JL’s Comments (group member since Apr 13, 2021)

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

Has anyone read The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes? I know it's not part of the buddy reads but I figured I would go all in with The Hunger Games series and start with that before I start the first Hunger Games. I bet Coriolanus Snow is going to have a great story.

Louise wrote: "@Jillian please add a read date to Billionaire Lumberjack"

There's a read date on the spreadsheet & I just updated it on my shelf.

Melissa wrote: "You can put down however many places it fits. This way we’ll have more options to choose from."

Awesome, Thanks Melissa.

I see some have put more than one choice down for the "How if fits section." Should we all be doing that? Or just pick one?

Stacey wrote: "On the Hunger games buddy read - do we need to link our comments for points somewhere, or are we just trusting that we participated?"

Per the rules:

"Informal buddy reads will be held for the original trilogy of the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. One informal buddy read for each month of the challenge.

Informal buddy reads means there will not be formal discussion questions as with our groups BOMs.

However, in order to earn the 20 points for participation, players need to post at least 3 posts that provide a reasonable contribution to the discussion of the book. You do not need to provide a school worthy book report, but the posts need to be more than "Katniss is awesome" or "I love this book" to count for participation points.
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Looks like I'm starting with an arc I just received.

When we finish a book are we just marking it on the sheet? For UNO our captains wanted us to complete it on the sheet and then do a completion post.

Melissa wrote: "Less than 2 days away!!

Is anyone planning on reading a BIG BOY book during this challenge? I'll more than likely read the Throne of Glass series throughout and some of them are b..."

What is considered a BIG BOY book? Over 500pgs? I've been debating reading When a Moth Loved a Bee which is 830pgs but it's the first book in a series and it came out in Feb 2023 and the second book hasn't even been announced yet, actually on the author's website under release date: On Hold, so I don't know if I want to start it. I think that's the biggest on my TBR list.

When I get in a book slump, I always go back to Kristen Ashley books. I don't know why but she is my comfort reads author.

Christina T wrote: "@Melissa @ Stacey… I forgot about the Throne of Glass series… I need to continue on with it. I think I am on 5 or 6.....

I'm also terrible at finishing series (serieses?) And have the last book in..."

I forget about series I started sometimes. It's not because they are bad just having to wait for the next book to come out sometimes takes forever and I forget. But I have a shelf that I named "series read" and I've gone back and made a list of series I have started and forgot about and am slowly going back and finishing them.

Louise wrote: "Those of you looking to read/re-read The Hunger Games the Informal buddy read dates are:

The Hunger Games: May 15th to June 15th
Catching Fire: June 15th to July 15th
Mockingjay: July 15th to Augu..."

I am definitely due for a re-read so thanks for the heads up!

And hope your BF has a speedy recovery!

Hello fellow District 9ers! I'm Jillian but JL is fine. I'm from Michigan where I live with my husband and our two sons and two dogs. I work as an administrative assistant 4 days a week. I enjoy reading (obviously) and usually juggle around 2-3 books at a time, puzzles (like actual Jigsaw puzzles, and going to concerts with my husband. We had kids pretty early and now that they are old enough to take care of their selves, we are finding ourselves doing more and more just us. Kinda recapturing our 20's in our 40's.

What was your last 5 🌟 book?
Scrappy Little Nobody by Anna Kendrick. I'm usually strictly a romance kinda girl with some suspense and mystery sprinkled in, and never read non-fiction but, I needed a blue cover for UNO, and this worked. I listened to the audio version that she narrated herself and I loved it! But I usually love anything Kendrick is in so....

What book are you excited to read from your TBR shelf?
The next Mercedes Thompson book in the Mercedes Thompson series by Patricia Briggs by drops in June so I've been excited for that.

Have you read/watched the Hunger Games? Did you enjoy it?
Yes and Yes.

What is your favorite food? (Since we are the grain district!)
I love Mexican food.

What is your favorite season? ☀️❄️🌸🍁
Fall is my favorite season hands down, as I love a big comfy hoodies and jeans over anything else, but as I live right next to lake Michigan, I love the summer when I can go to the beach and lay in the sun with a good book.

My shelf is: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Sophie wrote: "JL wrote: "Hey new camping friends. Can't wait to start this challenge. Just finished UNO and was excited for TT. Anyone know what happened to TT?"

We decided not to run it as this challenge. We d..."

Thanks for the heads up Sophie!

Hey new camping friends. Can't wait to start this challenge. Just finished UNO and was excited for TT. Anyone know what happened to TT?

I had an amazing time reading with you all!

Jenny wrote: "JL wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Hey all!

Are any of you alive out there? The chat seems to have come to a hard stop. So, once again, I am asking what you have read in the last few weeks, and if any of th..."

Lol. Too many to count, but I will slowly get them done and what I don't I'll shove onto my never ending hunny-do list :D
I did treat myself and when I can't stop to read, I'll listen. I just stocked up on about 10 new audios.

Jenny wrote: "Hey all!

Are any of you alive out there? The chat seems to have come to a hard stop. So, once again, I am asking what you have read in the last few weeks, and if any of those books should immediat..."

Here. Still alive and reading. Although my reading has slowed seeing as my in-laws will be here on like the 3rd of August and I am scrambling trying to get a bunch of little home projects done before they get here.

Angie ☯ wrote: "NEW CHIPMUNK TASK

14. X-Rays - Read a book with author initials in MARIE CURIE"

So the author of the book we read has to start with letters in Marie Curie's name? Any of the Letters of M & C?

Jenny wrote: "There are a few spreadsheet thingies that need to be cleared up.
Pages on the ss do not match page number on the TT shelves on some books. Please make sure you are linking to the edition that you r..."

Mine are correct. I read the Kindle Edition of Love in Brutal Devotion and it is 189 pgs. I have and read the Hard cover edition of River Marked and it is 326 pgs.

Ivelisse wrote: "Jess wrote: "Quick question: could I count this book as dark orange? I'm not sure."

I need to finish this series... I had to take a break to get my emotions back ..."

Love this series!

Jenny wrote: "Jillian, that sounds amazing! Midwest springs can be perfect sometimes. Glad you got to enjoy it.

We are flirting with triple digits here, but so far it has been a mild spring for Phoenix, so I s..."

Yikes! Triple digits and that's considered mild?
I used to spend my summers in Yuma, AZ with my grandparents.