January > Recent Status Updates

Jaehaerys and Alysanne ~ Their Triumphs and Tragedies - Loving it! My current complaint is that the illustrations aren't captioned, it would be very helpful especially since many of the depictions are on different pages than their passages.

315 Page 1 of Volume II Chapter XXII Ch. 22 - This was interesting, I was about to give up on this story, mentally, then Robert showed up and brought some spark to the dullness. Mr. Rochester is annoying, I don't know what she sees in him anymore.

Page 133 of 367 Ch. 16 - This story started off contemporary then quickly became serious, I knew it was going to be deep when I saw the family trees before the title page.

46% 5:13:46 Ch. 16 - This story is pretty fun, almost tripped me up a few times.

Page 51 of 706 The Sons of the Dragon - This is different than the other book, a lot more details here. I'm enjoying it, my only complaint is it's a very heavy book.

XVII Ch. 17 - I understand this was written during a time when the average educated person spoke English and French but goodness I was not expecting full paragraphs with explanation. I now own a Translate app due to the kindness of my fellow readers. As for the story, it has boiled down to a simmer and I'm over it. I have 4 days till the discussion and I'm probably going to need more than half of them. They are takin

XII Ch. 12 - I had to Google plucked at college. 😅The excitement has worn off, unfortunately, but it's still interesting.

Ch. 4 The Cruise Experience - Most of this information is data and or irrelevant to me but some of it has been a little helpful but not much. I think these are the foundation chapters, so the "fun" was just about to start. However, since the sun is out I am putting down this e-book and picking up a paperback.

Page 6 of 251 - I'm very disappointed this publication hasn't been updated since 2015, so the ship I'm going on likely won't be here along with information on flights, hotels, or WiFi, but I'm going to read it anyway to be sure. It's popular for a reason.

Ch. 9 - I'm only stopping to sleep. No more w were mentioned! Yay! On page 95 I was thinking, not this guy. Autumn doesn't care, I'm betting it's going to be that guy. Now I'm off to Google bush beans vs pole beans.

8:51:24 Twenty-Eight: Annabel - I still haven't figured it out but I have a guess, but only because I scrolled through the chapters early on, even with that I'm now sure. I wish they'd move it along, it's not slow but this could have been a lot shorter.

8:11:45 Twenty-Six: Esther - I was stuck at 72% for hours because of phone calls. I almost forgot what happened.

I remember now there was a glitch on Tuesday.
Page 89 of 347 Ch. 6 - Worms do have mouths! Anyway loved it from the first page. I wish they'd stop talking about worms but they have been featured in every chapter, so I'm only going to read this in the daytime, out of bed, and hopefully, I won't have nightmares tonight.

6:12:04 Nineteen: Poppy - What the heck! I was actually enjoying this book and now I don't know what the heck's going on and we're only halfway through the story.

Page 63 of 312/596 XI Ch. 6 - I was expecting this to be dull but it's quite interesting. It has hit a bit of a lull but it still has my attention, and I don't need Cliff's Notes.

2:22:44 Eight: Esther - So far it's a catty high school drama reminiscent of In A Dark, Dark Wood except this host has better accommodations and I'm not bored.

7:53:55 Ch. 36 Ruth - It is so hard to tear myself away, but I need to get ready. On the bright side, I'll be driving. This is so good, I didn't want to give it 5 stars because of the pacing but the story development is so 5-star worthy. It's been in the zone for a long time.

3:59:34 Ch.19 Catherine - It took a while to get started but once it did it was like whoa! I still don't know who to trust, certainly not Sarah. The pace is mid-tempo but it's moderately thrilling and hopefully heading towards something big.

1:03:21 Ch. 8 - I'm just pausing everything for this story because I can't focus on my pages knowing this is in my phone.

1:01:53 Four: Esther - These ladies are pretty self-centered and sound more like 15 than 28.

Ch. 22 - Brenda is doing too much teasing at this point.

1:46:08 Ch. 9 - This is so good I'm no longer mad I accidentally pick up book 4 in a series. I sampled this book last year and passed on it. I didn't realize it had a cruise in it.

7:25:25 Ch. 19 - It's better but I think it's clean.

5:25:39 Ch. 14 - I don't know if this story is just over the top and cheesy or if the narrator is making it extra.

4:34:31 Ch. 12 - It has gotten better but I feel like it's going to be a 3 star read if something doesn't change soon.

2:27:33 Ch. 7 - I need a break from this book.

Page 49 of 203/214 Dead : Preliminary Hearing Chicago Courthouse April 18 - This one is either going to be done tonight or take all week. I don't like the content.

1:57:47 Ch. 6 - Okay her daydreaming romance novel scenes have gone from semi-cute to very annoying. I hope she isn't going to spend the entire story doing this.

1:06:43 Ch. 4 - How do you know someone is Afro-Latina visually, especially with an English name? Anyway, every time I think I recognize this trope it changes. That's refreshing especially since one trope is newer.

Ch. 21 - Gurl!!! Still not a thriller but I am shocked! I wish I could read the next chapter but I have to get ready. I'm definitely going to finish this one, tomorrow.