Hey Pandas, What Was The Most Recent Book You Read And What Rating Would You Give It?

I listened to this one:
The Hunger Games
10/10 SO GOOD. The movie is also amazing!

1. Keeper of the lost cities by Shannon messenger

2. Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
3. Heroes of Olympus by Rick riordan.

Read A court of thorns and roses and Shatter Me at the same time:
ACOTAR: 8.5/10 (+0.5 for rhys and mor :D) sadly it kinda went off for me when they switched perspectives in the last book from feyre to nest :( But still overall a good series!

Shatter Me: 7/10 We love Kenji and Juliette's friendship but the writing style is not for me--still a good series tho!

Sonic Youth co-founder Thurston Moore's memoir, Sonic Life. I really enjoyed it, reading about life in lower Manhattan in the late 70's early 80's, and all kinds of bands I've never heard of before. Really entertaining, even for fans not that familiar with Sonic Youth.

Ummm... probably book one if The Man'yōshū.... an eighth century anthology of Japanese poetry and prose.... amazing stuff, incredibly modern for its time...10/10....

Recently finished Defiant, the final book of Brandon Sanderson's Skyward series. The entire series is incredible and my 2nd favorite space opera after Star Wars.
It utilizes concepts that sound absolutely bonkers on paper, but work perfectly in-universe (such as faster-than-light travel being powered by cute, colorful slug-like creatures). I also loved the characters, and the fact there are enough lighthearted, humorous and positive moments so the whole thing doesn't end up as another bleak, grimdark sci-fi.
10/10, I wholeheartedly recommend.

Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor.

10/10 one of the best books I've ever read. There are some really good points about America and how different we are from the rest of the world. Really great book would definitely recommend.

☆☆☆HARRY POTTER☆☆☆
9/ 10
(Tonks died 😭😭😭)

My most recently finished book is Hard Times (Charles Dickens), and I would rate it an 8/10! Really good, addressed a lot of problems that were prevalent at the time it was written, and an enjoyable read.

Oh, yes, forgot Richard Osman, "The Thursday Murder Club" . This series was so funny!

Godkiller, by Hannah Kaner.

It’s absolutely beautiful. Great characters, world-building, very emotional, it deals with some heavy topics in an excellent way, and it’s also just an amazing fantasy. 10/10.

Some other books I would recommend because god damn do I love recommending books:

Elatsoe by Darcy Little Badger.
Really clever contemporary fantasy with an asexual Native protagonist, deals with subjects like racism and privilege very well.

Hell Follows With Us by Andrew Joseph White. Post-apocalyptic horror about a trans boy and how he survives after escaping the cult that started the plague. Very emotional, lots of body horror. Very good.

Anything by Naomi Novik, she is a god damn genius, but I especially love the Scholomance trilogy (like if Hogwarts was a pseudo-sentient being that tried to kill you), and the Temeraire series (Napoleonic was with dragons!)

Where He Can’t Find You by Darcy Coates.
Psychological and body horror about a serial killer known as “the Stitcher” who kidnaps people and returns them stitched together in horrifying ways. Is it a human or something worse?

The Graceling Realm series by Kristen Cashore. Fantasy where some people are “graced” with unusual skills, which can be anything from holding your breath for a really long time to beautiful singing to mind reading. The first book is Graceling, my favorite is the second one, Fire.

Nuclear War: A Scenario. Horrible and scary to realize how close we are to the edge.

Lost Horizon - James Hilton (7th time) yes I sometimes reread my favorites! Quick, easy classic for young adult in your life too.

Before that: The Merlin Trilogy by Mary Stewart (4th time) every time I pick up new things.

Other faves include:
Memory, Sorrow, and Thorn by Tad WIlliams, my favorite pure fantasy;
Snow Crash by Neal Stephenson;

And while Orson Scott Card might be a bit controversial, his Ender books are definitely worth reading! "...the god of Path is Gloriously Bright"

Throne of glass ❤️🔥

"Prisoner B-3087" by Alan Gratz. 10/10
its about a boy living in the holocaust. he survives 10 concentration camps :O
loved it. i highly recommend it. it was amazing :D

Atomic Habits by James Clear. Absolute life changer!

Martha Wells' Murderbot Diary series. If you enjoy SF these are for you. My local library helped me find them all. The first is All Systems Red.
And totally different; I enjoyed Go As a River by Shelley Read, which was the month's choice for the book club I belong to.

This is obnoxiously self serving, but happens to be true. My own book, "If I Knew Then" by Ross Mullican. I want to give it 10/10, but realistically it's a 7.4/10. It's available on Amazon if anyone wants to check it out and tell me even a 7.4 is too high!

Stormlight Archive by Brandon Sanderson
11/10
This man is a genius, I mean, just look at the 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘦, let alone the rest of his books!