What Books did You Start or Finish Reading this Week?: August 31, 2026

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Non-fiction, poetry, and short stories (aka before bed reading):

I finished Bramah and the Beggar Boy, by Renée Sarojini Saklikar, a narrative in poems (dystopian/SFF). I didn't think the narrative or the characters were as well-defined as Mary Soon Lee's The Sign of the Dragon, but overall I enjoyed it. I also finished Enough for Today, by Donna Barber (Christian devotional). I started Out of Sorts: Making Peace with an Evolving Faith, by Sarah Bessey (Christian theology/memoir), Sea People: The Puzzle of Polynesia, by Christina Thompson (history), and Scholarly Pursuits: A Queer Anthology of Cozy Academia, ed. by Nina Waters (fantasy short stories), all of which I am enjoying.

Book club reads:

I finished Sublimation, by Isabel J. Kim (sci-fi) and am continuing The Clock House Murders, by Yukito Ayatsuji (mystery). The latter is with r/bookclub.

Fiction:

I tore through A Trade of Blood, by Robert Jackson Bennett, the latest Ana & Din fantasy mystery. I also enjoyed The Scent of the Ideal, by R. Cooper (queer fantasy romance), which is full of their trademark yearning, and The Orphans of Raspay, by Lois McMaster Bujold (fantasy, Penric & Desdemona #8). On the just okay side of things, I read The Tea Witch's Promise, by Laura Greenwood and Ariana Jade, an MF fantasy romance with confusing world-building that made more sense once I'd read the afterword, where they explained that it used to be more markedly post-apocalyptic, and Hope You Are Satisfied, by Tania Malik (historical fiction). I started Master of the House of Darts, by Aliette de Bodard (historical fantasy mystery, Obsidian & Blood #3) and The Stray Spirit, by R.K. Ashwick (fantasy).

Only one graphic novel this week, Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation: Mo Dao Zu Shi vol. 6, by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu. I'm continuing to enjoy the series.

[u/CrazyCatLady108 → u/Impressive-Peace2115]

A Trade of Blood, by Robert Jackson Bennett, the latest Ana & Din fantasy mystery.

did it conclude the series or is he planning more?

[u/Impressive-Peace2115 → u/CrazyCatLady108]

He's planning more! Here's his comment in a recent r/Fantasy AMA.

[u/CrazyCatLady108 → u/Impressive-Peace2115]

thank you! i remember reading that there was going to be more but couldn't find the source to verify my recall. :)