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

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

Cecily wrote: "Karen did you like The 5th Wave series???"

I really liked the first book...and I liked the way the 3rd book ended. But things got really confusing in the 2nd and most of the 3rd, it was somewhat hard to follow. And I felt like the characters mostly ended up as caricatures by the end. I kinda wish I'd stopped after the first...

by Rick Yancey
338 pages
Finished 8/23
Genres: Science fiction, Young adult, dystopia, aliens

Amanda wrote: "The shark ate Nanci's book! We need another book published in 2013."

I'm a tiny bit disappointed the shark wasn't actually on the shark box.

by Julie Murphy
375 pages
finished 8/21

For Bingo, starts with a D, but someone else is working on that, so this can be banked for the future

I just finished City of Mirrors, and I was also able to get through most of another book while I slow-rolled the first one, letting me finish two books this morning! (Watch out Cecily, I'm going for your record! Just kidding, can't sustain this ;) )

Anyway, City of Mirrors works for the bat, and I also finished Girl Waits with Gun, which is based around the repercussions of a car accident, so that should work for the sports car square.

by Amy Stewart
408 pages
Finished 8/20

Bingo square: Car
How it fits: The entire conflict revolves around a car accident and a man who refuses to pay for the damages

by Justin Cronin
602 pages
Finished 8/20

Bingo: bat square
How it fits: It's about vampires, which are usually associated with bats

I know I'm way behind, but Jag is sooooo adorable. :)

Laura wrote: "Karen wrote: "Hey mods, I'm working on City of Mirrors...but I was wondering if this would be better served for Wheelathon or Bingo.

It can fit for B, N, G, or O...but the reason I'm debating hol..."

Sounds good, that's what I was leaning towards, just wanted to make sure you all weren't missing one letter to finish out Wheelathon or something.

My book will work for the bat square, it's about vampires, which should be close enough to tie thematically to bats!

Hey mods, I'm working on City of Mirrors...but I was wondering if this would be better served for Wheelathon or Bingo.

It can fit for B, N, G, or O...but the reason I'm debating holding off is because it's just over 600 pages, and Bingo rewards for longer book.

I can finish it tonight if it's useful or can save it. What do you all prefer?

Kelly wrote: "Karen wrote: "Kelly wrote: "Karen wrote: "I thought we don't find out about the bingosharks or powersquares until after we submit the squares....so maybe that square is actually just a shark? ."

H..."

Hahah nice, that's helpful!

Kelly wrote: "Karen wrote: "I thought we don't find out about the bingosharks or powersquares until after we submit the squares....so maybe that square is actually just a shark? ."

Hehe. Check the spreadsheet f..."

Ah ok. I can't access the spreadsheet while I'm at work, I'm just stuck with what's posted here!

Cindy AL wrote: "OK, having seen the card and re-read the rules - I'm assuming the shark is the Bingoshark, so if we pick a pattern that would cover the Bingoshark, then we lose the points for that square?
And we g..."

I thought we don't find out about the bingosharks or powersquares until after we submit the squares....so maybe that square is actually just a shark?

Wow, time to change gears again! I like the flexibility we get with this, a chance to be creative with some of those squares. :)

For the Wheelathon, I have which has a gold cover. I'm pretty sure I can get it done by Friday if it's useful. It would work for any of those letters except 'I"

by Patrick Gale
352 pages
Finished 8/15

Letters: A, B, C, F, G, H, J, M, O, P, R, T, U, W
Characters: Harry Cane, Jack, Gideon Ormshaw, Bruno, Winnifred, Robert, Frank, Troels Munck, Ursula

Colors:
- Cover: Brown
- Color of text: White
- Color in text;
*red - "artificial red geraniums" (p 64)
*pink - "a little pink plate of biscuits" (p 53)
*green - "With huge green eyes" (p 43)
*blue - "painted a calm sky blue" (5)
*brown - "running down to a broad, brown river" (p 6)
*black - "they adopted black suits for a year" (p 23)
*white - "iron and painted white" (p 5)
*grey - "such walls of gray water" (p 106)
*gold - " a dazzlingly pretty French gold pocket watch" (p 67)
*silver - "little bits of silver" (p 28)

by Anna Quindlen
293 pages
Finished 8/12

Letters: A, B, C, E, F, G, J, I, L, M, P, Q, R, S, W
Characters: Fran Benedetto, Robert, Elizabeth Cranshaw, Patty Bancroft, Grace, Winnie, Ben Samuels, Jennifer Marsh, Irving Levitt

Colors:
- In title: Black, blue
- Cover: Blue
- Items on cover: Blue (eye)
- Text color: Gold
- Colors in text:
*red - "My red hair and white skin" (p 19)
*orange - "They were crusty, brown and orange" (p 147)
*pink - "a little girl in a pink dress" (p 45)
*green - "Ninjas in glowing green" (p 12)
*purple - "like a genie, wafting purple and smoky" (p 3)
* blue - "with blond hair and blue eyes" (p 43)
*brown - same as orange
*black - "a black statue of an angel" (p 7)
*white - same as red
*grey - "shoulders of his gray suit" (p 4)
*gold - "a quilted gold garment back" (p 82)
*silver - "those little sharp silver instruments" (p 58)

by Thelma Adams
290 pages
Finished 8/12

Letters: A, B, C, D, E, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, R, S, T, V, W
Characters: Josie Marcus, Wyatt Earp, Johnny Behan, Virgil Earp, Catherine Jones "Kitty", Henry Jones, Nathan, Rebecca, Sophie, Doc Holliday, "Old Man" Clanton, Isaac Clanton, Phineas Clanton

Colors:
- Cover: Brown
- Text on cover: White
- Items on cover: White (Shawl)
- Colors in text:
*red - "Like crimped red ribbon" (p 13)
*orange - "an orange cat on the heart" (p 81)
*pink - "a freshly painted room - pearly pink" (p 66)
*green - "she filled out a green silk evening dress" (p 39)
*blue - "piercing blue eyes" (p 3)
*brown - "I had big dreams and brown eyes" ( p 1)
*black - "his black coat and high color" (p 4)
*white - "even white teeth" (p 4)
*grey - "that demon strand of gray" (p 6)
*gold - "at least a half a carat in a dull gold band" (p 19)
*silver - "among the silver peonies" (p 75)

by Tana French
464 pages
Finished 8/11

Letters: A, B, C, E, F, G, H, J, M, O, R, S, T, W
Characters: Holly Mackey, Rebecca (Becca) O'Mara, Julia Harte, Selena Wynne, Stephen Moran, Antoinette Conway, Eileen McKenna, Orla Burgess, Gemma Harding

Colors:
- In text on cover: Green, black
- in text:
*red - "turning red at her own daring" (p 3)
*orange - "the sky is glowing with pink and orange" (p 108)
*pink - same as orange
*green - "the bald-patch green of the sofa" (p 7)
*purple - "splashes of purple flowers" (p 24)
*blue - "wide, bright blue, and something about the delicate arc" (p 5)
*brown - "glossy brown hair" (p 10)
*black - "black trouser suit, not cheap" (p 16)
*white - "striped in wide yellow and white" (p 2)
*grey - "a long building, soft grey stone" (p 35)
*gold - "stream of gold swinging in unison" (p 24)
*silver - "spun to silver dust flying" (p 156)

Laura wrote: "Karen wrote: "I'm working on The Secret Place, it's set in Ireland, so there are plenty of names that start with O"

You will have her series complete before the next one comes out!..."

Me too, I've loved this series. One of my goals this summer was to get caught up, and I'm so close!

I'm working on The Secret Place, it's set in Ireland, so there are plenty of names that start with O