Tina ❣’s Comments (group member since Mar 09, 2016)

Tina ❣’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Yay! Thank you Mods!

Erin- what’s Unlimited?

Yay!

@ Mods - could we please have an inform read for both:
Strange the Dreamer - June 18th
Elephants Can Remember - June 25th

Thankies (:

Jenny wrote: "Tina wrote: "Marie (UK) wrote: "Tina wrote: "The eBook of Circe at my library won't be available until September this year.... ._."

mine won't be available until August"

Jeeze. That's a while awa..."

I've just started listening to some this year. I find it to be a hit and miss with audiobooks for me. I think it's the narrator's voice/tone that puts me off sometimes. So, hard copy for me when I can!

Ok, I'm officially in. I'll have bought the book by then.

Jammin Jenny wrote: "I would be up for and - one starting Jun 18, the other starting Jun 25?"

Yes to both Jenny! Those dates work great for me.
Is informal okay for both?

Strange the Dreamer - June 18th
Elephants Can Remember - June 25th?

B.O.M. JUNE ARE OUT

1. Leah on the Offbeat by Becky Albertalli (Young Adult BOM) starts June 2, 2018
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

2. Red Sister by Mark Lawrence( Adult Sci-fi/Fantasy) starts June 16, 2018
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
I've volunteered to do DQ - but someone could back me up if I can't get the book or something

Oooh this sounds good. I'm up for reading it and DQ - preferably not the first or second set.

- Team Tonks

Would anyone be keen for:






?

Sounds good Joy!

**I've added everyone's Buddy Reads to the relevant tab in the spreadsheet. Let me know if I have missed a book and you'd like me to add it, or if I have got something wrong.**

Talia - I haven't added your Buddy Reads but I can if you post which ones you're doing here

Brooklyn - I have a few books that could be used for x and u. I stocked up on then for my Author Alphabet challenges

Teri - We will figure it out. Don't worry ;)

Marie (UK) wrote: "Tina wrote: "The eBook of Circe at my library won't be available until September this year.... ._."

mine won't be available until August"

Jeeze. That's a while away Marie!

Has everyone else bought the book?

Cat wrote: "I assumed the animals were bigger because they were Ryders (iirc). I think the Ryders meant the animal not the humans, but I believe that the Ryders could indeed be ridden.
I might be wrong. I migh..."

I think you're right Cat.

Devann - Good point. She only really explored about 4-5 magic clans throughout the book.
Even in the cave when they were getting told the origin stories of the gods getting their magic, was pretty empty.
I think she should have told us the origin story or something for all clans throughout the book. It would have been nice to have the origin stories in one setting but I think I would have skipped it and many would have gotten bored

True Devann. Cancer could have joined Healers; Grounder and Tamer or Grounder and Welder together; Etc. I don't get the relevance of the light and dark one. Using light to blind someone as an offensive tactic. Woo!

Lol Cat!
I zoned out on the description too. I think she was the only animal we saw too

The version I read I think she had some other names listed as well as the nickname titles... I couldn't find them online. But they're all pretty standard magic elements she's used. Maybe except for the Cancer one, which I don't see the relevance in...?

The animal names annoyed me as well. I don't know what happened to her pet/animal/lion after the King captured Zelie. She just disappeared?

The eBook of Circe at my library won't be available until September this year.... ._.

Emily wrote: "Discussion Questions 7&8 May Chapters 33-60
11. Zelie wins the sunstone, and becomes "The Immortal" but at what cost? Is this where we start to see a theme of what makes a monster? Does the "greate..."

I agree with what you said about needing a better reason other than hatred of magic to kill his children.
I feel like I needed more of the King's past so I can understand him better and understand his actions

Devann wrote: "i've noticed a lot of series where it starts out only supposed to be 2 or 3 books then it gets really popular and the author suddenly is like oh there's gonna be 6 or 7 of them! and i mean sometime..."

I agree Devann. Two authors who had done this and pissed me off the most were Charlaine Harris with the Sookie Stackhouse series and the House of Night series by P.C. Cast. The last book was terrible.

I found a quiz you can take to see what clan you're in.
http://childrenofbloodandbone.com/wp-...

Apparently I'm in the clan Winder - clan of air.

For those of you who can't remember the clans or had their books returned to their library (like me), here are the clans:
Reaper - Reapers can access and manipulate the spirits of the living and the dead.
Conndector - Connecters can tap into the mind, consciousness and dreams of others.
Tider - Tiders can manipulate water and ice.
Burner - Burners can generate and manipulate fire
Winder - Winders can generate and manipulate air and wind.
Grounder - Grounders can manipulate the earth.
Welder - Welders can manipulate and bend metals.
Lighter - Lighters can manipulate light and darkness.
Healer - Healers can heal a wide variety of ailments and injuries.
Cancer - Cancers can infect the living with a wide variety of sicknesses and diseases.
Seer - Seers can see into the past, present and future.
Tamer - Tamers can control and transform animals.

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "If I can fit in a re-read I will.
And I really do want to read #2"

I just realised you meant there's a second book in the series... ereigjvnerin What the pants!! I wish I knew all about this when I watched the movie ages ago! I would have read them all non-stop, one after the other.

Definitely in for this buddy read representing Team Tonks