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♦Ashley♦ wrote: "Ora, I finished Heartless :)"I will be done in about 2 1/2 hours.
@AshleyI finished. The second half was so much better than the first. I loved Jest and his sneaky courting.
I guess it wasn't surprising Jest died since Catherine wouldn't have lost her heart if she and Jest had their HEA.
I did like that The Queen of Hearts was not born evil but created by a series of events.
I have to say that MM does a wonderful job in getting you to feel/understand more about the villain when you get their back story. At least with Catherine I felt bad for her more so than I ever did with Levana.
Is it bad that I think Catherine should not have gone back for Mary Anne? Maybe I'm holding a grudge, but telling her parents everything about Jest was not right.
Ora wrote: "@AshleyI finished. The second half was so much better than the first. I loved Jest and his sneaky courting.
I guess it wasn't surprising Jest died since Catherine wouldn't have lost her heart if s..."
I agree, I got sucked in about half way through. I found it very strange that all of a sudden Catherine's parents "just want her to be happy". Are you kidding me?? They were pushing her towards the king the whole time and now that her true love is dead, they want her to be happy.
I'm just so pleasantly surprised how great a job MM does creating a creative and different story, but still sticking to the original.
♦Ashley♦ wrote: "Ora wrote: "@AshleyI finished. The second half was so much better than the first. I loved Jest and his sneaky courting.
I guess it wasn't surprising Jest died since Catherine wouldn't have lost he..."
I really think they couldn't tell the difference of wanting her happy and their own goals.
I can't wait to see what else she has planned. I love her writing. I am hoping whatever comes next will be in the science fiction/dystopian genre.
Double completion post!Death by the Dozen
276 pages
Finished 7/20/17
4 stars
Great mystery series with recipes!
In the Unlikely Event
397 pages
Finished 7/20/17
4 stars
Unusual historical fiction set mostly in New Jersey in the 50's...
I am not sure how much reading I will get done this weekend. My husband and I are going up to Ohio this afternoon to take my sister her cat. Since I will be going with my husband I won't be listening audios while driving. I'm not sure if I will be reading Flame in the Mist. I have been #2 on 5 copies for over a week and have no idea if I will get before then end of the month.
Ora wrote: "♦Ashley♦ wrote: "Ora wrote: "@AshleyI finished. The second half was so much better than the first. I loved Jest and his sneaky courting.
I guess it wasn't surprising Jest died since Catherine woul..."
Sorry Ora, fell asleep last night. I agree. I love her writing. I'll read anything she puts out there, but I did like The Lunar Chronicles better.
No problem Ashley. I wound up going to bed early too. I do love the Lunar Chronicles too. I wouldn't mind another book within the LC world.
Me too! I would love a book with Iko as a main character.
Completion PostLament - 7/17
Team:Wolf - 7/18
Every Deadly Kiss - 7/21
I noticed that I have 2 books missing page counts on the spreadsheet:
Ash and Quill - 351 pgs
Team Wolf - 138 pgs
Completion post
Pgs- 337
Read- 7-21-17
Michelle wrote: "Completion Post:Three to Get Deadly
Pages: 321
Completed: 20th July"
Love this series- hilarious!
Stacey, I love it too. It's one I like to pick up now and then for a bit of fluff when I get bored with other reads. It never fails to cheer me up.
Completion PostFalling Kingdoms
Finished 7/15
412 pages
The Renegade's Heart
Finished 7/15
281 pages
The Woman in Cabin 10
Finished 7/21
340 pages
Day 1 DQs: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
We are coming around the corner into the home stretch.
Triple completion post!In the Blood
342 pages
4 stars!
Creepy & thrilling look at mental illness
Mad About the Boy
336 pages
3 stars
We meet Bridget again after she is widowed and struggling to raise 2 children. Sad & funny all at once!
The Woman in Cabin 10
340 pages
4 stars
Terrifying & suspenseful
Ang Figgy-Pudding wrote: "Is there a tab for the discussion points set up yet? I see the discussion posts..."
Latest message from Sonia:
"Read & Review and Q&A were supposed to be on a special tab, override it on the BOM thread can be a quicker solution... let me think about for a bit :)
All team members can participate on the Read & Review."
I wish they would just sort this out. We've only got a few days left.
Latest message from Sonia:
"Read & Review and Q&A were supposed to be on a special tab, override it on the BOM thread can be a quicker solution... let me think about for a bit :)
All team members can participate on the Read & Review."
I wish they would just sort this out. We've only got a few days left.
I don't have DQ points and Read and Review points for Traitor's Blade MSG 1088
Ink and Bone, Paper and Fire MSG 1089
Ash and Quill MSG 1102
Ang Figgy-Pudding wrote: " Do we override it in the BOM tab then?"
She hasn't made up her mind yet as to what we should do for the read and review points. The possibility of just using the BOM tab was raised by other players. I think it would be an easier way to go as it took so long to get the discussion threads up. How long will it take to go into each spreadsheet and set up a new tab with scoring system and then test. Then there are bound to be issues and things not working.
She hasn't made up her mind yet as to what we should do for the read and review points. The possibility of just using the BOM tab was raised by other players. I think it would be an easier way to go as it took so long to get the discussion threads up. How long will it take to go into each spreadsheet and set up a new tab with scoring system and then test. Then there are bound to be issues and things not working.
Ora wrote: "I don't have DQ points and Read and Review points for
Traitor's Blade MSG 1088
Ink and Bone, Paper and Fire MSG 1089
Ash and Quill MSG 1102"
Traitor's Blade is already on the BOM tab.
We're still waiting to hear how the points should be recorded for the read and review books.
Traitor's Blade MSG 1088
Ink and Bone, Paper and Fire MSG 1089
Ash and Quill MSG 1102"
Traitor's Blade is already on the BOM tab.
We're still waiting to hear how the points should be recorded for the read and review books.
This may have already been mentioned but my Traitor's Blade is in the BOM tab but not recorded in my totals. I thought posted a link to my discussion questions.
Are the points different for DQ's and questions for Ash and Quill? I don't see mine or Angie's listed.
ChrisP wrote: "This may have already been mentioned but my Traitor's Blade is in the BOM tab but not recorded in my totals. I thought posted a link to my discussion questions."
I'll take a look when I get home.
I'll take a look when I get home.
Ora wrote: "Are the points different for DQ's and questions for Ash and Quill? I don't see mine or Angie's listed."
It's still not clear whether we are going to get a separate tab to enter the extra points for these books or not. I'll take a look at some other spreadsheets when I get home. If other teams have been entering the DQ points in the BOM tab I'll do the same.
It's still not clear whether we are going to get a separate tab to enter the extra points for these books or not. I'll take a look at some other spreadsheets when I get home. If other teams have been entering the DQ points in the BOM tab I'll do the same.
Completion PostThe Night Eternal|7.22.17 - 371pp
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman|7.25.17 - 336pp
The Fellowship of the Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien|7.25.17 - 398pp
Just checked th status spreadsheet. Palpatine and Grievous are narrowing our lead. We still have about a 700 point lead. It looks like they are getting a second wind before the end of the challenge. I think I liked it when we had over a 1000 point lead.
Hi guys- on vacation so all mobile. Completion post
Ink And Bone
Rachel Caine
Read- 7/26
Pgs- 352
Loved!!!
I have one more book I should be able to complete before the challenge is complete.
Double completion post!Dance Hall of the Dead
258 pages
Finished 7/25/17
4 stars!
All Fudged Up
352 pages
Finished 7/27/17
4 stars...
Completion PostThe Gunslinger
231 pages
7/28
DQ Day 1: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Princess in Waiting
259 pages
7/28
Sorry I thought I did it but it doesn't look like I did. Please find the review at Ink and Bone ReviewPlease let me know if I need to do something else.
Countdown to end of Tower Teams
Main cities, FYI:
London, United Kingdom Sat, 29 Jul 2017 at 11:59 PM, BST
Sydney, Australia Sun, 30 Jul 2017 at 08:59 AM, AEST
Tokyo, Japan Sun, 30 Jul 2017 at 07:59 AM, JST
New York, USA Sat, 29 Jul 2017 at 06:59 PM, EDT
San Francisco, USA Sat, 29 Jul 2017 at 03:59 PM, PDT
New Delhi, India Sun, 30 Jul 2017 at 04:29 AM, IST
Singapore, Singapore Sun, 30 Jul 2017 at 06:59 AM, SGT
They're giving the captains/members a few days to update spreadsheets. Results will be posted on Saturday August 5th.
Main cities, FYI:
London, United Kingdom Sat, 29 Jul 2017 at 11:59 PM, BST
Sydney, Australia Sun, 30 Jul 2017 at 08:59 AM, AEST
Tokyo, Japan Sun, 30 Jul 2017 at 07:59 AM, JST
New York, USA Sat, 29 Jul 2017 at 06:59 PM, EDT
San Francisco, USA Sat, 29 Jul 2017 at 03:59 PM, PDT
New Delhi, India Sun, 30 Jul 2017 at 04:29 AM, IST
Singapore, Singapore Sun, 30 Jul 2017 at 06:59 AM, SGT
They're giving the captains/members a few days to update spreadsheets. Results will be posted on Saturday August 5th.
Completion Post
The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness**by Sy Montgomery
Pages 267 HBK
7/28/17
This is my final book for the contest. I hope the other teams aren't sitting on one thousand points hoping to catch us by surprise.
I need to start reading Flame in the Mist and at least answer day one DQs. I thought we had until the end of the weekend. I got distracted with the Alpha and Omega series from Patricia Briggs when I was planning on starting it.
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Traitor's Blade (other topics)The Mummy Case (other topics)
Georgia Bottoms (other topics)
Fair Game (other topics)
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Ash and Quill Jul 20
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