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Kate Daniels read-through
I am done with .5 and one... I love this world! I love Kate! On to book 2!
Miche, i am seconding Diana in being stoked about how much you are enjoying the series! It truly is an awesome coming home type of experience, isn't it?! 😉
Finished Book 2This is probably the most powerful we will see Kate for some time. The Flair really amplified her power. But also this book showed just how savagely and effectively she can fight when she has nothing to lose. Honestly (view spoiler)
And then there is that ending scene - (view spoiler)
Iain wrote: "Diana Stormblessed wrote: "I finished .5, 1, and 2. I'm making myself wait on 3. I want to at least start one of the August brs since I have so many at the start of the month. If I can finish Naama..."I didn't like the last one as much as the others. I thought 1 and 2 were best, 3 was ok, and 4 was bleh. They all kept the same formula so by book 4 I was kind of over it.
Choko wrote: "I am done with .5 and one... I love this world! I love Kate! On to book 2!"yay!
I am going to stop for the moment and try to stick to the schedule. I really want this read to take some time.
Just one thing - can we move the schedule up, maybe try to finish by September?
Arkadeb wrote: "Just one thing - can we move the schedule up, maybe try to finish by September?"I'm on board with that idea. It looks like most people are going pretty quickly anyway.
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This is probably the most powerful we will see Kate for some time. The Flair really amplified her power. But also this book showed just how savagely and effectively she can fight w..."
Yea... I was kinda surprised (view spoiler)
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I'm on board with that idea. It looks like most people are going pretty quickly anyway."
I know it's pushing Virginie, but I'd like to read the whole thing relatively close to the release of Magic Triumphs...
Actually... I'm reading Rithmatist and was hoping to finish White Sand after that but... Too much Sanderson at once. So I don't have anything on ebook until the 4th, or even the 10th if we're not reading Ravensong immediatly with the NBC.
I'm thinking I can do #3, 3.5, 4 and 4.5 by the 10th. I'll be swamped in BR until the 20th but after, I'm game.
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This next chunk is great... you lasted all of 12hrs?
Yup. I also really dived into Rithmatist and realized I read almost half the book just today. I thought it would take me longer...I tend to associate with 1k pages doorstep because of SA hahaha.
Iain wrote: "lol... One of Us... One of Us... One of Us...This next chunk is great... you lasted all of 12hrs?"
This is my favorite chant and I tend to use it way more than ever I thought I would, all in this group lol
I'm still going to start Naamah's Kiss tonight, but I have a feeling it'll be one of those books
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This next chunk is great... you lasted all of 12hrs?"
This is my favorite chant and I tend to use it way more than ever I thought I woul..."
I like using Peer Pressure as a joke...
All the cool kids are reading it :D
Diana Stormblessed wrote: "I'm still going to start Naamah's Kiss tonight, but I have a feeling it'll be one of those books that I get bored with that'll need to be broken up with other books. So I might move to KD book 3 to..."Going to start as well, hope its slightly faster paced than the last book.
Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Iain wrote: "lol... One of Us... One of Us... One of Us...This next chunk is great... you lasted all of 12hrs?"
This is my favorite chant and I tend to use it way more than ever I thought I woul..."
I kinda feel like it's cosmic payback for all the times I sprung surprise BRs on you xD
Are we starting 3? We are? Excellent!I just caught up on some Curran PoVs in the meantime.
Arkadeb wrote: "Are we starting 3? We are? Excellent!I just caught up on some Curran PoVs in the meantime."
Yup, I upped the schedule to try and finish closer to the release of KD #10. So far, it's #3, 3.5, 4 and 4.5 until the 10th. Let's see if we can read even further than that in that time :D
After that, we have a 10 days break until the 20th. That's my schedule however, you can go on without waiting 10 days of you want :)
I will read all the comments when I get to my computer sometime this week. These books are messing up my sleeping schedule. I just keep reading "one more chapter", "ok, just one more", "this is really the last one tonight", "I can't stop here, I need to know what is happening", "ok, I can stop here". Looks at the clock: "ops..."
Me this morning: "I will sleep early tonight!"
I can see myself tonight: "sleep is overrated! Just one more chapter". lol
Choko wrote: "Miche, i am seconding Diana in being stoked about how much you are enjoying the series! It truly is an awesome coming home type of experience, isn't it?! 😉"It is awesome! I will be rereading this one for sure! 😍😍😍
Virginie wrote: "Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Iain wrote: "lol... One of Us... One of Us... One of Us...This next chunk is great... you lasted all of 12hrs?"
This is my favorite chant and I tend to use it way more..."
Ha! lol
Arkadeb wrote: "Diana Stormblessed wrote: "I'm still going to start Naamah's Kiss tonight, but I have a feeling it'll be one of those books that I get bored with that'll need to be broken up with other books. So I..."I'm 20% and already hate it. Switching to Magic Strikes.
Arkadeb wrote: "Diana Stormblessed wrote: "I'm still going to start Naamah's Kiss tonight, but I have a feeling it'll be one of those books that I get bored with that'll need to be broken up with other books. So I..."I'm 20% and already hate it. Switching to Magic Strikes.
Iain wrote: "Just started #3: I've always had a bit of a problem with this opening segment... [spoilers removed]"It's probably a common occurrence. And in the last book I think it was an aunt ;-)
Miche wrote: "I will read all the comments when I get to my computer sometime this week. These books are messing up my sleeping schedule. I just keep reading "one more chapter", "ok, just one more", "this is r..."
I love this comment so much lol
Iain wrote: "Just started #3: I've always had a bit of a problem with this opening segment... [spoilers removed]"Just started as well and I thought: "wait, didn't that happen already?" ;)
Miche wrote: "I will read all the comments when I get to my computer sometime this week. These books are messing up my sleeping schedule. I just keep reading "one more chapter", "ok, just one more", "this is r..."
Sleep is for the weak.
I forgot book 3 was the one with the games. I loved this book.
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#TeamPillowFightClub #Diana'sCuddleCorner
Not a real spoiler so I'm not tagging it. 15% in. Raphael is explaining how a lion hunts. He keeps saying "he" in relation to the lion. Problem is male lions don't hunt. They sit on their fat, furry butts while the females do all the work. You'd think a were would know that.
Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Not a real spoiler so I'm not tagging it. 15% in. Raphael is explaining how a lion hunts. He keeps saying "he" in relation to the lion. Problem is male lions don't hunt. They sit on their fat, furr..."And Curran says exactly this in a later book.
Diana Stormblessed wrote: "I love this comment so much lol "😘😘
Virginie wrote: "Sleep is for the weak."After having a triple latte this morning, am as good as new, so I agree with you. lol
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Finished Book 3This and Book 4 are my two unreservedly favourite books. They are my comfort reads and I come back to them often.
Some highlights
The first battle : (view spoiler)
Kate and Julie (view spoiler)
Kate and Curran (view spoiler)
The ending scenes (view spoiler)
Powerlevels (view spoiler)
I loved book 3! It is so hilarious and sad at the same time! I love tjat it has pretty much all of my favorite characters and all of them get involved 😀! Poor baby wolf though... If it wasn't for his experience, I would call tgis book almost a slap-stick comedy😎
I'm so annoyed I took the Amazon Prime testing in order to have my books today... but I forgot I changed my credit card. Well, not exactly. I remember my banker saying to me that my new card would have the same number as my old one. I asked him "so it will have the same number on the card and the same code PIN" he said "yes that's what I was telling you" like I'm retarded. Thanks a lot, Mr Banker, it is NOT the same code on the card, and now my reading of Kate is delayed. Fortunatly, I was asking this because I was going to London a few weeks later and had reservations with my first credit card... but didn't have to show it. Phew. (but I would have changed my credit card on my Amazon account if I had known ! and tonight I would have been with Kate ! that only mean more Fitz for me tonight, I guess)
Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Magic Strikes 40% [spoilers removed]"It was a great moment!
One thing that I am loving at this series while it has an amazing romance going on, it isn't the main focus of the series. They really achieved a good balance. :)
Miche wrote: "One thing that I am loving at this series while it has an amazing romance going on, it isn't the main focus of the series. They really achieved a good balance. :)"That's honestly my favorite thing about Ilona Andrews books. They have great romances, but the romances are always second to the awesome plots.
Just passing here to confirm that sleep is indeed overrated. 😂😂😂😂I just finished Magic Slays and I am starting Magic Rises.
I decided to stick only to the main series for the moment. I will read the novellas and other novels after.
Miche wrote: "Just passing here to confirm that sleep is indeed overrated. 😂😂😂😂I just finished Magic Slays and I am starting Magic Rises.
I decided to stick only to the main ser..."
You are on a roll!
I'm at the very end of Magic Strikes. I love this book if for no other reason than the banter and the romance. But of course there are many other reasons, too 😋
Miche wrote: "One thing that I am loving at this series while it has an amazing romance going on, it isn't the main focus of the series. They really achieved a good balance. :)"Yes! It's the balance between the plot-action and the plot romance, and the immense amount of snark that makes this series so good.
Also I totally love OP protagonists. One reason I can't enjoy Mercy Thompson is that she is so weak.
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I'm halfway through Invisible Library already... then I'm free until the 4th... which is the last Edge BR... another IA book :)