Sarah's Sequential Slog of Sizeable Stories

[Sarah]

Yes it is good to have a lighter read to swap to when the going gets tough in another!

[Peggy]

How do you like The Help so far Sarah?

[Sarah]

I am absolutely loving it. I'm listening to the audio which is fantastic. I'm zipping through it pretty quickly! Can't believe I waited so long to read it. I wasn't sure what it would be like after all the hype but so far it's living up to it!

[Janice, Moderator]

I had it on my bookshelf for ages before I finally read it. As soon as I finished it, I rented the movie!

[Sarah]

Just finished The Help on audio which was amazing. 5 stars and it's made it on to my favourites list! So pleased I read it.

[Sarah]

I think I might rent the movie out soon.

[Janice, Moderator]

The movie is really good too - does justice to the book.

[Sarah]

That's good to hear Janice!

I wonder whether the author Kathryn Stockett is writing any other books! I think she is a talented writer.

[Laura]

I'm glad you enjoyed it, Sarah. I've not seen the film but loved the book!

[Sarah]

I feel sad now that I've finished the book I enjoyed it that much!

[Laura]

Those are the best kind! Although that kind of book is hard to follow tho.

[Sarah]

Just finished another chunkster Allegiant which I have mixed feelings about. Good ending to the series I suppose, but I think the first book Divergent was my favourite. Wow - I finished two chunksters in the same day!

[Janice, Moderator]

I saw the movie version of Divergent this afternoon. I read the book last year. I'm not sure I will continue the series right away. Too many other books on the go.

[Cherie]

I liked the movie and the book for The Help too. I felt the same way about Divergent and Allegiant as you Sarah and I thought the movie for Divergent was well done.

@Janice - if you do not get to the next books in the Divergent series any time soon, no worry. The first was the best, by far.

[Sarah]

I would like to see the Divergent movie - I think I'll wait for the DVD though. I liked the first one as I really liked the Dauntless faction and their thrill seeking - it was an action packed book. But then it tailed off - I think they'd make interesting movies though perhaps. I thought Allegiant was a bit samey compared with Insurgent.

[Sarah]

Finished my fourth book of Mickey's - Kinslayer on audio which is the second in the Lotus Wars series. I think I preferred the first book as I got a bit lost in this one but it may have been just because it was an audiobook. I did enjoy it though.

[Sarah]

I've had a few days off from chunksters but now I'm starting The Angel's Game which is my penultimate Mickey's chunkster! I really liked the first book so I'm excited about reading this one.

[Sarah]

Finished The Angel's Game so now I just have one book left in Mickey's!

[Janice, Moderator]

Woohoo! I have two books left in Mickey's and one of those two are almost finished.

[Sarah]

I feel like I have Marched through Mickey's much quicker than I went through Slick's! Which is good! I'm going to read a couple short books now and then start my final Mickey's book.

[Peggy]

Way to go Sarah! My Marchers also seem to be going much faster than my Slugs.

[Marnie]

Nice!

[Sarah]

Just starting The Desert Spear which is my last book in Mickey's section! I loved the first book in the series and a couple short stories based in the same world so I am really excited about this one.

[Camilla]

Why oh why do I keep looking at other people's chunkster lists! Now I have yet another book on my TBR shelf (actually marked the first one in the series).

[Sarah]

Yes it is a hazard indeed Camilla! The first one, The Warded Man (my version was called The Painted Man but same thing) I flew through and loved it so much. I love the magic system in the book and all the different types of demons.

[Sarah]

Woohoo! Just finished Mickey's Marchers with my favourite book of the year - The Desert Spear! So good!

[Marnie]

Great job on completing Mortimer's :)! Nice to end on a section on a high note.

[Janice, Moderator]

It's so awesome to finish a section with a 5 star book. :)

[Sarah]

Definitely! I seemed to move through this section quicker too. I am really looking forward to my Roadrunner's reads!

[Sarah]

Had to resort to using the fruit machine to pick which book I wanted to read out of my Roadrunner's list. They all look sooo good! And the winner is........Red Seas Under Red Skies which I only just slotted in to my list after picking it up in the charity shop on Thursday.

[Lisa]

Enjoy it Sarah! :)

[Esther]

Sarah wrote: "Had to resort to using the fruit machine to pick which book I wanted to read out of my Roadrunner's list. They all look sooo good! And the winner is........Red Seas Under Red Skies wh..."

I read it in my Slug. Have fun!

[Sarah]

Wow the prologue has knocked me for six so I need to read on!

[Janice, Moderator]

Sarah wrote: "Wow the prologue has knocked me for six so I need to read on!"

That sounds intriguing!

[Sarah]

It's just like King where he hints at what's to come. The prologue is a precarious situation and I want to know if it's real or part of one of their cons.

[Esther]

Sarah wrote: "It's just like King where he hints at what's to come. The prologue is a precarious situation and I want to know if it's real or part of one of their cons."
He he....
I know....
Honestly, i believe i enjoyed this one more than the 1st one.

[Sarah]

It's early days yet but the book has started much better than the first one. I vaguely remember thinking the first one was slow starting but maybe with this one I'm excited to be back in that world and reacquainting with the characters I know and love. I'm wondering whether I will have to wait until the end of the book for my question to be answered or whether it will come sooner.

[Janice, Moderator]

One of the things I like about series is that I can relax and know my beloved character will survive because there's another book following. Locke might be in a precarious situation, but there's book 3. :) It's the last book in the series that's an unknown. LOL!

[Sarah]

Very true Janice!

[Sarah]

Started reading The Scar today.

[Sarah]

Just finished Red Seas Under Red Skies which was fantastic. A 5 star read for me and I liked it more than the first in the series.

[Esther]

Sarah wrote: "Just finished Red Seas Under Red Skies which was fantastic. A 5 star read for me and I liked it more than the first in the series."

Same here. The 3rd is out in PB at the end of July. I will have to reshuffle my chunckster list again....

[Sarah]

I thought the third book was already out. Off to check now.

[Esther]

Sarah wrote: "I thought the third book was already out. Off to check now."

It is out. The paperback edition is coming out. Well, for me anyway,

[Travis]

I read The Republic of Thieves as soon as it was released. It was my least favorite. I hope you two find it more enjoyable than I did.

[Sarah]

Ah I see. I'll probably get it on my kindle although it's still a little pricey at the moment so i'll wait a month or too.

[Sarah]

Started another chunkster today - Age of Iron which I hadn't been planning on but as I received it through NetGalley for review and it's just over 500 pages, I thought I'd sneak it in. It does sound interesting!

[Sarah]

just finished reading The Scar which I really enjoyed.

[Sarah]

Started Cloud Atlas so I have two chunksters on the go at the moment. So far I'm not liking Cloud Atlas so I may end up swapping it out and having to rejig my section. We shall see.

[Travis]

After many looks I see most of friends disliked Cloud Atlas with the exception of 2 5 stars. I crossed it off my list permanently