Suzanne’s Comments (group member since Apr 15, 2011)

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

I don't think we're going to have a problem with U's this week :)

I finished and will be working on next!

NBRC Book Ninja wrote: "Please welcome new members Cait and Poongothai to your team!"

Yea!! Welcome!!

I did finish Tolstoy today!

I'm going to try to finish and this weekend.

Tolstoy can be T or N but End does not have anything we can use. Tolstoy will definitely be my priority.

NancyHelen wrote: "Margaret, I know what you mean, but she got her comeuppance in the end so I would highly recommend a re-read.

And Mr Penumbra has been on my to read shelf for a while, Suzanne, so perhaps I should..."

You should! I was avoiding it but it was really charming :)

- 480 Pages

- 61 Pages

- 396 Pages

- 304 Pages

Total: 1,766,192

Finished !! Awesome book, it was fantastic!

I think I'm Done!

I started at the East

Turned Left: Self-Inflicted Wounds: Heartwarming Tales of Epic Humiliation by Aisha Tyler - ***** - 8/2/2014 (53 Letters)

Turn Right: Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher - ***** - 8/4/2014 (12 Letters)

Turn Left: The Neverending Story by Michael Ende - *** - 8/6/2014 - 396 Pages (19 Letters)

Turn Right: Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan - ***** - 8/7/2014 - (26 Letters)

I'm half-way through and the only way it will fit is the main character's name is Clay, so it only fits C.

It's really good though, I definitely recommend it!

NancyHelen wrote: "I finished Memoirs of a Geisha which is also a truly spectacular book. Five stars almost doesn't seem enough. I absolutely loved it."

I read that book when it first came out, I loved it! I need to put that on my Re-Read shelf!

Done!

Progress: 10 out of 10

I'm a Pteranodan!

P: Terry Pratchett; The Light Fantastic - **** - 5/1/2014
T: Thinking of You by Jill Mansell - ***** - 5/8/2014
E: Kim Edwards; The Memory Keeper's Daughter - ***** - 7/18/2014 - 401 Pages
R: Richelle Mead; Shadow Kiss - ***** - 5/7/2014
A: Alan Bradley; The Dead in Their Vaulted Arches - ***** - 5/14/2014
N: Nora Roberts; Shadow Spell - **** - 7/22/2014 - 319 Pages
O: Orange Is the New Black by Piper Kerman - ***** - 6/27/2014 - 298 Pages
D: James Dashner; The Maze Runner - *** - 5/6/2014
A: Lori Austin; Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - ***** - 6/8/2014 - 300 Pages
N: The Neverending Story by Michael Ende - *** - 8/6/2014 - 396 Pages
!

NancyHelen wrote: "There has been some discussion over in the Captain's group about how long this challenge should go for. You may have noticed that there are several teams who look like they will probably hit the 20..."

Sounds good to me!

I've finished and it was ok. It has an Alice in Wonderland vibe where the story is really good until he gets into the book, then he just kind of wanders around and gets manipulated.


I've started reading and will hopefully finish it tomorrow!

If a book starts with The does that count towards T or not count at all.

Audible had it on sale for a couple of bucks and I had never read it before! So far it's good, I keep referencing the movie in my head. I also didn't know it was originally in German and it was translated! I loved the movies, especially the one with the blonde kid, I had a huge crush on him growing up.

I've started reading and will probably finish it tomorrow sometime.

I've finished which we can use the character Molly Carpenter for C.

✔Thief Ants (9)
T: Tessa Dare; A Week to Be Wicked - *** - 1/5/2016 - 384 Pages
H: How to Flirt with a Naked Werewolf by Molly Harper - ***** - 11/15/2015 - 371 Pages
I: Alexandra Ivy; When Darkness Comes - *** - 8/9/2018 - 359 Pages
E: Emily Giffin; First Comes Love - *** - 12/12/2016 - 380 Pages
F: Matt Fraction; Hawkeye, Vol. 2: Little Hits - **** - 7/4/2015 - 136 Pages

A: Cecelia Ahern; The Book of Tomorrow - *** - 8/12/2014 - 320 Pages
N: Nicole J. Georges ; Calling Dr. Laura: A Graphic Memoir - ***** - 12/8/2015 - 288 Pages
T: Ted Naifeh; Courtney Crumrin Volume 1: The Night Things - ***** - 1/6/2016 - 137 Pages
S: Alexander McCall Smith; The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency - ***** - 3/1/2015 - 235 Pages


✔Velvet Mites (11)
V: Vampires in the Lemon Grove by Karen Russell - *** - 4/2/2015 - 243 Pages
E: Elizabeth Young; A Girl's Best Friend - **** - 12/29/2016 - 308 Pages
L: Laurell K. Hamilton; Hit List - **** - 1/19/2015 - 320 Pages
V: Victoria Dahl; Fanning the Flames - ***** - 8/5/2014 - 61 Pages
E: Jesse Eisenberg; Bream Gives Me Hiccups - **** - 7/17/2018 - 273 Pages
T: This Night So Dark by Amie Kaufman - **** - 1/11/2016 - 109 Pages

M: Matt Fraction; Hawkeye, Vol. 3: L.A. Woman - ***** - 8/15/2015 - 120 Pages
I: The Indigo Girl by Natasha Boyd - ***** - 7/23/2018 - 343 Pages
T: Ted Naifeh; Courtney Crumrin Volume 2: Coven of Mystics - ***** - 2/7/2016 - 133 Pages
E: The Eye of the World: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 by Robert Jordan - *** - 7/4/2018 - 240 Pages
S: The Spirit Thief by Rachel Aaron - ***** - 5/18/2015 - 310 Pages


✔Wasps (5)
W: G. Willow Wilson; Ms. Marvel, Vol. 1: No Normal - ***** - 11/4/2015 - 120 Pages
A: Attachments by Rainbow Rowell - **** - 2/3/2016 - 323 Pages
S: The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell - ***** - 1/26/2015 - 408 Pages
P: Patricia Briggs; Fire Touched - ***** - 4/6/2016
S: The Stranger by Anna Banks - *** - 7/5/2015 - 32 Pages


✔Yellow Ants (10)
Y: Yes Please by Amy Poehler - ***** - 11/28/2014 - 329 Pages
E: The Eye of the World: The Graphic Novel, Volume Two by Robert Jordan - ***** - 7/5/2018 - 176 Pages
L: Marie Lu; Champion - *** - 12/14/2015 - 369 Pages
L: Christina Lauren; Beautiful Bastard - **** - 12/15/2015 - 320 Pages
O: Daniel O'Malley; The Rook - ***** - 12/7/2016 - 496 Pages
W: G. Willow Wilson; Ms. Marvel, Vol. 3: Crushed - ***** - 1/16/2016 - 112 Pages

A: Maya Angelou; The Heart of a Woman - **** - 9/1/2014 - 288 Pages
N: Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography by Neil Patrick Harris - ***** - 12/21/2015 - 291 Pages
T: Tolstoy and the Purple Chair: My Year of Magical Reading by Nina Sankovitch - *** - 8/25/2014 - 241 Pages
S: Sophie Kinsella; Finding Audrey - **** - 6/26/2016 - 286 Pages


✔Zebra Caterpillars (17)
Z: Rebecca Zanetti; Forgotten Sins - **** - 3/29/2015 - 384 Pages
E: Emil Ferris; My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, Vol. 1 - ** - 5/18/2018 - 414 Pages
B: Beauty and the Black Sheep by Jessica Bird - ***** - 8/29/2015 - 299 Pages
R: Diana Rowland; My Life as a White Trash Zombie - ***** - 11/2/2015 - 320 Pages
A: Alice Clayton; The Unidentified Redhead - ***** - 1/27/2016 - 276 Pages

C: Changes by Jim Butcher - ***** - 12/29/2015 - 438 Pages
A: Adrian's Lost Chapter by Richelle Mead - **** - 2/16/2016 - 8 Pages
T: Timebound by Rysa Walker - ***** - 8/16/2016 - 366 Pages
E: P.N. Elrod; My Big Fat Supernatural Wedding - ***** - 5/3/2018 - 310 Pages
R: Nora Roberts; Bed of Roses - ***** - 6/17/2016
P: James Patterson; 11th Hour - ***** - 4/21/2016
I: Imbolo Mbue; Behold the Dreamers - **** - 7/11/2018 - 380 Pages
L: Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson - ***** - 2/12/2016 - 318 Pages
L: Lisa Kleypas; Devil in Winter - ***** - 11/24/2014 - 368 Pages
A: G.A. Aiken; Dragon Actually - **** - 5/5/2016
R: J.D. Robb; Judgment in Death - ***** - 6/25/2016 - 356 Pages
S: Susan Elizabeth Phillips; Dream a Little Dream - **** - 10/27/2014 - 400 Pages

Part 3

✔Multicolored Asian Lady Beetles (28)
M: Meet Me at the Cupcake Café by Jenny Colgan - ***** - 4/23/2015 - 456 Pages
U: Untraceable by Laura Griffin - **** - 8/9/2015 - 374 Pages
L: Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead by Sheryl Sandberg - ***** - 6/24/2015 - 217 Pages
T: Rhiannon Thomas; A Wicked Thing - **** - 8/13/2015 - 337 Pages
I: Ilona Andrews; Magic Shifts - ***** - 2/17/2016 - 342 Pages
C: P.C. Cast; Hunted - *** - 5/4/2015 - 323 Pages
O: Oprah Winfrey; What I Know For Sure - ***** - 6/25/2015 - 240 Pages
L: Legacy Lost by Anna Banks - *** - 7/6/2015 - 32 Pages
O: Of Neptune by Anna Banks - *** - 7/9/2015 - 330 Pages
R: The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion - **** - 6/26/2015 - 295 Pages
E: Janet Evanovich; Wicked Charms - **** - 10/6/2015 - 308 Pages
D: The Dresden Files: Fool Moon, Volume 1 by Mark Powers - ***** - 7/4/2015 - 128 Pages

A: Alexandre Dumas; The Count of Monte Cristo - **** - 6/9/2016 - 1276 Pages
S: Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 6/21/2015 - 216 Pages
I: The Immortals by Jordanna Max Brodsky - ***** - 7/29/2016
A: Anna Banks; Girls Day Out - **** - 7/7/2015 - 32 Pages
N: Never Judge a Lady by Her Cover by Sarah MacLean - ***** - 6/25/2015 - 384 Pages

L: The Line by J.D. Horn - ***** - 7/21/2015 - 296 Pages
A: Anna Banks; Human Date - **** - 7/8/2015 - 33 Pages
D: Demonglass by Rachel Hawkins - **** - 7/20/2015 - 359 Pages
Y: Yasmine Galenorn; Night Myst - *** - 7/10/2015 - 317 Pages

B: Ben Hatke; Zita the Spacegirl - ***** - 7/14/2015 - 192 Pages
E: Emily M. Danforth; The Miseducation of Cameron Post - ***** - 12/17/2015 - 470 Pages
E: Excerpts from the 11th edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica by Various - ***** - 6/14/2016
T: Turn Coat by Jim Butcher - ***** - 9/27/2015 - 420 Pages
L: Jeff Lindsay; Dearly Devoted Dexter - ***** - 8/20/2015 - 292 Pages
E: Extreme Exposure by Pamela Clare - **** - 6/20/2016 - 335 Pages - 335 Pages
S: Stieg Larsson; The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest - ***** - 6/17/2015 - 563 Pages


✔Nightcrawlers (13)
N: Nalini Singh; Archangel's Consort - *** - 8/25/2015
I: Ilona Andrews; Origins - ***** - 8/4/2016
G: Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn - ***** - 8/16/2015 - 399 Pages
H: Molly Harper; My Bluegrass Baby - ***** - 11/8/2015 - 250 Pages
T: Think: Straight Talk for Women to Stay Smart in a Dumbed-Down World by Lisa Bloom - ***** - 10/7/2015 - 288 Pages
C: Kresley Cole; Wicked Deeds on a Winter's Night - ***** - 7/26/2015 - 359 Pages
R: John Rozum; Xombi - ** - 8/19/2015 - 160 Pages
A: A.G. Howard; The Moth in the Mirror - *** - 7/16/2015 - 40 Pages
W: A Wallflower Christmas by Lisa Kleypas - *** - 1/4/2015 - 213 Pages
L: The Little Android by Marissa Meyer - **** - 11/2/2015 - 35 Pages
E: Janet Evanovich; Hot Six - ***** - 6/22/2016 - 336 Pages
R: Ray Bradbury; The Halloween Tree - **** - 11/3/2015 - 145 Pages
S: Shadow of Night by Deborah Harkness - ***** - 9/7/2015 - 584 Pages


✔Oleander Aphids (14)
O: Once Burned by Jeaniene Frost - ***** - 7/18/2015 - 346 Pages
L: Jenny Lawson; Furiously Happy: A Funny Book About Horrible Things - ***** - 11/14/2015 - 329 Pages
E: E is for Evidence by Sue Grafton - *** - 10/7/2016 - 320 Pages
A: Angela Knight; Master of the Night - *** - 8/18/2015 - 296 Pages
N: Nalini Singh; Weapons Training - *** - 9/23/2015 - 5 Pages
D: Dean Koontz; Odd Interlude: A Special Odd Thomas Adventure - ***** - 7/23/2015 - 279 Pages
E: Elizabeth Buchan; Separate Beds - **** - 11/1/2016 - 384 Pages
R: Rex Stout; Fer-de-Lance - *** - 11/8/2015 - 285 Pages

A: Anne Ursu; Breadcrumbs - **** - 12/16/2015 - 312 Pages
P: James Patterson; The 9th Judgment - ***** - 12/6/2014 - 355 Pages
H: Hawkeye, Vol. 1: My Life as a Weapon by Matt Fraction - ***** - 6/23/2015 - 136 Pages
I: I Wasn't Strong Like This When I Started Out: True Stories of Becoming a Nurse by Lee Gutkind - **** - 9/8/2016 - 320 Pages
D: Dark Needs at Night's Edge by Kresley Cole - **** - 10/21/2015 - 368 Pages
S: Susan Elizabeth Phillips; Heroes Are My Weakness - **** - 9/17/2015 - 384 Pages


✔Psocids (7)
P: Perfect Pitch by Mindy Klasky - *** - 12/26/2014 - 174 Pages
S: Sideswiped by Kim Harrison - ***** - 10/13/2015 - 80 Pages
O: Maggie Osborne; The Seduction of Samantha Kincade - **** - 7/22/2015 - 380 Pages
C: Curtsies & Conspiracies by Gail Carriger - *** - 2/5/2016 - 310 Pages
I: Ilona Andrews; Magic Binds - ***** - 10/11/2016 - 328 Pages
D: Dark Desires After Dusk by Kresley Cole - **** - 10/30/2015
S: Say Yes to the Marquess by Tessa Dare - ***** - 12/10/2015 - 384 Pages


✔Roseslugs (9)
R: Rhythm and Bluegrass by Molly Harper - ***** - 12/31/2015 - 200 Pages
O: One Plus One by Jojo Moyes - ***** - 6/14/2016 - 368 Pages
S: Snow Falling on Bluegrass by Molly Harper - ***** - 1/25/2016 - 168 Pages
E: Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire - **** - 11/11/2016 - 173 Pages
S: Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore - *** - 2/4/2016 - 335 Pages
L: Lyn Hamilton; The Xibalba Murders - ***** - 10/28/2015 - 290 Pages
U: The Unseen Bridegroom or Wedded for a Week by May Agnes Fleming - **** - 6/22/2015 - 246 Pages
G: The Girls from Ames: A Story of Women and a Forty-Year Friendship by Jeffrey Zaslow - *** - 8/24/2015 - 297 Pages
S: Stacia Kane; The Brave Tale of Maddie Carver - ***** - 2/16/2016 - 8 Pages


✔Spiders (7)
S: Robin Sloan; Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore - ***** - 8/7/2014 - 304 Pages
P: Jodi Picoult; House Rules - **** - 9/1/2015 - 532 Pages
I: I Am Malala: The Story of the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai - ***** - 11/3/2016 - 327 Pages
D: Dexter in the Dark by Jeff Lindsay - ***** - 12/18/2015 - 307 Pages
E: Escape from Lucien by Kazu Kibuishi - **** - 11/28/2016 - 224 Pages
R: Ann Redpath; How To Guide Girl Scout Brownies On Brownie Quest - *** -1/12/2016 - 94 Pages
S: Stephen R. Covey; The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change - ***** - 5/10/2016

Part 2

✔Hummingbird Moths (16)
H: A Hunger Like No Other by Kresley Cole - **** - 12/2/2014 - 356 Pages
U: The Ugly Duchess by Eloisa James - **** - 9/23/2014 - 334 Pages
M: Richelle Mead; Bloodlines - **** - 12/17/2014 - 421 Pages
M: Maine by J. Courtney Sullivan - *** - 1/15/2015 - 388 Pages
I: Isaac Marion; Warm Bodies - **** - 4/19/2015 - 239 Pages
N: Nefertiti by Michelle Moran - *** - 2/26/2015 - 463 Pages
G: Glitches by Marissa Meyer - **** - 5/9/2015 - 32 Pages
B: Beauty Never Dies by Cameron Jace - **** - 12/19/2014 - 28 Pages
I: Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke - **** - 7/8/2015 - 663 Pages - 663 Pages
R: Reckless by Skye Jordan - *** - 9/9/2014 - 280 Pages
D: Dead Heat by Patricia Briggs - ***** - 4/22/2015 - 336 Pages

M: Mercy Blade by Faith Hunter - ***** - 3/8/2016
O: Octavia E. Butler; Kindred - *** - 1/20/2015 - 288 Pages
T: Laini Taylor; Days of Blood & Starlight - *** - 4/13/2015 - 517 Pages
H: Hard Day's Knight by Katie MacAlister - **** - 12/27/2014 - 346 Pages
S: Sixth Grave on the Edge by Darynda Jones - ***** - 1/8/2015 - 326 Pages


✔Iris Borers (10)
I: I'm Not the Biggest Bitch in This Relationship: Hilarious, Heartwarming Tales About Man's Best Friend from America's Favorite Humorists by Wade Rouse - **** - 8/7/2015 - 272 Pages
R: A Redbird Christmas by Fannie Flagg - **** - 1/9/2015 - 193 Pages
I: Larissa Ione; Desire Unchained - **** - 12/30/2014 - 380 Pages
S: Simply Unforgettable by Mary Balogh - **** - 1/24/2015 - 422 Pages

B: Blood Apples by Cameron Jace - **** - 12/20/2014 - 30 Pages
O: Opal by Jennifer L. Armentrout - **** - 4/5/2015 - 382 Pages
R: Nora Roberts; The Next Always - **** - 3/26/2015 - 352 Pages
E: Elizabeth Camden; Against the Tide - **** - 7/29/2015 - 362 Pages
R: Return to Me by Justina Chen - **** - 4/10/2015 - 352 Pages
S: Saga Deluxe Edition, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan - ***** - 2/21/2015 - 504 Pages


✔Japanese Beetles (15)
J: Jemima J by Jane Green - ***** - 2/18/2015 - 373 Pages
A: Alice Clayton; Wallbanger - **** - 3/10/2015 - 384 Pages
P: Proven Guilty by Jim Butcher - ***** - 8/4/2014 - 480 Pages
A: Anne Bishop; Written in Red - ***** - 4/9/2015 - 433 Pages
N: Night of Cake & Puppets by Laini Taylor - ***** - 4/29/2015 - 100 Pages
E: Michael Ende; The Neverending Story - *** - 8/6/2014 - 396 Pages
S: Small Favor by Jim Butcher - ***** - 3/4/2015 - 420 Pages
E: Eloisa James; Seduced by a Pirate - **** - 9/24/2014 - 100 Pages

B: Jim Butcher; White Night - **** - 3/3/2015 - 416 Pages
E: Elle Kennedy; One Night of Sin - *** - 9/12/2014 - 162 Pages
E: Elizabeth Lowell; Untamed - **** - 5/6/2015 - 416 Pages
T: Laini Taylor; Dreams of Gods & Monsters - *** - 4/30/2015 - 613 Pages
L: Jeff Lindsay; Darkly Dreaming Dexter - ***** - 4/28/2015 - 288 Pages
E: Jennifer Estep; First Frost - **** - 8/20/2015 - 30 Pages
S: Still Foolin' 'Em: Where I've Been, Where I'm Going, and Where the Hell Are My Keys by Billy Crystal - ***** - 5/7/2015 - 288 Pages


✔Lacewing Bugs (12)
L: Marie Lu; Prodigy - **** - 5/11/2015 - 371 Pages
A: Jennifer L. Armentrout; Daimon - *** - 6/6/2016 - 62 Pages
C: Carrie Vaughn; Kitty and the Midnight Hour - ***** - 1/25/2015
E: Janet Evanovich; High Five - ***** - 9/15/2015 - 336 Pages
W: The Witch With No Name by Kim Harrison - ***** - 10/21/2014 - 462 Pages
I: Ilona Andrews; Clean Sweep - ***** - 1/11/2016 - 235 Pages
N: Nancy Pearl; Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Reason - ***** - 4/6/2015 - 304 Pages
G: Grave Secret by Charlaine Harris - ***** - 4/29/2015 - 306 Pages

B: The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan - ***** - 5/14/2015 - 368 Pages
U: Unblocked - Episode One by Marni Mann - ***** - 5/8/2015 - 109 Pages
G: The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson - ***** - 5/26/2015 - 503 Pages
S: The Shadows by J.R. Ward - ***** - 5/12/2015 - 592 Pages