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

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

DQs Day 1
Ch 1 to CH 8

1.) What do you think of the premise of the book, like an aging rock band getting back together to go on tour but an adventuring band instead? Is the author pulling it off so far?

I’m listening to the audiobook and it definitely has that modern aging rock band feel to it.

2.) The rocks, may of hit me a bit in the feels. Did it affect your opinion of Gabe at all?
I did find it quite amusing; Gabe comes off as a father who is trying too hard and is hoping to make amends

3.) How do you like the world building, is it being done effectively for you without major info dumping? Is it helping to set the stage for the story?
I’m not a great lover of high-fantasy but the world building is working for me. Series where there is a lot of information all at once is very off-putting especially if I have to go back and check things.

4.) What did you think about the parade? Did anyone else enjoy Clay's reaction to the ladies being whistled at and be disappointed when the lady blew a kiss back instead of skewering the guy (like Clay expected to happen)?
It definitely highlighted that the real work was done behind the scenes.

5.) Do you have a favorite character so far?
At the minute Clay but probably because it is told from his POV in the main


Bonus: Taking a poll for a very important question. On the Tassel Farm: Centaur or Moose? I’d like it to be a Centaur but probably a moose

Beth wrote: "Louise wrote: "I’ll take a look at the spreadsheet issues when I’m back in from my pole fit class this evening. 😀"

Pole fitness sounds like a lot of fun!

I'm trying to convince myself it isn't ra..."

It is loads of fun. I go to a mobile pole class where they also have hoop and trapeze. I managed to do a few pole spins and took a spectacular dive off the top of the hoop. 🤕

I like the idea of the Zombie run.

Nistha wrote: "Louise wrote: "I’ll take a look at the spreadsheet issues when I’m back in from my pole fit class this evening. 😀"

Few names had moved down so went out of the list cells. I have copied them up, ho..."

Thanks Nistha

I’ll take a look at the spreadsheet issues when I’m back in from my pole fit class this evening. 😀

Vicki wrote: "I posted a couple books and placed 2 more on the Crayola tab, but I am not sure if the you ladies (cap/co-caps) want me to do that or do it yourselves."

Please only put books on the main sheet 😉

Jessica wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Louise wrote: "Jessica wrote: "Ok guys...I am feeling a little lost..first timer... And not understanding how this works..."

Hi Jessica the main aim of towers is to..."

As long as the characters are important to the book and have some sort of dialogue they can be used.

3 Days into the challenge and we have a number of books completed.

@Geri please check the edition for Against the Currant, the page count of the edition you have shelved is different to the one linked on the sheet.

@Skye please add The Lightning-Struck Heart to your TT Shelf with a read date.

@Dawn please add options on how your book might work for the mini

Amy the book-bat wrote: "I added When the Sky Fell on Splendor to the spreadsheet, but when I hover over the title link, it show Rebecca by Daphne Du Mauri..."

The link when I hover over it shows Lessons in Chemistry.

I know that this is a glitch that the Captains have spotted but as long as the link takes you to the book page it isn't a major problem.
:)

Beth wrote: "OK, so I read a book, then either

1) Add it to the tracking spreadsheet and suggest some places it could work

2) Post here like this:


Title: [book:The Activist..."

Yep that's right. If you are using the spreadsheet to post books and have read a book that needs a verified word count you can do this by adding a comment to the sheet.

Jessica wrote: "Ok guys...I am feeling a little lost..first timer... And not understanding how this works..."

Hi Jessica the main aim of towers is to read books. We have a minimum of 223 books a month to read as a team.
We do have a mini running alongside but there is no need to worry about this as every book read will slot in the mini somewhere.

Catsalive wrote: "Maritza wrote: "Finished my first book. Will try to update ss.
I could not update Rainbow tracking. So added to main book tracking. Book fits RT04"

I thought we were only meant to fill the main pa..."

Maritza wrote: "Finished my first book. Will try to update ss.
I could not update Rainbow tracking. So added to main book tracking. Book fits RT04"

Only the main sheet is to be completed, the we as Cap/Co-caps will update the other tabs.

Beth wrote: "I'm squinting at this to see if it's green enough:

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That’s difficult, I’ll check with the other caps 😉

Beth wrote: "I finished a children's book (59K words, from ARread) but I think it's not orange enough to be a color:

Do you want us to post books here as well as in the spread..."

Definitely not orange enough might work for black though.
Completion post can be done here or in the spreadsheet. 😀

Maritza wrote: "Morning guys, I started reading the following for bright red.
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That looks good

Nistha wrote: "Amy the book-bat wrote: "I am looking for some horror recommendations for books under 250 pages. If anyone has any ideas, I would appreciate them... can be novels, manga/graphic novels, poetry, wha..."

Ooh I enjoyed House of Hollow

Amy the book-bat wrote: "Louise wrote: "🌈 Mini News - Rainbows 🌈
You’ve all probably looked at the mini and thought OMG where do I start. Not to worry, we have a plan. One of the task is to build a rainbow of 18 books and..."

We have two Amy’s on the team, I was referring to Tress of the Emerald Sea

Maritza wrote: "Good Morning Guys,
I started BOM and - Does this fit any color? Teal?"

Fabulous, I’m going to start it later. Currently reading .

looks Grey 😞

Emma (M) wrote: "Louise, just want to let you know that I can’t link books in the spreadsheet as that functionality is missing on my iPad.

When I finish the book I can post the links in this chat if it helps?"

As long as the book is on your shelf we can grab the link from there. 😉

And we can begin. Well 10 minutes ago

Skye Blue ☆*~ﾟლ(´ڡ`ლ)~*☆ wrote: "color question

Is violet a light purple?Blind Man's Wolf is 44.3% 2c2436 violet and has + another 42.4 more labled other violets

would it count somewhere for the rainbow?"

I agree with Karen it looks bright purple. I tend to steer clear of tineye unless a challenge specifically asks that it’s used. If in doubt post the cover here and we can make a team decision 😀