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House of Chains the team not the BR, Year 2!
I'm interested in Green Rider, Grey bastards and A shadow in summer.
Siobhan wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I'm not much for grimdark, but I'd love to do Green Rider with you. (^_^)Huh. Out of curiosity, I tried to compare our books to see if there were other to-reads in common, but I g..."
I'd like to read City of Brass
I'm updating today been mostly reading shorter books recently.
Awesome! My schedule is pretty full until June, but I can do pretty much any date then. :)
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Huh. Out of curiosity, I tried to compare our books to see if there were other to-reads in common, but I g..."
I'm reading Circe next month.
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I have a few books I want to get to this year that I'm hoping people will be interested in buddy reading. Need to have a look at my schedule and make ..."
The Windup Girl is on my 2019 TBR too.
Siobhan wrote: "Jessica, I hope you don't mind but I changed your page count on Jade City and Before I Fall (because we both read them so I'd checked the correct count)! We're supposed to use the highest out of t..."
lol lol totally missed this comment! I don't mind at all. I keep forgetting about the highest page count thing!
Also I'd be into reading quite a few of the books you mentioned. Green Rider is always a fun read. I've read it a couple times but have yet to finish the series, so I'd be into re-reading it with you guys.
But these also looked interesting:
Promise of Blood (been wanting to read for a while)
Prince of Fools(Do I need to read the Prince of Thorns books to read this one? If so, I might have to pass)
A Shadow in Summer
The Steel Remains
Altered Carbon (my library has a bunch of copies, so this one would be one of the easier ones for me to get my hands on right away)
Spirit Gate(Another one I've had on my tbr pile for a while)
The Grey Bastards(This is another that's been on my tbr pile for a while)
Anyone interested in Kings of Paradise? The sequel just came out and I was planning on re-reading the first one before diving into the 2nd. It's a grimdark with cannibalism thrown in your face on the very first page, so if that's not your thing I totally understand.Also have some other books that I've been meaning to read
Foreigner
God Stalk
The Darkness That Comes Before
Everfair
Tam Lin
Melissa wrote: "I'm not much for grimdark, but I'd love to do Green Rider with you. (^_^)Huh. Out of curiosity, I tried to compare our books to see if there were other to-reads in common, but I got an error. :/
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That's a fun idea, I'd love to see what others are planning on reading or would like to read eventually
Siobhan wrote: "Glancing at your to read list there's definitely some things we both want to read!The City of Brass
Circe
The Golem and the Jinni
The Snow Child..."
Weird that it only worked for one of us, but ah well.
Yes, I happen to have all of those waiting on my shelves. I have a little wiggle room in February and March but it sounds like you're full 'til June. I don't usually plan that far out, but if you wanted to do Green Rider in the summer I'd be down. :)
Delitealex wrote: "I'd like to read City of Brass."Yes, City of Brass has a sequel coming out in February too, although it'll be a wait for the third.
I see we have some other books in common as well. If you want to do a shorter read sometime there are a few options.
A Brother's Price
The Player of Games
Inda - I see quite a few people have this as TBR
Mystic and Rider
1632
The Neverending Story
The Ruins of Gorlan
Sorcery & Cecelia: or The Enchanted Chocolate Pot
Jessica wrote: "That's a fun idea, I'd love to see what others are planning on reading or would like to read eventually."I went ahead and compared some of our books as well.
An Ember in the Ashes
Dark Matter
Too Like the Lightning
The Thief
My only issue is I really need to be reading more of my owned books before going out and buying more. (^＿^;;)
Posting here because I know some of you don't like 'math stuff' and avoid the spreadsheet thread like the plague... ;)Scoresheet upgrade: you can now enter the date you completed a book by double-clicking on the cell, and using the mini-calendar that pops up.
This will avoid confusion as to how to enter a date (European/American format) and ensure the monthly tallies are working :)
Melissa wrote: "Siobhan wrote: "Glancing at your to read list there's definitely some things we both want to read!The City of Brass
Circe
The Golem and the Jinni
The Snow Child...""
I could squeeze some little ones in in February I think! :D
Jessica wrote: "Siobhan wrote: "Jessica, I hope you don't mind but I changed your page count on Jade City and Before I Fall (because we both read them so I'd checked the correct count)! We're supposed to use the ..."
I'm not sure if Prince of Fools follows on directly from Broken Empire. Can anyone who's read both trilogies advise? :)
Virginie wrote: "Posting here because I know some of you don't like 'math stuff' and avoid the spreadsheet thread like the plague... ;)Scoresheet upgrade: you can now enter the date you completed a book by double..."
Thanks Virginie! I'm quite proud that I already changed that on my sheet XD it's definitely easier!
Siobhan wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Siobhan wrote: "Jessica, I hope you don't mind but I changed your page count on Jade City and Before I Fall (because we both read them so I'd checked the correct count)! We're supp..."
I haven't read Prince of fools, as far as I know you don't need to read Broken Empire to understand the story. But reading it first it will spoil some of the Broken Empire events for you.
But maybe someone else read both series and can better answer your question ;)
I read both trilogies: first Broken Empire, then Red Queen's War. You don't need to read Broken Empire first, but as Anni said, you'll get some spoilers on events happening in Broken Empire.But more than that, you will miss a lot of easter eggs. A LOT. Also, some passages in RQW are consequences of events from Broken Empire, so it might be a little confusing.
OK, so seems like it would be best to read Broken Empire first. As it happens, I think you'd really like them, Jessica!Does the new trilogy, Red Sister etc, have anything to do with those two previous ones?
Siobhan wrote: "Does the new trilogy, Red Sister etc, have anything to do with those two previous ones? "I'm in the middle of Grey Sister right now and I don't think so. The world seems to be a different one.
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I'm in. When were you thinking?
Siobhan wrote: "OK, so seems like it would be best to read Broken Empire first. As it happens, I think you'd really like them, Jessica!Does the new trilogy, Red Sister etc, have anything to do with those two pre..."
I own Prince of Thorns, just haven't gotten around to reading it yet. I'll be sure to bump it up on my reading list. And I'm pretty sure that Anni is right and Red Sister is in a different world from the other series.
Jessica wrote: "And I'm pretty sure that Anni is right and Red Sister is in a different world from the other series."Bumping in the conversation again. Yup, Red Sister is in a completely different world according to Mark Lawrence.
Melissa wrote: "Jessica wrote: "That's a fun idea, I'd love to see what others are planning on reading or would like to read eventually."I went ahead and compared some of our books as well.
[book:An Ember in th..."
Melissa wrote: "Jessica wrote: "That's a fun idea, I'd love to see what others are planning on reading or would like to read eventually."
I went ahead and compared some of our books as well.
[book:An Ember in th..."
lol lol I feel you. I need to try and get through the books that I own too
Same for me :) this is the year of reading books I already own on my kindle and finishing/continuing series.
Scott wrote: "Anybody up for an impromptu BR of Skyward starting Tuesday?"Sorry can't do this week! :( would love to read it, but overbooked myself.
Scott wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Anyone interested in Kings of Paradise? The sequel just came out and I was planning on re-reading the first one before diving into the 2nd. It's a grimdark with cann..."I'd be interested too, I'll look to grab a copy.
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I would have but i don't own it and neither does my library.
Siobhan wrote: "Yes that would be awesome! We'll set it up :)I have a few books I want to get to this year that I'm hoping people will be interested in buddy reading. Need to have a look at my schedule and make ..."
A Shadow in Summer, please. Although, my schedule is pretty full until June lol.
Melissa wrote: "I'm not much for grimdark, but I'd love to do Green Rider with you. (^_^)Huh. Out of curiosity, I tried to compare our books to see if there were other to-reads in common, but I got an error. :/
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My TBR-owned : https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Here are the series that I'm hoping to start this year:
1. Ketty Jay - Retribution Falls - Chris Wooding - (0 / 4)
2. The Machineries of Empire - Ninefox Gambit - Yoon Ha Lee - (0 / 3) *All books owned
3. Manifest Delusions - Beyond Redemption - Michael R. Fletcher - (0 /3)
4. The Expanse - Leviathan Wakes - James S.A. Corey - (0 / ?) *Only first book owned
5. Luna - New Moon - Ian McDonald - (0/3) *Only first book owned
Though, for my schedule is pretty full until June-ish. I'll be happy if I could start and complete at least 2 of those series. Also, I might postpone the Expanse at least until the last book is published and then do a binge-read for the whole series.
So despite being unwell all weekend it was quite productive reading wise, kind of. I didn't finish nay of the books I was currently reading but I did start a new one and read about 300 pages. Oops! I really need to stop doing this!
I'm working through two longer books, so it might take this week to finish them up and score some point. I definitely read more from Monday-Thursday - my work commute can be three hours total each day so I get through plenty then. Still, I am looking forward to logging 1200+ pages for The Way of Kings once it's done :D
That's a huge book Sean, should be worth some major points!
I’ll be joining WoK BR too but probably won’t start until next week.
Barry wrote: "Siobhan wrote: "Yes that would be awesome! We'll set it up :)I have a few books I want to get to this year that I'm hoping people will be interested in buddy reading. Need to have a look at my sc..."
Same! Shall we book it in? I could do towards the start of the month, any date in June really.
Melissa wrote: "Delitealex wrote: "I'd like to read City of Brass."Yes, City of Brass has a sequel coming out in February too, although it'll be a wait for the third.
I see we have some other books in common as..."
I could read A brothers price and The ruins of Gorlan sometime soon both are avail at the library.
Also wouldn't mind rereading Promise of blood and finally continuing th series
Barry wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I'm not much for grimdark, but I'd love to do Green Rider with you. (^_^)Huh. Out of curiosity, I tried to compare our books to see if there were other to-reads in common, but I g..."
I'd like to read Retribution falls and Leviathon wakes too
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Huh. Out of curiosity, I tried to compare our books to see if there were other to-reads in common, but I g..."
Leviathan wakes is on my 2019 list as well.
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Scott wrote: "Anybody up for an impromptu BR of Skyward starting Tuesday?"I wish I could buy a copy and leap into this one, but this week at work has been aggressively consuming my life... and it's only Tuesday. (´д｀|||)
Definitely interested in this one though! I bet a bunch of us would go for it at a later date.
Melissa wrote: "Scott wrote: "Anybody up for an impromptu BR of Skyward starting Tuesday?"I wish I could buy a copy and leap into this one, but this week at work has been aggressively consuming m..."
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I would definitely be down for that.
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I'll set it up.
I was replying to Melissa about the later date! Schedule is too packed this week :(
Siobhan wrote: "I was replying to Melissa about the later date! Schedule is too packed this week :("Ah, I was actually replying to Scott about Skyward. (^_^;)
I have 2 BRs this week, but then will open up. Definitely looking forward to another BR with you Siobhan, as soon as our schedules line up. :)
Delitealex wrote: "I could read A brothers price and The ruins of Gorlan sometime soon both are avail at the library..."
Yes, I'd be down for both! I'm leaning more towards A Brother's Price, since it's a short standalone, but also probably will have some good material to jump off of for discussion.
Siobhan wrote: "Barry wrote: "Siobhan wrote: "Yes that would be awesome! We'll set it up :)I have a few books I want to get to this year that I'm hoping people will be interested in buddy reading. Need to have a..."
Ok. Let's say 1 Jun for the BR date? Do you want to set up the whole series or just the first book?
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Huh. Out of curiosity, I tried to compare our books to see if there were other to-reads in common, but I got an error. :/
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Glancing at your to read list there's definitely some things we both want to read!
The City of Brass
Circe
The Golem and the Jinni
The Snow Child
I tried to do the 'compare books' thing and it worked but only listed books we've both read.
I think Laura is up for Green Rider at some point too! :)