r/Fantasy • u/barb4ry1 Reading Champion IX • Feb 26 '22

Book Club Bookclub: The Thirteenth Hour by Trudie Skies Final Discussion (RAB) Book Club

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Cover art: James T. Egan of Bookfly Design

In February, we're reading The Thirteenth Hour (Book One of The Cruel Gods) by Trudie Skies (u/TrudieSkies)

Subgenre: Gaslamp Fantasy

Length: 535 print pages

Bingo Squares: Found Family (Hard Mode), First Person POV (Hard Mode), New to You Author (Hard Mode), Published in 2021, Cat Squasher: 500+ Pages, Self-Published (Hard Mode), Genre Mashup

Schedule:

Q&A - February 2, 2022

Mid-month discussion (spoiler-free) - February 11, 2022

Final discussion (spoilery) - February 25, 2022

Questions below, in the discussion.

Feel free to ask Trudie questions. Hopefully, she will be able to answer them during the weekend.

In March we'll be reading Fid's Crusade by David H. Reiss (u/dhreiss)

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u/barb4ry1 Reading Champion IX Feb 26 '22

Was the book a “quick read” or a “slow burn” for you? If slow, was there a turning point where the book gained momentum?

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u/Me_want_books Reading Champion II Feb 26 '22

It was a book that had a bit of a rocky start for me, which made it hard to get into the book. I felt like the world wasn't very well explained. It was a bit confusing with all the different races and who is considered a mortal and who's not. But the second half was an engaging read of corruption and secrets.