Melindam’s Comments (group member since May 02, 2017)

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

I'm happy to find I'm enjoying the book even more than the first! 🙃

Thank you, Alysa. Page number should be sufficient.

I can put down mine for a colour as well. 🙂

I have no netflix or other subscription and rarely watch any TV these days (unless it's my old-fashioned DVDs or sth wih my son - The Nightmare before Christmas is 1 of our favourites). Sometimes I'd love to indulge, but I just feel it would take away the little time I have from reading, so.... 😊

Still.... Xmas movies.... I need to check my dvds for those. 🤭

Rebecca wrote: "That was a cute one, I just watched it the other day myself. I’ve been watching the Hallmark channels and GFAM for a few weeks now 🤣😂 They’re my happy/comfort movies"

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Day 1 - Chapters 1 -10

1. As The Tainted Cup was a recent BOM, how did you like it? Are you here for the book, or just for the BOM points? 😉
If you liked it, what are you hoping to see or learn more about in A Drop of Corruption?

2. The mystery so far feels like a “locked-room” kind. Do you usually enjoy that type of mystery, or do you prefer others?

3. Din really got hit with some serious money problems early on. Do you think he’ll actually deal with them this book, or are they the kind of thing that’ll keep haunting him in the next one?

4. The political intrigue is building nicely — Yarrow seems half in, half out of the Empire, and we’re starting to see how people on both sides of the law feel about that. Do you think the King might actually be in cahoots with the smugglers somehow?

5. When you read the description of Yarrow, did it remind you of any real place? If so, which one and why?

Awesome! 😊

‼️We need one more food item for the Christmas mini, please. 😊 ‼️

Elisabeth wrote: "The book I have down for a food item also has the outside of a spaceship on the cover R11. Nightflyers by George R.R. Martin Should I move it? The Mini 3 food seems easier and quicker to fill than the spaceship one."

Yes, this is a good idea! 😊

Alysa wrote: "Melindam wrote: "I've starred A Drop of Corruption as I'll need to write the DQs for tomorrow, but it is not our friend for Venezuela."

Oooooh in Chapter 10 we meet a character named Umerus Kardas..."


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Thank you for sharing, Alysa! Fingers crossed you may meet her again one way or another. 🤞

Thank you. :)

I haven't been able to read any chunksters for this wheel, sadly.

I'm not sure I'll be able to, but will see.

Total audiobooks read this year so far: 88 (end of Oct)


Recs to consider:
by Sammy
by Sammy
by Gabby


Audiobooks in monthly category read:


Audiobooks NOT in category read: 9
, 5 stars
, 2,5 stars
, 4 stars
, 4 stars
, 5 stars
, 5 stars
, 5 stars
, 3,5 stars
, 5 stars

My Recommendations

Classics:
, (finally this book has been released as audio and with a very good narrator, too.)
, narrated by Ian McKellen!!

Retelling:
, isnpired by P&P
, inspired by Persuasion
, an Anthony Trollope retelling (Framely Parsonage) with Dragons! Weird and Fun!


Historical Fiction:
(and all the books in the Lymond Chronicles series), Epic and Magnificent Historical Fiction (spoilt the whole genre for me, but it was soo worth it!)


Non-fiction:
(Movies!!)
(deeply touching and intriguing)
(one of my favourite books this year, it was so exciting!!)

(wether you think you know who killed the princes in the Tower or not, this is a little gem of a book)
, Dan Jones is my favourite historian and never disappoints



, Fun Biography of an Institution
, sad, touching and very interesting
, fun, fun, fun with crazy Scots!!!

Sammy wrote: "Also Mel, there's some great non-fiction there. Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage was particularly good, and when I listened to it was on audible+ in the UK, so might be in the US catalogue if luck holds?"

Oh, just stop it already!!! 🤣

And trust Sammy to go rampant throwing audiobook recs at my poor head like there's no tomorrow!!!! AARGHHH. 😅

Alysa,

Three Axes to Fall with a U character is crying out for promotion, it's too good to miss. :))

Julia wrote: "Awesome! Please feel free to move my books to different letters if need be.

I'll definitly be able to read more books than I currently have on the spreadsheet, I'll try to get some of those pesky ..."

Thanks, Julia! :)

Elisabeth,

Your Two for the Lions has a precious E character, so I'm going to move it to an E-slot.

‼️ Teamies, ‼️

I will do a bit of regrouping. I will leave your books at their assigned letters for starters, but move those upwards that have already been finished so that we see where we are. 😊