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

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

Gea wrote: "How did you like the book Kari? I was actually surprised how much I liked it considering its length. Her book Kulti was also good. Different but very good"

I liked it a lot, it was definitely a good surprise and sweeter than I expected. I was ready to shoot Ris' dad, ugh, but it worked out well. I loved Dex even when he was grumpy, lol. I'll check out her other book, haven't read it yet :).

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Book title:
Author: Mariana Zapata
Date Completed: Dec 5, 2015
# of Pages: 497

Goal-- Read a book with the phrase "An arm and a leg" in a book
Chap. 22 “The big brute had spent an arm and a leg on a pink karaoke machine”

I have a book with "an arm and a leg" so I'll grab that one.

Shannon wrote: "Woot! Good catch!

The mods have said if the lists specifies first book only, then the answer is yes."

Yeay!!

I'll vote to boon the artist or boarding school. But whatever you guys want is also good by me!

I was looking thru that list and have a question. For the fantasy series goal, since it's an "add first book" type list and A Hunger Like No Other is there (#1595), could you use Sweet Ruin?

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Book:
Author: Terri Anne Browning
Date Completed: Dec. 3, 2015
# of Pages: 102
My Rating: 4 stars
Publication Date: Jan 24, 2013
# of Chapters: 15
ISBN: 1500832391
Items on cover: man, woman, red letters, someone hugging
Genres: romance, NA, contemporary, music, novella, abuse, sociology
Character names: Nik, Drake, Shane, Jesse, Emmie, Axton
Setting: USA
Series: The Rocker #1
Extra Info: mc is musician, go to a concert, get on a plane, gives birth, road trip, at least three best friends, group of friends, doesn’t need to work for a living, takes care of others, has a ward, watermelon ch.11, mint ch.5, mc is a virgin, go to the beach

**They live and travel in their tour bus for about 60-70% of the book (it's their main location), then they move into a beach house. Don't know if that's enough for the bus/train goal or if they have to live on the bus/train the entire book.

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Book title:
Author: B.N. Toler
Date Completed: Dec 2, 2015
# of Pages: 252

Goal- Read a book where a character gets a manicure or pedicure
Ch. 21 “…we head out to get pedicures”

And each book in the Xmas challenge is 10 pts added to our regular goals total? Or they're separate goal pts?

Gea wrote: "The book has so many possible goals (some we don't usually even have as options)..."

Great! So you're reading a book shelved as "done", Shannon found a king.
I have one for pedicure that I can start now.
So it seems we need a concert/exhibit, an arm and a leg, and a red cover for the Xmas goal...

Gea wrote: "I'm not sure, but basing on Shannon's question for the previous time we had this goal I don't think so. It has to be an art exhibit, not just regular exhibits that are found in museum. If there is ..."

No, there's nothing else about that. She does mention a time when she "inhabited a cellist during her concert and had received a standing ovation". And later they go to a ball and listen to live orchestra music, not sure if that counts as a concert. Nothing else that I can think of. We can use it for future goals.

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Book: Author: Kresley Cole
Date Completed: Dec. 2, 2015
# of Pages: 384
My Rating: 5 stars
Publication Date: Dec 1, 2015
# of Chapters: 73 + epilogue
ISBN: 1451649975
Items on cover: feather, face, red/white
Genres: Romance, PNR, Fantasy, Vampires, Urban Fantasy, Witches, Shapeshifters, Werewolves
Character names: Rune, Josephine, Thaddie, Wally, MizB, Knuckle, Sian, Allixta, Orion, Darach, Blace. Nix, Lothaire, Meliai, Uthyr, Natalya
Setting: Fictional (other dimensions/planets), New Orleans
Series: Immortals After Dark #15
Extra Info: superhero powers, demon, vampire, werewolf, fay, a familiar (panther), witch, someone important & someone unimportant dies, ghost/phantom, thief, lives in castle, visits a castle, has a lucky item (talisman), someone is lost, murder takes place, character has visions, lives in a city, visits a city, hired assassin, spy, mythical creature, talks with a god, glue that holds the group, has a ward, the hermit ch.40, strength ch.41, death ch.60, the devil ch.46, the tower ch.1, the sun ch.36, the moon ch.48, the world ch.51, ruby ch.8, diamonds ch.48, form a partnership, parallel worlds (other dimensions?), MC has a brother, has a first experience, fulfills their dream, go to a dance, seek world domination, alien?, etc...

Goal-- Not sure if this works for the art exhibit one: “She gawked at mind-blowing exhibits in Brooklyn’s Morbid Anatomy Museum”. That's all it says. I included other stuff for other goals just in case.

So we need a book with a red cover for Holiday challenge Day 1? And we get a different goal each day?

Gea wrote: "https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/..."

Thanks!

Gea wrote: "I'm going through the new (to me at least) spreadsheet with goal FAQ and it's full of interesting things to know for the future"

Can you link it please?

I'm reading which will work for the series goal but if someone finishes that goal first I'm sure it'll work for other goals at some point, it's got tons of stuff for goals.

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Book title:
Author: Tessa Dare
Date Completed: Nov 30, 2015
# of Pages: 375

Goal - Read a book that has the birthstone Citrine in the text or title
Chapter 11 "...the citrine pendant..."

I have a book with Citrine in the text, can do that one

Thanks!

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Book:
Author: Sam Crescent
Date Completed: Nov. 29, 2015
# of Pages: 129
Goal- Read a book with chains on the cover

I found this one that might work for chains, it's short too, what do you guys think?

Gea wrote: "Just my luck that Milk of Paradise had a mention of Olympian God :/"

Argh!! It happens...:S

Glad the book worked. I love how we're working as a team and completing so many goals :)