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hissingpotatoes
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Bailedbailed

1/5⭐ I was willing to give it a chance despite not connecting with the characters but stopped 10% in at the casual pet murder and an idiot adult expecting a 6 year old to understand what he was talking about without any explanation. #roll100

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coffeenebula
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Comfort read continues on a beautiful fall afternoon. #WeArePack #BookAndBrew

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rockpools
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Pickpick

Well, that was quite a ride! Robin Hobb is an incredible storyteller (as a rarely-reads fantasy, big books or series reader, I‘ve finished the trilogy in 9 months, which is quite bizarre!). She‘s just kept pulling me back in. And (eventually) we even got dragons.

Time for a few months away, but I‘ll definitely be back to this world and (presumably.some of) these characters.

rockpools Special mention to Paul Boehmer for incredible, never-any-question-who‘s-speaking narration, even at double speed for 39 hours! 6mo
TrishB So glad you‘ve enjoyed it ♥️ the next trilogy is as good! 6mo
rockpools @TrishB Gah. What have you done to me?! So, which IS the next series? (I may save it for next year tho) 6mo
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TrishB Ahhhhh, here is the crux of the matter. Fans are split on this. Do you want to read in a linear order or do you want to read the Fitz and the Fool follow ups? Then go back and read the others set in the same world. 🤔 6mo
rockpools @TrishB Huh. I KNEW there was a reason I didn‘t know the answer already! I kind of feel like F+F have reached a good pause point - I wasn‘t even sure if their stories continued - so I might try something else. Possibly. 6mo
TrishB Liveship Trader trilogy is next in linear order. F&F have 2 more trilogies. 6mo
rockpools @TrishB 👍 Thank you! I might try Liveship Trader next. And I might change my mind by the time I get to it! 6mo
RaeLovesToRead Read Liveships next would be my advice! I'm on the 1st book of the second Fitz trilogy now after reading Liveships. Liveships was amazing and it feels right reading them in order. 6mo
RaeLovesToRead When I read Assassin's Quest I gave it 3 stars in protest because I was like THIS IS NOT HOW THINGS END, but I should revisit that because there are like another 5 books 🤣🤣 6mo
Centique Well done you! This is how far I‘ve read too. I seem to really like starting trilogies but i take a long time finishing them! 6mo
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rockpools
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“You are confusing plumbing and love. Again. “

Yes, I‘m still going with Fitz & (thankfully) The Fool. Robin Hobb is a master storyteller. I‘d decided I was DEFINITELY giving up after this book. Buuut… I‘ll probably need to carry on after a (long) break. She‘s kind of genius.

9 hours left, and 7 days before Libby eats the audiobook. I REALLY don‘t want to be left with waiting for 3 weeks for the final 90 minutes! (Ramps up speed to x2.5 😬)

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Twainy
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JULY 2023 WRAP UP

🎧📚 34 books this month. So many 5 star books!

New Reads & Old.

Multiple re-reads that rocked!!

I‘d recommend these 16 for a variety of reasons.

I owe infinite reviews becuz … work … ARGH

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

vivastory I can definitely relate to work. Last week I did 65 hours & somehow still managed to read a couple of full books, go to the movies and start yellowjackets and I'm like, “How?!“ 8mo
Twainy @vivastory glad I‘m not alone!! impressive 😁 why is work so busy! How‘s Yellowjackets? I watched current season of Star Trek Strange New Worlds & finally saw the new Guardians 3. I‘d like to see Oppenheimer. There‘s no time for housework or grocery shopping! 8mo
vivastory I have to do a lot of professional development for most of this month in addition to my regular schedule for a pay increase. I watched the first 3 episodes of yellowjackets. I really like it so far! The creators do a great job getting the 90s vibe. I'm pretty tired of Marvel movies but I have to admit, I loved Guardians of the Galaxy 3. It's one of my favorite movies of the year. 8mo
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rockpools
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On one hand, it‘s still keeping my interest.
On the other hand, I keep deciding I‘ve had enough of the series now.
And yet I‘m still going.
**FOR ANOTHER 25 HOURS ⏰**
I‘ve thoroughly dissected my issues with epic fantasy (notably its epicness 🙄. Also, for a book called Assassin‘s Quest, there‘s way too much assassining. And questing).
But my main issue right now, is WHERE ARE THE DRAGONS???

I‘m really not a very good fantasy reader. Sorry!

Soubhiville This review is gold though! 8mo
Aimeesue "Assassining" should get much wider use. ? 8mo
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Twainy
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JUNE 2023 WRAP UP

🎧📚 40 books this month. So many 5 star books!

New Reads & Old.

Multiple re-reads that rocked!!

The 16 here were all excellent, entertaining, fun listens!!

I owe 26 reviews becuz I‘m such a slacker ARGH

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

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JuliaTheBookNerd
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Ending this months challenge with one of my favorite books 🥰 #Royals ⚔️🐺🩸 #Lorde

#VolumesAndVocals 🎶🌞🌈🌼

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Eggs Well done 👍🏼 and great month 🤩🙌🏻🥳 9mo
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Twainy
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Pickpick

🎧 Not sure why I waited so long to listen to this book. It‘s captivating & easy to read! If you liked the first book you‘ll enjoy this one also. BOOK 2 of The Farseer Trilogy.

There are characters to love & hate! Interesting magic! A good character driven series so far. Hoping to read book 3 next weekend!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️+

JazzFeathers I've meant to read Hobbs for ages. I should really do it! 9mo
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rockpools
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1. Gaaaah! (Actually it might be fine. There should be at least one picture book I can return. Don‘t ask.)
2. What have you done to me? I don‘t read fantasy, I don‘t read chunksters, and I‘m rubbish at series. And yet here we are. And it‘s not even May. I hold you all entirely responsible for this peculiar behaviour.
3. How many hours? Bit scared to look….

squirrelbrain Ha! One day I‘ll try Robin Hobb too, but I *definitely* don‘t do fantasy! 11mo
RaeLovesToRead Yes! This trilogy!!!! 🥰🥰 (I'm currently on Tawny Man) 11mo
rockpools @squirrelbrain It kind of lulled me into a false sense of ‘really very little fantasy‘ at the start of the first book, and by the time it went full weird, I was hooked! 11mo
rockpools @RaeLovesToRead Yup! You still enjoying them? ‘m deliberately not going to ask what I read after this one, cos I need a few months reading something else! 11mo
Centique I loved this series, must jump into the next one soon! 11mo
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