Louise’s Comments (group member since Aug 29, 2015)

Louise’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Hi Louise here from D9. Our counter strike book for our Week 2 battle is Vengeance in Death

Battle Books

Adding this here for planning

1. D7: Verse and Vengeance
Us:
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Melissa wrote: "Louise wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I’m actually enjoying my Crete book :D

So far so good if you like historical fiction and ever need a Crete book in the future lol [book:The House of Dust and Dreams|..."

Really enjoying it, the Crete books I’ve read for this challenge have been an eye opener

Stacey wrote: "I think all the mini tasks are covered, correct? I could probably get one more short one in if we need anything.

Melissa, it looks like you got daily questions! Yay! Do I need to cover those for ..."

Yep they just need to be read in the second week

Trinia wrote: "I should be able to finish in time, I’ll add it to the SS. By Friday night right? If so then definitely"

Yep

I finished The Bucket list and will have my Crete book done tomorrow

Roe wrote: "Does it switch to round 2 on the 15th or do we have until the 15th? Mid-month challenges confuse me lol"

Round 2 starts in 1 day 14hrs

Melissa wrote: "I’m actually enjoying my Crete book :D

So far so good if you like historical fiction and ever need a Crete book in the future lol The House of Dust and Dreams"

My library has this on audio so can fit this in

Green is for Leprechaun - COMLLETED 12/1/24
(view spoiler)[Leprechauns love all things green. Or maybe that's gold. Maybe it could be a greenish gold. You ponder if greenish gold is a color. Maybe it's when gold gets old and rusty.

Clearly the only solution to this problem is to craft a 4 leaf clover out of gold. That would attract any leprechaun in the region and probably quite a few of your fellow Novelarians.

Read a book with leaves or a tree on the cover to gather your leaves.
10/4/22
Then read a book with a gold cover or with gold in the title to convert the leaves to gold.
26/4/22
Earn 3 experience, a green shard and 6 Leprechaun coins for crafting your clover. (hide spoiler)]

June 2024
Lady Louise: Lvl 8, HP :5/25; Sword: Level 8, Magic Staff: Level 8, XP: 350

6/8 The Almost Color of Gold Completed Gain: 6XP, yellow shard, and 12 Leprechaun Coins
Lady Louise: Lvl 8, HP :5/25; Sword: Level 8, Magic Staff: Level 8, XP: 356

DQs Day 4 - "Love Has Come to Mean Death" - end

15. I personally haven't read Jane Eyre and therefore can't compare the two books which makes me feel a bit regretting, but then again so many of y'all don't seem to like this as a retelling. Do you think you'd feel differently about the book depending on whether you've read Jane Eyre or not, and do you want to pick up Jane Eyre now if you haven't yet? What if you hadn't been aware of this being a retelling and the characters had different names?

It’s been a long time since I read Jane Eyre I would need to re-read to compare.

16. I was secretly hoping that Agnes had romantic feelings for Antoinette and that she was more involved in the last part of the book, but alas it was Dr. Poole. No big surprise there. Has your opinion of him changed in any way after he "confessed" and tried to help Jane and Edward? And if you could bring someone back from the dead, would you do it? Theoretically you wouldnt be aware of any consequences, but logically I think we've learned that there's always consequences...

He learnt his lesson and to condemn a person because they have made a judgement of error is not in my nature. I wouldn’t bring anyone back from the dead. They should be left in peace

17. Jane came back for Edward and saved him of course, and now they're living happily ever after. How do you feel about them as a couple, and is there anything you would have changed about these last couple of chapters as the author or simply just a fan of the original work?

I actually enjoyed these last few chapters and like a HEA

18. Was this your first book written by Sharon Lynn Fisher, and do you think you'll be reading more by the author? Were your original expectations met? Anything else you want to add?

This is the first book by this author that I’ve read but I do have Before She Wakes: Forbidden Fairy Tales on my TBT

Bonus for everyone but especially those who have read Jane Eyre before: I challenge you to say at least one good thing about Salt & Broom - other than "it ended!!" lol :b

DQs Day 2 - Baneful-"My Own Wee Thing”

6. Jane gives Rochester a black-coloured thumb-sized stone to keep with him as a protective talisman. Do you believe in talismans? Please tell us about an object that you keep with you as a talisman?

I do believe in talismans although I don’t keep one with me. I think talismans give the wearer a sense of security and comfort which in itself is protection

7. Between some of the chapters narrated from Jane’s point of view, we get chapters from Rochester’s point of view. What do you think of these “interludes”? Do they help or distract?

I often read novels where this is a thing and find that more often than not they add to the storytelling

8. We are introduced to Dr. Poole. What did you think of this character particularly with regards to Jane meeting him in the poison garden? Were there any changes in your opinion after reading Agnes’ conversation with Jane about the late Mrs. Rochester?

I suspected he was a shady character and thought at first he was directly responsible for Mrs Rochester’s death.
9. We have been told several times about a curse on Thornfield. Then Jane follows Rochester to the graveyard where his family members are buried. At this point Jane says “This was a story of heartache. Everyone in Mr. Rochester’s family had died before their time, especially the females. Then his wife had done the same.” Do you think there is a connection between the curse and the early deaths?
I’ve already completed so know the answer to this, at this point I assumed there was a connection otherwise it would have been a mute plot point

10. We have been given information about Jane and her origin? What do you think of this twist in the tale?
I liked this twist and the fact that her mother is always with her is nice

Bonus: The author has used several of the same names as those of characters from Jane Eyre. Other than Jane, Rochester, we have Brocklehurst, Maria Temple, Mrs. Fairfax, Poole etc. What do you think about authors using the same names in retellings

I would expect it in a retelling

Melissa wrote: "Is anyone planning on reading The Wishing Game for BOM? I need a backup for DQs in case I get picked. I have to wait until July 7th to read it (6 month rule) so fine for the game bu..."

I’m going to be reading it but need to wait until 30th June 😢

Welcome Roe

Hi all not got much reading done this week even with having a week off. Planning to get some done tomorrow and update what I’ve read.

DQs - Day 1 - Prologue-Blackthorn

1. A paranormal retelling?? of Jane Eyre - this prompts the question about the original or let's call it the "source for inspiration". What is your relationship to Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë? Have you read it? Loved/liked/disliked it?

I have read Jane Eyre many moons ago and enjoyed it, it’s not my favorite classic novel but it is enjoyable

2. What about Retellings? Is it a genre you like/avoid?

I do like retellings and have read quite a few

3. Jane Aire as a witch in a school for orphan witches? How do you like the setting of this alternative Victorian world where magic is at least tolerated?

I read quite a few Victorian/ steampunk novels and Magic/paranormal novels, so this worked for me

4. What are your first impressions of Jane and Rochester?
I like Jane although Rochester needs to be a little more airlines befitting a Victorian gentleman

5. What do you think about the occurrences in Thornfield? Are they really caused by supernatural elements or is it human action?
As it is a paranormal book I would think there is an element of the supernatural behind them

Trinia wrote: "Louise wrote: "Trinia wrote: "Hey gang, just checking in. We’ve been without power since the storms blew through 2 days ago. So I’m limited with the internet , etc.
I added a book to my shelf but a..."

If you add the details in here one of us can grab it and move it for you

Trinia wrote: "Hey gang, just checking in. We’ve been without power since the storms blew through 2 days ago. So I’m limited with the internet , etc.
I added a book to my shelf but am sure I didn’t get it to the ..."

For text in book we would need the page/location if possible and short sentence . For other items, take a look at some of the examples on the sheet and in "msg 5 of this thread

Mrs Pollifax isn’t on the tracking

@Diane


For 3 different food items on cover:
Can it be different types of the same thing - for example apple pie, chocolate pie and pumpkin pie?

Yes it can

Diane ~Firefly~ wrote: "two questions about the mini:

Does this count for letters of CORNUPIA (requires sub-title)
[book:You Couldn't Ignore Me If You Tried: The Brat Pack, John Hughes, and Their Impact on a Generation|6..."

Cornupia Yes, I’ll check the other and come back