MN Lisa’s Comments (group member since Jul 20, 2023)

MN Lisa’s comments from the Hooked on Books group.

Based on the tasks, I think Destroy is easier, but I could find something for just about any of them.

ChatGPT's evaluation of our choices: you’ve reached the pivotal choice at the heart of the Night Garden:
Protect, Use, or Destroy the godseed. Here's a quick overview of what each path suggests based on your group's story so far:

🌱 Protect the Godseed
Why it fits: You’re already Shadowbound and attuned to the Night Garden’s wild magic. Protecting the seed would align with honoring that connection, becoming its guardians instead of its masters.
Story potential: You could face cults, corrupted former protectors, or even ancient beings who demand the seed for themselves. Lots of high-stakes defense and diplomacy.

🔮 Use the Godseed
Why it fits: If your group is ambitious and curious—especially Jackie with her forbidden-knowledge flaw—this path gives you real temptation and power. But also real consequences.
Story potential: Visions, deals, partial transformations, maybe even unlocking divine-level magic… or becoming something new entirely. Risky but exciting.

🔥 Destroy the Godseed
Why it fits: If the party feels they've made enough magical mistakes (see: spell plague, body-swapping, bean mishaps) and wants to break the cycle, this is a powerful act of sacrifice.
Story potential: Finality, backlash, haunting consequences. Possibly even a battle with the seed itself or something it awakens before it dies.

No. We only need that on the first one of the set to 3a will be the next time we need a story.

This is so good. I'm so glad it was recommended to me.

Amanda wrote: "If we all ever meet in person it should be where we rent an airbnb in the middle of nowhere and all just read in the same room with no interruptions"
This would work if we read the same book or were ok with random...OMG What were they thinking and getting distracted with side conversations.

I might have to back out of Deposing Nathan. I don't think I'm going to get the book in time.

i have an easy day at work so i've been able to listed to a lot. I'm at 2x speed and it seems like I'm comprehending most.

It's like Icarus doesn't know how to have friends. It's weird. And the fact that the diner owner doesn't seem to know about Helios is also weird. I'm really like this so far.

Poor Helios. I wonder what he did, but whatever the punishment doesn't seem to fit the crime.

I started listening to this one. Not doing spoiler tags, but can add them if you want me to.

I am not liking Icarus' dad. But it seems like he has a few good friends.

I'm done now. It was really good, but I do wish he would have ended up on his own or with Ashton.

It makes you think of how fast we expect them to grow up when they are in the spotlight. Living is hard in private, but in front of everyone....ugh.

Yeah. My heart is breaking for Hunter, but he does bring it on himself a little bit. He should be able to talk to his bandmates, who were friends before they got famous.

I'm just where he is getting out of the club.

Is it wrong for me to want Hunter and Ashton to end up together in the end?

Kaivan is getting creepier to me. I initially thought he was being kinda sweet, but now I just don't know.

Kaivan's interview about boy bands was kinda sucky. He seems ok when they are together for the most part, but he is a bit about fame, from what I can see.

One of my complaints about #6 is it feels more about rounding out the mystery of the council (and OMG is it good and what happens to Rick and Kai is heartbreaking) than the romance between damien and doc. Its a great story though, I love it.

Label just suggested that Hunter and Kaivan "fake" date. Not sure how that is supposed to help.

Oohh. I kinda kinda see the issue with Kaivan, but also that aidan leeked the texts is pretty crappy.

I'm trying to skip past what everyone said above. i'll go back and read when I'm done.

I just got this book on Audio from Everand. Narrated by Kirt Graves. I like him.

I've got this one on audio and have started to listen. I get about 45 min each day on my drive to and from work.

I like books that have multiple narrators, its like listening to a tv show or a movie.

I'm in the middle of Kiss & Tell and just started Sixteen Souls. I'm reading slow though. Only about 30 min a day per book, well at least until it picks up and I can't put it down....