The City Stained Red | 
pickFor any that are in a Scott Lynch, Gentlemen Bastard‘s, withdrawal, I‘d say that this is a good replacement. I‘m not a huge fantasy reader but I do love the bumbling hero, full of sarcastic wit, and Lenk is good contender. A cast of amazing anti-heroes, simply trying to live where they can be accepted, sadly walk into a town, overrun by a civil war, and demons.
Thoroughly enjoyed and will continue the trilogy.
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Fantasy readers/lovers: why there gotta be gigantic spiders!? Finally a character reacted the way I would… running screaming in terror. 🤣😳
You really move through a TBR when you DNF a few. Second last one! I‘ve been wanting to read Sam Sykes for a while! #currentlylistening
My reading partner for #24in48, falling asleep on the job
It was slightly warmer tonight so I tried out our new, makeshift catio. Lily seems to like it, although she got scared when big trucks went by.
I usually read books that I know something about from reviews or are written by authors I've already read. I checked this book out because I follow the author on Twitter. So far I'm loving the misfit band of adventurers without having any idea where the story is going.
pickFun fantasy adventure with a great cast of characters and fantastic humor. Demons, elves, dragonmen, and spiders the size of horses😱 recommended for anyone who enjoys fantasy with foul mouthed characters and dirty jokes!
#LitsyPartyofOne 1. The City Stained Red 2. Chocolate Chunk Cookies 3. Water, because AZ is hot today 4. Just heather gray PJs 5. I don't usually listen to music 6. I'm in the LR next to my pup for now. After his final trot outside, we'll both hit the bed! 7. Bernie is my always companion🐶 8. Join me right now? If Bridget Jones showed up with wine, I'd let her in🎉🎉🎉
I need to start my next read for TFoB. Several choices, so I'm going for the book with a map! And I already misread one of the town names. Shict Town I read as Poop Town, but the other word. Poop Town sounds funnier, though. I have no idea if Shict Town is central to this story, but in my head it shall always be 💩💩💩Poop Town💩💩💩And that's why I teach middle school. #TeachersofLitsy
For Tucson Festival of Books, "Why So Serious" during the 4-5pm Sunday is the ONLY time slot where I have one panel chosen. Just one. All other time slots have 3-5 panels that I want to see. Some choices will be narrowed down if I can't snag tickets on March 6, but still...argh!!! How do I choose? ?This festival needs to be longer.?
pickHigh-ish fantasy with excellent world-building and even some great female secondary characters that I suspect will actually be the true stars of the trilogy.
Full review over on Goodreads.
pickThis was a great step into the fantasy realm for me who is not a traditional fantasy reader. It is a bag ass book but not full of fluff. Those are necessary pages. #fantasy #bigbook #kittiesoflitsy #blackcats
Giving this book by Sam Sykes a shot. Couple chapters in and I really appreciate his deviation from the standard fantasy "elf, dwarf, halfling" setup.
pickThis is wonderful visceral language and an engaging (if sometimes horrifying) story. Not an easy read at all, but well worth the effort.
pickThis story takes you into the city of Cier'Djaal and the horrible situations 6 adventurers have in its massive walls. The adventurers find themselves in the middle of multiple wars that explode and then get the responsibility of fixing it. Character relationships are incredibly good and believable.
I was able to have this amazing author sign his book this weekend 😄 I love the alliteration!
"Blood's a sticky thing. A blade doesn't get easier to put down once it's caked in it."
