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Jan 02, 2024 09:57PM
might jump in on Dragon Heist if I can get some BR elbow room... have had it on my TBR.
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Diablo Mesa - Library loan. Decided to read this sooner vs later. I had to max out audio speed at 3x. Only way to offset the 'ssssss' in the narration. Check out that bookcover! It's subtle and fun. Misty 💀
Nora: I can't put UFOs on my resume.
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Dragon Heist was great :D I need more Kane!
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Instabuy author, at this point... give me MOAR!!!
Diablo Mesa - I knew it! Pendergast showed up before the end. 👌Or not. I got excited for nada. 😆🙈
Alex Kane is great! May he write lots of stories.
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That was kind of the point of this one... (view spoiler)
So, almost done with Diablo Mesa and pretty sure this will be the least liked of the Nora Kelly books. Plot went in a direction that the author duo are not good at constructing. Gave me terrible flashbacks to their other books. Covert Ops/Thriller.Time line wise, Pendergast has a light connection to both of them. Neither Nora or Corrie were ever 100% reliant on Pendergast. He is more of a fulcrum that aimed them towards more independence in their career fields.
The terrible covers on Audible makes me sad. I think it's due to losing rights to use the original covers for the audiobooks.
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Agreed... but the first 2 books did this thing where he came in and showed off for like 5 pages at the end, using his deductive skills "all the way to the very end"...
I had a feeling it might not be your favorite... I had my problems with it through the middle, but rode the high of the end...
And the denouement definitely left me with questions, since I'm sure this'll never really be revisited, and they'll just move on to the next episodic book...
Preston and Child have a wide range of interests and that shows in the way they weave stories. They're better at the academic slant of things like histories, language, historical politics and some cultural aspects. They suck at fighting scenes, realistic use of modern combat techniques or equipment, current politics and stuff. Pretty bad at crafting mysterious mysteries. 🙃 They have series & standalones written together and solo for crime, thriller, etc and those books suuuuuuuck. Read a bunch with Audible Plus and library loans. 😆
One scene I really liked was near the beginning, the defused robbery was a nice humane touch and hammered politics.
Frontlines 7 & 8 was narrated by Eric G. Dove. 1-6 was done by Luke Daniels.
Just did a little experiment with audio speeds with 7.
So, if you don't pay too much attention, Eric and Luke have very similar "narrator" voice. Dove doesn’t have Daniels vocalization skills for different character voices.
For a change in narrators, this has to be one of the cleanest and least noticeable. Luke D is still best, but it was fun to check out.
Dragon Heist: From one speed listener to another - Slow down audio speed for the first couple of chapters. Almost every sentence in Ch1 has info about character, history, setting, etc. I only caught half the first time I listened. Ch2 End: 😆 Bonding
Ch5: OMG, the origin(?) Of Crocodile Ray 🤣🤣🤣
Ch6: Free Dottie!
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🙃 I don't slow it down unless I feel like I need to.Only reason why I listened to Dragon Heist from start is because I fell asleep while listening. So that worked out for me. 🤗
Dragon Heist Ch18Birdie: Having just the kind of non-relationship I want with someone I have no inclination to be nice to. Fun and mutual distrust.
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How do we feel about Dottie singing? 🤣🤣🤣
Guys! My Hypothesis for Dottie:She's the female human version of (view spoiler)
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WOO! What a fun story! Totally want more books about the crew.
Soo wrote: "Dragon Heist: From one speed listener to another - Slow down audio speed for the first couple of chapters. Almost every sentence in Ch1 has info about character, history, setting, ..."Narilka wrote: "Dragon Heist through ch 5 They've bonded and the dragon can talk now which makes things easier. We're forming a party to go on a quest!
It is unexpectedly hilarious to have a drag..."
Jumping in on Dragon Heist and loving it. Definitely reminds me of the cooky humor from the Andrea Vernon series. Something is pinging my memory... something Southern or down-on-luck & humory, but I can't pinpoint it. Probably not White Trash Warlock--that didn't have much humor. Might be Stephanie Plum--but that's not Southern. Through Chapter 6 now--(view spoiler)
Through Chapter 13--reminding me a lot of Dungeons & Dragons (the movie)--humor-wise and getting-the-band-together, but funnier, and set in the modern South... (view spoiler)
Birdie. Tis Birdie Binkowitz. There was comment or thought either in Ch1 or 2 between Harvey and Birdie that pointed to Jewish.🤣🤣🤣
Yah! HOURS!
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Soo wrote: "Guys! My Hypothesis for Dottie:She's the female human version of [spoilers removed]
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WOO! What a fun story! Totally want more books about the crew."
Dragon Heist Chapter 17, and I think I agree... also, (view spoiler)
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Having a dragon say in a deep Alabama accent "Roll Tide" never gets old :D
I spent at least 5min trying to figure out what kind of jean pants Jim was able to get someone to make him to wear. Can't go flying around "hanging"!
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Source: Dimension 20: Escape from Bloodkeep
I think I fixed the link:https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/fan...
Finished Dragon Heist and loved it--unexpected heart squeeze with the reveal (very guessable, but still heart-squeeze). Would love to read more stories with this crew, in this world...
I got nada for link.Definitely think Kane left it open for more books to happen in Dragon Heist world. 🥰
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Ugh, there are 2 bogus postings for an LN I just started. Trying to decide if I wanna correct the one with the correct cover and wrong other info. Someone ripped off the LN and made a book 1 Kindle. What a crappy thing to do.
The title of the LN I started is After Transmigrating, the Fat Wife Made a Comeback! Unfortunately, there's 1 rip off copy of the LN listing on GR + 1 plagiarized Kindle with some of the chapters.
Both have some random English name as author. 🙄
I'm in ch31 and I like the FL. She's a hardworking orphan that died young at 20 in modern times. Transmigrated into the fat, spoiled bully Qiao Mei in the past. Mei means pretty. Irony. 😆 Mei is 18 and has been spoiled rotten by her Grandfather. Drama happens, etc.
Best part has to do with modern Mei's personality is great. She doesn’t mind working hard, enjoys gardening/farming, cooking and bunch of other crafty activities.
Then there's the magical jade that absorbs energy, purifies it and returns it to world in general or can be directed to a plant, etc.
Mei would be a fun character for me to use in Settlement Portal Challenge. 😉😊
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Riding the high of Unkindest Tide & the last chunk of The Tyranny of Faith... Empire of the Wolf has been so good... signed up for the BR in December, based on the blurb, with very little expectations... totally new author/etc...
Now I have a bit of a book hangover... might just wait to start my next book until after I sleep tonight...
Have an image of a book patting sick Iain on the back, commiserating with you in book hangover...
Dish no spoilery info on Empire of the Wolf! Not on KU or Audible Plus.
Took audiobook break yesterday and listened to music. 🎶🎵🎶
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First book has a full-on trial with a jury in it…
Things escalate in the 2nd book… fair bit of magic, supernatural, and conspiracies…
I actually forgot to put Dragon Heist as a favorite read from last year, but I really loved it!!! I feel like Iain, want to reread it now seeing you guys enjoy it as much as we did:)))
Dragon Heist was great! Easy re-read. Cozy fun
Jake's Magical Market A Trek Through Time #2! On KU, I will prob wait for audio. And 3rd/final book will be out in April!
ETA: #2 Audio release date 02/15/24
Soo wrote: "Bought on sale or Hoopla?"I did physical read for Empire of the Wolf--so no help here.
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I just used my Audiobooks.com credits, since there wasn't a way to make it cheap enough on Audible... might have been a mistake... I was originally tricked by the early Black Friday sale, that they weren't going to do a real Black Friday sitewide sale... it might have been cheap enough then to be worth...
I'll probably just use an Audible credit for #3, as a new release...
Added to Wishlist! I bought too many during the sales. Need to read a good chunk of the books I already own. 😆🥸🤗
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Soo wrote: "Added to Wishlist! I bought too many during the sales. Need to read a good chunk of the books I already own. 😆🥸🤗"
Amen to that. I have 81 titles TBR on Chirp and Audible
and I keep buying!!
🙈🙈🙈I'm not gonna count my "not listened" audios. 🤣
I may wait until I hit Ch1000 in After Transmigrating, the Fat Wife Made a Comeback before I update & add the LN as a GR post. Unfortunately, it's an ongoing series. So I don't know when it will be complete. 🫠Lots of decent mini-arcs and plot progression. Mei would be a good option for my Settlement character. I'm in ch530, estimated 1600 pages. 🤗
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