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

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

5/12/18
320 pages

BR: 40 points link

Spells / Classes - will wait to place. SO many options.

Finished! Such a treat to re-read it. I especially love how the three work together at the end.

It's making me sad that my kids are grown! Maybe someday I will have grandkids to read to and let them experience the magic with me. My son especially was captivated from the very beginning.

No worries! It will take me a minute to get a good spreadsheet routine! Just keep reading those buddy reads and I'll figure it out.

I'll occasionally ask you all to double-check that I have everyone's books on the sheet correctly, usually at the end of each week. My work schedule is erratic so I could be on early one day and really late the next, but I am on here every day. If I miss something, shoot me a PM!

Spreadsheets are ready! I just requested access so I can get us rolling.

You can take a look here:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

I'll start entering books read now, so as you finish up, please post in our books read thread.

I need Book / Link to Book, Date Read, # of Pages. If you participated in BOM / BR, please link your first substantial discussion post so I can add that in for points (not the "I'm in" post).

He’s amazing, for sure!

Ashlee, you might appreciate this. Meet Bark Andre Furry!
https://mobile.twitter.com/GoldenKnig...

I'm actually a Blackhawks fan, but I'll cheer for the hometown team this year! Hockey is awesome no matter who is playing.

Joanne wrote: "Ugh, I had more left from my last book than I was expecting but finally finished it. Ended up falling asleep on the couch last night and then had a funeral to go to this morning (not someone I knew..."

Go Knights! Hockey has taken our town by storm. So much excitement here!

Sadly, I think we came in 5th or 6th in TT IV. Team Lugh!

Good thinking, Devann! As soon as I get my hands on the spreadsheet I will add a spell out planner for us. As we add books we've read, we can track all of the relevant letters.

I am trying to keep all of the "quick reference" things we need in this post: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

As we get details on classes, quidditch, and the tai-wizard tournament, I'll add them in.

Devann wrote: "@Michelle that is why I've generally got like 6 books going at once because I'm like mmmm I'm suddenly not in the mood for that *stars another one* lol but then at some point you just have to buckl..."

Yes, exactly how I feel! I have 3 or 4 going all the time and I bounce around. If I get really gripped by one I knock it out, otherwise it's a few chapters here, a few chapters there. If I could just focus I would probably read more books per year.

I can commit to 100 pages a day, I think. I love this book - I read it years ago and I'm excited for a re-read.

I was considering the audio but my version is 53 hours, even at 1.3 speed.

I have British and American hardcover versions, Jim Dale and Stephen Fry versions of the audiobooks, and the ePubs.

I will read Chamber but I need to finish up a couple of others I just started first.

I've always wanted to start Kate Daniels so I should pop over there and give her a go.

Yes, Serpents was another TTIII Water team. I remember the name!

It's funny how you have to be in the right mindset for a book sometimes. At least I find this true for me.

I should finish up my re-read of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone today, and I'm slowly working on The Aeronaut's Windlass but it hasn't gripped me yet. I'm so surprised because I love The Dresden Files and his Codex Alera series is my favorite of all time. Maybe because it's steampunk? I'll keep plugging away but I only made it to chapter 3 before setting it aside and starting The Draining Lake. We can use it for A or I in the spell outs, and we need a lot of I's.

Yes, books must be started after the start date of the challenge to count towards the challenge for this one.

Kirsten wrote: "Michelle wrote: "TTIII! I was a captain for Witches of the Bayou."

What was the theme to the teams?!"
It was elements - air, water, fire, etc. I was part of water.

TTIII! I was a captain for Witches of the Bayou.

Devann wrote: "yeah i think it's something you only really notice after several re-reads or maybe if you read all of them really close together, but JKR was definitely a woman with a plan"

So true, Devann! It's really set the standard in my mind for excellence in world building. It's why it's so enduring and has launched so many things - Pottermore, the games, the theme parks. People want to live in this world. Amazing!