Kari’s Comments (group member since Nov 08, 2020)

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

COMPLETION POST

Book:
Author: Cora Brent
Date Completed: Jan 5, 2016
# of Pages: 100
First Publication Date: March 12, 2014
# of Chapters: 13
# of reviews: 146
Avg GR rating: 3.56
Items on cover: man, tattoo, chains
Genres: romance, contemporary, short stories, dark, academic, college
Setting: California/Arizona desert
Series: Defiant MC #1
Character names: Kira Tolleson, Orion Jackson, Crest, Adele, Rachel, Brandon
Extra Info: mc in college, someone is murdered, goodbye scene, someone important dies, mc rides a motorcycle, eat steak ch.1, eat pasta ch.6, death ch.6, mc is a virgin, carries a knife, has a bully, the sun ch.1, goes on a roadtrip, set in small town

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Book:
Author: Nick Pageant
Date Completed: Jan 4, 2015
# of Pages: 107
First Publication Date: May 6, 2014
# of Chapters: 15
# of reviews: 1429
Avg GR rating: 3.78
Items on cover: muscular man
Genres: romance, contemporary, mm, humor, funny
Setting: Portland, Oregon
Series: Beauty & the Bookworm #1
Character names: Mason Leery, Shane Beaumont, Twyla, Glen
Extra Info: go to a park, mc is a bookworm/librarian, the sun ch.1, pearl ch.8, eat salad ch.6, celebrate birthday ch.16, chow down ch.11, lives in a city

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Book:
Author: Jim Butcher
Date Completed: Jan 4, 2015
# of Pages: 355
First Publication Date: April 1, 2000
# of Chapters: 27
ISBN10: 0451457811
# of reviews: 9,797
Avg GR rating: 4.02
Items on cover: lightning, moon, city, house
Genres: fantasy, urban fantasy, fiction, paranormal, magic, supernatural, science fiction fantasy, paranormal, vampires, mystery, crime
Setting: Chicago
Series: The Dresden Files #1
Character names: Harry Dresden, Karrin Murphy, Ron Carmichael, Bianca, Johnny Marcone, Linda Randall, Susan, Toot, Victor, Greg Beckitt, Helen Beckitt, Donny Wise
Extra Info: faery, someone is murdered, mc is a wizard, investigator, lives in a city, vampire, has visions, mythical creatures, demon, eat steak ch.5, strong police presence, tumble ch.11, the fool ch.10, the lovers ch.2, justice ch.7, strength ch.8, death ch.6, the moon ch.8, the sun ch.4, the world ch.1, diamond ch.8, pearl ch.13, someone is lost, carries a knife, talisman, 2 characters with same name (Jennifer), someone gets eaten

Golf again :(. At this point I'd be happy to boon the mermaid, the crown and the golf clubs...

Gea wrote: "...I love KA but I didn't really like her haunted house series so I..."

That's funny cause I read a lot of KA but for some reason I haven't picked up the haunted house ones yet. This trilogy has mixed reviews but I personally enjoyed it. The third book was a bit all over the place in my opinion and was probably my least favorite but overall I had fun reading them.

Shannon wrote: "Gea wrote: "Shannon, thank you so much for getting me to finally read Until the Sun Falls from the Sky. I've been trying to get to it for ages but always picked something else and I..."

Gea, I'm glad you enjoyed it, I liked it a lot too. My favorite was the second book With Everything I Am, loved that one.

COMPLETION POST

by Kathryn Loch
274 pages
Completed on Jan 3, 2016

Goal: Medieval time period, set in Normandy & England years 1124-1127

I'll read a book for medieval.

I don't have anything for the current goals at this time. I'd be happy to boon the crown one too if no one has anything for that.

COMPLETION POST

Seducing Professor Coyle by Darien Cox
142 pages
Completed on: Jan 2, 2015
Publication date: Sept 2, 2013
# chapters: 16
Cover: man, jeans, books
ISBN: 1606597272
Genres: romance, contemporary, academic, college, short stories, mm, adult
Avg GR rating: 3.68
# of reviews: 483
Characters: Ben LeClair, Peter Coyle, Wayne, Tammy Albert, Dominick, Scotty
Extra info: mc is a teacher, mc in college, celebrate a birthday, mc is a bookworm, mc started a new job, first word is The, sapphire ch.11, exchange emails

Cait wrote: "I found a book that has the shelf "medium-priority". Would that work?"

Sounds like it should, maybe one of the capt. could check with the mods :)

Could we use After We Collided for that last goal?

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by Bella Jewel
200 pages
Completed on: Jan 1, 2015
character names: Delaney (nickname Laney), Nak, Kyle, George, Jax Shields, Mitch

That looks good, Gea!

I'm reading Hard to Forget that has character names Delaney (nickname Laney), Nak, Kyle, George, Jax Shields, Mitch. I'll list them all on my completion post so you guys can add it as needed.

I can't believe we got the mermaid again argh, that's crazy. Would love to booooon it forever, ha.

For the books used for double points, do we need to use books read in december from our goalless list or can they also be books read in december that we already used for goals? So we need to list the 6 longest books from december?

Edit-Never mind, answered above!!

5. ENGLAND?
4. G'DAY

COMPLETION POST

Book:
Author: Monica McCarty
Date Completed: Jan 1, 2015
# of Pages: 464
First Publication Date: Nov 24, 2015
# of Chapters: 29
ISBN: 1501108700
Items on cover: blue letters, man, cloud, weapon, necklace, gate
Genres: romance, historical romance, historical fiction, medieval, cultural, family, fiction, women’s fiction, chick lit
Setting: Scotland 1307-1315
Series: Highland Guard #10
Character names: Eoin, Dugald, Maggie, Lamont, John, Robert, Brigid, Fin, Arthur, Tristan, Neil, Iain, Helen, etc..
Extra Info: character has a lucky item, visits a castle, lives in a castle, someone is assumed dead but isn’t, someone is lost, rebellion/resistance to a regime, based on real events, angsty fight, mc has more than one child, at least 3 best friends, character is the glue that holds the group, mint ch.4, head start ch.6, justice ch.21, the tower ch.6, the devil ch.7, the moon ch.12, the sun ch.12, diamond ch.26, emerald ch.14, pearl ch.4, heroine is a redhead, mc is a virgin, hero is blond, has an unexpected talent, romance isn’t approved by family, go to a dance, mc has a big family & many siblings, mc is brilliant, Hades mentioned in ch.3, character has strong need for approval, 2 characters with same name (John), more than 5 people are killed, girl dresses up like a boy, mc is too stubborn, someone becomes royalty (Robert the Bruce), mc lives on an island, important character dies, trouble with authority, goes home again, carries a knife, stands by another in adversity, starts new job, mc does something dumb, character is extremely lucky, character is a spy/intelligence agent, visits a city (Stirling), gets a second chance, survival against all odds (ambushed and survives battle)….etc.

I vote to boon the dead author too.

Marie, I'm not doing the survival goal, I did the first one, Emelie is doing the second one :)

Gea wrote: "Great, it's been on my TBR for ages as well and never really thought of reading it. Thanks a lot :)"

I hope you like it!

On another note, my goalless book doesn't fit the goal for politician or gains independence :(

Gea, this trilogy has prophecies that are important to the plot, especially the third one.