ClaireB’s Comments (group member since Jul 06, 2014)

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

Eldarwen wrote: "Seconding Mel on this. Online usernames are not character names unfortunately even if they use them for the majority of the book.

Let me know what you think of the book, Claire! I've got a copy of..."

That's too bad !

Hey captain,
small question about the spell-out rules. Can we use the online usernames of the characters for the spell-out?
I'm reading Spoiler Alert, and in it the two main characters first bond online and only know each other by their username at first. One of them is "Unapologetic Lavinia Stan", or Ulsie for short. Can we use that?

COMPLETION POST

Date Read: 7 Nov 2023
Pages: 374
Rating: 4/5 stars
Spell-out options:

R - Author Rebecca Schaeffer
N- Character Ness
T - Character Timmons
E - Character Estelle

COMPLETION POST

Date Read: 6 Nov
Pages: 140
Rating: 3/5
Spell-out options:

T - series The Triad of Magic
W - title
A - Character Avery
R - Character Riley
G - Character Gray

COMPLETION POST

Date Read: 5 Nov
Pages: 464
Rating: 4.5/5
Bonus: blue cover + instrument on cover
Spell-out options:
W - Character Willa
E - Author Elsie Silver
R - Character Rhett
T - Character Talia
B - Character Beau

COMPLETION POST

Date Read: 4 Nov
Pages: 206
Rating: 3.25/5
Spell-out options: S, O (C: Simon Osborn) P, D (A: Poppy Dennison) C (C: Cormack), R (C: Riley)

Eldarwen wrote: "I'll be out now for a few hours, but I'll be back online in time to complete the spreadsheet.

Less than 4 hours!!"

I'll try to finish before the end of the round.

COMPLETION POST

Date Read: 4 Nov
Pages: 206
Rating: 3.25/5
Spell-out options: S, O (C: Simon Osborn) D (A: Poppy Dennison) C (C: Cade), R (C: Rocky)

Eldarwen wrote: "Claire wrote: "I have the perfect book for round 3

It's both blue and has an instrument on the cover"

That IS absolutely perfect! :-D
Now we can only hope it's a go..."

I really loved the first book in the series, so fingers crossed this one is good as well

I have the perfect book for round 3

It's both blue and has an instrument on the cover

COMPLETION POST

Date Read: 2 Nov
Pages: 199
Rating: 3.25/5
Spell-out options: S, O (C: Simon Osborn) D (A: Poppy Dennison) C (C: Cade)

Thank you all

Hey guys,
Sorry I haven’t been super active the last couple of days.
I just lost my grandmother…
I don’t think I’ll be able to read the Shanghai book. So if anyone can take my city slot please do.

Eldarwen wrote: "Claire wrote: "Oh wait no. It wasn't Ready Player One. It was The Martian"

That's a book I'm still not sure I want to read. I keep hesitating.
Will Wheaton reading it would be a g..."

If you liked the audiobook of Ready Player One, I don't see why you wouldn't the Martian.
Honestly though, after giving up on the audiobook and reading the book myself I really loved it.

Oh wait no. It wasn't Ready Player One. It was The Martian

Melindam wrote: "I started listening to Scalzi's Starter Villain for the BOM and am really enjoying it. Of course Wil Wheaton as narrator is a big plus. :)"

Eldarwen wrote: "That is definitely a big plus!!

He did the audio for Ready Player One and I loved the book even more with his narration!"



You know, I tried to listen to Ready Player One, narrated by Wil Wheaton, but I just couldn't dissociate Wil Wheaton from the narration. It completely took me out of the story for some reason. Not that he's a bad narrator. I just couldn't immerse myself in the story.

Cris (The Biblio Blonde) wrote: "Completed:



Secrets of Hartwood Hall by Katie Lumsden
Read 10/23, 352 pages
Rating: 4 Stars, maybe 4.5... enjoyed it!

Bonus: Red Cover

Spellout:..."

Happy to hear you enjoyed it Cris! I need to get my hand on a copy.

COMPLETION POST

Date Read: 23/10
Pages: 456
Rating: 3.25/5

Spell-out options: S (author: KJ Sutton); R (Title); D (C: Damon); C (C: Collith), O (C: Oliver); A (C: Adam)

Melindam wrote: "The books I am most interested in are unlikely to ever get translated into Hungarian and there are even less chance of the English versions finding their way into any HU bookshops, unfortunately.
..."

I'm sorry to hear you have such a hard time getting the books you want Melinda. :( And here I was complaining about my 3 weeks wait at my local bookstore. At least I have one.

Eldarwen wrote: "Online ordering really does remove that fun! I only order those series online that never appear in bookshops here and that would cost double the price if ordered locally.

Secondhand book hunting ..."

Same for me. When I order online it's for those (American) series too. Or for self-published books (although I don't buy a lot of them in physical form. Just my absolute favourites).