Lexi’s Comments (group member since Jul 27, 2016)

Lexi’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Me too, I'm in for DQs (Team Belem)

No worries, I had a vampire one to add when I saw it but sadly no modernization

New one and since Judith finished off the last one, I went with one of her Bad Romance Wheel (large page number just in time for UNO to be done luckily)

John Willoughby and Marianne Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility)
500 to 650
published under a pseudonym
MC has at least 3 siblings
character is a cheater (your interpretation)
GREED (letters in any order) found in title

Nope, sorry, I wrote the task and it is meant to be hard

Lexi's Tracking Post
DQ1: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
DQ2 ( I wrote)
DQ3: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
DQ5: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

My sister is attempting to wean her kids off Paw Patrol and now they can only watch it on weekends for their 10 min a day each. I wasn't part of the egg hunt this year here and glad you had fun.

DQs Day 5

17. what did you think of the quest into Faerie?
I found it a bit rushed and didn’t add much. The fuzziness seemed like an easy way out to not make it very memorable once she got to the castle. The poisoning seemed too easy and I hope the brother and mortal husband come back in the next book as they seemed interesting.

18. Orga seems like a fun addition to the characters, but do you have a favourite of the various Fae we've met?
I didn’t feel like Orga had much purpose or presence. I did like Snowbell tough. The author does not seem fond of cats. Shadow has a lot more presence for equally not talking.

19. Did you enjoy the ending? And the book generally? Any thoughts on character development during this book?
I agree with Judith on meh. I didn’t find this added anything and there wasn’t any character growth for anyone.

20. There's a book 3! Will you be reading about their retaking of Wendell's kingdom?
I will as well at some point but will give myself time. I am hoping it is less repetitive with the new location.

That sound fun, Jenny. Target carried chocolate Highland cattle, which we got for my sister's three kids. I have no idea if the chocolate was any good, but they were very cute.

Thank you and Happy Easter

Would you all take decomposing for decompose? I have a lot of things decomposing in my current non-fiction and can move it off bird on cover, which seems easier.

DQ's Day 3
2nd October- 6th October - late 63%

9. Shadow (a grimm) is getting older it seems and although he has been back in fairy for brief moments. Do you think if he goes back to Wendell's fairy that he will regain his vitality?
I assume mortal realm as well and that he will be much better once back in any fae realm. It never said which one specifically he was from.

10. There seems to be so many fairy doors here and different folk in this area of the continent that it seems weird there has not been more research in this area. Do you think it's because of the missing scholars (DeGray and Icorn)? What did you think about when Wendell moved them through the landscape several times running from the huntsman?
I think maybe because it is so isolated. Convenient spots with nice accommodation always get more research. Also, the book did say that DeGray was discredited so maybe no one else wanted to be associated with her. The doors according to Poe clearly work differently than most people think. Wendell shows the high fae have very different powers, but Wendell’s do tend to be on the more plot convenient type.

11. What did you think about when Wendell moved them through the landscape several times running from the huntsman? And creating a castle?
The castle seemed a bit out of left field and a very different level of power especially as we get a cloak that turns into a tent later and that seems much more on brand with his power including textiles. Nothing had indicated stone before.

12. Emily seems to be leading the pact with Wendell sick and Rose seeming to cautious. Do you think Emily will find the correct Fairie or end up finding a land they have never studied?
Rose is still deeply obnoxious. I think this will be solved in this book or the plot won’t have moved forward enough for a third book to be different. I think the third book will need to be in the fae realm to be different. I still wish Emily had changed more in communication from the first book.

DQs - Day 2
5. We have the identity of the ribboned visitor. Did you guess this? What do you think of another anti-social scholar character, but gender switched?

6. Would you use the ribbon system if you were in this area, or do you have a modification?

7. Do you like Rose more after his talk with Emily. Do you think he was being honest or manipulative?

8. Fox fae appear to be vicious. Do you have any thoughts on what Wendell meant when healing Rose? How do you think this will affect Emily and her view on fae?

DQs - Day 1

1) Emily is back! What are your first impressions of her this time around? Can you see any changes in her compared to Book1?
She starts out stronger but some of her behavior later seems to have returned to before. I wish they gave her more growth with others. I am not sure I appreciate her niece being there.

2) Apparently Emily is still stalling on giving an answer to Wendell's marriage proposal. Do you think she'll say yes at the end of the book or will this stay unresolved?
I think they will and major steps will be settled by the end of this book maybe with the marriage being a major part of the second book. I don’t like series that spend books as they will or won’t they.

3) We meet some other characters of the Faculty in Cambridge. What do you think of Farris Rose getting in the picture and establishing himself as part of the field research team? Do you think he'll be an asset or a hindrance?
Farris Rose is also annoying but like the niece (see below), we needed more characters to not just be a repeat of the first one. I first thought he would betray them but wonder if the author will give him a redeeming arc now.

4) And finally: Ariadne, Emily's niece joins the team as student. Do you think Wendell was honest with Emily about why he didn't want Ariadne to join them? Was it as simple as what he said or may there be an ulterior motive?
We know Wendell is hiding something, but I think he was honest as to why if not honest to all his reasons why.

Bonus Q: If you had to survive in Emily’s world, what role would you play? Scholar? Adventurer? Faerie trickster?
Bonus Bonus Q: Give yourself a whimsical job title, like “Moss Mapping Cartographer, Third Class or Senior Fae Liaison” ... 🤭
Fae critter vet or vet pathologist as they might be safer to study dead

Two new ones:

Count Magpyr & Family
200-299
Story features vampires
modernization a plot element (your interpretation. could be house refurb or new computer system)
monochrome cover (e.g. Black and white, but other two colour only covers work)
bird on cover

Triffid
200-299
Plot involves something that usually doesn't move moving, like a plant or castle
Three of something on cover
"decompose" in text
Blind or disabled MC or author

I'm good with mine but 20th is Easter if we need a break day if people have family commitments

Also, I keep reading a book that works days before. I did this for both political and hive-mind.

I got us a new one:

Protomolecule (Expanse)
450+
Form of hivemind in the book
Tagged "Series-to-read" at least 10 times - must be new to you series
"microorganism" or "microbe" in text
A book or series that has been made into a graphic novel

DQS Day 4: Ch 75 to end (pg 289 to end)

10. How did you like the ending? Do you try to guess as you go or do you like to be surprised?

11. This has clearly been set up as a series. Would you read more in the series or others by the author (if you have not already)?

12. Did you like the last line? Did you see if coming with the running joke about book titles throughout?

Bonus: Do you think it made sense to put a cat on the cover? What would you have put in the cover that is more relevent to the story.

Ch 48 to Ch 74 (pg 192 to 288)

7. Oh man so many side characters are getting thrown at us. Who stands out the most to you and why?
Hard to keep everyone straight but Eddie seems interesting. He has his own agenda for sure.

8. Have you been to St. Lucia? How was it? And random but have you tried chat GPT yet?
No, I've never been. Also, like Judith, more of a hiking and mountains kind of person. I have never been the Caribbean. I did go to Costa Rica in college, and they have great birds. Also, no on AI as well.

9. So close, I wanna know your predictions.
I am just reading without any guesses at this point. I agree now that Jeff is likely still alive. Adam showed up and we got one chapter from him. It is hard to say what of these chapters are honest narrators and which are not.

DQs Day 2
Ch 23 to Ch 47 (pg 95 to 191)

4.) Do you think Jeff is really dead? And do you have any guesses as to who 'Joe Blow' might be?
I think Jeff is dead. Susan is the only character that we have met that still works there so like Judith said, unless it is someone we haven’t met yet.

5.) The quote "you can live with unhappiness, but bitterness will kill you" stuck out to me as a bit profound in a mix of silly hijinks. Do you agree with the statement?
I think bitterness has an element of jealous and entitlement to it. Thinking you deserved better, and I think you can’t avoid unhappiness but bitter is a different matter.

6.) Why do you think Amy was selected as the insurance policy on the murders with her blood being left at all the crime scenes?
I am really starting to think Adam is the money launderer and that Amy someone has the ability to know so that is why she is getting framed. Someone had to have access to a lot of information and other things about her.