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Rise of the King: Companions Codex, II
Rise of the King: Companions Codex, II | R A Salvatore
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In the second book of the Companions Codex, the latest series in the New York Times best-selling saga of dark elf Drizzt Do'Urden, R.A. Salvatore picks up with the fan-favorite storyline of dwarf king Bruenor Battlehammer and his bloody feud with the orc kingdom of Many Arrows.
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Doppoetry
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Mehso-so

There is a lot to unpack here. Aside from being repetitive, this one and the previous book deal with themes of good vs evil, but they lean more towards trying to justify heinous actions because the characters we follow are “good“ and the enemy is “Bad“ As readers we know that there is a third party that manipulates things from the shadows. But certain good characters claiming it's okay to slaughter the enemies because they are evil is gross to me.

Doppoetry Basically, in the past, there was a group of orcs and half-orcs that wanted to settle in a region and the dwarves were not fans but were made to sign a peace agreement. But now the third party basically causes the ancestors of those orcs to change command and attack peaceful settlements, causing a war, and then the dwarves who were opposed to the peace become trigger-happy and use that as an excuse to resume fighting. 1d
Doppoetry As far as the reader is aware, there are still peaceful orcs and half-orcs in said settlement, but it's overshadowed by the malcontented orcs who want to go back to the way things were.

A lot of mixed feelings about this book.
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Doppoetry
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#Bookreport

Last week was a slow reading week, but I made progress with the tagged book and finished The Aeneid. I still need to take notes on 5 of the books, but I am satisfied with having finished it. Next week I will be starting Witness because I really want to catch up to the series before the new book comes out.

📚CR:

🎧Rise of the King
🎧The Witness for the Dead

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Doppoetry
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#Bookreport

📚Currently reading:

🎧Lud in the Mist
🎧Rise of the King

Progress: I had minimal reading done in the past two weeks due to siding replacements and the construction of an overhanging roof to this house. I'm afraid the following week will be the same 😭

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Doppoetry
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#Bookreport

📚Currently reading:

🎧Lud in the Mist
🎧Rise of the King

Progress:
I finished all of my planned reading for December and my Goodreads challenge as a result. Got through a few hours of ROTK which was nice, rough week for Lud but I managed to get through a chapter on Friday. Monday is busy as always but I will pick it back up on Tuesday. I will focus on those for the rest of the year.

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Doppoetry
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#Bookreport

📚Currently reading:

🎧Lud in the Mist
🎧Rise of the King

Progress:
Glad I got back to the Drizzt novels, maybe I can finally catch up by next year. Been making slow but steady progress with Lud in the Mist. I am really loving it. I might pick another short audiobook between those two, but we shall see.

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blithebuoyant
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Here we go again! 26/30! Seeing poor Entreri just broke my heart at the end of Night Of The Hunter 😭 I‘ve always had a soft spot for that fool. #nearlydone #4booksleft #icantwait