The Book Lovers Haven discussion

This is for Sophia and Ava to participate in the surprise readathon. Have fun!


note: I'll share the prompts shortly guys!

As we know, the summoners are capable of summoning different natural elements.

Sun Summoners are one of the summoners. They have the ability to bend and summon light. They can also summon heat from the sun.

The Shadow Summoners are the most powerful summoners. They have the ability to gather and manipulate darkness.


and many more!

According to your Grisha order, your prompts will be as follows:

1) Read a book where 'summoner' is mentioned in the title
2) Read a natural elements-based book
3) Read a book where the anti-hero has the same power as the Shadow Summoners.
4) Read a book where similar characteristics of the Sun Summoners can be found.


Point System-

100-200 pages or below 100 pages- +1
200-300 pages- +2
300-400 pages- +3
400 pages- 500 pages- +4
500-600 pages-+5

And so on.

+2 for completing Prompts Numbered 1
+5 for buddy-reading with your team member
+5 for completing prompt numbered 2-4
+3 for reviews



You have to log your books in this thread:https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
and you can use your team's thread to discuss with your team members and select your books.



Template for logging books:



Team's Name:__________
Book:____________
Author:___________
Page Count: ________ (according to edition linked)

Prompt completed : _____________(multiple prompts can be
completed at the same time, with same book)

Review: _________ (optional)
Buddy Read: _________ (optional, please link the thread)
Points:




THIS READATHON WILL END ON 31ST MAY

Hi Ava! Do you want to buddy read for any of the prompts? I'm still trying to figure out what could work for each one. I was thinking The Shadows Between Us by Tricia Levenseller for prompt 3? I think it fits the prompt. Just let me know what works for you.

That sounds good! I’ve been wanting to read that so I’ll order it off amazon as soon as I can! :)

ok how many chapters should we read a day? And when do you want to start?

My copy is coming in on Wednesday, so I can start then. Depending on how long the chapters are we can read between 2-5 a day if that works for you.

ok great that works

do you have any ideas for the other prompts?

For 1 we can do the Summoner trilogy (the first book)
For 2 we can do Children of Blood and Bone
For 3 we can do The Shadows Between Us
For 4 we can do Furyborn

Does that work?

Or we can do Children of Blood and Bone for both 4 and 2

yeah that's perfect. Maybe we could save Furyborn for last so that if we don't get to it, Children of Blood and Bond could still count for both? Also do you want to buddy read all of these?

Sure! The Shadows Between Us come in tmr if you want to start reading that then

we're doing the first five chapters right? Also do you know if we need a buddy reads thread or anything?

Yes, we are reading the first 5 chapters. Where I live, it's currently 8 AM so the book will be here in 5 minutes.. I do not know if we need a thread but we could always use this or message each other :)

i finished today's chapters. I'm excited to read the rest of the book. I'm pretty hooked so far. And i like Alessandra too. She's very different from most YA protoganists. It's kinda nice to get a break from the main characters that think they're plain and weak. And the ones that have very uptight moral compasses. Wow that sounds bad lol. Basically, i just like that she has a goal in mind and is determined to get it no matter the cost. And she knows just how powerful and beautiful she is. She doesn't need anyone else to tell her that, in order to believe it. She kind of reminds me of Jude Duarte from The Folk of the Air.

OMG yes! I kinda love her tho...she really does know what she wants! She knows what she wants, when she want it, and she does anything to get it! She definitely has priorities! (Also if you don’t mind me asking what time some are you in? Just trying to get an idea of around what time we are both awake)

right now i'm in EET, but we're moving back to the U.S. on the 15th so i'll be in EST

Also, i'm calling it right now: Leandros is the one behind either the assassinations or the thefts. I have no idea why he would, and absolutely no evidence to support this. But he just gives off a vibe, so i'm sticking to my theory.

Honestly, you could be right. I kinda feel like Alessandra is a mix of Kaz and Nina from Six of Crows.

yeah you're right. Also i ship Rhoda and Galen

what time zone are you in?

EST

Do you want to read the next 5 chapters because I'm really interested

ooh yes please

I'm a little lost on the worldbuilding. I thought it was supposed to be vaguely medieval, but then suddenly there are guns and electricity?

I think it's like our time, but without phones, iPads, TV's, etc.

ah that makes sense, i guess i just assumed

OMG, do you think Kallias will find out she killed Hektor?

probably and honestly i think he'd be more impressed than upset

sorry what chapters are we supposed to read to today? is it the last five or is that tomorrow?

IDK, do you want to just finish the book now?

sure let's do it

things are starting to go well but there's still more than 10 percent left so now i'm nervous. what if Kallias finds the poison in her trunk and assumes she's the real killer? also i take back what i said about Leandros. he's my precious child and want nothing more in life than his happiness

Okay, I finished!! I honestly was not expecting that plot twist. And it's probably just me, but I feel like Kallias overreacted about the poison. Like, wouldn't see have killed him already? And when he came to find her I don't even know why, but I got second-hand embarrassment from his letter. It was super sweet, but it just made me cringe so much. I really liked this book though, and it kind of reminded me of Red Queen.

yeah omg the plot twist i totally didn't expect that. i mean i called it but i didn't actually think it would happen. the letter was pretty cringe, not as much as Lord Eliades' but still. but yeah i really liked the book overall. it was hard to keep myself from reading more than five chapters a day

which book should we read next? my vote would be for Children of Blood and Bone

I'd love to start that

should we start today? and how many chapters should we read a day?

If you want we can start today and the chapters is up to you ill do anything

well there are 85 chapters in this book so we should probably try to read more if possible, if we want to finish in just over a week. so would around 8 or 10 work? or is that too much?

Zelie kind of reminds me of Katara from Avatar: the Last Airbender

The chapters are fine! I tend to read books in 1-2 days so 10 chapters is fine!

I love Zelie

yeah Zelie's great. i also like reading Inan's chapters. it's interesting getting to see the same thing from opposing views

I kinda ship Inan and Zelie

ooh yeah you're right

also maybe Tzain and Amari

wait how old do you think Binta is supposed to be? is she Amari's age or older? also sorry i'm a bit behind but i should be caught up tomorrow

I think she's like 20ish