Renee’s Comments (group member since Feb 03, 2014)

Renee’s comments from the The Reading Challenge Group group.

That's so cool!

Sounds good

I had no idea there were so many books in that series. I've been meaning to get to the first one for a while now. Glad to hear it's sigh-worthy.

Definitely!

That looks really interesting, Allison. You have a gift for finding series that look fascinating.

I think any paranormal aspect works for this challenge. I'm going to post a definition in the opening thread, but anything supernatural is game.

Both of you are reading the #2 book in a series. Have you read the #1 book? Was it good enough to warrant continuing on or have you picked #2 for some unrelated reason?

I originally thought it was a reference to a plan for getting better. I didn't expect to spend quite so much time on tailgating and sports talk. The author uses these things as character exposition as much as to flesh out the story.

That sounds really interesting, Sam.

That sounds great. It's so comforting to have our libraries set up the way we live them. :)

Nice eclectic collection of reads, Gavin. It must have been a fun month!

That would certainly be creepy. The Philadelphia/South Jersey area gets a fair amount of interest setting-wise. Usually more in and around the cities including Trenton, but sometimes the suburbs as well. And the seashore towns, of course. There's at least two currently popular murder-mystery series set here. By Lisa Scottoline and Janet Evanovich.

Finished this today. I'm from the area where this is set which I didn't know going into it. The Philly fans really are as crazy as projected. It was fun to have local street names and restaurants show up in the text. Overall, a decent read.

Ides of March-DONE!
The Lost Days

I didn't know what I was getting into. It's from the Rory Gilmore Reading List. It was cute and I'll bet the graphic novel is fun. I also started another paranormal book but I'm pretty swamped with books right now. I'll update if I decide to finish it.

Yep. Mysteries are a lot of fun. I forget how much, then pick one up and sink right in. Then I'm off on a binge. :)

They're so much fun, Holly! I'm starting to worry that I need to pace myself so I don't burn through the series with nothing left. (But the rereads, of course.)

I never read, Deenie, Erin. Sounds like it's worth a peek.

Things I finished in February...

Shakespeare's Sonnets 18-30**
Landline (BuddyRead)**
Death of a Valentine**
Precious**
One Night**

From the Vorkosigan Saga...
The Mountains Of Mourning**
Barrayar**
The Warrior's Apprentice**
The Vor Game**

I also chipped away at a few things that I won't finish until March.

My favorites all came from the Virkosigan Saga. Not a disappointment in the lot. I could have skipped any of the others, but they helped me complete some mini-challenges and earn some badges so no complaints. Also, it's good for me to vary things up a bit once in awhile. :)

Mysteries that are Classics...

I'm reading two Victorian novels during March.
- Lady Audley's Secret
- Our Mutual Friend

Both are terrific! Great examples of what makes nineteenth century novels so much fun to read. :)

Some of us enjoy reading as many books as we can that fit the genres of the month. Is anyone planning to submerge into some mysteries, or the classics, or delve into Sub-Saharan lit? This is a thread to share thoughts, plans, recommendations.

March has roared in like the lion in the saying, so let's take a moment to reflect on how we did with our reading in February. What did you accomplish? What were your favorites? What do you wish you'd skipped?

Lol. I finally got to a computer and can read your spoilers, Ladies! I agree. I'm happy to commit to the expected 3 words but don't understand the need for ambiguity. I LOVE Roseanne's list of possibilities. I think we should start a list. I'd like to contribute...

-Send more tapes.
-I'm so bored.