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

Niki Hawkes - The Obsessive Bookseller | 7639 comments Mod
This is a Buddy Read for Before They Are Hanged by Joe Abercrombie starting November 27, 2017.
Before They Are Hanged (The First Law, #2) by Joe Abercrombie


Siobhan (poi5ongirl) | 8703 comments Thanks for adding these Niki! :)


Ahdam (snowlocke) | 2429 comments Yay its great you guys enjoyed it and I think I'll join in for this one since its been on my shelf for a while and I've been wanting to continue the story


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Zaara | 4273 comments In...dammit.


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Seán | 602 comments Definitely in! The first one definitely had enough potential so I'm hoping the series really takes off with the second.


Siobhan (poi5ongirl) | 8703 comments I can see it taking off Seán! We already know and love the characters so the hard work is done, let the journey commence!!


Laura (lauradragonchild) | 6554 comments saving my spot. :D


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Chris (murphy44) | 710 comments Anxiously awaiting the 27th!


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Chris (murphy44) | 710 comments As it turns out, I don't know if I can join you for this one. I went to the bookstore and they don't sell it in Canada, so I'd have to order it overseas, and then get it shipped here. Which will take 2-3 weeks.


Diana Stormblessed (dashichka) | 5358 comments It's on my kindle and ready to go. I'm probably going to start as soon as I'm done with Oathbringer, which should be this weekend.


Brian | 1681 comments I’m in. Reading The Blade Itself now to try and catch up.


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Timelord Iain | 35420 comments Mod
I finished Steeplejack last night at work, so I'm going to start this tonight...

SOME PEOPLE need to hurry up with their Well of Ascension read and get over here :)...

In the meantime I'll just be reading on ahead a day early, I guess...


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Anni | 5066 comments Do you know to whom he is referring, Siobhan??


Siobhan (poi5ongirl) | 8703 comments I have no clue Anni! 🤔


Siobhan (poi5ongirl) | 8703 comments Iain wrote: "I finished Steeplejack last night at work, so I'm going to start this tonight...

SOME PEOPLE need to hurry up with their Well of Ascension read and get over here :)...

In the meantime I'll just b..."


You're too fast a reader to have a two day head start! Totally unfair. XD


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Timelord Iain | 35420 comments Mod
It's either start early or late... I tend to prefer to possibly be ahead than lagging behind... and I've got 4 buddy reads starting between now and the 5th...


Siobhan (poi5ongirl) | 8703 comments Iain wrote: "It's either start early or late... I tend to prefer to possibly be ahead than lagging behind... and I've got 4 buddy reads starting between now and the 5th..."

OK OK... You're even more over committed than me haha. We'll catch you up! :)


Siobhan (poi5ongirl) | 8703 comments How's it going Iain? Did you make a start?

I'm excited to start this, loved the Blade Itself so much!


Laura (lauradragonchild) | 6554 comments I'll be a little late. The Kay Squad just decided to up the read of the second book of Fionavar from next month to tomorrow so I'll be reading that first. Because that series is unbeliavably good and book 1 ended in a sort of cliffhanger. I'm also in the BRs for War of the Flowers and Leviathan Wakes and these are already more than I can juggle at 1 time.


Siobhan (poi5ongirl) | 8703 comments Sounds like you are ridiculously busy Laura! Don't worry about being late, I think I will be too. But I hope you do get to it eventually, was so fun reading book 1 with you! :)


Laura (lauradragonchild) | 6554 comments Give me till the 30th sweety. I'll start this one then. And if I may be so bold to ask... Please be late with me. :D


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Timelord Iain | 35420 comments Mod
I started it at work last night... got 2-3hrs read so far... about 10% in I guess...

They time jumped a little, I think... a lot of the places people were heading to at the end of the last book, they're arriving at already in the 2nd book (view spoiler)

Glokta puts a smile on my face... pretty much no matter what he's doing...


Laura (lauradragonchild) | 6554 comments You're gonna finish it before we get to start Iain. At least we'll get to know if it's great. :)

As a side note: You should really read the Fionavar Tapestry! (if you haven't already I mean).


Siobhan (poi5ongirl) | 8703 comments Laura wrote: "Give me till the 30th sweety. I'll start this one then. And if I may be so bold to ask... Please be late with me. :D"

You've got a deal Laura! That gives me more time to focus on Well of Ascension! :D

Aw man I'm not a big fan of the old time jump, but I shall reserve judgement. I'm glad Glokta is making you smile Iain xD I love him!


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Timelord Iain | 35420 comments Mod
I haven't read any Guy Gavriel Kay... and I'm too booked at the moment to try right now...


Siobhan (poi5ongirl) | 8703 comments One day I would like to join the Kay squad, they seem like the coolest kids 😎
The only one I own is something about Lions?


Laura (lauradragonchild) | 6554 comments We are pretty cool. Check out our Summer Tree thread also. We even have pictures and Gifs in our posts. :D And we're currently debating if a mug of mead or a cup of hot chocolate goes best with a great bard's storytelling. Cause that's Kay!!!!


Siobhan (poi5ongirl) | 8703 comments Laura wrote: "We are pretty cool. Check out our Summer Tree thread also. We even have pictures and Gifs in our posts. :D And we're currently debating if a mug of mead or a cup of hot chocolate goes best with a g..."

Haha I love it! :)


Laura (lauradragonchild) | 6554 comments Trust me Iain. You're gonna love Kay!! You guys should BR him together later when you get time.


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Seán | 602 comments Just started this morning! Loved the opening two chapters and the combination of characters that we're getting - looks like it's going to be fun times!

Also, just swapping over to this from some Wheel of Time, it's crazy how much my reading pace increases. I'm hoping to make short work of this one!


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Timelord Iain | 35420 comments Mod
Yea... I love this world and these characters... I didn't get any reading done at work last night... sigh... everything was just conspiring against me...

Are we planning to continue with the standalones of these once we finish the trilogy?... I wouldn't mind taking a break after the trilogy... until say March 27th or April... I'm pretty booked through the beginning of 2018 with all the new buddy reads starting then...


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Seán | 602 comments Yeah the first few months of next year seem packed, so I'm happy to wait till April to get going. I already have the standalones on my shelf, so I'll definitely commit to reading them!


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Apparently some people don't like the standalones like they do the main trilogy, but I plan to at least continue with the first standalone... I like so much about these first books, not just 1 character/POV...

Too bad the new trilogy isn't starting until 2019... woulda been cool if this all timed up to read right into the start of the new trilogy... but I guess we'll have to wait a year once we run out of books...


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Timelord Iain | 35420 comments Mod
Campfire story time: (view spoiler)


Siobhan (poi5ongirl) | 8703 comments I want to continue with the standalones Iain, and fine to take a break until March/April. Should we get them scheduled so we know not to agree to other stuff then?


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Timelord Iain | 35420 comments Mod
@Siobhan: Probably... Are we sticking with the 27th?... Sean agreed to April, it seems...


Siobhan (poi5ongirl) | 8703 comments April 27th is fine by me. Then one a month thereafter? :)


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Timelord Iain | 35420 comments Mod
Yea... April/May/June/July I think finishes us out... I'll make a comment...


message 39: by Anni (new) - rated it 4 stars

Anni | 5066 comments If the other books of the trilogy stay as good as the first one, I would gladly join you :)


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Timelord Iain | 35420 comments Mod
I'm liking this one so far... Glokta feels like the focus of this one... altho I guess he was the focus of the last one, too...

He gets to investigate things and now deal with city management, while the other characters spend most of their time traveling around or waiting for the battles that have to come eventually...


message 41: by Anni (new) - rated it 4 stars

Anni | 5066 comments Sounds promising :) I think I will start tomorrow.


Brian | 1681 comments Started this book yesterday. Excited to see some more Glotka.


Siobhan (poi5ongirl) | 8703 comments Thanks for doing that Iain.
I'm happy with Glokta being the focus! Can't wait to start.


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Anni | 5066 comments Hey Iain, could you conjure such a clever chapter list again? It was very helpful :)


Siobhan (poi5ongirl) | 8703 comments Anni wrote: "Hey Iain, could you conjure such a clever chapter list again? It was very helpful :)"

Haha what would we do without him? :)


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Seán | 602 comments Anytime from March is grand with me, so April 27th works no bother.

Glokta definitely getting a lot of attention here, which is fine - other chapters seem to mix up perspectives, but his chapters are all him. Totally cool with that though, there seems to be a colourful cast for him to deal with so there's plenty of entertainment.


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Timelord Iain | 35420 comments Mod
Anni wrote: "Hey Iain, could you conjure such a clever chapter list again? It was very helpful :)"

Library of Congress wasn't very helpful this time... so I made a list myself... Voila:

(view spoiler)


message 48: by Anni (new) - rated it 4 stars

Anni | 5066 comments Thank you very much Iain! Sorry for the extra work, I could heave done it myself. I couldn't find it on this website as well, but thought it was me being confused :D


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Timelord Iain | 35420 comments Mod
Over halfway done already... Just finished Chapter 33 Furious and started Chapter 34 To the Last Man

(view spoiler)

It's probably a good thing the people who didn't care for Glokta quit during/after book 1... he really seems to be the focus of this trilogy, for all there are 4-5 actual POVs...


Brian | 1681 comments I’m about on page 125 and I find I’m really intrigued the Black Dow character and hope there is more of him. I’m always a fan of Glotka but I’m enjoying these secondary characters as well.


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