Sharon’s Comments (group member since May 01, 2018)

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

If anyone hasn't read it, I wholeheartedly recommend Lessons in Chemistry!

Welcome Jenny!

I’m also not really a planner, so I can just try and fill in for open spots. I have a shelf of the last book read in series I like, so I’m sure I can find something that would help.

I finished my battle book!

I’m reading my battle book today. Hoping to get through a big chunk.

I have Tangled Up In You that I could read.

Completed added to spreadsheet

The Bee Sting by Paul Murray
Read - 6/17
Pages - 656

Weapon - pg 396 “cleaning his gun”
Food - pg 587 “mouth full of apple”
Shelter - Victor and Dickie try to build a shelter around the Bunker in the woods
Defense - Dickies dad tries to teach him how to fight as a kid

I have Georgie, All Along that I can read if that would help.

Here are my last two for Round 1!

Completed not on spreadsheet

The Secret Recipe of Ella Dove by Karen Hawkins
Read - 6/13
Pages - 352

Weapons - pg 213 "tempting to use this information as a weapon"
Defense - Ella leaves a relationship before she can get hurt
Shelter - The town sets up tents for the apple festival
Food - Food on the cover

MINI
"harvest" pg 251
cover has 3 food items - raspberries, rosemary, and powdered sugar


And Don't F&%k It Up: An Oral History of RuPaul's Drag Race by María Elena Fernández
Read - 6/13
Pages - 464

Weapons - pg 124 "everything is a tool to be used as a weapon"
Food - pg 253 "hot sauce, bread, cold cuts"
Defense - book talks about contestants having to lip sync for their lives

MINI
Author's name has a diacritic
Title includes all letters CORNUPIA

I have two books that I need to finish today because my library loan expires 😂

Those will probably be my last two for this round unless I can squeeze a short one in tonight/tomorrow morning.

Completed not on spreadsheet

The Rule Book by Sarah Adams
Read 6/8
Pages - 356

Weapon - book features football players who use their bodies as weapons
Shelter - pg 11 “a safe place to take shelter”
Food - pg 11 “box of chocolates”
Defense - pg 280 “sign up for self-defense classes”

MINI
- Author initials in HERACLES
- corn pg 62, grape pg 311, cheese pg 316, fish pig 138, chicken pg 82, honey pg 58

Hi all, just checking in to let you know I'm still here! Just catching up on some work stuff from when I was out of the office. I have a couple books on deck to get into this week.

Completed not on spreadsheet

The Blackbird Season by Kate Moretti
Read - 5/27
Pages - 352

Weapon
Pg 28 "three swords pierced through a beating heart"

Shelter
Pg23: "dugout"

Food
Pg 74 "homemade meatloaf and mashed potatoes"

Defense
Pg 23 "Alecia shielded her eyes against the sun."


The Burnout by Sophie Kinsella
Read - 5/28
Pages - 416

Weapon
Pg 241 "Bring your own chainsaw"

Shelter
Pg 16 "Homeless shelters probably"

Food
Pg 252 "Eating my scrambled eggs"

Defense
Pg 189 "I'm starting to recognize his facial moves, and this one is a defense mechanism"

Hi all, I’m much better! Back on solid foods and just waiting for all the doctors to sign off on releasing me today. I can’t wait to go home!

The mini challenge looks interesting! I might delay finishing some of my books that I know will work for that.

I usually Staycation every year for an extra long Memorial Day weekend. I relax, get things done around the house, and then we host a big BBQ on Monday because we live on the parade route.

Not this year though. I went to the ER yesterday for stomach pains and they’re keeping me for tests and a possible surgery for my gallbladder. Keep me in your thoughts this weekend.

The upside is that I’m getting lots of reading done while I’m just waiting around.

Complete

Things We Hide from the Light by Lucy Score
Read - 5/18
Pages - 592

Weapon
Pg 166 “I’ll take that badge and service weapon now.”

Defense
Pg 436 “Naomi and Waylay had their first jujitsu lesson scheduled for this evening.”

Shelter
Pg 55 “I was welcome to try another shelter in DC they said.”

Food
Pg 89 “pass the chicken, Nash.”

It was so good!! I listened to the audio and had it on all day today. Some really great twists and turns!

Completed

The Return of Ellie Black by Emiko Jean
Read 5/16
Pages - 320

Weapon
Pg 229 - “She had with her a backpack and all the ingredients for a pipe bomb.”

Defense
Main character, Chelsey Calhoun, is a police officer

Shelter
David & Michael built a shelter compound in the state park forest to take the kidnapped girls to

Food
Pg 140 - “A few thin carrots. Heads of lettuce”

1) What is everyone's favorite reading format? (ebook/paperback/hardcover/audiobook/other)
I usually read whatever copy I can get my hands on either through the library or other sources. Some genres I prefer to listen to the audiobook - memoirs and thrillers. Sometimes the narrator can throw me off and I need to read the copy instead.

2) Do you have any specific or particular/peculiar reading "rituals" or habits?
I can't really read before bed. It just wakes me up and I end up staying up too late. I always check the page numbers and chapter numbers as I'm reading to track how close I am to the end and how the story is progressing.

Michael wrote: "Sharon wrote: "Captains - I always have trouble entering onto the spreadsheet (definitely a user error) so I usually do a completion post in the thread. Is that ok to do here and if yes, is there a..."

Thank you! I missed that 🤦🏻‍♀️