Vi Vi’s Comments (group member since Jun 04, 2011)


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

Showing 1,341-1,360 of 1,758

35559 Oh no, Marla! I hate it when that happens. Maybe you could put it on hold? Get through one by one with another book that you are enjoying.
35559 Luckily, I'm enjoying Gardens more even though I feel like I've been dropped in the middle of the world with little explanation.

Katie, I started off reading along with the group but I'm too sick to answer the qns and just participate. I can appreciate the silliness but it is just too long winded for my taste. I will finish the book because I want to see how it ends. I hope it gets better then too!
35559 I'll start on the mammoth that is Gardens of the Moon (The Malazan Book of the Fallen, #1) by Steven Erikson . Also reading Good Omens The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Neil Gaiman which I am not enjoying that much. I fail to see what is hilarious :(
35559 I finished Maisie Dobbs (Maisie Dobbs, #1) by Jacqueline Winspear yesterday. The WW era was so realistically portrayed. The mystery part was weak but I'm interested in continuing the series.

I've started Present Danger by Susan Andersen for another challenge. I'll be starting His Very Own Girl by Carrie Lofty as its also set in a WW period.
Sign-ups/Round I (677 new)
Jan 11, 2013 08:48PM

35559 Lol! Love that jpeg LK!
35559 Thanks, Rebecca! Good to know. I know I skimmed the first few pages in the library first but it didn't really grab me. I was in the middle of a slump then and I was looking for a book to take me out of it. I'll be giving it another try though!

Rebecca wrote: "I think Gone Girl is one of those books you either really like or you really don't. I am one of the ones who really liked it but it was more about the discussion points afterwards. One warning - I found the first 40 pages really slow but then suddenly it starts to pick up."
35559 I have Gone Girl on my tbr too. But I'm not sure if I will like that genre. I've heard all the characters are unlikeable!
35559 Finished off Codex Alrea series by Jim Butcher. Maybe it's because I read it back to back but I was a little bit disappointed in the series. It was just a little too nice for my taste. Tavi was too near-perfect. Guess I expected a little more from Butcher.

I've started The Edge of Never by J.A. Redmerski for a buddy read. It's going ok so far.
35559 No worries, Michelle! Good luck with School!
35559 @Michelle - I totally understand! I tried to start the second book but I just kept putting it down for other books. I may have to give it another attempt.

@Rachel - Great update! The margin of difference between the other teams and us is something we can easily overcome. So go team!
35559 Tea - I think there's another participant called Tia. That might be the reason but I could be wrong.
35559 Leslie & Melissa - good luck with aDwD. I really need to continue with the series. I've read the first but haven't progressed beyond that, unfortunately.
35559 I started Jim Butcher's Codex Alera series last week of December and now I'm planning to finishing it. It's a epic fantasy and so far, it's really good. The biggest plus point is the world building. It's damn good. Though I wouldn't say it's a negative, I wish Butcher created a more flawed lead character. Tavi is like almost perfect. He becomes almost-perfect. So far, this year I've finished up books 2, 3 & 4. Two more to go and all of them are chunksters. Can we get a reward for finishing chunksters? Pretty please? *Puppy Eyes*

Off to start Princeps' Fury (Codex Alera, #5) by Jim Butcher
35559 OK folks - I was checking the team totals and we are at the bottom with 31 books. Team A has some 50+ books already! Has all of us signed up to the challenge widget and tagged the books to the correct shelf? Let's get reading.
35559 Sounds good Rachel & Rebecca! I can help out with anything like checking in once a day etc. just let me know which ones. I'd volunteer more but my RL is sort of full now and it's cUtting into my reading time. But I'll be glad to help out.
35559 I like the name too!

I can be a backup - maybe we can rotate duties so that one person doesn't end up doing much? Or split the duties among the volunteers (ex: one person check the page count) one person co-ordinating everything. That would make things easier on everyone. That's just my suggestion.

LK (if that is you in disguise): That image is totally over my head. I don't get it :(
35559 Oh, I'm also loving the Dresden series. I started Butcher's fantasy series last year (I'm so enjoying saying this even though it was only a week ago!) and it's also very good. That said, I have to continue the Dresden series. I'm upto book #8, I think.
35559 Count me in for the read. I just have to remember when the date rolls out :P
35559 Happy New Year folks! Happy Reading!

I've already started with my first book of the year - Academ's Fury (Codex Alera, #2) by Jim Butcher
Sign-ups/Round I (677 new)
Dec 29, 2012 09:01AM

35559 Sign me up please!