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[Tonari no Emily]

I'm trying to keep everything super secret to myself :)

[Soo]

The only previews I end up reading are those that are included with audiobooks. lol Only because I let it play vs stopping.

[Soo]

It's snow, ice, slush and fog today in my neck of the woods. The mix of sleet & snow is making interesting noises as it hits against the house. =)

[Soo]

AHHHH Another Audible sale. The 2 for 1 credit sales tend to be what I prefer. There were some great deals on those sales, but this one is too close to the last sale. Someone in their sales planning department is wacked about timing.

[Soo]

The Audible sale is another one made for people that have started series. There are a few standalones and first of series books.

I think the romance category may actually have books I want.

Disappointed by the Mystery & Thrillers. It's mostly stuff I've read or not interested in trying.

Only looked at Fiction - Mystery & Thrillers - Romance thus far.

[Nirkatze]

Emily wrote: "I'm trying to keep everything super secret to myself :)"

Good plan for secret projects. :)

[Nirkatze]

Soo wrote: "AHHHH Another Audible sale. The 2 for 1 credit sales tend to be what I prefer. There were some great deals on those sales, but this one is too close to the last sale. Someone in their sales plannin..."

Oh no, not another sale! >.<

[Nirkatze]

....aaaand I can't find it. Again. >.<

edit--found it! I jumped around looking for it in convoluted ways and then finally realized it actually had a banner on the front page. >.< *facepalm*

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

All the sales do, or should, unless your adblocker is bugging out and hiding it...

[Nirkatze]

Finished Lux and starting AV3: The Big Axe Acquisition.

AV3 Chapter 1 (view spoiler)[So we have an 8 year time jump teaser, then it goes back to right after book 2? Not sure I like that. Though the look at the inside of an 8 year-old's head at school was cute. (hide spoiler)]

[Nirkatze]

Any recommendations for the 2-for-1 sale?

And has anyone read Will Wight's Elder Empire series, the one where he's got a 3 book series for each side?

[Soo]

Nirkatze wrote: "Any recommendations for the 2-for-1 sale?

And has anyone read Will Wight's Elder Empire series, the one where he's got a 3 book series for each side?"

I have all of the books and only read 2 of them. Not as well written or plotted out as Cradle. I was very excited by the dual perspectives angle. Then I listened to the first set & haven't made myself finish them. I've had them for a few years now. Maybe I'll change my mind if I read the rest of the books, but I have to get to that point first. XD

[Nirkatze]

Soo wrote: "Nirkatze wrote: "Any recommendations for the 2-for-1 sale?

And has anyone read Will Wight's Elder Empire series, the one where he's got a 3 book series for each side?"

I have all of the books an..."

I picked up the first of each for the 2-for-1 sale. At the very least, the will count for the "25 or under" slot in Bingo, which is my last empty box. :)

I also picked up:
Firefly books 2&3 (only ones not in the library)
Space Force
Rise: A Newsflesh Collection
Also got two books in the Expeditionary Force series.

[Narilka]

Nirkatze wrote: "Same!

I've definitely come to appreciate the importance of a good listener and the need to just talk it out--it's hard for a lot of folks to listen without trying to control or direct the conversa..."

Listening is one of the biggest gifts we can get another. Most people just want to feel like they've been heard.

Soo wrote: "I like that my "book family" was mostly in place before the pandemic and it grew during it. =D"

Yep, you all are my book family :D Love this group. Even if I'm the old slow one compared to you youngins! ;)

[Narilka]

Soo wrote: "AHHHH Another Audible sale. The 2 for 1 credit sales tend to be what I prefer. There were some great deals on those sales, but this one is too close to the last sale. Someone in their sales plannin..."

Ok good, it's not just me lol I'm like WTF is Audible having another sale after just having their whole site on sale??

[Narilka]

Broken Room, Ch 30 (view spoiler)[Well this doesn't look good. I'm not sure I see Hector shooting his way through that many guards. So, are they going to take them both back to the Project? I kinda think Natalie needs to go back there for her cough. (hide spoiler)]

[Soo]

Broken Room: I'm not alone in the fact that when I think about Natalie and coughing, there's just icky visuals, right? XD

Squirming visuals.

I need to dig in my audiobook collection and see how many SF I have, because I've sorta ran out of those to read. XD

[Soo]

Audible Sale Recs:
Listing #1 of series or Standalones

- Bobiverse #1 by Dennis Taylor
- Oh, Great! I was Reincarnated as a Farmer by Benjamin Kerei
- Martian by Andy Weir
- Jade City #1 by Fonda Lee
- Theft of Swords #1 by Michael J. Sullivan
- Dungeon Born #1 by Dakota Krout
- Rampart Trilogy #1 & 2 by M.R. Carey
- Palladium Wars #1 & 2 by Marko Kloos
- Rosewater #1 by Tade Thompson
- Arc of a Scythe #1 & 3 by Neal Shusterman
- Dry by Neal Shusterman & Jarrod Shusterman

[Soo]

Audible Flash Sale: I'll Think About It Real Hard & Maybe Buy List:

- Behind the Throne
- The Dragon's Path
- The Doors of Eden
- The Bride Test
- Darktown

Already read it, but want the audiobook, so maybe?
- Oh Great! I was Reincarnated as a Farmer

[Nirkatze]

Soo wrote: "Broken Room: I'm not alone in the fact that when I think about Natalie and coughing, there's just icky visuals, right? XD

Squirming visuals.

I need to dig in my audiobook collection and see how m..."

Ick yeah. Do NOT eat while listening to Broken Room. Not a good idea.

[Nirkatze]

Thanks for the recs Soo!

[Nirkatze]

AV3 Chapter 5 OMG I LOVE the conversation between Senora Fuego & Russian Frost Guy (Permafrost??). (view spoiler)[Superheroes with doctor problems!!

And Nevermore's back! (hide spoiler)]

[Nirkatze]

Soo wrote: "Audible Sale Recs:
Listing #1 of series or Standalones

- Bobiverse #1 by Dennis Taylor
- Oh, Great! I was Reincarnated as a Farmer by Benjamin Kerei
- Martian by Andy Weir
- Jade City #1 by Fonda ..."

Added these to my purchases:
Dungeon Born #1 by Dakota Krout
Oh, Great! I was Reincarnated as a Farmer by Benjamin Kerei
Palladium Wars #1 by Marko Kloos (#2 wasn't on sale)
Dry by Neal Shusterman & Jarrod Shusterman

[Nirkatze]

AV3 Chapter 9 Rhino woman makes me laugh, and then feel guilty for laughing. Not sure how I feel about her.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Nirkatze wrote: "AV3 Chapter 9 Rhino woman makes me laugh, and then feel guilty for laughing. Not sure how I feel about her."

(view spoiler)[hooking up with that zoo rhino?... these kinds of books/scenes make me think "how could I possibly explain this to a random person at work/etc?" (hide spoiler)]

[Nirkatze]

Timelord Iain wrote: "Nirkatze wrote: "AV3 Chapter 9 Rhino woman makes me laugh, and then feel guilty for laughing. Not sure how I feel about her."

[spoilers removed]"

OMG--I don't even dare to try.

Further Chapter 9 (view spoiler)[My first thought when A Darkness showed up was that it was a cue for GLAAAARE (all caps and multiple As or not spelled right), and sure enough! (hide spoiler)]

[Nirkatze]

AV3 Chapter 10 (view spoiler)[OMG, I was totally thinking that if GLAAARE was so glareful, that he wasn't wearing his suit, and if Miss Oh was being carried by him then ... um... but I didn't want to mention it.

And then they talked about that in the next chapter. Apparently that's a big company no-no. (hide spoiler)]

Also--TBA. Love it.

[Julian]

Lol I feel like a couple of people are afraid of the audible sales for their wallets now xD

[Narilka]

I went outside my norm and got Lending a Paw and The Zoologist's Guide to the Galaxy: What Animals on Earth Reveal about Aliens – and Ourselves in the sale.

[Soo]

Those look like fun, Narilka. Let us know what you think when you get around to them. =)

Nirkatze's comments on AV makes me want to re-read. XD

I have BR's I need to catch up on. XD
Just say nooooooooo. lol

[Soo]

Julian wrote: "Lol I feel like a couple of people are afraid of the audible sales for their wallets now xD"

It's not sorta, it's a real concern! LoL!

Which is why we have all become savvy sales savers. =D

[Soo]

*grumbles* My Hoopla temp library card should have been good for another 2 weeks. It stopped working. Which is rather frustrating because I found books I want to read from that library and now I have to find alternative sources.


From the Audible Sale:

I got these two:
- The Doors of Eden
- Oh Great! I was Reincarnated as a Farmer

[Nirkatze]

Soo wrote: "*grumbles* My Hoopla temp library card should have been good for another 2 weeks. It stopped working. Which is rather frustrating because I found books I want to read from that library and now I ha..."

@Narilka--ditto on Soo! Those look interesting!

I haven't read any Adrian Tchaikovsky yet, but I really want to. I thought of picking up the audiobook, but he's an author I want to read in text. I wouldn't mind trying to read that with you--but I'll take a lot longer!

AV3 Chapter 18--feeling pretty bad for Androidia (which is a great name, btw)

[Tonari no Emily]

Yay AV3 today! Through chapter 11.. Im really enjoying this after a slower book i just listened to.. Andriodia is a perfect name xD.. Hmm GLAAAREEE!!!(view spoiler)[ i wonder why dr robot whatshisface is trying to keep Androidea from thinking/remembering him...
Also love that Andrea was like if i had to do something i didnt want to do id set myself up for failure and Androidea was like why did i send C'mon with TBA 🤔 (hide spoiler)]

[Tonari no Emily]

Nirkatze wrote: "AV3 Chapter 9 Rhino woman makes me laugh, and then feel guilty for laughing. Not sure how I feel about her."

Good for her for I guess? 😂

[Nirkatze]

Emily wrote: "Yay AV3 today! Through chapter 11.. Im really enjoying this after a slower book i just listened to.. Andriodia is a perfect name xD.. Hmm GLAAAREEE!!! i wonder why dr robot whatshisface is trying t..."

I totally missed the part where (view spoiler)[Dr. Robot Whatsisface (best name ever) had her forget GLAAAARE!! until it comes up again later. :)

I was just thinking about how different Andrea & Androidea are--it really highlights how competent Andrea is--though I like your take that Androidea was setting herself up to fail. (hide spoiler)]

AV3 Chapter 22 OMG! Professor Well Actually (view spoiler)[has met his match! Contrarianbot! Would love to just put the two of them in a room and let them have at it. (hide spoiler)]

[Nirkatze]

Emily wrote: "Nirkatze wrote: "AV3 Chapter 9 Rhino woman makes me laugh, and then feel guilty for laughing. Not sure how I feel about her."

Good for her for I guess? 😂"

Lol, pretty much the only thing one can say in that situation. >.<

[Nirkatze]

AV3 Chapter 24. I'm loving all the pop culture references and nods. (view spoiler)[Like talking about Drake, and Darkwing Duck.

But my favorite was the Murderbot mention--"Wrong. Murderbot is a book series by Martha Wells. These are Deathbots." and then Androidea tells Andrea she thinks she'd like the books! (hide spoiler)]

[Nirkatze]

Getting close to the end of AV3 and worrying about what I'll listen to tomorrow while I'm waiting for Monday...

Maybe I should try Legends & Lattes? Is it too late to join the BR train?

[Nirkatze]

AV3 Chapter 29 (view spoiler)[I love how the seemingly incompetent and useless powers--cat guy, WHAAAALE Justice--all show up and use their one trick for an important moment. This compared with previous books where their incompetence was largely used as a gag but had no real use.

Also, glad to see that TBA is not dead--and is probably still around in the prologue. (hide spoiler)]

[Nirkatze]

AV3 Chapter 30 (view spoiler)[I love that Andrea is choosing to pursue her dreams of traveling the world (with The Brian Augustine) and writing historical romance about Rasputin.

And Ms. Oh's response to Andrea turning in her notice is so sweet, and typically Ms. Oh. (hide spoiler)]

Epilogue. (view spoiler)[OMG the reason why they didn't tell Augustina about TBA is hilarious! Revenge for her being an awful baby, so they wanted to freak her out.

And President Vernon! Oof. Can they call him EX-President Vernon? I bet that'd rankle.

And Andrea/Androidea swapping out roles!! LOL!!

Rabbi Diamond!!! I missed you! (hide spoiler)]

I think this one is my favorite of the three. Is this the end, or will there be more, do you think?

[Nirkatze]

L&L Chapter 1 "Things don't have to stay the way they are"--truer words. Many levels. Good message. Should take to heart.

[Soo]

It's been only a week since we read L&L. =D

Chat away.

Andrea Vernon - We can always write Kane & ask. He's pretty cool. Though, I basically hope there will be one and he's written #2 & 3 closer together than between #1 & 2.

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

Looking at his author page, Andrea Vernon & Orlando People are his only published works... and there's a space opera he's been working on since Andrea Vernon #2, according to Q&A section... so I'd say chances are high he'd keep writing in the series, unless he REALLY wants to branch out... and considering how #3 ended, I doubt it's closed...

[Soo]

I'm listening to Oh Great! I was Reincarnated as a Farmer. It's interesting to note what parts are more funny in audio, aspects that were cool to read (lots of the technical how to screw over the system/game mechs) are not as fun to listen to, etc.

It's still a hilarious story with fun plot progression. Hopefully, the author will have #2 out soon. It's been about a year. #1 was his debut release and it's done well within the LitRPG niche.

[Choko]

AV3... I am up to Ch. 20 and I am not surprised I am loving it just as much as the previous two books. Androidea is awesome! And her having the same hang ups and insecurities is just wonderful! I love the C'mon dude! I actually have a friend that is exactly like him and I can't stop laughing! Also, Andrea's mother explaining to her about her own pregnancy was so funny! And I forgot how much I appreciated the people and animals they used as navigation markers when in Georgia:)))

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

I feel like I should have waited an extra week, like you guys did... I read it last weekend, because I thought we were supposed to, and didn't love it as much... altho I enjoyed it in general, in the end... Andrea Overload, or something...

[Choko]

Iain, you and I know best how these books, as much as we love them, have to be spaces out a bit, most preferably with books like Malazan and their ilk, so they have a stronger punch... My other main reads right now are Malazan and a historical Sarum, so this is like entering a mountain spring in a hot summer day. It has a great effect:)))

[Nirkatze]

Choko wrote: "AV3... I am up to Ch. 20 and I am not surprised I am loving it just as much as the previous two books. Androidea is awesome! And her having the same hang ups and insecurities is just wonderful! I l..."

Do all of Ms. Oh's similes really exist in Georgian dialogue then? 'Cuz that would be something!

[Nirkatze]

About 50% through Legends & Lattes--through Chapter 15. Really enjoying it, though I can't let my attention wander or I'll lose stuff.

I like that most folk drawn to the café are much like that quote from Chapter 1--trying to find a life path other than what they "are"--or what others think they are. I like the voice Baldree uses for the ratkin baker and I really want to know his backstory. I feel bad for the kid with the lute. I'm sure he'll be back. It sounded like he was trying to use it like a guitar.

The antagonists give good tension to the story while still maintaining the slice of life fee. "Insurance" hustlers, folks trying to drag the past back in the door--I've got good anticipation feels rather than dread ones--I'm looking forward to folks getting smacked down.