Jammin Jenny’s Comments (group member since Jan 31, 2016)

Jammin Jenny’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Keep reading Laura. It's great!

I just finished Chapter 22. (view spoiler)[Circe has a son from Odysseus and the son won't stop crying, throwing tantrums, tearing things up...I really felt bad for Circe...I remember when my daughter was young and would do those things...guess it's harder on a god though (hide spoiler)]

We meet Athena...goddess of war, wisdom and handicraft.

King's Cage by Victoria Aveyard
read 7/19, 4 stars
# of pages: 528

What has been the best book read during the challenge?

I've read a lot of really good books during this challenge. I've rated all of the following five stars (not including all the Harry Potter books of course) and wouldn't have read them if not for this challenge:

Buddy Reads:

Quidditch:

BOTM:

Spells/Classes:

What has been the worst?

There are four really bad ones - none of which I would have finished if it hadn't been for this challenge.

Quidditch reads: and - ugh just putting them on the list gives me a bad feeling in my head

Charm reads: (for potions) and (for DADA) - I definitely would have not finished those if we hadn't needed them

And which professor am I???

Professor Dumbledore!

Cat wrote: "I just started.

I loved the opening scene, with Mrs Oliver trying on the best hat backwards! I love that she didn't care about what was "proper", if it worked for her!
And then she started sendin..."

Yes Mrs. Oliver is a riot! I loved her character. Does anyone remember which other Hercule books she is in?

Net Switch by Denise Baer
read 7/18, 3 stars
# of pages: 300

Looking forward to this read. Put a library hold for 10/1

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A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin
read 7/18, 3 stars
183 pages
BR Link: Link

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: "It definitely picks up a little after a while, but that may also have been because I knew that with each page the end was coming nearer :-p

Towards the end of chapter 7 and throug..."

I agree - I thought I would like it much more than I did.

Finished the book today. I liked it but didn't love it. Gave it 3 stars.

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Yes that works for me!

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Tahmina wrote: "Would anyone be interested in reading sometime in September or after?"

I have been wanting to read this book - if we can wait until October I'm in.

Tammie wrote: "I'm planning to read

Anyone interested in BR?"

I'm up for Nora Roberts, but not until August sometime

Just started this book again last night. I was kind of touched when Dudley told Harry thank you for saving my life near the beginning of Chapter 1. I thought that was sweet and unexpected. Aunt Petunia's response was not unexpected though. I also liked that (view spoiler)[ each of the teams of "Harry Potters" was going to a different destination - that wasn't in the movie (hide spoiler)]

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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling
read 7/18, 5 stars
668 pages
BR Link: Link

Just finished re-reading this book. Much different ending than the movie in terms of the fighting going on in the castle. (view spoiler)[I like Snape less in this book - I feel he really was a death eater in the books - we shall see in book 7 (hide spoiler)]

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