As I mentioned in another thread, the best one can do is focus on passing the exam.
In this idea, the AviationExam has one great advantage: you see your percentage by each EASA code.
(in case you didn't know, all ATPL subjects are structured by sections and subsections which are assigned EASA codes, like "10.240.320 - Navigation/Charts/Different types of projection")
Now, Nordian books have index of section codes to pages. I.e. you can find that a code "10.240.320" is covered on pages 17, 18, and 23.
Next, be a smart learner: study only what you don't know yet. Test your existing knowledge and see which sections you got green and which red. Do not study the green ones! You know them already.
This all combined saves you a great amount of effort.
To be honest, 3 out of my 14 books I had never unwrapped from the factory plastic. This happened because my scores on those subjects were good enough already. From few other books I have had only few chapters to study hard, the rest was good enough. Altogether, this made my overall pain lesser.
Conclusion:
I recommend the AviationExam + Nordian combination, and a smart approach too.
Last edited by neboskreb; 6th Jul 2017 at 13:41.