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[Stacie]

Strange the Dreamer was good but not as good as her first series (in my opinion anyway). But still good. I love her. Tower of Dawn, also good.

[Eldarwen]

Haha, yes, might be better to skip Unmarriageable for now. We do have a lot of blue covers available after all.

And yes!! I should really finally read Tower of Dawn as well!

As for , it's over 50% as there is a lot of "free" space around the petals and leaves, but I'm seeing green. Is that what you were going for?

[Stacie]

Eldarwen wrote: "Haha, yes, might be better to skip Unmarriageable for now. We do have a lot of blue covers available after all.

And yes!! I should really finally read Tower of Dawn..."

I was honestly just sharing what I had coming up and wasn't even thinking about that one as any color because it has a lot of almost there but not quite colors.

[Melindam]

Eldarwen wrote: "Haha, yes, might be better to skip Unmarriageable for now. We do have a lot of blue covers available after all.

And yes!! I should really finally read Tower of Dawn..."

I also see it as green, so OK for green cover.

[Eldarwen]

Stacie wrote: "Strange the Dreamer was good but not as good as her first series (in my opinion anyway). But still good. I love her. Tower of Dawn, also good."

I was a little underwhelmed by Daughter of Smoke & Bone though it started out with a lot of promise. I never continued the series.. I am curious about Strange the Dreamer though because the premise sounds promising (again).

[Melindam]

The reason I lost interest in the Throne of Glass series is that Empire of Storms ended on such a superhigh cliffhanger and Chaol's story -that was supposed to be a novella and that I just quickly wanted to skim through - suddenly blew up to be a 600+pager book.
He was my least favourite character of that series and I'm putting this rather mildly, so I still not relish the prospect, but I should really read this series to the end. So this challenge may prove to be the push. :)

[Eldarwen]

Ah but it starts really great! You meet a new place and all! I read the first 20 or so pages a while ago and enjoyed them, even though I was also a little miffed about it being mainly about Chaol.

And yes, he is a bit of a.... *cough*. I liked him until at the end of the first book, not so much anymore.

[Stacie]

I prefer A Court of Thorns and Roses to Throne of Glass. I thought she dragged it out a bit too much.

[Eldarwen]

Stacie wrote: "I prefer A Court of Thorns and Roses to Throne of Glass. I thought she dragged it out a bit too much."

ACoTaR isn't done yet either... as far as I know there will be another one coming soonish.

But I have that one to catch up with as well. Book #2 blew me away and then I never read the next one haha. Typical...

[Melindam]

I also preferred ACOTAR to Throne of Glass and I'm very curious about Nesta's story. The 2nd book was the best in that series for me. Book 3 ended on a cliffhanger and fell a bit flat. Still enjoyable though.

Thing is, I always care more about SJM's secondary characters than the MCs. Aelin & Feyre are OK-but-MEH, but if it wasn't for the interesting set around them, I just couldn't care about these books AT ALL.

[Melindam]

Sorry, it was book 2 that ended on the CH, not book 3 (am on the phone, so no editing my prev. message)

[Eldarwen]

Feyre is a bit of a bitch, but Rhysand <3

Aelin I like, apart from that overly long period of wallowing in Heir of Fire. But as you said, the secondary characters are best. I mean, Manon!! She is absolutely fabulous.

[Bookworm_gem]

Completion Post

Book: The Silent Patient
Author: Alex Michaelides
Date Read: 18/10/19
Pages: 352 pages
Sin: Vanity
Criteria: top shelf
Justification: 127 tagged contemporary
Alternate: Avarice (anything goes)
Sin Bingo: N
BOM: N

[Stacie]

MANON!!!

[Eldarwen]

Stacie wrote: "MANON!!!"

Happy Piranha created a Wingleader candle and I'm always tempted to buy it haha.

[Stacie]

Eldarwen wrote: "Stacie wrote: "MANON!!!"

Happy Piranha created a Wingleader candle and I'm always tempted to buy it haha."

That's amazing.

[Stacie]

Look at these: https://briarwickcandles.com/products...

[Melindam]

I like Manon & Elide + Nesta & Elayne

[Eldarwen]

Stacie wrote: "Look at these: https://briarwickcandles.com/products..."

Oooooh :-D

[Eldarwen]

https://happypiranha.com/products/win...

[Nicole]

Completion Post, Book 18
Book: Last Argument of Kings by Joe Abercrombie
Date Read: 18/10
Pages: 642
Sin: Sloth
Criteria: Genre: MPG > Dark Fantasy
Alternative: Gluttony: 600+ pages

[Nicole]

Is there an easy way to find if someone else has read a book? I wanted to read which could potentially be a Sin Bingo book if someone else has read it.

[Eldarwen]

If you don't want to go through all the players, maybe just ask in the Sinful Chat or various team threads?

[Eldarwen]

Attention Attention


Here is the Countdown to the start of Week 3.

Please do keep an eye on it as with the daylight savings happening all over the place, there may be a difference for you.

[Joy]

I LOVE LOVE LOVE ACOTAR.
AND STRANGE THE DREAMER.

*ahem* I'm so sad I missed discussions of those books. The sequel to Strange the Dreamer, Muse of Nightmares, came out earlier this year and was an amazing wrap for the duology. Reading those two books felt like unfurling a canvas that just got more complicated and brilliant and beautiful as more details of the world and the characters were revealed.

A Court of Mist and Fury holds a special place in my heart because it took where I thought the series was going and turned it over on its head. When I read the first book, I didn't really register how abusive and terrible Tamlin is... Reading books 2 and 3 helped me to cut a toxic man out of my life once I realized how similar he was to Tamlin.

[Stacie]

Joy wrote: "I LOVE LOVE LOVE ACOTAR.
AND STRANGE THE DREAMER.

*ahem* I'm so sad I missed discussions of those books. The sequel to Strange the Dreamer, Muse of Nightmares, came out earlier thi..."

That is a beautiful story, Joy. Did you pre-order the Collector's Edition?

[Stacie]

Completion Post

Rating: 3 stars
Date: 10/18
Pages: 521
Sin: Sloth
How it fits: Blue cover
Alternate: Gluttony
How it fits: #14 in a series of at least 18?

[Eldarwen]

Joy wrote: "I LOVE LOVE LOVE ACOTAR.
AND STRANGE THE DREAMER.

*ahem* I'm so sad I missed discussions of those books. The sequel to Strange the Dreamer, Muse of Nightmares, came out earlier thi..."

That is great, Joy! Not that you had a toxic person in your life but that you managed to cut him out of it!!

I was never really fond of Tamlin, except for tentatively in the beginning but that quickly changed. Rhys may not always have been the nicest at first but crap did he have a lot to lose as well, so it was way more understandable.

Of course.... I haven't read A Court of Wings and Ruin yet.... Maybe I'll just push that one way up on my list and read it very, very soon hehe.

[Eldarwen]

You guys are really making me want to read some BDB...

My next one is Lover Avenged, which of course only has the dark fantasy tag on page 2 :-p but it does have a contemporary tag on page 1, so... hmm..

All of these books work for this week's bingo call.... difficult decision!! I think I'll just finish Grave Ransom tomorrow and then I'll see which one I'm in the mood for. Maybe I'll also throw in a quick reread of for a little sin bingo ;-)

[Stacie]

I think I only read BDB because it was blue LOL. I gave up on it long ago and actually skipped #13 because a) I heard about bad things and b) I started it once and was bored. I'm still mad there was no dark fantasy tag

[Nicole]

Completion Post, Book 19
Book: Pure by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Date Read: 19/10
Pages: 392
Sin: Sloth
Criteria: Color: Blue:
Alternative: Envy: Genre: MPG > Young Adult

[Nicole]

Completion Post, Book 20, Sin Bingo
Book: Dirty Kiss by Rhys Ford
Date Read: 19/10
Pages: 323
Sin: Vanity
Criteria:
- Color: Purple:
- Genre: MPG > Contemporary
- Criteria: LGBT books: MPG > MM Romance/Shelved LGBT 38 times

[Nicole]

This whole series seems to fit the criteria for the Vanity Sin Bingo books.

[Vian]

Completion Post, book 2



Book: Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State Russia, and the Richest, Most Destructive Industry on Earth - Rachel Maddow
Date Read: October 19
Pages: 400
Sin: Lust
Criteria: Books that you lust after (new releases- published 2019)
Justification: book just released
Alternate: vanity (contemporary), avarice (anything goes)
Sin Bingo: N
BOM: N

[Eldarwen]

Keep those books coming! :-D

[Eldarwen]

Nicole wrote: "This whole series seems to fit the criteria for the Vanity Sin Bingo books."

Except for the last one, it does look like it at a quick skim!

[Eldarwen]

Stacie wrote: "I think I only read BDB because it was blue LOL. I gave up on it long ago and actually skipped #13 because a) I heard about bad things and b) I started it once and was bored. I'm still mad there wa..."

Yes, that Dark Fantasy tag should be there... :-( I think it's because people focus more on the vamps and romance than on anything else when tags for BDB are concerned.

I started the series because so many people were raving about it. I didn't like the first one all that much though because I'm not a Wrath fan. The setting however.... took me ages to get back to it and then I read Rhage's story in almost a day. So in the meantime they've become an escapist Sunday read for when I need a day of not being in reality haha.

[Melindam]

COMPLETION POST


Date read: 19 October
pages: 428
Sin: Sloth
Criteria: Blue cover
Alternate: Wrath (the evil machinations of the antagonist enrage me)
Sin Bingo: No
BOM: No

[Melindam]

I will possibly finish listening to by tomorrow and that will be my last book this week.

[Nicole]

Melindam wrote: "I will possibly finish listening to by tomorrow and that will be my last book this week."

I love Lauren Layne! This was a good series. I enjoyed it.

[Melindam]

I started with the 3rd & last book of this particular series, but now am listening to the other 2. They are really good.

[Nicole]

Completion Post, Book 21
Book: All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
Date Read: 19/10
Pages: 531
Sin: Sloth
Criteria: Color: Blue:

I highly, highly recommend this book. It was absolutely brilliant and worthy of all the awards it received.

[Stacie]

that was a wonderful book!!

[Eldarwen]

I'm torn every time I read the synopsis, to be honest.

I have a love-hate relationship with WWII books. I think that may be why.

[Bookworm_gem]

Completion Post

Book: The Understudy
Author: Sophie Hannah
Date Read: 19/10/19
Pages: 352 pages
Sin: Vanity
Criteria: book with mirror on cover
Justification:
Alternate: Avarice (anything goes)
Sin Bingo: N
BOM: N

[Rachel]

Completion Post!
Book: Welcome to Night Vale
Author: Joseph Fink
Date read: 10/18/2019
Pages: 401
Sin: Vanity
Criteria: Purple cover, LGBT, contemporary
Alternate: Avarice (Anything goes)
Sin Bingo: Yes!
BOM: No

[Snowtulip]

Joy, that's one of the key things I love about books, when they can provide clarity to my life...glad that book helped you in that way!

And I loved both of those series :D

[Snowtulip]

Nicole wrote: "This whole series seems to fit the criteria for the Vanity Sin Bingo books."

I love this series!!!

[Snowtulip]

Vianvamp wrote: "Completion Post, book 2



Book: Blowout: Corrupted Democracy, Rogue State ..."

Oh, how did you like that one? I say it at the bookstore and was tempted...

[Snowtulip]

Completion Post

Again the Magic


Rating: 4 stars
Date Read: 10/19/19
Pages: 421
Sin: Sloth
Criteria: Blue
Alternate: Gluttony (historical romance)
Sin Bingo: N
BOM: N