Keely’s Comments (group member since Aug 30, 2013)

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

Completion Post


What the River Knows by Isabel Ibañez
Read: 16 June
Pages: 416

No task yet

Spell it out:
I - author
W - title
O - character: Inez Oliveira
E / M - character: Elvira Montenegro
H - character: Whitford Hayes
R - character: Ricardo Marquès
K - character: Kareem
F - character: Mr. Fincastle

I'm assuming that he needs a lot of help at the beginning, but learns to live without relying on other people? If so, I would say yes. If he has a full time carer or something by the end of the book, I'd say no.

You don't have to wait. Books can be started now and still be used for Round 2 :)

I finished What the River Knows this morning but I'm currently out. I'll add it when I get home and I will also finish my Poland book today.

Audrey Jane wrote: "@Keely: I already read 3 books for this challenge that contains the word 'vinegar'. I'm focused on it every since you mentioned it and now I'm lowkey hoping for a task that requires 'vinegar' ;-)"

Haha! I'm sure I found vinegar or lobster in at least one of my books and each time I still think "I need to mark this place" but then I remember we don't need it and usually the book is being read for a specific task already so it won't be banked for Mini 2.

And another Cheese is complete!! Well done team!!

We've still got quite a lot of harder letter in reserve which is great! We won't say no to more though as we never know what Cheese will be thrown at us next. Any X's will definitely be welcome!

Mini 2 Update

New Task: 69. Read a book set in the time period "Middle Ages"

I've got a couple more 650+ books lined up for TT so I can help out if we get anymore of those. I've been reading quite a bit of non-fiction for TT which hasn't been that helpful with tasks for this. I'm still keeping an eye out in case any fit though!

406 pages
612 pages
413 pages
411 pages
158 pages
368 pages
369 pages
286 pages
252 pages
342 pages
175 pages
639 pages

Current Total: 1,016,455

Mini 2 Update

New task - 68. Read a book with the word car, vehicle, bike, bicycle, truck or lorry in the title (Plurals are acceptable)

Completion Post


A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin
Read: 14 June
Pages: 1,060

Mini 2: 53. Read a book with 600+ pages

Spell it out:
A, F - Title
G, M - Author
Cersei Lannister
Jamie Lannister
Samwell Tarly
Petyr Baelish
Victarion Greyjoy
Arys Oakheart
Qyburn
Illyn Payne

Mini 1 Update

We are halfway through our 5th Itinerary. 2 more of the books we complete must be medium books. There are 2 currently being read so we should be good!

I did it!

Completion Post


A Field Guide to Happiness: What I Learned in Bhutan about Living, Loving, and Waking Up by Linda Leaming
Read: 13 June
Pages: 252

It was okay, just not my usual sort of read. Some parts were really interesting, others dragged.

Mini 1 - Set in Bhutan

Spell-it-out
A, F - Title
L - Author

Non-fiction so no characters.

I'm getting tired of chipping away at my Bhutan so I'm going to sit down after I wake up and try and finish it off.

With luck I'll be able to finish A Feast for Crows too.

Eldarwen wrote: "Keely wrote: "I could swap A Feast for Crows to that one. A fictional world is easy to find."

True true, or you know.. you could read the next one in the series? ;-)"

Oh, I will read the next in the series soon after, but I've got other books to finish first.

I could swap A Feast for Crows to that one. A fictional world is easy to find.

According to Goodreads, you are correct so I have placed it in Mini 3!

In a situation where someone met their book cap and wanted to swap a longer book out for more points, that would have to be done before the countdown ends and Month 2 begins.

Eldarwen wrote: "Guys, you really need to read the rules :-p

Yes, banked books can be used for Mini 2. No matter when they were finished during the challenge (and obviously started during the challenge)."

This goes for Cheese letters too. We can use those anytime.

The only thing the change in months really affects is a reset of individual book counts. All minis continue like they have been.

Charlotte wrote: "Keely wrote: "Mini 2 Update

New task: 51. Read a book that is on the Have Passport Will Travel list"

First book I recognized on the list was book #216 (Around the World in Eighty Days!!!

I've been meaning to read Roughing It for years which is on the first or second page. I haven't claimed it as I don't know when I would actually get around to reading it. If the task is still unclaimed in a week or so then I can read for it.