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[Zaara]

Virginie wrote: "@Zaara: Aaaw, you don't have to anything to thank me. Please don't ship me off to the Vatican. Even though there's good food in Italy... I think I'll be rather bored ^^"

Beatification occurs posthumously ;-))))) at least it did, the last time I checked.... but you're going nowhere....we like having you here with us.

@Elizabeth...re-read a childhood fave. Or read Matilda. That book is EVERYTHING and will kick your reading slump in the bells.

[Zaara]

Virginie wrote: "There. Commenting spree is over. :p

EDIT: Noooo! You cut my stream of comments, Petrik! ;)"

I'm a block artist :-)
You"re a spray painter.

[Virginie]

Zaara wrote: "Beatification occurs posthumously ;-)))))"

It does? Good to know... Then yeah, I want my corpse to be shipped to the Vatican when I die.
I'll come back as a zombie and wreak havoc there. And eat gelato.

Zaara wrote: "I'm a block artist :-)
You"re a spray painter."

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[Zaara]

Virginie wrote: "I'll come back as a zombie and wreak havoc t..."

Osheim (or perhaps the djinn?) are obviously stealing into your soul....
Watch out!
Trapdooorrrrr in the sand......
:-D

[Petrik]

Title: Assassin's Fate
Author: Robin Hobb
Pages: 847
Buddy Read: No
Challenge: Yes
Total Points: 10.7

That's right folks, I did it! I started Ass Apprentice on Jan 15th, finished Ass Fate on April 15th. Took me exactly 3 months to finish all 16 books + 1 novella + 1 anthology. And oh my god the last book.... is by far the best in the series (for me)

[Miche]

Petrik wrote: "Title: Assassin's Fate
Author: Robin Hobb
Pages: 847
Buddy Read: No
Challenge: Yes
Total Points: 10.7

That's right folks, I did it! I started Ass Apprentice on Jan 15th, finished Ass Fate on April..."

Amazing job, Petrik! :D

[Miche]

Niki Hawkes wrote: "Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Niki Hawkes wrote: "Niki's random book update: So, I think the 2018 Malazan read was initially my idea. Maybe. But then I got overwhelmed and busy at the beginning of the..."

Niki, I suggest you schedule these books every two months. I had started the series with one book per month in another group and it was too much for me.

Me and Angela are reading these every two months and it worked perfectly for us.

[Virginie]

Zaara wrote: "Watch out!
Trapdooorrrrr in the sand......"

Hahaha!

[Virginie]

OH WOW, CONGRATS PETRIK!
That last book was so good... It also broke my heart :p

[Virginie]

The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
Angela Carter
128 pages
BR + Challenge (Bingo)
2.4 points

I struggled so much to finish that book. Urgh.

Nice Dragons Finish Last
Rachel Aaron
287 pages
Challenge (Bingo)
3.7 points

This one, I loved. Thank you Miche for the recommendation!

[Petrik]

Miche wrote: "Petrik wrote: "Title: Assassin's Fate
Author: Robin Hobb
Pages: 847
Buddy Read: No
Challenge: Yes
Total Points: 10.7

That's right folks, I did it! I started Ass Apprentice on Jan 15th, finished As..."

Thanks Miche.. Malazan shall be next! after I took several months break xD

[Petrik]

Virginie wrote: "OH WOW, CONGRATS PETRIK!
That last book was so good... It also broke my heart :p"

Thank you, Virginie!! Yeah it was so emotional!

[Miche]

Great job, Virginie!

I am glad you enjoyed Nice Dragons Finish Last! :)

[Petrik]

Virginie wrote: "The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories
Angela Carter
128 pages
BR + Challenge (Bingo)
2.4 points

I struggled so much to finish that book. Urgh.

Nice Dragons Finish Last
Rachel Aaron
287 pages
Chal..."

I'm reading Nice Dragon Finish Last really soon! Most likely next month! :)

[Miche]

Petrik wrote: "Thanks Miche.. Malazan shall be next! after I took several months break xD"

I look forward to see your reactions to Malazan. :)

[Zaara]

Miche wrote: "Petrik wrote: "Thanks Miche.. Malazan shall be next! after I took several months break xD"

I look forward to see your reactions to Malazan. :)"

Woooo...Petrik!
+1 on this Miche...I'll be watching for....
And oh I can't wait for Anni and Siobhan to start too. I once wrote a long essay trying to entice Shivaaaan to ditch that Temeraire
#fail
And recently, @Anni posted a picture of her beautiful German edition of GoTM.
Oh and yeah, I'm a bit late to this feeling and (I guess it rightly belongs on vent/rant) but I know Niki and Petrik check here more often...my Malazan set is almost all Bantam paperbacks except for two of them which somehow (I just discovered) I got shipped Tor which are slightly differently sized. Now normally this would NEVER have bothered me...but ever since Ahdam and Petrik had that discussion about the Stormlight covers....
SIGH...... Amazon

[Kris]

*wipes brow*
Finally managed to finish The Fires of Heaven. Golden Son next :)

[Lena]

We’re catching up! This has been a great motivation for me.

[Miche]

Title: Toll the Hounds
Author: Steven Erikson
Pages: 832
Buddy Read: Yes
Challenge: Yes
Total Points: 14.6

That was another amazing Malazan book!

Small rant time: my book has over 1200 pages, but the most popular edition only has 832. I always feel ripped off when I finish them, lol. These popular editions must have small spacing and small fonts. Rant over.

[Lena]

Is that a rule? I just use the number of pages in my book. If it’s an audiobook I use the first page option GR gives me.

[Miche]

It is the rule, Lena. We are supposed to use the most popular version in the language you are reading. Pretty much the first book that appears listed. But if the first one that appears if an audiobook you can select the first page option.

For most of the books I read the page difference is pretty much irrelevant. In my case, I only noticed big difference with the Malazan books.

[Diana Stormblessed]

Petrik wrote: "Title: Assassin's Fate
Author: Robin Hobb
Pages: 847
Buddy Read: No
Challenge: Yes
Total Points: 10.7

That's right folks, I did it! I started Ass Apprentice on Jan 15th, finished Ass Fate on April..."


Wow you rock!

[Petrik]

Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Petrik wrote: "Title: Assassin's Fate
Author: Robin Hobb
Pages: 847
Buddy Read: No
Challenge: Yes
Total Points: 10.7

That's right folks, I did it! I started Ass Apprentice on Jan 15th, finished As..."

Thank you, Diana! :)

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

Petrik wrote: "Title: Assassin's Fate
Author: Robin Hobb
Pages: 847
Buddy Read: No
Challenge: Yes
Total Points: 10.7

That's right folks, I did it! I started Ass Apprentice on Jan 15th, finished Ass Fate on April..."

That is sooo amazing! I'm thrilled the final trilogy was a win for you. (view spoiler)[That scene near the end of the book between Thick and Bee was one of my favorites of the entire saga. I was totally crying... pretty much to the end. Do you think she'll continue? (hide spoiler)]

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

Miche wrote: "Niki Hawkes wrote: "Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Niki Hawkes wrote: "Niki's random book update: So, I think the 2018 Malazan read was initially my idea. Maybe. But then I got overwhelmed and busy at ..."

That's a good suggestion. I bet each one will take close to a month to get through anyway, so I'll definitely need a few weeks between to read other stuff. The updates and enthusiasm you and Angela show for the series is definitely a factor in my motivation. :)

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

Miche wrote: "Title: Toll the Hounds
Author: Steven Erikson
Pages: 832
Buddy Read: Yes
Challenge: Yes
Total Points: 14.6

That was another amazing Malazan book!

Small rant time: my ..."

That is really frustrating. Scott has a really good plan for future rounds of the competition to account for that. I do wish we had thought of it before things got too far along to change. I had a 200 page hit the other day as well.

[Petrik]

Niki Hawkes wrote: "Petrik wrote: "Title: Assassin's Fate
Author: Robin Hobb
Pages: 847
Buddy Read: No
Challenge: Yes
Total Points: 10.7

That's right folks, I did it! I started Ass Apprentice on Jan 15th, finished As..."

(view spoiler)[The last 100 pages were very poignant really. Nighteyes talking to Kettricken... Fitz's slow succumb.. etc etc even Fitz reunion with Bee in Clerres was already very heartwarming. I don't know if Hobb will continue, the story has really ended. Beyond this what's the next conflict? Unless Bee is going to kill all the dragons I doubt there will be a series as good as this one. So no, I don't think she will, I'm really happy with this ending, it was bittersweet and at the same time super satisfying to read. :') (hide spoiler)]

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

Petrik wrote: "Niki Hawkes wrote: "Petrik wrote: "Title: Assassin's Fate
Author: Robin Hobb
Pages: 847
Buddy Read: No
Challenge: Yes
Total Points: 10.7

That's right folks, I did it! I started Ass Apprentice on J..."

(view spoiler)[I agree, everything was poignant. It even made me laugh a little when Nighteyes was talking about how boring dying was lol. Truth be told, I see the story as open enough for Hobb to continue if she had something in mind for Bee's next chapter in life. Whatever she writes next, Elderling or not, I know I'm on board. (hide spoiler)]

[Miche]

Niki Hawkes wrote: "That is really frustrating. Scott has a really good plan for future rounds of the competition to account for that. I do wish we had thought of it before things got too far along to change. I had a 200 page hit the other day as well. "

These hits always hurt. :(

[Miche]

@Niki, I hope you like Malazan. The scope that he achieved with these books is amazing.

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

Thank you! I think the scale of it is exactly what I've been craving lately since I've finished out a lot of others.

[Petrik]

@Niki: I could be wrong but I think Hobb is writing an urban fantasy as Megan Lidnholm currently.

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

That would be fantastic, thanks for the heads up. I keep meaning to go back and read her other lindholm stuff. She's evolved so far over the elderling timeline that I'm nervous her earlier works won't be as good.

[Chris]

Hey sorry that I've been MIA for a while now. Been battling flu season unsuccessfully. I'm still reading, just not as quick as normal, and I haven't had much energy to talk about my reads as much lately. Kolo, sules? (My 2 new favorite words!) I'll be more engaged once I'm healthy again!

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

Chris wrote: "Hey sorry that I've been MIA for a while now. Been battling flu season unsuccessfully. I'm still reading, just not as quick as normal, and I haven't had much energy to talk about my reads as much l..."

Sorry to hear that, Chris. I hope you feel better soon. Looking forward to having your positive energy back on the reads. :)

[Miche]

I hope you feel better soon, Chris! The flu strain this year has been nasty!

[Petrik]

Get well soon, Chris!! :)

[Chris]

Thanks guys, I appreciate it! Happy Reading y'all!

[Petrik]

3 books updates

Title: Best Laid Plans duology
Author: Rob J Hayes
Pages: 847
Buddy Read: No
Challenge: No
Total Points: 8.5

Title: Blood-tainted Winter
Author: T L Greylock
Pages: 368
Buddy Read: No
Challenge: Yes
Total Points: 4.7

These indie books are actually damn short. Don't let the fact that I finished these 3 books in 4 days fool you into thinking these pages are long. xD

Starting Nice Dragons Finish Last next!

[Virginie]

Wow, great job Petrik!

[Lena]

Good work! An addictive series can help turn those pages. For me it’s been making my way through the In Death series.

[Petrik]

Thank you Virginie and Lena! :D

[Virginie]

Oh, you overtook me in the overall ranking with those points. Damn it! ;)

[Petrik]

hahaha only for a while! i know you'll overtake me again soon! :D

[Miche]

Great job, Petrik!

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

Way to wrack up the points! (Rack?)

[Petrik]

Thank you, Miche and Niki! :D

[Virginie]

Petrik wrote: "hahaha only for a while! i know you'll overtake me again soon! :D"

Heh, I'm not so sure. Guess we'll see ;)

[Diana Stormblessed]

I haven't marked it yet but I finished Age of Myth and loved it so so much. But not reading much this weekend cuz JordanCon! Yay!

[Lena]

You changed your pic!