Varla Fiona’s Comments (group member since Mar 26, 2012)

Varla Fiona’s comments from the SA Book & Challenge Lovers group.

I love the interactions between the characters, especially between Skull and Steph. I drove to work yesterday listening to the part with the memory of the old guy and laughed the whole time.

Titles Tell Stories: (25/25) FINISHED
Bookclub Monthlies: (25/25) FINISHED
Discover Bookshelves: +1 (24/25)
Know Author: +3 (25/25) FINISHED
Location: +2 (24/25)

TOTAL: 123/125

FINISHED

Finished tasks 2, 18 & 24

24/26

Idea for next year: favourite author and we can read any book by that author or ask for a suggestion from the nominator.

I can relate, luckily there are a few options where I have read some if the series already!

I'm rereading this and it is great to be reintroduced to all the characters I love from the series. It is lovely to see the introductions with all the future knowledge and see how it affects your opinion of that character. I'm looking forward to going through the series again before the final book comes out.

Very glad you are enjoying it!

I agree. I will load it on my phone tomorrow and start.

I have read it so will join discussion

I have the audiobook and want to go through the series again so count me in.

I have Naked in Death on my list too, so let me know when you want to read it and I will join in.

23/30

1. species in title. The Cobra Event
✔2. title and author's name same letter Fearless by Cornelia Funke
✔3. First World War Leviathan
✔4. wouldn't have normally read The Poisoned Goblet
5. set in haunted house . Shadowland
✔6. gendered word in title opposite to author. Lord of Snow and Shadows by Sarah Ash
7. more than 200 individual publications The Three Muskateers
✔8. word in title that means forever School's Out—Forever
✔9. follow-on different author. New Term at Malory Towers
✔10. part of a series turned into graphic novel. The Time Paradox
11. published for 40 or more years Blindsight
✔12. title that begins and ends with the same letter. Secrets at Malory Towers
✔13.fire on the cover. Skulduggery Pleasant
14. nominated for or won an award for Best Debut Novel (2010-2014) We Used to Be Kings
✔15. do not own at the start of the challenge. Written in My Own Heart's Blood
✔16. conspiracy or an urban legend. Wasp
17. Rivonia Trial. One Step Behind Mandela
✔18. made into a TV series or movie The Martian
19. word in the title that denotes a day or time of day (not "day" itself) Disney at Dawn
✔20. character from Cluedo Cress
✔21. author previously read not read in the past two years. The Negotiator
✔22. female soldier/warrior as a main character. Fortune's Pawn
✔23. Read a book that has a colon in the title. In Shackleton's Footsteps: A Return to the Heart of the Antarctic
✔24. Read a collection of short stories Armageddon Outta Here
✔25. Read the latest in a series which has more than 4 books so far. The Last Guardian
✔26. translated The Atlantis Complex
✔27. Phobia Fuse
✔28.cover who is wearing a hat Skulduggery Pleasant
✔29. Judge a book by its cover. Torn from Troy
✔30. motherhood plays a big part. An Echo in the Bone

I didn't enjoy the other ones I read except for the one about Bean.

I didn't get a single book that fitted this last quarter. This quarter I will at least get my name on the board, but it won't be high up.

Eleven Doctors, Eleven Stories - 516
Grave Mercy - 549
Lord of Snow and Shadows - 574

Total: 1639

That sounds tough, Barbara. I hope your Mom gets better quickly and you handle everything without too much stress.

29. Judge a book by its cover. Read a book with a cover that you really love.

finished Bookclub monthlies

Finished

24. Read the latest in a series which has more than 4 books so far. It is not required that you have read any of the previous books in the series.

15. Read a book that you do not own at the start of the challenge. It can be one that you aquire (buy or get given) or that you borrow.

I decided I really should update all my challenges as I have been reading based soley on what I feel like recently so wasn't sure if any of them would fit. Turns out I have only a couple of tasks in most of the challenges left now! Which means I can focus on Mishmash when it starts...