bobblybear Report post Posted December 22, 2016 Hope you have a great reading year in 2017! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pontalba Report post Posted December 23, 2016 I hope your 2017 Reading Year is as happy and productive as this one! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Athena Report post Posted December 23, 2016 Thank you Anna, BB and Kate !! I wish all three of you a happy reading year in 2017 too . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Little Pixie Report post Posted December 23, 2016 Happy Reading in 2017 ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frankie Report post Posted December 24, 2016 I hope you have a great reading year in 2017! And I like it that you're going to go with your mood in books more in 2017, than in 2016. I hope you'll still feel like taking part in read-a-thons, by maybe just reading the books that you feel like reading during the read-a-thon weekends Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chaliepud Report post Posted December 24, 2016 Happy 2017 Gaia, I agree with with the mood reading idea, I hope it works for you! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Athena Report post Posted December 25, 2016 Happy Reading in 2017 ! Thanks, Sarah ! I hope you have a great reading year in 2017! And I like it that you're going to go with your mood in books more in 2017, than in 2016. I hope you'll still feel like taking part in read-a-thons, by maybe just reading the books that you feel like reading during the read-a-thon weekends Thanks, Frankie . I'm not planning on participating in January's one, and then after see how it felt not to participate. I guess we'll have to wait and see. I find it hard to read for quite some time if the book requires a lot of processing, that's why I used to often read children's books for the read-a-thon. I'm sure I'll want to get back to reading children's books in a while. Happy 2017 Gaia, I agree with with the mood reading idea, I hope it works for you! Thanks Chalie ! I wish all three of you a very happy reading year in 2017 ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alexi Report post Posted January 1, 2017 Happy reading in 2017, Athena! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Athena Report post Posted January 1, 2017 Thanks, Alexi ! I hope 2017 will be a good reading year for you too . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brian. Report post Posted January 1, 2017 Happy reading for the year ahead Gaia. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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Athena Report post Posted January 2, 2017 I re-read Blake Charlton - Spellwright 1: Spellwright. I started this book on the 26th of December (2016), and finished it today. I read this book a few years ago but couldn't remember a lot of things. Book 3 in this trilogy was published last August, and in preparation of reading books 2 and 3, I re-read book 1 because I didn't remember much of it. I bought book 2 in 2012 but waited with reading it until I had book 3, in case it ended on huge cliffhangers (which I can't stand). It was really nice to re-read book 1. I was in the mood for some high fantasy with magic, and magic plays an important role in this story. I remembered some things that happened in the book but some of the plot twists I didn't remember until they happened - which made for a nice reading experience. I will say I noticed a few things this time around, that I don't remember from last time. Maybe it's because I've been reading so many children's books lately, because a few years ago I wasn't reading many of those. The book sometimes contains descriptions and on occasion I found myself wanting to skip past those few lines of description. I had no problem with them when I first read the book though, and I have read lots of other nice books with longer descriptions years ago. It probably didn't help that I put the book down a couple of times due to other things that were going on. Then I didn't want to finish it in 2016, so I waited with finishing it until it was 2017. I might've enjoyed the book more had I just been reading it in a shorter amount of time, not broken up by a couple of other books and Christmas celebrations (on the 26th) and New Year's Eve and such. I was so tired on New Year's Day (yesterday), I didn't read much. On the whole though I quite enjoyed reading this book, even if I didn't enjoy it quite as much as I remember enjoying it a few years ago. Whenever I did have time or I made time or I allowed myself to read in the book, I generally enjoyed reading it. I think the magic system is really interesting. I love that Nicodemus's character is dyslectic in a way. The author himself is dyslectic. It's so nice he used his own experiences with his dislexia as a part of the book. This is the author's debut novel and it's a very impressive one - in my opinion. I might be clouded by nostalgia somewhat, but I enjoyed reading it and that's all I can say. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander the Great Report post Posted January 2, 2017 I hope you have a fabulous reading year, Athena! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Madeleine Report post Posted January 2, 2017 Have a great reading year Athena! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Inver Report post Posted January 2, 2017 Hiya...just popped in say happy reading in 2017...looks like you are well organised again... ...have fun Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Athena Report post Posted January 3, 2017 I hope you have a fabulous reading year, Athena! Thanks, Alexander ! Have a great reading year Athena! Thanks, Madeleine ! Hiya...just popped in say happy reading in 2017...looks like you are well organised again... ...have fun Hey Diane, thanks ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nollaig Report post Posted January 3, 2017 Happy reading in 2017! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
poppyshake Report post Posted January 3, 2017 Yes, Happy Reading Year in 2017 Gaia! Hope you have a great reading year Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Athena Report post Posted January 4, 2017 Happy reading in 2017! Thanks, Noll ! Yes, Happy Reading Year in 2017 Gaia! Hope you have a great reading year Thanks, Kay ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Peacefield Report post Posted January 4, 2017 Mucho happy reading to you for 2017, Athena! You are so well organized! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Athena Report post Posted January 5, 2017 Mucho happy reading to you for 2017, Athena! You are so well organized! Thanks Peacefield . I wish you very happy reading in 2017 too ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Janet Report post Posted January 5, 2017 Happy reading in 2017. I don't think we have many books in common, so I probably don't comment in your blog often, but I shall try to make more of an effort. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
frankie Report post Posted January 6, 2017 Thanks, Frankie . I'm not planning on participating in January's one, and then after see how it felt not to participate. I guess we'll have to wait and see. I find it hard to read for quite some time if the book requires a lot of processing, that's why I used to often read children's books for the read-a-thon. I'm sure I'll want to get back to reading children's books in a while. Okay, I understand Another question for you, though: is it just my imagination or is your thread more simple this year? I think you had a whole lot more posts in the beginning of your thread last year! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Athena Report post Posted January 6, 2017 Happy reading in 2017. I don't think we have many books in common, so I probably don't comment in your blog often, but I shall try to make more of an effort. Thanks, Janet . I don't think we have many books in common either, but thanks for coming to my thread and wishing me a happy reading year . I will be following your thread too. Okay, I understand Another question for you, though: is it just my imagination or is your thread more simple this year? I think you had a whole lot more posts in the beginning of your thread last year! It's not your imagination! You are totally right, so nice of you to notice . I looked at my 2016 thread before I made this one, and saw there were quite a few things I meant to add but never did (instead just leaving the post mostly empty). I wanted things to be a bit simpler this year (no pressure and all that), so I decided to not add quite a lot of the things I had in my 2016 thread. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Little Pixie Report post Posted January 6, 2017 Gaia, Death in Paradise started last night on BBC1 - with a very clever denouement ! - and it`s available on DVD next month - click. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
