Karen D’s Comments (group member since Aug 25, 2015)

Karen D’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Nanci wrote: "Good news, team!
The following main labors are completed!
*Labor 3
*Labor 5
*Labor 10
*Labor 11

Quite a few of the incomplete labors only have one book left to read in them. We are doing great!"

Do we get more bonus options with all those complete?

by Laura Lippman

Task: Labor 8 - Find the Jade Key - Read a book about a treasure hunter.
How it fits: Book is about an "antique scout", who is essentially trying to discover valuable antiques at flea markets, furniture left out on the corner, etc, like searching for antique treasuers

I have a book that I think can work for the treasure hunter - it's about an "antique scout", so he goes around looking for antique "treasures".

by Kevin Kwan

Task: Labor 2 - Find the Ring - Read a book with a gold object on the cover
How this fits - gold dress on cover

Laura wrote: "Karen , your book with the gold dress is a go. 13 hours later and no one else commented on the post so we will say YES!"

Thanks Laura! Sorry I'm so behind on this, its been a busy weekend, but I'll post this now!

Can this work for a gold object on the cover? The dress or the dog collars? They're gold-colored, not gold material so wasn't sure if that would fit.

Nanci wrote: "Team,
I am leaving now for an all day bike ride, so I won't be checking the thread. I'll return about 6pm EST.
Happy reading!"

Wow, that sounds intense! Very impressive!

Thanks! I think the book I finished today works best for one of the main labor tasks, so I'll put it down there for now, but that helps for planning for the next one!

The Progeny
by Tosca Lee

Task: Labor 6 - Visit a Psychiatrist - Read a book where someone is mentally unbalanced
How it fits: The MC talks a lot about how a character (Nikola) has gone crazy, that he's mentally unhinged.

Couple questions for the captains....

Once we're done with our 2 main tasks, does it make more sense to finish out other tasks so we can complete a main labor and get those extra points? Or just do the bonus tasks? Or just depend on the book itself, what it fits best?

For the bonus tasks, are we supposed to find one book that fits all three tasks? Or one book per task?

Thanks!

by Dean Koontz
finished 9/11

Task: Labor 6 - Search the Boiler Room - Read a book with a psychic character.
How it fits: Odd is psychic, sees impending disasters and uses psychic magnetism to find people

by Kevin Hearne
Finished 9/11

Task: Labor 12: Injure a Foot - Read a book where someone is injured severely.
How it fits: Granauile is attacked and has nearly every bone in her body broken

Yay new games! And so cool to see we did so well in the last round, hopefully we're on a roll and can keep that going this round!

I've got two books in the works that I can definitely finish tomorrow. There are so many options for each of them, so I can be flexible if someone wants these labors!

Odd Hours
- Labor 6: character is psychic. Odd sees disaster in advance and uses psychic magnetism to stop it
(could also use the one where someone's name is in the title)

Shattered
- Labor 12: someone injured severely. Granuaile has nearly every bone in her body broken in an attack.

For the new square, you can use Paper and Fire for the brain, it's all about The Library and debates on how best to handle and control knowledge.

Reconstructing Amelia can work for the skull and crossbones. Someone dies in the very beginning, and it's all about secret clubs, like the Skull and Bones secret society.

Oh I am so excited for DTWS too! agree the cast is a bit odd (Rick Perry, what??) but I feel like my favorites always end up being people I wasn't familiar with in advance

Cecily wrote: "oh wow Karen that's amazing!! anything you can share about what you guys are planning for the anniversary? what part of the world do you live in again? it's been 15 years right? I feel like it was ..."

I'm in Washington DC, and basically we're just writing a lot of papers for the White House and Congress, describing how things have changed in the world of terrorism and where it's going to go. I'm an editor, so I get to review all the papers which all have to be done by today! It is crazy it's been 15 years already.

Cecily wrote: "Karen wrote: "Cecily wrote: "Ohh Karen How did you like ??"

It was really good! I listened to the audiobook, which was frustrating sometimes because it fe..."

I've been using Hoopla, and putting it at 1.25 speed, so it's slightly faster, but not as fast as I could read it. I really only listen on my commute, so that's probably the problem, this is the only time ever that I'll say my commute is too short :)

Looks like everything's going well, sorry I haven't been of much use this round! Work has been crazy lately getting ready for the 9/11 anniversary. But I'm excited to see the next game!

Cecily wrote: "Ohh Karen How did you like ??"

It was really good! I listened to the audiobook, which was frustrating sometimes because it feels so much slower than reading, but it was really exciting and definitely kept you guessing the whole time. definitely recommend it if you like thrillers or psychological fiction!

by Kimberly McCreight
Finished 9/7
382 pages

Characters: Kate Barren, Amelia, Sophie, Dylan, Zadie, Philip Woodhouse, Liv
Genres: Mystery, thriller, young adult, contemporary

by Rachel Caine
Finished 9/7
357 pages

Characters: Jess Brightwell, Morgan Hault, Thomas Schreiber, Glain Wathen, Dario Santiago, Khalila Seif
Genres: Fantasy, young adult, science fiction, dystopia, steampunk
Other themes: books, freedom, war, military, library