Allison’s Comments (group member since Jan 02, 2015)

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

Wow, Marina! That's amazing!

Yay, Renee!

I read A Court of Thorns and Roses. It was my best book this month, and I wouldn't have read it so soon without this mini-challenge. Probably not for years, actually.

I do the same, Leslie. I'll quit anywhere from 50-100 pages depending on the length of the book.

If I've bought the book, I'll try harder, which is why I'm starting to get more picky about what I buy. I also have difficulty with recommendations from friends and family because our tastes are so different. Except for my mom. She and I are on the same page, which is really fun.

I know what you mean, Deborah!

Me too!

Great job, Renee! Doesn't it feel so good?

Congrats, Sam! I think you're the first to finish all 12.

Making headway!

I think I'm going to make a push to read the books I've owned the longest. The first one is For the King's Favor, which has been sitting on my shelf for 5 years.

Gillian wrote: "Thanks Allison just let me know if i do it wrong ;)"

You're doing just fine :)

Hi Gillian! Glad you're jumping in!

Usually I space them out, too. I find I need a break so I can be excited to be back in the world with the same characters again.

Every now and then one will grab me so that I feel compelled to read all the books straight through, and that's why I usually wait until all the books are out before I start. Otherwise I don't know when I'll be caught having to wait and not wanting to. I hate cliffhangers too!

Series! I love series! I'm in the middle of way too many of them, but I love revisiting the same worlds and characters.

Veronique wrote: "I did that for The Black Magician Trilogy reading all 3 thick books in less than 4 days..."

I did that for The Black Magician Trilogy too! It's still one of my all time favorite series. I love it when something grabs you like that instead of being work.

Borrow when possible, for me. I read way too much to buy everything.

I will still buy books by a few favorite authors, but otherwise I have to catch up on all the Kindle books I bought the last few years before I can buy anything else. If it's not at the library, it has to wait. (I'm actually doing really well at this plan!)

It is an award winner, though, Veronique! You could always go for the Award Winners challenge if you have time.

I have so many custom shelves it's almost embarrassing, lol. Don't look at my shelves if you're easily overwhelmed, but if you want help finding something specific, it's good for that (within the genres I like to read). I'm kind of obsessive about categorizing my books. To put it mildly.

I also have such an overwhelming to-read list that I've split it into categories to help me cope and prioritize. The most useful shelves are for books I own and next in series, and apparently which books are available at the library, since that's my biggest shelf. The next largest after that are Fantasy, and then Set in British Isles... yep, that sounds about right.

How's everyone doing on the award winners? I'm woefully behind and need to kick it in gear!

Oh Brenda, well done for persevering!

I'm finding this a tough challenge, too. It's making me wonder who gets to pick the criteria for 'best books.'

Welcome, Amandeen!