Cindy’s Comments (group member since Dec 18, 2019)

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

I am willing to commit to a book but have not claimed one yet

Here’s some more if anyone is interested in reading:

Jazz Moon
Jazz Owls

I can commit to one book for that mini, I don’t know if I would be able to do more than that

Shelby wrote: "Cindy wrote: "How’s everyone’s reading going? Mine is still a little slow going. I have a couple books to add to the spreadsheet that I will do once I get a chance to get on my laptop. Right now I’..."

That book is on my TBR, I didn’t even think to start with it

How’s everyone’s reading going? Mine is still a little slow going. I have a couple books to add to the spreadsheet that I will do once I get a chance to get on my laptop. Right now I’m reading Hunger Games and am enjoying the reread

I agree with it being a gesture of goodwill.

Thanks for adding that to the spreadsheet, I will update the info later today, I’ll have two more books to add also

Day 3: Chapters 19-27

11. The fantasy genre is known for its world building. How do you feel about the world building in this book? How does it compare to other fantasy novels you’ve read?
I don’t think there has been much world building

12. In this section we meet Cade’s former teacher Hazidan. What do you think of her character? Did you ever have a favorite teacher and were they similar to Hazidan in any way?
I thought she was interesting. It was nice to see more of Cade’s backstory

13. Chapter 25: Friends in Low Places had a pretty big reveal about the Celestials plans and how they’ve been herding Cade this whole time. How did you feel about this twist?
I wasn’t expecting that

14. At this point I think we have the whole team together: Is one of them your favorite?
Don’t really have a favorite

Bonus for audiobook listeners: How are you liking the audiobook? Would you recommend it?
I’m not minding the audiobook. I probably would not make it through the book without it being an audiobook though

Day 2 DQs
Ch 9 to 18

6.) Did Galass turning into a blood mage and Fidick being the cause of Lucian's death (I assume that's what the black cloud that left the tent did) surprise you? Or were you expecting their bit in the story to be over and just a footnote about Cade's character?
I wasn’t expecting what happened to happened. I thought they would just have another little appearance in the story again just not something like that

7.) We learn about more magic types and there's pretty much any type of magic you can dream up. What type of magic you like to have or what animal would you like an affinity with?
Healing would be nice. I wouldn’t mind trying blood mage though. For animal I would say a werewolf or dragon

8.) Is anyone else's favorite character Mr. Bones? Just me? mkay.
He seems cool

9.) At this point I think it's clear Cade is a fallen Glorian of some sort, likely a Justicar. Do others agree with my guess here or do you have other thoughts?
I honestly can’t even keep everything straight right now so I’m not sure

10.) Assuming my guess in Q9 is right, why do you think Cade got the heave ho from the Glorians?
Maybe he wouldn’t do something they wanted him to do?

DQs - Day 1: Chapters 1-8

1. The book has the MPG Dark Fantasy. Do you like this genre in general? If so, do you have any favourite authors or books?
I do enjoy reading fantasy although I’m not sure I’ve read much “dark” fantasy.

Picture a wizard. Go ahead, close your eyes. There he is, see? Skinny old guy with a long straggly beard. No doubt he's wearing iridescent silk robes that couldn't protect his frail body from a light breeze. The hat's a must, too, right? Big, floppy thing, covered in esoteric symbols that would instantly show every other mage where this one gets his magic?

2. The book starts with the quote above. Is this your mental image of a wizard, too? Or something different? :)
Yes, make me picture Gandalf or Dumbledor

3. And the author lands us in the middle of a siege (ideal for the Book Games, right? ;) with 2 of the main characters Cade Ombra and Corrigan Blight. Cade is narrating what is happening and offering us his views on good and evil, the part they are playing and how they "win" this particular siege.
Do you think it's a strong start to the book? Has it got you intrigued?It does have me intrigued on what’s happening and why

4. As an extra incentive & entertainment, the Ascendant Lucien offers young girls and boys (sublimes) to the wanderists after the siege. We get introduced to Fiddick and Galass and learn that Cade decided to kill Lucien. We can actually start putting some pieces of Cade's character together. What do you think about him at this point?
He wants everyone to believe that he is this horrible, evil man, but he seems more nice and caring then evil

5. Some demonic highlights to this introductory part: Tenebris the demon, with whom Cade as an "infernalist" mage trades with to get his spells.
What were your impressions of Tenebris? How do you find the "religious/magical" system of the Infernals and the Celestines?
He makes it seem like he’s just trying to help you but he trying to get you to play a part. I do think the system is a little confusing

Hey team how’s everyone’s reading going? I’ve had a slow start to mine but hoping it’ll pick up. I started The Malevolent Seven today and it seems interesting so far

I requested The Wishing Game from my library but it has a long waitlist so we shall see if I get it in time or not

Hello everyone!

My name is Cindy and I live in Colorado with my husband and 2 girls, ages 2 and 11 weeks. I work in a hospital pharmacy, although I am still on maternity leave for one more week! I pretty much read anything and everything. I don’t really read horror though, if I do it’s rarely. I do read more romance than anything but I love lots of fantasy too! I might get The Malevolent Seven on audible because it sounds very interesting

Decade Challenge
Start date: 1 March 2024
End date: 1 March 2025
Level IX=300 books

38/300

2001-4/30/24
1. Grave Peril 4/30/24

2002-3/22/24
1. Visions of Sugar Plums 3/15/24
2. The Revenant 3/17/24

2003
1. The Killing Hour 3/3/24

2004

2005

2006

2007
1. Chased 5/15/24

2008

2009

2010
1. A Time to Die 4/22/24

2011

2012
1. Wicked Business 3/29/24

2013
1. Beautiful Bastard 4/12/24
2. Beautiful Bitch 5/11/24

2014
1. Jack 3/7/24

2015
1. Melting Point 3/13/24
2. Maverick 3/21
3. Teague 4/4/24
4. Grace 4/8/24
5. Room for Just a Little Bit More 4/24/24
6. Never is a Promise 4/25/23

2016
1. A Death in Sweden 3/11/24
2. Cooper 4/16/24

2017

2018
1. The Perfect Block 3/6/24
2. Scrooged 3/22/24
3. Rogue Protocol 3/29/24
4. Magic Triumphs 4/28/24
5. Exit Strategy 5/8/24

2019
1. The Christmas Pact 4/5/24
2. Red. 4/19/24
3. Somebody's Perfect 5/3/24
4. Loving Logan 5/23/24

2020
1. Peacekeeper 3/14/24
2. Love Disregarded 3/22/24

2021
1. The Naughty, The Nice and The Nanny 4/10/24
2. Three Bells, Two Bows and One Brother's Best Friend 4/15/24
3. The Marriage Rival 5/7/24

2022
1. The Attraction Distraction 4/14/24
2. Brennan 4/21/24
3. Wrath of Eve: Evil Has Met Its Match 5/6/24

2023
1. Magic Tides 5/27/24
2. The Malevolent Seven 5/28/24

2024
1. The Exception to the Rule 3/27/24

Skipping Task: Read a book with the phrase "an arm and a leg" in the book

Going West
M-Royal Valentine by Jenn McKinlay 105pg 2/12/24
I-If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer-O.J Simpson & The Goldman Family 323 pg 2/10/24
S-Once She Dreamed by Abbi Glines 107 pg MC Sammy 2/7/24
S-Hunted in Darkness by Carrie Ann Ryan 241 pg MC Skye 2/8/24

Skipping task: Read a book where a pet name starts with the letter A
Direction: East (Even number of pages)

S: Sam Rebound by Chelle Bliss 148 pg 1/3/24
K: Have Me by J. Kenner 104pg 12/30/24
I: Izzy Resist Me by Chelle Bliss 296pg 1/11/24
P: Play My Game by J. Kenner 102 pg 1/10/24

Serious Readers Challenge 2024 - Level 1

January
1.Resisting 1/1/24
2. Rebound 1/3/24
3. City of Glass 1/6/24
4. Withering Hope 1/7/24
5. Play My Game 1/10/24
6. Resist Me 1/11/24
7. Seduce Me 1/12/24
8. 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi 1/17/24
9. Carnal Risk 1/20/24
10. Unwrap Me 1/21/24
11. Hard Eight 1/24/24
12. Hidden Pictures 1/25/24
13. Life of Pi 1/27/24
14. Fairest of All 1/27/24

February
15. A Hunger Like No Other 2/1/24
16. Go Hex Yourself 2/3/24
17. Finding Me: A Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed - A Memoir of the Cleveland Kidnappings 2/5/24
18. Once She Dreamed 2/7/24
19. Back in the Burbs 2/7/24
20. Hunted in Darkness 2/8/24
21. If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer 2/10/24
22. Royal Valentine 2/11/24
23. Girl with a Pearl Earring 2/12/24
24. Geekerella 2/14/24
25. Water for Elephants 2/15/24
26. Lover Eternal 2/16/24
27. Frost Burned 2/22/24
28. The One with the Kiss Cam 2/23/24
29. Wolf Flight 2/28/24
30. Tucker 2/29/24

March
31. The Killing Hour 3/3/24
32. The Perfect Block 3/6/24
33. Jack 3/7/24
34. A Death in Sweden 3/11/24
35. Melting Point 3/13/24
36. Peacekeeper 3/14/24
37. Visions of Sugar Plums 3/15/24
38. The Revenant 3/17/24
39. Scrooged 3/22/24
40. Maverick 3/21/24
41. Love Disregarded 3/22
42. The Exception to the Rule 3/27/24
43. The Laughing Corpse 3/27/24
44. Rogue Protocol 3/29/24
45. Wicked Business 3/29/24

April
46. Teague 4/4/24
47. The Christmas Pact 4/5/24
48. Grace 4/8/24
49. The Naughty, The Nice and The Nanny 4/10/24
50. Beautiful Bastard 4/12/24
51. The Attraction Distraction 4/14/24
52. Three Bells, Two Bows and One Brother's Best Friend 4/15/24
53. Cooper 4/16/24
54. Red. 4/19/24
55. Brennan 4/21/24
56. A Time to Die 4/22/24
57. Room for Just a Little Bit More 4/24/24
58. Never is a Promise 4/25/24
59. Magic Triumphs 4/28/24
60. Grave Peril 4/30/24

May:
61. Somebody's Perfect 5/3/24
62. Wrath of Eve: Evil Has Met Its Match 5/6/24
63. The Marriage Rival 5/7/24
64. Exit Strategy 5/8/24
65. Beautiful Bitch 5/11/24
66. Chased 5/15/24
67. Loving Logan 5/23/24
68. Magic Tides 5/27/24
69. The Malevolent Seven 5/28/24

Cleaning Out the TBR Closet 2024

* On TBR for more than one year: 37/50
1. Resisting-Added 4/12/21-Read 1/1/24
2. Rebound-Added 4/12/21-Read 1/3/24
3. City of Glass-Added 11/17/21-Read 1/6/24
4. Withering Hope-Added 11/15/19-Read 1/7/24
5. Resist Me-Added 4/12/21-Read 1/11/24
6. 13 Hours: The Inside Account of What Really Happened In Benghazi-Added 11/16/19-Read 1/17/24
7. Carnal Risk-Added 11/15/19-Read 1/20/20
8. Hard Eight-Added 7/21/21-Read 1/24/24
9. Life of Pi-Added 12/9/2020-Read 1/27/24
10. A Hunger Like No Other-Added 10/8/22-Read 2/1/24
11. Go Hex Yourself-Added 10/10/22-Read 2/3/24
12. Finding Me: A Decade of Darkness, a Life Reclaimed - A Memoir of the Cleveland Kidnappings-Added 11/15/19-Read 2/5/24
13. Once She Dreamed-Added 11/15/19-Read 2/7/24
14. Back in the Burbs-Added 2/24/21-Read 2/7/24
15. Hunted in Darkness-Added 8/20/22-Read 2/8/24
16. If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer-Added 11/14/19-Read 2/10/24
17. Royal Valentine-Added 12/19/22-Read 2/11/24
18. Frost Burned-Added 10/8/21-Read 2/21/24
19. Tucker-Added 11/15/19-Read 2/29/24
20. The Perfect Block-Added 11/25/22-Read 3/6/24
21. A Death in Sweden-Added 11/15/19-Read 3/11/24
22. Peacekeeper-Added 7/21/21-Read 3/14/24
23. The Revenant-Added 11/14/19-Read 3/17/24
24. Love Disregarded-Added 9/20/20-Read 3/22/24
25. Wicked Business-Added 4/29/22-Read 3/29/24
26. The Christmas Pact-Added 12/26/22-Read 4/5/24
27. Beautiful Bastard-Added 3/8/22-Read 4/12/24
28. Red.-Added 11/15/19-Read 4/19/24
29. Brennan-Added 10/8/20-Read 4/21/24
30. Room for Just a Little Bit More-Added 3/14/22-Read 4/23/24
31. Magic Triumphs-Added 5/10/21-Read 4/28/24
32. Grave Peril-Added 2/7/22-Read 4/30/24
33. Somebody's Perfect-Added 3/31/22-Read 5/3/24
34. Wrath of Eve: Evil Has Met Its Match-Added 1/6/22-Read 5/6/24
35. The Marriage Rival-Added 11/18/22-Read 5/7/24
36. Chased-Added 7/18/21-Read 5/15/24
37. Loving Logan-Added 1/1/20-Read 5/23/24

TBR Tackler
Jan. 1 - Dec. 31, 2024
2/30

41. The Hobbit
3. Night Terror
7. Real Good Man
51. If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer 2/10/24
61. Fatal Burn
53. P.S. I Love You
54. The Pastor's Wife
22. Stripped: The Complete Collection
24. The Gods of Guilt
74. The Silent Sister
73. Every Secret Thing
60. The Bone Yard
96. Tucker 2/29/24
68. Wild and Wicked
43. The Two Towers
6. Endangered
9. Sunsets at Seaside
75. Promise Not to Tell
33. Wuthering Heights
46. The Count of Monte Cristo
78. Nightscape
45. The Help
10. Anchor Me
67. Stay With Me
23. Histoire d'O Story of O
58. The Orenda
16. Love, Honor, and Ink
41. The Fellowship of the Ring
79. A Season for Goodbye
90. Faking It

Great job team!

I don’t think I will be able to finish any more books before the deadline