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

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

Melindam wrote: "TARGETING INFO:

TROJANS Supergroup

Game: Trojans vs Mythics - Round 4

Targets to be attacked:

B2, B5, B7, D6, D9, E8, F9, G3, H9, I4"

Mythics Supergroup

Game: Mythics vs Trojans

Targets missed: B2, D6, E8, H9

Targets hit:
B5 - Feminist
B7 - Science
D9 - Space Opera
F9 - Urban Fantasy
G3 - Paranormal
I4 - History

I managed to pick this up on kindle for £0.99

BOM Alert

The final BOM of TT is starts 2nd August. Head on over to the Discussion Thread to volunteer for DQs

@Jax please add It Ended Badly: Thirteen of the Worst Breakups in History to your TT shelf

@Robin please add The Reckless Kind to your TT shelf.

Volunteering for Circe

Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Louise wrote: "@Erin please add Last Act to your TT shelf.

@Jax please add It Ended Badly: Thirteen of the Worst Breakups in History to your TT shelf."

It's showing ..."

I can see it there but no read date.

@Erin please add Last Act to your TT shelf.

@Jax please add It Ended Badly: Thirteen of the Worst Breakups in History to your TT shelf.

Warship spots are claimed for the week

On the back of what Vicky has said a few pointers with regards to “claiming” slots.

Each book read will need to fit a mini task or be used in the super mini, with that in mind books may be moved and slotted where they best fit.

Urania:
We can either build
1 chain of 16 or a combination of chains with a minimum of 4 books.

Polyhymnia:
We will ask for books beginning and ending with certain letters once we have one to build from

Erato:
These need to be creative so ideally different pairs. The same book can be read by two different team members.

Calliope:
The muses want to see variety and not all BOM’s

Just to clarify with series chains:

They don't have to be read in order, but there can't be any gaps. #3 #4 #5 #6 is fine but #4 #5 #7 #8 wouldn't be.

They can start at any point and we can have as many chains as we want as long as there are at least 4 books in the chain.

Stacey wrote: "I may be too late, and I won’t be able to update the spreadsheet. But a Character went to jail for murder"

Good morning everyone and Happy Saturday. Just finalising the monster mini before working out my plan for the day

•Attack game: Mythics vs Aegeans

Target 1: I6 - 6books to defend
Origin
Hidden Mate
Light from Uncommon Stars
Magic Shifts
Wild Sign
Summoned to Thirteenth Grave

Target 2: B7 - 5books to attack
Ariadne
Ariadne
Ariadne
Ariadne
My Brother Michael

Number of books banked: 0
Number of banked books used: 1

• Defence game: Mythics v Trojans

Defense 1 - B5 - 2books to defend
Princess: A True Story of Life Behind the Veil in Saudi Arabia
Plain Bad Heroines

Defence 2 - H6 - 2books to defend
Northanger Abbey
The Death of Mrs. Westaway

Defence 3 - G3 - 7 books to defend
Under the Whispering Door
The Witch's Heart
The Witch's Heart
The Witch's Heart
The Wicked King
The Casquette Girls
The Mane Event

Number of books banked: 0
Number of banked books used: 1

H4 - Tails
J2 - Heads
F2 - Tails

On it

Vicky wrote: "Just finished Last Tang Standing, so there's another monster down whenever anyone has a chance!"

Will go and sort

Cat wrote: "Wowsers! That's a positive barrage!"

I’m just going to hide below deck

Melindam wrote: "Targeting Info:

Trojans Supergroup

Game: Trojans vs Mythics - Round 3

Targets to be attacked:

B6, C2, D3, D8, E3, E6, G6, G9, H3, I6"

Targets Missed: C2; D3; E6; H3
Targets Hit
B6 - Paranormal
D8 - Paranormal
E3 - Classic
G6 - Contemporary
G9 - MM
I6 - Greece

Targeting Info:
Supergroup making the post:Team Mythics
Which game: Mythics vs Aegeans
Targets to be attacked:

A8, C4, D9, E6, F3, F9, H6, I5, I7, J6

DQs - Day 5 - June 20th
"With Skadi gone, ..."

“The ending doesn’t matter. What matters is how we get there. To face what’s ahead with as much dignity as we can muster and make the most of the time we have left.”

21. I was pleasantly surprised by the ending. It had a very hopeful feel to it, even though almost everyone ended up dying. Also I was so happy Boda and Skadi finally got together even if only for a little while. What did you think of the last parts of the book?

I liked the ending, it tied up all the loose ends

22. I mostly enjoyed the book overall, although it wasn’t quite what I expected. I have now moved Norse Mythology to the top of my TBR because this book made me realize how little I know on the subject and how much I want to learn. What did you think of the book? Glad you read it? Or just happy to get the points and move on?
I’ve always enjoyed Mythology retellings whether in book form or movie.

23. So many interesting themes in this book. As a new mom, I was most drawn to the theme of mother’s love, but there were so many others: fate vs. free will, forgiveness, death/rebirth, friendship, sacrifice, etc etc. Did any of the themes resonate with you?
I think the one that most resonated with me was forgiveness and friendship. To carry a grudge is more harmful to yourself than to forgive the person that has wronged you, and although you may have many “friends” true friends expect nothing in return.

24. I really enjoyed reading about Boda’s children and their relationships with each other and their parents, for better or worse. Which character or relationship did you enjoy reading about the most?
I enjoyed them all equally in their own way

25. My very favorite part of the whole book was when Boda was finally reunited with her sons and got to say goodbye to them. Did you have a favorite quote or scene?
The part that to save her daughter Boda had to sacrifice her heart, by doing so she ensured her story lived on.

Calliope
The books must have been read before the start of the mini.