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[Choko]

TTNM#4... Up to Ch 9... (view spoiler)[ That was really uncool by her boss! His kid is healthy now, and she asked him not to go to the church or make a big deal of it, and he still brought his church into it... I feel terrible about it... (hide spoiler)]

[Soo]

Audible Sale: I'm putting everything into the cart, and then I'll have to cut down the list to a manageable level.

The part that's going to sucker punch me is the Robin Hobb sales!!! The books are so cheap! I own the physical books and only have like 2 of the audiobooks.

I also have to bump up a few books and listen to them now. That way I can decide if it's a go to get the next books at the cheaper rate. XD

[Tonari no Emily]

Choko wrote: "TTNM #4... Well, this started very different than the others... Up to Ch. 5... [spoilers removed]"

Have a feeling thats exactly what they'll do. Im glad thos one changed it up a bit.. beginning still pretty effed up (view spoiler)[ with a child bride! Frickin cults man... glad victoria/Vivienne was able to escape (hide spoiler)]

[Tonari no Emily]

Finished AV 2 last night.. I still liked it a lot, but had less literal LOL moments for me. Maybe I'm just getting used to the humor :D
(view spoiler)[I like how this one had different stakes.. No world threatening aliens, but a semi-cohesive group of villains trying for world domination.. only (like it said in the last book) the alliances don't last long because villains like to be backstabbers.
I wonder if the other villains didn't double cross her how her world domination thing would be going... She seems like she would be more neglectful than inflicting pain for funsies..

I really loved Nevermore and how she befriended AV, that was great. Hope we see their friendship in the next book too.

Okay, just remembered a literal LOL moment for me and that was when they gave Glare the full body leather jumpsuit. OMG, can you imagine being saved by a guy in BDSM attire, I'm dying.

And I'm really wanting to get into the next one! The Big Axe is taken! :o
Also, will Rabbi Diamond pop back up?? (hide spoiler)]

[Julian]

I started reading Skyward late last night. So far the book reminds me of the reckoners series that Sanderson has also written: fun and enjoyable.

A lot of the books I usually read I have to take breaks throughout the day and can only read a couple chapters before I start getting tired but Sanderson books are such easy reads

[Soo]

TTNM #: Finished!

- Liked that it was different from books #1-3.
- Also cool to have other minor characters come into this one.
- Intro w/ Vivienne: What a messed up start, but that seems to be the MO for this author. lol
- Summary format is in play.
- Vivienne: She's spunky and I like it.
- Overall cool concepts, but it went into talk about the idea land a bit too much for me. Not enough to be on a soap box, but close enough to be preachy. Personally, cool ideas that should have been given more space to bloom. It felt like the ideas were overwhelming the actual plot.
- Listen to the author notes after the story. I should have realized the influence/spark for Nathaniel. =D
- Did anyone else see that wacko event coming? I did not.
- Nathaniel's Job: What did you guys think of it? It made total sense to me.
- Also, I love accordians, but not sure about how it's described in this book. XD

[Soo]

AV2 - Emily, I am laughing my ass off from the LOL moment you wrote. Hahahha

[Soo]

Oh! I really like that the next TT book will be about Veronica McAllister. That should be fun.

[Choko]

TTNM#4... Oohhh, I just got through the chapter with Veronica McAllister:) That was sweet!

I love the choice of his job... I wish I could reach his level of complete comfort with who he is...

[Tonari no Emily]

All of these "V" names are throwing me off xD

[Narilka]

Random question for Iain & Soo - Have either of you kept up with what Rachel Aaron's up to? It's been a while since she's released a book.

[Narilka]

Oh dear god that Audible sale is dangerous! My poor credit card lol

[Choko]

TTNM - just finished it. This was surprisingly good. I keep on being surprised that these books don't suck:)))

I didn't see the event coming at all!
I loved the dog, his friend John and his mother! They were all so nice...
I was surprised at how easy it was for him to perform his "miracles"... I am not truly in the camp of doing things that expand energy and not getting depleted or needing some type of recharge after... Nothing comes out of nothing... But he made it not too bothersome here...
I am interested in his connection through all those lives with the old man... I hope we get more on that...
When did they meet with Carrie before? Did we get any information on that?
I enjoyed it overall and found the author's experience in real life at the radio station very entertaining:)

Looking forward to next Monday:)))
I love accordions as well!!!

[Choko]

Narilka, you are not kidding! I think I spent at least, and I mean at least, 120$ on it today... What am I saying, maybe 200...

[Julian]

Wow, here I am usually counting pennies and debating between whether or not I should spend $20 worth of books whenever I go to the bookstore lol

[Tonari no Emily]

I convinced myself to only spend 35ish instead of 80 xD

[Tonari no Emily]

Also finished TTNM

-I didn't see that event coming at all! I wasn't sure how his life was gonna pan out, so that whole bit was interesting. At least these books aren't super predictable!
-I too hope we see more about NM's connection with the old man..
-I don't think we got any info about NM's connection with Carrie, Choko... Maybe NM's past life, but we don't know who that was..
His job was honestly perfect for the life he was trying to live at first!
-Soo, agree with your there about ideas somewhat overwhelming the plot
-Also, not the biggest fan of all the summarizing plot thing Inmon has going on.
-His author's note was definitely interesting! Also I do like how in all the books he's incorporating some of the important bits of what's going on in the world. (even though he's mostly just listing them..)

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Narilka wrote: "Random question for Iain & Soo - Have either of you kept up with what Rachel Aaron's up to? It's been a while since she's released a book."

I think she/they were hit hard by the pandemic blues, but last I saw, last summer/fall, she was writing again, on a secret project, I think?... she's semi-active on Twitter...

EDIT: She's hard at work on a new series... maybe working on book 2 already?... some reviewers have early copies of first book, I think... dug through the last few weeks of her twitter feed... not 100% sure on details, but looks promising, for sure...

Another series for Nirkatze/etc to add to the pile... Heartstrikers and DFZ (sequel spinoff series) and Eli Monpress are great series... Forever Fantasy Online is OK, and a husband/wife collab...

[Soo]

Iain's the best source on Rachel Aaron. I love her Heartstrikers series a bunch, but the other books by her have been a disappointment for me. At some point, I'd like to re-read Heartstrikers &, if I enjoy it as much as I did the first time around, put it on the buy on sale list.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Emily wrote: "Finished AV 2 last night.. I still liked it a lot, but had less literal LOL moments for me. Maybe I'm just getting used to the humor :D"

What got me, was Nevermore's company name (view spoiler)[ (hide spoiler)]

[Soo]

TTNM: Hopefully, we'll see how Nathaniel and Carrie are connected in the next/later books. I was thrown by that because there's no indicator for it.

I vaguely remember the old man in the last book, but not completely sure who Nathaniel was before his rebirth.

I'd like to see where Nathaniel went in his next phase. It doesn't sound like he's in the Watcher for the Machine bit.

The strongest aspect of these stories are the real interactions that the characters have with each other. I wish the author realized that's the strength in his writing and wrote more of that vs the long summaries. They're only long because he puts so much into it vs spreading it out. lol

[Soo]

Audible Sale:

Ya'll should share what you got. I will do the same. No way am I buying today though. lol

I'm totally going to dig into the sale, find the best $3-6 buck audiobooks and take full advantage. Bwahaha~

[Tonari no Emily]

I got Legends and Lattes.. Glad I waited to buy that one, I think it's got the Whispersync sale thing or whatever..
AV3
The Gilda Stories
The Thousand Names
Clean Sweep

I almost went and bought the rest of Alex Verus, but then checked my library and they're pretty easy to get the audio there so I removed them all lol

[Tonari no Emily]

Only got things <$8

[Brian]

I’ve bought 20 books already. I have a problem. 😂😂😂

[Tonari no Emily]

Timelord Iain wrote: "Narilka wrote: "Random question for Iain & Soo - Have either of you kept up with what Rachel Aaron's up to? It's been a while since she's released a book."

I think she/they were hit hard by the pa..."

Was just about to ask about Eli Monpress... Might give that a shot too.

[Soo]

Emily, I would borrow Eli Monpress vs buying. Even on a sale. XD

Brian, share the list! lol

[Soo]

A bunch of the Realms of the Elderlings series by Robin Hobbs is on the sale for $5-7. I own the physical books and ebooks. Only have a few of the audiobooks.

Hmm, paperback prices for audiobooks are my weakness! =D

[Tonari no Emily]

Good to know Soo! xD

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Heartstrikers is definitely better than Monpress, but I like everything by Rachel Aaron...

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Is this another EVERYTHING sale?

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

My biggest problem with everything sales, is I don't have a large wishlist waiting to be plundered... I think of a couple things to check off the top of my head, and that's about it...

[Nirkatze]

Emily wrote: "Finished AV 2 last night.. I still liked it a lot, but had less literal LOL moments for me. Maybe I'm just getting used to the humor :D
I like how this one had different stakes.. No world threateni..."

Just finished today, and I had the same end questions! (view spoiler)[I loved Rabbi Diamond! So sad that he disappeared from this book.

I also loved the epilogue scene where all "Mz. Oh's Children" came to try and save her. (hide spoiler)]

And every time Mz. Oh has a simile line it made me crack a smile, if not a lol. For true LOL moments...mm... can't think of anything specifically, but I did enjoy Nevermore & AV, and Big Axe/Slammer a lot.

Any thoughts for book 3? Maybe Saturday?

[Nirkatze]

Does anyone have a link for the sale? It isn't showing up for me again...

[Nirkatze]

Ah, nevermind--I just had to click enough buttons. :)

[Soo]

It's a site wide sale. All the books are on sale. So, it's more about going to look up books/authors that you're interested in.

[Soo]

Iain, you could use your series list as a starting point on where to look. The sale page has curated lists that are supposed to be what you want, but that rarely works for me.

The other thing I like to do is look at the New Releases and that'll point me towards series that I may want to look at. Hehehe

[Soo]

Nirkatze, I'm looking at Mother of Learning (which is in my Audible Wish List) and asking myself if 23hrs is worth $9. XD

It's less than a credit, but not $5-7 range that I'm tossing into my cart.

[Soo]

Audible Sale - Stuff you may also want to get.

Audiobooks on this list are between $3-8 bucks

- The Righteous #2
- Junkyard Veterans #4
- The Empire's Ruin #1
- Vlad Taltos series by Steven Brust
- October Daye & InCryptid series by Seanan McGuire
- Where the Drowned Girls Go #7
- Revenant Gun #3
- Confederation series by Tanya Huff
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[Choko]

I got all the Robin Hobb books, all The Super-powereds, all the White mage Saga by Ben Hale, first three of Memory, Sorrow and Thorn by Tad Williams, the three Forever Fantasy on line by Rachel Aaron, and several other stand alones... I overdid it...

[Tonari no Emily]

the order of Vlad Taltos in very confusing... Can anyone offer reading order? Is it by publication or internal chronology?

[Soo]

Vlad Taltos skips time line wise and is best read by publication order. It works out well when you're reading it. Though it seems to be counterintuitive when you try to figure out the reading order.

[Choko]

Almost forgot to get to my point:))
AV2, up to Ch 11...

I am definitely in the minority, but this is actually funnier to me than the first one. A bit more subtle, not so saturated with the humor, but it's relatable in a crazy sort of way:)
Our young couple has a couple friends!!! Yeah, they might have to kill them eventually, but they will think about it when that time comes:)) And the meeting of the Super-villains was hilarious! Their office is so... silicone valley!!! I haven't stopped smiling since I started listening to it! And the narrator is absolutely perfect for this book! A new favorite for sure!
Poor Big Axe! His male relatives suck! Well, AV's brother kind of sucks too... "Is that your sister?" "No, it's the Other one..."... Haha!

Living every minute of it!

[Soo]

If you have Audible and KU, you may want to pick up the Mortal Technique boxset. Make sure you borrow the boxset on KU first and you can buy the audiobook for $7.49.

It's 3 standalone books within the same world. You can read them in whatever order you want. Some of us have read 2 of the 3 books. I plan to read the 3rd one this year.

The Heroic Age: A Mortal Techniques Boxset

[Choko]

AV2, Ch. 12... Haha! I know this is incredibly regional, but being a Saint-Louisian I can tell you, this whole segment about the City and the County of Saint Louis was right on the money! I couldn't stop laughing! This is the eternal argument around here, and me being a city person, we always think the county gets a free ride on everything:)))

[Tonari no Emily]

Choko wrote: "Almost forgot to get to my point:))
AV2, up to Ch 11...

I am definitely in the minority, but this is actually funnier to me than the first one. A bit more subtle, not so saturated with the humor,..."
Oh, I loved that bit with the first super villain meeting. "We cut all our croissants in half at this hotel xD" Loved how AV thought she was being almost sneaky

[Tonari no Emily]

Started Legends and Lattes.. So far I really like the premise of this book.. Orc wanting to get out of her previous career of warrior-ing to open a cafe! I've been enjoying slife-of-life novels a lot lately, so this is right up my alley :)

[Soo]

Trying to resist getting the audio for Legends & Lattes. Mostly because it's a short audiobook and my cart is already packed.


Also trying to resist getting bundle pack audios for $5. That evil side of me saying, "even if it's a crappy story, it's 45hrs/3 books for $5!" It's a deal!

A deal that means nada if the books suck.

I'm definitely arguing with the sales shopper monster in my head. XD

[Narilka]

Timelord Iain wrote: "I think she/they were hit hard by the pa..."

Good to hear they're writing again :)

I've been missing the Heartstrikers and might reread a couple of those books. I could use a few feel good reads mixed in to my BRs.

[Nirkatze]

I'm waiting to see what everyone else bought in the sale, then going to load up my cart. :) Also, finding it hard to make decisions during the workweek. I'll probably wait until Friday. Also still have the list you sent me Soo!