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LFC, Bears. Cymru. Also F1, Anime, Manga, among other stuff. https://boxd.it/1dAIT
I will simply not allow ‘Liverpool’ to ruin my birthday.
November 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
16. Kingdoms of Death.

So I guess Ruocchio just wanted Hadrian to suffer after the cool shit he did in Demon in White huh? Brilliantly written, the relationship between Hadrian and Syriani Dorayaica was fascinating. How the series moves forwards after what’s happened here is gonna be interesting.
November 21, 2025 at 8:05 PM
15. Best Served Cold (🎧).

A really enjoyable spin off sequel, even if the plot is just a revenge story. Abercrombie remains one of the best character writers I’ve seen, the mix of old and new blend very well here. Cosca in particular is just hilarious.
November 12, 2025 at 10:59 PM
14. Demon In White.

Holy shit this was good. The pacing at the start is so much better than the previous two. Lorian really grew on me here and the emperor and his family getting more detail was appreciated. Alexander and Selene will be interesting going forward. Really good Hadrian moments too.
October 23, 2025 at 9:31 AM
13. Last Argument of Kings (🎧).

Mostly satisfied with the character endings here, even though they are bleak, very much expected from this world though. Glokta is the standout again with his plotting, as well as Bayaz becoming much more interesting. Will definitely be reading more Abercrombie.
October 1, 2025 at 5:37 PM
12. Before They Are Hanged (🎧).

Builds on the characters from the first very well whilst also giving the plot much more importance. Logen is my standout character with his attempts to unify the group. Very good subversive moments and great cliffhangers for book 3 to build on.
September 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
#FPL gameweek 3 team. It’s currently a disaster. Palmer, JSL out. Semenyo, Mateta in.
August 30, 2025 at 8:59 AM
#FPL gameweek 1 team. Hoping it’s not actually a disaster for me this year.
August 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Not the dream result but following the reds to Wembley will always be good fun.
August 10, 2025 at 7:34 PM
11. The Blade Itself (🎧🔁).

Gave this a re-listen before jumping into the rest of the series and I still like it. The characters standout, particularly Jezal and Glokta. The world building does a good job of absorbing you into a bleak and corrupt world. Steven Pacey’s narration is also wonderful.
August 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Front row seats to the Rio Ngumoha show. It’s wonderful.
August 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
10. Bleach.

Kinda cheating cause I just read from the end of the anime to the end, but it’s so good I have to put it in here. Quickly has become one of my favs, and I’m so excited to see how the rest of it is adapted. Think it needs some extra chapters to flesh it out more, but it’s still great.
July 16, 2025 at 9:22 PM
9. A Dance with Dragons (🎧).

I don’t understand how people have coped with the 13+ year wait for these cliffhangers to be addressed. Jon is the standout, but like Tyrion and Barristan too. The Aegon plot is great and Dorne continues to be fascinating. Time to join the wait for Winds now I guess.
July 15, 2025 at 5:11 PM
8. The Tainted Cup.

A fun little detective mystery book that wraps up nicely. Din and Ana were the obvious standouts, really good chemistry between them. Kinda wish the Leviathans played a bit more into the story. (Also the romance seems like it came out of nowhere, maybe I’m just dense though 😭).
June 4, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Pouring with rain but there’s truly no where else I’d rather have been. Up the reds.
May 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
7. A Feast for Crows (🎧).

Really brave to not have all the main characters but Sansa, Brienne, Arya and Jaime and Cersei in particular really stand out. Dorne and the Iron Islands plot were very intriguing, imagine if the show had actually adapted them! (And Stoneheart, and not screwed Sansa over!)
May 15, 2025 at 11:41 AM
6. A Storm of Swords (🎧).

My favourite ASOIAF book so far. Does have the same problem I had with the first two; I’ve seen the show so I know what happens. Hoping as GoT diverged from the next two, I’ll be more surprised. Despite that, still great, loads of memorable events, & loved Jon’s story.
April 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
5. One Piece: Egghead.

Whilst it doesn’t have the highs from the fights that Wano had, the lore developments and world building that happened made up for it. Kuma’s backstory was great and Bonney was a fun addition. Also gave me hope that Vivi will get another big arc with the straw hats.
April 17, 2025 at 5:41 PM
4. One Piece: Wano Country Saga.

Maybe my favourite One Piece saga? Certainly up there. Feels like everything post time-skip has been building up for this, and it pays off so well. It’s got some of the best flashback chapters and seeing all the different crews fighting together was fantastic.
April 10, 2025 at 11:26 PM
3. How to win the Premier League.

Really insightful and fascinating. The behind the scenes stories at Liverpool along with more general football data topics, it’s all really good for anyone who enjoys football, data and how they crossover.
February 27, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The Vertu Trophy, what a competition that is by the way.
February 11, 2025 at 10:15 PM
2. Howling Dark.

A really good sequel. Think this benefitted a lot from having a core group of characters that the story focussed on alongside Hadrian, rather than it changing constantly as it did in the first book. It’s also set up some really interesting mysteries for the series going forward.
February 4, 2025 at 8:38 PM
1. Empire of Silence.

Sun Eater is one of the series I’ve been wanting to start for a while, so I’m finally getting around to it. From what I’ve seen, this is the weakest book in the series, and if that’s the case, then I cannot wait to see how good these get, because this was still very solid.
January 9, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Introduce yourself with four video games
November 17, 2024 at 10:32 AM