This is not to say that I think you can do without grammar study. Has it been worth it? Absolutely! I have taken multiple courses in Latin, but all of my teachers were so focussed on grammar that they often forgot to teach us how to read. I had originally hoped to finish studying Familia Romana this summer, after twelve months (with an average of 1-2 hours of study per day), but, due in part to time constraints as well as my decision to read Miraglia's Fabulae Syrae alongside the chapters in the main text book, I will likely only move on to the second volume ( Roma Aeterna) two or three weeks from now. Other chapters are likely to slow you down, too: chapter 16 introduces the deponent verbs (verbs which have active meanings, yet have passive forms only), 22 introduces the Latin gerund, and 32 has a large number of subjunctive verb forms used in varying contexts. Chapter 8 is more challenging as the sentences become more complex. If you have studied foreign languages before, I think it should take you not more than a month to complete them.
My own experience with the first part ( Familia Romana) is that the first seven chapters are relatively easy. I am personally very fond of the series, and have been using it to improve my Latin over the past 18 months or so. Quite a few people on this forum have used Lingua Latine per se illustrata at some point.
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