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RETIRED THREAD: Vagabond Treehouse Book Club
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Audible should already know that I have the books or reading the series ..."
If you're missing any books, Audible starts hounding you for books missing from the collection... it does that to me, too... I usually only buy books when I can't get them elsewhere, so my collections are spotty...
A good example is a couple of books in JD Robb's In Death series... the first 4 books the narrator did were terrible... no distinct voices/etc... and they were actually books 11-14 or something like that... so years later she re-recorded them... but the library copies I was listening to only had the originals... so I bought the better versions, and now Audible has 40+ other books in the series to try and get me to buy...
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Hopefully in books 2-3 Sal has more autonomy... altho so far it's looking rough... she still hasn't accepted she's (view spoiler)
That CEO guy is a real piece of work, too, in the interviews at the start of each chapter... I feel like you were reading this book last week, Soo, when you made that comment about corporations and shady business practices...
Don't Go Out Alone: the children's book aspects of the story give me creepy Wayward Children vibes... or Middlegame... this was a precursor to those stories, I think...
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Bar press release said it was the anticipated sequel (which I wasn't expecting until 2029ish, based on an interview I read)... and it isn't... it's more in the vein of Swarm and Steel... set in the same world, Roger & Dodger make a cameo...
Still something to look forward to... and maybe you can get a new non-Amber Benson narrator since it's unrelated, Soo...
Yeah, I read Parasite a few days ago. Corporations & shady practices has more to do with people wanting to support wholesome businesses. Unfortunately, we're rapidly crashing into lifestyles where corporations are dictating many things. It's been like that for a long time and it's getting more entrenched. Post when you finish Parasite. I really liked the ending.
Hey, anyone else pick up Tinker #1? It was in one of the many Audible sales. I started it and I like it! =)Nice mix of cool setting, dash of humor and fun characters. I'm in the beginning of it right now.
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Nice mix of cool setting, dash of humor and fun characters. I'm in the begi..."
Sounds interesting... I don't have it, tho... seems like an interesting author that's released a fair amount of books in the past 2 decades, despite a small amount of ratings/reviews... Elfhome is the majority of her books/shorts, but a couple attempts at other series, too...
3 others on my friend's list read it, most enjoyed it, and said interesting things about the genre mashup... I'll check it out if I can...
For now I need to finish Parasite then probably start Slow Horses,,,
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Everything is being vague and suggestive right now... about to be the big reveal, I think...
And Sal needs to quit being willfully ignorant about her own true identity... that scene where she told Nathan and Tansy that the accident caused the perfect brain damage to thwart the tapeworms???... really?
Soo wrote: "Hey, anyone else pick up Tinker #1? It was in one of the many Audible sales. I started it and I like it! =)Nice mix of cool setting, dash of humor and fun characters. I'm in the begi..."
Nope. It's bad of me but I couldn't get over that horrible cover lol Hope your review changes my mind.
I decided to try Night's Gift out of the Audible Plus catalog for my next audio. A series title like that I had to try it even if it is middle grade :)
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The CEO guy story was a bigger twist: (view spoiler)
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Nice mix of cool setting, dash of humor and fun characters. I'm..."
All that author's covers look pretty low budget... I'm a sucker for judging books badly by covers... still picked up Villains Rule, tho, on the last Audible Sale...
The cover for Tinker looks like traditional art and probably cost a bit. It's the floating fish thing that turned me off.
Narilka wrote: "Nope. It's bad of me but I couldn't get over that horrible cover lol Hope your review changes my mind."LOL Aw, the cover is classic style. It makes me think of a lot of the books that were released in 80-00's.
Hahahah! I just enlarged the cover. What a wacky fish-monster. I didn't pay it too much attention. I've seen the author in bookstores & libraries. Had her books tagged to read.
Thus far, I like the setup. Some of it is a bit rough to take in at face value, but there's no slow point.
OOO Let us know what you think of Night's Gift. That looks like fun!
Is the weird fish monster in the book? As much as I love traditional art covers it always bugged me when artists just painted whatever and not something related to the story.
Peter Clines just announced his next book release for March 2022. Brand new series: https://thoth-amon.blogspot.com/2021/...“Jack Reacher meets Stranger Things.”
*facepalm* So... I think the weird monster on the cover is supposed to be the dog-like creatures that attacked in the beginning of the book. MC called them wargs. A bit later, you find out that they are Chinese foo dog magical constructs. Ya know, the goofy looking guardian lions? Usually see them at entrances. Tinker - If the other books come up on a sale, I'll get them. You guys may be able to get the books via library. My library had the books, but the deal must have expired because her books are no longer available in my library system.
My problem with Spencer is that the core concepts are super cool and the characters tend to be interesting. However, the actions, thoughts or events will happen that make me think the MC is dumb or the author wants the reader to take a bunch of wacky (doesn't fit well within the story) bits at face value. Hand-wavy nonsense.
Overall, the story has a fantastic setting, okay characters and kinda dumb pivotal plot events that made the book popcorn fun, but not one of great substance.
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Yea, I was a bit hypercritical of the Tinker cover... I think I'm still right about some of the other colors, but also the font choices are coloring my perceptions...
Hoopla only seems to have her standalone books, not the Elfhome series... need to look into Libby (and get the app if necessary)...
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Doing my System Apocalypse #7 re-read instead… should finish around the time I can go back to Slow Horses and hear it…
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Soo wrote: "*facepalm* So... I think the weird monster on the cover is supposed to be the dog-like creatures that attacked in the beginning of the book. MC called them wargs. A bit later, you find out that the..."That is the strangest interpretation of a foo dog I've ever seen lol
Well, if you think about what a warg/wolf-like mix or foo dog/lion-like mix and then none of the descriptions actually match what happened & was thought about within the story. Except, it's a good example of seeing something that's unknown & making comparisons. Though, in that case, I would think dog like would have been the chosen descriptor vs a known label. Peter Clines - I'm excited there's a new book! No sign of the book title on GR, but I'm sure it'll show up at some point.
Trying out Hawaii and I kinda want the ebook too. The time jumps are not distinct. If there's a description of the time, it wasn't added to the audiobook. So it's sorta all over the place.
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Several of the people sound like they were screwed over...
Skimmed some reviews and it sounds like the plot picks up soon...
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I've been on a Thriller kick last few weeks. Listening to The Island by Ben Coes. Dewey series is closest to the original Rapp novels by Vince Flynn which I loved. The author that took over from him is not as good. I also picked up a paperback Counterfeit Lies by Oliver North. Not a bad story involving an undercover FBI agent.
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Yea... you've clearly read alot more thrillers over the years... giving me plenty of fodder to fill my TBR, but I can't/shouldn't start too many all at once, or I'll get tired of them...
I'm liking this Slough House series I found... nice changeup... no idea how everything is gonna be settled by the end, right now...
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Timelord Iain wrote: "After some Googling, I just learned Apple TV+ is making Slough House into a TV series with Gary Oldman... sounds like it's nearing the end of filming... was delayed by Covid..."DAMMIT IAIN!!! Now I have to add that to my TBR pile/. lol
Brian wrote: "I've been on a Thriller kick last few weeks. Listening to The Island by Ben Coes. Dewey series is closest to the original Rapp novels by Vince Flynn which I loved. The author that t..."Aw, my library doesn't have that series. I did read the first book. Probably an Audible sale. I miss Mitch Rapp! Totally agree that the new guy is not as good.
I thought I would listen to other books during Hawaii, but I'm somewhat captivated by the odd mishmash story. It's basically Hawaiian history with fictional adaptation for how it all happened. So, based on real myths and history, but fictional flesh out of how that all happened. I really want to ask one of my Hawaiian friends if the pronunciation is correct in this audiobook.
My library has Slow Horses. Bwahahah~ Borrowed!
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Re:Slow Horses: like I said above, the intro is a bit slow, revealing nearly a dozen backstories from personal POVs before really pushing the main plot of the book forward, but I think it's paid off in fleshing out the characters before shenanigans started... in the home stretch now, but probably won't finish until drive to work tomorrow and a bit into my work shift...
Almost read 2 whole books today...
Nice!!! My library has it too. I might snag it and give it a go. I am really trying to make a dent in my paperback stash this year and I need my Vegabond friends to keep me on track!!!!!
I really loved Vince Flynn's early work. He was my go to author for a long time before discovering Fantasy books. Term Limits is one of my all time fav books
Added Term Limits to my TBR. =DLOL - You let us know what paperback you want to read and we'll go with it! I already posted which ones I'm interested in from the last post you made. You can give me a reminder and I'll read with ya. =)
I'm gonna read Slow Horses and totally count it as a BR. Bwahahah
Soo wrote: "Added Term Limits to my TBR. =DLOL - You let us know what paperback you want to read and we'll go with it! I already posted which ones I'm interested in from the last post you made. You can give ..."
I'll grab it too and start in a few days if I can
Damn!! The audio is 4 weeks out. Hopefully it will be avail sooner. Im #4 in line with 2 copies out. fingers crossed!
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Horses… crazy how many people’s backstories connected to one another OR to the case in this book… can’t wait to see what happens in the 2nd book…
Jumped over to The Wrong Dead Guy, book 2 in Richard Kadrey’s OTHER series… suitably ridiculous… 10-15% in…
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Nearing 90% now... all the crazy plotlines should collide spectacularly, soon...
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Wasn't sure if you'd read this already or not... we BR'd the first one 6 months ago, and kinda moved on for awhile...
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Sounds like fun... typical Kadrey stuff... sounds like Downside Ghosts meets Sandman Slim or something... druggie magical problem solver seeks out a guardian angel to improve bad luck, ends up with an eldritch god instead... bodies pile up...
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Audible should already know that I have the books or reading the series since I've bought Pendergast & Reacher. Haha