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

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

Amy the book-bat wrote: "Hi all! Just a quick post before I go to bed (Just got home from work after a particularly busy 12 hour shift)
Had a busy week... Went to the community yard sale when I got off work Thursday morni..."

Sounds like you’ve had a hectic week

Tati wrote: "I should finish my 400 pages book either today or tomorrow. Should I aim for a specific page range for my next book?"

We have completed our minimum requirements for the lower page counts. This is where we are with the rest

400-499 => 18/30
500-599 => 10/20
600+ => 1/10
Free choice => 30/103

We have 11 600+ books read/claimed and 29 - 400-499. We are struggling with 500 -599 as we only have 13 read/claimed.

I work Saturday evenings in our local pub and we’re holding a Eurovision party. It’s probably going to be the first time I see it from start to finish., I normally fall asleep halfway through and wake up when the points are being given.

BackRoom BOM
The BackRoom BOM has started The Dangerous Harem

Head on over to join in the discussion for extra points.

Catsalive wrote: "Louise wrote: "@Kylie please check Nothing to Lose the version you have shelved differs in page count to the one in the spreadsheet"

Fixed"

Thank you 😀

Beth wrote: "Louise wrote: "Beth wrote: "Could we put a link to the Mini challenge in one of the top posts?

Already linked
."

You guys are so smart! I've been scrolling right past it for days now!"

I’ll always try to post quick links there but do nudge me if I forget. 😀

@Kylie please check Nothing to Lose the version you have shelved differs in page count to the one in the spreadsheet

Delitealex wrote: "I've been adding the spellout options once I finish the book but sometimes after its checked they disappear just wondering if I'm doing something wrong."

Ooh not sure what is happening there, as they should only disappear if they are deleted.

Beth wrote: "Could we put a link to the Mini challenge in one of the top posts? It's not too much work to scroll down to message 50 but I think I will be doing it a lot..

I added the book I read over lunch, wh..."

Already linked in Msg 6 :)

@Dawn please add spell-out options for Just as You Are

Skye Blue ☆*~ﾟლ(´ڡ`ლ)~*☆ wrote: "Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Skye Blue ☆*~ﾟლ(´ڡ`ლ)~*☆ wrote: "I need to make a change to the MOD sheet, but it won't allow me to.

I finished Him on May 4th...but I put it under Sonia, and it s..."

Hi Skye only post to the main sheet making sure to fill in how it fits under the relevant column. The other tabs are locked and will auto-populate.

Good morning all. So my bank holiday yesterday started off well, done lots of little jobs in the morning while finishing off Kings of the Wyld which I really enjoyed, I also started Seduction in Death for another challenge.

Thought I’d have some lunch and sit down and watch the coronation on catch-up. Well it wasn’t to be, turned the tv on and nothing, it had decided to give up the ghost (I had been saying since November I needed to get a new one). So a 2.5 hour round trip to go and get a new tv and a unit to stand it on. My friends husband brought the items from the car into the living room for me.
I then spent another 2.5 hours putting the unit together and setting up the tv, with my dog popping her head into the living room every now and then to see what was going on.

In the end I finally managed to catch less than an hour of the coronation before I needed to retire to bed.

Amy wrote: "Happy Monday!

I have a 600+ book OR a book that's 512 pages that I could commit to for this month (and I'd save the other for next month), but I'm wondering which one would be most helpful right ..."

As we need more of the 509-599 books I would go with the one @512pgs

Beth wrote: "I just started an audio book. I mostly listen to audio while doing the dishes so they take me a while. Anyway, my point is that I just noticed that it's a "Dramatized Adaptation" and only five hour..."

For audiobooks you use the default page count which in this case is 336pgs

Beth wrote: "Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Hi Team,

We've claimed about half the books we need for the month on our tracking sheet which is awesome, but it also shows that we need to start thinking about those longer books..."

Yep 😀

DQ Day 5
Chapters 31-37

22. The band choose to land to search for Matrick and eventually find Matrick, Larkspur and a Witch Doctor. Did this surprise you?

23. Larkspur in her fall has lost her memory and now goes by the name Sabitha. After her drug induced sleep she recounts her dreams to Clay of snippets from her past. Does this put her actions in a different light? When she recovers her memory do you think she will revert back to her how she was before the fall?

24. We meet Gregory and Dane during our visit to the Cannibals. What are your thoughts on how Gregory describes events to Dane?

25. I’m loving the magic bag in this section. What meal would you have it magically produce?

26. It seems there is a cure for Rot. How do you think this will effect Moog in the long term?

Good afternoon all. It’s a bank holiday weekend here, an extra one courtesy of the coronation, and as is typical of British weather on bank holidays the weather is changing from glorious sunshine to wet and windy.
I’ve been listening to Kings of the Wyld and am enjoying it. I also managed to pick up The Daughter of Doctor Moreau from the library yesterday so getting that queued up.

DQ Day 4
Chapters 22-30

16. The Maxithon, now that was an adventure. Was this what you were expecting was going to happen? What did you make of the fight?

I really enjoyed this although I wasn’t expecting the Chimera, I’d forgotten about its appearance in the monster parade. Our heroes were always going to win and our villain would get away in true “Star Wars” style

17. We meet yet another one of the old bands - what did you make of Vanguard? They seem a little friendlier at least than Raff's band. Did you expect them to say no? Or would you have thought they'd team up with Saga?

I did feel weird that they didn’t join them but they had their reasons.

18. Saga seems to have had a rather large amount of unfortunate bards. I can't help but wonder what they're going to lead Kit into, or do you think that maybe Kit will truly be the first ever bard of the band who will actually survive the adventure? Kit is supposedly unkillable after all, so maybe they're going to be lucky? What are your predictions on Kit's life expectancy as bard of Saga?

I think he’s got a pretty decent chance of staying the distance since he’s already dead.

19. Are you enjoying the writing style of the book? What about the story in general?

Surprisingly yes. I’m listening to the audio and it reminds me a lot of adventure movies I watched growing up.

20. The Heartwyld beckons! We are going to get a closer glimpse at this mysterious forest. What are your expectations?

It seems fated that they will enter the forest and I don’t think it’s going to be pleasant.

21. Oh my word, someone went overboard! Over the forest! With the daeva no less. Makes me wonder if the band will be intact for much longer. Or could the daeva potentially not have killed Matrick, or intend to take him back to Lilith so she can kill her beloved husband herself? There was this one moment where it looked as though the daeva may let them be, seeing that they're on their way to rescue someone's daughter, so a noble feat in a world that seems to have kicked Larkspur all her life. Maybe? Yes? No? Am I alone in thinking something like this?

I’m not entirely sure.

DQ Day 3
Chapters 16-21


11. The fight with Raff's old band (who looked like clowns) that ended with snakes is one of the first times we see the almost full band working together. What did you think of this scene? Did you like the action or was it confusing?

This scene was confusing but I did enjoy Moogs magic flute

12. So the hoarder kobolds - I thought they were great! And the bird-like creatures pulling the carriage. Do you have a favorite creature you've seen so far, or one you'd like to see? Tell why.
I loved the Kobolds and have enjoyed all the monsters that have cropped up so far.

13. I think in the last half of this section we really start understanding what a big deal the Kings of Wyld really were. And we get to compare them to the Screaming Eagles. What do you think about the ethics and popularity of the new bands that kill captive monsters in arenas?

This is definitely a prod at the modern “pop bands” vs “Classic rock bands” where it is often the size of the marketing budget and not the talent that deems a band a hit or a flop.

14. Lastleaf gave his (and the hordes') motivations for conquest. Do you think his reasons were valid, or is he just evil? Do you feel at all sorry for the monsters?

No I don’t think his reasons are valid, I don’t think he is evil just going about his objectives in the wrong way.

15. We all picked our favorite character in day 1 questions. Has yours changed since then?

I’m still fond of Clay, but Moog is growing on me.

DQ Day 2
Chapters 9 - 15

6. We meet the 3rd member of the band, the wizard Moog. What are your impressions of the wizard? Were you as surprised as Clay that he agreed to go right away?

Moog came across as a lonely mad professor in need of adventure, similar to the mad scientist in The First Men in the Moon https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&r...


7. That was some entrance to the palace, don't you think? What were your first impressions of Matrick? Were you surprised by the turn of events in chapter 11? Excited or worried when Moog announces that he had a plan?

I was surprised by Matrick especially the tenderness shown towards his kids knowing they’re not his. I think Moog’s plan will be interesting.

8. After several descriptions sprinkled thoughout the story thus far, we finally meet a druin. What do you think his plan is? Why does he really want the Council to stand down?

No idea, but I don’t think it will be expected.

9. Were you surprised at how Lillian arranged the funeral? What did you think of Clay's contribution? How successful would you rate Moog's plan?
Yes but at the same time I don’t think she would have wanted a reminder of him in the Royal tomb

10. Gabriel borrows Moog's crystal ball to check on his daughter. Were you surprised at what he saw? What did you think of the band's reaction?
No, it was always going to be bad what he saw. But the band know she is alive and rally round Gabe to go rescue her