mina’s Comments (group member since Nov 01, 2018)

mina’s comments from the The Procrastinators Book Club group.

*whispering* read it together

😂 I like following your Grishaverse journey... and the Nikolai books are the best done, at least for me.

Welcome to the Skin of the Sea Buddy Read Discussion thread! This thread officially opens on March 13th and anyone can join at any time. Please keep in mind that spoilers are allowed in this thread but only up to the group's current reading place. Do not spoil the book if you've read further than the group. Any extra days can be used to catch up!

Each day we will be reading by chapters or page numbers. Page numbers are an approximation based on the hardcover or paperback that is the default on Goodreads. The suggested Buddy Read discussion schedule is as follows:

Week of 03/01
March 13th: Chapters 1-5
March 14th: Chapters 6-10
March 15th: Chapters 11-15
March 16th: Chapters 16-21
March 17th: Chapters 22-27

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~ Bookish Pengu
~ Edith

Welcome to the The Ship of the Dead Buddy Read Discussion thread! This thread officially opens on March 13th and anyone can join at any time. Please keep in mind that spoilers are allowed in this thread but only up to the group's current reading place. Do not spoil the book if you've read further than the group. Any extra days can be used to catch up!

Each day we will be reading by chapters or page numbers. Page numbers are an approximation based on the hardcover or paperback that is the default on Goodreads. The suggested Buddy Read discussion schedule is as follows:

Week of 03/13
March 13: Chapters 1-6
March 14 : Chapters 7-12
March 15 : Chapters 13 - 18
March 16: Chapters 19-24
March 17: Chapters 25-30
March 18: Chapters 31-36
March 19: Chapters 37-42

Week of 03/20
March 20: Chapters 43-48

PARTICIPANTS
~ May
~ Bopeep

Welcome to the Bloodmarked Buddy Read Discussion thread! This thread officially opens on March 1st and anyone can join at any time. Please keep in mind that spoilers are allowed in this thread but only up to the group's current reading place. Do not spoil the book if you've read further than the group. Any extra days can be used to catch up!

Each day we will be reading by chapters or page numbers. Page numbers are an approximation based on the hardcover or paperback that is the default on Goodreads. The suggested Buddy Read discussion schedule is as follows:

Week of 03/01
01: Chapters 1-5
02: Chapters 6-10
03: Chapters 11-15
04: Chapters 16-20
05: Chapters 21-25

Week of 03/06
06: Chapters 26-30
07: Chapters 31-35
08: Chapters 36-40
09: Chapters 41-45
10: Chapters 46-50
11: Chapters 51-55
12: Chapters 56-60

PARTICIPANTS
~ May
~ Leslie

Welcome to the Buddy Read Discussion thread! This thread officially opens on March 1st and anyone can join at any time. Please keep in mind that spoilers are allowed in this thread but only up to the group's current reading place. Do not spoil the book if you've read further than the group. Any extra days can be used to catch up!

Each day we will be reading by chapters or page numbers. Page numbers are an approximation based on the hardcover or paperback that is the default on Goodreads. The suggested Buddy Read discussion schedule is as follows:

Week of 03/01
March 1: Chapters 1-3
March 2 : Chapters 4-8
March 3 : Chapters 9-11
March 4: Chapters 12-14
March 5: Chapters 15-17

Week of 03/006
March 6: Chapters 18-22
March 7: Chapters 23-25
March 8: Chapters 26-28
March 9: Chapters 29-32
March 10 : Chapters 33-36
March 11 : Chapters 37-40
March 12: Chapters 41-45

PARTICIPANTS
~ Edith
~ Bopeep
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This is the group thread for The Poppy War!

This thread is open for discussion beginning March 1st! Please keep in mind that spoilers are allowed (mark as a spoiler) in this thread but only up to the group's current reading place. Do not spoil the book if you've read further than the group. Any extra days of the month can be used to catch up if needed! Page numbers are an approximation based on the hardcover or paperback that is the default on Goodreads.

The Group Read Discussion schedule is as follows:

Week of 03/01
March 01: Chapter 1 or 20 pages
March 02: Chapter 2 or 20 pages
March 03: Chapter 3 or 20 pages
March 04: Chapter 4 or 20 pages
March 05: Chapter 5 or 20 pages

Week of 03/06
March 06: Chapter 6 or 20 pages
March 07: Chapter 7 or 20 pages
March 08: Chapter 8 or 20 pages
March 09: Chapter 9 or 20 pages
March 10: Chapter 10 or 20 pages
March 11: Chapter 11 or 20 pages
March 12: Chapter 12 or 20 pages

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March 13: Chapter 13 or 20 pages
March 14: Chapter 14 or 20 pages
March 15: Chapter 15 or 20 pages
March 16: Chapter 16 or 20 pages
March 17: Chapter 17 or 20 pages
March 18: Chapter 18 or 20 pages
March 19: Chapter 19 or 20 pages

Week of 03/20
March 20: Chapter 20 or 20 pages
March 21: Chapter 21 or 20 pages
March 22: Chapter 22 or 20 pages
March 23: Chapter 23 or 20 pages
March 24: Chapter 24 or 20 pages
March 25: Chapter 25 or 20 pages
March 26: Chapter 26 or 20 pages

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✨faith✨trust✨pixiedust✨ wrote: "So hyped for this!! Unfortunately, I won't be able to get the audiobook for a LONG time at the library, but luckily I own the print book. I just haven't read anything with my eyes in a long time hahah"

😂😂 This is so me. Every time I have to actually read a book I moan about it like I have to do... I don't know what. Audiobooks saved me, but also ruined me as a reader 😂

This is the group thread for Belladonna!

This thread is open for discussion beginning February 1st! Please keep in mind that spoilers are allowed (mark as a spoiler) in this thread but only up to the group's current reading place. Do not spoil the book if you've read further than the group. Any extra days of the month can be used to catch up if needed! Page numbers are an approximation based on the hardcover or paperback that is the default on Goodreads.

The Group Read Discussion schedule is as follows:

Week of 02/01
February 01: Chapters 1-2 or 18 pages
February 02: Chapters 3-4 or 18 pages
February 03: Chapters 5-6 or 18 pages
February 04: Chapters 7-8 or 18 pages
February 05: Chapters 9-10 or 18 pages

Week of 02/06
February 06: Chapters 11-12 or 18 pages
February 07: Chapters 13-14 or 18 pages
February 08: Chapters 15-16 or 18 pages
February 09: Chapters 17-18 or 18 pages
February 10: Chapters 19-20 or 18 pages
February 11: Chapters 21-22 or 18 pages
February 12: Chapters 23-24 or 18 pages

Week of 02/13
February 13: Chapters 25-26 or 18 pages
February 14: Chapters 27-28 or 18 pages
February 15: Chapters 29-30 or 18 pages
February 16: Chapters 31-32 or 18 pages
February 17: Chapters 33-34 or 18 pages
February 18: Chapters 35-36 or 18 pages
February 19: Chapters 37-38 or 18 pages

Week of 02/20
February 20: Chapters 39-40 or 18 pages
February 21: Chapters 41-42 or 18 pages
February 22: Chapters 43-44 or 18 pages
February 23: Chapters 45-end or 18 pages

You can read the group book at any time during the month and at your own pace. This is the pace the group will be using, but if you read ahead or will be giving spoilers, please mark them (click the "some html is ok button"). If you have any questions a mod or another member can help you.

Welcome to the Twisted Hate Buddy Read Discussion thread! This thread officially opens on February and anyone can join at any time. Please keep in mind that spoilers are allowed in this thread but only up to the group's current reading place. Do not spoil the book if you've read further than the group. Any extra days can be used to catch up!

Each day we will be reading by chapters or page numbers. Page numbers are an approximation based on the hardcover or paperback that is the default on Goodreads. The suggested Buddy Read discussion schedule is as follows:

Week of 02/13
February 13th: Chapters 1- 7
February 14th: Chapters 8-14
February 15th: Chapters 15- 21
February 16th: Chapters 22- 28
February 17th: Chapters 29- 35
February 18th: Chapters 36- 42
February 19th: Chapters 43- 49

Week of 02/20
February 20th: Chapters 50- end

PARTICIPANTS
~ Sophie
~ Mark
~ Amanda

I like it just.. I expected a bit more. Don't know what that more is 😂 but it felt like it lacked something for me for it to be an extraordinary read.

Finished it. I don't know how to feel about it.. I guess by the time we all finish the book and start talking about it without spoilers I'll gather my overall thoughts.

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* Surprised, but also not surprised how the first part of the book ended. I wasn't expecting Darlington demon to be playing them, but also.. he's a demon... But then there's of course the thing that Anslem was pulling all the strings.

* I felt like the first descent was more intense than the second one.. it was okay, but... I don't know. Maybe I should've stayed up late last night to finish it while I had momentum.

* I found the creation of the salt protection animals/tree interesting, and I liked that part very much. However, I'm wondering... where's Darlington's protection. They pulled a Cosmo shaped protector, but Alex never gave it to Darlington.

* What are your thoughts on the cover now that we know the whole story about Babbit Rabbit?
I find it weak. The first cover with the snakes made sense to me; Alex had snake tattoos. But the rabbit story kinda came out of nowhere for me, and it didn't hold much water for me (is there a saying like that, or maybe it's just a Serbian thing). It was good to pull Alex from the hell hallucination or whatever it was, and not to be so enamored with Hellie.. but.. eh.

* Oh, another thing that was a thorn in my eye. Alex's mother. Her character doesn't feel consistent to me. When she appeared at the end of Ninth House and was all caring about Alex I was ??? what is going on, because she didn't really give us positive information on her mother. It could be because she was using that Mira's efforts were seen as bad, and not caring for her, and it didn't give a good image of her in my head. And then boom, we get to see a caring mother at the end of the book, and even here in some parts. I don't know. What are your thoughts on this, do you even have them? (hide spoiler)]

I have to finish some papers, but I'm definitely planning on finishing the book tonight.

The Descent (view spoiler)[
I thought we were switching between POVs, but Alex actually lived through those killer memories. Wait, the others lived through the memories too...they are going to be close now 😂

Yay, we saw the real Darlington, but I have to say that I'm a bit annoyed that the saving mission failed.

Oh, did Dawes say to her about Wheelers? So maybe she saw something in the books, but since Alex didn't tell her about it 🤷 how would she know what info to share with her.

What are your thoughts on the cover, the rabbit? At first I thought it's somehow connected to Dawes because in her memory we saw that her parents called her Bunny...but then Hellie, and Alex mention some rabbit...

And there are a lot of appearances of white rabbits while they are in hell there must be something about it.. the only thing that comes to mind is Alice in wonderland .. following something without a real plan, into an unknown world.
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-Chapter 29 (view spoiler)[
Well, shit 😬 they are out of Leithe.. things got more complicated, but also them getting kicked out isn't so surprising 😅😂

Was a bit shocked when Hellie-thing appeared, and for a second I thought...okay, since we relived through her memories, maaaaaybe when they came back she too came back somehow..

But since ch29 ended the way it did... I'm thinking that thing that got out could be the thing that killed that couple in the prologue... Which conflicts with the idea I had before - that the prologue killer was Darlington demon because the murder was in Elm house's basement, rigth? And Dawes told Alex that the circle doesn't look good.

What if the circle wasn't keeping Darlington in between the worlds and he can't cross because he's in hell, but the circle is the only thing keeping him out of the world? 🤔 (hide spoiler)]

😂 I too spoiled myself for Linus. I saw something and was ?? 🤔 okaaaay, that seems somehow out of place here, maybe it's a metaphor or something.

@Jen

🤣 But it DOES familiar.

(view spoiler)[ 😲 I haven't thought about that, that the vamp could've been there. That's a good idea. As for Eitan.. I hope the vamp get's pissed enough with him to just kill him.

Oh, yeah.. it reminds me of Mercy T. now that you say it. I mean we should get more info because it's an important mysterious part about Alex, just I hope it's more than mentioning it, and leaving it for the next book.. do we know, is there a next book? I assume there'll be because this is a good universe to just end it now. (hide spoiler)]

If I hadn't reread the first book earlier this month I would've been very convinced that there was some hint or even a peak in the part where Darlington is in the trapped in the circle and glowing. However, since that didn't happen I'm confused why does that sound so familiar. Also @Edith Alex remembered the bed scene with Darlington's claws :D I picked up on that good.

I love that Alex told Mercy about Leithe and all the shit that's going on, I like that the friendship progressed like that, that's something I was looking forward to since rereading Ninth House.

(view spoiler)[
* Raymond Walsh-Whiteley -.- Gaaah, like, it would be "nice" for him to be the murderer so that we get rid of him, BUT since Sandow was a murderer the chances are very low for this.

* What are your thoughts on Michelle? On one hand I'm annoyed she won't help Alex and Dawes because she was Darlington's Mentor, but on the other hand... if she was in the same situation as Alex, being on a scholarship or whatever, she would try her best to succeed not make friends with her Dante... so yeah, her not caring that much kinda makes sense. But there's also the thing where she said she was going back home, but went the morning after...after the murder. Does she have any motive to do so?

* A fucking vampire??? Like 🤯🤯🤯 I'm just 🤯

* Any thoughts on the Wheelwalker? I have to say that I'm a bit annoyed/disappointed that half-way through the book and it hasn't really been talked about, it was mentioned once or twice and that was it. Darlington/demon knows something about it, but...will he share that with Alex, or us? (hide spoiler)]

How's everyone doing?

I'm not really following the schedule, I read when I could and now that I look at the schedule and where I'm at.. It would appear that I'm about right, as I finished 21 chapters. Since it's late here, I'm going to comment on stuff tomorrow, when I skim through the read chapters to see what I want to comment because I didn't mark anything anywhere.