Kathy’s Comments (group member since Oct 16, 2017)

Kathy’s comments from the EVERYONE Has Read This but Me - The Catch-Up Book Club group.

Thanks Britt!

Thanks Cynthia, I'll look at it

I fixed Christmas Presents and re-added everything.

You are correct, it should be total 75 points

Great idea Cynthia!

Thanks for letting us know you're safe.

Keep yourself and your family safe!

Fannie wrote: "I am rerading Jane Eyre after 10 years and I'm not sure if I like it better right now. It was a favorite and as I am reading it, I still understanding why.

For [book:Mansfield Park|4..."

I think I'll skip Mansfield Park.

Rowiey wrote: "oh gosh... im about an hour in on Mansfield Park out of the almost 15hrs and im struggling, im only "reading" it because it was free for me on audible and to pick up that extra 0.5 poi..."

I've never read it, I may try it for the extra .5 but after just finishing Jane Eyre, I will have to wait until later in the month. There are parts of Jane Eyre that I enjoy and a lot of parts that just drag on and on for me.

I second Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

I second The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

I second:
A Christmas Carol
Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

Maddielucy(Patti) wrote: "Hello! I'm here to join Team Sapphire! My name is Patti and I live in Florida USA. This looks fun. Thanks, Cynthia!

Thank you also to Kathy because I stole your format :)"

Glad to help!

Cynthia wrote: "Hi Team 💙😊

The challenge is only a few days away! As others have pointed out, please make sure to wrap up books that you are currently reading. Per the rules, you can only count books that you sta..."

Thanks for the link Cynthia.

As usual, I plan to knock out my 10 easy reads early each month to get those quick 10 points.

Britt wrote: "Be sure to finish your current reads this week, team! Looks like the rules have changed and the books have to be started within the challenge to count! 💙"

Yes, that was changed last year.

December
EHRTBM DECEMBER GROUP READS (0.5 bonus points!)
✔ A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (184 pages) (1.5)
✔ Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl (176 pages)(1.5)
- Babel by R.F. Kuang (544 pages) (3.5)

1-249 pages = 1 point
250-499 pages = 2 points
500-749 = 3 points
750-999 = 4 points
1000-1249 = 5 points

Books(view spoiler)[
1. (2 pts.) Darkest Fear 12/1 (354 pages)
2. (1 pt.) Impulse 12/4 (96 pages)
3. (1.5) Charlie and the Chocolate Factory 12/4 (176 pages + BOTM))
4. (1 pt) Anne of the Island 12/5 (243 pages)
5. (2 pt.) Oath and Honor: A Memoir and a Warning 12/5 (381 pages)
6. (1 pt.) The Widow's Husband's Secret Lie 12/6 (150 pages)
7. (2 pt) Merry Kissmas to Me 12/7 (264 pages)
8. (1 pt) Reading Between the Lies 12/7 (201 pages)
9. (2 pt) Unseen 12/8 (379 pages)
10. (1.5 pt) A Christmas Carol 12/9 (184 pages + BOTM)
11. (2 pt) Black Lies 12/9 (320 pages)
12. (2 pt) The Shallows 12/10 (347 pages)
13. (2 pt) Warcross 12/12 (368 pages)
14. (1 pt) The Slumber Party Secret 12/12 (80 pages)
15. (1 pt) The Clergyman's Daughter / The Red House: A Short Story 12/12 (100 pages)
16. (2 pt) Imposter 12/13 (301 pages)
17. (1 pt) The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge: a Hercule Poirot Short Story 12/13 (100 pages) (hide spoiler)]
18. (2 pt) Black Cake 12/14 (385 pages)
19. (2 pt) The Winter Guest 12/14 (326)
20. (1 pt) Holiday Hideaway 12/15 (72 pages)
21. (2 pt) The Kept Woman 12/17 (485 pages)
22. (2 pt) Your Little Lies 12/18 (338)
23. (2 pt) It Had to Be You 12/19 (376 pages)
24. (2 pt) I Died on a Tuesday 12/20 (465 pages)
25. (2 pts) The Unfinished 12/20 (336 pages)
26. (1 pt) Granny's Got a Gun 12/21 (146 pages)
27. (2 pt) Wildcard 12/22 (352 pages)
28. (2 pt) Anita de Monte Laughs Last 12/24 (342 pages)
29. (2 pts) The Crash 12/26 (384 pages)
30. (2 pt) Butcher 12/27 (352 pages)
31. (2 pt) Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster 12/28 (368 pages)
32. (2 pt) The Last House Guest 12/29 (336 pages)
33. (2 pt) An Easy Death 12/30 (336 pages)
34. (2 pts) Famous Last Words 12/31 (336 pages)
35. (2 pt) Lies and Weddings 12/31 (437 pages)
36. (1 pt) Spectacular 12/31 (207 pages)


Books points: 61

Easy Points(view spoiler)[
1. (1 pt) An Uncomfortable Bed 12/2 (3 pages)
2. (1 pt) The Treasure of Lemon Brown 12/4 (6 pages)
3. (1 pt) The Scholarship Jacket 12/4 (9 pages)
4. (1 pt) Fox 8 12/4 (21 pages)
5. (1 pt) What's Expected of Us 12/4 (4 pages)
6. (1 pt) Bright Hearts 12/5 (22 pages)
7. (1 pt) The Real Deal 12/5 (3 pages)
8. (1 pt) Antihypoxiant 12/6 (4 pages)
9. (1 pt) When the Yogurt Took Over 12/7 (32 pages)
10. (1 pt) The Chef 12/7 (3 pages) (hide spoiler)]
Total Easy Points Completed for December: 10

Total Points - December (61 + 10 = 71)

November
EHRTBM NOVEMBER GROUP READS (0.5 bonus points!) (view spoiler)[
- The Midnight Library by Matt Haig (288 pages) (2.5 pts) - JUST READ THIS
✔ - Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie (352 pages) (2.5 pts)
✔ - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (374 pages) (2.5 pts)

1-249 pages = 1 point
250-499 pages = 2 points
500-749 = 3 points
750-999 = 4 points
1000-1249 = 5 points

Books
1. (2 pt.) The Headmaster's List 11/1 (400 pages)
2. (1 pt) The Girl Who Owned a City 11/1 (189 pages)
3. (2 pts.) Hearts and Minds 11/2 (367 pages)
4. (1 pt.) A Night to Remember 11/3 (182 pages)
5. (1 pt.) Futility or the Wreck of the Titan 11/3 (96 pages)
6. (2 pt.) An Ice Cold Grave 11/3 (280 pages)
7. (2 pt.) Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians 11/5 (308 pages)
8. (2 pts.) The Night We Lost Him 11/6 (298 pages)
9. (1 pt.) The Dead 11/6 (100 pages)
10. (2 pt.) Going Postal 11/7 (394 pages)
11. (1 pt.) Taking the Titanic 11/7 (146 pages)
12. (2.5 pts) Death on the Nile 11/7 (352 pages+BOTM)
13. (1 pt.) The Doughnut Whodunit 11/8 (128 pages)
14. (1 pt.) Out to Get You: 13 Tales of Weirdness and Woe 11/8 (176 pages)
15. (2 pt.) Long Island Compromise 11/9 (464 pages)
16. (1 pt.) The Mystery of the Grinning Gargoyle 11/9 (128 pages)
17. (2 pts.) The Ones That Got Away 11/9 (256 pages)
18. (2.5 pts) The Hunger Games 11/10 (374 pages+BOTM)
19. (2 pts.) One False Move 11/10 (383 pages)
20. (1 pt.) The Empty Envelope 11/11 (66 pages)
21. (2 pts.) Alex Cross's Trial 11/11 (380 pages)
22. (2 pts.) You Shouldn't Have Come Here 11/12 (292 pages)
23. (1 pt.) Becoming the Dark Prince 11/12 (64 pages)
24. (1 pt.) Small Things Like These 11/13 (128 pages)
25. (2 pt.) Fallen 11/13 (387 pages)
26. (2 pt.) Ghost Squad 11/13 (256 pages)
27. (1 pt.) Four and Twenty Blackbirds 11/14 (100 pages)
28. (2 pts.) Uncertain Luck11/14 (324 pages)
29. (1 pt) Stardust 11/14 (240 pages)
30. (2 pt) Just One Look 11/15 (390 pages)
31. (2 pts.) Everyone on This Train Is a Suspect 11/16 (320 pages)
32. (2 pts.) Divorce Towers 11/17 (346 pages)
33. (2 pts.) From Here to the Great Unknown: A Memoir 11/17 (304 pages)
34. (3 pts) Devil's Creek 11/19 (520 pages)
35. (1 pt) Finessing the King: A Short Story 11/20 (100 pages)
36. (1 pt.) The Mystery of the Blue Jar: A Short Story 11/21 (100 pages)
37. (2 pts.) Come Sundown 11/21 (466 pages)
38. (1 pt) The Shadow on the Glass - a Mr. Quin Short Story 11/21 (100 pages)
39. (1 pt) How to American: An Immigrant's Guide to Disappointing Your Parents 11/22 (240 pages)
40. (2 pts) The Final Detail 11/21 (384 pages)
41. (2 pts) The Grandest Game 11/22 (384 pages)
42. (1 pt) The Absent Author 11/23 (86 pages)
43. (2 pts.) Coffee, Cream Pies, and Crimes 11/23 (270 pages)
44. (2 pts.) Grave Secret 11/24 (320 pages)
45. (1 pt) The Bald Bandit 11/24 (71 pages)
46. (2 pt) Eight Very Bad Nights: A Collection of Hanukkah Noir 11/25 (304 pages)
47. (2 pts.) Criminal 11/25 (448 pages)
48. (1 pt.) The Mystery of the Spanish Chest: a Hercule Poirot Short Story 11/26 (53 pages)
49. (1 pt.) Right Motive 11/27 (53 pages)
50. (2 pt) Cat on the Edge 11/27(274 pages)
51. (1 pt.) Brothers 11/27 (240 pages)
52. (2 pt) The Golden Compass 11/28 (399 pages)
53. (2 pts) Bake Sale Murder 11/28 (272 pages)
54. (1 pt.) All the Lies 11/28 (215 pages)
55. (1 pt.) Snatched 11/28 (73 pages)
56. (1 pt) The Bridesmaid 11/28 (160 pages)
57. (1 pt) They Were Here Before Us: A Novella in Pieces 11/29 (96 pages)
58. (2 pt.) Before He Finds Her 11/29 (384 pages)
59 (2 pt.) The Girls in the Garden 11/30 (320 pages)
60. (1 pt) Unspoken Lies 11/30 (223 pages)


Books points: 95

Easy Points
1. (1 pt) Youth 11/1 (39 pages)
2. (1 pt) The Thing From Outside 11/1 (36 pages)
3. (1 pt) The Selfish Giant 11/2 (32 pages)
4. (1 pt) The Nightingale and the Rose 11/2 (18 pages)
5. (1 pt) The Knowers 11/6 (16 pages)
6. (1 pt) Clovis on Parental Responsibilities 11/7/ (3 pages)
7. (1 pt) The Whistle 11/7 (32 pages)
8. (1 pt) My Financial Career 11/7 (12 pages)
9. (1 pt) Throttle 11/11 (47 pages)
10. (1 pt) Meeting Thomas Cresswell 11/12 (36 pages)
Total Easy Points Completed for November: 10 (hide spoiler)]

Total Points - November (95 + 10 = 105)

October
EHRTBM OCTOBER GROUP READS (0.5 bonus points!)(view spoiler)[
- Mansfield Park by Jane Austen (488 pages) (2.5 pt)
- The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat by Oliver Sacks (243 pages) (1.5 pt)
✔ Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (532 pages) (3.5 pt)

1-249 pages = 1 point
250-499 pages = 2 points
500-749 = 3 points
750-999 = 4 points
1000-1249 = 5 points

Books
(view spoiler)[1. (1 pt.) Mrs. Dalloway 10/1 (194 pages)
2. (1 pt.) Captain Sparky and the Pool Pirates 10/2 (103 pages)
3. (1 pt.) Beneath the Sugar Sky 10/3 (174 pages)
4. (2 pt.) It Ends with Us 10/3 (386 pages)
5. (3.5 pt) Jane Eyre 10/4 (532 pages + BOTM)
6. (3 pt.) Sucker Punch 10/4 (624 pages)
7. (1 pt.) King from the Sky 10/4 (206 pages)
8. (2 pt.) Friend Is Not a Verb 10/5 (256 pages)
9. (1 pt.) The Art of War 10/5 (170 pages)
10. (2 pt.) Back Spin 10/6 (358 pages)
11. (.5 pt) Red Bird Danced 10/6 (176 pages, sparsely worded)
12. (1 pt.) Rowley Jefferson’s Awesome Friendly Spooky Stories 10/7 (224 pages)
13. (1 pt.) Wanted by the Dragon 10/7 (70 pages)
14. (2 pt.) Shoot Don't Shoot 10/7 (388 pages)
15. (1 pt.) The Christmas Guest 10/8 (96 pages)
16. (2 pt.) Double Play 10/8 (304 pages)
17. (1 pt.) Beware of the Trains 10/9 (160 pages)
18. (2 pt.) Wrong Place Wrong Time 10/9 (416 pages)
19. (2 pt.) The Boyfriend 10/10 (368 pages)
20. (2 pt.) Talmadge Farm 10/11 (328 pages)
21. (2 pt.) Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum 10/12 (368 pages)
22. (2 pt.) The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina 10/12 (336 pages)
23. (2 pt.) It Starts with Us 10/13 (323 pages)
24. (2 pt.) Reconstructing Amelia 10/13 (382 pages)
25. (2 pt.) Walk Two Moons 10/14 (280 pages)
26. (2 pt.) A Night in the Lonesome October 10/14 (280 pages)
27. (1 pt.) Natural Selection 10/15 (54 pages)
28. (2 pt.) Smolder 10/16 (496 pages)
29. (1 pt.) Love, Laugh, Lich 10/16 (87 pages)
30. (2 pt.) The Road To Ruin (10/17) 416 pages
31. (2 pt.) The Spy Coast 10/18 (341 pages)
32. (2 pt.) The Goddess of Warsaw 10/18 (368 pages)
33. (2 pt.) Margot Mertz Takes It Down 10/19 (384 pages)
34. (2 pt.) Be Ready When the Luck Happens: A Memoir 10/20 (320 pages)
35. (1 pt.) Under an Outlaw Moon 10/20 (240 pages)
36. (2 pt.) One Poison Pie 10/21 (272 pages)
37. (2 pt.) Time's Undoing 10/24 (384 pages)
38. (2 pt.) Christmas Presents 10/25 (260 pages)
39. (1 pt.) The Austere Academy 10/27 (221 pages)
40. (2 pt.) The Summer Guests 10/27 (363 pages)
41. (2 pt.) How You Think and Feel Changes Your Body: Dynamic Body Psychology 10/28 (322 pages)
42. (4 pt.) She Has a Broken Thing Where Her Heart Should Be 10/28 (774 pages)
43. (2 pt.) Dead to Rights 10/28 (374 pages)
44. (1 pt.) Ms. Hannah Is Bananas! 10/28 (96 pages)
45. (1 pt.) Christmas Cake Murder 10/29 (225 pages)
46. (1 pt.) The Furnished Room 10/30 (72 pages)
47. (1 pt.) Lot No. 249 10/30 (62 pages)
48. (2 pt.) Without Merit 10/30 (386 pages)
49. (1 pt.) Just a Girl 10/30 (124 pages) (hide spoiler)]
50. (2 pt.) The Affair 10/31 (427 pages)

Books points: 85

Easy Points(view spoiler)[
1. (1 pt) 10/1 Selfies (32 pages)
2. (1 pt) 10/2 The Tragedy of Marsdon Manor: Hercule Poirot (20 pages)
3. (1 pt) 10/2 The Case of the Discontented Husband - a Parker Pyne Short Story (29 pages)
4. (1 pt) 10/5 Shine (42 pages)
5. (1 pt) 10/18 There Will Come Soft Rains (30 pages)
6. (1 pt) 10/18 All Summer in a Day (4 pages)
7. (1 pt) 10/19 The Open Window (7 pages)
8. (1 pt) 10/19 A Sound of Thunder (15 pages)
9. (1 pt) 10/23 Zenith Man (23 pages)
10. (1 pt) 10/24 Harry Potter: The Prequel (3) (hide spoiler)]

Total Easy Points Completed for October: 10 (hide spoiler)]

Total Points - October (85+ 10= 95)

I'm Kathy. I've been doing this challenge for a few years and it is one of my favorites. I get to meet new people and read some great books that I probably would have missed.

I'm in New York, work a crazy 3-day schedule (which gives me a lot of time to read on breaks) and have 2 adult children.

I'm happy to be on Cynthia's team again this year. She is a wonderful prefect!

I'd like to join Sapphire (it's my birthstone)

I second The Thirteenth Tale and Ready Player One

I second Pippi Longstocking