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message 1: by Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely (new)

Niki Hawkes - The Obsessive Bookseller | 7639 comments Mod
This is a Buddy Read for the Simon Snow Trilogy by Rainbow Rowell starting September 30, 2021.
Carry On
Wayward Son
Any Way the Wind Blows
Carry On (Simon Snow, #1) by Rainbow Rowell Wayward Son (Simon Snow, #2) by Rainbow Rowell Any Way the Wind Blows (Simon Snow, #3) by Rainbow Rowell


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Thanks, Niki!!!

:D


Hailee | 2764 comments Brilliant thanks Niki.

Really looking forward to this. I think rereading an old favourite will hopefully kick me out of my fantasy slump 🤞


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I've been on a general uptick, lately, when I don't get sidetracked watching TV...

Been reading:

Alex Benedict in the Mystery Club: A Talent for War (Alex Benedict, #1) by Jack McDevitt The Devil's Eye (Alex Benedict, #4) by Jack McDevitt

Cork O'Connor in the Mystery Club: Iron Lake (Cork O'Connor, #1) by William Kent Krueger Blood Hollow (Cork O'Connor, #4) by William Kent Krueger

Pendergast: Relic (Pendergast, #1) by Douglas Preston City of Endless Night (Pendergast, #17) by Douglas Preston

Hard Luck Hank: Screw The Galaxy (Hard Luck Hank, #1) by Steven Campbell Basketful of Crap (Hard Luck Hank, #2) by Steven Campbell

Jacques McKeown: Will Save the Galaxy for Food (Jacques McKeown, #1) by Yahtzee Croshaw Will Destroy the Galaxy for Cash (Jacques McKeown, #2) by Yahtzee Croshaw

Gray Man: The Gray Man (Gray Man, #1) by Mark Greaney Back Blast (Gray Man, #5) by Mark Greaney

Skulduggery Pleasant: Skulduggery Pleasant (Skulduggery Pleasant, #1) by Derek Landy Last Stand of Dead Men (Skulduggery Pleasant, #8) by Derek Landy

And assorted other books/series... those have been the frequent ones, keeping me chugging along... alot of mysteries/thrillers...


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Decided to start a little early... haven't done much reading on my days off, thought maybe it was the book I was reading...

So I started this...

First couple pages made magic sound like riding a bike, lol... until Simon explained his problem was more like Saidar in Wheel of Time... male casters trying to wrestle a river... altho he sounds like an exception to the normal rules of magic...


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Chapter 3: (view spoiler)


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Chapter 5: After years of magic books like Harry Potter and The Magicians and a bunch I'm forgetting, it's funny how normal and mundane Simon & Penelope can make magic school sound... not much different than real school...

Especially considering they're in their final year, so it's like we've jumped to the end of Harry Potter... moreso if you want to compare (view spoiler)

This isn't going to be a work book... I find myself pausing and rewinding too much, because I'm missing things (partially because I started a new game save, but it'll be even worse at work)... at least reading at home will give me more opportunities to comment...


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Chapter 5 again: Spells: (view spoiler)


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Chapter 9: (view spoiler)


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Chapter 11/12: This is as far as I can make it today... the chapters are super short... the shortest seem to be glimpses into other POVs... Lucy, Mage, and Penelope, so far...


Laura (lauradragonchild) | 6554 comments Hi guys. Can I join you for this?


Saar The Book owl | 3145 comments If it's okay, I'll join too. Normally after this weekend and for now, only the first 2. The library hasn't got the 3rd one.


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The more the merrier... not sure how much you need to rush to get the 3rd book Saar... I think you have some time...

I got the ball rolling fast, but no idea how fast Hailee is going to read... I'm kinda just going at her pace... I'll definitely be tossing in some other books in between each Simon Snow book (not that that means I can't read a Simon Snow book a week, or something)


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Chapter 11/12: Nothing is cut and dried in this book... (view spoiler)


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Chapter 14: this book seems to be full of funny quotables, like (view spoiler)

But the magic gets me, every time... especially Simon's (view spoiler)


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Chapter 15: (view spoiler)


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Chapter 17: (view spoiler)

As often as I'm commenting, I kinda feel like I'm trying to draw too much meaning out of the book... and that I'm shouting into the wind a bit, since I'm forging ahead alone still :D

Can't seem to go 2 chapters without pausing and commenting...


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Chapter 17 again: (because I'm not commenting often enough)

Bonus Content: (view spoiler)

EDIT: Maybe I should start editing to cut down on comment spam?

Chapter 17 has been a treasure trove of comment fodder... probably because I think it's the longest chapter yet... at least since before school started, anyway... (view spoiler)


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Chapter 18: I just spoiled something big, trying to figure out if Lucy was (view spoiler) and I just hadn't been paying close enough attention to character names... cat is out of the bag now, even tho I immediately closed the wiki...

I loved that (view spoiler) is a finding spell :D

The author kinda reminds me of Seanan McGuire, between the popcultury rhyme magic and her bio mentioning trips to Disney World...

Based on the covers, I assume this trilogy is (view spoiler)


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Chapter 20: This book is just a treasure trove of moments, like (view spoiler)

And the comparisons to Harry Potter are growing, with (view spoiler)

The (view spoiler) also finally gave some context to the threat... if I'm gonna keep comparing to things, it's the (view spoiler)


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Chapter 21: (view spoiler)


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Start of chapter 23: I think I'll pause for a bit, and let you guys start, instead of zooming to the end alone... I have another BR I can jump to...

Seems like as good of a pause point as any (view spoiler)


Hailee | 2764 comments Hi, I didn't manage to start this today (its now 2 mins past midnight on the 1st) as I was a lot busier than expected. But I finished the last 40 pages of Bloodwitch today which I'd been focusing on so I'll be able to start Carry On guilt free in the morning 🥳


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Hailee | 2764 comments Laura and Saar: the more the merrier!

I kind of imagined this as a read and comment at your own pace kind of buddy read. As long as each person leaves their comments in spoiler tags and notes what book and chapter they are currently on we'll all talk and comment on things even if we've passed them by that point. So go as fast or slow as you want.

As for my own pace. It kind of depends on my read of Dune which I'm hoping to read half of (as that is what the movie covers) by around the 20th of October but I imagine even with that I'll read the whole Simon Snow trilogy in about 2-3 weeks.


Laura (lauradragonchild) | 6554 comments I'm starting ot now then. And I'm in for the full trilogy. I have the ebooks already but there's an offer for the paperbacks on Amazon in my place so I'll grab them if I love book 1.


Hailee | 2764 comments Timelord Iain wrote: "Chapter 14: this book seems to be full of funny quotables, like [spoilers removed]

But the magic gets me, every time... especially Simon's [spoilers removed]"


Thats something I love about the magic in this series. Its has a lot of comedic elements to it, like its not taking itself too seriously


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Hailee | 2764 comments Timelord Iain wrote: "Chapter 20: This book is just a treasure trove of moments, like [spoilers removed]

And the comparisons to Harry Potter are growing, with [spoilers removed]

The [spoilers removed] also finally gav..."



There are definitely a lot of Harry Potter comparisons in this book. The world building and the magic could be described as a Harry Potter parody.

This is the 3rd time I'm reading this book but on my previous reread I don't think I took notice of how much foreshadowing there was for future events especially in the first few chapters.


Hailee | 2764 comments I've just finished chapter 28 (which is the end of part 1) (view spoiler)


Hailee | 2764 comments Just finished chapter 41 (end of part 2) (view spoiler)


Hailee | 2764 comments Not sure if I'll get anymore of this read today... I'm taking part in a 24 hour readathon today and there is another book that I want to read some of today. But I've read 40% of this in one sitting so that isn't bad going.


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Hailee wrote: "Timelord Iain wrote: "Chapter 20: This book is just a treasure trove of moments, like [spoilers removed]

And the comparisons to Harry Potter are growing, with [spoilers removed]

The [spoilers rem..."


That's a good summation: (view spoiler)


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Chapter 23: (view spoiler)


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Chapter 28: Storybook timing: (view spoiler)


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Chapter 30: lol... (view spoiler)


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Chapter 31: (view spoiler)

Chapter 32: (view spoiler)


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Chapter 38: (view spoiler)

I'm ready for the angst to resolve... angst is why I don't read much YA...


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Chapter 41: Interestinger and Interestinger... good a place as any to pause... will continue when I see you guys continue more...


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Chapter 47: (view spoiler)


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Chapter 57: (view spoiler)

I saw some critic reviews on wikipedia that really lay into the Harry Potter fanfic angle and it made me feel dumb for not seeing that this story is basically (view spoiler)


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Chapter 68: (view spoiler)


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Finished book 1: expected more comments from Laura and Saar, after the talk of getting ahold of book 3 by Monday...

Anyway: (view spoiler)


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Maybe I scared everyone away with my chattiness... 30-40 comments all on my lonesome...


message 43: by Saar The Book owl (last edited Oct 06, 2021 01:15AM) (new) - rated it 4 stars

Saar The Book owl | 3145 comments Timelord Iain wrote: "Chapter 11/12: Nothing is cut and dried in this book... it's doing a great job of giving perspective to even what little I think I know, so far... most recently Agatha/Baz holding hands in the wood..."

About the Humdrum:
(view spoiler)


Saar The Book owl | 3145 comments Timelord Iain wrote: "Maybe I scared everyone away with my chattiness... 30-40 comments all on my lonesome..."

No, Iain, you're just the enthousiastic reader as we know you ;)

I'm going to read some of the comments. I'm now at chapter 16.


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Saar The Book owl | 3145 comments About the fanfic idea:
(view spoiler)


Saar The Book owl | 3145 comments Timelord Iain wrote: "Chapter 3: [spoilers removed]"

Well, that was fun. A bit of a break in the story. I think more could come of this breaks.


Saar The Book owl | 3145 comments Timelord Iain wrote: "Chapter 5 again: Spells: are all spells songs?... at first I just thought it was a coincidence, but now I've seen 3-5 spells, and they've all been songs/lyrics...

Kinda reminds me of how all the f..."


I've noticed that too. (view spoiler)


Saar The Book owl | 3145 comments Well, I'm up to chapter 16:
(view spoiler)


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Yea, I commented more on fanfic again, much later, after I forgot what I wrote early on...


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Saar The Book owl wrote: "Well, I'm up to chapter 16:
[spoilers removed]"


(view spoiler)


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