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Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Last night finishedFool's Fate. This is my favorite book of the series so far and Tawney Man is my favorite subseries from the overall so far. I now feel like I have a giant hole in me..."Ooh, I still remember all the emotions Fool's Fate caused...
I haven't started Rainwild yet, either.
Petrik wrote: "Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Last night finishedFool's Fate. This is my favorite book of the series so far and Tawney Man is my favorite subseries from the overall so far. I now feel lik..."I wasn't in love with everything about the Fool's Fate ending but... the whole thing... The culmination of it all... So many emotions.
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I thought the dragons were so well done, and all of the flawed characters made it feel like I was reading about real people on an expedition (one of my fav components to Hobbs writing is how well she makes you feel for people with issues). And there were so many answers to my burning questions about the history of certain things. And the discoveries inspired awe and wonder. I'm not saying it was perfect, but I took away a lot of awesome things from those four books.
Fools Fate rocked my soul. It's the reason I started a book blog and got active on the online book community - I needed to share how profoundly I loved it!
Hobb love rant over lol.
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Niki Hawkes wrote: "Am I the only one who actually liked rainwild? Lol I thought the dragons were so well done, and all of the flawed characters made it feel like I was reading about real people on an expedition (on..."
I'l let you know my thoughts on Rainwild in a few weeks :-) I feel you on the soul rocking of Fool's Fate. Such a good book. Such great characters.
Niki Hawkes wrote: "Am I the only one who actually liked rainwild? Lol I thought the dragons were so well done, and all of the flawed characters made it feel like I was reading about real people on an expedition (on..."
We just have to differ on this one, Niki. xD I took away nothing other than kids must be taught sex education. Otherwise their teenager libido will blow out of control
Ha! I like teen romance drama so I might like it more than you did 😉
Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Ha! I like teen romance drama so I might like it more than you did 😉"You absolutely could! Teen romance drama is a huge no no in my read. xD
Petrik wrote: "Virginie wrote: "Ooooh. There's always another secret. :D"Ooohh indeeddd! I've read that one aloooong time ago. I feel Like I wasn't able to fully appreciate the book back then because I didn't e..."
Oh, you're in for a treat then. I read this for the time being aware of the Cosmere but before SA. Couldn't really understand all that was going on then. Re-reading it (with Cosmere-encyclopedia Iain, no less) was great :D
Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Last night finishedFool's Fate. This is my favorite book of the series so far and Tawney Man is my favorite subseries from the overall so far. I now feel like I have a giant hole in me..."Oh boy, I cried buckets when I finished that book. Didn't help that there were no plans for continuing the Realm of the Elderlings series at that time.
Niki Hawkes wrote: "Am I the only one who actually liked rainwild? Lol I thought the dragons were so well done, and all of the flawed characters made it feel like I was reading about real people on an expedition (on..."
I didn't love it but didn't hate it like Petrik haha. Was more of a 'meh'; didn't like the teenage drama part, but was hooked by all the reveals.
Also, dragons <3 Love how Hobb portrayal them :)
Virginie wrote: "Zaara, did you go to my tracker, Anni's tracker and Iain's PLUS this thread to make sure we wouldn't miss the BR for A Monster Calls? x)"Haha I have such refreshingly childlike faith in the efficacy of Goodreads notifications, no?
I completely trust them to step up and deliver like a man....NOT!
😂😂😂
Naaaaaaaah, I figured I could do personalised e-vites. Nothing but the best siscouragement for all yous amazing ppl.
Meanwhile more work for the Fair Lady of House GoogleSheet....
Heir (HAIR 😂 @Shivaan) of Novron
932 pages
Buddy Read: Y
Challenge: Y
Completed: 11 Aug
Daughter of Smoke and Bone
422 pages
Buddy Read: Y
Challenge: Y
Completed: 13 Aug
You can also add (gonna finish today)
The Perfect Rake
474
Buddy Read: Y
Challenge: Y
Completed: 15 Aug
I am close to completion on 2 more....woooo!
Also, well done @all...soooo many books!
+ Lena is an absolute marvel #thefinisher
We are keeping the thread even after Oct 31, please even if it just goes in Archive or something...plzzz let it be available to see.
I learned so much abt so many series I didn't know about just from posts on here.
Also, it has Oathbringer spoilers 😈 which I sooo HAVEN'T forgotten they're there. I always miss so many posts from here that each time I have idle few minutes in an random place (less than ten so I decide not to whip out the book from my bag) I can jezzt read old posts from here instead...voilà, instant FBR goodness!
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Petrik wrote: "I never cry reading novels, I don't know why. There were some books that almost make me cry though, just haven't yet!"Ok....now I also wanna see which book will push Pethe demom over the emotional line...😢
EDIT I am slowly still catching up the posts on this thread on my crappy connection
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Haha no worries Petrik, we definitely have a few polarizing thoughts on a few parts of the whole saga.
Petrik wrote: "Thank you, Veronica! haha I guess that's true! Once I'm back, I'll start Midnight Tides! Are you joining that BR too? "Yes, I'll be there even if Karsa tries to stand in my way. :-)
Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Last night finishedFool's Fate. This is my favorite book of the series so far and Tawney Man is my favorite subseries from the overall so far. I now feel like I have a giant hole in me..."
That whole series is on my list!
@Zaara: Scoresheet all up to date! Great job, you!I love this thread as well. Every time I get a notification for a post here, I get excited lol.
Btw Zaara, we have Tooth and Claw starting tomorrow! :DI'm so late for all my BRs, I'll read this one veryyyyy slowly! I was supposed to start Poppy (POOPY) War today, but I'm swamped. No way I'm passing on this BR though, especially after I went and tried to recruit half the group to read it with me xD
Tks Ron. I just thought of you on North and South thread.@Ginny...I swear...I was jezzt going to your tracker to post the same. Oh and tks.
Virginie wrote: "Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Last night finishedFool's Fate. This is my favorite book of the series so far and Tawney Man is my favorite subseries from the overall so far. I now feel lik..."It very much reads like an ending. I'm so glad there's more. I'm not done with them.
Veronica wrote: "Petrik wrote: "Thank you, Veronica! haha I guess that's true! Once I'm back, I'll start Midnight Tides! Are you joining that BR too? "Yes, I'll be there even if Karsa tries to stand in my way. :-..."
It's one of my fav series. Really recommend it!
Book: Mistborn Secret HistoryPages: 149
Buddy Read: N
Challenge: N
Points: 1.5
Ridiculous. So much better in rereading. The first time I read through it was immediately after finihsing the first trilogy. What a mistake. Having finished Bands of Mourning and have an undertanding fo Cosmere is a must for maximum enjoyment!
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Veronica, great job. Scoresheet UTD :)
Niki Hawkes wrote: "Petrik, I agree!! So profound after finishing BoM. One of my favorite short stories to date because of how much it actually adds to the experience."So damn true! the first time I read through it, it was literally right after I finished Mistborn trilogy. I gave it 4 stars, i didn't realize how much I'm missing out. I think reading it after BoM and have an understanding of Cosmere improved it a LOT! I gave it 5 stars and like Emperor's Soul, it's two of my favorite novella now! :D
I need to reread it. That and the whole mistborn series, both eras.
Diana Stormblessed wrote: "I need to reread it. That and the whole mistborn series, both eras."Totally agree! I've reread the first trilogy last month and it was amazing. I will reread the second era next year!! Preparation for Lost Metal! :)
Btw, will the excel be forbidden to use once we're past Halloween?
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Niki Hawkes wrote: "Actually, I bet we'll probably leave it open so people can keep tracking their stuff."Oh thank god. That's all I need xD
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How did you like it Bea? I'm planning on starting it tonight.
Niki Hawkes wrote: "Actually, I bet we'll probably leave it open so people can keep tracking their stuff."Oh, good! I can't be an Empress without my spreadsheet empire, after all :)
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Thanks guys!The Poppy War was amazing in my opinion! :)
Bea wrote: "Thanks guys!The Poppy War was amazing in my opinion! :)"
Yay!!! I lovdd it so much too! :)
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Imo the last subseries, The Fitz and the Fool, is the best one by far. Just my opinion though! I didn't really like how Fool's Fate ended! Rainwild is still one of the worst series I've ever read in my entire life. 3.5 stars, 1 star, 3 stars, 2 stars. I think that was my rating.. Good luck!