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

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

Ooh, about to finish Great Big Beautiful Life. Will fit the cover or letter G, E for Egypt. I will also do the DQs. Is there a last date for the DQs to count?

Great. I will add that to the spreadsheet. It has a good page count too.

I was looking for the cow on cover task for India (and it's difficult!). I saw this - . Near to the back, it's a cow or a bull (not sure). Will that work?

True. Maybe the mods have another challenge up their sleeve.

The next Dresden book Fool Moon will work for the new Mini 2 task. I also have longer books that I will use this opportunity to read.

Me too.. Kinda shocked that Mini 2 will end....

Finished last night and still digesting.

In a lot of ways, some of it was expected - I mean, it's not very cliffhanger-y but there are a lot of balls up in the air.

(view spoiler)[Oh Shallan is definitely pregnant - not sure what to think about it. Or the fact that all of the MCs are split..

About Syl - if she is head spren, would her going with Kaladin (if she is) have an effect?

Weird thing - both Kaladin and Szeth attained the 5th ideal but we don't know what that means. I think Shalan did too - is Sanderson intentionally not explaining?

With the first arc, the character growth of Kaladin and Dalinar is finished, I guess.. Will there be new radiants in the second half?

One of the best part of this book was Adolin - I liked how we got to see his POV and his character arc growth. Kaladin was annoying in the beginning with the thera-speak but admittedly he got better.

Feels like Shallan played a very minor role in this book.

For one I'm glad to have a break but at the same time, I don't want Sanderson to delay the next 5 books too much.

There were other interludes from book 1 that are also left open. I wonder if Sanderson will link all of them. (hide spoiler)]

Oh thanks ladies! Last week was such a rush that I forgot about this book. I'll keep in mind

Oh thanks for catching that Mel.

Hey everyone! Was AWOL for a bit. My friends came to visit Netherlands with their family and we had a blast meeting after a long time. It was tiring and I barely got time to read. They left yesterday and I'm just lazing around today.

But yesterday was far too hot - no AC here too as it's not common and we went out boating. Far far too hot.

Happily, no miscommunication. The book could have had an edit to make it slightly short but apart from that was good. I finished it quickly so always a plus (as opposed to putting it down constantly).

It was a good reading month for me too.

Archangel's Ascension hit harder than I was prepared for - the series is getting to an end and the author took into a direction that I didn't expect to (even though it was foreshadowed)

Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide - First of this kind for me even though I have extensively read Jim Corbett when I was 14 years old. The tone is totally different and audiobook elevated the experience more than normal reading.

First-Time Caller - a cute, non-idiotic romance after a long time.

I didn't like Splendor - the last 20% especially made me mad.

Ooh, the cheese looks good! I would like to try it too.

I finished The Awakening and even though I have a long TBR I don't know what to read.....

Thanks, Mel! Fiji turned out to be the easiest 'hard' country for me. Who would have guessed?!!

I read Branded by Fire by Nalini Singh.. It will work for Fiji but that also means Fiji will be done. Shall I place there? Or if someone else wants to read a book set in Fiji, I can place it somewhere else.

oh, no problem. I will be reading The Awakening. Hopefully I can get through it. 🤞

Mel, it just says Read a book that is on the Best Unknown but must be Known books List. Does it have to be within a specific page number?

For the Best Unknown but must be Known books -> Does it have to be any specific page number? I found a book at page 86 that will work for another challenge (and also has Z!)

Andy wrote: "new (to me) today
sharing for the Friday feeling
and for anyone trying to stay awake on swaying train

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JUjF..."

Ooh thanks Andy. I really enjoyed this song. Acted as pick-me-up on a very tired Friday Evening.

End of Day 6.
Ch 75: (view spoiler)[Kaladin was annoying but he has gotten better. Loving the direction with Syl. Szeth's history is in a lot of ways sad - one small misstep blooming into bigger ones and not what was wished too. I'm glad he has his father but worried what will happen to him (hide spoiler)]

Dalinar and Storm father(view spoiler)[Could Stormfather be actually Honour's power? Far fetched but... Also, the conversation between Stormfather and Dalinar. lots of hard truths in that. And that highlighted the difference with Kaladin and Syl who have a bond with full trust but Dalinar and Stormfather do not. (hide spoiler)]

Odium.... you said it better Karen. Fully invested but I also have to read for TT. Conundrums!

Done, thanks!