Alysa’s Comments (group member since Jun 27, 2015)

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

Less than 6 hours to go, everybody, until TT 7 is a wrap!

wren wrote: "I'm not sure if I'm going to be able to finish Empire of Storms. I'm going to try and finish it tonight but I'm falling asleep reading it."

Okay, wren! Do the best you can :)

[[ Frankie ]] wrote: "I have a third you could add for me, Alysa, if you don’t mind. It’s a shortie - but it’s better than nothing, I suppose! Here it is, finished on 12/14...
[bookcover:Alice in Blunderland: An Iridesc..."

Okay Frankie! :)

BTW, if everybody finishes everything that's on the spreadsheet, we will be at 42 books.
So it's possible to add a few more, but only a few.
@Jessi, the max is 46, right? [eta: I think Ozana might have another one or two]

If anybody thinks they won't finish something that's on the spreadsheet, please let the team know ASAP.
(I myself may be cutting it pretty close with mine! Ack! *off to go read more now...*)

Sunday 3pm EST (which is Monday 7am AEST).
Countdown is here!
https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...

If anyone thinks they'll be finishing something at the last minute, like within 30 min of the cut-off, please let Jessi and me know (but probably mostly Jessi)!

M wrote: "I saw
I read Exit Strategy earlier this year and I don't think it can count."

If within 6 month, then no. If more than that, then you can reread. No biggie in any case :)

@M, just left you a couple of spreadsheet notes :D

Totally agree! I am looking forward to reading some short stuff, some graphic novels, etc. Also catching up on journalism, and some TV shows! And finalizing my upcoming 2 week vacation... much of which I will spend reading (probably many many NetGalleys) while my family skis, but still ;D
I'm writing DQs for the BOM that starts on Mon, but without the pressure of TT it just feels different.

I spent most of today out with my daughter (she had karate stuff, and then we had lunch out and did some shopping), and tomorrow we have not 1 but 2 different friends' 9th birthday parties. One is 10-1 and the other is 1-4.
The first one is most certainly a drop-off, fortunately, so I can use the time to finish my Zombie book if I haven't already by then. During the second party, I should be able to duck out at least long enough to hang out on GR during the last hour or so before TT ends. So's I can help Jessi with last-minute stuff and cheerleading! :D

M wrote: "Alysa wrote: "M wrote: "Thank you. I have a few things I can read between now and then"

Cool.
Can you also check your GR read dates on the one you just finished? It's on your TT shelf but your 20..."

Huh? We don’t need to read the exact same version....
We can read a different edition, so long as it’s linked in GR as the same book (not a different series installment, a boxed set, etc.)

ETA: last week we used Outlander, the edition from the Travel Agent shelf, for mini challenge. On the Rec List, it appears as “Cross Stitch” which is an alternate title for the same book... And as far as I know, even that is fine! I don’t think most people would be able to access the “Cross Stitch” version. :)

M wrote: "Thank you. I have a few things I can read between now and then"

Cool.
Can you also check your GR read dates on the one you just finished? It's on your TT shelf but your 2019 reread dates don't seem to showing up.

Sunday you mean? :D
Yes, you can definitely read more without going over our max! We are still pretty far from it.

I finished my last audiobook today. Now just trying to finish the zombie book in time!
I have let so many RL things slide during this challenge, and now that is finally catching up with me... I guess it’s a good thing we’re almost done, lol.

[[ Frankie ]] wrote: "Oh! I just saw your comment in this thread, Alysa! Thanks for adding it! Which one did you add? I have another for you to add, if you’re feeling up to it. ;p

They are both posted above."

Got the 2nd one!
Will use it for a Sin Specification...


Hi everybody! How has your Friday been!?

@Frankie -- looks like you just finished something! I just happened to see it on my main page feed :D Added it for you!

@Ozana -- yay BOM points!

We are doing so well, yay.
I'm not going to be online much tomorrow due to a work trip. Hopefully I won't miss anything important. Just lots of books being finished up, lol.

So last night after I finished Skyward, and was partway through my extra Audiobook, I was like... hmmmmm, what is the longest length book that I can reasonably finish in time... And figured it would probably be about +/- 500 pages. There aren't a ton of @500+ page books on the Vanity Mini that I am both interested in and have immediate access to, but I ended up choosing Mordacious, which is a zombie novel on KU.
I don't actually have KU, but some of the books on KU are also eligible for the Amazon Prime thingy where you can borrow like 1 books per month for free, so I got really lucky that Mordacious was eligible for that. Otherwise I'd probably have picked a 400something pager instead, which would be way fewer points :D

So, TT will end with surprise!Zombies for me, lol.

M wrote: "I finished The Evolutionary Void. The only enraging thing I can think of to make it a SIN bingo is that I wish there was more. I know the books were huge, but I want more from this u..."

I am here to validate your feelings!
Being enraged that there is not more of a book or series that you love is a REAL THING! 😩😖😆

Yeah, Ninth House was a let down for sure. :/

I am hoping next week’s BOM will be better... even though it is not part of TT 😜

My day is good too! See y'all on Monday!

Wednesday!!! Channeling Jessi again...



How is everybody doing?

@M: I reworded your potential "sin bingo" reason. Is it about right?
@Kerri: how's it going on Ninth House? And that space opera?
ETA: sorry, that was FRANKIE on the space opera!
Wassup!?


@Everybody: Only 5 days to go! Weeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!!!!!! Let's take Lust down and win this thing!!!!!!!!! :D

@Allison, can you add A Column of Fire to your TT shelf please :)