ClaireB’s Comments (group member since Jul 06, 2014)

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

Eni wrote: "oh that's great i think i have that on my to read list for tower teams..."

That's perfect !!!

LOL, poor Steven !

@Lauri you might be interested to know that they are doing a buddy read for , which technically is a companion series to Harper Connelly, as we follow Manfred. I really want to read it, myself. I liked Manfred enough in Harper Connelly. And I've watched the tv adaptation, which I loved!
I'll try to join, if I have the time.

Elen wrote: "✿ Claire ✿ ~ The Clever Berry wrote: "Eni wrote: "All HP related books will give the extra point..."

Awesome !!! I'll reread both [bookcover:Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two|2..."

there's no date yet for the Cursed Child, and for Fantastic Beasts it's for the beginning of June. No exact date yet.

Eni wrote: "All HP related books will give the extra point..."

Awesome !!! I'll reread both and for BR points then :)

I wouldn't mind rereading it if anybody is interested in a BR :)

Team Hermione

And what about the BR?

Thread Link

Joy wrote: "Well I may have pulled an oops and finished all of it just now instead of cleaning my kitchen. I agree with a lot of the spoiler-tagged thoughts and will add [spoilers removed]"

I find Sarah J Maas's book very easy to get into. Once I start one, I just continue reading without even noticing time passing. This one was no diffirent. And it being super short (in Sarah J Maas standard at least) I finished it in no time !

I just saw a BR opened for , starting somewhere at the beginning of june. Do we get extra BR points like for the Harry Potter BRs for this one too?

edit: here is the thread Link

I'll join too :)

TEAM HERMIONE !

Annalisa wrote: "✿ Claire ✿ ~ The Clever Berry wrote: "Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Christina wrote: "before I look through any more posts, I have to finish this off:

Chapter 6 to end"

I agree about the ending. [spoilers re..."

Wow, I didn't even make the connection with the title. but now that you said it, it's so obvious !

Chapter 5

I gave up on the audiobook. It wasn't doing it for me. I'm reading it on my tablet now.

(view spoiler)[I love the second theory as to why phones work during magic. Basically people believe so much that there phone will still work that magic does the trick and makes it work. What I like about this theory is that it implies that anyone is capable of magic, even though unconsciously, as long as he truly believes something will work.

I like that Kate lacks a filter, haha. She's very witty. Maybe its a trope in UF, but when its done well it's really enjoyable and adds some comic relief to the book.
Here's an example that cracked me up:
Nataraja's voice came like a whisper of scales on rough stone. "Kate."
"Nate."
He grimaced. "I'm not in the mood to be disrespected."
"No wonder. It's quite late for a man of your age."
and then Dereck adds "Aren't mood swings a sign of early senility?"
I couldn't hold my laughter anymore! (hide spoiler)]

Sailor wrote: "So I'm currently on chapter 16 [spoilers removed] What are everyone else's thoughts? (:"

(view spoiler)[Nesta has always been a frustrating character. Sometimes I struggle to understand her. Her attitude towards Feyre is completely unjustified. (hide spoiler)]

Snowtulip wrote: "Ch 2 [spoilers removed]"

Same here, (view spoiler)[ Cassian in one of my favorite characters. I feel so bad for that he ended up with Nesta. It's clear that he's suffering from not being able to be with her. (hide spoiler)]

Vicki wrote: "Chapters 3-4

Kate [spoilers removed]

The descriptions of Corwin cracked me up! At first I was thinking how scary he sounded, until Kate chimed in with one of my favorite lines after his [spoilers..."

They say in chapter 2 that loups are "deranged shapeshifters" here is the explanation they give us : (view spoiler)[ The bodies of those afflicted with Lycos Virus, or Lyc-V for short, yearned to slaughter without discrimination while their minds sought to restrain the bloodlust. If the mind won over the body, a shapechanger became a Free Man of the Code, existing within a well-structured and highly disciplined Pack. If the body conquered the mind, a shapechanger became a loup, a cannibalistic murderer driven mad by hormones, hunting everything and hunted by everyone. (hide spoiler)]

Mark of an Alpha
by Stormy Glenn

Date Read: 19/05/18
Pages: 114
BOM/BR? no
Characters: Xias, Zhuang, Tao, Elder Shen, Elder Yang, Osamu

Elen wrote: "Yes.

We will start the second book on 22 May 2018, Tuesday."

yes, that's fine :)

Hey ! I'm also joining in for Team Hermione.
After loving Every Hearts a Doorway so much I can't pass up the opportunity of reading the second book !

Silje wrote: "Gotten through all the way to chapter 15 today. Is it just me or is it hard to see the characters as 13 year olds? They feel more like 16 at least...

When reading about the train ride [spoilers re..."

I agree with your reading of Lupin. He's also one of my favorite characters (and I have so many in this series, siriusly !) (view spoiler)[ He's an awesome teacher, making the classes both fun and educating. I just wish he would play a bigger role in Harry's life later on in the books. (hide spoiler)]

About divinations, (view spoiler)[ I never considered it that way ! maybe you're right and she really has a gift (well except for the prophecy aspect, which is obvious) but just doesn't know how to interpret them correctly. Also, she loves to be dramatic. So the problem maybe is that she feels the correct interpretation is too boring to be true ! lol
And for instance, she predicted something would happen the day one of the students (is it lavender? I'm not sure anymore) receives the news that her rabbit died. Maybe she indeed saw something, but again her dramatic side took over and the wording she used actually discredit her predictions...
MAYBE lol (hide spoiler)]

Chapter 8

(view spoiler)[I've always related to Hermione. I feel like we have a lot in common. For instance, in this chapter she's trying to persuade other students, using her logic, that Trelwaney's predictions make no sense. I can clearly see myself do the same thing in that situation.
Any Avatar, the Air Bender fans here? This particular passage also reminds me of an episode in which they arrive in a village in which all the decisions are made based on the prediction of a clairvoyant of sort, and Sokka is doing everything he can to show it's just a scam! (hide spoiler)]

Devann wrote: "to anyone who is reading this for the first time, did you figure out who the murderer was before it was revealed? i don't think i had any idea who it was the first time but now when i reread it it ..."

I figured it out, but only after (view spoiler)[ the discussion around the hot coco. Jack was telling how sometimes her master once asked her to get perfect parts of dogs to create the perfect dog. I knew it couldn't be Jack so it had to be the person who knew this about her, i.e. her sister. So I was fairly sure it was Jill, but I didn't understand why until it was revealed. (hide spoiler)]