The Razorland Series by Ann Aguirre - Reading from 'Horde (Razorland #3)' from May 6th 2019

[Maddie]

It's 17 pages :p I read that and then read 5% of Enclave. Pausing that now until I finish my current read.

[Maddie]

My comments to possibly count it as .5 points in the monthly challenge :p

(view spoiler)[Imagine spending like 14 years underground before people start dying! That's so scary! So cute how Robin and Austin had a connection though. I liked how it led into the first book, with all of the different positions and jobs. I wonder if we'll hear about Robin in Enclave? (hide spoiler)]

If I was the mother (view spoiler)[I'd be just as angry with my husband for going out to see the sick people, but I wonder how she got sick? And how no one knew? They just seemed to accept it. (hide spoiler)]

I don't understand how (view spoiler)[they weren't told about the local intercom. It would've made all the difference! (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

10% through Enclave. I'll be reading it on my work breaks because it's on my phone. That okay?

(view spoiler)[Of course she'd get paired up with Fade, wouldn't she. So typical. And what's the bed that they'll get together?

I wouldn't able to be a Huntress though having to watch that boy from Nassau die. (hide spoiler)]

[Gillian]

Thats fine :)

[Gillian]

I don't think Foundation will count it has to be 50 pages correct me if I'm wrong.

[Gillian]

(view spoiler)[How add that they would pay all that money but not be shown how everything worked. The internal intercom I would have though should have been a very important thing to know about. (hide spoiler)]

[Gillian]

The mother (view spoiler)[ It was like she just gave up and decided to die even before she got sick (hide spoiler)]

[Gillian]

Life span (view spoiler)[ None of them have lived very long this seems rather odd (hide spoiler)]

[Gillian]

Over all don't know that this book was needed something a short as that could have been put in the introduction. Maybe the author did not think of it until after it was published.

[Maddie]

Yeah maybe she got questions in her interviews or something as to how they ended up down there. I feel like it does set the background though.

[Gillian]

Yes it does and I agree that's probably why she wrote it.

[Maddie]

I'll be reading a little more of enclave tomorrow on my work breaks so just warning. but probably just another 5% xD no big jumps until I'm actually up to this book

[Maddie]

15% through (view spoiler)[Wonder what's so mysterious about how Fade's partner died. It's so clear that they'll get together XD (hide spoiler)]

[Gillian]

Having read the book I can now understand why the need for Foundation. (view spoiler)[ There is no explanation of how many years they have been in the enclave. From what I can see there are no living original members down there but most only live to their early 20's so its at leat 25 years but I suspect its a lot more than that. (hide spoiler)]

[Gillian]

1/4 (view spoiler)[ Duce is a little self absorbed at the start of the book but thats how most 15 year old are. Being a Huntress is all she can think about. When she is partnered with Fade her life soon changes and for the better I think. (hide spoiler)]

[Gillian]

2/4 (view spoiler)[ These underground leaders can not be trusted (hide spoiler)]

[Gillian]

Finished: (view spoiler)[ Wow what ordeals they have gone through I just hope they are going to be safe now (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Oh right you read that way fast! Dammit! Are those spoilers exactly 25% and 50%? Or are they approximate? Because I don't want spoilers XD

I'm 18% through now.

[Gillian]

Maddison wrote: "Oh right you read that way fast! Dammit! Are those spoilers exactly 25% and 50%? Or are they approximate? Because I don't want spoilers XD

I'm 18% through now."

Approximate I was on the road so I could not do any updates had to try and get them in when I got back so be wary when reading them.

[Gillian]

I had intended to just read a bit at a time but when I got into it I just kept going lol

[Maddie]

Alright. I finished my last book last night so today I'm seriously into this one :) I'm going to get heaps done today, and finishing it off tomorrow.

[Maddie]

So I'll read them at like the 35% mark and then the 60% mark, to give myself a 10% leeway? XD

[Maddie]

Pleased to see you liked it! I've read it before and didn't like it much I don't think, but I'm liking it more this time. I've got all of the books too so just shout out when you want to read Secret Heart (#1.1) or if you don't have it then do you mind if I read it myself?

[Gillian]

Yes that should work. I'm still trying to get a copy but go ahead and read yours when you are ready.

[Maddie]

Ah so you're going to get Secret Heart? :) That's fine I can wait. I wasn't going to read it straight away anyway :p I've got to try and finish City of Glass before the next leg of the Amazing Race starts. We got a detour so we got time to chill out.

Are you in that?

[Gillian]

No I did not know about that :( Yes if I can find where I can buy a copy of secret heart I will get it.

[Maddie]

Ah it's real fun haha.

Alright just let me know if you can't find it :)

[Maddie]

Gillian wrote: "Having read the book I can now understand why the need for Foundation. [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[It's crazy to think they only live to 25 max! How does their hair go gray in that time?? Is it weird that even though they only do live until then, I still picture the majority of them as adults, apart from the brats and her friends? (hide spoiler)]

[Maddie]

Gillian wrote: "1/4 [spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[It's weird to think that she's only 15. It's a little tricky to relate to her. Is it just me also who always views main characters as my age? I have no idea why :p (hide spoiler)]

I'm 32% through so braved that spoiler. There's no spoilers in there anyway XD

[Maddie]

I'm 38% through

[Maddie]

Gillian wrote: "2/4 [spoilers removed]"

Your spoilers are so not exciting! XD

[Gillian]

Maddison wrote: "Gillian wrote: "2/4 [spoilers removed]"

Your spoilers are so not exciting! XD"

lmao its hard to write exciting spoilers for a 3 star book I will try to do better for the next one.

[Maddie]

Oh xD I thought you liked it! you said you read it really quick!

you still want to read the next book?

[Maddie]

Review: Wow I just looked and it said I'd read this book from the 2-9 March 2 years ago! So I was reading this exact book this time 2 years ago! So crazy! I think I liked it better than I did 2 years ago, too, seeing as I upped the rating to 4 stars. I liked the whole post-apocalyptic feel to it, what with them (view spoiler)[living underground for who knows how long, and then venturing Topside (hide spoiler)] I also liked Deuce's ignorance with the world and how she asks for what she doesn't know. (view spoiler)[I'm pleased Tegan forced them to take her with them, and I liked how Stalker joined them, but the whole point Tegan wanted to get away was to get away from him! (hide spoiler)] I also like how (view spoiler)[Stalker doesn't act weird around Deuce since he did try to get it on with her. (hide spoiler)] Kind of disappointed with that ending because it wasn't much of a cliffhanger, but I'll definitely be reading the rest of the series.

[Gillian]

Yes I definitely want to read the rest it certainly has potential

[Gillian]

Omg I mixed the books up I have read so many without doing reviews as I have not had access to my computer. Enclave was not a 3 star book I will rate it 4 stars. I really liked it but I would have like more world building. Particularly at the start there could have been a lot more info on how the world got into the state it was in and how long they had been living underground. I would also like to have seen some link to the original people who went into the Enclave. I'm looking forward to the rest of the books but i'm disappointed they are so hard to get ahold of in Audio.

[Maddie]

But she also didn't know, Deuce. So how could she tell us? I think that was the point XD

And yeah a link would've been nice.

Awesome we'll wait until April for the next book then. I can do that.

[Gillian]

I would like to know how the freaks underground came about. I don't know of any mention of them being the people who got sick tuning into them.

[Maddie]

Yeah that's true!

[Gillian]

This is the kind of book I would like to re read just to see what I may have missed in the first reading.

[Maddie]

Yeah it's a re-read for me, but as I said in my review, it was 2 years ago XD

[Maddie]

So when are we wanting to read this one? Pick a date :)

[Gillian]

How about 3rd of April?

[Maddie]

is that for the second one? is there a novella we have to read in between? secret heart?

[Gillian]

If I can win a book this month I can get the novella we can read that first. Then the 2nd book if not, I will have to go straight to the 2nd book.

[Maddie]

Alrighty :) Well just let me know. And yeah I can do the 3rd :)

[Maddie]

It goes Secret Heart (1.1) and then Endurance (1.5) and then the second one.

[Maddie]

You have Endurance right?

[Gillian]

Yes I have Endurance. Glad you are on the ball lol

[Maddie]

Alright. How're the points going for this month? Chance you can win Secret Heart?

Also Endurance is quite long XD It's 75 pages. So are we reading that one and #2 back-to-back? I suppose it depends when you wanted to start because I've already got a book planned for the 3rd/4th, 10th and 24th. I want to keep the days after the 10th free for a big 500+ page book I'm reading of Brandon Sanderson's, so preferably nothing planned in there. Don't think I'll be reading many books next month.