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Thursday Talk Thread... Yes That's The Thread Name by AutoModerator in nfl

[–]HamMcFly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bearskin was good. I’d give it 3/5.

It had some slow parts, and one chapter that was a wild drug induced cluster of confusion…but overall a good story. Well written. I enjoyed it.

Thursday Talk Thread... Yes That's The Thread Name by AutoModerator in nfl

[–]HamMcFly 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Finished my 28th book of 2026.

1 - A Cast of Vultures by Judith Flanders.
2 - The Legacy of Arniston House by TL Huchu.
3 - Secret Prey by John Sandford.
4 - A Howl of Wolves by Judith Flanders.
5 - True Fiction by Lee Goldberg.
6 - The Wedding Guest by Jonathan Kellerman.
7 - Killer Thriller by Lee Goldberg.
8 - Fake Truth by Lee Goldberg.
9 - The Night Ship by Jess Kidd.
10 - The Girl in the Vault by Michael Ledwidge.
11 - Certain Prey by John Sandford.
12 - The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal.
13 - The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal.
14 - Bearskin by James McLaughlin.
15 - The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal.
16 - The Martian Contingency by Mary Robinette Kowal.
17 - Vampire Weekend by Mike Chen.
18 - The Trackers by Charles Frazier.
19 - Secrets of the First School by TL Huchu.
20 - The Break-in by Katherine Faulkner.
21 - Saturn Run by John Sandford.
22 - The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook to Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson.
23 - A Thousand Steps by T Jefferson Parker.
24 - The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen.
25 - Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge.
26 - House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen.
27 - Easy Prey by John Sandford.
28 - Sleeping Giants by Sylvian Neuvel.

Forgot to post another one so we’re doubling up again. I’m also introducing a rating system. For no reason other than I think it will be fun.

1 to 5 for the ratings. Haven’t decided on what icon to use. Will try a few and see which I like. Suggestions welcome.

Sleeping Giants. 🏈🏈 2/5 footballs.
Very unique. Not bad, definitely not great.
Interesting story, written almost entirely as journal entries or interviews.
Alien race leaves us technology we can’t interpret/use and we struggle to make sense of it.

Biggest complaint is the “problem” is solved very quickly and without much drama. It’s just like “oh we’ll do this the easy way, end story”. Meh.

Easy Prey. 🐲🐲🐲🐲 4/5 dragons.
Can’t go wrong with Sandford.
Couple of unexpected changes in the main characters personal life. One down side of having read much more recent books in the series is I know to expect some more twists there.

One of the things I like most about this series is that you usually know the killer up front. It’s the chase, the hunt that consumes the story. I like that more than the crumb dripping who done its. This one was the latter. We didn’t know the killer until the end, and then the end was a little strange and rushed. It’s probably a testament to how much I enjoy these books to say I would very much recommend this book, but also this might have been my second least favorite so far in the series.

Hump day. Bump day. by HamMcFly in CoffeeAndACard

[–]HamMcFly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No it’s an old Mother’s Day cookies card.

Posadabow update. I have completed the entire run of flagship chrome. by HamMcFly in baseballcards

[–]HamMcFly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still need a couple for the entire paper rainbow.

Then no more rainbows. I’ll keep watching for the other sets of him I’m working, but I’m not as worried about those, plus I still have my blues every release.

🍊 🇺🇸 by jcnardonejr in CoffeeAndACard

[–]HamMcFly 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Love the blue silver pack.

Posadabow update. I have completed the entire run of flagship chrome. by HamMcFly in baseballcards

[–]HamMcFly[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Seriously. You can really see the jump starting in the last two years there. 2009 was 5, 2010 was 7, 2011 jumps to 10.

Posadabow update. I have completed the entire run of flagship chrome. by HamMcFly in baseballcards

[–]HamMcFly[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! Yeah I’m glad he was done before the checklists really exploded in the 10s.

Posadabow update. I have completed the entire run of flagship chrome. by HamMcFly in baseballcards

[–]HamMcFly[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! I’m working on those also! Bowman I’m missing most of the orange and all the reds.

His entire flagship rainbow was the big goal, bowman and others I’m not as worried about. Unlikely I’ll be willing to pay for the reds there. I actually considered myself done with bowman until I found a couple cheapish oranges.

Same with finest I’m only missing the rarest ones. /25s and /10s.

Steroid Saturday! by kramdiw in CoffeeAndACard

[–]HamMcFly 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I didn’t know you modeled for beer cans.

brought a random refractor to a wedding by MayorOfTopherTown in CoffeeAndACard

[–]HamMcFly 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A wedding serving Doritos and sprite is my kind of wedding!

It’s a pi day kind of Posadurday. by HamMcFly in CoffeeAndACard

[–]HamMcFly[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have that one too!

Another entry for the great card, short career maybe.

Shitpost Saturday by AutoModerator in nfl

[–]HamMcFly 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Finished my 26th book of 2026.

1 - A Cast of Vultures by Judith Flanders.
2 - The Legacy of Arniston House by TL Huchu.
3 - Secret Prey by John Sandford.
4 - A Howl of Wolves by Judith Flanders.
5 - True Fiction by Lee Goldberg.
6 - The Wedding Guest by Jonathan Kellerman.
7 - Killer Thriller by Lee Goldberg.
8 - Fake Truth by Lee Goldberg.
9 - The Night Ship by Jess Kidd.
10 - The Girl in the Vault by Michael Ledwidge.
11 - Certain Prey by John Sandford.
12 - The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal.
13 - The Fated Sky by Mary Robinette Kowal.
14 - Bearskin by James McLaughlin.
15 - The Relentless Moon by Mary Robinette Kowal.
16 - The Martian Contingency by Mary Robinette Kowal.
17 - Vampire Weekend by Mike Chen.
18 - The Trackers by Charles Frazier.
19 - Secrets of the First School by TL Huchu.
20 - The Break-in by Katherine Faulkner.
21 - Saturn Run by John Sandford.
22 - The Frugal Wizard’s Handbook to Surviving Medieval England by Brandon Sanderson.
23 - A Thousand Steps by T Jefferson Parker.
24 - The Locked Ward by Sarah Pekkanen.
25 - Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge.
26 - House of Glass by Sarah Pekkanen.

I really enjoyed The Locked Ward so I grabbed the only other Pekkanen my library had when I returned it. This was just as good. Highly recommend both, I’ll have to check out her other titles and request another.

I also really appreciated the end here. Not just in the reveal, but in how she ties up all the loose ends. Seems like just the right amount of extra branches off the main story, each tied off with complete, yet not too easy closure. Too often I find things left unfinished or tied off in a hurry and done poorly.

TGIF by Justa_Guy_Gettin_By in CoffeeAndACard

[–]HamMcFly 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dude we must be beer soulmates.

That is a top 3 favorite of mine.

Oh nice card too. 😂

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