Fantasy Buddy Reads discussion

This is a Buddy Read for The Curse of the Mistwraith by Janny Wurts starting February 15, 2019.

I'll give this another go... maybe be less of a point hound next year, and finish it, even tho I have to read my kindle to do so...

In

Yup. I’m going to go again.

In!

Same as Olivia. I'll have a go at it again. :)

I thought you kept going this year?... did you drop off the wagon later in the series?

Timelord Iain wrote: "I thought you kept going this year?... did you drop off the wagon later in the series?"

Ha Ha!! We are waiting to start Stormed Fortress on the 23rd this month. Olivia, Daniel and I. We are jumping on board for a re-read. :D

Oh... wow... already?

Definitely up for a re-read. I’m loving this series and want to see what a second read reveals.

Olivia wrote: "Definitely up for a re-read. I’m loving this series and want to see what a second read reveals."

I actually bought book one based on your recommendation, Olivia but haven't read it so far because I was hoping for another BR :)

It's encouraging to see there are people here who love it enough to do a reread so soon :)

Bea wrote: "Olivia wrote: "Definitely up for a re-read. I’m loving this series and want to see what a second read reveals."

I actually bought book one based on your recommendation, Olivia but haven't read it ..."

You can always trust us to do more Buddy Reads... as the group keeps growing, people need to catch up on all the great books we've found ;)

At this point, i think we can count on 25-50% of all BRs to be repeats... makes it easy to not feel bad if you are too busy to manage a book you want to read eventually when it shows up the first time...

Olivia wrote: "Definitely up for a re-read. I’m loving this series and want to see what a second read reveals."

I also got the idea from Olivia.

But the BR for Crown of Stars, there are a group of us that when that series is finished, we want to start this one because we are loving all the vintage classic fantasy series!

I wil request the next two books as well for every two months. I will need that time to find each of them!

marked

I'll try this again even though I dropped out about mid-way through the first book. I was a bit disappointed in the direction the story seemed to be going but maybe now that I know what to expect it won't matter.

Me too!

Interested.

Leaving a mark so I won't forget!

Just a question everyone. Since I have read the series already and love it to pieces.

Would you like me to post chapter summaries for it the way Scott did with Malazan? To pinpoint some stuff that even I originally missed and other stuff that is important later on? Or perhaps clear up things that seem confusing at first look? I won't be able to make them as good as Scott did because his are absolutely awesome but I could give it a try. So let me know. :)

Interested

I loved this book and read it several times way back when. I may join for the re-read or just come by to talk about it. =D

Lots of Janny Wurts fans around here... have you read all the books in the series?... or just the early ones?

I'm stuck on book 7. This one is a matter of I love the characters and that book is a tough one. I figure I'll wrap the series up next year.

Laura wrote: "Just a question everyone. Since I have read the series already and love it to pieces.

Would you like me to post chapter summaries for it the way Scott did with Malazan? To pinpoint some stuff that..."

Sounds really good to me :) I haven't read Malazan yet, so I can only imagine how helpful it will be :)

If you wouldn't mind, Laura, that'd be great!

Laura wrote: "Just a question everyone. Since I have read the series already and love it to pieces.

Would you like me to post chapter summaries for it the way Scott did with Malazan? To pinpoint some stuff that..."

If you wouldn't mind doing this, I think it would be fantastic. We've got quite a big group starting the series and extra guidance is always appreciated <3

Laura wrote: "Just a question everyone. Since I have read the series already and love it to pieces.

Would you like me to post chapter summaries for it the way Scott did with Malazan? To pinpoint some stuff that..."

Yes, that's a great idea!

Shaitarn wrote: "If you wouldn't mind, Laura, that'd be great!"

I second that.

I second that too... I am going to be here, since I fell off the wagon this year...

Laura that would be fabulous!

Only if you have the time though. If not, we can figure it out!

That's a deal then! :) I'll have them done. :):)

I'll just reserve two comments for them once I start and maybe Iain could add a link to them in his comment as that's the first.
Or should we make a separate thread with chapter summaries for the entire series?
Which would be better?

Or Iain, Bea, Olivia and Jenna could delete their posts so your two posts will be be second and third? :)

Now that I think about it, I am honestly not sure if I will need only 2 comments or more. It depends on the number of characters we are allowed to post in one comment I guess.

There are 18 chapters and 1 prologue so 19 summaries in total, as the prologue requires one of it's own.

Would 1 summary per comment be more comfortable?

Then an extra thread would probably be best.
I think it should not be more than 2 summaries per comment.

I agree with Bea - that is probably easiest.

I have this book in paperback and I have scheduled it in to my reading lists.

I like "the Scott's" format but do what works best for you, Laura.

I will join for a reread

Is this a the beginning of a new series? Or is it a continuation with a new story arc?

This is the first book in an eleven book series. Book eleven is not out yet.

Daniel wrote: "This is the first book in an eleven book series. Book eleven is not out yet."

Thanks Daniel.

This will be one of the few BRs I do this year.

Are you going to do the whole series or just this one book?

Whole series! One every two months!

I'll see how I go after this first book.

Love to have you around, Graeme!

@ Graeme- This series did not grab me until the third book. Not saying you will have the same experience, but this is an EPIC series. The scope and depth is fairly unreal. Janny calls this her magnum opus and it is easy to see why. It is a difficult read in some ways, but at the end of the day, a very worthwhile journey. Just my two cents lol.

Hi Jess, & Daniel, thanks for the support. I look forward to reading it.

Hi everyone. When are you planning to start this and how is the reading schedule? Are you aiming for a chapter a day, more or less? Just to see how much time I have for those chapter summaries?

Speaking of chapter summaries, for each Chapter set the summary would be around 5 doc pages long (with Times New Roman 12). That is including all extra explanations and quoted phrases/paragraphs. Would you all be willing to read them if they are that long? Because if not, I'll have to think of an alternate method to simply point out the important stuff.

So let me know please.

I will read what you write Ma’am.