Nyssa’s Comments (group member since Jan 07, 2011)

Nyssa’s comments from the MobileRead Book Challenges group.

Hi Stephanie,

I hope May is treating you well. Good Luck with the medical issues.

Hi GA.

Checking in. I hope all is going well with you.

Wow, it's been about two months since my last update!
Well, in that time:

- My work situation has become annoying. I'm waiting for this campaign to end in July and am curious about my next one.
- My family and I have had to deal with ongoing medical issues.
- My buddy-reading schedule has disintegrated into a puddle of goo.

But I am still reading daily, so that's always a plus.
As for now, I'll focus on whichever series captures my attention the most.

Oh My Goodness, Christa!

I wish you a complete and speedy recovery!

You are the third or fourth person I've heard compare Oberon to Scooby Doo. LOL

I agree about the chemistry, but I am also a HEA girl at heart, so their romance doesn't bother me.

It's that fact that Atticus apparently (view spoiler)[ends up alienating everyone and alone (hide spoiler)] that ruins the series for me.

Christa wrote: "You're at the part of Iron Druid where I stopped reading. LOL I might return to it some day."

I should have heeded your warning. I had started Staked when someone let slip that things just go downhill for Atticus. I couldn't bring myself to continue the book or series after that. It feels too depressing.

I've also fallen even more behind on my buddy reads in general, not having finished the February selections as yet, and here we are at the end of March.

I have some rearranging to do.

Christa wrote: "You're at the part of Iron Druid where I stopped reading. LOL I might return to it some day."

I just finished Hunted, and I enjoyed it. My only concern is that the titles have been quite literal, making the idea of Shattered terrifying. I look forward to reading it!

HomeInMyShoes wrote: "Just keep it as something to fill in the time between other things. It will love you all the same."

I may try that.

January was a bit of a mess.

The numbers look good (I will never scoff at reading 16 titles in a month), but at least four were unplanned mood reads, leaving my buddy-reading schedule in trouble. I knew I was overcommitting at the time, but I was just too excited for the new year!

I'm focussing on catching up with The Iron Druid (I think I'm two or three books behind) I'll be starting Hunted; Stephanie Plum (also two books back) - I am currently reading Four to Score; and Alex Verus (one book behind) - I'll be reading Veiled. Unfortunately, this may put me back with Gunnie Rose ( A Longer Fall) too.

After all, I opted not to tackle Discworld this year.

I am excited to start all things Ilona Andrews readathon that started yesterday. I love their work and am excited to delve into their series. There will be a few rereads among the early books in some of their series, but most will be new to me. The only series I might skip is The Innkeeper Chronicles since I read it up-to-date last year.

Christa wrote: "Nyssa wrote: "Was that Extreme Medical Services ?"

Yes. I had already noticed that further books in the series had better ratings but it still wasn't enough to get me to keep going. It wasn't terr..."

The title sounds awkward - lol. It sounds like something I would have tried, though. Sorry, you didn't enjoy it.

Christa wrote: "Had my first DNF of the year last night. The book had too much of that "awkward first in a series" thing going on that sometimes happens before an author finds their groove. I just wasn't into it. ..."

Was that Extreme Medical Services ?

Christa wrote: "Nice to make progress on some of my series, but the book I just started is first in a series so I don't think I'm gaining much overall ground. :D"

LOL. Good Job & congratulations. :)

I get what you're saying. I read an entire quartet, waiting for my daughter to decide which other series we would read together. So, I'm now behind on almost all of my buddy reads.

That sounds like an excellent resolution! I wish you the best of luck! :)

Christa wrote: "DoodlePanda wrote: "I have managed to read about 30 pages so far this year.... which isnt great but better than nothing?"

You're doing fine! We're not even halfway through January."

Exactly!

HomeInMyShoes wrote: "Nyssa wrote: "It seems I am at that point where nothing is holding my attention.

I assume it's the stress of suddenly having to find a new place to live, and everything is price-wise out of range..."

Thank you! We did find a place. We start moving tomorrow.

First?

Good to see you!! Happy New Year!!

(((HUGS))) I hope you get some actual rest!

Christa wrote: "I have a nice A5 notebook that I bought in 2022 and never used for anything: https://www.amazon.com/Tropical-Parad..."

The journal is beautiful! Best wishes with whatever you decide to do.

I tried keeping a digital book journal using OneNote, but the habit didn't stick; it felt more like work than fun.

Christa wrote: "Yellowface looked compelling but the 2-month wait at the library... I'll likely still read it eventually, though.

Divine Rivals is better than I expected so far. Or rather, I'm enjoying it more th..."

Two months - oof! I'm glad Divine Rivals is going well for you. :)

Christa wrote: "Started reading Divine Rivals but only to get the Kindle Challenge thingie for reading a Goodreads Choice winner. It was one of the few qualifying books that was in KU. I hope it's ..."

Yellowface was my Goodreads Choice selection for the Kindle Challenge.

I look forward to your thoughts on Divine Rivals. I'm in a group that reads the previous Awards Winners yearly, and we don't have this one scheduled until November.

Good Luck with everything!

I'm in the middle of remembering how much packing sucks!