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Teri-K’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

"If she'd had a foot fetish Anna would have been an extremely happy woman." Firestorm

Find the last sentence on page 207.

Love it!

TPBM prefers winter over summer.

Romantic Comedies

Mountains or the Beach?

Kay wrote: "oh yeah of course, silver has an R at the end :| what a moron, oh well back to the book! x"

That's why I make a list for each week with all the letters we need. Otherwise I'd miss one, or record a letter it turns out we don't need. For instance, I keep having to remind myself we don't need A this week. I can't seem to stop collecting A's. :)

Kay wrote: "I have finished Kissing Sin, quite a fun, if overly sexual, fantasy novel. Unfortunately I can't seem to remember any 'I's but there is an L for Liander. The Riley Jenson Guardian novels don't seem..."

At least it can be used for L or R. I'm sure we'll find a place for it, and the others. :)

❀Tea❀ wrote: "Welcome to the challenge Teri-k ☺

You can work challenge as it suits you.

Oh, and just a hint: check tags when reading. Who knows what you might find tagged as horror. People here can put tags to..."

That's a good point. I'll do that. I have seen some odd tags on books here, I might get lucky. :)

Michelle wrote: "Hey everyone, soooo... I belive that books with less that 160 pages doesn't count for the challenge & I'm reading Sherlock Holmes in Spanish but I can't find my copy on goodreads. The one here says..."

I've heard back from the mods and we need to add your edition to the data base. You can add the book yourself, or PM me the info and I'll put it in.

SONICSILVER is our last word. Those two "I"s will be tricky to get, if past experience is anything to go by. So keep your eyes open for books that will work for I or N, which I always have trouble with, too.

Here's my plan:
S Bullet for a Star Stuart auth
O Wisp of a Thing Overbay char
N The Negotiator
I Many Deadly Returns Inspector T. series
C The Laird Captive series
S The Witness Shield series
I I Shall Wear Midnight
L The Power and the Glory, Lehr char
V The Further Observations of Lady Whistledown Valmont char
E Guardian of the Horizon Elizabeth auth
R A Murder Is Announced Rosemary narr

Also finished:
Slightly Shady title, Neville, Crackenburn, Lavinia, Emmaline
Mine Till Midnight St. Vincent, Cam, Leo Evie, Rohan
Seduce Me at Sunrise Cam, Leo, Rohan
Dodger Stephen narr, Outlander, Izzy, Charles, Victoria, Robert

Last week - I'm feeling nostalgic already. :)

I have everyone's finished books recorded. We need one more "I" to complete the last group, if anyone has any last minute additions.

This was a tough week. I read several non-fiction books I couldn't use because they didn't fit at all. :(

I've started level 1 but think I'll work on this one while I do that. I'd like to read one for each category, if that's OK.

The Mystery, Mayhem, and Murder Squad Reading Challenge Part 2
Duration May 2015 -
Progress: 30 out of 32

Action & Adventure (Male) Partisans Alistair MacLean 8/15
Blackmailed Death Comes to London Catherine Lloyd 6/6
Chic-Lit Killer Christmas Harper Lin 11/14
Classic Whodunit (Golden Age) The Seven Dials Mystery Agatha Christie 6/2
Cold Case The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie Alan Bradley 6/13
Computer Hacker/Business/Corporate Undercover Warrior Aimee Thurlo 7/4
Crafters/Hobbyist The Grub-And-Stakers Move a Mountain Alissa Craig 9/24
Ecclesiastical Mystery/Religious Protagonist A Monstrous Regiment of Women Laurie R. King 6/3
Fantasy/Urban Fantasy Magic Shifts Ilona Andrews 8/18
Famous People O Jerusalem Laurie R. King 6/12
Female Detective The Falcon at the Portal Elizabeth Peters 6/13
Furry Sleuth/Pet Owner Lending a Paw Laurie Cass 7/8
Holiday Mysteries All Hallows' Evil Valerie Wolzien 9/2
Horror Silence for the Dead Simone St. James 10/3
“Howdunit”/“Howcatchem"/Inverted Spring Rain Gayle Roper 7/1
I Never Knew You Dead Sea Cipher Elizabeth Peters 6/18
Locked Room/Puzzle Appleby and Honeybath Michael Innes 7/10
Magical Realism Wisp of a Thing: A Novel of the Tufa Alex Bledsoe 5/13
Miscellaneous (Twisted Ending) Miss Pym Disposes Josephine Tey 6/12
Pastische The Beekeeper's Apprentice Laurie R. King 5/27
Serial Killer Ripper: A Novel Isabel Allende 8/4
Setting - Exotic Dead Sea Cipher Elizabeth Peters 6/18
Settling - Isolated Firestorm Nevada Barr 5/25
Setting - Southern U.S. Dying to Retire Jessica Fletcher 11/28
Setting - Third World Mrs. Pollifax on Safari Dorothy Gilman 9/18
Setting - Quaint English Village A Murder Is Announced Agatha Christie 5/8
Soft-boiled The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep Lawrence Block 5/6
Spy/Espionage The Game Laurie R. King 7/18
Steampunk
Theft The Golden One Elizabeth Peters 7/17
True Crime
Young Adult Curtsies & Conspiracies Gail Carriger 5/3

Hey, fellow readers who also use audio books:

The first week of free audio downloads are available from AudioFile here: http://www.audiobooksync.com/2015-syn... This is a free service that pairs a YA book with an adult one, often a classic, in hopes of encouraging young people to read. But the books are available to any age. Depending on the publisher, some of these downloads are available outside the US, but not all.

You must download the two books the week they are offered, then they go away forever. So check and make sure your download worked. There will be two more books each week all summer. The player can be downloaded for free. (I use my OverDrive player.)

You can sign up for e-mail reminders each week. The titles change each summer, so get anything you might want while it's available. :) I got several of those offered last summer and enjoyed some of them a lot.

Ozana wrote: "Imagine I got sick beside cracked leg. I am still on sick leave and my pay check is beyond belive, low, low, lowes possible. Beside leg I got alergies and sore throath, low Iron so I have to recive..."

Take care of yourself. Go ahead and list your books whenever you can, but don't push yourself. You are more important than any challenge!

Catherine wrote: "I have been utterly useless this week.... I finished

Works for A...title"

That is not utterly useless at all. I'll be happy to add it to the list. :)

I've read a couple of books that only work for one letter this week. It's a tricky word.

Michelle wrote: "Hey everyone, soooo... I belive that books with less that 160 pages doesn't count for the challenge & I'm reading Sherlock Holmes in Spanish but I can't find my copy on goodreads. The one here says..."

My understanding is that the edition you read is the one that counts. I'll check with the mods to be sure, though.

You can also add your edition yourself, or give me the details and I can add it for you.

FYI, Tia I've put together your unfinished books from the second set with mine and come up with this:

F The Female Man Tia
U Left Hand of Darkness Tia
S When Love Calls Me PURPLE
C Equal Rites Me
H Howl's Moving Castle Me
I Earth Abides Tia
A Always On My Mind Catherine

That just leaves me with one S and one A book I've already finished left over, and makes sure we can use everything we're planning on reading. I expect to hear from Ozana today or tomorrow, and of course Kay, Catherine and Michelle are still reading. :)

We now have 3 sets finished and on the spread sheet. Good work ladies!

Kay wrote: "I have finished City of Fallen Angels and started Kissing Sin. There is a C for Clary, A for Alec, I for Isabelle, S for Simon erm and I think thats it. :) I quite enjoyed City of Glass although I ..."

Great, Kay! I'll add that to the list of finished books.

Don't forget to mark it read on your shelf. :)

I just finished part one, so here I am! (I plan to do one of each, except for horror, which I never read.)

Level: Producer 21-24 books
Option Two: Want-It-All
Duration: May 5, 2015 - March 23, 2016
Completed: 35

Categories:
◈ Foreign Book
Listen to an audiobook in a language that is not your native language, or by a narrator that is playing the main character who doesn't have English as a first language. Around the World in Eighty Days 3/23

◈ Book to Movie Howl's Moving Castle 5/5

◈ Author Narration
Listen to a book narrated by the author. Notes from a Small Island 8/13

◈For a challenge
Listen to an audio book in order to finish one of your reading challenges or for a team challenge. Equal Rites 5/6

◈Across the globe
Read a book that is set in, or where the author is from:
✣ USA or Canada Wisp of a Thing US 5/13
✣ Europe A Midsummer Night's Dream Greece 9/7
✣ UK The Beekeeper's Apprentice
✣ Asia Lion in the Valley: An Amelia Peabody Novel of Suspense Japan 5/4
✣ Australia or New Zealand Australia Earthly Delights 8/20

◈ Series Books
Listen to a book that is:
✣ 1st in a series Wild Magic 5/17
✣ 2nd in a series A Monstrous Regiment of Women 6/3
✣ 3rd in a series Waistcoats & Weaponry 5/5
✣ 4th in a series Lion in the Valley: An Amelia Peabody Novel of Suspense 8/10
✣ 5th in a series A Murder Is Announced 5/8
✣ 6th in a series Justice Hall 6/13
✣ 7th in a series The Game 7/18
✣ 8th in a series Overture To Death 8/6
✣ 9th in a series The Mating Season 8/7
✣ 10th or more in a series The Ape Who Guards the Balance 5/16

◈ Genres
Listen to a book where one of the top listed genres is:
✣Fiction A Letter of Mary 6/7
✣Historical Fiction A River in the Sky 5/19
✣Horror Silence for the Dead 10/3
✣Nonfiction Our Hearts Were Young And Gay: An Unforgettable Comic Chronicle of Innocents Abroad in the 1920s 7/15
✣Suspense Reunion in Death by J.D. Robb 2/5
✣Humour The Wee Free Men 5/23
✣Contemporary Romancing the Schoolteacher 8/5
✣Sci-fi Diplomatic Immunity 1/16
✣Fantasy Heartless 5/19
✣Romance Guardian of the Horizon 5/20
✣Young Adult Dodger 6/5
✣Mystery Many Deadly Returns 5/10
✣Thriller The Seven Dials Mystery 6/2

◈Go back in time
✣Part 1 Listen to an audio book that was written in the 19th century (January 1, 1801 – December 31, 1900) The Importance of Being Earnest 6/1
✣Part 2 Listen to an audio book that was written in the 20th century (January 1, 1901 - December 31, 2000) Sprig Muslin
✣Part 3 Listen to an audio book that was written in the 21st century (January 1, 2001 - current) Lady of Devices

I think I've finished all the tasks I'm likely to do, with 17. My post # is 373.

I'll move on to part two. I have enjoyed listening to so many good books. :)

Michelle wrote: "I just finished Stolen by Lucy C risthopher.
It only works for C & S. (:"

Good job, Michelle. I'm sure we can fit it in just fine. :)

Don't forget to mark it read on your challenge shelf.