Chava’s Comments (group member since Dec 19, 2013)

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

HP and the Order of the Phoenix - Task 2: Go on trialRead a book MPG Crime

I will read Perfect Match
D.B. Thorne

MPG: Mystery -> crime

Let me know if that doesn't work. It would also work for task 4: Dept of Mysteries - Read a book with MPG mystery

If it does work, I can also take task 4 (see above) with by Alexander McCall Smith
MPG: mystery

Finished
The Graveyard Book
Neil Gaiman
307 pages
finished: 8/6/2018

Could possibly fit for graveyard on the cover

Not on spreadsheet

Maria wrote: "Chava wrote: "Maria, I really liked this book. What did you think?"

It's a heavy book, after I finished reading it I spent hours awake just thinking of it.
I'm amazed of how she managed to write ..."

No I haven't read The Enchanted yet. It is on my (ever expanding) tbr list

Maria, I really liked this book. What did you think?

Finished
Fairy Treasure
Gwyneth Rees
160 pages
finished 8/3/2018

For task "read book with the word treasure in it"
Not put on spreadsheet

Kate wrote: "Haven't looked a the Tri-Wiz sheet today but pulling it up now to check. I will then be piling into my bed with Eleanor and Park and finishing it up. It's not at all what I expected and I'm enjoyin..."

laundry can ALWAYS wait ;). I am so close to teaching my kids to do their own. I just fear that if they mess it up, I'm left with the massive fix-it fee lol. I have 2 loads waiting too...

Is the tri-wiz spreadsheet up to date? There are a lot of tasks still outstanding on it that look like they have been filled based on this chat.
can someone post what's still outstanding? I'll be able to finish my "treasure" book today

Chava wrote: "are we allowed to use maze books? If so,

Finished Ready Player One
Ernest Cline
8/3/2018

not on spreadsheet
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sorry 374 pages

btw, I've put my book on the tower shelf. The finish date says 8/2/2018, that's because we're a bit ahead of the US. I finished on 8/3/2018 (AEST).

JanEyre9 wrote: "I'm really sorry about the response you got about your maze book Chava. This should just be a fun experience."

Thank you. I really appreciate that. Lucky I really enjoyed the book. Not like the book I literally had to drag myself through during Quidditch (I never want to read a book about alien-dragon-shapeshifting sex again!!!). It was good for a lot of laughs though

Kate wrote: "Chava wrote: "are we allowed to use maze books? If so,

Finished Ready Player One
Ernest Cline
8/3/2018

not on spreadsheet

btw, just as a side note, if people want t..."

Thank you. I really appreciate that. I don't think people are going to volunteer for this challenge when they see those comments. We're all on different continents and it's supposed to be fun.... I'm just not having as much fun with the Tower this time as I did last time and I had high hopes as I'm a huge HP fan. Ah well. This group is amazing at least :)

are we allowed to use maze books? If so,

Finished Ready Player One
Ernest Cline
8/3/2018

not on spreadsheet

btw, just as a side note, if people want to join in the maze reading, we need to finish books fast. There's some rather snarky comments on that thread about me taking too long for this book. I am personally bowing out of the maze as I am reading for fun and really didn't appreciate some of the comments. I will be concentrating on our stuff for our Minerva team.

I can barely keep up with the maze. Where are we up to? When is it our turn?

Completed
Task 3: Yule dinner - Read a book with a feast or dinner item on the cover
The Dinner
Herman Koch
306 pages
8/2/2018

I'll also take:
Task 4 - Retrieve Treasure - Read a book with "Treasure" in the title
Fairy Treasure by Gwyneth Rees
160 pages - Arbookfind: 324000 words

Task 3: Yule dinner - Read a book with a feast or dinner item on the cover
I will read The Dinner by Herman Koch
306 pages

Kate wrote: "Chava wrote: "Kate wrote: "Maddy wrote: "Hm. Donna already wrote to me and I replied that I am not really fond of Quidditch,but I can be backup or seeker again if you cannot find someone more enthu..."

It's the intensity that's scared me off this time. I work full-time and it's not summer holidays here in Australia :). I just don't want to disappoint anyone

Kate wrote: "Maddy wrote: "Hm. Donna already wrote to me and I replied that I am not really fond of Quidditch,but I can be backup or seeker again if you cannot find someone more enthusiastic for it. Just wanted..."

Yeah they did. I am a bit hesitant as I am in Australia while the others are predominantly in the USA. It's only 5 days so it's do-able, I guess. I'd prefer someone else to go, but if we really can't find anyone, then I'm happy to do it again. I want to give someone else a go though

Maddy wrote: "Yes! I managed!

completion post
Book: One of Us Is Lying
Author: Karen M. McManus
Date read: July 31
Pages: 361

BR- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/193..."

Tell me what you think of the Tattooist of Auschwitz!! I finished it before I figured out it was a BOM

I can't believe this book!! I was totally absorbed in it. I listened to it as an audiobook and found myself taking the longer way home to just listen a bit more and get further in the book.

I was totally gripped by (view spoiler)[ the domestic violence in the book and how Leni dealt with it. I thought Kristen Hannah described the family dynamics so well. I felt disgusted by father's behaviour and also felt incrediby sad for all of them. I didn't really understand why the family moved to Alaska of all places though (hide spoiler)]

I'm going to read through some of the comments and respond to them if something sparks my interest. I seriously couldn't get enough of this book. Loved it, 5 stars for me