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

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

That sounds great. Circe just made me sad, as I would have loved an excuse to reread it. Even the lists I shared are sometimes geographically confused, as I am pretty sure The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon is Brazil.

I found two from Columbia I might read (I read It Would Be Night in Caracas before). Now to see if the library has them: The Sound of Things Falling and Fruit of the Drunken Tree

I should not have started more "classics" right after the last one and during Book Games. The Sound and the Fury is really challenging me. Still, slowly getting there. I'm in the second section, which I kind of hate, but new point of view in the next section I'm told.

Sammy wrote: "#116

I was hoping for a lot more from this, but in the end it was just ok."

Bummer, I physically own that book. I still will read it though since I bought it fairly recently. (The physical copy was cheaper than the ebook).

Krissy, those are great, thank you for sharing

Please note that many/some of these books are tagged if some of the book takes places there and not necessarily 50%, so it is good to check before you start reading. For instance, Circe does not take place anywhere near 50% in Crete

Last Announcement for now, There is a runoff poll for Backroom BOM HERE that is only open until May 28th at midnight PST. The previous rules on 18+ still apply.

Peru: https://travelbooksandmovies.com/f/te...
Panama: https://thebambootraveler.com/books-o...
Colombia: https://envoys.com/schools/blog/10-co... or https://heyimreading.com/2021/12/28/p...
Venezuela: I could not find a good list but books with Caracas in the title are a good start, such as It Would Be Night in Caracas

Also, there is a group with book lists from each country is Latin America that may be helpful : https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

Just some notes and links to help out:

Book set in Crete or Idaho must at least be set there 50% or more of the book. Check books from the following links but might be a good starting point:

1. Crete - https://www.travellingbookjunkie.com/... or https://www.tripfiction.com/ten-great...

2. Idaho - https://bookglow.net/10-must-read-boo...

I'll be back with more - Peru, Panama, Colombia or Venezuela (or combination of them to reach the 50%)

#17 - A Memory Called Empire - ****

I am glad I finally got around to this one, and I will read the second. I was told it reminded people of The Goblin Emperor, which is a 5 star read for me, but I never connected with the characters as strongly, and it felt more distant. I still look forward to the second one, and the world building and messaging are immensely well-done without being the hit you over the head with it kind of messaging.

Sofie wrote: "Judith wrote: "Lexi, Sofie, Cordelia,

I was selected to write DQs for Salt & Broom for Day 3 (May27). I am more than happy to write DQs, but I also write them a lot because I usually participate i..."

Best of luck with maths today. Usually a day of DQs is 4-5 questions, so you could write all 4, or if you want, you could send me your questions before hand, and I could write them rest of them and post them for both of us. Only one of us would get the question points, but since it is for the team, that doesn't matter.

June and July BOM Updates
June:
June 2nd - Starling House- Discussion is here.
June 16th - The Wishing Game - Discussion is here.

Feel free to volunteer for DQs for either one. We have guaranteed questions for Starling House since it is Judith's book.

Poll for July BOM are open until June 6th at midnight PST - Here.
My Books: The Book of Doors, The Last Murder at the End of the World
Judith's books: The Part About the Dragon Was (Mostly) True, Murder Your Employer: The McMasters Guide to Homicide

I'll be back up for Judith (8) if needed

I'm in for DQs, District 8

Judith wrote: "Lexi, Sofie, Cordelia,

I was selected to write DQs for Salt & Broom for Day 3 (May27). I am more than happy to write DQs, but I also write them a lot because I usually participate in NBRCs BOMs ev..."

I can take it if either Sofie or Cordelia don't want it as your book won in June too.

We still get the category and page points for each book. It just cannot be used in the mini. I would send them some bigger books that work for defense for the first round as that is what we would like back (I think) and hope they are equally nice back to us as well. Since it cannot be used for the mini, books in May would make the most sense. Judith can come by if I explained anything wrong.

If you don't know where to put your book, we are lowest on defense and second lowest on food if we are going to try to keep them equal for now. Also, since you can lose points, I think we might want to consider using our supply drop books for defending piles since it is the only way to do that. I know nothing more than you all do, so I might be wrong.

Day 5: Chapters 40 - 56

20. Cade goes to each of the other travellers and has final words with them. Do you think he learned any new information about his travellers? Or did he learn something about himself?
I don’t actually remember this scene that much. This book wasn’t big on character development. No one was any different at the end of the book than the start.

21. The journey to The Seven Brothers is full of many challenges. Did this journey remind you of any other quest you've read?
It went pretty quickly and seemed like a filler and a set up for the ending which would have been hard to force the angel’s role otherwise. Other books have a much more developed journey.

22. We now find out about the Pandorals, how they were using The Seven Brothers as vessels. Quite interesting how this was accomplished. Did this surprise you how they were formed ? What did you think of why they came to acquire the red soil?
Poor locusts. Just because a bug doesn’t make it bad, but the whole murder everyone unsubtly gave no room for doubt that they were the “bad guys.”

23. It was determined that Cade be the one to use the apparatus. What attunement do you think he chose?
I wonder if it really was a change as the demon was the best part of the book, and this will be a series. Not that I plan on reading any more.

24. What was your overall impression of this story? What was your favorite part of the story? Will you read the next in the series or try one of the authors other series?
I gave it three stars as I knew it was not my kind of book, but I did not find it fun to read, though it did read quickly. It was a bit of a chaotic mess with pacing issues and using dick jokes to try to cover the lack of actual humor. I already read the first in one series and DNF’d Greatcoats so I will not be trying this author again.

Tracking Post
Day 1 - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Day 2 - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Day 5 - here

Yes, thank you for sharing that and you would get the first day of questions if yours wins. Sorry, I am running on very little sleep today.

There is a third BOM for June, which is the backroom BOM. This is a place for discussing open-door romances, erotica, and more "spicy"/explicit books that are not allowed in the main group. It requires joining a separate group (https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...) and you must be 18+ to join this group.

The poll for the June BOM is open until May 25th here: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...

Just note that some of the nomination covers are not safe for work so proceed accordingly. I nominated How I Stole the Princess's White Knight and Turned Him to Villainy: The Complete Works as an author I have read and enjoyed before but have not read this one.

I am about 1/4 of the way through A Memory Called Empire and really enjoying it. I should have read it sooner, but the start put me off at first. I also did this to The Goblin Emperor, which I adored. I think the names also take a bit to adjust to. Wish I had more time to read but work is busy this week.

Marla wrote: "I have read the first 2 books in her The Saint of Steel series & LOVED the second book Paladin's Strength.

Marla, that is my favorite in the series as well