Karen ⊰✿’s Comments (group member since Sep 23, 2012)

Karen ⊰✿’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Yes quite a few people very close to that line!!

I'll take your wine (and also your cheese) 😊🧀🍷
Although on my recent trip to the Hunter Valley I was told you shouldn't have white wine with cheese, and Muscat actually goes very well with it. Completely changed my world!

End of April

FINISHED



End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: 11
Audiobooks in monthly category read: 5

MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):

Super interesting! Great exploration of the science behind why we make certain assumptions and think in different ways towards strangers.

~happy dance~ 💃
and now to pull out another so I stay on track this month!

Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read: 5
Audiobooks in monthly category to read:1

Books in category:
- born in Mexico
or
- born in Scotland

FINISHED
- born in Mexico
and - born in Scotland

End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: 18 (end of April was 11)
Audiobooks in monthly category read: 2

MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
I really enjoyed them both. Would definitely depend on the mood you are in as to which one to pick up!!!

Finished #7


Great read! Thanks to whomever recommended it to me. Fascinating insight into an interns life in a job where there just isn't any real practice that you can do without high stakes

Sammy wrote: "Yeah, the audio I listened to actually mentioned his beta readers in the intro. apparently they go through whole swathes every week, much of it the same over and over with changes.

When I was you..."

He has a LOT of beta and gamma readers in his acknowledgments! Not surprising really given the size of the individual books let alone the whole series

🤣🤣

Sammy wrote: "#90

It's been said before, but it bears repeating... I am in awe of Sanderson's world building. The sheer amount of stuff he manages to weave together in his boo..."

Right? And how good are his editing team! Imagine pouring over those tomes over and over again looking for incosnistencies let alone everything else they would 'normally' edit in copy

lol
you said it Sammy

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Just like

Wtf

Seriously.

Wtf.

Taravangian.. oh mg. You know what.

Wtf.

I can’t even

(hide spoiler)]

Sammy wrote: "Just finished part 2.

I've got to say again, I very much prefer to read these in print than listen to the audio. I'm listening this time because I've owned the audio book for ages and can't justif..."

I agree with this with the audio! Although I have it , I have mostly read the kindle version.

And omg Seanese! I love this for him!

Sammy wrote: "Just finished part 4. Wow! Just so much going on!! I definitely like reading from Nivani's perspective though.

Do the descriptions of shadesmar remind anyone else of



or


(was was also based on..."


Ah! Omg yes

End chapter 115

I’m in the final stretch but had to stop and say
(view spoiler)[

OMG

Teft!! I audibly gasped in shock. And I found tears in my eyes. Even writing this I feel sad - crazy lol

Moash is a %#^*]. I loved the scene when he started to feel and then once he connected to Odium again he was fine. It seems he is much like Kaladin except he has chosen this path of destruction to remove his pain

Navani and Raboniel - My gosh! Loved all of their relationship so much. It was sad in a strange way to say goodbye to R.
And as for the Sibling bonding… this was done so well! We need to see reluctant spren and how they and humans can bond and work together regardless

Jasnah and Wit! That was a surprise

And… Taravangian… gracious. I still can’t quite believe he is now Odium. And htf did Renarin know and why did he send the note and spheres? WHAT IS GOING ON?!🤣🤣🤣🤣

(hide spoiler)]

Ok I feel better. Onwards

Sammy wrote: "I have noticed with certain authors, including Sanderson, that they like to have one particular character that they can pick on whenever they're in a bad mood...

I'm thinking Sanderson must have b..."

Haha
Yes it felt a bit like Jim Butcher and Dresden for a while there!!

I've changed the start date to 1 May seeing we are all a bit behind.

Unless you want it to start in line with TT?

I still need to start A Day of Fallen Night..... it will need to wait until I have finished book 5. (which I hope to start next week!!)

Judy wrote: "I finished!!!!!! Pushed through the last 240 pages today - but so much was happening that there was never any point where I was even tempted to take a break

I NEED to read book 5 right now I guess..."

well done! I should finish over the next day or two :o

End of Part 4 and Interludes

I'm getting close to the end now!

Shallan - (view spoiler)[ That was so sad when Veil left - I actually found myself tearing up a bit!! I was worried at first when that 4th persona came forward, but it seems to be what was needed. I hope she can become one person soon and swear the next ideal (hide spoiler)]

We haven't really seen Jasnah in this part, I hope she comes back more towards the end of the book

Urithiru (view spoiler)[ This is still all feeling so hopeless, but perhaps a spark of hope now with what Navani discovered. Even though Raboniel is choosing to use it for 'bad' I also understand her POV and what she is trying to do. After so many years with this endless war I'm not surprised she just wants an end to it. (hide spoiler)]

well done!