Emma (M)’s Comments (group member since Dec 02, 2014)

Emma (M)’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Stacie D-Struction wrote: "Kristin ~ Experiment in Terror Junkie wrote: "I really hope so too! If not - we can visit! I'm guessing we selected chatty teams? Heehee"

I selected chatty too! We're still working on Redcaps ..."

I selected chatty as well - the best thing about TT was the chatting :)

Hi all, I have recently finished The Martian and really enjoyed the book. I am looking for something of a similar vein, that is - something that is Sci Fi but not a space opera type of sci fi. Any recommendations?

I know!!!!!!

I hope so :)

Yay, all signed up for Wheel-a-thon. Now I've just got to be patient until the 22nd March!

Phew, completed with less than two hours to spare!

*Midas Quests*


Run Alex Run
Find the direction words north, south, east and west each in a book or book title (one per book). Lord Alex gladly pays you 10 Gold for helping him escape.

Lady Rachel's Debut
Gather 3 goblin bones then read a book with a grey cover to gather the metal then forge the metal and goblin bones together with a book that has fire (exact word, though may be part of a larger word) in the title or series. The director will gladly pay you 10 gold for setting the show back on track.

Sir Zee's High Flying Adventure
To help Sir Zee achieve her dream of flying (and falling from the sky) read 2 books with something that can fly and 2 books with something very high on the cover. Sir Zee will gladly pay you 10 gold for her flying experience.

Sir AudryJane Break-in
Read 3 books showing something through which you can enter a house and 1 book where there is break in. Sir Audrey Jane will gladly pay you 10 gold to help her enter her house without a key.

Lady Shanna and the Case of the blueberries
Read 2 books with blue covers and 2 books with round object on the cover to help Lady Shanna out of her blueberry-ism. She will gladly pay you 10 gold.

Lady Dani Lost and Found
To help Lady Dani to find her way out of the gold mine, use this map and Lady Dani will gladly pay you 10 gold when she gets out.

V Audio Nerd wrote: "If you've got Cut & Run it should help cure your anal retentiveness ;•) haha"

No pun intended ;)

Phew, I just went through and organised my reading list for March. Much better than last months ad hoc reading and the anal retentive in me really enjoyed it :)

Cut and Run is at the top of my list and has already been purchased, just waiting for March 1st :)

V Audio Nerd wrote: "Cut & Run series is fab, my first M/M book too, I was quite scared before I started it,but loved it.

Rock Chick gets better as the books go on, I was totally hooked by the 2nd, and believe it or n..."

I will definitely give the second one a go - sometimes it could just be the headspace I am in at the time of reading. I hate to give up on a series without giving it a really good go, especially if my GR buddies like it :)

wow, I didn't even know you could get lendable books! I have a Kobo rather than a Kindle, so I don't think I would be able to read them even if they were lendable. Luckily they are pretty cheap anyway, so I'll buy the first one and see how it goes :) I will keep in mind the first book is the weakest (which they often are, lets face it!). As an added bonus the first book will fit into one of Stacie's March Challenge tasks :)

Hmm, looks like the eReader version is quite a lot cheaper so I think I will go with that :) I am excited to start the series now - although I will have to wait until March 1st so I can finish my February challenges.

lol.. well how can I not read them now! How are they as an Audible or should I just eReader them?

I like series with lots of books already published as there is nothing worse than getting a couple of books into the series and then having to wait a year for the next one. Looks like Ty and Zane will be going onto my list of series reads :)

Hmmm, what are this Ty & Zane books you speak of? I may have to add them to my TBR list :)


On a sadder note, I am afraid I can't join you ladies on the Rock Chick love-in. Indy is doing my head in and Lee is slowly but surely driving me up the wall. However, I oddly want to try out the next book (after a break, so my opinion is not freshly tainted with the first one) to see if I enjoy the next one better - maybe this author and her characters need to grow on me? :)

Ha ...I wish it was two books but it's two books in two challenges - so four books short for the month on what I needed, plus I have to finish the three I am currently reading over the next two days. I am just so anal and I hate not having my monthly challenges finished on time! Thankfully the extension 'gift card' solves my problem :D

Is it sad that I am excited to be planning my reading for the next month so this doesn't happen again.... Maybe I need to post on the challenge addicts thread ;)

Well February is a challenge fail for me! I am going to have to use two extension gift cards on two different challenges. I think I better start planning now for next month so I don't find myself in the same position :)

Kristin ~ Experiment in Terror Junkie wrote: "Emma - I think the Rock Chicks had to grow on me too. The first one is an intro to the gang but then each book continues with the focus moving to someone else in their group. I thought they kept g..."

yeH, i think half the problem is there are so many people being introduced i can't keep track.... i'm already taking a shine to Hank though :)

Ok, well I will keep going then - I can see why you might have wanted to slap Indy a few times :)

i don't know what it is but I am struggling with Rock Chick. I feel like I am missing something because everyone seems to love it - is it one of those things where the books get much better as they go along?