Jacqueline’s Comments (group member since May 06, 2025)

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

I struck gold ... a book fell of the shelf! I picked it up and just decided to open it to the first page.... The first word was....THEY!

To Be Perfectly Honest: A Novel Based on an Untrue Story

page 1. THEY...tell me there was an accident

@Laura ...will do!

Currently listening to The Sea of Monsters. It is the second book in "the Olympian Series" I did not put it on my Towers shelf...because I am nearing my cap.

I will let everyone know what I am reading until the 16TH that way whatever i am reading if you find a category for it ... I will add it to my Towers shelf.
I also finished The Midwinter Witch it is a 208 page graphic novel....not sure if it qualifies for the challenges.

Trying to to find a 600+ that I can really sink my teeth into.

Next year definitely increasing my book count to at least 20!!

Laura wrote: "Jacqueline wrote: "The Lightening Thief is finished.."

Did you just finish it? The date on your shelf is 5/29."

@Laura I finished this morning ... The narrator was awesome! I was hoping that he had narrated the book in the series but no such luck.

The Lightening Thief is finished..

Laura wrote: "New task!

Read a book where a character gains independence

@Jacqueline - Might Obviously fit this task?"

@Laura.... would be a good fit!

I have plenty of books to be read over 600 pages...I don't have any that start with those words.

@Laura thinking about Greek author.....picking up a work by Homer.
This would definitely take at least 8 days. it looks as though it is a 1000 pages.

@Laura finished First Days of School. Concentrating on Percy Jackson....feel free to put it wherever you like.

@Laura I am reading The Lightning Thief. I need to catch up with the class. They are on Chapter 14.... I need to catch up with them. I was thinking I could add this for Greek Mythology.

The teacher downloads the chapters one by one ...but I have copy of the book.

Feel free to put it where you need it.

Laura wrote: "Bernadette wrote: "I haven't started my Morocco book, yet. I will be after I finish The Reformatory so feel free to move it around."

I just moved it to the second itinerary."

Tananarive Due is one of my favorite authors.

Have we used Obviously: Stories from My Timeline.. yet?

@Laura Diary can be knocked out today. Haiti by tomorrow.

Greece I could do Iron Flame (620 pages R),Edith Wharton (800 pages-E)or Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart (700 pages -G)

This would be the last hurrah would be at 10.. I think!

I did find a few books that are 450-800 pages I could use for Greece.

@Laura ok... I can listen to one as I work. I have the education tag and Diary. I have a Haitian novel on my desk ..150 pages. Is that a set 10 points regardless of pages?

Dairy Queen is done!

Tricia wrote: "Jacqueline- the best strategy now is to read big books. We get points per page, so we want the largest books you have on your tbr. Especially since we're reaching our book caps for the month. You c..."

Ok....the tomes are stacked up and looking very intimidating! I guess I will tackle the pile.

Laura wrote: "So now we just have Jacqueline’s Dairy Queen for India!"

@Laura ... Definitely will be finished today! I have lots of Dork Diaries and Diary of a Wimpy Kid!.... what is the word count on the volumes. Also have them in audio....they are a 2 hour read.

@ Aiswyra Awww... I have at least 10 books on my desk that need to go back to the school's library by June 7th that would fit challenges.
When I signed up ..I lowballed the my reads... as to guarantee that at least 5 would be read and I was thinking it was.... 10 books for May, 10 books for June and 10 books for July. (cap)

How many books can you bank.... just in case I take an impromptu vacation?

Laura wrote: "Jacqueline wrote: "I just finished Obviously: Stories from My Timeline by Akilah Hughes
I listen to the audio early this morning while I was working on a class pro..."

@Laura Done!