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

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

fab planning all!

A reminder that this challenge ends at 9am UTC on 15 Aug - so realistically that's the night of 14th for the American readers amongst us. All books need to be finished before then to count.

(There's a countdown on the sheet)

Please do bear that deadline in mind when volunteering for any tasks

@Rebecca, can you add You Will Never Be Me to your challenge shelf please? thanks!

(and excited to see a I and purple cover in the offing from you :) )

Great!

For info, we are currently in The Capitol, and looking for:
- purple cover - Rebecca
- book set in a capital city - Danielle

Our spell-out is CARNIVOROUS SQUIRREL and we have filled out:
CAR...SS...RR..L

claimed:
Q - Katie
U - Cat
I - Cat (can cover both)

I'm also reading a book that works for O or E.

Looking for:
N
V
O O
U
R
E

just finished a U book, which means we'll be getting a new spell out shortly :)

NEW DISTRICT TASKS: D12

- set in Russia

@Katie - you've one down for Russia, you got an ETA on completion there?

We can report that district then, as Sarah had Wood title

finished an O book

Alyana wrote: "Hi all, I finished Before I Let Go today but won't be able to update the sheet until I get back.."

added that - enjoy the hols!

Put the Aussie book in the three vowels spot, I won't be done until mid week I reckon. :)
(I'm on phone so it's not easy otherwise I'd do it myself)

NOOO WAYYYYY??!!!!


hilarious! we must totally use that! :)

LaurLa, I absolutely love your suggestions for resource reasons!
Casket as a weapon because you can trap some one & suffocate them! :D :D

DQs Day 5 Chapter 31-End

19. Have you ever forgotten an important event? How did you make up for it? Did it involve pastry?

For sure. Generally grovelling, not pastry!

20. So, who is the daftest of the two? Miles, for not telling Daphne what he was doing and basically doing all the things he knew Daphne’s dad did to her as a kid. Or Daphne for immediately stomping off in a huff and assuming only bad things and refusing to talk to Miles? (I can’t be the only one who is so sick and tired of this kind of thing happening in every contemporary romance book?)

I mean, both. Miles failed utterly to articulate after Peter's name was mentioned, though Daphne didn't seem in the space to talk. She did hold onto the huff for longer than necessary

21. The readathon seems like a lot of fun! Anyone even a tiny bit surprised that Miles was there? If you were to set up a dream readathon – budget not a problem, where would you hold it, who would be the participants (kids, adults, women between 33 and 37 only, etc.), and would there be a theme? Any other cool additions, like readings by certain specific authors?

Obviously Miles was going to be there, with all his stall holder friends to save the volunteer situation! It did seem fun, but not for me!

22. What did you think of the book overall?

It was what I expected - perfectly pleasant wish fulfilment!

DQs Day 2 Chapter 9-13

6. In this section, we learn that the countdown at the start of every chapter is for the Read-a-thon, a reading event Daphne is planning at the library. Did you try to figure out what it was about? What did you think? Or were you just along for the ride, waiting to find to, like I was?

I had initially assumed it was the wedding, but discarded that on closer read of the info. After that I wasn't really trying to work it out

7. Speaking of the Read-a-thon, have you heard of or participated in (or even organized!) something like it? Would you like to?

No, I've not.

8. “[Sadie] and Cooper were our best friends” Daphne is not only going through the end of her romantic relationship, but also seems to have lost her best friend. What’s your take on that? Have you ever been on either side of this situation? (No need to answer/go into detail of course!)

Friendships always change with time. I've not seen it be directly because of a couple-connection friendship gets in the way

9. “I think the beard is sheer chaos, but not inherently bad. It’s your face, Miles. All that matters is how you feel about it.” I think Daphne makes a great point here and think we should all remember that a bit more before we judge people’s looks. Were there any quotes that really stood out to you?

I liked this point, and her consistent point of being comfortable in your own choices. I didn't make note of any quotes though

10. What do you think is up with Miles’s family so he doesn’t have a relationship with his parents? How do you feel about Daphne neither probing nor really wondering about it?

I totally get Daphne just leaving it be; if he wants to share he will, and will be better for it if it isn't after a load of pestering

Katie wrote: "For purple color cover, I can do The Adventures of Sally by P.G. Wodehouse
"

oooh! if you don't mind?! <3

New District!

District One: Tasks

purple colour cover (50%+) - Katie
set in Japan (50%+) - Cat

RICH in title
#1 in series
purple text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in LUXURY ITEMS
plot element that can be linked to the district

A minor side character in my book has just lost a hand.... Work or not?

Alyana wrote: "I'm almost done with my book that has author initials in GENERAL ELECTRONICS."

fab! I'd seen you were reading one, but didn't know how far off

Cat wrote: "FWIW, I've picked up a set in Korea"

and finished it!

FWIW, I've picked up a set in Korea

thanks to District Wheel task I was pushed to pick this up. Very odd but entertaining