Sana’s Comments (group member since Oct 27, 2017)

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

Added some books for Mini but it's not showing up on SS. Can one of the captains take a look :))

Okay Mel. Added some O books to SS. Will look for more.

🎨 3 all-time favourite books or series you'd recommend

Lord of the Rings
Discworld
Kate Daniels
The Count of Monte Cristo

🥽 2 books you loved/liked the most from your 2024 reads

Empire of the Vampire
Empire of the Damned

🖌️ A book you are looking forward to reading

The Lost Metal by Brandon Sanderson

Hi everyone! I'm Sana from Pakistan and am so excited for this challenge. I need a break from RL.
We moved into new house a week ago and there is still so much to be done. I own a lot of classics and this challenge is prefect for reading some of them. Most of my books are still in boxes.
Looking forward to knowing you all.

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

Task: Read a book that has been turned into a movie or TV show and the filming is done in Australia or New Zealand.
Going south

P Pivot Point 3/9
A Ray - Author: Jennifer Ashley 3/9
S Scandal Above Stairs 6/9
S Split Second 4/9

Thanks everyone for making this such a fun challenge and the Captains for all their hard work, especially Laura!
Hope to see you all in future challenges :)

Added my last book for this challenge.

Done with book set in Russia.

works both for item on cover and plot element. Won't take long.

Finished mine.

I've put Because of Miss Bridgerton for BOMB in title. If someone else has a finished book swap for mine.

I have for item related to district. It's tagged children so I checked the wordcount and it's 45449.

I can read for plot element, Laura. It will be a reread so it won't take long.

I can read but it's 400 pgs. I might be able to finish it late tomorrow.

Task: Read a book where a pet name starts with the letter T
Direction: West

H - The Girl with the Make-Believe Husband - Character: Cecilia Harcourt (393 pgs) 14/8
A - Ross - Author: Jennifer Ashley (245 pgs) 11/8
L - A Killer's Kiss - Character: Luke ( 273 pgs) 11/8
T - Tyler (295 pgs) 8/8

Laura wrote: "@Sana - Winter Lost works for several of the tasks on the District Wheel, so I took it off the spell-out. We can always add it back later if we don't get those tasks.

Enjoy it! My main problem wit..."

That is my main issue too, Laura and I'm glad Mercy and Adam gets to spend sometime together minus the obnoxious werewolves.

Does Mercy being a mechanic and fixing cars work for plot element linked to District 6?

Done 😔

Keely wrote: "I've swapped Laura's book over and added the code for your book Sana."

Thanks, Keely.

Added A Plague of Giants for GOAT in title.

I have A Taste of Whiskey: Sasha Whiskey set on a ranch. We can use it for plot element and Laura's book for item on cover.

Day 3 - Chapters 17-25

11. We learn a lot more about the library in this section, for example that new head librarians create new systems to secure their power and make themselves indispensable. I know we have a few librarians in this group… how do you feel about that? 😅 If you’re not a librarian –what would you do if the library you use just changed systems whenever it felt like it?

I used to spend a lot of time just browsing but nowadays I hardly get time to visit library. I would get quite angry looking for a specific book.

12. We also finally had our stories converging, albeit briefly. Livira and Evar were exploring new places in consecutive chapters, both of them marking their origin/path (Livira with books, Evar with a knife) and then their journeys culminate in them meeting in what Livira identifies as an “in-between place”. Were you expecting them to meet so soon? What was your impression of their brief time together – and why did the meeting end so abruptly?

I thought Livira was the woman Evan was looking for. The meeting was surprising and short to keep the suspense.

13. In her time in the library, Livira acquired a companion in the raven: is he an ally or guide? Or something sinister? Do you think it’s actually “just” a (magical) animal or maybe even a character we know already?

Seems like a magical guide who cares about books and readers as well.

14. I can’t help but constantly think of the Book of the Ancestor as I’m reading this – the young girl protagonist who’s an outsider, the school setting, navigating friendships and political machinations while also learning about whatever type of magic there is… Have you read anything else by Mark Lawrence?

I've only read Mark Lawrence- Red Sister and could hardly finish that book. I'm finding this a laborious read but better than my first experience.

DQs Day 2 Chapters 8 - 16

6. How are you enjoying the book so far? How's the pacing for you?

The pacing is fine. I like Livira's part of the story more than Evar's. But a lot is going on in the story and all the world building feels confusing to me, though I'm still enjoying it.

7. What are your favorite characters, situations, quotes so far?

Livira is very interesting and I like how she never feels dispirited by any situation. Livira's interaction with Malar was fun

8. What are your fondest memories of a library?

Just browsing books and the smell and feel of a book in your hand is like therapy for me.

9. Library as prison... does that ring true for you?

Library has always been happy place for me. To feel trapped in it will be the worst nightmare.

10. If you could have one natural ability relating to books (view spoiler), what would it be?

To retain all that I've ever read.