to me. I look forward to reading Sistah Samurai! :)

I hope you enjoy pillars of the earth it's really great Here's my tbr Gone with the wind Keeping 13 by chloe Walsh Wolves of midwinter by Anne rice Summer on the bluffs by sunny hostin Fourth wing by rebecca yarros

@PetrikLeo

3 күн бұрын

Good luck with your TBR next month. Have fun!!

Just finished the Price of Power today, based on your GrimDark video, Petrik! Really enjoyed it!!

@PetrikLeo

3 күн бұрын

Glad to hear that! I enjoyed it, too. Ishoa and the grandmother's story was awesome!

I need to restart Pillars of the Earth and get to Shauna Lawless' books one of these days. Since I haven't finished any of these yet, they're carrying over into July. *Historical-Fantasy* The Last Light of the Sun / Guy Gavriel Kay *Sci-Fi* Cloud Atlas / David Mitchell *Thriller* The Winter of Frankie Machine / Don Winslow I've been feeling the itch to pick an Epic Fantasy back up so maybe back to my Malazan re-read or something.

@PetrikLeo

2 күн бұрын

Pillars of the Earth is really good. I'm still early but having a great time with it. I hope it will bring me the much needed 5 stars read. I will let you know my thoughts on it and Shauna Lawless books. Good luck with your reading!

Quite the TBR my friend. Dandadan is an interesting manga. I'm re-reading The Path of Daggers.

@PetrikLeo

3 күн бұрын

Thank you! No way I'll be able to read them all. But Dandadan is so fun!

I also plan to read Pillars of The Earth as well! How cool :)

@PetrikLeo

4 күн бұрын

What a coincidence! I've started it. About 50 pages in! 😁

Crossroads of Twilight - the book fully half of which is each pov character looking west and going “huh wossat”.

@PetrikLeo

3 күн бұрын

HAHAHAHA. xD

Great TBR! I have a lot of those on my long term TBR so Im excited to see how you like them. Im reading Mercy of the Gods when it comes out!

@PetrikLeo

3 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! I will let you know my thoughts on them!

I hope you can get to Children of Gods and Fighting Men this month.

@PetrikLeo

4 күн бұрын

I hope so too! Should be possible! 😄

In July I plan to read: «The Stone of Farewell» (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #2) by Tad Williams (Epic Fantasy) «Tiamat's Wrath» (The Expanse, #8) by James S.A. Corey (Space Opera) «The Warrior Prophet» (The Prince of Nothing #2) by R. Scott Bakker (Grimdark/Dark Epic Fantasy) On my July MBR/August TBR is: «The Green Tower part 1» (Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn, #3) by Tad Williams (Epic Fantasy)

@PetrikLeo

3 күн бұрын

Amazing TBR! I hope you'll enjoy Memory Sorrow and Thorn. And also Tiamat's Wrath! :)

I’m excited for July, I’ll be reading Demon White and Golden Fool after that idk it will depend on my mood 😊

@PetrikLeo

2 күн бұрын

Both are great books! Demon in White is masterclass! 😍

So many venerable books in this list 🙂 Hopefully Wurts has been a rewarding experience so far, I'm excited to start WoLaS this year. Also no promises, but Prince of Nothing might be a good path for some 5 stars 😉 Happy reading, Petrik!

@PetrikLeo

3 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! I look forward to reading Prince of Nothing this year. Curse of the Mistwraith was good. It's not a series I can binge read though! 😂

thoughts and prayers for you regarding Crossroads of Twilight. I really want you to get to Knife of Dreams. It's so much better. I remember when I finished Knife of Dreams, I said "Finally! A good Wheel of Time book again!" You can do it!

@PetrikLeo

3 күн бұрын

Thoughts and prayers truly appreciated! Hahaha, thank you so much, Brian! I will get to Knife of Dreams for sure. Just a matter of time!! :D

I have one eye on you and the other on the Euro. I also had 2 months with terrible books. The match of my national team was also terrible (although it qualified first in group E). I will also start Dragonbone Chair next year. But I want to finish Wo before that. For July I have The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan, Golden Son by Pierce Brown. I'm going to start with Through my window Ariana Godoy and I'm going to continue Looking to Score by Alley Ciz which is a breath of fresh air.

@PetrikLeo

3 күн бұрын

I haven't watched a single match of Euro yet. 😂 I'll probably watch it later. I hope you will enjoy The Dragonbone Chair as much as I did! 😄 I'm envious you're at Gathering Storm already.

I think you’ve got some real good books to look forward to this month! I’ve started my own reread of Tad Williams to prepare for the finale as well and now am on To Green Angel Tower (you gave a great review on that btw). Prince Morgan shoes some real growth in this book and his character and journey towards maturity reminds me a lot of Prince Orso in the Age of Madness trilogy. It’s funny that Witchwood Crown and A little Hatred were released in the same year and one “trilogy” is already long completed and now finally the other one will be too.

@PetrikLeo

3 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! I loved Memory Sorrow and Thorn very much. I see what you mean about Prince Morgan. Despite how annoying he was in Witchwood Crown, I have a good feeling he will develop into a better and likable character in Empire of Grass and beyond! :)

Dropping my Like to give you some support 😊 I'm not reading a huge amount atm due to a certain dlc 😉, which I'm sure you're also enjoying! I'm avoiding social media because people are stupid and spoiling things, and I play blind. It's absolutely astounding, though, ofc! ❤💪👌

@PetrikLeo

3 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! Yeah, I try to avoid social media as much as I can to avoid spoilers on Elden Ring. The DLC is AWESOME, though!

I'm still working on catching up to Cosmere. To encourage you a little, I finished Words of Radiance last night, and I don't think it's better than any of the last 4 Wheel of Time books.

@PetrikLeo

3 күн бұрын

Wow. The last 4 Wheel of Time books are that good!? I will persevere!!

I really liked Pillars of the Earth. I agree that video games can become very addictive and time consuming, and that is why I try not to play too much. One day I will get to Tad Williams. Also curious about Mask of Mirrors. Yes, Janny Wurts takes dedication and devotion. I do find her prose to be something special and unusually lush and wonderful. I actually crave it, despite, or maybe because, it is so challenging and puts me in a different state of mind. Truly enchanting. You MUST get through Wheel of Time middle books to get to the Brandon Sanderson conclusions. Rob J Hayes is another author I need to get to. - Palmer

@PetrikLeo

2 күн бұрын

I'm about 150 pages into Pillars of the Earth and I'm having a great time with it. Tom the Builder is a bit disgusting as a person, though. And yeah, both books and video games are very addictive and time-consuming for me. It seems like I have to choose one over the other sometimes. I will do my best to get through The Wheel of Time and also the Wars of Light and Shadow series! I certainly liked both of them despite some of my personal issues with the two series. :)

In july I finish Greenbone saga and read 2 wot books hopefully 😊

@PetrikLeo

4 күн бұрын

You can do it! Green Bone Saga is AMAZING!

@noname3609

2 күн бұрын

@@PetrikLeo Yes, thank you!!!!🙏

Great list! I appreciate the fact that you focus on the possitives. While I don't think "Mask of Mirrors" will be a quite a 5 star, I think you will have fun and a great time with it. "Sistah Samurai" had such an supporting feel when I was in a drak mental place and I'll be forever gratefull to Tatiana Obey. I want to finish the "Dreamblood" duluology by N. K. Jemisin, then I will mostly do mood reading. I got into a bit of SF craving after reading Jeff VanderMeer. I also want to read a few Horror and Dark Fantasy Novellas.

@PetrikLeo

3 күн бұрын

Thank you so much, Maria! Here's hoping I'll enjoy Mask of Mirrors and Sistah Samurai more than expected! 😄 Good luck with your reading!

Great video Petrik! I know it feels like you're behind on your reading, but I think you're still reading a lot so don't worry about it! Hope one of these hits those 5 stars for you 😊

@PetrikLeo

4 күн бұрын

Thank you so much, Zammar! It means a lot to hear that. I'll keep searching for amazing books! 😄

Lady Trent! One of my alltime favorite fantasy series. Will look forward to what you think of it as a whole when you finish the series. I haven't heard of Sistah Samurai before but you had me at Samurai Champloo.

@PetrikLeo

3 күн бұрын

Thank you! I'll get back to Lady Trent after I read Mask of Mirrors!

Pillars of the Earth is great. They even made a tv series from it.

@PetrikLeo

3 күн бұрын

I've started reading the book and it's promising!

One of the few non fantasy/sci fi books I read is Pillars of the Earth, the weird thing is I had zero clue what kind of book it was or if it was famous, bought a really old version of it totally random at a bookfestival; then was so positively surprised that I give it to my sister and now my whole family has read it :)

@PetrikLeo

4 күн бұрын

Aww! That is such a cool story. I just started Pillars of the Earth. 50 pages in and enjoying it. Fingers crossed this will be the 5 stars read I need! 😄😄

@kitkat10is05

3 күн бұрын

I picked up a paperback version of it from a garage sale back in 2008 having no clue what it was about. I absolutely loved it! It’s so detailed and Follett’s writing really brought it to life in my mind. Just found out today that it’s part of a pentalogy - Kingsbridge - and the 5th book came out last year (paperback coming this September)…so now I’ve added 4 more books to my tbr list 😂

I hope next month goes better for you!!

@PetrikLeo

4 күн бұрын

Thank you so much, Hannah! I need it. 🥲

I’m finally jumping into the Powder Mage universe in July and knocking some dust off of the BB editions I have on the shelf, and I think my next book will be Never Die by Rob J. Hayes and see how I like the series before picking up the rest.

@PetrikLeo

3 күн бұрын

That is a great plan! Powder Mage is really unputdownable despite some of its flaws. And Never Die is super fun! :)

I am about 100 pages left in the eye of the world and then on book five of asoiaf for end of June into July.

@PetrikLeo

4 күн бұрын

Nice!! Enjoy your epic fantasy binge! 😄

Hi 👋 like ur July reads, hopefully 🤞 they are 5 stars ✨!!! 😊

@PetrikLeo

4 күн бұрын

Thank you!! I hope so too!

Great video. I don't usually plan out my TBR, but my library hold for books in the Between Earth and Sky trilogy has come in, so I plan to read them ...... Also SISTAH SAMURAI, like 10 mins before watching this video, my hold came in so I will be reading that and hope you get to it too so we can share thoughts😁

@PetrikLeo

3 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! Guess we will be reading Sistah Samurai next month. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on it! :)

Interesting list. I feel you about June being a little slower for reading. I missed two books from my June TBR because of it, so they are going to carry on to July. July TBR: 1. Godblind by Anna Stephens 2. It by Stephen King 3. Herald by Rob J Hayes 4. Into the Rift by Clay Harmon 5. Hyperion by Dan Simmons

@PetrikLeo

3 күн бұрын

I hope to get to Herald in July, too. Hyperion is incredible!! Enjoy! :)

Let say that if you liked how women were portrayed in Sword of Kaigen and Hunger of the Gods, you're going to like the women in Shauna Lawless' trilogy. They don't fight with swords but that doesn't mean that they're weak or that they don't know how to fight with what they have. I can't wait for you to review it, no pressure intended :)

@PetrikLeo

3 күн бұрын

That's the kind of great characterization I wish existed more in fantasy. Seems like I will have a great time reading Children of Gods and Fighting Men!

That is 1 stacked July!

@PetrikLeo

4 күн бұрын

Definitely won't be able to read them all! 😂😂

Will you make a Curse of the Mistwraith review? I hope you get that five star book while I start Rainwild chronicles next month

@PetrikLeo

4 күн бұрын

Not on the channel! I'm still thinking about it tbh. Not sure whether I should review it now or later. I fele like I couldn't concentrate on it as much as I hoped due to life. Good luck with Rainwild Chronicles!!

Patrik Read Arthur ...Giles Kristian Book 3 of Camelot trilogy It is as good as Lancelot..

@PetrikLeo

3 күн бұрын

Will do!! I tried getting to it this month but failed due to life. 🥲

Petrie, when will the second book of Sun Eater series be out for hardcover, now I’m addicted

@PetrikLeo

3 күн бұрын

I haven't heard anything about it yet, but I'm quite confident it will happen judging from the sales of the first book! :)

I started reading the mask of mirrors but I put it down to read at another time but I can tell you I read over 100 pages and I was enjoying the characters and the world building the only thing is that I found it to be a very slow burn, I will pick it up maybe by the end of year once I finished some of the series I want to read right now

@PetrikLeo

2 күн бұрын

Oh that's good! Thanks for letting me know so I can set my expectations and prepare my reading mood accordingly! 😁 I heard great things about the series!

Pillars of the earth sounds good. I wonder if its a standalone?🤔 take care patrik. Play a lot of eldein ring. I heard is realy hard game thogh.

@PetrikLeo

4 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! It's definitely a standalone novel! And yeah, Elden Ring is challenging! :D

did you ever give an update on reading the price of power?

@PetrikLeo

3 күн бұрын

I finished it. Will talk about it in my wrap up!

@pherranine

3 күн бұрын

@@PetrikLeo​​⁠thanks for taking the time to answer and oh boy am i nervous bc i really want to like this one haha my taste is very similar to yours usually. i look forward to it!

You get to read The Mercy of Gods early? How dare you! LOL

@PetrikLeo

4 күн бұрын

Yeahhh! I was so surprised when I got the package. Hopefully it's a good one! :)

Peeeetrik

@PetrikLeo

4 күн бұрын

Zeeennnn

Es util la Biblia en este tiempo?

@PetrikLeo

16 сағат бұрын

Not sure 😅

Post negative reviews. It's ok. Some books suck. Feels like you sell out if you aren't.

@PetrikLeo

4 күн бұрын

I DO post negative reviews. But I try to not post too many of them on KZread as I posted them on Goodreads where I have 55k followers already. I still talk about them on my wrap up video though.