Nina_Bloodsworn 209 Posted January 16 20 hours ago, Esmay Rosalyne said: I am so excited for the GoT stream this afternoon, really happy I decided to squeeze that book in before this liveshow. I will probably only be able to stay for 30-45 minutes because of dinner, but that's still enough time to chat and have fun with you guys. Currently re-reading Of Darkness and Light in prep for book 3 coming out in 4 days, I AM SO READY! @Nina_Bloodsworn, I saw you mention that you are going on a tiny fantasy break after that ARC... do I need to emotionally prepare myself?! so far it did not hit me emotional - but for you it might be. i am only 46% in btw. but i feel a fantasy slump coming up bc of these big stories - so I need some space otherwise its going to be a slump and thats not good. i need some breather after GoT and OWAR. its too much epic. 3 HansLibraryCorner, Esmay Rosalyne and Paromita Mukherjee reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Esmay Rosalyne 92 Posted January 16 2 hours ago, Nina_Bloodsworn said: so far it did not hit me emotional - but for you it might be. i am only 46% in btw. but i feel a fantasy slump coming up bc of these big stories - so I need some space otherwise its going to be a slump and thats not good. i need some breather after GoT and OWAR. its too much epic. I tend to be a bit of a brick when it comes to getting emotional over a story, so we'll see how things go, lol. Can totally see why GoT and OWAR back to back put you in a bit of an epic fantasy slump, those are chunky books. Do you have anything in mind to break up the big fantasy books? 2 Paromita Mukherjee and Nina_Bloodsworn reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nina_Bloodsworn 209 Posted January 16 27 minutes ago, Esmay Rosalyne said: I tend to be a bit of a brick when it comes to getting emotional over a story, so we'll see how things go, lol. Can totally see why GoT and OWAR back to back put you in a bit of an epic fantasy slump, those are chunky books. Do you have anything in mind to break up the big fantasy books? I am a bit of an iceblock myself .. its emotionally written at times - which is really good but no crying so far. also I am not so invested i am afraid .. unfortunately its all the pressure of the buddy read and the release date way too soon to arc-sent. so i took a step back and read on my own pace without a lot of buddy-reading for it. can't take it right now. SF: Leviathan Wakes HF: Gates of Rome by Conn Iggulden Wolf of Wessex by M. Harffy The Cross and the Curse by M. Harffy and loads of Manga 🤣 3 Paromita Mukherjee, Steve and Esmay Rosalyne reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nina_Bloodsworn 209 Posted January 16 lost the safe space we talked about .. the pressure was too much and i did not want to pick up OWAR for a day - so i am splitting my reading time between OWAR, Manga and actually now listening to Wayward Children 2 (Down Among the Stickes and Bones). Next audio will be either Leviathan Wakes or Gates of Rome depending on how my mood is. 3 Paromita Mukherjee, Steve and Drew reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Esmay Rosalyne 92 Posted January 16 2 hours ago, Nina_Bloodsworn said: I am a bit of an iceblock myself .. its emotionally written at times - which is really good but no crying so far. also I am not so invested i am afraid .. unfortunately its all the pressure of the buddy read and the release date way too soon to arc-sent. so i took a step back and read on my own pace without a lot of buddy-reading for it. can't take it right now. SF: Leviathan Wakes HF: Gates of Rome by Conn Iggulden Wolf of Wessex by M. Harffy The Cross and the Curse by M. Harffy and loads of Manga 🤣 We can both be iceblocks, it's fine, hahah. Intrigued about the emotionally written scenes though, I can't wait to read this book!! So sorry to hear that the pressure has been tainting your reading experience though, Ryan did really cut it close with the ARC release...😶 I hope taking a step back will allow you to enjoy the story more. And those other reads sound like great choices as 'palate cleansers'. Time to find that safe space again, take it easy Nina 😘 2 Steve and Paromita Mukherjee reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve 5,977 Posted January 20 Hope everyone had a great week! What are everyones plans for the weekend? On Friday have the Aspect Emperor podcast and the Friday Conversation. On Saturday getting some miles in on the bike, attending the Midnight Tides discussion and watching some football! On Sunday we will discuss From Hell and.. more football 😆 4 Paromita Mukherjee, Esmay Rosalyne, Dolores Lima and 1 other reacted to this Quote Steve IRL ► Personal Links: YouTube (booktube) ● OTBSteve YouTube (MTB and cycling) ● Strava ● Last.fm ● GoodReads ● Vero ◄ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Paromita Mukherjee 878 Posted January 20 Going to finish The Purple Prince by Sebastian Menkes, catch a couple of livestreams, work on a job application and relax the rest of the time. 3 Steve, Esmay Rosalyne and Dolores Lima reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Esmay Rosalyne 92 Posted January 20 8 hours ago, Steve said: Hope everyone had a great week! What are everyones plans for the weekend? On Friday have the Aspect Emperor podcast and the Friday Conversation. On Saturday getting some miles in on the bike, attending the Midnight Tides discussion and watching some football! On Sunday we will discuss From Hell and.. more football 😆 You have some great guests lined up for this friday conversation, really looking forward to listening to that one over the weekend! My only plans are binge reading Of War and Ruin by Ryan Cahill, haha. The weather is crap here, so we're making it a cosy and chill weekend. Enjoy your bikeride and football ;))) 3 Steve, jamedi and Paromita Mukherjee reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jamedi 40 Posted January 20 11 hours ago, Steve said: Hope everyone had a great week! What are everyones plans for the weekend? On Friday have the Aspect Emperor podcast and the Friday Conversation. On Saturday getting some miles in on the bike, attending the Midnight Tides discussion and watching some football! On Sunday we will discuss From Hell and.. more football 😆 If weather is not shit, I want to return to mountain bike training. Also probably some binge read these days 4 Steve, Esmay Rosalyne, Drew and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisRWarman 18 Posted January 20 We finally have decent weather here in Los Angeles, after 2 weeks straight of cold rain. Would be nice to take a little stroll on the beach. Maybe bring a book. It's also Chinese New Year and they usually have a parade in Chinatown. Might go see that 3 Paromita Mukherjee, Drew and Steve reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HansLibraryCorner 157 Posted January 20 Hope eveyone with good weather will enjoy it We had snow the last two days, even though it was right around freezing point and mos of it is mush at this point. Gonna probably take a walk tomorrow, then enjoy being a couch potato and mostly play video-games, paint a painting I'm working, embroidering and trying to read about 270 pages of Game of Thrones over the next few days if I can help it! So efinitely fun filled 😄 3 Drew, Steve and Paromita Mukherjee reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drew 528 Posted January 21 7 hours ago, HansLibraryCorner said: Hope eveyone with good weather will enjoy it We had snow the last two days, even though it was right around freezing point and mos of it is mush at this point. Gonna probably take a walk tomorrow, then enjoy being a couch potato and mostly play video-games, paint a painting I'm working, embroidering and trying to read about 270 pages of Game of Thrones over the next few days if I can help it! So efinitely fun filled 😄 Sounds like a great weekend Hans! What are you currently painting? 2 Paromita Mukherjee and Steve reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dolores Lima 70 Posted January 21 I am going to a Rave! While I am at the Rave, I probably will be reading on my Kindle. 😁 Going to see Subtronics and hope to hear him play this song live! 3 Paromita Mukherjee, Steve and Erin reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JosephRcarrel 108 Posted January 22 Just sitting here watching the Bengals do work. Steve your going to look great in orange and black lol. 1 2 Dolores Lima, Paromita Mukherjee and Steve reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve 5,977 Posted January 23 4 hours ago, JosephRcarrel said: Just sitting here watching the Bengals do work. Steve your going to look great in orange and black lol. Did the bet still stand? I’ll wear a bengals shirt on next weeks update. If the chiefs lose I’ll be happy! 3 JosephRcarrel, Paromita Mukherjee and Dolores Lima reacted to this Quote Steve IRL ► Personal Links: YouTube (booktube) ● OTBSteve YouTube (MTB and cycling) ● Strava ● Last.fm ● GoodReads ● Vero ◄ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JosephRcarrel 108 Posted January 23 Must stop the Chefs at all cost lol 2 Dolores Lima and Paromita Mukherjee reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HansLibraryCorner 157 Posted January 23 On 1/21/2023 at 4:29 AM, Drew said: Sounds like a great weekend Hans! What are you currently painting? I'm currently painting a nature illustration of a creature someone designed! It's a little.marsupial drinking from some kind of Australian flower 4 Drew, Paromita Mukherjee, Steve and 1 other reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steve 5,977 Posted Sunday at 09:03 PM How is everyone’s weekend going? its been pretty busy here. On Friday we went out for dinner and drinks with friends. On Saturday went to see Infinity Pool and went out again with friends for dinner. Today we had our Strange Days meetup and edited some videos. Busy weekend! How are all of you? 4 Drew, Paromita Mukherjee, chrisM and 1 other reacted to this Quote Steve IRL ► Personal Links: YouTube (booktube) ● OTBSteve YouTube (MTB and cycling) ● Strava ● Last.fm ● GoodReads ● Vero ◄ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
A_FROG_IN_TIME 255 Posted Monday at 03:43 PM Is it just me or is the cinema screen really small? You have to come to the UK and experience our local cinema. It has reclining faux leather seats and a massive screen! 1 Paromita Mukherjee reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
