Michelle’s Comments (group member since Sep 19, 2013)

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

Updating a couple of books before work!

The Light Between Oceans
M.L. Stedman
356 pages
12/5

M - Author's FN M.L
I - Isabel Sherbourne
S - Author LN S
T - Tom Sherbourne
L - Title L

Bonus: Author born in Australia

Just finished
* Read a book by an Australian born author (20 points)

Finishing and probably today or tomorrow (working late tonight so not sure how long I'll stay awake to read once I get home)

It looks like a belt on Tavi for the Academ's Fury cover:
* Read a book with a belt on the cover ( 40 points)
And the butler is wearing gloves on the Mrs. Jeffries cover if we still need that:
*Read a book with gloves on the cover ( 50 points)

That book is fantastic. And a total tearjerker. I laid on the couch and sobbed after I finished. Then hugged my dog.

Louise, I started to enter our books but wasn't sure how you wanted to track all of the bonus options so I stopped. I have to leave for work but I'll check in tonight to see what you want to do there.

Reading . Works for word in title, word on cover, and word in text.

JuJu (Julie) wrote: "What does “read something sweet” mean? Would this book qualify?
The Frosty Taste of Scandal

If not, it has snow on the cover."
Yes, this will work for something sweet!

C.A. Newsome
Dog Park Mystery series
Date Read: 11/29
Pages: 223
C - C.A. Newsome (author)
A - A title
N - Newsome (author)
D - Dog Park mystery (series)
Bonus - none


Vicki Delany
Year-Round Christmas series
Date Read: 12/1
Pages: 294
C - Candice Campbell
A - Aline Steiner
N - Nigel Pearce
D - Delaney (author LN)
Y - Year-Round Christmas (series)
Bonus - Candy canes on cover and text

Post my final 2 books for the week!

Kate wrote: "I have been pretty consistent at 4 books/week for this challenge. Looking at the mini-challenge, I am wondering if there are any specific ones I should target. I will be headed to the library over ..."

I would find books that work for the spell-out and you know you can finish, and as you claim the tasks, post here!

Here's the response from Karen, Jenny!

I don’t know those books, (except if it’s part of “The Cat who came for Christmas which I read maybe 30 years ago? 😮) but with animals in books they need to be the main reason for / central to the story. So, for example, when I wrote those dog tasks I had something like “Marley and Me” in mind. Which, from memory, Marley doesn’t have a POV but he is the reason for the story so I would count him as a main character.

That's a tough one! I feel like Yum Yum wouldn't be counted as a character even though I can see the argument for it. I'll ask in the captain's group, Jenny.

I am reading one with candy canes on the cover for this week and the series starts with Y, so double yay!

Definitely, Alexandra. We are rolling with the other letters, though!

I am reading a book with candy canes on the cover right now.

I kinda like MISTLETOE because of the hard letter points. We are dead last overall, but 5th for hardest letters so we might be able to jump up in that ranking.

Plus kiss is easy to find. :) And mistletoe with all of the Christmas romances. I'm feeling like some HEAs.

We definitely need Y's. I'll look for Y characters in my current book, too.

Elephants Can Remember
Agatha Christie
Date Read: 11/25
Pages: 225
Letters:
C - Christie
A - Agatha
D - Desmond
E - Title
Bonus: none


Abby: Mail Order Bride
Verna Clay
Pages: 184
Letters:
C- Author Verna Clay
A - Abby Vaughn
N - Neal
D - Mrs. Dennison
Bonus: none