Keli’s Comments (group member since Jun 23, 2016)

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

I'm here! I'll get my shelf up in just a mo. I'm in the UK so UTC time, I think. I can't remember how daylight savings affects is but I'm pretty close to UTC. 🤣 I'm really excited this is my 6th Tower Teams. I'm estimating that, I might be including some Wheel in there.

🏯What are your favourite places in the world?

Wales and France

🏯 What are the places you would love to visit the most?
I've neve been to Asia and would love to do a tour.

🏯Preferred mode of travel?


Train

🏯Desert Island question: if you were allowed to take the (all) books of only three authors with you, who would they be?

Ilona Andrews, Lilith Saintcrow and John Irving.

Ugh, I'm so behind, I'm not even listed on the % chart! Lol, how could I forget to entet my numbers. Unfortunately, I'm still behind even after entering. 😬

Level L-9 = 51 books.
Level 10 - 55 books
Read one (1) book for 2016, then the corresponding ending number to 2025.

✔️2016
1. Fellside - 27/01/25
2. The Sun Is Also a Star - 04/02/25
3. All the Pretty Horses - 07/03/25
4. Good Sugar Bad Sugar: Eat yourself free from sugar and carb addiction 19/04/25
5. Salt to the Sea - 27/06/25

5 subtle art of not giving a fuck
6 it Ends With Us
7 Hidden Figures

2017
1. Lincoln in the Bardo - 16/03/25
2. The Woman in Cabin 10 - 24/07/25
3. Cotton Crossing - 07/08/25
4
5
6
7


2018
1. Justice For All - 01/07/25
2. The Fact of a Body - 06/08/25
3. The Largesse of the Sea Maiden 25/08/25
4 Artificial Condition - 03/12/25
5
6
7
8
1. Grey Bees - 23/03/25
Lawn Boy - 05/05/25

✔️2019
1. The Island of Sea Women 10/02/25
2. Two Witches and a Whiskey 10/02/25
3. Burr - 03/05/25
4. Lawn Boy - 05/05/25
5. Sabrina & Corina - 22/05/25

6. The Orchard
7. Crossroad
8. The Night Tiger - 14/10
9. Demon Magic and a Martini - 23/11/25


2020
1. The Country of Others - 24/01/25
1. Grey Bees - 23/03/25
2 All Boys Aren’t Blue 26/04/25
The Sword of Kaigen
Paladin's Grace
The City We Became
Red sands
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
2 All Boys Aren’t Blue
The Sword of Kaigen
Paladin's Grace
The City We Became

✔️2021
1. The Last Graduate - 03/02/25

3 cats cradle
All the Murmuring Bones

✔️2022
1. The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida - 20/05/25
2. One Dark Window09/06/25

✔️2023
1. Bitterthorn 27/01/25
2. The Golden Enclaves - 24/03/25
3. Death Comes for the Archbishop - 12/03/25

✔️2024
1. A Disappearance in Fiji - 12/01/25
2. When Among Crows - 19/02/25
3. Her Amber Chalice- 23/10/25
4. The Nightingale - 06/11/25



2025
1. Atmosphere 25/09/25
2. Automatic Noodle 08/10/25
3. The Possession of Alba Díaz 02/11/25
4.
5.

Fantasy maze- Can't find a book with a throne on the cover that i want to read
Heading south
C - The Salt Grows Heavy 19/10/24 (113 pgs)
A - Ninth House Alex Stern Series - 26/10/24 (458 pgs)
N - Network Effect - 27/10/24 (350 pgs)
T - T. Kingfisher, What Moves the Dead - 19/10/24(165 pgs)

My feb books were nothing stellar but also nothing terrible. I am glad I finally got around to reading them. Though i could have done without Girl With the Pearl Earring. That was hundreds of pages about not much.

Feb
1 (2019)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
2 (2022)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
3 (2017)⭐️⭐️⭐️
4 (2019)⭐️⭐️⭐️
5 (2019)⭐️⭐️
6 (2019)⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

March
1 (2019)⭐️⭐️⭐️

Sammy wrote: "#51

Only took me 6 years to get around to this one...

*shakes head*

Super fun read."

It's extra good when a book wasting away on a tbr turns out to be a good one.

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Cindy wrote: "
This was not my first read of the year but I finished this audiobook today and absolutely loved it and just wanted to share. If someone has ..."

That audio was brilliant.

Good luck, Stephanie.

The logging in and out has worked. Thanks for the suggestion, Melanie

Carmen, you might have to got to all your threads and re-tick "notify me when people comment." That's what I am having to do anyway.

The logging in and out has worked. Thanks for the suggestion, Melanie

Carmen, you might have to got to all your threads and re-tick "notify me when people comment." That's what I am having to do anyway.

As ever, I will endeavour to complete this. Maybe 2025 is the year I do it.
Level V = 72-96 books.

Read corresponding ending number for four (4) years of your choice (2016 to 2025) then one (1) book for others.

2016
1. The Sun Is Also a Star - 04/02/25
2. All the Pretty Horses - 07/03/25
3 Good Sugar Bad Sugar: Eat yourself free from sugar and carb addiction - 19/04/25
4 Salt to the Sea
5 The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck
6 It Ends with Us
7 Hidden FiguresHidden Figures
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16

2017
1. Lincoln in the Bardo - 16/03/25
2 the woman in cabin 10
3. cotton crossing

2018
Justice For All
The Fact of a Body
The Largesse of a Sea Maiden
Artificial condition
2019
1. The Island of Sea Women 10/02/25
2. Two Witches and a Whiskey 10/02/25
3 Burr
4 Lawn Boy
5 Sabrina & Corina
6 The Orchard
7 crossroad
8 The Night Tiger 14/10
9 demon magic and a martini
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19

2020
1. Grey Bees -
2 All Boys Aren’t Blue
The Sword of Kaigen
Paladin's Grace
The City We Became
Red sands
2021
1. The Country of Others - 24/01/25
2. The Last Graduate - 03/02/25
3 cats cradle
All the Murmuring Bones
Moons knight 14/10
6. The Slaughtered Lamb Bookstore - 19/10
7. A million things - 22/10
Fugitive Telemetry

2022
Seven Moons of Maali
One Dark Window (The Shepherd King, #1)
Nettle and Bone
Monstrous Lies
Nervous System
Prayer for the crown shy
Sorrowland
2023
1. Bitterthorn 27/01/25
2. The Golden Enclaves - 24/03/25
Death Comes for the Archbishop
3 Liar, Dreamer, Thief
4 Yellowface
5 Weyeard
6. Red Moon
7. Starling House
8 19 Claws & a blackbird 13/10
9. magic Tide -02/11
10. Study for obedience
The reformatory
2024
1. A Disappearance in Fiji - 12/01/25
2. When Among Crows - 19/02/25
3 Her amber chalice - 23/10
4 the nightingale
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24

2025
Atmosphere
Automatic Noodle
The possession of alba Diaz 02/11

Melindam wrote: "Sammy's a terrible, but much appreciated influence on my book choices. 🤭 ❤️

Maybe we could petition Karen to rename the challenge to "how to bloat your TBR"? 😉"

😂

Melanie wrote: "Keli wrote: "Ugh, Goodreads. I've got "notify me when people comment" ticked, but zero notifications."

Just wanted to let you know a way to potentially fix this as I was having this issue recently..."

Thanks for this. I've logged out and in. Fingers crossed 🤞🏽

Ugh, Goodreads. I've got "notify me when people comment" ticked, but zero notifications.

I finished my first read of 2025, The Beekeeper's Apprentice: or, On the Segregation of the Queen, on the 3rd and it was a tbr book from 2018. If you've not read it. I recommend it. I've only read Sherlock Holmes book, but I think I like this more. Hopefully, i can get another 4 done this month.

I don’t think my tbr will ever get smaller. Sadly, it is the nature of the beast- desire. I will always want more. This challenge does help me cull the older ones those. I either buy them or delete them. If I'm not willing to part with a bit of money and I can't get them from my library, Everand or Audible then they are just taking up space.

Happy new year all!

Spot #2

Travel Itinerary #1 - Completed
1. Helsinki (FI) - Tromso (NO)Read a book where the edition you are reading was published on the 4th of a month
Bitterthorn (4 May) - 27/01/25

2. Tromso (NO) - Reyjkavik (IS)Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as sci-fi - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown - 18/02/25

3. Reyjkavik (IS) - Anchorage (US)Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as action - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable Two Witches and a Whiskey - 19/02/25

4. Anchorage (US) - Calgary (CA)Read a book with a country scene on the cover
- 12/03/25

5. Calgary (CA) - Quebec (CA)Read a book with a onomatopoeia in the title
Burr - 03/05/25

6. Quebec (CA) - New York (US)Read a book where the characters eat steak - Goodness Has Nothing To Do With It - 12/07/25

7. New York (US) - Mariehamm (AX)Read a book which is set under the sea - The Slaughtered Lamb Bookstore and Bar - part the the bookstore is underwater 19/10/25

8. Mariehamm (AX) - Helsinki (FI) Read a book that is in the "Most Interesting Magic System" Listopia List  - Magic Tides - 01/11/25

Travel Itinerary #2
1. San Jose del Cabo (MX) - San Andres Island (CO) Read a book with a colon : in the title
2. San Andres Island (CO) - Punta Arenas (CL) Read a book were a romance isn’t approved by a family member.
3. Punta Arenas (CL) - Madeira (PT) Read a book where the title starts with the letter X
4. Madeira (PT) - Muscat (OM) Read a book where the page numbers add to 11 (i.e. 345 pages = 3+4+5 = 12)
5. Muscat (OM) - Tomsk (RU) Read a book where a character is a writer
6. Tomsk (RU) - Kagoshima (JP) "Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the ""top shelves"" of the book) as review - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable"
7. Kagoshima (JP) - Wellington (NZ) Read a book where the edition you are reading was published on the 13th of a month
8. Wellington (NZ) - San Jose del Cabo (MX) Read a book with a computer on the cover

http://www.random.org/integers/

Levels:

Headlock: 1-8 books.
Coathanger: 9-17 books.
Spear Tackle: 18-26 books.
No Suspension: 27 + books

January-
#108 - The Screwtape Letters - 13/01/25 ⭐️⭐️
#245 - The Name of the Wind
#1786 - Hidden Figures - 18/09/25⭐️⭐️

Feb -
#1982 - Tin Man
#447 - Everything Under the Heavens
#1523 - Devoted (dean Koontz)

Mar
#1406- This is Chance!
#176 - Beard Science
#328 - Death Comes for the Archbishop - 12/03/25 ⭐️⭐️

Apr
#236 The Girls - Everand
#1212 Confessions of Augustine libby
#715 The Fortune of the Rougons - everand

May
#687 - The Templar Legacy
#1671 - Sabrina & Corina - 22/05/25 ⭐️⭐️⭐️
#1084 - The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness

June
#2466 - The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain
#2155 - A Boy and His Dog at the End of the World
#2276 - Family Lore

September
#1671 - Circus of the Dead: Book 1
#704 - Relics
#1231 - Troilus and Cressida

October
44 -Spellbent
896 - Apricots and Wolfsbane
1880 -A Million Things - 22/10/2025 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

November
553- The Girl in the Tower
1656 - Of Women and Salt
2042- Powers of Detection

Nomination

Island in the Sun by Katie Fforde
I don’t often read straight romance, so I will recommend this one outside of my comfort zone. Plus, it is set in Dominica, which seems like a lesser written about island.

Synopsis-
When Cass is asked by her father to take on an unusual photography project in the Caribbean Island of Dominica, she really can't see a reason to say no.

But the remote island has just been hit be a severe hurricane, leaving destruction in its wake. Cass is travelling with Ranulph who is searching for the rare stone carvings her father wants her to photograph.

Their hunt leads Cass down a path of bravery and self-discovery, and she soon falls for Ranulph, who has been by her side every step of the way.

But does he feel the same way about her?

I try every year. This could be my year
Mar 1 2024 - Mar 1 2025

Level L-9 = 51 books.

Read one (1) book for 2015, then the corresponding ending number to 2024.


2024 = 4 books published in 2024
2023 = 3 books published in 2023
2022 = 2 books published in 2022
2021 = 1 book published in 2021
2020 = 10 books published in 2020
2019 = 9 books published in 2019
etc...
2015 = 5 books published in 2015

2015 3/5
Dearest Clementine - 23/05/24
Silver in the Blood - 16/09/24
The Beekeeper's Apprentice or, On the Segregation of the Queen - 03/01/25

2016 2/6
Lily and the Octopus - 29/03/24
Fellside - 27/01/25

2017 4/7
I Liked My Life - 07/03/24
Slouch Witch - 19/06/24
Half of a Yellow Sun - 24/06/24
The Book of Joan - 28/06/24

2018 2/8
Temeraire - 24/04/24
A Raisin In The Sun - 17/09/24


2019 7/9
My Name Is Revenge: A novella and collected essays - 18/03
Where the Forest Meets the Stars - 16/05
On a Red Station, Drifting - 14/08/24
Gender Queer - 22/08/24
Just One Damned Thing After Another - 08/09/24
On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous - 10/10/24
Ninth House - 26/10/24

2020 8/10
The Seep - 26/04
The Midnight Library - 20/03
In a Field of Blue - 28/05
Black Boy - 01/08/24
The Hobbit, or There and Back Again - 09/09/24
Gone with the Wind - 02/10/24
A Deadly Education - 09/10/24
Network Effect - 27/10/24
Grey Bees

✔️2021 1/1
The Lost Village - 18/04
Summer Sons - 13/04
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking - 20/06
Black Water Sister - 13/08/24

✔️2022 2/2
Babel - 15/04
My Monticello - 21/05
She Gets the Girl - 28/08/24
Looking For Jane: The deeply moving historical novel spanning five decades of powerful women - 16/09/24
The Book of Cold Cases - 16/10/24

✔️2023 3/3
Inheritance - 20/04
Liar, Dreamer, Thief - 25/03
River Sing Me Home - 13/03
The Malevolent Seven - 09/06
The Wishing Game - 15/07/24
The Book That Wouldn’t Burn - 10/08/24

2024 2/4
The Familiar - 15/07/24
A Disappearance in Fiji - 12/01/25

Well done to all you that achieved your goal!!!

I still haven't hit my goal of Suspension level, but I will take Coathanger. So far, I am at 10. I'm hopeful I can get another 2 in.