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[Petrik]

Thank you, Diana! And welcome back! I hope to love WoT though. I have two hardcover of Memory of Light in my shelves... xD

[Veronica]

Thanks for updating me Virginie!

Welcome back, Diana!

[Veronica]

Bea wrote: "Yeah, I know. I'll probably check out the TV-adaptation, for me it can only be better than the books haha."

That's looking at the bright side! :-) In all seriousness though, it's totally possible. I've had a couple of instances where I liked the show characters better than their book counterparts because the actors were able to imbue them with a warmth that I felt the book characters lacked.

[Miche]

Petrik wrote: "You got that right my friend. Wheel of Time is next. It won't be soon though. I'm thinking a 5 or 6 months break from massive series first so definitely my next year priority! xD

Hopefully you and everyone will be there to support me! "

I hope you enjoy WoT more than I did. Book 4 was as far as I managed to go.

[Miche]

Niki Hawkes wrote: "Petrik, it's going to amuse me greatly to watch you read WoT. Whether you love it or hate it haha."

I was thinking that too. :D

[Miche]

Petrik wrote: "Book: Retribution Falls
Pages: 380
BR: No
Challenge: Yes
Points: 4.8

Woohoo, so fun! I chose the right book to read after Malazan! :D"

This one is on my soon to read list. :)

[Miche]

Diana Stormblessed wrote: "1) I'm going to miss all of you. Hopefully *someone* can work her magic at draft time to try to keep as many of us together at possible for year 2
2) Congrats on finishing Malazan Petrik! I could b..."

Welcome back, Diana! I have been mia too. :)

Btw, I hope you enjoyed your vacation!

[Miche]

Title: Muse of Nightmares
Author: Laini Taylor
Pages: 528
Buddy Read: No
Challenge: Yes (Incomplete Series)
Total points: 6.7

Just what I needed to break my pos Malazan slump. :)

[Diana Stormblessed]

Miche wrote: "Title: Muse of Nightmares
Author: Laini Taylor
Pages: 528
Buddy Read: No
Challenge: Yes (Incomplete Series)
Total points: 6.7

Just what I needed to break my pos Mal..."

Oh didn't know she had another series. Adding it to my tbr

[Miche]

Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Oh didn't know she had another series. Adding it to my tbr ."

It is a duology. The first book came out last year and the second book came out this month. :)

[Petrik]

Miche wrote: "Title: Muse of Nightmares
Author: Laini Taylor
Pages: 528
Buddy Read: No
Challenge: Yes (Incomplete Series)
Total points: 6.7

Just what I needed to break my pos Mal..."

Awesome! The Crippled God really crippled us eh? xD

[Miche]

Petrik wrote: "Awesome! The Crippled God really crippled us eh? xD "

It did! :D

I am still struggling with grimdarks and epic fantasy atm. I might stick mostly with a few romances and UF for a couple of months, with the exception of the Malazan books I am reading with Angela.

[Bea]

Miche wrote: "Title: Muse of Nightmares
Author: Laini Taylor
Pages: 528
Buddy Read: No
Challenge: Yes (Incomplete Series)
Total points: 6.7

Just what I needed to break my pos Mal..."

Oooh, how was it? I'm planning to read it soon as well. Strange the Dreamer is the only YA book I read during my adult reading phase that I thought was really great (at least so far).

[Bea]

Finished:

Last Argument of Kings
Pages: 536
BR: No
Challenge: No
Points: 5.4

The Return of the Kings
Pages: 490
BR: Yes
Challenge: Book Cover
Points: 8.7

[Petrik]

Miche wrote: "Petrik wrote: "Awesome! The Crippled God really crippled us eh? xD "

It did! :D

I am still struggling with grimdarks and epic fantasy atm. I might stick mostly with a few romances and UF for a co..."

Yeah me too. This is why I'm reading all other genre that's non-epic fantasy or grimdark right now. We're still up for Kharkanas right?

[Miche]

Bea wrote: "Oooh, how was it? I'm planning to read it soon as well. Strange the Dreamer is the only YA book I read during my adult reading phase that I thought was really great (at least so far). "

I loved it! Strange the Dreamer was a tiny bit better, but this one concluded the story in a beautiful way. If you liked the first one you will mostly like enjoy this one too. :)

[Miche]

Petrik wrote: "Yeah me too. This is why I'm reading all other genre that's non-epic fantasy or grimdark right now. We're still up for Kharkanas right? "

For sure! :D

I canceled all buddy reads that aren't related to the Malazan world, but I am keeping the Malazan ones in the schedule. :)

[Veronica]

Book: A Lady's Guide to Etiquette and Murder
Author: Dianne Freeman
Pages: 264
Buddy read: No
Challenges: Yes (Book cover)

[Petrik]

Miche wrote: "Petrik wrote: "Yeah me too. This is why I'm reading all other genre that's non-epic fantasy or grimdark right now. We're still up for Kharkanas right? "

For sure! :D

I canceled all buddy reads th..."

Good! I think Kharkanas will be my last read of the year. :)

[Bea]

Finished:

Baptism of Fire
Pages: 334
BR: Yes
Challenge: No
Points: 5

4:50 from Paddington
Pages: 288
BR: No
Challenge: Book Cover
Points: 3.7

[Bea]

Miche wrote: "Bea wrote: "Oooh, how was it? I'm planning to read it soon as well. Strange the Dreamer is the only YA book I read during my adult reading phase that I thought was really great (at least so far). "..."

I'm really curious how the story will continue. I am not 100% sure how I feel about the ending of STD but I need to know what happens next!

[Bea]

Petrik wrote: "Miche wrote: "Petrik wrote: "Yeah me too. This is why I'm reading all other genre that's non-epic fantasy or grimdark right now. We're still up for Kharkanas right? "

For sure! :D

I canceled all ..."

Are you planning to read both Forge of Darkness and Fall of Light in December?
I'll probably decide spontaneously if I'll join you because Kharkanas is extremely bleak and even denser than BotF (yep, that's possible ;) ) and I'm not sure if I'll be up for utter bleakness in December.

[Virginie]

Great job, everyone!

@Veronica: Spreadsheet UTD :)

[Petrik]

Bea wrote: "Petrik wrote: "Miche wrote: "Petrik wrote: "Yeah me too. This is why I'm reading all other genre that's non-epic fantasy or grimdark right now. We're still up for Kharkanas right? "

For sure! :D

..."

Yup! I'll binge read that one and then maybe call it a year xD

[Miche]

Bea wrote: "Are you planning to read both Forge of Darkness and Fall of Light in December?
I'll probably decide spontaneously if I'll join you because Kharkanas is extremely bleak and even denser than BotF (yep, that's possible ;) ) and I'm not sure if I'll be up for utter bleakness in December."

That's the plan. Let's see how it will go. :)

[Petrik]

Miche wrote: "Bea wrote: "Are you planning to read both Forge of Darkness and Fall of Light in December?
I'll probably decide spontaneously if I'll join you because Kharkanas is extremely bleak and even denser ..."

Btw Miche. I may have to change my plan. I'll see how it goes later on. But I might move Kharkanas to January. I'm having quite a rough time in life right now and I don't think reading Malazan is really a good decision... Especially because everyone said it's even darker than bleaker than BotF. Let's hope my life gets better so I'll be in the mood to read something dense and bleak. :')

[Bea]

Petrik wrote: "Miche wrote: "Bea wrote: "Are you planning to read both Forge of Darkness and Fall of Light in December?
I'll probably decide spontaneously if I'll join you because Kharkanas is extremely bleak an..."

Oh no! That doesn't sound good :(
Yeah, it's definitely not an uplifting read, stick to something lighter and more fun if you're going through a hard time.
Wishing you all the best!

[Petrik]

Bea wrote: "Petrik wrote: "Miche wrote: "Bea wrote: "Are you planning to read both Forge of Darkness and Fall of Light in December?
I'll probably decide spontaneously if I'll join you because Kharkanas is ext..."

Thank you, Bea! Yeah it's been pretty rough financially and my dad being sick. I hope things get better, if it does I'll read through Kharkanas, if not.. yeah I'll leave it for later.

[Bea]

Petrik wrote: "Bea wrote: "Petrik wrote: "Miche wrote: "Bea wrote: "Are you planning to read both Forge of Darkness and Fall of Light in December?
I'll probably decide spontaneously if I'll join you because Khar..."

I hope your dad gets well again soon!

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

I feel ya, Petrik. Not a bad idea to focus on happier books until things settle. I had to do that too earlier in the year - it really makes a difference. Hoping things get better for you <3

[Petrik]

Yeah! I hope so too! Thank you both of you! :')

[Diana Stormblessed]

Petrik wrote: "Bea wrote: "Petrik wrote: "Miche wrote: "Bea wrote: "Are you planning to read both Forge of Darkness and Fall of Light in December?
I'll probably decide spontaneously if I'll join you because Khar..."

Hope your dad gets well soon.

[Petrik]

Thanks, Diana! :)

[Bea]

Finished Sharp Objects
Pages: 254
BR: No
Challenge: A-Z Non Fantasy
Points: 3.2

[Virginie]

Oh, I'm sorry to hear you're having a tough time, Petrik. I hope your dad gets better soon!
In the meantime, keep the light, fun and easy reads going! I'll be sure to add all of them to my TBR hahaha :p

[Virginie]

Good job, Bea :)

[Petrik]

Empress Virginie wrote: "Oh, I'm sorry to hear you're having a tough time, Petrik. I hope your dad gets better soon!
In the meantime, keep the light, fun and easy reads going! I'll be sure to add all of them to my TBR haha..."

Yeah, thank you, Virginie!

I'm thinking of reading Sir Thomas the Hesitant the day after tomorrow. What do you think about that one? I saw you gave it 5 stars!

[Virginie]

Ooooh, nice! I really liked the book and found it hilarious. It reminded me A LOT of the comical French TV-show Kaamelot which I absolutely love. Kept saying "Nonsense! You'll be fine!" for days after reading it ;)

I'll be honest though: I probably would have given the book 4 stars (and not five) if I didn't know the author. Not because I'm biased, but because it had more emotional impact knowing a little of the author's life, his inspirations, etc.

[Petrik]

Empress Virginie wrote: "Ooooh, nice! I really liked the book and found it hilarious. It reminded me A LOT of the comical French TV-show Kaamelot which I absolutely love. Kept saying "Nonsense! You'll be fine!" for days af..."

Ah okay! Noted! I'll give it a go soon. It's pretty short anyway :D

[Virginie]

Cool! I hope you'll like it :)

[Veronica]

Thanks, Virginie!

Petrik, I hope your dad is better soon! Hang in there.

[Veronica]

Title: Play Dead
Author: Angela Marsons
Pages: 390
Buddy read: No
Challenge: No


Title: Child of Flame
Author: Kate Elliott
Pages: 913
Buddy red: Yes
Challenge: No

[Virginie]

Veronica, your spreadsheet is up to date! 17.6 more points for you :)

[Petrik]

Veronica wrote: "Thanks, Virginie!

Petrik, I hope your dad is better soon! Hang in there."

thanks, Veronica!!

[Petrik]

Also, just finished Tales of the Ketty Jay. Fun series, but the last book is my least favorite due to holy fucking obsessive romance.

Trinicaaaaaaaaaa trinicaaaaaaaaaaaa trrrriiiiiinicaaaaa

wait

trrriiiiiiinicaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa trrrriiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiicaaaa fuck me

trrrriiiiniccccccccccaaaa I have a friend? no screw you die give me pussy

triniccccccccccccaaaaaaaaaaa

Pretty much 70% of the book

[Veronica]

Petrik wrote: "Also, just finished Tales of the Ketty Jay. Fun series, but the last book is my least favorite due to holy fucking obsessive romance.

Trinicaaaaaaaaaa trinicaaaaaaaaaaaa trrrriiiiiinicaaaaa

wait
..."

I loved Trinica! (view spoiler)[That was one of the few romances I did like. The way that Frey always used and tossed away women, I loved that there was one who so got under his skin. (hide spoiler)] lol

[Veronica]

Empress Virginie wrote: "Veronica, your spreadsheet is up to date! 17.6 more points for you :)"

Thank you, Madam Empress!

[Petrik]

Veronica wrote: "Petrik wrote: "Also, just finished Tales of the Ketty Jay. Fun series, but the last book is my least favorite due to holy fucking obsessive romance.

Trinicaaaaaaaaaa trinicaaaaaaaaaaaa trrrriiiiii..."

Grahhh I guess we have to differ on this. (view spoiler)[I get that he's super in LOVE/OBSESSED with her. But i'm really disappointed with the way he treated his crew mate in this entire book. Not to mention that Trinica has betrayed him a lot of times too; to be fair, Frey too has betrayed her but still, it was infurating! (hide spoiler)]

[Diana Stormblessed]

Petrik wrote: "Also, just finished Tales of the Ketty Jay. Fun series, but the last book is my least favorite due to holy fucking obsessive romance.

Trinicaaaaaaaaaa trinicaaaaaaaaaaaa trrrriiiiiinicaaaaa

wait
..."

Added to my tbr. :-)

[Petrik]

Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Petrik wrote: "Also, just finished Tales of the Ketty Jay. Fun series, but the last book is my least favorite due to holy fucking obsessive romance.

Trinicaaaaaaaaaa trinicaaaaaaaaaaaa trrrriiiiii..."

How come!? xD