Fi’s Comments (group member since Jul 01, 2015)

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

Dream by Carole Cummings

408 pages
8 chapters
Characters: Wil Calder, Dallin Brayden, Shaw, Siofra, Corliss, Hunter
Other: magic, hidden talents, control over the elements, characters are being hunted, gods, character stands by another in the face of adversity

No beets or last chances on my books either.

Deep Magic

17 chapters
Characters: Oliver "Olly" Evans, Myrhydion ap Edenvert, Myfanwy, Duhywynt, Edenvert, Rob, Henry
Other: set in the UK (Wales), mermen, underwater city, character is thought dead and turns out not to be, witch, memory loss and shape shifting (spells).

16/12/15
34 chapters + epilogue
Set in Iowa
Characters: Mark, Jamie, Rachel, Matt, Alyssa, Ty, Iris, Jessica, Zoe, Luke
Other: big family, coming out, wedding, family doesn't approve relationship

Charmed and Dangerous: Ten Tales of Gay Paranormal Romance and Urban Fantasy

774 pages
15/12/15
10 stories:
Dim Sum Asylum - Rhys Ford
Swift and the Black Dog - Ginn Hale
A Queer Trade - KJ Charles
Magically Delicious - Nicole Kimberling
Everyone's Afraid of Clowns - Jordan Castillo Price
The Thirteenth Hex - Jordan L Hawk
The Soldati Prince - Charlie Cochet
One Hex too many - Lou Harper
Josh of the damned vs the bathroom doom - Andrea Speed
The trouble with hexes - Astrid Amara

Characters: Roku MacCormick, Trent Leonard, Jack Swift, Owen Finch, Crispin Tredarloe, Ned Hall, Keith Curry, Gunther Heartman, Jacob, Victor, Dominic Kopecky, Rook, Riley, Khalon, Hugh fox, Josh, Colin, Vincent, Tim
Other: set in San Francisco, New York, fae, golem, wizard, goblin, medium, law enforcement, familiar (crow shapeshifter), royalty, demons, castle, murder, werewolves, zombies, vampires, lots of hexes

Semper Fi by Keira Andrews

11/12/15
320 pages
25 chapters + epilogue, 3 parts
Characters: Cal, Jim, Sophie, Adam, Mrs O'Brien, Rebecca
Other: WWII, marines, set on a farm, ship, jungle, MC has children, sad goodbye, stubborn character, characters die, set in New York, Australia, Pacific islands

If it hasn't been used yet, The White Road has a sad goodbye scene.

A Note in the Margin by Isabelle Rowan

08/12/15
276 pages
34 chapters + epilogue
Characters: David, John, Jamie, Adam, Barbara, Maggie
Other: set in Australia and UK, bookstore owner, scene on a plane, character has a son

The White Road by Lynn Flewelling

402 pages
36 chapters
Characters: Alec, Seregil, Micum, Thero, Sebrahn, Rhal, Ulan, Ilar, Rieser, Adzriel, Mydri
Other: map, songs, thieves/spies, magic, dragons, unimportant characters die

A Forbidden Rumspringa by Keira Andrews
231 pages
18 chapters, 2 parts
Characters: Isaac Byler, David Lantz, Mary, Anna, Ephraim, Mervin, June
Other: Set in Minnesota, Amish, carpenter

Joanne wrote: "Using the colour extract tools, I'm only getting about 30% red, sorry."

Ok, thanks Joanne. :)

I don't have anything for dentist either.

I'm reading next, do you think it's red enough?

Shadows Return by Lynn Flewelling

544 pages
47 chapters + epilogue
Characters: Seregil, Alec, Micum, Thero, Korathan, Phoria, Klia, Yhakobin, Ilar, Sebrahn
Other: kidnapped, slaves, alchemist, magic, character dies and comes back to life

Emerald Fire was a reread.

Emerald Fire by A. Catherine Noon and Rachel Wilder

262 pages
26 chapters
Characters: Quill, Teeka, Ezek, Ming, Feyl, Tybin
Other: Set in a hot, desert-like planet, character dies, reread

Joanne wrote: "That's the end of the run. I'll need team input for this goal


NEW GOAL: Read a book where mc is girl/boy-next-door type

If anyone is unfamiliar with the meaning, here is what Google says:

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I think Pete from Rare would work. More of a man next door than a boy lol, but he fits the description very well.

Finished The Gentleman's Keeper for the Quidditch goal.

The Gentleman's Keeper
Finished 25/11/15

Goal: Read a book with a Quidditch position in the title or series name (Keeper, Seeker, Beater, Chaser)

I'll read The Gentleman's Keeper for the Quidditch one. :)

Rare by Garrett Leigh
240 pages
27 chapters (2 parts + epilogue)
Characters: Ash, Pete, Joe, Danni, Ellie, Charlie, Maggie
Set in Chicago
Other: Paramedic, tattoo artist, hospital, 2 povs