Started Fated by Benedict Jacka, first book in his urban fantasy series Alex Verus.
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Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir, necromantic sci-fantasy. About 2/3 of the way through, and I am pleasantly surprised and really enjoying it.
Saw it on recommendation lists several years ago, and, honestly, expected boring YA with annoying characters. I mean, Gideon is cringe, and Harrow is a bitch, but it’s tolerable and does not get in a way of the story.
I love this series. Although I never cottoned on to the cringe, maybe cause I’m old
I read that last year; I was also pleasantly surprised, but still found it kind of overhyped. Like, it’s very readable, and I enjoyed it, but I wasn’t scrambling for the next book at the end. (I did start it this past week out of curiosity, though, as I’ve heard it gets wilder. We’ll see.)