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Rob’s comments from the The Sword and Laser group.

Tassie Dave wrote: "On to Book 5 of my "Rivers of London" marathon Foxglove Summer.

I should finish this by the end of the month. Great series."

I took a very different approach and kind of saved them up for roadtrips since they were a fun light listen.

I haven't read the comics, but if you think back to Captain America: Civil War, it was Captain (along with Bucky and Falcon) who rebelled against the Sokovia accords. Tony stood for the military industrial complex and the idea of summitting to government oversight.

I'm going to hope the writers do something more nuanced than "good" vs. "evil", but I'm enjoying it so far anyways.

Ruth wrote: "the last couple of YA books I’ve read have left me feeling “meh, who cares about these stupid teenagers and their stupid problems”. I’m turning into a grumpy old lady! Oh well, I’ll embrace it."

Welcome to the club! We'll be sure to get your membership card.

Jenny (Reading Envy) wrote: "Super exciting!"

Woo..Guest host sighting!

I'm in the middle of another series right now. Once I finish that I'll probably just buy this month's pick since I have a lot of unspent credits and the wait list is really long.

Then I may pick up Gods of Jade and Shadow later this year too.

Yeah, I'd agree that Mark's comment about Peter in post 85 is a pretty big spoiler and should be put in tags.

After 3,082 votes in 15 polls, the winner of the 6th annual March Madness tournment is: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

Here is a detailed breakdown of this year's tournament

And the winner is...

The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune


Here are the results from Tournament:

View the full bracket here

Tournament Statistics
Total Votes Cast: 3,082
Average Votes Cast: 210
Book With Most Votes: The House in the Cerulean Sea - (151 Votes) (Round 1)
Match-up With Most Votes: Gods of Jade and Shadow vs. Rivers of London (237 Votes) (Round 3)
Largest Win: The House in the Cerulean Sea (132 Votes) (Round 1)
Smallest Win: Kiki's Delivery Service - (10 Votes) (Round 1)
Average Win: 52 votes

Round 3 Statistics
Total Votes Cast: 470
Average Votes Cast: 235
Book With Most Votes: The House in the Cerulean Sea (128 Votes)
Match-up With Most Votes: Gods of Jade and Shadow vs. Rivers of London (237 Votes)
Largest Win: The House in the Cerulean Sea (69 Votes)
Smallest Win: Gods of Jade and Shadow (29 Votes)
Average Win: 49

Round 2 Statistics
Total Votes Cast: 787
Average Votes Cast: 197
Book With Most Votes: The House in the Cerulean Sea (128 Votes)
Match-up With Most Votes: Rivers of London vs. Green Rider (199 Votes)
Largest Win: The House in the Cerulean Sea (59 Votes)
Smallest Win: The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry (28 Votes)
Average Win: 48

Round 1 Statistics
Total Votes Cast: 1,618
Average Votes Cast: 202
Book With Most Votes: The House in the Cerulean Sea - (168 Votes)
Match-up With Most Votes: Rivers of London vs. Enchanted (215 Votes)
Largest Win: The House in the Cerulean Sea (132 Votes)
Smallest Win: Kiki's Delivery Service - (10 Votes)
Average Win: 60 votes


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Finals:

(1) Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia - 93 Votes

vs.

(6) The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune - 114 Votes


Winner: The House in the Cerulean Sea
Total Votes: 207
Margin of Victory: 21

After 3,082 votes in 15 polls, the winner of the 6th annual March Madness tournament is: The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

Here is a detailed breakdown of this year's tournament


Our Guest host for April will be long-time S&L Member: Jenny Colvin. Jenny is a librarian, podcaster and book blogger.

Bloodline is coming out April 9th

https://www.willwight.com/a-blog-of-d...

I didn't know who Batroc was. Or George St. Pierre.

I actually just re-watched Winter solider recently and while I thought that was a cool fight scene, to me he was just some random thug. Or maybe a mini-boss thug for Cap to fight.

I'm not familiar with most of the comics, especially not Capt. America.

I didn't recognize him as the same actor either because that fight to me was cool, but insignificant.

Now that I know the details, I agree it's cool that they brought him back/re-used him.

I still don't care about Batroc the leaper though. I'll probably forget this name again before too long unless he shows back up later.

But maybe this series will make him more interesting than just some 1-off fight. (now 2-off fight?)

One of the things I've liked about Disney+ is they a skip button to get to the post credit part (the second one).

I would have preferred Rivers of London, but I'll probably read both the finalists, so it's a good choice to have.

The Final Round has begun. Go Vote!

And here are the Round 3 Results

The poll is live: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...

Hmm. I thought ToS only lost twice. Sigh. I should never post things anymore. I'm always wrong and Dave needs to correct me.

I went 1-1 in this round. Poor Rivers of London. It's now been defeated even more than Theft of Swords.

Maybe Tom & Veronica will take pity on it and just make it a dictatorial pick later this year.

The finals are now set.


In what has become an annual tradition, the round 3 participation is much higher than round 2. However it's even higher than round 1, which I think is a bit more unusual. I guess members were pretty excited for round 3.


Here are the results from Round 3:

View the full bracket here

Tournament Statistics
Total Votes Cast: 2,875
Average Votes Cast: 211
Book With Most Votes: The House in the Cerulean Sea - (151 Votes) (Round 1)
Match-up With Most Votes: Gods of Jade and Shadow vs. Rivers of London (237 Votes) (Round 3)
Largest Win: The House in the Cerulean Sea (132 Votes) (Round 1)
Smallest Win: Kiki's Delivery Service - (10 Votes) (Round 1)
Average Win: 52 votes


Round 3 Statistics
Total Votes Cast: 470
Average Votes Cast: 235
Book With Most Votes: The House in the Cerulean Sea (128 Votes)
Match-up With Most Votes: Gods of Jade and Shadow vs. Rivers of London (237 Votes)
Largest Win: The House in the Cerulean Sea (69 Votes)
Smallest Win: Gods of Jade and Shadow (29 Votes)
Average Win: 49

Round 2 Statistics
Total Votes Cast: 787
Average Votes Cast: 197
Book With Most Votes: The House in the Cerulean Sea (128 Votes)
Match-up With Most Votes: Rivers of London vs. Green Rider (199 Votes)
Largest Win: The House in the Cerulean Sea (59 Votes)
Smallest Win: The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry (28 Votes)
Average Win: 48

Round 1 Statistics
Total Votes Cast: 1,618
Average Votes Cast: 202
Book With Most Votes: The House in the Cerulean Sea - (168 Votes)
Match-up With Most Votes: Rivers of London vs. Enchanted (215 Votes)
Largest Win: The House in the Cerulean Sea (132 Votes)
Smallest Win: Kiki's Delivery Service - (10 Votes)
Average Win: 60 votes

Match 1:

(1) Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia - 133 Votes

vs.

(4) Rivers of London / Midnight Riot by Ben Aaronovitch - 104 Votes

Winner: Gods of Jade and Shadow
Total Votes: 237
Margin of Victory: 29

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Match 2:

(15) The Ruthless Lady's Guide to Wizardry by C.M. Waggoner - 82 Votes

vs.

(6) The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune - 151 Votes


Winner: The House in the Cerulean Sea
Total Votes: 233
Margin of Victory: 69

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The final is set, once I can sort out the poll link I'll update the original post.

Finals:

(1) Gods of Jade and Shadow by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

vs.

(6) The House in the Cerulean Sea by T.J. Klune

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