Cat’s Comments (group member since Jan 28, 2015)

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

They are indeed a pleasure!

Just finished a Bangladesh book, and starting one for China

Finished another Fred book for grey cover or admin stuff on the cover or MC knows how to handle budget or works inan office (home office mainly)

Mini Update

Admin #2 Unclaimed (finish on or after 15 Nov)
A31 someone is murdered in an office
A34 letters GREY in title

Admin Claimed
A30 cover colour is at least 50% orange - Cat
A21 the main character works in an office - Sarah
A22 the plot revolves around an office romance - Sarah
A25 tagged office (at least 10x) - Cat

Garden #3 Unclaimed (set 3, completion on or after 14 Nov)
G74 Weed: word in title contains a double vowel
G80 Deadhead: word in title contains a repeat set of at least two letters (e.g BEGINNING repeats IN)

Garden Claimed (set 2)
Trellis (series sequence) 5 - #4 Keely
Trellis (series sequence) 6 - #10 Danielle
G75 Water: word in title contains and H and 2 Os - Elli


Feed Unclaimed (set 2, completion on or after 12 Nov)
F55 broccoli in text
F59 yam in text
F61 corn in text
F66 cucumber in text
F71 banana in text
F73 pepper in text

Feed Claimed
F78 Italy (at least 5 tags) - Marie
F87 Jamaica (at least 5 tags) - Sarah

Relax Mini - finish in R4 only
R2 with author initials in CITYBREAK
R3 with letters NIBLINGS in title / series / author name (across all of them)
R4 that features dragons
R6 with a character who is neurodivergent
R7 tagged puzzle at least 5 times
R8 with author initials found in ENVIRONMENT
R9 with a character who does some sort of art (professional, hobby, with kids)
R10 with letters in DINOSAUR found in title/series
R11 from a genre that your library wouldn't stock
R12 with a character who drives an electric vehicle
R14 that features a beach holiday
R16 with a page number including either a 3 and 6 or 4 and 7
R17 where characters spend some time in a wood
R18 where the title includes the letters PARK
R19 with author initials in KNITTING
R20 with a sky on the bookcover
R21 where the title starts with a letter from COMFORTABLE
R22 set in a fictional world
R23 with author initials found in DECORATING
R24 that features one or more books
R25 out of your comfort zone

Relax Claimed
R1 tagged bookclub at least 10 times - Preeti / Secret History

@Funny Money - but also keep your eye open to decide if the plot revolves around white collar crime (corporate fraud & misfeasance) :)

sadly not for that one :(

but it'll work for 5 letter word in title, and maybe food words too?

oh! The new Booker winner is tagged environment 11 times. I could get to that in the next week I reckon. but happy to be gazumped

ETA: Orbital

Hugs Marie x

take it easy and don't worry!

If I don't have to look for Xs, Sarah, I'm a very happy reader! consider yourself all over the Xs! :)

yeah, actually, that'd be handy - we've no pressing need for a #9 right now, and Xs will be gratefully received from Saturday evening! :) (if you can wait it out that long, of course. no worries if you are sucked in!)

Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan

The iconic author of the bestselling phenomenon Crazy Rich Asians returns with a glittering tale of love and longing as a young woman finds herself torn between two worlds–the WASP establishment of her father’s family and George Zao, a man she is desperately trying to avoid falling in love with.

On her very first morning on the jewel-like island of Capri, Lucie Churchill sets eyes on George Zao and she instantly can’t stand him. She can’t stand it when he gallantly offers to trade hotel rooms with her so that she can have the view of the Tyrrhenian Sea, she can’t stand that he knows more about Curzio Malaparte than she does, and she really can’t stand it when he kisses her in the darkness of the ancient ruins of a Roman villa and they are caught by her snobbish, disapproving cousin, Charlotte. “Your mother is Chinese so it’s no surprise you’d be attracted to someone like him,” Charlotte teases.

Daughter of an American-born-Chinese mother and blue-blooded New York father, Lucie has always sublimated the Asian side of herself in favor of the white side, and she adamantly denies having feelings for George. But several years later, when George unexpectedly appears in East Hampton where Lucie is weekending with her new fiancé, Lucie finds herself drawn to George again. Soon, Lucy is spinning a web of deceit that involves her family, her fiancé, the co-op board of her Fifth Avenue apartment, and ultimately herself as she tries mightily to deny George entry into her world–and her heart.

Moving between summer playgrounds of privilege, peppered with decadent food and extravagant fashion, Sex and Vanity is a truly modern love story, a daring homage to A Room with a View, and a brilliantly funny comedy of manners set between two cultures.

Fits: Jet setting characters

We've also got our Round 4 word....

brace yourself, it's all about Is!

FIXING APPLIANCE


I can tell you that my eye is twitching with the pain!

Planning sheet will be up shortly

Exciting news! Preeti got a set of DQs for The Secret History!
Hurrah for added points!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Finally started reading for Bangladesh, together with the next Wayward Children book

Finished
Green cover?

a #9 will be wonderful, thanks!

well, I've finished a Hawaii, and am now casting around for what to pick up next.

Any recs, teamies?

fab! Popping into the Admin slot :)

We'll use Vikki's in set 2 :)

well, let's start by seeing if we can fill in #5 & 6 to make a 4 - 8 trellis!

Any volunteers? Or for a 9 - 11 set?

so annoying it's not in the St Mary's series!

that is excellent info, thanks Preeti! :)