Sylvs (NOVELty Reads)’s Comments (group member since May 08, 2019)

Sylvs (NOVELty Reads)’s comments from the Between The Pages group.

Eileen wrote: "I'm getting close on the DIVERSITY category, but keep getting distracted by other books, lol! I'm really trying to make my way through some of my ARCs for March, so that's part of the distraction. ..."

Ooh nice! I'm currently reading Cool for the Summer. I need to write up some reviews so then I can make the entries :)

Gemina is awesome but it is a liiiiiittle bit gruesome too. Now you're making me want to reread 😂

Eileen wrote: "Sylvs (NOVELty Reads) wrote: "I think you'll love A.I.D.A.N a lot, he's my favourite character. He's very morally grey."

Yes, he was really cool! I can't wait to see more of him--Kady's conversati..."

I love Gemina! It's darker than Illuminae but I love Nik and Hanna's dynamic so much!

Eileen wrote: "My copy of the Hating Game came in today, so I'll listen to that first, but then I want to do Illuninae!"

Ooh nice! I just finished that one :)

I think you'll love A.I.D.A.N a lot, he's my favourite character. He's very morally grey.

Team: Villains
Book: The Hating Game
Pages: 363
Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Prompt: TROPES: Only one bed
Extras: N/A

Eileen wrote: "Oooh, actually, Illuminae is on my list and comes highly recommended, so I think I'll use books 1 and 2 for LoveOzYA and Co-written! Hee hee!"

Ooh yay! It's my favourite series so I hope you like it a lot :D

Also Garth Nix definitely counts :)

I think Sarah put it the best but yeah it's promoting Australian stories, experiences and authors. For example, the book Illuminae which is set in space is tagged under LoveOzYA because the authors (Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff) are both Australian. Some great LoveOzYA includes:

-The Boy From the Mish (by Gary Lonesborough)
-Take Three Girls (by Cath Crowley, Simmone Howell, Fiona Wood)
-Our Chemical Hearts (by Krystal Sutherland)
-Aurora Rising (by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff)
-Making Friends with Alice Dyson (by Poppy Nwosu)
-A Thousand Perfect Notes (by C.G Drews)
-All That Impossible Space (by Anna Morgan)
-Small Spaces (by Sarah Epstein)
-Paper Cranes Don't Fly by Peter Vu
-Whisper by Lynette Noni

(Also, I'm still counting books that are co-written by at least one Aussie writer (e.g The Other Side of the Sky, These Broken Stars) because the publisher recognises it as LoveOzYa. Also counting any Sophie Gonzales, Krystal Sutherland and Cale Dietrich books as LoveOzYA because although the books aren't published in Australia, they are written by Australian writers).

Sarah D wrote: "Eileen wrote: "I think I have a book for each of the Tropes, but haven't started them yet. However, I've made a serious dent in the Diversity category. Bitter was the latest for LGB..."

That one's on my TBR!

Eileen wrote: "I think I have a book for each of the Tropes, but haven't started them yet. However, I've made a serious dent in the Diversity category. Bitter was the latest for LGBTQ+ Main Charac..."

Oooh nice work Eileen! I'm just finishing off the Hating Game today and will try finishing off the rest of my currently reading shelf. Vespertine is probably next. I've read 57 pages so far. It's much darker than her other books.

Eileen wrote: "Okay, cool, thanks!"

No worries let me know if there are any other questions :)

Eileen wrote: "Do books that don't fit a prompt count just for the readathon? LIke for page numbers and reviews? Or just the ones for the prompts? Trying to figure out if I should be recording my other books here..."

Books that don't fit a prompt do count it just won't give you the extra 2 points completing a prompt will give you. All books completed in the readathon should be recorded under the Books Finished page :)

Yay! I now have an excuse to read my Fairyloot edition of Lore ;) I'm just trying to get through The Hating Game now. I'm hoping to focus on Crescent City and A Conjuring of Light this month so we might be able to get some extra page points from that since they are 600-800 pages.

Sarah D wrote: "Eileen wrote: "By the way, I was lookng at the All For One. I am not on Instagram or tiktok that often, but are there places where I can look at lists of books that have been recommended? Also what..."

It's meant to be challenging ;) also side note, Lore is our BOTM for this month and it's also a Book Shimmy Award winner so if you want some extra points they're definitely up for the taking :)

Eileen wrote: "By the way, I was lookng at the All For One. I am not on Instagram or tiktok that often, but are there places where I can look at lists of books that have been recommended? Also what are the Book S..."

Usually books that are posted regularly on TikTok or Instagram are pretty hyped up ones. You can probably check out the New York Times bestseller list because guaranteed a majority would've appeared there from social media. Some I know that have been super hyped up for me on bookstagram have been Iron Widow, These Violent Delights, Kingdom of the Wicked, From Blood and Ash and my current read, The Hating Game.

Also the book shimmy awards is an end of year award that @epicreads posts where readers pick their favourite YA books of the year. These were the 2021 winners: https://www.epicreads.com/bookshimmya...

Eileen wrote: "Ooh, very nice! So far I have [spoilers removed] for Neurodivergent Rep, but that's it. I might try Binti because I loved her Akata Warrior trilogy. Here's my potential list for Tropes, but I'm hav..."

Forced proximity is like if the main character or love interest are forced into a situation together or are stuck together for a period of time. Books I know that have good forced proximity is Starry Eyes by Jenn Bennett where two characters get lost in the wilderness together and By Your Side by Kasie West where two characters are stuck in a library together. You can definitely check those out if you want :)

Oooh those seem really cool! Queens of Geek was so good

Eileen wrote: "Awesome! Looking forward to this! I'm in the middle of a time crunch this week, but I want to sit down and figure out books I can use for the prompts. Some of them are definitely challenging!"

Haha we're glad! They're not meant to be easy!

We put the names into the sorting hat and have drawn out the teams. Check out the Feb/March Readathon discussion to see if you're in team Heroes or Villains :)