Anne’s Comments (group member since Dec 08, 2021)

Anne’s comments from the On The Same Page group.

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge MAY 2025
Start Date: 05/01/2025
End Date: 05/31/2025

Total Pages Read: 2,817
Bonus Points: 95

Books Read:
1.The Moving Finger 5/3, last 100, +10 (UK)
2. The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant 5/3, last 70, +10 (road trip)
3.Hungry Tales 5/5, 150, +10 (journey)
4. It's a Wonderful Woof 5/10, 263
5. The Wood at Midwinter 5/10, 60
6. The Hermit Next Door984] 5/11, 89
7. Homo Deus: A History of Tomorrow 5/15, 450
8. Rogue Protocol 5/15, 159, +10 (journey)
9. The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches 5/22, 318, +45 (flowers, UK, flower name)
10. Somewhere Beyond the Sea 5/26, 405, +10 (UK)
11. How Not to Get Eaten by Ewoks and Other Galactic Survival Skills 5/31, 128
13. Five Broken Blades 30
14. A Day of Fallen Night 365
15.Mrs. Plansky's Revenge 230

Statistics:

Gender:
Male: 13
Female: 22

Genre:
Non-fiction: 6
Fantasy: 6
Science Fiction: 3
Mystery: 16
Historical Fiction: 3
Horror: 2
Classic:
Play:
Anthology: 1
Graphic Novel: 1

Length:
400-600 : 8
601-800:
801-1000:
1000+:

Pages:
January: 3,717 (119.90/day)
February: 1,399 (49.96/day)
March: 2,148 (69.29/day)
April: 4,428 (147.60/day)

Alissa wrote: "You're doing great, what a great month you had!"

thanks

I finished 13 books in April, and I am close to finishing 2 more, so it was a great month of reading. I made progress toward most of my challenges, but I do need to get started on a few neglected ones.

April Update:
1. 36/100 books
2.16/40 series books, 1 in progress
3. 6/12 nonfiction, 2 in progress
4. 0/12 classics (novels or plays), 1 in progress
5. 7/12 2025 Reading challenge, 1 in progress
6. 16/25 Motley challenge
7. 0/5 Past reading challenge books
8. 3/20 books owned as of December 31, 2024, 4 in progress
9. a. 1/5 countries
9.b. 0/5 states
10. 0/9 Realm of the Elderlings books
11. 13/24 + 13 Complete fantasy challenge.
12. 3/4 books in progress

460. The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women
461. The Maid
462. Fray
463. City of Secrets

450.Finlay Donovan Rolls the Dice
451. Now or Never
452. Merlin's Tour of the Universe: A Traveler's Guide to Blue Moons and Black Holes, Mars, Stars, and Everything Far
453. Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries
454. The Ruin of Kings
455. The Murders in Great Diddling
456. Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank
457. Dead of Night
458. Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
459. Kills Well with Others

440. The Lady in Glass and Other Stories
441.Song of the Lion
442.To Shape a Dragon's Breath
443. The Dead Cat Tail Assassins
444. Finlay Donovan Knocks 'Em Dead
445. A Red Death
446. Finlay Donovan Jumps the Gun
447. Harlem Shuffle
448. Crook Manifesto
449. Artificial Condition

429. Wolves, Coyotes & Foxes: Symbols of the Wild
430. The Zig Zag Girl
431. The Black Bird Oracle
432. Half Lives: The Unlikely History of Radium
433. Winter Lost
434. Tender Is the Bite
435. Rockin' Around the Chickadee
436. The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
437. War
438. Lagoon
439. James

Alondra wrote: "Yeah, the Dead of Night series is pretty good.

Don't forget that all the series merge in the near future.

Kudos on being at the halfway mark!!"

Thanks! I finished Dead of Night today. It was really good, and now I am annoyed because it ended with a cliffhanger, and my library doesn't have any of the sequels. I will have to go buy them.

Alondra wrote: "Cool beans. Yeah, I would think they'd fill up quickly. One of these days I need to get there!

You definitely should, but be prepared for spending a really long time getting there. It took me around 25 hours to get from Minneapolis to Sydney, and it took me around 19 hours to get from Auckland to Minneapolis.

Odd fact: Auckland is 19 hours ahead of Central time in the US, so, by the clock, I landed in Minneapolis about 10 minutes after I took off in New Zealand. Longest 10 minutes of my life, lol.

Bill wrote: "Another Jonathan Maberry series!!! I need to get cracking on the other two."

They are really good. I do like the ones with Joe Ledger more than this series, but it is still excellent. I ran out of my time on my e-book, and I just got it back from my library, so I am happy to be able to start reading it again.

On The Same Page Monthly Reading Challenge APRIL 2025
Start Date: 04/01/2025
End Date: 04/30/2025

Total Pages Read: 4,428
Bonus Points: 210

Books Read:
1. Merlin's Tour of the Universe: A Traveler's Guide to Blue Moons and Black Holes, Mars, Stars, and Everything Far 4/6, 293, +10 (library book)
2. Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries 4/7, last 249, +60 (Canadian, library book)
3. The Ruin of Kings 4/15, last 331, +10 (library book)
4. Veronica Ruiz Breaks the Bank 4/17, 107, +20 (library book, pastel)
5. The Murders in Great Diddling 4/16, 396, +20 (library setting, library book)
6. Dead of Night 4/19, last 265, +10 (library book)
7. City of Secrets 4/21, 304, +10 (library book)
8. Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI 4/23, 429, +20 (bird, library book)
9. Kills Well with Others 4/24, 356, +10 (library book)
10. The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women 4/26, 410, +10 (library book)
11. The Maid 4/27, 289, +10 (library book)
12. Fray 4/27, 216, +10 (library book)
13. Case Histories 4/30, 389, +10 (library book)
14.The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant 230
15. The Moving Finger 117
16. Egyptian Mythology: The Gods, Heroes, Monsters and Legends of Ancient Egypt 47

Statistics:

Gender:
Male: 9
Female: 13

Genre:
Non-fiction: 3
Fantasy: 4
Science Fiction: 3
Mystery: 10
Historical Fiction: 3
Classic:
Play:
Anthology: 1

Length:
400-600 : 5
601-800:
801-1000:
1000+:

Pages:
January: 3,717 (119.90/day)
February: 1,399 (49.96/day)
March: 2,148 (69.29/day)

I have been busy catching up with work now that I'm home, so my reading hasn't been up to my usual levels. Still, I did get several books read in March. Many of them were fun rather than challenging, but that's okay.

March Update:
1. 23/100 books
2.14/40 series books
3. 3/12 nonfiction
4. 0/12 classics (novels or plays)
5. 6/12 2025 Reading challenge, 1 in progress
6. 12/25 Motley challenge
7. 0/5 Past reading challenge books
8. 3/20 books owned as of December 31, 2024
9. a. 0/5 countries
9.b. 0/5 states
10. 0/9 Realm of the Elderlings books
11. 9/24 + 10 Complete fantasy challenge.
12. 3/4 books in progress

Alondra wrote: "Next time, take me with you! LOL

So glad you enjoyed your time. Did you visit any Hobbit Holes??

LOL. I think you would have a great time on one of these adventures.

Unfortunately, the excursions involving LOTR scenery and sites filled up immediately, but I did get to go to the WETA lab and see the special effects exhibits. That was really cool. The parts of New Zealand I did get to see were really pretty.

Lillie wrote: "Your trip sounds amazing. I’ve always wanted to visit Australia and New Zealand.

Also, love all of your stats. Makes me want to go and make an excel spreadsheet!"

I'm an engineer, so I love my numbers.

It was an amazing trip. Both countries have very cool wildlife. I went to a lot of sanctuaries, zoos, and eco-reserves, so I got to see just about every unique species of mammal, bird, or reptile that they have.

Linette wrote: "Glad you had a good time on your trip! Time to start the laundry, lol.
I never seem to read more than 4 pages when I'm traveling - too tired at the end of a busy day exploring."

I was too distracted by other things to really read much, plus I'm not used to having a roommate (my cousin was with me). I am still a little behind, but I'm getting closer to being back on track.

Alondra wrote: " haven't started the Easy Rawlins series yet, but it is definitely on my tbr.

I did not like the Moving Finger that much. It was a decent mystery; but ...... (spoiler, no spoiler). LOL"

The Easy Rawlins series is okay, but he definitely spends a lot of his time in the gray areas (or worse). It makes for an interesting story even if I don't like him much. I haven't decided yet if I will continue on with this series.

I usually like Agatha Christie mysteries, but they do vary in quality. That makes sense, considering how many there are.

Bill wrote: "Enjoy your travel reading, Anne."

I did! I finished right after I got back, and I started , so I made progress on this challenge too.

Statistics:

Gender:
Male: 6
Female: 9

Genre:
Non-fiction: 3
Fantasy: 4
Science Fiction: 2
Mystery: 6
Historical Fiction: 1
Classic:
Play:
Anthology: 1

Length:
400-600 : 5
601-800:
801-1000:
1000+:

Pages:
January: 3,717 (119.90/day)
February: 1,399 (49.96/day)