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[Diana Stormblessed]

Niki Hawkes wrote: "We have a tentative BR for the final book in march, but you all should totally get that series going. :)"

I totally read your comment wrong. Guess I need to catch up to join you in March.

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

I was percolating on it trying to figure out where the breakdown was haha. I thought it was me. ;P

[Virginie]

Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Niki Hawkes wrote: "We have a tentative BR for the final book in march, but you all should totally get that series going. :)"

I totally read your comment wrong. Guess I need to catch up to join yo..."

You're not alone, I misread it too. I'll never be able to catch up :'(

[Diana Stormblessed]

Virginie wrote: "Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Niki Hawkes wrote: "We have a tentative BR for the final book in march, but you all should totally get that series going. :)"

I totally read your comment wrong. Guess I ..."

Me neither. I can barely keep up with my 14 scheduled buddy reads in Feb. I'm already behind in all of them. But wishful thinking....

[Diana Stormblessed]

Niki Hawkes wrote: "I was percolating on it trying to figure out where the breakdown was haha. I thought it was me. ;P"

I'd be great in an episode of Three's Company. Misunderstandings abound when I'm involved lol.

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Hahaha the one you wrote over in the matchmaker thread literally made me lol. The pornography one lmao

[Diana Stormblessed]

Niki Hawkes wrote: "Hahaha the one you wrote over in the matchmaker thread literally made me lol. The pornography one lmao"

I have a dirty mind ;-)

[Miche]

I will join for sure, Niki.

[Virginie]

La Belle Sauvage
Philip Pullman
530 pages (French edition)
Challenge: Cover
6.7 points

:)

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Woot!! Go Virginie! :)

[Veronica]

I'll be doing another batch update soon. :-)

[Diana Stormblessed]

Title: Heir to Sevenwaters
Author: Juliet Marillier
Pages: 343
Buddy Read: Y
Challenge: Y
Total Points: 7.0

[Miche]

Cheers to Virginie, Veronica and Diana! :)

[Virginie]

Thank you Miche! I don't know about you guys, but I feel irrationally happy every time I add a book to my spreadsheet.

Good job Diana and Veronica!

[Diana Stormblessed]

Virginie wrote: "Thank you Miche! I don't know about you guys, but I feel irrationally happy every time I add a book to my spreadsheet.

Good job Diana and Veronica!"

Lol. Me, too. I like feeling productive.

Good job guys!

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Nice! It's fun to see updates, especially when I'm in the middle of a big book and haven't had any in a couple lol.

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Also, Justin might be joining us... fingers crossed. :)

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Diana, I'm kind of booked through the first half of 2018. Would you be up for scheduling Pure for sometime in the second half of the year? :)

[Diana Stormblessed]

Niki Hawkes wrote: "Diana, I'm kind of booked through the first half of 2018. Would you be up for scheduling Pure for sometime in the second half of the year? :)"

Sure! I'm in.

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Fun!! Okay I'll get together a proposed schedule at some point and swing it by you. :)

[Miche]

Niki Hawkes wrote: "Also, Justin might be joining us... fingers crossed. :)"

Yay! One good point is that he can add all books he read since the start of the year as he was assigned to the team since we started the competition. :)

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Yes exactly. :)

[Miche]

Virginie wrote: "Thank you Miche! I don't know about you guys, but I feel irrationally happy every time I add a book to my spreadsheet."

So do I!

[Virginie]

Niki Hawkes wrote: "Also, Justin might be joining us... fingers crossed. :)"

Woohoo!

[Virginie]

Niki Hawkes wrote: "Diana, I'm kind of booked through the first half of 2018. Would you be up for scheduling Pure for sometime in the second half of the year? :)"

Ooooh, I might join this one!

[Diana Stormblessed]

Virginie wrote: "Niki Hawkes wrote: "Diana, I'm kind of booked through the first half of 2018. Would you be up for scheduling Pure for sometime in the second half of the year? :)"

Ooooh, I might join this one!"

Yay!

[Virginie]

Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Me neither. I can barely keep up with my 14 scheduled buddy reads in Feb. I'm already behind in all of them. But wishful thinking.... "

Just noticed this... 14?!? Wow! That's one BR every two days :o
Good luck :D

[Diana Stormblessed]

Virginie wrote: "Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Me neither. I can barely keep up with my 14 scheduled buddy reads in Feb. I'm already behind in all of them. But wishful thinking.... "

Just noticed this... 14?!? Wow! T..."

No surprise I'm falling behind lol. And one of them is 1200 page Oathbringer, which sadly I don't think I'll be finishing this month.

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Title: The Demon Spirit
Author: R.A. Salvatore
Pages: 521
Buddy Read? N
Challenge? Y

[Diana Stormblessed]

Niki Hawkes wrote: "Title: The Demon Spirit
Author: R.A. Salvatore
Pages: 521
Buddy Read? N
Challenge? Y"

Is this series any better than Drizzt? I gave up on that one after book 2.

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Niki Hawkes wrote: "Title: The Demon Spirit
Author: R.A. Salvatore
Pages: 521
Buddy Read? N
Challenge? Y"

Is this series any better than Drizzt? I gave up on that one after book 2."

It's honestly like apples to oranges and depends on the mood you're in. This is more classic fantasy with a slow burn, whereas Drizzt, at least Dark Elf, has more modern complexity...kind of. Anyway, I can't say as though I'm enjoying it as a whole enough to endorse though - there are 5 star cant-put-it-down moments and 2 star this-is-dragging moments. Averages out to 3 stars for me.

Although it's worth mentioning that the Dark Elf trilogy is one of my favorites... yeah. Bummed you didn't like it.

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

We have points from Justin! Welcome to the challenge. :)

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Niki Hawkes wrote: "We have points from Justin! Welcome to the challenge. :)"

Nevermind... not yet. Iain filled it out on his behalf and I thought Justin had joined us.

[Virginie]

Niki Hawkes wrote: "Niki Hawkes wrote: "We have points from Justin! Welcome to the challenge. :)"

Nevermind... not yet. Iain filled it out on his behalf and I thought Justin had joined us."

I was wondering if I should do it... I hope Justin will join us though!

[Virginie]

Diana Stormblessed wrote: "No surprise I'm falling behind lol. And one of them is 1200 page Oathbringer, which sadly I don't think I'll be finishing this month. "

Yeah, Oathbringer is long... But it'll be worth 20 points at least haha :) Are you enjoying it?

[Miche]

Virginie, both me and Diana are rereading it. We already read it last November when it was released. I can guarantee we both are loving it! ;-)

[Diana Stormblessed]

Virginie wrote: "Diana Stormblessed wrote: "No surprise I'm falling behind lol. And one of them is 1200 page Oathbringer, which sadly I don't think I'll be finishing this month. "

Yeah, Oathbringer is long... But ..."

I think 21 points! Lol. It's a reread for me. After I just read it 3 months ago. So yes, def love this book :-)

[Diana Stormblessed]

Miche wrote: "Virginie, both me and Diana are rereading it. We already read it last November when it was released. I can guarantee we both are loving it! ;-)"

Oh, oops, you already said what I just said. I respond to the comments as I go. Need to read all before responding. I'm glad we had the same response though :-)

[Miche]

Diana Stormblessed wrote: ", oops, you already said what I just said. I respond to the comments as I go. Need to read all before responding. I'm glad we had the same response though :-)"

I do the same, lol.

[Virginie]

@Miche and Diana
An Oathbringer re-read... What a good idea! I can't join 'cause I'm overbooked but I'll probably follow the conversation :)
I liked WoR better but I still devoured Oathbringer when it came out :D

[Diana Stormblessed]

Virginie wrote: "@Miche and Diana
An Oathbringer re-read... What a good idea! I can't join 'cause I'm overbooked but I'll probably follow the conversation :)
I liked WoR better but I still devoured Oathbringer when..."

I agree. I don't think he can top the feelings I had for Words of Radiance. I was just so... awed? In love? Gushing over a book? Oathbringer was ok, but not WOR good.

I'm going to be doing the Oathbringer reread slowly since I have so many other books. I wouldn't be surprised if it carries over into March. But I'm still participating on the thread so it counts as a buddy read!

[Veronica]

The Way of Kings is still my favorite of the SA books. I'd rank them in order of their publication actually, since I've liked each book just a tad less than its predecessor. In truth, I'm starting to get annoyed at Sanderson's tendency to (view spoiler)[pull some magical do-over every time a character dies in this series. There's no real tension if there are never any final consequences. And it's starting to result in the story being so crowded with characters who all need page time that, more and more, important scenes are forced to happen off page. (hide spoiler)]

[Diana Stormblessed]

Veronica wrote: "The Way of Kings is still my favorite of the SA books. I'd rank them in order of their publication actually, since I've liked each book just a tad less than its predecessor. In truth, I'm starting ..."

(view spoiler)[ And the redemption arcs. Can't we just have a bad character without him turning good? Gaz, Ehlokar, Szeth, you know he's going to do it with Moash. I want someone to root against. I don't need everyone to forgive Moash. There's no way I'm going to forgive him. (hide spoiler)]

[Veronica]

Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Veronica wrote: "The Way of Kings is still my favorite of the SA books. I'd rank them in order of their publication actually, since I've liked each book just a tad less than its predecessor. In tru..."

Totally, those arcs, yes! (view spoiler)[I still can't get over how easily everyone just accepted Szeth into the fold. Looks like he's going that way with Eshonai's sister too, what's-her-name. (hide spoiler)] lol

[Diana Stormblessed]

Veronica wrote: "Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Veronica wrote: "The Way of Kings is still my favorite of the SA books. I'd rank them in order of their publication actually, since I've liked each book just a tad less t..."

Oh yes! I knew I was forgetting one. Hate her, too. She started it all. Don't care what Sanderson does with her. She and I are not friends.

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Title: Darkest Mercy
Author: Melissa Marr
Pages: 327
Buddy Read? N
Challenge? Y
woot!

[Liam]

Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Veronica wrote: "The Way of Kings is still my favorite of the SA books. I'd rank them in order of their publication actually, since I've liked each book just a tad less than its predecessor. In tru..."

But the redemption arcs are so beautiful 😭😭😭.

But really, I can honestly agree with that haha. Sanderson's villains are not usually quite as incredible as other aspects of his books, and while I love a good redemption story, a really solid villain does *wonders* for a book series.

[Liam]

It's one of the reasons why The Faithful and the Fallen was one of my all time favorites. Great mix of those redemption stories, while still having literally a myriad of characters that you absolutely hate in your bones.

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Miche and I are really excited to read that one. :)

[Liam]

Niki Hawkes wrote: "Miche and I are really excited to read that one. :)"

Get ready to hate EVERYBODY haha =].