What are you reading in 2026?

Retros_x said:

Never read the books, but these kind of things also always bug me. I suppose from your phrasing, that part of is cover is not being able to cast spells?

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Well he's a cop in the "magic" division of the London Police. And they like to keep the "magic" hidden from the public, because if the public thought magic was real, then the police would have more work to do, and even worse, more paperwork to fill out.

So doing magic in broad daylight where he can be seen seemed to go against the world building as established so far...

But, on the note of the Rivers of London books, just finished Foxglove Summer, which I believe is the 5th book in the series.

Foxglove Summer was actually pretty good, and now that I'm at the mid-way point of what's out so far, unless Aaronovitch really craps out, I'm in to the end of what's pubbed.

I'm also reading the short stories in the Tales of the Folly collection in the order they fit into the series, so I'm about halfway through that one.

Eyes of Nine said:

So doing magic in broad daylight where he can be seen seemed to go against the world building as established so far...

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Normally I am not fussy and pinicky and I can accept that sometimes authors have to bent the story and plausability a bit, but this seems like such an obvious and big oversight. It contradicts the basic plot premise, not just some detail. It definitely would bug me!

Or is this on purpose, to show a failure in his character? He undererstimates the danger of blowing his cover?

well, I just finished up reading Twelve Months, the newest Dresden files book..and holy hell

I have started "This Day In History Some Sh!t Went Down" which is a sweary, relatively shallow but nonetheless interesting history book. I don't remember where I heard about it -- it may have even been here -- but I am thoroughly enjoying the foul language and knowledge dump. WARNING: the author has a strong left leaning bias, but is open about it from the intro.

trappedslider said:

well, I just finished up reading Twelve Months, the newest Dresden files book..and holy hell

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we finally find out what empty night means

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Just finished it as well. I'll have to think on it, but my first impression is, I really liked it. A very different pace, and very different book than we've been getting.


Knowing a bit about Butcher's personal journey recently definitely makes it hit different. Overall, I'm just really happy to have more Dresden Files, and now I'm itching to run the excellent RPG again too!

Retros_x said:

53 books read - 18,889 pages

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How do folks find the time?

Reynard said:

How do folks find the time?

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Some people read more quickly, some people have fewer other hobbies/interests/media interactions. I read over 200 books in 2025, and my wife read more books than I did.

Reynard said:

How do folks find the time?

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You get what everyone gets, a life time.

Or more like 525960 minutes.
How you prioritize them is a you question. Me, I spend altogether too much time playing games and even more time on ENWorld...

Reynard said:

How do folks find the time?

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I read a lot as a child and as a youth and asked myself 2 years ago - why do even 1 book a month seem like a big task? So i changed a few things how I spent my time. The big thing was deleting most social media and time limiting the ones I still want to use. Even enworld gets only 15 minutes per day from me and no minutes on the weekend.
The other big thing was getting an ereader. I have it almost always near to me or with me and everytime I would normally scroll on social media or browse randomly the web I just start reading.

The funny thing is with these 53 books: it felt like I didn't read so much and I often procrastinated reading. That just shows how much time I actually got by removing social media and phone time. Because I also do play more video games and watch more movies.

Also on another note: I also read printed books much more. The ereader just got me back into the habit and is good traveling. In my home I often read printed books nowadays.

But in the end its all about time prioritizing and removing time waste activities from your day. This might be the only thing I actually envy the youth: Having time to waste. I don't envy them for anything else and I am glad to be now an adult that knows what to want from life, is emotionally stable and has disposable income. But man, the time as a teenager where you just had so much free time and did not really had a big need to prioritize - this is the one thing I kinda miss.