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Anni wrote: "Zaara wrote: "Ahhhh she beat me! [spoiler] "Got me as well :D It's even worse, I switched from the app to browser just for this :D"
:-) hehehehe...
Well...you can use it on some other unsuspecting sucka next time...
Btw @Hailee + @ Siobhan...I can't even remember if this is the place we discussed this...but I dug out my copies of North and South and Mockingbird...so...whenever...lemme know if...or when...
Just...not until June...
😂😂😂😂
I hope you two see this...
Oh and Hailee...regarding your question abt Malice...I don't wanna be a buzzkill so the less I say abt it...for the best, really...sweet, take it from me...Enjoy your read, ok?
Zaara wrote: "Oh and Hailee...regarding your question abt Malice...I don't wanna be a buzzkill so the less I say abt it...for the best, really...sweet, take it from me...Enjoy your read, ok?"
Haha ok I'll take your word for it. I'm liking Malice so far but I am only 50-ish pages in so far.
Regarding North and South. Late July works for me. Say about the 20th?Or mid September if that works better?
Hailee wrote: "Regarding North and South. Late July works for me. Say about the 20th?Or mid September if that works better?"
Will get bk to you in a coupla days on this ok?
My list...is such a mess...all the challenges...
Hailee wrote: "Regarding North and South. Late July works for me. Say about the 20th?Or mid September if that works better?"
July 20 is fine, Hailee. We're on...go ahead and pencil it in. And thanks for waiting on that.
Great I've pencilled it in. Looking forward to it.
Ok so I think I'm due an update on the changes I've made to my tracker.I've added books 2 and 3 in the Gentleman Bastard series (Jan-Feb) as I'm really hoping to join the buddy reads arranged for those.
I've added the Moontide Quartet (Sept-Dec) as a buddy read eith tentative dates has been arranged for these and I've had my eye on this series for quite a while.
And finally I have added Ready Player One to March. This ian't a buddy read (although if anyone is interested let me know), but the film comes out at the end of March and I want to remind myself to read it before I watch the film. And March is the month I have the least arranged for before the release date.
I've got Ready Player One as Audio Book, so I would be up for a BR :) All my other reads in March are physical copys, I don't think it would be a problem to squeeze in a audiobook :)
Anni wrote: "I've got Ready Player One as Audio Book, so I would be up for a BR :) All my other reads in March are physical copys, I don't think it would be a problem to squeeze in a audiobook :)"Great! I'm happy to fit it in any time during March. Do you have preference on a start date?
We could leave it for the 1st and shift it if necessary :)
Anni wrote: "I've got Ready Player One as Audio Book, so I would be up for a BR :) All my other reads in March are physical copys, I don't think it would be a problem to squeeze in a audiobook :)"I'd like to read it. Any date is fine with me.
Anni - yep that works for me👍Hacen - yey the more the merrier 😊. As Anni said we'll leave it for the 1st but play it by ear closer to the time.
January updateWell this has been an unsuccessful month. I only managed to read one book in January plus a couple of chapters of Garden of the Moon.
There were a couple of reasons for this:
First I got the flu and was ill for nearly two weeks then my dad had a serious accident that lead to him severing three fingers from his left hand. To cap it all off the accident happened two days before the first anniversary of my mums death... so yeah a crappy reading month and a crappy month for life in general.
So inbetween looking after my dad and work I'll try and catch up with Gardens of the Moon so I can hopefully join in the buddy read for Deadhouse Gates mid-February.
I hope other peoples reading month has been better than mine!!
My reading month hasn't been much better, but my reasons aren't bad.Sorry to hear you had a tough month.
Chris wrote: "My reading month hasn't been much better, but my reasons aren't bad.Sorry to hear you had a tough month."
Thanks Chris. Sorry your reading month hasn't been good. To be fair my reading month could still have been bad without the problems but it makes me fwel better to blame life being against me rather than just laziness 😉
I know what you are wishing for...all I can say is...I hope this year brings all the things you need most, dear Hailee + one more hug and hope Dad is on the mend...
I knew you wouldn't want a big fuss this year. But all your friends remember your big day, sweetz...and we love you and want you to be happy...ALWAYS....in whatever ways this word means for you...
Aaaand one more...from this guy....
Thank you :-). I had a lovely birthday and my dad is starting to come to terms with things and physically he is doing a lot better as well.That photo is adorable by the way. You can't help but smile back lol.
Good to know. Stop by to chat anytime you feel like, hon.
Right definitely time to add an update on the changes I have made to my tracker recently.I have made the Malazan series a more uncertain addition since I don't think I'll be able to keep up so I'm probably going to be trailing behind everyone and taking advantage of the helpful threads to ensure I am understanding everything. Maybe i'll catch up by May but I'm not holding my breath.
I have added the Temeraire series to my tracker. I hadn't added it before since I believed as I was already about 4 books ahead when I joined this group that I would be finished with them before the group was reading the last three books. Also I overestimated myself but on the plus side it was fun to read with the group so I'll look forward to reading the last two with everyone as well.
Lastly, The Heroes of Olympus, as a middle grade series i'm hoping these books will be quick to get through.
Good work! Your tracker looks full, but managable :) But don't you dare to kick out the Brett and Butcher series, I'm looking forward to read them together :)I'm thinking about starting Malazan for a loooong, long time as well, but the books scare me a little... So many books in this series and everyone sais the books are quite complicared. Also there is no way I could follow at the pace of one book a month :D When I come to it someday in future I will do so as well, read at my own pace and come here to stalk the helpfull threads.
Thanks Anni, yes it is
just
about possible for me to read everything as long as I don't come across the dreaded reading slump monster ;-) As for Malazan yes I'm definitely finding that even with six weeks between them I won't be able to keep up the pace. All of us who can't keep up should band together and organise our own schedule... one book every three/four months lol.
Definitely keeping Brett and Butcher. I've been meaning to read Butcher's series for about 3 years now so I'm not delaying that any longer and I bought the first four Demon Cycle books in preparation for a buddy read for another group starting in January and ended up not being able to get to it so there is no excuse for me to miss it a second time :-) Looking forward to discussing them with you, I've got a feeling there will be plenty to discuss with these ones.
I kept up with all three of my planned buddy reads this month and managed to fit in two last minute ones! 👍👍
Hailee wrote: "I kept up with all three of my planned buddy reads this month and managed to fit in two last minute ones! 👍👍"Well done, Hailee! :D
Siobhan wrote: "Hailee wrote: "I kept up with all three of my planned buddy reads this month and managed to fit in two last minute ones! 👍👍"Well done, Hailee! :D"
Thanks 😁. This is a lot better than last month where I completed exactly zero buddy reads with the group
Hahaha definite improvement then! You're rocking it!I've managed to stay on track by dropping one this month, I overestimated my abilities I think!
Siobhan wrote: "Hahaha definite improvement then! You're rocking it!I've managed to stay on track by dropping one this month, I overestimated my abilities I think!"
Congrats and they were all 4 or 5 star reads which is always a lovely bonus!! I'm a bit more worried about my April, but the ones that aren't in bold haven't been committed to so I have a bit of leeway there at least
Good Job Hailee, especially your organisation and that you do one book after another... I'm terrible at that and mess everything up horribly 😂
Anni wrote: "Good Job Hailee, especially your organisation and that you do one book after another... I'm terrible at that and mess everything up horribly 😂"Thanks Anni. This month just happened to fall really well. Hopefully April will work out the same way but I can see me having to read a couple of buddy reads at the same time to keep up this month. We'll see how that goes 😓
Ok so in message 4 I have made myself a timetable of when I am going to try to fit in all the books I am supposed to read in April. Both for this group and for other things. The top section is the schedule as set by this group for their buddy reads. Below that is the timetable of when I think I might realistically get a chance to start the book (some are a few weeks after the official start date). The links in bold are ones I will be reading with this group.
I'm just testing this method out to see if it helps me keep on track with everything.
King of Thornes! King of Thornes! King of Thornes! Yeah yeah, I know I should rather go and finish the first book than stalking other Buddy Read Tracker 😂 After sharing my enthusiasm and telling you that I like the idea of your 'personal tracker', I'm gone now :)
Haha well you'll have plenty of time to finish it over Easter hopefully. I fitted King of Thorns in around the 9th as I am going away for a few days then and should hopefully get a bit of reading in and catch up with the schedule. Really excited to get started on it!!Yeah I thought I'd give my timetable idea a go. If nothing else it'll give me a clearer idea of how long I should really be leaving between the start of each buddy read. Now get back to Prince of Thorns ;-) and I hope you are enjoying the presents from your box as well.
I really like your personal schedule idea, Hailee. So organised!
Thanks :) Sadly I have to work Saturday and Monday from 9am to 5pm... So I don't really have easter holidays. I hope you have a lot of fun on your trip 😁I have only 100 pages left for Prince of Thornes, I just delay it a little to finish in April, because I intend to use it for a challenge :) It's not cheating, nooo 😂
March Update
I'm please with what I read in March. I completed every buddy read I had put on my tracker and even managed to fit in Prince of Thorns at the last minute.
1st - Ready Player One 🌟🌟🌟(completed)
1st - Prince of Thorns 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟(completed)
5th - Crucible of Gold 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟(completed)
15th - Six of Crows🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 (completed)
26th - The Lost Hero 🌟🌟🌟🌟(completed)
I also finished off my read of Valour 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟which I started in February and I've got through the majority of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
I hope everyone else is as pleased with what they read in March.
Update for changes made to trackerUnfortunately I had to scrap Embassytown from my schedule since I don't actually own it yet and I'm planning to tighten the purse strings over the next few months. And had to scrap Leviathan Wakes as I'm reluctant to start yet another massive series when I am committed to so many others. Its a shame but my schedule was looking a bit alarming. Especially since I want to try and finish Gardens of the Moon and A Plague of Giants in May as well. I have definitely learnt that it is better for me to underestimate what I can manage (and to be honest I still don't think I've managed that) than overestimate and put pressure on myself that will end up causing a slump.
April Update
Group Buddy Reads:
2nd - A Plague of Giants (on hold, will finish in May)
2nd - King of Thorns 🌟🌟🌟🌟 (completed)
5th - Blood of Tyrants 🌟🌟🌟🌟(completed)
15th - Crooked Kingdom 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟(completed)
26th - The Son of Neptune 🌟🌟🌟🌟(completed)
I also read:
River of Teeth🌟🌟🌟, Taste of Marrow🌟🌟 and Persuasion🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟.
Good job, Hailee! Looks like you had a pretty good April! :)
Well I have edited my tracker slightly but I'm mainly just using this comment to bump my tracker up the list so that it isn't on page 2 anymore ;-)
I have used message 4 to list all the books I should be reading for the rest of 2018. I'm really hoping that my reading slump will end soon so that I can get through them all!!
Hailee wrote: "I have used message 4 to list all the books I should be reading for the rest of 2018. I'm really hoping that my reading slump will end soon so that I can get through them all!!"Great idea and it looks pretty doable :)
Sir Anni wrote: "Hailee wrote: "I have used message 4 to list all the books I should be reading for the rest of 2018. I'm really hoping that my reading slump will end soon so that I can get through them all!!"Gre..."
Thanks and yes it is definitely doable as long as the slump doesn't last too long. I've only read two books this month 😭😱
Since you haven't visited my boutique cum cafe yet - I have a small something for you in the last comment there.
Karishma wrote: "Since you haven't visited my boutique cum cafe yet - I have a small something for you in the last comment there."I am so bad a keeping up with people's trackers. Both my own and others lol, I'll head over there and have a look now :-)
I've updated message 1 to make it my tracker for 2019 and unlike 2018 it is looking very reasonable 😉
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Got me as well :D It's even worse, I switched from the app to browser just for this :D