Fiona’s Comments (group member since Sep 25, 2023)

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

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Kari, could you please add My Inherited House Might Be Haunted to your shelf? Thank you :)

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Omg 😭😂😂

Oh yes they are 😂 and their music videos are usually better than the wonderwall one 😂

that’s hilarious 😂😂

I think I actually have a cover of a cheesy song that I listen to 😁😁

https://youtu.be/pwYCbAsF3EI?si=CGp7K...

Lately mostly metalcore 😂😂

I’ve been thinking about my cheesy song the whole time but I just can’t think of anything 😂 I’m not really a cheesy-song listener

oh btw, Mozzarella says: You're everyone's friend. You work well under pressure.

Turns out I’m a mozzarella ✌🏼😂

Mel, ask and you shall receive - a cheese quiz:

https://www.buzzfeed.com/jbennett300/...

DQs Day 2
Chap 5 to 7

6. What do you think about the hierarchy of the villages and the Matsudos and Yukinos being the "rulers" of the mountain?

7. We get to know the history of the relationship between the Matsudos and the Kotetsus. Do you think this relationship / the Kotetsu family will play an important role later on in the story? If so, how?

8. In chapter 6, we find out that Misaki was a real badass in her past. Was there anything that stuck out to you when getting to know her backstory? Something interesting, shocking, odd?

9. The conversation between Misaki and Mamoru was heartwarming. Do you think we will see both of them side by side as warriors by the end of the book?

Volunteering for 3P

DQs Day 1
Ch 1 to 4

1.) Had you heard of this book before it was nominated for/was selected to be a BOM this month? Or read other books by the author? Any expectations going in?

I've never heard of the book or the author before it got selected for BOM. I've heard a few of my teamies who already started the book say that they're not so excited to read it, so that scared me a little haha

2.) How effective is the author at conveying the isolationist nature of Kaigen? And at the glimpses of what the rest of the world is really like? How do you think the Emperor has managed to do this so effectively?

I think the author does a pretty good job at the descriptions, although all the different places etc. are a bit difficult to distinguish for me. But it's very clear that they're very isolated, especially given what we learn from Kwang. I also feel like we don't get to know too much about the other parts of the world, as it's Mamoru's POV and he doesn't know much about the rest of the world. No idea about why the Emperor is doing that.

3.) Misaki is an interesting character with a lot of repressed or hidden depths I think. I like that one of the main characters in an epic fantasy is not a 20 something who just happens to master everything in 5 pages. What are you most curious about her at the moment. Also, shout out to her friends, who seem like real women-friends. Yay!

I like Misaki and her friends too! I'm very interested in her backstory. It seems like she had a good life before she got married and I'd like to hear about that life.

4.) Tekure (husband/father) has managed to make me hate him without even popping up on page yet. Go him. Do you think we'll get a scene where Misaki does her version of 'down with the patriarchy' before the end of the book?

Oh I already hate him as well. What a jerk. If we don't get that scene from Misaki, I'll be really mad.

5.) What do you think of the magic system so far?

I'm not quite sure if I understand it. But it seems cool!

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Cheese is done, no extra letters needed :)

Our new country:

Author born in UK
Red, White, and Blue found on cover
Character drinks tea
features a royal character
umbrella on cover
mentions the Beatles
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Don't worry Andy, I'll do that :)