Dev’s Comments (group member since Sep 09, 2017)

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

@Cathy no we haven't met Rhys before, I think he was just mentioned as like 'the puppet king in Silences' or whatever, pretty sure we didn't even get a name before this.

I finished earlier today and ugh this book makes me so angry! I mean not necessarily in a bad way because it is a very well written book but Rhys and the old queen are just infuriating. Also (view spoiler)[how is this the second book I've read this week where people are being slowly dismembered??? I mean I remembered it in the 2nd Dexter book but I totally forgot about it here (hide spoiler)]

Also I love at the end when Tybalt (view spoiler)[is threatening to kill Rhys [and I so wish he was allowed to lol] but I love when he is like "I have tried to be a better man, you see. For her. But I could be a better monster, for you." (hide spoiler)] I just love Tybalt very much. Also, is there literally anything more badass than (view spoiler)[October sitting up and pulling a fucking knife out of her own chest? I think not (hide spoiler)]

damn i didn't realize it was so early this week. it has been at a different time for me every single week lol ok, i just posted my last 3 books. i'm not going to get the 4th one done but that's okay because it looks like it has more options for next week anyway

Title and Author: A Red-Rose Chain by Seanan McGuire
Date Read: 11/17/18
Rating: 5
Page Total: 367
Spell-Out Letters:
C: ceres [character]
O: october daye [character]
R: red rose chain [ title]
A: a red rose chain [title]
Bonus Options: none


Title and Author: At Galactic Central by Kate MacLeod
Date Read: 11/17/18
Rating: 3
Page Total: 234 [per Amazon]
Spell-Out Letters:
A: at galactic central [title]
Bonus Options: none


Title and Author: Dearly Devoted Dexter by Jeff Lindsay
Date Read: 11/17/18
Rating: 4
Page Total: 292
Spell-Out Letters:
C: cody [character]
O: oscar [character]
R: rita [character]
N: nick landron [narrator for audiobook, i think we're allowed to use this?]
A: astor [character]
Bonus Options: none

lmao i think i've seen that post before and yeah that is literally october's exact approach to 'diplomatic negotiations'. although i guess to be fair arden pretty much did send her because she knew that she would piss everyone off

i read up through chapter 14 last night. i had forgotten how fucked up this book was lol. and the fake queen is just the absolute wooorst. i honestly wish they could kill people just so all these villains could stop popping up again

yeah but this one would be for word on cover which we still need right?

haha i know, toby's life is starting to be measured in what percentage of the local nobility she has unseated / pissed off

i've got quite a few for sharing as well but like half of them are S's lol

i read chapters 1-6 today although as usual i find it difficult to say too much without giving spoilers for the whole book. i will say that i'm glad may is in this book more and i absolutely love walther as well so it's nice to see more of him. anyone else started yet?

i just posted one i finished today and should have four more finished before the cut-off, looks like they will be mostly O, R, and A so far and one can be used for N as well

Title and Author: The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien
Date Read: 11/15/18
Rating: 5
Page Total: 322
Spell-Out Letters:
R: j.r.r. tolkien [author MN, i'm guessing middles names wouldn't always count but since he always referred to by the abbreviation w/ both his middle names i thought it might count]
U: ugluk [character]
P: pippin [character]
A: aragorn [character]
Bonus Options: none

yes! we got sharing for our next word! i can finally read the sawbones book lol

Title and Author: Runebreaker by Alex R. Kahler
Date Read: 11/14/18
Rating: 4.5
Page Total: 384
Spell-Out Letters:
C: calum [character]
R: runebreaker [title]
A: alex [author FN]
Bonus Options: none

Title and Author: The Child Thief by Brom
Date Read: 11/13/18
Rating: 4
Page Total: 476
Spell-Out Letters:
C: child thief [title]
O: oxenburg [character]
R: redbone [character]
N: nick [character]
U: ulfger [character]
P: peter [character]
I: N/A
A: abraham [character]
Bonus Options: none

i read it right when it came out [which unfortunately means i can't do the BR lol] but i can't remember all the side characters to remember if anything would work. i guess you could always start it this week and finish it next week though, and we should have our new word tomorrow i think.

ah yeah that would suck. for me i pretty much have to dnf the book in the first 10-15 minutes of reading it or i will just need to finish it to see how it turns out even if i hate it lol

i've been using a lot of the books on my list for wheel and also for tower teams a few months ago, but i guess it all depends on what letters you get lol

yeah i think i deleted probably 40 or so, so much that i had to start dipping into 2017 books because i ran out of 2016 ones lol. i've gotten a lot better about DNFing stuff this year though, i'll just read the first two chapters and if i don't love it then i'll move on

woo!

i dnfed unseen forces but now i'm reading the child thief instead which i think is better because it is both longer and so far has every letter except i and o lol

Title and Author: The Boneless Merciesby April Genevieve Tucholke
Date Read: 11/11/18
Rating: 4
Page Total: 384
Spell-Out Letters:
C: the cut-queen [nickname/title, if that counts, that's all the characters referred to her as so it was in there quite a bit]
O: ovie [character]
R: runa [character]
I: indigo [character]
A: april [author FN]
Bonus Options: none

@Alexandra i think you can use any books you didn't get posted last week for this week's word if they have overlapping letters

my plan for this week is:
The Boneless Mercies - C O R A so far
The Two Towers - just A i think
Runebreaker - C R A so far
Unseen Forces - at least U
No Man of Woman Born - at least N and A
A Red-Rose Chain - O R and A at least, can't remember all characters in this one
At Galactic Central - at least A

looks like N and P might be the more difficult letters this week