VNerdbooks’s Comments (group member since Jul 04, 2014)

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

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "My notifications aren't working for this specific thread which is a little on the highly annoying side.... so glad I popped in to check out the activity ;).."

Same!! What is going on with this damn site??

V is fine, that's what most people call me anyway on here 😊

🌍 Where are you journeying from? South Wales UK

💖 A book, author, or genre that’s always “preciousss” to you?

I am such a mood reader that I have a different favourite author or book every week lol, but if I was pushed I'd say someone like Nora Roberts or Tiffany D Jackson. I am also pretty much an exclusive audio reader, so my precious is probably going to be a narrator, and that would be the goddess that is January Lavoy 🥰

🍫 Optional snack check: if you were bringing second breakfast for the road, what’s in your pack?

I am one of the weirdos that doesn't like chocolate or cakes/biscuits etc, I mean ... it's ok, but if I could never eat it again for the rest of my life I wouldn't care 🤷🏻 I would however, fight you for a tub of Pringles

🧿“Who is your favourite villain… and why is it obviously Me, Sauron?”

I LOVE a female serial killer, so Deanna Madden from 6E or Gretchen from the Chelsea Cain series

💍 Which unread book on your shelf whispers to you most like the Ring?

I haven't read or watched Lord of the Rings which I *think* this is alluding to?? And I'm also assuming that it is that little weird goblin thing? In conclusion I think you mean what book do I love the most? In which case please refer to question 2 🥰 (I think I got away with that)

🌋Which books/characters did you feel like throwing into Mount Doom?

🥾What’s your favourite real-life walk… and why is it clearly the Road to Mordor?

I live in South Wales, so we have lots of mountains and trails to walk, it is beautiful and green, however this is because it rains for about 350 days a year 😭

🎒 Would you survive the Tongariro Alpine Crossing carrying Sam’s cookware set and Frodo’s the Mighty Lord Sauron's Ring?

Umm wut???? 🤷🏻 I'm a weakling so ....no??

⚔️ If you needed rescuing, which literary character(s) would you choose would you choose the Nazgûls, the Balrog or the Orcs?

🤷🏻 I have no idea what they are so I'll choose the one that sounds badass and go with Balrog???

Hi everyone, checking in quick as I'm in work 🤫 back later for a chat

Thanks everyone for a fun challenge, TT is always so much fun.
Sorry for being MIA for a few days, had a family emergency, so been in and out of hospital a lot.
I was coming to update my 2 books I'd finished lol I knew it was ending soon, so I just missed it 🤦🏻

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Caught Up
Navessa Allen
Book 2 of Into Darkness
Narration: Teddy Hamilton
Date read 4 August
Rating ⭐⭐⭐✨

N/A - Navessa Allen
C - Caught Up
N/J/T - Nico "Junior" Trocci (he is known by both Nico and Junior)
L/M - Lauren Marchetti
R - Ryan
T - Taylor
A - Aly
J -Josh

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Guess Again
Charlie Donlea
Pages 343
Date read 4 August
Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐

How it fits
Character Christian Malone chp 1 "just a tech guy from California.....I escaped silicone valley and live here now" also helps later on in the story with computer tech stuff - owns/owned a billion dollar company called CramCase

Spell out
G - Guess Again
C/D - Charlie Donlea
M - Christian Malone
E / H - Ethan Hall
P/K - Pete Kramer
M/J - Maddie Jacobson
M/J - Mark Jones
G/F - Geraldine Feck

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Chained
Evangeline Anderson
Pages 382
Date read 4 August
Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐

How it fits
Character visits a Spa - "it had been so exciting and interesting and different checking into what a mounted to a five-star alien spa..." (17% chp 7) Maggie & Kor

Spell out
E/A Evangeline Anderson
C - Chained
K - Kor
M - Maggie
X - Xandra
N - Nina
R - Reddix
D - Donald

just finished mine, currently in court (working, not actually IN court lol)

My 2 I have just finished have a person that works in IT in one book, and someone visiting a Spa.l in the other.

I'll post completion posts soon, just thought I'd let you know 🙂

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When the Wolf Comes Home
Nat Cassidy
Pages 304
Date read 27 July
Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐✨

Spell out
W - When the Wolf Comes Home
N/C - Nat Cassidy
J - Jess
K - Kiddo
P - Pete
M/S - Michael Santos
L/V - Lana Vaynburg
C - Cookie
B - Bob Bradford
M/D Mona Dahl

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Shadowed
Evangeline Anderson
Brides of the Kindred book #8
Pages 366
Date read 31 July
Rating ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐

Spell out
S - Shadowed
E/A Evangeline Anderson
K - Kat
O/L - Olivia/Liv
M/J Maggie Jordan
N - Nina
R - Reddix
Y - Darren
X - Xandra

I didn't even notice Pho until I searched for the words 😂

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Before I Let Go
Kennedy Ryan
Date read 22 July
Pages 391
Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Food:
Pho - "seated at her kitchen counter with an open laptop and a bowl of pho in front of her" (chp 16. 41%)

Spell out:
B - Before I Let Go
K / R - Kennedy Ryan
H - Hendrix
S - Soledad
D - Deja
V - Vashti
K - Kassim
M / L - Mark Lancaster
J / W - Josiah Wade
Y / W - Yasmen Wade

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Exiled
Evangeline Anderson
Brides of the Kindred book #7
Date read 19 July
Pages 371
Rating ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Spell out:
E - Exiled
A - Evangeline Anderson
L - Lissa
S - Saber
D - Draven
B - Baird
O - Olivia
M - Merrick
K - Kat
X - Xairn


B

Welp finished 5 mins to midnight 💪🏻

Completion post for Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Narration Julia Whelan
date read 16 July
Pages 352
rating 4.5 ⭐

I'm on the app so can't post book cover as I'm off to bed 😔

Will come back with the rest of the spell out letters but quickly iff the top of my head
V / F - Vanessa Ford
J / G - Joan Goodwin

It was bloody gorgeous 🥰 5 stars. BUT it is super character driven, and v slow, like it builds, but I can understand some people saying they were bored.
The writing, and some of the sentences were just beautiful. I listened to the audio though, so I think the narration also bumped it up for me

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Pursued
Evangeline Anderson
Pages 567
Date read 13 July

Spell out:
P - Pursued
E / A - Evangeline Anderson
M - Merrick
K - Kat
L - Lissa
O - Olivia
S - Sophia
N - Nadiah
R - Rast
D - Draven
N - Nadire
J - Jonquil

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Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
V.E. Schwab
Narrators: Julia Whelan, Katie Leung, Marisa Calin
Pages 535
Date read 13 July

Spell out:
B - Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil
V - V.E. Schwab
J / W Julia Whelan
K / L - Katie Leung
M / C - Marisa Calin
S - Sabine
M - Maria
A - Alice
C - Charlotte

E, what is the start date of the new month? I'm holding back a couple of my shorter books I've read as I've noticed I'm close to my limit again (not sure what is happening to me 😭) so I'm going to log my longer reads, I think the one I'm reading now is 500+

congratulations Keely 🎉🎉