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

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

Day 1 DQs

1. At the very beginning we are hit with a chilling image and as Officer Marius is descending into the basement looking for one of the little girls he "...becomes aware of the room. Glancing around, he realizes what it's been used for. He's disgusted." What do you think this room was used for?

Possibly a room where someone had been tortured.

2. We get brief look at what happens to Laura before Thulin and Hess get called out to the scene. While looking over the body and the garden Thulin notices a chestnut doll and has an odd reaction to it. "It's a simple doll consisting of two spheres and four sticks, but briefly, for some reason she can't explain, it makes Thulin's heart stop." Why do you think she had a strong reaction? Could it be a repressed memory?
Thulin seems very independent, the sight of the chestnut doll definitely triggered some sort of memory.

3. Speaking of Thulin and Hess. I'm a bit put off by the both of them. Thulin seems to think homicide is boring and Hess just seems to not give a flying rat's behind about anything. What do you think of our MCs so far?
I like both character’s Thulin doesn’t feel appreciated i he role, Nylander needs to do something about this. Hess has obviously been demoted and is waiting for something better.

4. Then we have Rosa and Steen, the parents of Kristine who is missing and presumed dead. They each have a different way of handling their grief. Rosa has thrown herself into her work as a politician and Steen is drowning his sorrows in alcohol. As a parent it's really hard to imagine losing a child. How do you think you would handle losing your child? Do you think their reactions are typical for parents who have lost a child?
Everyone deals with unexpected grief differently, and how it’s handled as a family unit can make or break that family.

5. Do you think Kristine Hartung is still alive? Or is it a cruel joke being played on her parents? Why or why not?
Not sure, I’d like to believe she is.

Melindam wrote: "Joanne wrote: "Have you guys watched Tatiana Maslany's TV show, Orphan Black?"

No. And to own the truth, I never knew about the lady before listening to this book.

However, I just checked out [bo..."
I really enjoyed this series

The Savior by J.R. Ward
Date Read: 11/19
Pages: 416

Sins:
Wrath - Brown Cover
Vanity - Top Shelf: Contemporary
Gluttony - more than 12 books in series

Mini
T - Title
S - Title
W - Author LN

Added to Word List

We need:
A - 4 2
D - 4 3
E - 7 4
I - 2
L - 5 4
N - 4 3
O - 3 2
R - 2
S - 2
T - 2 1
V - 2 1
W - 2 1
Y - 1

Larken by S.G. Rogers
Date Read: 11/18
Pages: 164

Sins:
Vanity - Purple Cover
Gluttony - MPG Historical Romance

Mini
L - Title
S - Author FN
R - Author LN
G - Series - Graceling Hall
B - Character - Brandon King
K - Character - Brandon King
M - Character - Myles

Kaley wrote: "We’re not allowed to use character names for spell it out? Yikes!

So we can use bad book recs for the spell-it-out as well to get extra points? Just want to make sure I’m understanding correctly. ..."

Checked the Captain’s thread, nothing has been mentioned about character names being excluded. I’ll update the post above.

Bad book rec’s can be used in either the lust mini challenge or the Envy Mini Challenge not both.

A Gentle Reminder
We have had some instances where books have been posted after check in and after deadline. Please check this thread for the countdown until the next round begins.

So as to give LaurLa and myself a chance to double check everything and check-in before the deadline please make sure that all books are posted at least an hour before. If you are going to be close to deadline, let us know.

If you are reading a bad book rec’ please add the name of the person who recommended it so we can check these in quickly.

🙂

Spell Out please :)

Envy Mini Challenge
We get 5 points per letter.
We get an additional 7 points for words of 7 letters or more
We can have 1 unfinished word.

Spell Out Letters:
Title - Can include or exclude articles
Author First Name
Author Last Name
Series Name
Character Name


When posting please indicate all options, especially if there is more than one author.

So as to maximise points taking into consideration bad book rec’s.
These are our best options:
Innovated (9 letters)
Enslaved (8 letters)
Stallion (8 letters)
Yellowed (8 letters)
Rewarder (8 letters)

Allowed
Invalid
Install
Stellar
Steward
Wallets
Villain

Megan wrote: "
Book: Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Pages: 431
Date Read: 11/14
Sin: Envy - young adult"

The deadline for week 6 has passed

Thank you both, I got finished earlier than expected.

Checking us in 😊

I rushed to finish this book and wow, thoroughly enjoyed it. I really hope we get a sequel to see if they find a cure to the TOX.

LaurLa wrote: "I just posted prince. Also works for greed."

Great, are you able to check us in before deadline. I don’t think I’ll be around.