Vikki’s Comments (group member since Dec 01, 2021)

Vikki’s comments from the On The Same Page group.

Authors:
4. An author you have read a book from more than 2 times.

Published:

7. In the year of the snake. (1929, 1941, 1953, 1965, 1977, 1989, 2001, 2013, 2025)

You purchased this:

12. Without reading the blurb.
13. Because of the cover only.
16. Because it was a new release.
21. Because a friend recommended it to you.

Title:

26. An apostrophe in the title.
29. Title Starts with the letter “K”.


Genre:
32. Dark academia.
36. Based on historical events.
38. Revenge.

Narrator:

47. By an unreliable narrator.

Story designed with:

51. Chapters that have only numbers as headings.
53. Book has more than 40 chapters.


Type of characters:
57. Character owns a small business.
60. A strong female character.


Storyline:

61. Has royalty.
62. Part of a duology.
65. Includes a recipe.
76. Is a book about books.

Location:
85. Set in a fictional town.

Cover:
91. Has people on the cover.
92. Has a body of water on the cover.
96. With a vintage cover.
98. With a tree on the cover.

At some point in November I will start trying to make progress in my rather large pile of Christmas books. I just can't start them before Halloween. Most are chick lit so by the time I get to the end of December I am so ready for a change of pace.

My 12+4 challenges probably aren't going to be completed. I've read 10 in 1, 9 in the other. Fairly good progress but with my Christmas book plan, I don't think I'll be completing either. We'll see what happens. For 2025 I think I will just stick to 1 challenge again. Whilst I want to read all the books, I've been distracted by new discoveries or new releases. There are just so many books vying for my attention!

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge OCTOBER 2024
Start Date: 10/01/2024
End Date: 10/31/2024

Total Pages Read: 2,903
Bonus Points:

Books Read:
1. Rewitched 416
2. Throne of the Fallen 576
3. The Pumpkin Spice Café 360
4. The Cinnamon Bun Book Store 347
5. Autumn Killing 503
6. The Book of Witching 384
7. Boys Who Hurt 317

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge SEPTEMBER 2024
Start Date: 09/01/2024
End Date: 09/30/2024

Total Pages Read: 2,501
Bonus Points: 90

Books Read:
1. The Rosie Result 378
2. The Nightmare 528
3. Death at the Sanatorium 320
4. The Book of Fire 400
5. Fudge Cupcake Murder 313
6. Buttercream Bump Off 233
7. Hell's Bells 329

+ 10 The Rosie Result white on cover
+ 10 Death at the Sanatorium white on cover
+ 10 The Nightmare red on cover
+ 10 Buttercream Bump Off red on cover
+ 50 The Book of Fire a major fire happens

9 books finished now!

Anyone else read this one?

9th book finished - The Book of Fire
4 stars from me.

In my opinion this author's best book was The Beekeeper of Aleppo. I've read Songbirds and now this one and they don't quite live up to The Beekeeper. Having said that, once I got into this book, I did become invested in it. For me, it was a bit of a slow start and it took me a while to get into it. But definitely worth a read. It really shows the horrors and impact of wildfires which we hear about in so many countries these days.

Patricia wrote: "Vikki wrote: "
Just finished this one earlier today"
I've only read the first in that series. How did you like it?"

I enjoyed the trilogy - I'd definitely recommend reading the next 2 books

8th book finished - Daisy Jones & The Six.
I wasn't sure if I would like the style - the interview with all the different characters. But it worked well and I enjoyed it much more than I'd expected. Managed to get through it in just 2 days.

Half way through now!

I'll commit to:

Just finished this one earlier today

Lillie wrote: "More than halfway done!! Saw that you finished The Twilight Garden. What did you think of it?"

It was nice, perhaps a little slow, but I did like it. Worth a read

Now finished 7 books, keeping on track!

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge JULY 2024
Start Date: 07/01/2024
End Date: 07/31/2024

Total Pages Read: 1261
Bonus Points: 35

Books Read:
1. The Twilight Garden 400
2. The Irish Aesthete: Ruins of Ireland 176
3. The Patient Killer 313
4. The Winter of the Witch 372
5

+ 10 The Twilight Garden been on my tbr for a year
+ 25 The Patient Killer on my Kindle

I already read


I'll also read:
&

The Mercy Chair by M W Crave

The Blackbird Oracle by Deborah Harkness

I read Spare when it came out last year. I had always liked Harry, but I don't agree with a lot that has gone on recently. I think a lot of the family issues should have been dealt with privately. They go on a lot about privacy, but then do these documentaries, interviews etc... Harry has obviously struggled with his mental health, particularly with losing his mum so tragically. Do I believe everything in his book... no. There have been wrongs on both his part, and on the part of the other Royals. It's a shame he & Meghan quit as working royals because I think they could have had a positive impact.