Catsalive’s Comments (group member since Feb 05, 2022)

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

Steven wrote: "Alysa H, I love the NOPE and CANT idea. I’d throw in PASS, NEXT, and even YIKES. Lol

Sophie, any chance you want to add some Skip terminology to the rules? lol!"

ARGH! maybe 😂

Skipping 'Task: Read a book where the audio version is between 6 hours and 7 hours long' - they're mostly longer or shorter

H- Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost 25/1 3★
E- Eta Draconis by Brendan Ritchie 27/1 3★
L- Lands of Nowhere by Shannah Jay 21/1 5★
P- The Price of Wisdom by Shannah Jay 23/1 5★

(options: title, series, author, character f/l/nickname, narrator, translator)

Task: Read a book that is in the Amazon 2015 bestsellers (http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/...)
Ugh! It's nearly all colouring-in books.

East: even pages
H- Hangman by Jack Heath 16/1 3★
E- Ethan - Moonlight Over Manhattan by Sarah Morgan 8/1 3★
L- Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton 10/1 2★
P- Postern of Fate by Agatha Christie 19/1 3★

Just checking that we are to complete each itinerary in order from 1-8. I think that's what is meant above.

by Alice Kimberly 3/12 2.5★ 281p
by J.D. Robb 3/12 3★ 446p
by Shelby Van Pelt 3/12 3★ 360p
by Richard Osman 5/12 5★ 432p
by Neil Gaiman 5/12 3★ 281p
by Charles Dickens 6/12 5★ 162p
by Marie Force 7/12 1★ 320p
by J.D. Robb 8/12 3★ 361p
by Dawn Lindsey 9/12 1★ 224p
by Debbie Macomber 9/12 1★ 256p
by Parini Shroff 10/12 3★ 352p
by Mary O'Hara 11/12 5★ 349p
by Nevada Barr 12/12 3.5★ 264p
by Martha Wells 12/12 5★ 152p
by Rick Yancey 13/12 1★ 460p
by Roisin Meaney 13/12 4★ 335p
by Cesca Major 14/12 5★ 384p
by Mary Ann Shaffer 15/12 5★ 277p
by Julia Quinn 16/12 1.5★ 377p
by Dana Stabenow 16/12 2.5★ 240p
by Joanne Fluke 17/12 2★ 344p
by Jenny Oliver 18/12 3.5★ 384p
by Enid Blyton 19/12 4.5★ 217p
by Enid Blyton 19/12 3.5★ 185p
by Enid Blyton 19/12 4★ 154p
by Enid Blyton 20/12 4★ 156p
by Enid Blyton 20/12 4★ 192p
by Enid Blyton 21/12 3.5★ 159p
by Enid Blyton 21/12 4★ 153p
by David Kennard 22/12 3.5★ 192p
by Enid Blyton 22/12 4★ 151p
by Enid Blyton 22/12 4★ 194p
by Natasha Lester 24/12 4★ 272p
by Kerry Greenwood 25/12 3.5★ 272p
by Nevil Shute 25/12 4.5★ 312p
by Garth Nix 26/12 4★ 328p
by Terry Pratchett 26/12 5★ 157p
by Ngaio Marsh 27/12 2.5★ 245p
by Barbara Pym 27/12 3★ 231p
by Enid Blyton 28/12 4★ 169p
by Enid Blyton 28/12 4★ 176p
by Enid Blyton 29/12 3.5★ 176p
by Pamela Cox 29/12 2★ 240p
by Martha Wells 30/12 3.5★ 256p
by Ngaio Marsh 30/12 2.5★ 190p
by Jo Nesbø 31/12 3.5★ 550p

Pages: 12520

Current total: 1,862,019

Just signed up for easy https://maze.meic.dev/maze/152/

Aah! That all makes perfect sense now. Sign-up form completed :0)

Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Catsalive wrote: "I'll play, but there's no sheet for entering books on the SS, just the list of tasks."

Once you sign up we create you an individual sheet to enter your books :)

(looks like this..."

Got it. I went to make a copy & realised that's probably what you'd do. I was too impatient :0)

I'll play. I'll play, but there's no sheet for entering books on the SS, just the list of tasks.

A-Z Authors
26/26
(XZ in word)

A: Artemis by Andy Weir 11/1 1★
B: Down Under by Bill Bryson 1/1 4★
C: And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie 7/1 4★
D: The Sisters by Dervla McTiernan 10/2 4★
E: Beware the Past by Joy Ellis 2/2 4★
F: Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost 25/1 3★
G: A Decline in Prophets by Sulari Gentill 14/1 5★
H: If Only They Could Talk by James Herriot 2/1 4★
I: The Man with the Golden Gun by Ian Fleming 22/2 2.5★
J: Goodbye, Mr. Chips by James Hilton 2/1 5★
K: The Rainbow Trail by Kathleen Gooding 3/2 2.5★
L: Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton 10/1 2★
M: Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes 3/1 2★
N: Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year by Joanna Nell 15/1 4★
O: Lost Souls by Jenny O'Brien 16/2 3★
P: Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs 6/2 4★
Q: Mrs. Plansky's Revenge by Spencer Quinn 22/6 3.5★
R: Seduction in Death by J.D. Robb 17/1 4★
S: Deadman's Track by Sarah Barrie 4/12 3★
T: The Carpet People by Terry Pratchett 25/2 5★
U: The Sands Of Windee by Arthur W. Upfield 9/7 3.5★
V: The Secret French Recipes of Sophie Valroux by Samantha Verant 14/2 3★
W: Witch King by Martha Wells 5/1 2★
X: Breaking Creed by AleX Kava 27/1 3★
Y: Scarlet Lies by Lani Wendt Young 1/4 2★
Z: Starter Villain by John ScalZi 29/2 4.5★

Around the World 2024

Around the World 2024
SS: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...
7/8

Travel Itinerary #17: 6/8
1. Saarbruecken (DE) - Ufa (RU) Read a book where the page numbers add to 20 (i.e. 345 pages = 3+4+5 = 12) - 3+9+8=20
Down Under by Bill Bryson 1/1 4★
2. Ufa (RU) - Kaohsiung (TW) Read a book that was originally published between 2011 and 2015 - 2011
A Decline in Prophets by Sulari Gentill 14/1 5★
3. Kaohsiung (TW) - Kona(US) Read a book where the first word of the text is One
Tenebrak, the Founding by Shannah Jay 24/1 3★
4. Kona (US) - Gunnison (US) Read a book whose author died this year - 22/4/23
Handling Edna by Barry Humphries 1/5 4★
5. Gunnison (US) - Madeira (PT) Read a book where the title starts with the letter Q
Quest by Shannah Jay 20/1 5★
6. Madeira (PT - Madinah (SA) Read a book where a character is a ghost
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence 13/1 3.5★
7. Madinah (SA) - Glasgow (GB) Read a book first published in July
Deadman's Track by Sarah Barrie 4/12 3★
8. Glasgow (GB) - Saarbruecken (DE) Read a book with the word magic, sorcery, enchant or divine (plurals are acceptable) in the title

New 2 U Authors 2024
Duration: January 1, 2024 - December 31, 2024
Level: Devil May Care
Read: 113

1. Goodbye, Mr. Chips by James Hilton 2/1 5★
2. Moonlight Over Manhattan by Sarah Morgan 8/1 3★
3. Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton 10/1 2★
4. The Book That Wouldn’t Burn by Mark Lawrence 13/1 3.5★
5. Hangman by Jack Heath 16/1 3★
6. One Italian Summer by Lori Nelson Spielman 24/1 3★
7. Halfway to the Grave by Jeaniene Frost 25/1 3★
8. Breaking Creed by Alex Kava 27/1 3★
9. Eta Draconis by Brendan Ritchie 27/1 3★
10. Beware the Past by Joy Ellis 2/2 4★
11. The Rainbow Trail by Kathleen Gooding 3/2 2.5★
12. Spider Woman's Daughter by Anne Hillerman 4/2 3.5★
13. The Running Man by Stephen King 5/2 3★
14. A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia by Robert Whyte, Greg Anderson 8/2 5★
15. The Sisters by Dervla McTiernan 10/2 4★
16. The Secret French Recipes of Sophie Valroux by Samantha Verant 14/2 3★
17. This is Going to Hurt: Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor by Adam Kay 15/2 3.5★
18. Lost Souls by Jenny O'Brien 16/2 3★
19. Firefly Lane by Kristin Hannah 17/2 2.5★
20. Spring Clean for the Peach Queen by Sasha Wasley 19/2 4.5★
21. The Man with the Golden Gun by Ian Fleming 22/2 2.5★
22. Antiques Disposal by Barbara Allan 1/3 2★
23. A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World by C.A. Fletcher 2/3 3.5★
24. The Red Book by Deborah Copaken Kogan 5/3 1.5★
25. The Devil On Horseback by Victoria Holt 7/3 2.5★
26. Lord Freddie's First Love by Patricia Bray 8/3 2.5★
27. The Red Carnelian by Phyllis A. Whitney 8/3 2.5★
28. Summer at the Comfort Food Café by Debbie Johnson 11/3 5★
29. The Unexpected Guest by Hania Allen 22/3 3.5★
30. Hades by Candice Fox 26/3 4★
31. I'm a Fool to Kill You by Robert J. Randisi 28/3 1.5★
32. While You Were Reading by Ali Berg & Michelle Kalus 29/3 3★
33. Picnic in Someday Valley by Jodi Thomas 30/3 2★
34. Scarlet Lies by Lani Wendt Young 1/4 2★
35. The Oyster Catcher by Jo Thomas 4/4 3.5★
36. Death of a Bookseller by Alice Slater 5/4 1.5★
37. The House of Sorrowing Stars by Beth Cartwright 7/4 2.5★
38. Things She Would Have Said Herself by Catherine Therese 8/4 3★
39. August Falling by Les Zig 16/4 3.5★
40. Written in Dead Wax by Andrew Cartmel 17/4 3.5★
41. Etta and Otto and Russell and James by Emma Hooper 24/4 3.5★
42. Eeny Meeny by M.J. Arlidge 26/4 4★
43. Handling Edna by Barry Humphries 1/5 4★
44. Scrublands by Chris Hammer 4/5 4★
45. Girl Reading by Katie Ward 6/5 2.5★
46. The Dog Stars by Peter Heller 15/5 2★
47. Unspoken by Lisa Jackson 25/5 2★
48. Family Matters by Ellie O'Neill 29/5 3★
49. The Malevolent Seven by Sebastien de Castell 2/6 3★
50. Mayo Street by Peter Fitzpatrick 4/6 4.5★
51. Near Neighbours by Molly Clavering 6/6 4.5★
52. Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley 8/6 4★
53. The Broken Spine by Dorothy St. James 9/6 2.5★
54. The Seven Imperfect Rules of Elvira Carr by Frances Maynard 15/6 2.5★
55. Murder at Redwood Cove by Janet Finsilver 17/6 3★
56. Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman by Alan Rickman, Alan Taylor 21/6 2★
57. N'Tsuk by Yves Thériault 23/6 3★
58. Paris Time Capsule by Ella Carey 29/6 3★
59. The Little Flower Shop by Lori Foster 1/7 2★
60. Three Little Truths by Eithne Shortall 8/7 3★
61. The Night Whistler by Greg Woodland 28/7 4.5★
62. Away with the Penguins by Hazel Prior 5/8 4★
63. A Couple of Things Before the End by Sean O'Beirne 15/8 3★
64. Murder in G Major by Alexia Gordon 18/8 4★
65. A Secret Passion by Sophia Nash 19/8 2★
66. Wicked Pleasure by Nina Bangs 20/8 1★
67. Grumpy Old Men: The Secret Diary by Stuart Prebble 21/8 3★
68. Lost Hills by Lee Goldberg 31/8 3★
69. The Secret Life of Flying by Jeremy Burfoot 1/9 4★
70. After the Worst Has Happened by Richard Gosling 2/9 4.5★
71. The Mysterious Bakery On Rue De Paris by Evie Gaughan 3/9 3★
72. Glenrock by Lee Christine 11/9 4★
73. The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta Magnusson 23/9 4★
74. Maidens of the Cave by Lloyd Devereux Richards 24/9/24 2★
75. The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson 25/9 3.5★
76. Judgement Day by Mali Waugh 5/10 3.5★
77. The Air Raid Book Club by Annie Lyons 7/10 4★
78. The Dry by Jane Harper 8/10 5★
79. Murderously Sweet by Kate Bell 9/10 1★
80. Always By Your Side by Julie Haworth 10/10 2★
81. The Fine Art of Murder by Emily Barnes 11/10 2★
82. Outrider by Mark Wales 12/10 3★
83. The Door-to-Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn 14/10 3.5★
84. The Bookshop Book by Jen Campbell 19/10 4★
85. Mrs Sinclair's Suitcase by Louise Walters 21/10 2★
86. The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton 25/10 3★
87. The Torrent by Dinuka McKenzie 26/10 4★
88. Alien Earth by Megan Lindholm 27/10 4★
89. Homecoming by Isabel Ashdown 28/10 3★
90. Pumpkin Spice Peril by Jenn McKinlay 2/11 2.5★
91. Gone with the Wool by Betty Hechtman 3/11 2.5★
92. Reading Between the Crimes by Kate Young 3/11 2★
93. Legends & Lattes by Travis Baldree 4/11 4★
94. Death Overdue by Allison Brook 5/11 3★
95. Just One Damned Thing After Another by Jodi Taylor 11/11 3.5★
96. The Big Time by Fritz Leiber 14/11 1★
97. Bluestocking Bride by Elizabeth Thornton 14/11 2★
98. The Seven Year Slip by Ashley Poston 16/11 3.5★
99. In Five Years by Rebecca Serle 17/11 3★
100. Lula Dean's Little Library of Banned Books by Kirsten Miller 20/11 4★
101. Mistletoe and Mischief by Patricia Wynn 24/11 2★
102. Big Man and the Burn-Out by Clayton Bess 25/11 1.5★
103. Little Bookshop of Murder by Maggie Blackburn 25/11 2★
104. The Book Charmer by Karen Hawkins 27/11 2★
105. Portrait of Jennie by Robert Nathan 28/11 4★
106. A Slow Fire Burning by Paula Hawkins 30/11 4★
107. O' Artful Death by Sarah Stewart Taylor 2/12 2★
108. Sheltered by Melody Horrill 7/12 5★
109. The Wattle Seed Inn by Leonie Kelsall 10/12 4★
110. The Subway Stops at Bryant Park by N. West Moss 13/12 3★
111. Blob by Frieda Wishinsky 15/12 3★
112. Red Notice by Andy McNab 18/12 2.5★
113. Two Steps Forward by Anne Buist 22/12 4.5★

Still awaiting my reserve to come in. I don't think I'll have it in time for the Wheel :0(

Elisabeth wrote: "Up and Out? Or maybe Up, Over and Out.

Darn. I just came across yodelling ."

Me too 😂

Completed at msg 32.

by Maeve Haran 1/11 3★ 368p
by Terry Pratchett 3/11 5★ 288p
by Meredith Appleyard 5/11 3.5★ 418p
by Josh Malerman 6/11 3.5★ 293p
by Terry Pratchett 7/11 4★ 410p
by Louise Penny 8/11 3★ 456p
by Spud Talbot-Ponsonby 9/11 3★ 320p
by Kat French 11/11 3★ 336p
by Andrea Camilleri 11/11 2★ 272p
by Sophie Beaumont 13/11 4★ 335p
by Robert Jordan 14/11 3★ 989p
by Kaz Cooke 16/11 5★ 352p
by Judy Sheehan 16/11 2★ 278p
by Ann Cleeves 17/11 3.5★ 382p
by Ngaio Marsh 17/11 3★ 214p
by Jenny Boyd,Holly George-Warren 18/11 3★ 322p
by L.R. Lam 19/11 1★ 432p
by Rachael Lucas 20/11 3★ 343p
by Terry Pratchett 21/11 5★ 378p
by Sue Moorcroft 22/11 3★ 368p
by Elaine Viets 23/11 2★ 288p
by Helen Chappell 23/11 1★ 256p
by Rick Riordan 23/11 3★ 519p
by Lisa Ireland 25/11 4.5★ 368p
by Larry Dark (Ed.) 26/11 3★ 364p
by Anna Sewell 26/11 5★ 245p

Pages: 9594

Total: 1,728,291

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Catsalive wrote: "Is it too late to post? My last one could have gone either way by a few minutes as I wasn't watching the clock, so it can go in R4 if I've missed R3."

It will need to be R4 as ro..."

Done. Pity about the I but it does have spiritual.

Is it too late to post? My last one could have gone either way by a few minutes as I wasn't watching the clock, so it can go in R4 if I've missed R3.

Louise wrote: "Find these musical genres in your books! You need to find the exact word (see below and yodelling caveat), and you need to find ten different genres...."

We need 10 different ones by the looks.