I started reading last year, mostly productivity stuff, but now I’m really looking to jump into fiction to unwind after a long week of uni, studying, and work. I need something to help me relax during the weekends without feeling like I’m working.

I’d love some recommendations for books that are short enough to finish in a day but still hit hard and are totally worth it. No specific genre preferences right now. I’m open to whatever. Looking forward to seeing what you guys suggest. Thank you very much in advance.

  • ytsedude@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I love the worldbuilding, mystery, and magic system, but I think it’s the characters that I love the most. I can identify with these characters so much more than any book I’ve read before. Their struggles, their thoughts and feelings, and their growth really speaks to me.

    Also, the climax of Brando’s books are awesome. Fans have dubbed it “The Sanderlanche.” Something that B-Money is great at is delivering on promises. He is actually a writing professor at BYU (he’s uploaded a lot of his lectures to his YouTube channel), and one of his big things for writers is Plot, Promises, and Progress. It’s really exciting when you realize you’re in the Sanderlanche, because a bunch of awesome shit is about to go down.

    And, most of his books are in the same universe (called the Cosmere), and so it’s cool when you recognize a character from one series when they show up in another series.

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      2 months ago

      It is very rare to see that fans have dubbed something, so knowing that fans have dubbed it “The Sanderlanche” is giving it a feeling that this author and his books must be too good and worth checking it out. Anyway, thank you very much for a detailed answer.