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

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

Elen wrote: "Sorry, today was so busy that I totally forgot to add to TT shelf.
I just added to my TT shelf"

Thanks, Elen! :)

✿ Claire ✿ ~ The Clever Berry wrote: "Dear captains, I notice no points were given for my BR of Magic Burns on the main spreadsheets. Could you add them? Thanks ! :)"

Fixed! Good catch! Thanks, Claire :D

Paper and Fire by Rachel Caine
Pages: 354
BOM/BR: No
Finished: 5/31/2018

Fire in title!

Real Murders by Charlaine Harris
Pages: 209
Goldenrod yellow cover for Yellow cover Potions class :)

Erin ☕ *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Yeah I was wondering that on Buddy Reads too since I joined several each month and don't always speed through them."

Buddy Reads don't have a similar rule, as they're less formal, really.

With Buddy Reads, you just need to have started/finished the book within the challenge timeframe and interacted (ie more than one comment) on the thread. :)

Mary: Harry Dresden's Love Slave wrote: "I thought I saw a TV show made out of these but now I can't remember where it was airing."

It's called Midnight, Texas and airs on NBC. Season one was last summer, and it was renewed for a season two back in February. Season one took most of the three books and condensed the story down, and the characters were quite a bit different from their book counterparts, but the few episodes I've watched were decent.

Vicki wrote: "Oh no! I didn’t know that! I’m on vacation so my reading slowed down and I have Lilac Girls and Nevermoor. So I think Lilac Girls started May 1. So would I have until May 31 or till the end of the ..."

Lilac Girls started on May 16, so you'll be fine as long as you finish it before June 16.

Stop putting so much pressure on yourself. It's a game! :D

Lauri wrote: "Dear Captains
If we don't finish a BOM in May, but participate in comments, does it still count?"

You have 30 days from the start date to finish it for it to count. So if a BOM started on May 13, you have until June 13 to finish it and make enough comments to get credit for it. :)

After the 30 days, though, you still get credit for finishing the book if you read the whole thing within the challenge dates, but no BOM bonus points.

Karishma wrote: "Steven wrote: "I'm about 17% in. Curran, I don't recall what's going on with you, but watch out for a Kate on the warpath. Syphilis, ew."

Seriously his dissappearing act and then the phone call we..."

Right? I'd have been SO PISSED had someone done that to me. And then over the next few months, not showing up at my door and talking to me in person to figure things out? bah!

Providence by Caroline Kepnes
Pages: 400
Finished 5/26/2018
no buddy read
ARC for Divination or Turquoise cover for potions

Nice job in your exam, Claire! We believe in you!

I think I'm one of the few people who finds Sirius Black extremely overrated. X) X) X)

*hides behind Protega spell*

The Hidden Oracle by Rick Riordan
376 pages
Finished 5/25/2018

PROPHECY! Chapter 33 reveals two pieces of a big prophecy that will drive the narrative of the second story. :)

Erin ☕ *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "I know right? I actually liked the movie The Secret Window, although many didn't, but that story is also in the book so I'm hoping I'll enjoy all four of them."

I liked Secret Window also! Creepy and gross, but entertaining! LOL

Erin ☕ *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "It is, but I'm hoping I find the stories interesting enough. I think The Langoliers is the longest of the four novellas, and hopefully that ends up more interesting in written form than the movie was."

Awful movie, so let's hope the story is better for sure! LOL!

"Mr Toomey!"

Erin ☕ *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "I'm planning on reading a large book for a page count goal - and also because I really just need to read it sometime - Four Past Midnight, 930 pages.

It looks like we already filled ..."

Dang that's a big one!!! :)

Mary: Harry Dresden's Love Slave wrote: "Neville Longbottom: The chubby nerd who grew up to be the hot guy."

Sonia wrote: "Okay, so, I'm up to Dresden #9, and curious enough, book #10 is 500+ pages and it has a mostly brown cover... so I guess I'm tackling that out of the way."

Three cheers for Sonia! Taking on the task no one wants AND reading Dresden again! :D

Tati wrote: "Hermione was a hat stall, you know..."

I feel like Hermione, Ron, and Harry were all other houses, put together in Gryffindor because it was where they all needed to be. :)

Steven from Team Hermione Granger here.

1. Hermione Granger (duh!) -- While I'm a true blue blooded Ravenclaw, Hermione is my favorite character by a long shot. She works hard, she studies hard, and she's consistently and constantly there for her friends. She also still finds time to fight for causes she believes in - from epic fights against Voldemort to trying to earn rights for House Elves - and lives with passion and gusto.

2. Dobby - Dobby was a brave, free house elf. He was Harry Potter's friend to the bitter end. Even when he didn't yet know him, and his master had ordered him to do otherwise, Dobby pushed the limits of what he could and couldn't do in order to do what he felt was right and protect Harry, eventually making the ultimate sacrifice to save a handful of people.

3. Molly Weasley - only the best mom ever written. She loves fiercely, protects her family and works to keep them all happy and fed and loved... and she STILL finds room in her heart for Harry when he needs a family. Plus her famous line... Not MY daughter, you B****!!!

Shout-outs to the handful of runner ups that ALMOST made it - Snape, Dumbledore, Queenie, Newt Scamander, Neville, Minerva McGonagall and Luna. :)
(Edited to swap out Molly Weasley for McGonagall... how could I forget Molly???)