Cat’s Comments (group member since Jan 28, 2015)

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

I'm reading, but mostly Miles Vorkosigan, which don't fit the tasks :(
but I can't seem to put Miles down!

Melindam wrote: "Does "King" fit the "-ing word in title" even though it's not gerund? 😅"

yeah! if Judith / Lexi wanted action words they should've said action words! king, thing, wing all good by me :)

that's all your's Son!

Once I adjusted attention, I see mountains in the word mountain, yep! :)

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that's a win! :)

I'm probably going to read next, which is 416 pages and has fire on the cover. Where do we want to put it - the page count or the fire??

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I can take set in France plus title starts with M

p3 "abilities my avatar now possessed"

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Current total: 41,019

thanks - summarily deleted
:)

I found that book a slow start, so a slow start plus non-Hiddleston quality accents would've put me right off!

Sheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Read before 2024: 370

Read in 2024....
Under the Volcano

posts for token:

Day 1: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Day 2: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Day 4: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

DQ Day 4: Chapters 34 – Epilogue

13. The necromancer has been defeated. How do you think this plot line ended? Did you like the resolution?

The main surprise for me was that they decanted Satchel into the book to make the defeat happen. And honestly, why the monologuing, villains, why?!

14. This and the first book are used as prime examples of the cozy fantasy. Have you read other books in this genre? What are your thoughts on the genre, and would you read more?

There's nothing wrong with a bit of cosy, but it's not something I'd binge on - there's nothing there. I prefer a bit more grist in even my light reading. A comparison would be the "slice of life" stuff that Becky Chambers writes - Monk & Robot, say - there's a nugget of something to chew on there if you want, whilst also being a total hug. This is all marshmallow, so too much gets cloying. (and the main messages were that "moist" is good (esp in context of books), and that not all romances have to be the happy ever after. which are neither of them particularly earth-trembling revelations)

15. If you have read the first one, how does this one compare in terms of worldbuilding and character development? If you have not read it, does the characterization and worldbuilding make you want to read the first book in the series?

To my recollection this has more different peoples, but there really wasn't much world-building beyond necromancers exist, plus portal book. I enjoyed it, but it's not really a book that stands up well to deep scrutiny of the art.

16. Do you like Epilogues on books? Did you enjoy seeing the characters in the future?

I like a round-up where necessary, and it certainly helped cement the "people passing on a hill" time-view of romance Baldree was selling. That said, MASSIVE spoilers for Legends & Latte if people hadn't read that one already...

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the internet is way kinder to you than it is to me!

I did a bad thing, and bumped Mel's Bookshop & Bonedust in favour of mine.


but! the wheel gods were super kind, and gave us

Vashta Nerada
1 500 to 650
2 Skeleton or bones on the cover - Mel B&B
3 Tagged Books-about-Books (at least 10 times) - Mel B&B
4 A group of animals is mentioned in the text eg swarm, herd etc.
5 Word in title starts with the letter V

so Mel's Bookshops & Bonedust now fits TWO tasks. And possibly 3 if the spinebacks are referred to collectively....

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