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

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

Sophie wrote: "I'm half way there with The Tailor of Panama then will see what gaps are left.

For those of you who haven't been on a team with me before, I will read some pretty abysmal KU books fo..."

I found a new MOST HATEFUL KU book. If you need one for Idaho still, then Murder at Mistletoe Manor will make you question all your life choices leading to the decision to read - and continue reading - the really terrible no good book.....

(for calibration purposes: worse than Mrs Fix-It, and I'm not even joking you (as my niblings would say))

Thanks for the updates both :)

good busy Alyana?

I'm off on holiday for a week on Thursday (Montenegro), which will be fun, but I'll be less present here - Danielle & Christine are all over it though :)

Melindam wrote: "Cat wrote: "Montenegro :)

My mum and I for a chilled time :)"

Sounds great! Have a lovely time.

For a while I was afraid that you'd be going to the murderous Isle of Man. 😉"

that's in July!

Montenegro :)

My mum and I for a chilled time :)

Mini Task Status
Here's where we are at with the mini:

REF	TASK	BOOK	READ BY
	1 POINT TASKS		
C3	orange cover	About a Boy	Pat
C4	orange cover	The Sun Sister	Sarah

	3 POINT TASKS		
C29	horn on cover 	Horns	Christine
C30	horn on cover 		
C35	book set in Crete	The Summer Escape	Sarah
C40	book set in Idaho	Maggie Moves On	Alyana
C55	takes place on a farm	Spun Out	LaurLa
	
	5 POINT TASKS		
C60	title includes all the letters CORNUPIA	Crazy Stupid Bromance	Alyana
C65	cover has at least 3 different food items	Iced Under	Christine
C70 book set in Peru, Panama, Colombia or Venezuela 	Killing Pablo	Alyana

Alyana, you're down for three books - do shout if you are going to have any issues in getting those all done in the next 4 days :)
Sarah & Christine, are you still on track to finish both yours?

nothing to say here, just want to grab top post on next page!

Melindam wrote: "I would count it in obviously ;), but don't know about Cat & Sophie."

middle initial meets the uses a middle name for me! but I am also holiday-happy! off for a week on Thursday!

I dare you to try it and see. SO so bad.

just finished a REALLY appallingly bad book for set in Idaho. SOOOOOO bad! possibly worse than Mrs Fix-It (for those who remember my pain and hatred of those).

added those two to the sheet for you Pat

@Sarah - how did you like Tailor of Panama in the end?

and I've just finished a horn book :)

I see the face, but the fact that it's creepy gate face makes me happy there's a less ambiguous imp too

The black imp climbing does, yes

I've got Love in the Big City hanging around since last Towers I think. though appetite to tackle it immediately is low. maybe tail end of next week?

LaurLa wrote: "Cat wrote: "that might win the award* for shortest CORNUPIA book!


*doesn't really exist, I just made it up, but am now thinking it'd be a good one!"

I have an even shorter one which is less than..."

I actually meant title rather than pages - bad writing from me. sorry!
so annoying that the epilogue isn't tacked into your ed for those important extra page point!

LaurLa wrote: "I have a book that is set on a nursery - would that count as a farm?
SEAL the Deal"

a plant nursery or a kid nursery? if the former then probably, if the latter, then no!

tests the captains have been using include, "would the putative farm qualify for an agricultural loan from the relevant government agency?" I know one of the teams has used that to validate a flower farm, so this will probably work?

that might win the award* for shortest CORNUPIA book!


*doesn't really exist, I just made it up, but am now thinking it'd be a good one!

Sophie wrote: "In that case I've got 3 and 5. It's feeling long to me but is only 436p."

Sarah's finding it long too. I quite enjoyed it - I thought it was sneakily funny, and I liked understanding the characters and their motivation and development.

totally count tailor's scissors as a weapon. pretty sure Midsomer Murders have had them as a murder implement!