Started: 1/1/17
Target: 25
Read: 10

Books:
1. [s]Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J.K. Rowling[/s] (Sue me, I never actually read the books all the way through until almost now)
2. [s]Gardens of the Moon - Steven Erikson[/s] (LOVED IT.)
3. [s]Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K. Rowling[/s] (finished today 1/24/17 -- strange feeling, but good! Feels like i've at last closed out this part of my childhood. And, time to add some more to this list of to-be-read books before returning to Gardens of the Moon!)
4. The Blade Itself - Joe Abercrombie
5. [s]Mistborn (#1) - Brandon Sanderson[/s] (What a damn ride! Sure, the writing is not of a stylistic flow I prefer but I found the characters to be entertaining [Sazed FTW] alongside the well-laid plot. Also, allomancy is pretty dope.)
6. [s]Abaddon's Gate (#3 of Expanse Series) - James S.A. Corey[/s] (Gah, wonderful space fiction fun. Not the highest quality of sci-fi/fantasy literature out there in terms of style, but the characters are fun and the action is hot. Favorite of the first trilogy me thinks.)
7. The Crossing - Cormac McCarthy 
8. [s]The Storyteller and Other Tales - K.V. Johansen[/s] (Eloquently written, a tragically under-read author.)
9. [s]Tinkers - Paul Harding[/s] (A long 190 page read pondering the connection of death and grief to the human condition. Could be a bit wordy at times especially at the beginning, but the second half of this Pulitzer winner is worth the read.)
10. [s]The Red (The Red #1) - Linda Nagata[/s] (Fun thrilling military sci-fi ride. Felt like a plausible future with touches of our current world. Characters were up and down with me, could never get the greatest of reads on them but I still rooted for them so there was definitely something done correctly on that end. Action was fun, and once you get started you keep on moving.)
11. [s]The Trials (The Red #2) - Linda Nagata[/s] (Improved on some character issues I had from before. These aren't your well-developed cast from Game of Thrones or Malazan Book of the Fallen. Everyone outside of the primary protagonists doesn't quite hold up on an emotional investment level. Still, an improvement from the original and fun as fuck. Almost done with the 3rd.)
12. [s]Going Dark (The Red #3) - Linda Nagata[/s] (Quality closer to the trilogy. Stakes were high, and the story is semi-tied up. Has me wondering if this will continue as a series or not but I'd be fine if it ends where it ended. A lot of moral questions and concepts of free will when an AI is involved, and I felt these were explored in free new way. Solid trilogy.)