{"id":41379,"date":"2023-08-17T06:30:34","date_gmt":"2023-08-16T18:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/?p=41379"},"modified":"2023-08-16T16:55:13","modified_gmt":"2023-08-16T04:55:13","slug":"fb-group-haarth-invites-you-to-the-wall-of-night-read-along","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2023\/08\/17\/fb-group-haarth-invites-you-to-the-wall-of-night-read-along\/","title":{"rendered":"FB Group Haarth Invites You &#8212; To &#8220;The Wall Of Night&#8221; Read-Along!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As mentioned <a href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2023\/08\/14\/its-revision-update-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on Monday<\/a>, there is a private FB group called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/haarth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Haarth<\/a>, that was formed by and for readers who want to hang out together and talk all-things, you know, <em>Haarth<\/em>. \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-32214\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Haarth-FB-Group-300x238.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Haarth-FB-Group-300x238.png 300w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Haarth-FB-Group-150x119.png 150w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Haarth-FB-Group-1024x812.png 1024w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Haarth-FB-Group.png 1283w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>As also mentioned, although Group Haarth is a reader gig and I try not to peer over their shoulder, I love to support and share their initiatives, and give others &#8220;oot thar&#8221; the opportunity to join in, should they wish.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_32304\" style=\"width: 126px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32304\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-32304\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Rosie-Cooper_1-116x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"116\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Rosie-Cooper_1-116x150.jpg 116w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Rosie-Cooper_1-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Rosie-Cooper_1.jpg 508w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-32304\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rosie of Group Haarth<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In this case, I don&#8217;t think anyone can give you a better headsup and the lowdown on what&#8217;s afoot, than Group Haarth convenor, the awesome Rosie, who has very kindly put the following together:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #003366;\">All Welcome for the Great &#8220;The Wall Of Night&#8221; Re-Read<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Greetings, fellow Haarthlings!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Back in April we got some <a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/2023\/04\/27\/real-news-a-wall-4-update\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Exciting News about Book\u00a04<\/a> (involving the words &#8216;The End&#8217;) and it got me thinking that perhaps the time had come for the Great Re-Read to begin. Not that I&#8217;ve been waiting of course, my paperback copies are well thumbed! But,\u00a0I do have a tendency to gallop through a good narrative and I wanted to take a more considered approach this\u00a0time. After doing a little thinking, I\u00a0had the further idea of roping in my fellow fans in <a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/haarth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Wall of Night Facebook group<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30067\" style=\"width: 90px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30067\" class=\"wp-image-30067\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/HeirofNight_new_small-93x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/HeirofNight_new_small-93x150.jpg 93w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/HeirofNight_new_small.jpg 186w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-30067\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">USA<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_11181\" style=\"width: 90px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11181\" class=\"wp-image-11181\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/bigheirofnightMMUK3-95x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"80\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/bigheirofnightMMUK3-95x150.jpg 95w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/bigheirofnightMMUK3-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/bigheirofnightMMUK3-651x1024.jpg 651w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/bigheirofnightMMUK3.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-11181\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UK\/AU\/NZ<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\nIt is a simple plan: I&#8217;m committing to writing a short post about whatever strikes me as I read each chapter, inviting further commentary and discussion as we go. I\u2019ve started with a chapter a week and will speed up as needed along the way, with the aim of finishing in the run up to publishing day. It\u2019s not yet possible to tell how far away that day is, of course, but a quick count up of chapters reassured me that Helen has already provided nearly three years worth of chapters-a-week, so I felt safe to begin!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_30087\" style=\"width: 104px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-30087\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-30087\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/GatheringofLost_new_small-94x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"94\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/GatheringofLost_new_small-94x150.jpg 94w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/GatheringofLost_new_small.jpg 187w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 94px) 100vw, 94px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-30087\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">USA<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_10984\" style=\"width: 108px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10984\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-10984\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-2-98x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"98\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-2-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-2-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-2-669x1024.jpg 669w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/01\/GatheringofLost-2.jpg 867w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 98px) 100vw, 98px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-10984\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UK\/AU\/NZ<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">We are six chapters into <a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"http:\/\/helenlowe.info\/heirofnight.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Heir of Night<\/a> now, and are covering a multitude of details, from individual characters and their relationships, to the beginning of narrative arcs, world building, and of course the joy of any re-read&#8230; all the foreshadowing! Keeping to a slow pace is really helping the details to pop out and I am so much enjoying the insights from other readers.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_29736\" style=\"width: 103px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29736\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-29736\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Daughter-of-Blood_Front-Cover-93x150.jpg\" alt=\"daughter-of-blood-by-helen-lowe\" width=\"93\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Daughter-of-Blood_Front-Cover-93x150.jpg 93w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Daughter-of-Blood_Front-Cover-186x300.jpg 186w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/Daughter-of-Blood_Front-Cover.jpg 409w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 93px) 100vw, 93px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29736\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">USA<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_29607\" style=\"width: 105px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29607\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-29607\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-95x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"95\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-95x150.png 95w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-190x300.png 190w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe-650x1024.png 650w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Daughter-of-Blood-by-Helen-Lowe.png 742w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 95px) 100vw, 95px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-29607\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">UK\/AU\/NZ<\/p><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #333333;\">If you would like to read along with us, or just read the posts and have your memory jogged, please do wander over and\u00a0join us in <a style=\"color: #333333;\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ct8fxJxNbf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebookland<\/a>. It&#8217;s a private group, so you&#8217;ll need to bang on the metaphorical door, but I&#8217;ll be keeping an eye out and will let you in as soon as I spot you!<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333333;\">Light and safety on your road \ud83d\ude09<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #333333;\"><em>Rosie<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">~*~<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>That does sound rather wonderful &#8212; here&#8217;s the link again if you want to check things out further or leap right in:<\/div>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/haarth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FB Group Haarth<\/a><\/h3>\n<div>&#8212;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>P.S. Let me know here if you have any difficulty making contact and I&#8217;ll be sure to let Rosie know.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10770\" src=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/GatheringoftheLost-covCD9D.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"601\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/GatheringoftheLost-covCD9D.jpg 933w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/GatheringoftheLost-covCD9D-150x108.jpg 150w, https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/GatheringoftheLost-covCD9D-300x216.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As mentioned on Monday, there is a private FB group called Haarth, that was formed by and for readers who want to hang out together and talk all-things, you know, Haarth. \ud83d\ude00 As also mentioned, although Group Haarth is a reader gig and I try not to peer over their shoulder, I love to support [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,19,10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41379","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-about-my-books","category-funstuff","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41379","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41379"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41395,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41379\/revisions\/41395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/helenlowe.info\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}