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

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

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Completion Post
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Book: by Larry Niven and Edward M. Lerner
Page Count: 309
Date Read: 3 August 2015
Attack Points: .5
Goal: I wanted to do this for on a plane or a flying ship but I did not know if spaceship counted. If it does not then I get to go on a book hunt.

I am reading a spaceship novel anyway. If it counts that is cool, if not I will hunt for something else.

I have a book for plane or flying ship. Does space ship count?

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COMPLETION POST
Book: by Larry Niven
Page Count: 354
Date Read: 2, August 2015
Attack Points: .5
Goal: Sunflowers (creepy sunflowers, I will never
look at them the same again)

In my edition the Sunflowers are first mentioned in paragraph 2 of page 69.

"Slaver sunflowers were as old as the Slaver Empire, which had died more than a billion years ago."

I have been away from my computer all day.
The timer has run down and the games have started. I started the book for the "sunflower" challenge.
My Shelf is titled Gladiator Games.
Elle, the format is great.
I am giving a warning, I am participating in a ReadAThon next week and will be hammering out at least a book a day.

I have one for sunflower, and "V" author. Currently no idea about "socialite"

Kelly wrote: "Anywhere in the book"

Thank you! Now to go on a book hunt

Quick question, I looked at the spread sheets and one of the challenges is to "Read a book that contains the word sunflower." Does that mean anywhere in the book at all or the title?

Hello everyone! Glad to be here

Kelly wrote: "M wrote: "M wrote: "Woot! All signed up and excited for this to start. Time to raid my shelves and plan."

I just checked the team listing and has everyone been assigned? i am not on any of the lis..."

Thank you very much. I completely missed it

M wrote: "Woot! All signed up and excited for this to start. Time to raid my shelves and plan."

I just checked the team listing and has everyone been assigned? i am not on any of the lists

Woot! All signed up and excited for this to start. Time to raid my shelves and plan.

I am going to say Finished (finally)!!!!

Thanks to the flu I am late on starting this one. I am interested to see how I react to reading it willingly as an adult rather than forced to as a teenager

Marie wrote: "Hi M i am your not so secret santaI am not a huge follower of Fnatsy or sci fi

Hello Marie. I am glad I was paired with someone who is not a big fantasy/sci fi fan. I get a chance to read something that I normally wouldn't. I have chosen When I finish it I would love to discuss it with you.

Hello Sadie, this is M, your not so secret Santa. I saw you liked a lot of romance, paranormal, and young adult so I hope you like what I have picked for you.

#1 Moon Called by Patricia Briggs. I read it a long time ago and plan on reading it again.


#2 A Great and Terrible Beautyby Libba Bray
This was an amazing book that I have gifted to my friends.


#3 Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones I love this book and the anime that was inspired by it.


All three books are the beginning of a series. i hope you enjoy and have a very happy holiday.

~M~

Natalie wrote: "Kelly wrote: "Natalie wrote: "Am I the only dork excited for the 800+ book?! :D"

There's good 800+ page books out there and this is a good excuse to finally dig in and read them :)"

I know!! I c..."

I used this list to narrow down my selection.
https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/4...

I spent the afternoon looking through all of my books and have made a reading list. How to we turn books in once we finish them?

This looks fun, count me in.

Find the Missing Elf

Read 3 books with direction words in the title (in, out, up, down, north, south, around, etc.) Earn 50 Golden Coins when complete:
1. Shadows UNDER Nadril by Paul E Horsman
2. Far to the WEST of Vinland by B Lynn Brant
3. RIGHT Ascension by David Derrico


Find More Paint

Read a book that has each of the following colors as the main color (over 50%) of the cover. (Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Purple, White, Black, Pink) Earn 10 Golden Coins per color and an additional 40 if all colors are found:

1. Red - The Dirge by Xavier P Otter
2. Orange - Lodestone Book One: The Sea of Storms by Mark Whiteway
3. Yellow - The Emperor's Edge by Lindsay Buroker
4. Green - The Vessel by Michael Alexander
5. Blue - The Burned Tower by Sergy and Marina Dyachenko
6. Purple - The Den by Jennifer Abrahams
7. White - Queen Emma and the Vikings by Harriet O'Brien. -the picture of the cover looks yellowish buy my book at home is white.
8. Black - Nightblade by Garrett Robinson
9. Pink - Verity Hart vs. The Vampyres: part one by Jennifer Harlow


Check the List
Read 4 books where the title contains the words good, bad or similar words or where the main character is a bad boy/girl or a good boy/girl. Earn 50 Golden Coins when complete:
1. Bad Spirits by DV Berkom
2. Bad Decisions by E. M. Smith
3. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll an Mr. Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson. My favorite story of a good boy/bad boy rolled into one.
4. Robin Hood the Forseter of Sherwood by David Vahberg. One of my favorite good guys.


Fix the Chimney
Read 4 books that make 4 corners each match up with a letter. Completing the chimney repair will earn you 80 Golden Coins:
1. Madly by M Leighton
2. Merlin's Daughters by Meredith Rae Morgan
3. Yurth Burden by Andre Norton
4. Scroll of Eden by Judah LaBrie


New Harnesses - Read 2 skinny (100-125 pages) books to create beautiful new streamline harnesses.
1. Genesis (Robotech #1) by Jack McKinney
2. Battle Cry (Robotech #2) by Jack McKinney


New Stuffing and Fabric - Stuff your mind with new popular books. Read a book from GoodReads Choice
Awards (winner or nominee is acceptable).
1. Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy by Karen Abbott

New Rails - Read a 800+ page book to get thick new rails.
1.Ulysses by James Joyce.

Paint Remover - Participate in a BOM discussion and uncover hidden depth

1. What type of books do you mostly read?
High Fantasy, Historical fiction, Sci-Fi

2. What type of book would you like to have suggested by your not so secret Santa?
Any, I am open to something new

3. Would you like the secret Santa and possibly others to discuss the book with you?
Yes

4. Would you be willing to discuss the book with the person you make a book suggestion to?
yes

5. What is your age range:
C) (30+)
6. On average how many books do you read in a year?
80-100

7. Do you want a book readily available from your local library or would you mind purchasing something new?
I an good with both