Karen D’s Comments (group member since Aug 25, 2015)

Karen D’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Ashley wrote: "Throne of glass has labeled chapters."

So many goals claimed too quickly! Guess i got confused :)

Becca wrote: "Karen wrote: "I think that's a better option than "Skipping Christmas", which was the other one that had "Christmas" in the title. :)"

Ahh we used it for the no label chapters one"

I thought 'no labeled chapters' was used with Thrones of Glass?

I think that's a better option than "Skipping Christmas", which was the other one that had "Christmas" in the title. :)

I'm going to guess

ooh, Crazy Rich Asians is perfect for the new one! No one on the guy's side of the family approves of his girlfriend

is shelved as action!

https://www.goodreads.com/work/shelve...

Becca wrote: "Karen wrote: "Ooh a new goal! I have checked out from the library, unless someone else finishes a red-cover book first, we can use that"

Great I'm reading catchi..."

Turns out "Me Before You" has "hot potato" in it, so I'll just use it for that

Ooh a new goal! I have checked out from the library, unless someone else finishes a red-cover book first, we can use that

Used for goal: Set near a lake/ocean

Characters: Mustafa
Takes place mostly in Florida
Deals with slavery, imperialism

Oh yes, completely agree. No labeled chapters seems like it'll be hard to find!

Updated Goals
*New* Read a book with the phrase "hot potato" in a book
Read a book with no labeled chapters
Read a book with the word build, make, create or construct (plurals are acceptable) in the title
Read a book that has the birthstone Peridot in the text or title
Read a book with a single body part on the cover

Has a flashlight as the source of light

, finished 11/28

Characters: Kaz, Inej, Matthias, Nina, jesper, Wylan

Chapters 27-36

26. I think Kaz had to make a decision about what go do and ultimately decided to let him live. After a fight it seems, but maybe he thought letting him waste away in prison was a better punishment

27. No, it seems like exactly the kind of crazy plan that Kaz would have, using the promise of double loyalties, especially after Matthias proved he wouldn't shoot Kaz even after getting the gun. But it sounded like that was not actually part of the plan, so I was wrong about how it worked, but still wasn't surprised.

28. No i don't think he'll go back. At this point even if he did still agree with the work, he's probably burned too many bridges by hurting Brum, he can't go back even if he wanted to.

29.i guess this is where people who have read the other books have an advantage, I don't remember reading about inferni yet, although maybe I just missed it.

30.i still think Wylan is going to die. He's the one that the others had the most reservations about and if he was really skilled enough. I think he'll die in some heroic way, sacrificing himself for the others.

That's only got 2 vowels in a row, right? We'd need a word like "beautiful" in the title

Updated Goals
*New* Read a book with the phrase "in the heat of the moment" in the book
Read a book with no labeled chapters
Read a book with the word build, make, create or construct (plurals are acceptable) in the title
Read a book that has the birthstone Peridot in the text or title
Read a book with a single body part on the cover

works for the new goal.

Discussion Questions November 25
Chapters 18-20, pages 202-254

16. We get a glimpse of Kaz feelings for Inez. Were you surprised? How do you think their story will evolve?
No, not really surprised. He seems to try to overstate his purely financial motivations, that he's overcompensating to try to hide real feelings. Which also makes sense now that we know more about his background with his brother.

17. Kaz shares a bit of his backstory with Inez, and considerably more with us. We are introduced to Jordie, the Hertzoons and an innocent, dependent Kaz. What were your thoughts reading about it?
Totally saw the scam coming. Still frustrating that the had to go through that. I'm interested to learn more about the brother and how he was killed

18. They finally landed on Fjerda. The heist plan is revealed. Matthias has a plan of his own and implies that Nina might have one too. Will they make it? At what cost? Is the gang going to break apart before the end?
I expect they'll succeed, but won't get the money for whatever reason. Maybe Matthias/Nina kill the scientist, maybe they just get scammed, but the way the characters are developed, I expect they will not becoming millionaires in this book. I also think one of them will die in the process. My money is on Wylan.

19. We learn more about Nina and Matthias backstory. Now, their characters are better shaped. Did it change your opinion for either of them? Can you see them escape their prejudices? How do you think their story will evolve?
[For those that have read the Grisha trilogy: The hatred between Grisha and the Fjerdans run deep. Grishas are burned to the stake like witches. The Grishas armies burn villages and destroy the land. Is the original Grisha trilogy explaining how all this started?]
It seems like they had already made significant progress in overcoming their prejudices before Nina turned Matthias in as a slaver. Since she's explained her reasoning, I'd think by the end of this they will be more open-minded to both sides.

20. The company is attacked by a drug-empowered Grisha. The competition is getting tighter. Is their mission as clean as they were led to believe? What role Bo Yul-Bayur will play if he gets his freedom?
This part is honestly confusing me. At first it seemed that the drug and its effects were very secret. But if there are multiple groups trying to get to this guy and some of them already have (at least some of) the drug, then apparently it's not really all that secret. And all the teams end up there at the same time? I don't know, I think some of the backstory just doesn't work for me.

It's a memoir, so doesn't really have characters, other than the author Jenny I guess. It covers mental health, taxidermy, cats, and lots of other random things.

I think something like would work. I read that awhile ago (so unfortunately can't count it here) and if I remember correctly there were no chapters, just a series of letters back and forth, which is basically what Love Letters to the Dead looks like.

So if anyone has that on their TBR shelf, that will probably work for the chapter goal!