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

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

Shifters? That's the genre for me! I'm glad we finish on that one :)

Sonia wrote: "Sooooo... I just hid in the bathroom to finish a book. Which was good, because the end of Alex Craft #5 broke my heart and I ended up crying a lot.

A LOT!!!!!!

*mutters about authors that make u..."

Oh no! I haven't read it yet. I really need to get to it. But I don't want anything to happen to my precious characters :(

Space Opera is cool :) It changes my reading plan entirely, though. Haha
I'm not sure yet what I'm going to read. Maybe Aurora Rising, or Amie Kaufman's other space opera series. I have a few others on my shelves, but they are all so long... Oh well.

Sonia wrote: "She's going to do a spin-off with Jack and Jocker.

Next one will be Jack and Laz's hairdresser friend..."

Great! I'm sure it'll be a fun read :)

Sonia wrote: "Hey Red Team!!!!!

I feel meh.

Just finished the Four Kings Security series...which I loved and made me a bit grumpy because I'll have to wait till September for more. So, nothing better than some..."

Hey Sonia! I feel meh too. It's too hot and it's giving me migraine ...

I'm glad you liked the Four Kinds Security series. I loved it. Is there gonna be more? I didn't know. I can't wait !!!

Cathy M. wrote: "✿ Claire ✿ ~ Foxgard wrote: "Sorry I wasn't able to read much today. I wanted to finish The Priory of the Orange Tree today, but that's not gonna happen... : ("

How are you liking ..."

I'm quite liking it so far. It was a bit slow going at first, but it really picked up now. It's an interesting story. Quite complex, too. I tried to explain what the book is about to my mum and completely failed. lol. But it has all the ingredients of a good High Fantasy. And it's a standalone. I'm so happy about that, because quality High Fantasy standalone novels are so rare.

Sorry I wasn't able to read much today. I wanted to finish The Priory of the Orange Tree today, but that's not gonna happen... : (

Sonia wrote: "Since I started reading erotica I've read a few disturbing things.... Most of them "immoral" or disgusting.

But I don't recall ever being so mad at a sex scene like today. Ever.

And it seemed inn..."

Your rant is totally justified. These kind of scenes should not even be written nowadays. That kind of behaviour is simply dangerous. This author should never have brushed off protection like that. It's irresponsible.

Cathy M. wrote: "Is anyone participating in the upcoming BOMs? They are:


- starts today. I got picked to write DQ's yay :D

- starts tomorrow in Back-Roo..."

I'm definitely participating in the Backroom BOM. I'm not sure for Dry, yet.

Sonia wrote: "✿ Claire ✿ ~ Foxgard wrote: "Sonia wrote: "Good morning team!!!!

So, I seem to have found my reading time again... Still busy as hell, but will manage to sneak a few reading times here and then.

..."

That's even worse! For that one page !

I'm all in for a change in point system. Maybe for the next group challenge. :)

Sonia wrote: "Good morning team!!!!

So, I seem to have found my reading time again... Still busy as hell, but will manage to sneak a few reading times here and then.

Anyway... I was checking KU for some Ella F..."

Good morning Sonia!
Have fun with your little series :)
The page count has been kicking me in the *ss since the beginning of the challege. How many books with 290-ish pages have I read now for this challenge! *deep sigh*

Cathy M. wrote: "✿ Claire ✿ ~ Foxgard wrote: "I had a good reading day today. I managed to finish both my "Marie Antoinnette" and my "White Woman" book. Hooray. And they weren't too bad. I enjoyed them. I was start..."

I know, right? This is hilarious !!! XD

I had a good reading day today. I managed to finish both my "Marie Antoinnette" and my "White Woman" book. Hooray. And they weren't too bad. I enjoyed them. I was starting to despair. My last reads had been so Meh.

I also decided to win us some bonus points by reading the Backroom BOM of june, while I was still able to. Oh my gosh, why do I inflict this on myself?! This book was baaaaaaaad. BUT, I had a good laugh answering those questions. really, my eyes were tearing up because I was laughing so hard!

edit:
evidence of my participation Here

I found "white woman" in Day Shift. How perfect is that?
I'll make both this book and Enchantée my priority. I'll try to at least finish one of those today.

Day 4

1. This section begins at the start of the Aurora World Tour. We have the blue bus (Billy) and the white bus (Daisy). Which bus would you choose to ride on, and why?

I'd go in the blue bus. As much as I like Daisy on paper, I don't think I would like her irl. I can't see myself looking at a young woman drugging herself constantly and say nothing about it.

2. The book had four strongly described females: Daisy, Camilla, Karen, and Simone. Which were you the most drawn to?

I'd say Camilla. She's so strong and understanding. I don't think I would be able to stay so strong in her situation

3. What did you think when you found out the name of the author? Do you think that given who the author is, maybe some of the answers in the previous sections of the book were changed or incomplete?

I was really surprised. It must be hard for her to hear all this about her father.
Because of the format, I already had the fact that the different protagonists might not share everything or change some things in mind. The fact that Billy's daughter is compiling the book doesn't change that. But it reinforced somewhat.

4. In the Epilogue, we learn what happened to each of the band members. Did any of these "endings" surprise you, or did they each turn out as you expected?

I was surprised by Karen's ending. The others, not so much.

5. I thought the "One Last Thing" at the end (the email from Camilla) was brilliant. What do you think happened with that?

Billy and Daisy now have to write a song together again. There's no way that they don't


6. What did you rate the book and why?

I rated it 4.5/5 stars. It was a really great book. I'm glad NBRC made me read it.

I found a book with Marie Antoinette in it!
It's Enchantée by Gita Trelease. And it works for letter A :)

I did it guys! I finished Spinning Silver!
It was not my favourite. I had a really hard time getting into it. But I'm glad I'm done with it.

Rebecca wrote: "Question about the mini challenge - is it 1 word per book? Or can you find more than 1 word in a book?"

One word per book.

I made progress in Spinning Silver. I'm not loving it as much as I had hoped. I'm kinda disappointed...
I had to take a break from it and finished Daisy Jones & The Six. Here it's the reverse. I enjoyed it so much more than I expected. It's not my usual genre and the hype was such it scared me. But I'm glad it was chosen as BOM, otherwise my copy would have stayed unread on my shelves for years. I'm probably going to read The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo soon.

BOM participation ✔️
- DAY 1
- DAY 2
- DAY 3

Elena wrote: "Claire, I remember Spinning Silver starting kinda slowly for me too, but I really liked it in the end (though not as much as Uprooted :)) Hope it picks up for you!"

It started to pick up where I left it yesterday, but I was too tired to continue. Finger crossed I can finish it today.