Gord’s Comments (group member since Apr 06, 2017)

Gord’s comments from the Vampires, Weres and Fae! group.

I'm just going to get this out of the way early as I don't have a lot to talk about this week. I've had a lot of stuff IRL and I also wasn't feeling 100% this week. Add in the fact that I'm working on a couple large uadiobooks, well not a lot got done this week for reading.

Patient Zero ⭐⭐⭐
This was the first of the large audiobooks that I had to finish and it was a book that I've had on my list now for some time. After finishing this book I have two trains of thought going on. One, this is the type of novel that falls into one of my many wheelhouses. That male action adventure novel that is military and a thriller all at the same time. It's a top secret group of elite military members who operate outside of the system to crush threats against the United States. This is basically my version of the big dumb summer blockbuster movie. I turn my brain off, watch as the good guys shoot up an army of bad guys with a few shiny explosions mixed in for good measure.

The other train of thought is kind of a self reflective kind. This novel feels so incredibly dated but not in a bad way necessarily. This book was released in 2009 and it so perfectly captures that early to mid 2000's mindset. There was tons of references to Bin Laden, 9/11, the Patriot Act, Homeland security, there was even a White Stripes reference in there. It was more then just the references though. This book really caught that hyper patriotic, military great, Middle East bad, kind of mindset that existed at the time. As someone who was in the military in the early 2000's this was like opening a portal back in time and catching a glimpse of a younger version of yourself. It felt really weird in some ways.

As for the book itself, it was an action thriller about a terrorist created plague that basically created zombies. There was a plot to unleash the plague on the Western world and destroy humanity, blah, blah, blah. Like I said before, this is not my first time visiting a book of this nature and it an alright job. It had to find this balance between setting up all these characters, the bad guys plot, the good guys, their top secret department, and the thriller as well. It did this by dedicating a chapter to each major character so we could see the various POV's. Like I said, it did its job well and I do plan to continue on at some point.

Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody, (Light Novel) Vol. 4 ⭐⭐⭐
I've returned to this light novel series and I don't really have a lot to say about this one. It's more of what I expected from this series. Our MC is an overpowered character with a harem of young women and they are traveling around exploring this fantasy world. Our MC is supposed to be a guy in his late 20's reincarnated in a 15 year old boy. If you never mentioned the 15 year old part you would never know. That story element feels like it was just kind of tacked on and has no bearing on anything. Like many light novel series this is just a popcorn read for me and I will be continuing.

Now for the single volume of manga I got to

I Married My Female Friend Vol. 4 ⭐⭐⭐⭐
I just got this manga but I had to fast track it to the top of the pile. This was easily my highlight of the week. I was grinning from beginning to end and I'm just so glad that I read this series. It's that perfect feel good yuri romance slice of life. I'm not really going to talk about what happened in this one since it is the final book in the series but it was the perfect way for this series to end. Now I need to find another cozy yuri romance to read or reread.

As for what I am working on/next
City of the Lost My other chonky audiobook that I am reading. Now that I am past the slower start things are starting to get interesting.
Raven of the Inner Palace (Light Novel) Vol. 3 I just love the covers for these books. They're just so beautiful.

After that I have some manga and comics I need to work on before my next big read.

I've made an appointment for Monday evening for these side effects. Most of the day I've been sitting here feeling light headed and a couple times I've felt close to having another dizzy spell. This is just getting to be a bit to frequent. My BP seems to be fairly stable and I've tested a couple times while feeling off. It seems to be the same as normal. Maybe it's a nothing burger and this is just life on BP meds. Maybe I'll get a reduced dosage. Maybe a new medicine all together. Who knows

Fine then, twist my arm, make me read a new comic, see if I care

Scuttles off to request a copy Willoweep

Ohhh I could always do a reread of Hidden Legacy. That series had some atrocious covers.

I'm kind of stuck on that one as well but I'm sure I'll find one by the end of the year

That is a scary amount of weight to lose in 3 days

Yup, listening at normal speed when I can. The travel to work, here and there at work, stuff like that.

Some thoughts at the 35% mark

Diane, don't like her. There is something that I just don't like about her on a fundamental level.

Dalton, oddly enough I don't think he is an asshole. In some ways I can relate to him. He has a certain way he wants things done and his expectations are high. I think he cares a lot more then most people thinks he does. I also think he knows a lot more then he letting on to.

Rockton, this place is skeevy. Sure it looks nice on the surface but this place is rotten to the core. I know we haven't even began to get into the secrets of this place yet.

I'm just checking to make sure that I am not losing my mind here. Goodreads changed their logo in the last couple days correct? I swear it was uppercase G and now it is some fancy lower case g.

I've been eating a ton of cucumbers but that has been for the last month. The only thing really different in that vein is the dried cranberries I added to my snack mix this week.

This might explain a lot about this week but still leave me utterly confused. My official weigh in is on Monday mornings but I've started checking Thursday/Friday as well. Between Monday and this morning I've dropped 4-5 lbs this week. How? When? What? I've been averaging about 1-3 lbs lost a week and I have no way to explain this kind of lose. I haven't been doing anything different this week then in previous weeks.

I'm starting the day with a hearty breakfast of granola (oats, nuts, seeds) with some chocolate chunks, some frozen blueberries, some vegan yogurt, and a healthy splash of almond milk

Well I'm in Rockton now, yes I am listening while at work, and things are getting interesting. We've got this remote community full of secrets, juicy, juicy secrets.

That's the part that I am currently in. I know some of it is important, character set up and all that, but I'm ready to know more about Rockton and residence.

I'm about two hours into the book and just kind of vibing right now. It's not bad but I'm waiting for that big hook to come along and pull me in.

I never thought about taking my bp while having a "session" but it's a good idea. Not sure how easy it is when I can't really even see straight but maybe right after.

Talking to you guys has been reassuring. There was a point this morning where I was wondering if I had to go to the hospital because in fear that my brains were going to start leaking from my ears. Then I Googled the side effects of my meds and this here. Now I'm not as concerned

I've had this before but it's always been at home and easy to manage. I just go lie down and wait for it to pass. This is hitting me at work and I've got things I need to get done.

Up to now things have been pretty mild and then suddenly today it's just light headedness and dizziness. I wonder if the weight loss is messing with things?

The medicine side effects are hitting hard today for some reason. I haven't had a lot of side effects up until now but suddenly today my body decided to just go all sorts of wonky.