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S.’s comments from the Gentle SPECTRUMS group.

I am glad to hear it is going to be better and better for you, birthday girl! :)

I also just read the prologue and the first chapter and am already fond of it with Ronan's chapter (was freaky, his three secrets), the dream thieves now I know the reason behind the book's name, and also we know where Chainsaw came from. :)

Blue thought was funny when she decided not in love with Gansy after he told her about feminist muscles :))

Do I forget something in the previous book, we know about her first kiss and seeing a clairvoy about Gansey in the graveyard and will be dead in 12 months, but why finding Glendower can save Gansey?

Kerri, I am not sure but I think Ronan knows how his father made the money but probably not through dreams because he has three secrets that we know one of them is taking things out of his dreams, so two secrets left, one is about his father and the second which keep from himself, buried deep down.

Oh, and my favorite part was when Blue thought she was a little in love with all of them. We even have Noah, interesting he seems more alive on the ley line.

Hi girls
I got a little slow in my reading but would be happy to start this book with you whenever you are ready, and I'll try to write every day, at least every other day.

Hi there!

Dear Carolyn, I hope you and your cats are doing well. The suggestion about mailing may be a good idea.
The news is my aunt and her daughters are currently not staying with us, as our dog was getting restless in a very busy home and their paperwork for immigrating to Cyprus has taken longer than expected.
Also, my younger aunt couldn't take her children to Germany, so her son and little girl will be staying with us for a while until she can arrange the necessary legal work.
Anyway, I'm planning to check out The Gargoyle in the next few days, and in the meantime, I'm trying to finish reading 1984 (I'm currently halfway through it in a paper book) then if you two are all right, we start our sequel...

Haha, these are what my cousins do with my photos, apps and things like that. We didn't keep cards and handwriting, but we may should, especially after we probably plan to visit a few museums next week.

Oh, You can start "The Dream Thieves" for sure, and I have a better idea, I can read book two before you start book 3, I think it's better, I like from now on to finish the continuous series. So don't worry my friend, you and Kerri start and I will return to answer.

Thank you for the reminder, I also have one Ian Rankin book on my reading list for this year to read together, and will search for "Opal" and the spin-off books and check out your review of "The Big Four".

Thank you so much Carolyn, I'll tell your nice words :)
Yes, We keep taking photos and my aunt (my mother's sisters) and her daughters are experts on this, haha

I would be happy if you could wait for me but don't want to force you to do it, do it as you wish my friends :)

Dear friends,
I apologize for missing our discussion on "The Gargoyle" and for not responding to emails. I think I told you, Carolyn, by email or here on GoodReads, but I can't recall it now,

We have a few unexpected guests from Turkey and they plan to stay here for a couple of months. My aunts lived in Turkey for about 10 years but now they plan to leave Iran to live in Cyprus and my younger aunt in Germany. So we have busy days, I really doubt we'll have a chance to meet them again, after they leave for faraway countries.

I probably can't be online much, I will try to listen to books and keep reviews brief, but I won't be able to write every day. My cousins and I plan to read and discuss a few books, including Leigh Bardugo's, but they will be staying with us until at least the end of September. Please don't change your plans because of me. Again, I'm sorry for my delay in responding. I was looking forward to continuing our discussions on Maggie's books.

This was part of his description of Marianne's library, I like the part saying Greeks were not going to allow themselves to be forgotten. :)

Bookshelves, heavy with serious volumes, lined three of the walls. Spenser, Milton, Donne, Blake, and the Venerable Bede represented the English. The German authors included Hartmann von Aue, Wolfram von Eschenbach, Ulrich von Türheim, Walther von der Vogelweide, and Patrick Süskind. Russian books included The Life of Archpriest Avvakum, Mikhail Lermontov’s Demon, and Dead Souls by Nikolai Gogol. Spain supplied the masterpieces of St. Teresa of Ávila: The Interior Castle and The Way of Perfection. The Greeks were not going to allow themselves to be forgotten: Homer, Plato, Aristotle, Euripides, and Sophocles took up most of the bottom shelf, as if they had long ago decided that bookshelves would be incomplete without everyone else standing on their shoulders. There was a half-wall of Latin volumes, but the only ones that caught my eye were Cicero’s Dream of Scipio and Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Looking a little out of place, but not wanting to be left off the world stage, were a number of books from Asia.

I'm so happy for Izzy and hope she fully recovers soon.

Marianne's story is outside of the monastery is entertaining and I think you will enjoy it as much as the last part.
There is a part when he sees Marianne's library for the first time and the way he reacts to the library is cool, I think it happens after they left the hospital. Do you remember it, Carolyn? I think I marked a few sentences.

Oh, Carolyn, this sounds quite awful, I'm happy we read Maggie books that are very different from "Shiver". Good choice, there are many good books that I'm sure you will not miss these three. :)

Hi Carolyn,

Happy to hear that, I am ready to start anytime after finishing Golden Son (Red Rising, #2) I read about 30 percent, maybe a week or so.

Hi Kerri

No worries at all! I hope Izzy is feeling better soon. It's always stressful when our pets need medical attention. I am happy to hear she is well and enjoys extra attention. Take all the time you need to focus on her recovery, and we'll be here to catch up on everything. Wish Izzy a quick and easy recovery. :)

I just realized I forgot to mention ley lines in my previous message. I thought I had already said that unfortunately, I couldn't find any information on the websites.

Carolyn, you are correct. While I didn't particularly enjoy this book, let's shift the conversation toward the moments I found interesting.

I don't see any location hint yet, except for one shop that was mentioned! When he (I don't know his name yet!) took a taxi to go and see one of his videos for the last time.

One of the stories I liked was about a dragon that was burned and transformed into a gargoyle sculpture

As I read through about 60% of the book, I'm curious to see what will happen to those two when they ran away together.

Although it's a sad situation, I couldn't help but chuckle at the way he described himself "I look like the bastard child of Hannibal Lecter and the Phantomess of the Opera."

Thank you Carolyn for the helpful suggest phrase for my current situation, I haven't come across the phrase "cleanse the palate" before. I would not take a break and will read the book slowly and try to understand how the author narrates their stories.

I don't believe his name has been mentioned yet. Kerri, you are correct that the protagonist is unlikable, and the description of his recovery from burn injuries is both disturbing and saddening. Despite his fault, the severity of his punishment is brutal indeed.

Kerri, I'm so happy to hear that the book worked better for you. and I hope you enjoyed your time with your aunt, though I know moving could be challenging and complicated. :)
Also, thank you for your suggestion, I may try a few so-much-want-to-read and although I typically do not reread, trying the books I loved in the past seems like a great idea and make me feel better for my next reads.

Thank you, Carolyn, for encouraging me to continue reading and get to the point of Marianna's past, which is more enchantment. I agree with you that his situation is demanding and challenging and the part that belongs to the ancient timeline is more impressive.

And you surprised me by telling me used to fantasy wars and murderers. How quickly you found out a point I didn't discuss about it. Lately, I've found myself not enjoying the books I'm reading, and I'm wondering if it's because of that. I wonder if I am used to such things and need more exciting content. I don't know exactly what mood I am in, dark fantasy or maybe try some historical kings and queens' events or the authors who aren't in our century.

Perhaps taking a break from this book is a good idea. However, I am curious about Kerri's journey and would love to hear how it's going. It seems like we are both slow in this one.

I'm at 44 percent of the book and they are on their way to Marianna's home. While it's not annoying me anymore, I'm still struggling to find anything noteworthy about the story or its characters. Although there are some beautiful moments from the past and interesting quests, but still I would have dropped the book if I wasn't buddy reading. The writing style feels like a weak biography or report, which I'm not particularly fond of, and also the story is very slow without any exciting events to keep me engaged.

Carolyn, the website you shared and New Zealand Kauri was truly beautiful! I think the region's vegetation is incredibly unique and captivating.

Kerri, I am happy you said about Chainsaw, I think too she is an unusual bird. Do you recall Clara told that Ronan has an animal in him when the boys first visited Blue's home?
The sub-series is the Dreamer trilogy, right? Call Down the Hawk sounds awesome with Ronan in the main role and probably Chainsaw on the book cover. :)

Oh Carolyn, I'm sorry to hear about the costly fees. It's a significant amount, equivalent to the price of 10 books! However, I'm glad to see that your order includes good materials like Dream Thieves and Call Down The Hawk.

Currently, I have read about 10 percent (before part three). I must admit, this has been quite a frustrating experience and annoying read; it is not what I had imagined and has been disappointing so far. I really hope will be better and stop describing his time as a porn star!

Carolyn, I completely understand your perspective. Providing support and assistance to children is a commendable action, and it's great to see the government help those in need. Unfortunately, some governments don't care about these things and people's benefits, which is why citizens in my country are not as comfortable or free as those in other countries.

There are no chapters in my ebook, the approximate percentage I am reading now is about 4%, and I have much to read yet! I just wanted to say that the way he describes it, omg, is mind-blowing!

When he talked about flame and broiled fresh, and some talked about thermal burns, liquid boils, cell exploration, and cooked protein... I translated this section for my mother and she asked, "What is this you are reading?"

There was only a short section about Ulrich bequeathing his state to Beguine women and establishing a scriptorium at the monastery. But I am already curious about how these two events are related because it seems there is a huge time gap!

I have a question, maybe New Zealand has something like that, but definitely not this not a way in Iran. If I understand correctly the burned man (do we know yet that he is a man?!) lives in the 21 century and the book is not entirely fictional, they are not living in an unknown land, so I wonder if the government sends money for his aunt and uncle to take care of him? Is it always like that for orphaned children? So the parent who accepts them could do this only because of money, not for the children themselves, right?

Oh, and in this terrible accident, I should not have laughed but

"Too antiseptic for hell, and could the roof of heaven really be made of gray metal?"

A creative metaphor "wearing dead people as armor against death."

P.S. I agree with you Carolyn, history is always a slow read, wish you enjoy all books you are reading. :)
I'll check our group and hope soon write our reviews of "The Raven Boys". Please send a link in case I missed your update page.

Hello girls!
Carolyn, I see you have started reading multiple readings :)
Good luck with that!
Kerri, I'm ready to start reading Gargoyle tonight. I hope you will be ok too, but if not, please let me know, we can postpone it.

I don't believe that Latin is one of the oldest languages too, but it may be one of the closest to our modern times, like English. Ancient Persian has an alphabet we can't read it now, even though the modern Persian language itself isn't very easy either.

I recall reading something that compared predictions to a calm lake, and our actions to a stone that disrupts the water's surface and creates waves. The future is not set in stone and can change with each effort we make. Glad Maggie used this theory.

Thanks Carolyn for mentioning the professor's name, Roger.
I think it seems reasonable that Blue didn't recognize Noah after years have passed and they all look alike, boys with the same uniforms. However, the story of Noah is a bit confusing and surprising. Perhaps in future books, Maggie could provide more clarity.

I have mixed feelings about Adam's mother. While it's true that Adam's father was abusive, I feel that his mother didn't do enough to protect him. She even seemed to blame Adam for some of his father's behavior and didn't speak up to defend him. In my opinion, she should have confronted her husband and not put her child in such a difficult position.
Yes, Kerri, I was really glad that Adam spoke up to the police and told them what happened, even though it was hard for him. I'm also happy that Ronan is working hard in school as a way to honor Adam's sacrifice for him.

I am sorry to disappoint you, but I have no knowledge about ley lines or petroforms, nor can I confirm if they are factual concepts in the field of archaeology.

Carolyn, I listen to audiobooks almost every day but there is not a chance to talk frequently. but maybe I could speak my cats aloud :)
No, my parents don't know English although I appreciate your inviting them to your beautiful home. I saw Rose-breasted Grosbeaks on the internet the last time you mentioned them, little beautiful creatures. :)
oh dear, I smiled at your memory of Angel and Marigold seeing the bear “What was that” :))