M’s Comments (group member since Jun 23, 2014)

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

Cascade Point
Date Read: June 18
Pages: 416
Task it fits: B-4 - read a book written by Goodreads Author
How it fits: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

226 pages
Date Read: June 18
Task it fits: E-2
How it fits: Daniel is #65 on the list of Male Names

It is pretty good. I would say read it

As multiple people are reading a book that fits for A-3 I am reading one that goes with another another square. So it is E-2

Woot! Looking forward to the First Class round!

Picked my horror novel. I have been wanting to read this for a while.

I am going to go with H9. Fingers crossed I hit something.

Ok I am up for a treasure Hunt.

The person who checked in prior to me is Shannon.
Shannon is Baton Rouge, Louisiana in the Central Time Zone. CDT is -6 hours from the UTC. They use Daylight Savings

From Shannon's rated book list I am going to read Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson which she gave 5 stars.

Woo Hoo Nanci! Team Green Dragons for me.

1. Name a cartoon character, a color, car and cuisine that best describes your personality.
Character: Nathan Explosion from Metalocalypse
Color: Red
Car: Harley Davidson Motorcycle
Cuisine: Curry

2. Who would you want on a deserted island with you.
The Mythbusters (Adam and Jamie) we would be able to build everything and have good conversations.

3. Tell us a unique or quirky habit of yours?
I am able to read anywhere. Parks, cars, trucks, transit. It does not matter if I am sitting or standing, I can do it. In a family of non readers this is a strange thing.

4. If you can visit any place in the world, where would you choose and why?
Italy. I want to see and eat all the things there.

5. If you could invite two people either living or dead to dinner, who would it be?
My father and Da Vinci. That would make for interesting coversation

Sorry for the radio silence. I have been very busy lately. New kitten, job promotion, and I am a co-captain for a WOBBLE team.

1. What novel or series would you most like to see turned into a movie/tv show? Thoughts on who should play the leads? I am lucky. One of my favorite series was recently made int o a tv series, The Last Kingdom on BBC. It is based on the Saxon series by Bernard Cornwell

2. Do you have a favorite book crush?
Colonel Brandon from Sense and Sensibility

3. Is there a series, or novel, that you love but think hasn't gotten the attention it deserves?
for Novels it would have to be The Raven series by Giles Kristian

4. What's your go to TV snack?
I really don't have one

5. What was the last movie you went to see in the theater?
Star Wars: The Force Awakens

ok I hope this works

1. What was your favorite vacation?
I spent a month in the UK a few years ago. That was lovely, especially the old libraries and Oxford.

2. What's your favorite dessert?
hmmm.....tiramisu or green tea mochi

3. What are your favorite TV shows?
I really don't watch TV, but when I do it is discovery or history channel documetries

4. Do you have any pets? What are they?
Yes, 2 cats. Garrus (5 years) and Tali (3 months)

5. What's your preference: ebook or hardback/paperback?
I love old hardbacks. There is just something wonderful about looking at an entire shelf of them.

1. What are your favorite book genres to read? What do you least like to read?
Favorite genres have to be sci-fi, fantasy, and anything historical. Least favorite paranormal romance followed by anything romance or chick lit

2. What are 5 of your favorite books?
This is a hard one for me. I really don't think I can give an honest answer. I love to many

3. What was your favorite book as a child?
The Hobbit by JRR Tolkien
Charlotte's Web by E.B. White

4. What's your favorite kind of book challenge?
One that makes me hunt for new books I have not discovered.

5. Favorite colour?
A dark teal blue/green

Greetings Dragons!
It is wonderful to meet all of you. I started off by sending each of you a friend request. (or answering yours)

I am M. I live in Vancouver BC and am the happy mum of 2 fur babies of the meowing kind. A complete book nut, I spend most of my free time reading. I work at a local book store so I always have something new on my shelf. My favorite genres are sci-fi, fantasy, and historical fiction.

This is my first time being a co-captain. I am in the pacific time zone and usually near a computer. Looking forward to this challenge with all of you.

OOOO first class should be interesting. I am game if you ladies are.

Congrats Emma!

Good morning! I had a lovely time. The author I met was Guy Gavriel Kay, he is so nice. He signed both of my books and even chatted for a little bit.

Happy Thursday! I am so excited! Tonight I get to go to a book signing for one of my favorite authors. My husband creature does not understand.