ChrisP’s Comments (group member since May 19, 2025)

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

Quests

Completed Quests
-Hello, my name is...Welcome page link
Completed 3pts

-The Kindness of Strangers
The Red Tent ***Completed 11/2
Religion plays a part in the story - The story centers around Dinah who was one of Jacob's daughters.
Completed 1 exp and 1 healing potion

Ongoing Quests

Magic Staff/Sword Upgrade

Magic Staff
Level 1
Bloodsucking Fiends***(A Love Story #1)

Level 2
A Thousand Pieces of You**** (Firebird #1),
Ten Thousand Skies Above You**** (Firebird #2)


Sword

Inventory and Book Reserve

Inventory
Potion Tokens 5
Minor Healing Potions 3
Healing Potions 1
Time Walking Potion 1
Shield Potion 1
Mercenary 1 week

Welcome Basket Books(view spoiler)[
A Thousand Pieces of You****Completed 10/20
Bloodsucking Fiends***Completed 10/22
The Amityville Horror***Completed 10/23
Ellie Jordan, Ghost Trapper***Completed 10/24
The Countess**Completed 10/27
The Dark Prophecy**** Completed 10/31
The Red Tent***Completed 11/2
Proven Guilty*****Completed 11/3
I Never Had It Made****Completed 11/7
Bloodline***Completed 11/9
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal****Completed 11/14
Marking Time****Completed 11/16
Ten Thousand Skies Above You****11/19
White Night****11/25
Catch a Star: Shining Through Adversity to Become a Champion***11/27 (hide spoiler)]

Book Reserve(view spoiler)[
The Mistletoe Murder: And Other Stories****Completed 12/4
Practical Demonkeeping***Completed 12/8
The Shadow Queen**Completed 12/10
Small Favor***Completed 12/17 (hide spoiler)]

Stats

Hero level: 2
HP: 9
XP: 6pts
XP: 9pts until Level 3

Magic Staff - Level 2
Magic Staff

Sword Level:
Sword attack

Gold: 10

The Soothsayer

We rocked this tower and brought it down to the ground!!!

Ora wrote: "@Chris I was thinking about what series I said to start with for Patricia Briggs. Definitely Mercy Thompson, however I would read them in order of Mercy Thompson World. I finished the 3rd Alpha and..."

Thank you. I obsess on reading things in their proper order.

If I was to start a Patricia Briggs series which one would you recommend I start with?

Completion Post


The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness**by Sy Montgomery

Pages 267 HBK
7/28/17

This is my final book for the contest. I hope the other teams aren't sitting on one thousand points hoping to catch us by surprise.

Sorry I thought I did it but it doesn't look like I did. Please find the review at Ink and Bone Review

Please let me know if I need to do something else.

This book was a great journey if different events had occurred throughout history. My favorite fantasy novels involve great secondary characters that want to make me, the reader, part of the story line. I found myself imagining what would I do if I was training to be a librarian alongside Jess. Upon reaching the second half of the book, be prepared to read it to the end right away.

I spend a lot of my time in libraries. The refreshing air and the smell of old books make me instantly feel better. Imagine my surprise to find out the library is not what it seems.

I have one more book I should be able to complete before the challenge is complete.

This may have already been mentioned but my Traitor's Blade is in the BOM tab but not recorded in my totals. I thought posted a link to my discussion questions.

Completion Post


Traitor's Blade****by Sebastien de Castell

HBK 370
7/23/17

DQ6

Discussion Questions - Day 6: Chapters 26-End

31. Trin is revealed to be the daughter of Duke Jillard and Duchess Patriana, were you surprised, and if not, what clued you in to this?

This was quite the surprise. I was figuring she would become the lover interest very devious indeed.

32. Why do you think everyone else seemed to understand what was happening with the different plot lines except Falcio? I was starting to feel bad for him that everyone else seemed to know what was going on.

After his wife died the King's law is who he became. He was so focused on achieving the King's dreams and that he couldn't see what was right in front of his face.

33. What do you think the Tailor's end game really is?
Revenge for killing he son and sought it by creating the world her son wanted.

34. It seemed odd to me that the Duchess Patriana just decided it was the end of her game (even though she had been plotting for 20 years), why do you think she ended this so quickly?

I think she still alive. She lost the battle but she needs to regroup by people thinking she is dead.

35. Do you think Aline has the heart and the head to eventually be a good Queen, or do you think these dark experiences will impact her too much for that?

The people around her might able to help her achieve it but she will want her pound of flesh. Falcio has the gift of words maybe he will find the rights ones so she can stay true.

36. Are you going to continue the series? Yes

We are coming around the corner into the home stretch.

Completion Post


Summer Knight****by Jim Butcher

Completed 7/17/2017
PBK 446

I plan on reading Paper and Fire but I doubt it will come off hold be the end of the contest.

Please let me know where I would post my review:)

Completion Post


Ink and Bone****by Rachel Caine

HBK 355
Completed 7/14/17