Fantasy Buddy Reads discussion

Virginie wrote: "Woot woot! Way to go, Captain :D"

Thanks!!

Well done. I need to set one of those up.

Bill wrote: "Well done. I need to set one of those up."

Thanks Bill! It has been super useful.

I just took the time to organize my UTD category and set a new schedule for releases. It bothers me how many series on there from good authors have no news on new books.

Unfinished Series (Up to Date):

Scheduled:

[08/28] Magic Bites [9/9] – Ilona Andrews [Short Stories 9/9]
[08/28] Kings of the Wyld [1/1] - Nicholas Eames
[10/23] Dragonwatch [1/1] - Brandon Mull
[10/30] Menagerie [2/2] - Rachel Vincent
[11/??] Legion [2/2] – Brandon Sanderson
[12/04] Leviathan Wakes [7/7] - James S.A. Corey [Short Stories 6/6]
[02/19] The Shadow of What Was Lost [2/2] - James Islington
[03/05] Moon Called [10/10] - Patricia Briggs
[04/06] Nyxia [2/2] - Scott Reintgen

Series Status: Author WIP
Child of a Mad God [1/1] - R.A. Salvatore
Cry Wolf [5/5] - Patricia Briggs
Iron and Magic [1/1] - Ilona Andrews
Red Sister [2/2] - Mark Lawrence
Steeplejack [2/2] - A.J. Hartley
The Way of Kings [3/3] - Brandon Sanderson

Series Status: Pending...
The Aeronaut's Windlass [1/1] - Jim Butcher
An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors [1/1] - Curtis Craddock
The Alloy of Law [3/4] - Brandon Sanderson
The Drafter [2/2] - Kim Harrison [Short Stories 2/2]
Gameboard of the Gods [2/2] - Richelle Mead
A Game of Thrones [5/5] - Martin
The Lies of Locke Lamora [3/3] - Scott Lynch
The Name of the Wind [2/2] - Patrick Rothfuss
The Rithmatist [1/1] - Brandon Sanderson
Storm Front [15/15] – Jim Butcher
The Turn [1/1] – Kim Harrison [Prequel Series]

Total: 26

Niki's 2 for 1 Challenge Log [21]:
1. The Glittering Court [2/3] [Abandoned]
2. The Lost Hero [5/5] - Rick Riordan
Started: Dead Iron

It feels redundant to track this mini challenge at this point, so this will be my last entry for a while (unless I go hogwild and need it to rein me in again).

Niki Hawkes wrote: "Niki's 2 for 1 Challenge Log [21]:
1. The Glittering Court [2/3] [Abandoned]
2. The Lost Hero [5/5] - Rick Riordan
Started: Dead Iron

It feels redunda..."

Good job! :) But when you stop updating, we can't cheer you 😱

Sir Anni wrote: "Niki Hawkes wrote: "Niki's 2 for 1 Challenge Log [21]:
1. The Glittering Court [2/3] [Abandoned]
2. The Lost Hero [5/5] - Rick Riordan
Started: [book:Dead Iron|964526..."

Thank you!!

Haha oh snap. I meant I'll be done updating that specific Mini Challenge because it helped me reach my goals! I'll still totally keep updating how I'm doing on the overall incomplete series challenge. Maybe I can make it to zero before scott. :)

Great job, Niki :)
I realized all series I'm buddy-reading, I'll finish in December at the latest. I'm aiming for 0 too :D :D

Also, I totally stole your layout for series started this year and UTD series :p

Great job, Niki!

Thanks!!

Oooh Virginie, I love it when my organizations are steal-worthy lol.

Your organizations are always steal-worthy ;)

Virginie wrote: "Your organizations are always steal-worthy ;)"

Ditto!!!!

Niki has too many books planned and needs to organize a schedule:

Physical Reads:


Audio


Feeling oddly stressed lol.

I'm not going to be snookered into thinking anything Niki does is unorganized.

Lol. I love that book stress has led you to referring to yourself in the third person.

Scott wrote: "I'm not going to be snookered into thinking anything Niki does is unorganized."

It almost happened there for a minute. I fixed it... phew.

Bill wrote: "Lol. I love that book stress has led you to referring to yourself in the third person."

Haha yeah I was a little outside myself for a moment there. I'm all better now.

Looks great Niki!

Miche and I are going to do a reread of Malazan once we're up to date on the series, so sometime in 2019.

I took inspiration from the conversation on the random thread and loosely mapped out my incomplete series between now and the end of 2018 (thanks, Bill!). My current goal is to completely zero out. ^_^ There are only 29 titles on my list, so it's totally doable (minus the Dagger and Coin series I'll be starting with the group that goes into the new year).

End of... 2019?!? :O

Empress Virginie wrote: "End of... 2019?!? :O"

Hahaha end of 2018. Whoops!!! I'm not THAT cool lol.

Good luck Niki. Can't believe how much progress you made this year.

x)

I did the same with my challenge earlier this month. I want to zero out too! I'll race you :p
Plus, it's fun to have the number of books you need to read and work towards that :)

Anyway... Good luck!

Bill wrote: "Good luck Niki. Can't believe how much progress you made this year."

Thank you, Bill! Yeah I can't either. I was surprised to see how few I need to read to get down to zero, so I'm totally going for it.

Empress Virginie wrote: "x)

I did the same with my challenge earlier this month. I want to zero out too! I'll race you :p
Plus, it's fun to have the number of books you need to read and work towards that :)

Anyway... Goo..."

I'll take you on ;P

How many books remaining for you?

Btw, the last Legion novella came out a few days ago. I'm planning on grabbing the 'omnibus' ebook and re-reading the first two before... Want to join me? :D

Niki Hawkes wrote: "How many books remaining for you? "

Counting series I haven't started yet but planning to (Cities of Lies, Iron Covenant, etc.) and the Legion novella... 28!

Empress Virginie wrote: "Btw, the last Legion novella came out a few days ago. I'm planning on grabbing the 'omnibus' ebook and re-reading the first two before... Want to join me? :D"

I'm planning the same thing! Only I'm being cheap and waiting for my library copy to come in. You'll probably snag your copy waaay before I get mine. 😩 But yes I would love to read it with you lol.

Empress Virginie wrote: "Niki Hawkes wrote: "How many books remaining for you? "

Counting series I haven't started yet but planning to (Cities of Lies, Iron Covenant, etc.) and the Legion novella... 28!"

Sweet!!! You're totally going to cream me, but I'm always game for a race haha. 28 to 29 is clooose.

Mmmh... I'm not in a hurry, and if I wait, my library might acquire it as well. I just want to read it before the end of 2018 for the sake of getting to 0 open series x)

Let me know when you get your copy, and we'll read it together? :D

Empress Virginie wrote: "Mmmh... I'm not in a hurry, and if I wait, my library might acquire it as well. I just want to read it before the end of 2018 for the sake of getting to 0 open series x)

Let me know when you get y..."

Okay!! :D

Currently 12th in line, but it's short and there are like 100 holds, which means they'll likely buy another copy. I'll let you know! (I'll definitely get a copy one way or another before the year is out).

For Legion let me know when you both read it, I will discuss.

Karishma wrote: "For Legion let me know when you both read it, I will discuss."

Will do :)

I finally updated my list after a several week hiatus... after moving around a ton of things, I broke even and am still sitting at 11 open series.

I finally had something to update this with after finishing the powder mage trilogy this week. win.

Niki Hawkes wrote: "I finally had something to update this with after finishing the powder mage trilogy this week. win."

Yay well done Niki!! This challenge is going to be my main focus in 2019.

Hailee wrote: "Niki Hawkes wrote: "I finally had something to update this with after finishing the powder mage trilogy this week. win."

Yay well done Niki!! This challenge is going to be my main focus in 2019."

Thanks Hailee! :) it was my main focus this year and it helped sooo much.

Good work Niki!

Tammie wrote: "Good work Niki!"

Thanks Tammie!

Yay! Well done! Go Niki, go! :D

Virginie wrote: "Yay! Well done! Go Niki, go! :D"

Haha thanks!! Just call me the resident turtle.

I wouldn't dare call you that to your face 😈!

Virginie wrote: "I wouldn't dare call you that to your face 😈!"

Lmao.

::hmph::

I haven't updated in like 4 months. Here's my tally since then:

UTD:
Dragonwatch [2/2] - Brandon Mull
Leviathan Wakes [8/8] - James S.A. Corey [Short Stories 6/6]
The Cerulean [1/1] - Amy Ewing

Finished:
On the Edge [4/4] - Ilona Andrews
The Dragon's Path [5/5] - Daniel Abraham

Abandoned:
Polaris Rising [1/1] - space romance... not my genre.
City of Lies [1] not enough substance... I think it could have been told in 50 excellent pages. It was a struggle to finish.

I used to do this much in a month haha. ::facepalm::

At least you still made progress and didn’t start a bunch of new stuff.

This is true. I definitely got myself out of the habit of starting a billion things at once because of this challenge. Thanks Bill :)

Yup, not adding to the problem is the most important. And I already trashed you at our little race anyway :D :D :D

::sobs:: that one still hurts haha. You didn’t just win, you effing SLAUGHTERED me at that!! I shall find a way to redeem myself eventually...