Vikki’s Comments (group member since Dec 01, 2021)

Vikki’s comments from the On The Same Page group.

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Finished my Novemeber PIFM book The Warm Hands of Ghosts
I preferred the Winternight Trilogy to this book but it was good

2. An author who releases more than one book per year
4. An author who has sold more than a million copies
6. In the year of the horse. (2026, 2014, 2002, 1990, 1978, 1966, 1954, and 1942)
12. Title Starts with the letter “C”
14. Romantasy
21. Crime fiction
23. Horror
26. Book has multiple narrators
27. Book is written in the third person
29. Book has 300-400 pages
30. Book has sprayed edges
31. Book has short chapters
32. Book is a stand alone novel
39. One character has a really cool job
49. Characters are involved in a group setting
51. Involves a small town setting
52. Involves characters trapped due to weather conditions
55. Involves a place with over one million people
56. Set in a place you would like to live or visit
62. Set in a state or country with an active volcano
68. Cover is blue
69. Cover is beautifully designed
72. Cover has a face on the front
73. Cover has an item you would use to bake with on the front
74. A book that you read in the “BER” months
75. A book you liked that has more than 4 stars on Goodreads

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge NOVEMBER 2025
Start Date: 11/01/2025
End Date: 11/30/2025

Total Pages Read: 352
Bonus Points:

Books Read:
1. Original Sin: President Biden's Decline, Its Cover-Up, and His Disastrous Choice to Run Again 352
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I've just finished my 8th non-fiction and just started another.

My picks for Jennifer:

Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal - I like rock/metal music
The Princess - this one is also on my tbr pile!
A Dark and Stormy Knit - seems good for this time of year
Assassins
Peril on the Page

Denise wrote: "Vikki my pick for you:
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Thanks :)

1 for me please:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge OCTOBER 2025
Start Date: 10/01/2025
End Date: 10/31/2025

Total Pages Read: 1,403
Bonus Points:

Books Read:
1. The Chalet School in the Oberland 208
2. The Blackbird Oracle 592
3. Stories of the Occult: Supernatural Happenings and Strange Tales from Around the World 315
4. Do Not Disturb 288
5.

+25 Stories of the Occult: Supernatural Happenings and Strange Tales from Around the World - horror

I'll commit to

Alondra wrote: "Congratulations, Vikki!! Woot!!

Sorry it ended on a sour note though. I hate when trilogies or a series doesn't end well."

At least I didn't have any expectations that I would enjoy the last book. But at least I finished the trilogy

Bill wrote: "Congratulations on completing the challenge, Vikki. Will you read the others?"

Not sure if I'll manage to read the rest this year or if they'll end up pushed into 2026. They're all books I definitely want to read, and I've positive expectations of 3 of them. The Poisoners Tale is the unknown quantity but I know the story it's based of (it was included in the Ghosts & Crimes Of Rome Night Walk I went on)

And......

FINISHED!

Unfortunately I didn't end on a high note. I didn't have high expectations for The Atlas Complex so at least I wasn't disappointed. I was just determined to get through the trilogy. I did like the first book but it was downhill from there and I wouldn't recommend.

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge SEPTEMBER 2025
Start Date: 09/01/2025
End Date: 09/30/2025

Total Pages Read: 3,552
Bonus Points: 295

Books Read:
1. Agnes Grey 192
2. The Enchanted Greenhouse 384
3. The Secret of Secrets 688
4. Bella Donna 336
5. The Sleepless 304
6. All Wrapped Up 416
7. Lady Macbeth 320
8. The Atlas Complex 496
9. Nightshade 416

+ 25 Agnes Grey leaves on cover
+ 25 All Wrapped Up leaves on cover
+ 25 The Enchanted Greenhouse cozy fantasy
+ 50 The Atlas Complex 3rd in series
+ 50 The Secret of Secrets at least 3rd in series (6th)
+ 50 Bella Donna 3rd in series
+ 10 The Atlas Complex 9 in page count
+ 10 Agnes Grey 9 in page count
+ 10 Agnes Grey read a book
+ 10 Agnes Grey autumn colours
+ 10 All Wrapped Up autumn cover
+ 10 Bella Donna autumn colours
+ 10 The Sleepless autumn colours

Like many people who have already commented, I grew up being allowed to read whatever I wanted. I assume my parents thought that if it was inappropriate, I'd either lose interest or ask questions about it.

I don't think it's the place for schools, governments etc to ban books. Maybe in very limited/extreme circumstances... but generally I think it should be up to the parents. And even think, I think parents should encourage free choice so that kids can broaden their knowledge and understanding, learn how diverse the world can be, both in good and bad ways.

Congratulations!!

Lance wrote: "Vikki, I am picking for you Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival [bookcover:Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival|..."

Thanks for the pick Lance. Forgot to post earlier. Interesting book. I meant to read it soon after I got it, but kept getting distracted by other books.

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge AUGUST 2025
Start Date: 08/01/2025
End Date: 08/31/2025

Total Pages Read: 4,545
Bonus Points: 125

Books Read:
1. Under a Summer Skye 368
2. Deadly Code 432
3. Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival 416
4. A Thirst for Blood: The True Story of California's Vampire Killer 206
5. Out of Darkness 400
6. A Place in the Sun 336
7. A Secret Cornish Wish 400
8. The Surrogate Mother 320
9. Phantasma 493
10. Enchantra 448
11. The Final Vow 400
12. Chapter & Hearse 326

+25 Under a Summer Skye set in Scotland
+25 Deadly Code set in Scotland
+25 Out of Darkness set in Scotland
+ 50 Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy's Fight for Survival about royalty

11th book finished - A Court Of Silver Flames
Finally took the plunge with this one and finished the series. Another 5 star read for me.

Denise wrote: "1 for me
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list..."

Denise, I'm going to pick Hotel Magnifique for you. It caught my eye the most from your list.