Melanie’s Comments (group member since Sep 01, 2014)

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

Keli wrote: "I've got to read a book by an Australian, New Zealand or Canadian author. Any recs for fiction? I saw some of the non-fic recs but my eyeballs also hiurt when reading non-fiction. I don't have Inga..."

If you like thrillers, I read Gathering Dark by Candice Fox a couple years ago and it was really good. The author is Australian.

Hoping this is the year I finally clear the backlog.

Start of month:
Books on shelf: 94
Feedback Ratio: 80%

Books already read that need to be reviewed:


Books (already published):


Books (not yet published):


Added:


Finished/Reviewed:


1. Bookclubbed to Death | https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2. Finding Mr. Purrfect | https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
3. It Takes a Rake | https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
4. The Runaway Viscount | https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
5. Not Your Valentine | https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
6. Counting on a Cowboy | https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
7. The House Beyond the Dunes | https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
8. Ghost Station | https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

End of Month:
Books on shelf: 89
Feedback Ratio: 81%

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "...And I’m someone that doesn’t enjoy books with unlikeable characters generally whereas it may not bother others 🤷‍♀️"

This is pretty much why I hated Catcher in the Rye as I'm a character reader. If I don't like the characters, I don't like the book. And Holden was basically the quintessential unlikeable character.

Keli wrote: "And it also mentioned how Armentrout seemed to "borrow" or was likely inspired by a Rachel Caines series, the vamp one. I can't remember the name of the series but i read the first oneand was shocked at how, erm "similar" they are."

It was the Vampire Academy books by Richelle Mead she was accused of copying. And to be honest, I've read the VA series and the first in Armentrout's and it was incredibly similar. There are a few people that have reviews comparing the two and it's a lot.

316 pages
295 pages
309 pages
339 pages
324 pages
213 pages

Current Total: 78,202

Checked & Corrected Total: 76,406

There was an error on page 2 that was missed and on this page.

Forgot to come post for a few days.

317 pages
304 pages
131 pages
318 pages
56 pages
164 pages
39 pages
96 pages

Current Total: 55,795 pages

I finished my first book which I added in March 2015. I enjoyed this one a lot, it was a fun paranormal contemporary romance.

247 pages

Current Total: 24,551

64 pages
152 pages

Current Total: 19,255

101 pages
144 pages
260 pages
354 pages

Current Total: 9,346

I'm sure my number from that list is low since I haven't read many classics and such since being in school but I do have to say the one I'm proud of that I have read was Don Quixote which we read in my Spanish class my freshman year of high school (so 14-15 years old). It took most of the school year to read but I remember it being actually interesting unlike a lot of books we had to read. I need to reread it one day since it's been 20 years but it's so long I haven't wanted to tackle that just yet.

Jenny wrote: "So I just went though my physical bookcases and pulled all the books I had added to my TBR challenge list, and I couldn't find 4 of them. How annoying. But, rather than go look at all of my books a..."

If you can't decide you could always go with a random number generator. I do that sometimes when I want to read but can't decide what to pick up.

A few years ago I sat down and spent an entire weekend adding every book I owned (physical, ebook, audiobook) to my shelves because I could never remember what I had. It took forever but it's nice not buying so many duplicates. Then for new stuff I just add it as soon as I get it so I don't forget. Now if only I could get myself to actually put the books away immediately.

2024 TBR Tackler

Duration: January 1, 2024 – December 31, 2024
Level: No Suspension – 27+ books

Completed: 0/27 books

#196 - Beneath Blackwater River by Leslie Wolfe
#13 - Mine Till Midnight by Lisa Kleypas
#46 - The Dark Corners of the Night by Meg Gardiner
#268 - Those Texas Nights by Delores Fossen
#104 - Real Men Knit by Kwana Jackson



#191 - Much Ado About Dukes by Eva Devon
#315 - Pride & Puppies by Lizzie Shane
#182 - Duchess If You Dare by Anabelle Bryant
#304 - One Scandalous Night by Elizabeth Hoyt, Kelly Bowen, & Anna Campbell
#27 - When the Lights Go Out by Mary Kubica



#107 - The Last Flight by Julie Clark
#108 - Promised by Leah Garriott
#378 - Magic Claims by Ilona Andrews
#273 - The Missed Connection by Denise Williams
#114 - Network Effect by Martha Wells



#5 - Orange: The Complete Collection, Volume 1 by Ichigo Takano
#118 - Murder Past Due by Miranda James
#75 - The Lady and the Highwayman by Sarah M. Eden
#131 - Don't Look Back by Christie Craig
#284 - Her Unexpected Roommate by Jackie Lau



#398 - Cinderella and the Duke by Lydia Drake
#194 - Loving the Secret Billionaire by Adriana Anders
#247 - Find Your Way Home by Jackie Ashenden
#308 - My Dearest Duke by Kristin Vayden
#52 - Santa's on His Way by Lisa Jackson, Maisey Yates, Stacy Finz, & Nicole Helm



#54 - Appetites & Vices by Felicia Grossman
#396 - Blood Sisters by Vanessa Lillie

I just finished the last 2 I had on there, will update Goodreads and the spreadsheet in a few minutes when I can get on my computer.

Going to focus on the ones left from 2014, 2015, & 2016 and I'd like to get to at least 50 read/removed.

Cleaning Out the TBR Closet 2024
Duration: January 1 - December 31, 2024

Books Read or Removed: 23/301 books

Added in 2014: 7/14 books



Added in 2015: 6/73 books



Added in 2016: 10/214 books



Read:


Removed:

Hoping this is the year I finally clear the backlog.

Start of month:
Books on shelf: 91
Feedback Ratio: 80%

Books already read that need to be reviewed:


Books (already published):


Books (not yet published):


Added:


Finished/Reviewed:


1. Midnight, Repeated | https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
2. Dead Against Her | https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

End of Month:
Books on shelf: 94
Feedback Ratio: 80%

Thanks! She's been called it roughly 10 times already and I'm only about a quarter of the way into the book so it seems like a regular nickname for her. Should I add it to the spreadsheet as Character first name? There's no nickname option in the drop down menu.

I wanted to check since it's not an option in the working spreadsheet, can we use a character's nickname?

I'm reading The Duchess and the Wolf and the FMC's name is Susannah but she is called Zan quite often by her friends.