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

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

Camilla wrote: "⚚♆ Cynthia ♆⚚ wrote: "Hi Team! Looking for some recs. Does anyone read horror and have any recommendation? Also, I have always wanted to read a Stephen King book but never got to it, so if anyone h..."

Girl with All the Gifts is a great book. Very tense and scary. Also, really liked Pines too. I'd say it definitely falls into that creepy weird horror category.
Good recs. You

Chloe wrote: "Okay, so I joined Goodreads in 2018 so all of the books listed are from my 2018, 2019 and (some) 2020 TBR's. Most of my 2020 books I'm using for the TBR Tackler 2021. & I'm only listing the books I..."

You've got some fantastic books lined up. I love 1984 and Brave New World. Though I would recommend reading a book in between those two. They're both heavy.
Dreamers Pool is a really good book. And Into the Drowning Deep was worth the effort. I won't say it was great but it puts mermaids back into there original terrible and terrifying form, which was interesting.
Enjoy your reads!

⚚♆ Cynthia ♆⚚ wrote: "Hi Team! Looking for some recs. Does anyone read horror and have any recommendation? Also, I have always wanted to read a Stephen King book but never got to it, so if anyone has a rec for him, plea..."

Cynthia, I'm not the most well read SK person but The Stand was pretty decent, especially if you like big good vs evil battles. King's a bit too grandiose for me and I hate his "magical negro," which he includes in every story. 🙄
Personally, I loved The Birds. Du Maurier did a fantastic job of ratcheting up the terror abd suspense in this novella. The Spear was pretty good too. And The Passage started off well. I haven't finished the series though. But that might be a personal thing. I don’t find the devil/god type of stories verying interesting, not unless it's gods no one believes in anymore like Greek or Aztec. Then I'm all for it.

Hi all, just wanted to stop in and thank Redshirt for the recommendation. I read the brown book for my group, Tiffany Aching, so if you're struggling to find one River Marked came in at 60.7% brown and it's fab read. Good luck and have fun.


And I read the set in China with The Three-Body Problem a really good hard sci-fi.

Sarah wrote: "Hey everyone! My Dad's in short term rehab but probably not for much longer. He has rotator cufff surgery and when the intubation tube was pulled out he aspirated on the post nasal drip. So he had ..."

Wonderful that he is on the mend.💗 I'm happy for him and your family.

Eldarwen wrote: "Red Sister was absolutely awesome! I actually need to continue with that series."

Me too!

I didn't mind Jorg's age. I thought it an interesting change. In dystopian futures children are often not included. Or if they are I spend time worrying about them, like The Road. But life would be hard for everyone and like the medieval children grow up quick.

Peg wrote: "Thank you Cynthia! I didn't even relate it to mirrors, yet glass reflects also!

I think non-fiction can be difficult to put in a box, so I guess I'll take it one book at a time. Right now I'm rea..."

Ooh, cheese and culture, it sounds fab.

Eldarwen wrote: "Finished #10 a while ago but forgot to post.


Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
Date Read: 16th May
Rating: 3 stars

Now this was odd for sure...."

I love that trilogy. But Jorg is not an easy character to get behind because he does some nasty mean things. I do think it gets better as the story carries on though. If you haven't read Lawrence's Red Queen's War, I recommend that one. It's much easier than Jorg's story. There's humor, love and honor, which is all lacking in Jorg's story. And the building of a true friendship, it made me a little teary.

Mary wrote: "Just checking in. Sorry I’ve been absent the last two weeks. I have been swamped with my jobs and my mother-in-law passed away this week. I have finished Dumplin’ I just need to sit down and answer..."

I'm very sorry for your loss.

Megan wrote: "Hey Keli, your last book you've put you'll add two more tasks, can you let me know when you do that and then I'll place the book :)"

I'll do that now. I seem to add them just before I go to sleep. Then get too tired to finish. All done.

⚚♆ Cynthia ♆⚚ wrote: "Keli wrote: "What is the percentage for cover colour?"

Usually +50%. If you use TinEye, you can add up the different shades of the same colour to see if it reaches 50%. If you are not sure, feel f..."

Excellent, Cynthia. That's exactly what I did . I put the totaled color percentage on there.

Sarah wrote: "Fyi I'm still listening and reading but I'll be rather more uncommunicative (more than I normally am) for the foreseeable near future. My Dad had a planned surgery this (Tuesday) morning and ended ..."

I hope your dad gets well soon. Sending positive and loving thoughts and vibes from England.

What is the percentage for cover colour?

I've added a book to the spreadsheet but i have not added any tasks yet. I'll do that tomorrow because I'm falling asleep now.

Megan wrote: "Keli wrote: "Also, I amended 185 on task sheet. It said Ava was neurodiverse but it was actually her brother, Henry, who was."

How was he neurodiverse do you know??"

Well, they didn't say but if I had to label him, autism would be the closest. He didn't talk, unless it was absolutely essential. He didn’t like to be touched except by his trusty hound. And he liked a certain order and structure and routine.

Also, I amended 185 on task sheet. It said Ava was neurodiverse but it was actually her brother, Henry, who was.

Camilla wrote: "Keli wrote: "The audioversions are on their own separate from any written ones."

I combined them so the audios are now connected to the other editions."

Awesome, thank you so much.😊

Megan wrote: "Found this on google:
noun
an object or design resembling a cross but having a loop instead of the top arm, used in ancient Egypt as a symbol of life.
I'd go for that working :)"

Awesome, I'll mark it for bingo. The book setup is kind of weird. The audioversions are on their own separate from any written ones. I have used the page count from the separate the first listed book in the written selections. I just wanted to point this out in case anyone says it’s audio only format.

Megan wrote: "I just had a thought, I read Purls and Potions and in there the MC is involved in a potential theatre production of Midsummer nights dream. The book ends up fitting the plot of the ..."

Yes. It fits to me.

Isn't the ankh the symbol for life? I'm about to finish Disappearing Moon Cafe and there are at least two scenes/passages where MCs have babies, so wouldn't the creation and bringing forth of life work? It's the very definition of the symbol.