Steven’s Comments (group member since Jan 18, 2013)

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

I'm about 20% into my book that I'm reading for empanada! Just so everyone knows. :)

I read the BOM The Tainted Cup back before release as an ARC. It was pretty good. I missed the request window for the second one.

Finished Thief of Night and marked it complete on the spreadsheet.

Going to read the rules now about Mini #1. I have kind of ignored that one. But The Society of Unknowable Objects that I'm currently reading looks like it's going to have the MC go to Hong Kong, maybe some other places, starts in London, etc

Tress of the Emerald Sea that I finished last night works for vinegar and watermelon (added notes to the planning spreadsheet).

My current read, Thief of Night, has vinegar, lobster, strawberry, banana, and bacon... also marked on the spreadsheet with notes.

If we need a vinegar now, the book I'm currently reading has it in the text :)

OOOOH the new food mini has it. I totally forgot to look at that list!!! WOOT

Judith wrote: "Steven wrote: "The tasks are my favorite thing so that makes me sad. lol"

You can go look for vinegar and ube in text. LOL"

I've found quite a few of those lately. Honestly, even after all this time, I still constantly notice vinegar, salt, potatoes, fish in books. It's like I'm still trained to make My Restaurant Rocks fish & chips. LOL

I really should have tracked those books too, for future reference if we ever do that challenge again.

The tasks are my favorite thing so that makes me sad. lol

I finished my book Tress of the Emerald Sea just now. I’ve marked it on the spreadsheet as finished but when I get to my computer in the morning I’ll go back in and add character initials etc

Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Steven wrote: "Feeling much better this morning but still have swollen spots and pain. Ick. Sleeping was a TASK with the stings LOL"

Ugh I can't imagine. Those are miserable little creatures."

Right? I hate that I had to kill them because we need bees and their pollinator services, but multiple people that come to our house on a regular basis are highly allergic. And they are in a high traffic area. How it took this long for them to go nuts and swarm is beyond me, considering all the people in and out of that area already.

Feeling much better this morning but still have swollen spots and pain. Ick. Sleeping was a TASK with the stings LOL

I just mowed the front yard (I mowed the back yard on Friday before we had a storm)... and was swarmed and stung by yellow jackets. I hate those little winged demon f*#&%rs so much. OUCH. :( :( :(

Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Hm, I can take some Gorgonzola in small doses but it's not my favorite. Another cheese seems to be completed, that was fast switch of the cheeses this time. Nice we had some O's, and N and Z on res..."

I am not a gorgonzola fan either, or really any type of bleu or stinky cheese.

Judith wrote: "Steven, I’ll accept that for soccer/football.

Erin, this is my first read of Boy’s life and it’s great so far. I’ve read a bunch of the author’s other books though"

woooot. I'll add that info to the spreadsheet then :)

Question for the captains:

the book I finished last night has a guy describing the events of a day 17 years prior, and he mentions him and another kid at the time playing soccer. Does that qualify for the "playing football/soccer" task for Germany on Mini3, or does it need to be a person playing it in the present of the story?

Lexi wrote: "You did and I missed it, thank you"

No worries at all, being a captain is a LOT of work and easy to miss things! Thanks for all your hard work!!!

Lexi wrote: "Steven wrote: "Just finished the upcoming October Daye book. Now begins the long wait until next year, especially after that last reveal. *cries* It's on the spreadsheet."

Do they visit a palace i..."

Yes they do! The royal knowe, which is their palace. I made sure to tag that on the spreadsheet in the column M :)

Just finished the upcoming October Daye book. Now begins the long wait until next year, especially after that last reveal. *cries* It's on the spreadsheet.

Sophie wrote: "Good progress through Steven! Welcome back"

Thanks! I figured it was time. I can't leave it unfinished forever, and I have read so many books since then.

I lied, one more before my break lol

Task: Read a book that is book 4 in a series
HELPing

H- Hugh, character from Disturbing the Dead by Kelley Armstrong, finished 4/3/24
E- Eden, character from The Astrology House by Carinn Jade, finished 3/31/24
L- Lyla, character from One Perfect Couple by Ruth Ware, finished 3/22/24
P- Sloane Parker, character from So Thirsty by Rachel Harrison, finished 4/10/24

And, I have to backtrack,
Task: Read a book that is in the "Best Dystopian and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction" Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...)
MISSing

M-Marlee, character from Horror Movie by Paul Tremblay, finished 3/10/24
I- Ilium, character from Archangel's Lineage by Nalini Singh, finished 3/5/24
S- Sherwood Post, character from Winter Lost by Patricia Briggs, finished 2/27/24
S- Stuart Turton, author of The Last Murder at the End of the World, finished 3/1/24

Gonna take a break for a bit from digging through old books. Sorry for all of the posts in a row!