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

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

I'm good for my day. I'll start reading tomorrow and post the 1st day of DQs.

Hey everyone!

Do we need to set up a special shelf for this challenge?

Any thoughts on names?

Fantastical Foodies
Food Truckin'
Read it and Eat!
The Shop on the Corner
Everything Under the Sun

Hey can Vicki and I join your team Shannon?

I'm going to read - it was on Louise's read shelf and she read it Jun 20 so it works for the time period we need.

That's hilarious Louise - of course it comes up now.

I'm kind of the mind that at least a full chorus of a song has to be in the book. A lot of fantasy books (at least the epic ones) have songs in them. Sometimes Stephen King will have a few lyrics to songs in his "interludes" between book parts or chapters. Also, in the Katniss books (my mind is blanking on the title) there are songs.

That being said I'm up for looking for a song, but afraid I won't find cut corners anywhere (unless I find it like Louise did).

I loved that book!

I like the sound of Stop 3 detours too - we should have tons of books to look at between all of us. The rest of the detours coming up look sort of difficult:

Read a book with the phrase "Cut corners" in a book - NOPE!
Read a novel with a song in it - NOPE!
Read a book which has the main location (setting) as a cold/frozen country/world - MAYBE??
Read a book with a Poker term in title (e.g.Raise, Call, Bluff, Deal, Dealer, House) - MAYBE??
Read a book that has a bully - MAYBE??

Sorry I've been gone guys. I'm back and will look again for books that work for this challenge and try to catch up. Can you hang in Round 3 until I catch up to you?

I just posted them. Thanks!

Day 1 DQs

1. In this world, women are not able to become tailors or inherit their father's business. It reminds me of the Victorian era in England (like Jane Austen times). Maia is a very talented tailor but cannot be that as a woman. Would you go to the lengths she did to hide her identity in order to fulfill her destiny? Can you think of any other women in history that had to do that?

2. I felt so bad for Maia when someone ruined her shawl, but I loved that the magic scissors brought it back to life. Who do you think ruined her shawl? What else do you think those scissors can do? Did you anticipate that happening?

3. There was a hawk that was following the carriage when Maia is taken to the palace, and that same hawk shows up outside Maia's window later on. Who do you think the hawk is? Is it the Lord Enchanter?

4. Do you think the Lord Enchanter suspects that Maia is a girl and not a boy? I wonder because of his comment about her feet being so small and dainty.

5. I love the world building that has gone on so far. It feels like a real place to me. What is your favorite aspect of the book so far?

Iced Under by Barbara Ross
Date Finished: 8/16
Rating: 3 stars
Pages: 297

Letters:
T - C: Tululah
R - Author LN
I - Title
M - Series (Maine Clambake Mystery)

Task: #149 - Read a book written in first person point of view
Told from Juliette's first person POV

That was my vote too Celia!

Okay, we're done with Stop 1 2 days early. Do we want to start Stop 2 now, or keep to our schedule of 8/19?

We're doing the F book right? That sounds funny...

Completion Post
Stop #1 - 1. Marudi (MY) - Kagoshima (JP)
Task: SIO, Letter H
read 8/14, 4 stars
MC named Hank in the story

COMPLETION POST


The Deep by Peter Benchley
Date Read: 8/15
Rating: 4 stars
Pages: 256 (default, I listened to audio)

Letters:
T - Title
S - C: Sanders
M - Narrator (Mark Feuerstein)

Task: #147 Read a book with someone doing exercise on the cover
there's someone swimming on the cover

Stroked by Meghan Quinn
Date Read: 8/15
Rating: 5 stars
Pages: 363 (default, I listened to audio)

Letters:
R - C: Reese King
S - Title
M - Author FN


Task: #48 - Read a book with MPG Contemporary

COMPLETION POST


Ready to Were by Robyn Peterman
Date Read: 8/14
Rating: 4 stars
Pages: 168

Letters:
T - C: Tina
R - Title
S - Series (Shift Happens)
M - C: Essie McGee

Task: #71 - Read a book with MPG Urban Fantasy

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne by Jules Verne
Date Read: 8/14
Rating: 5 stars
Pages: 394 pages (default, I listened to audio)

Letters: T - Title

Task: #75 - Read a book with MPG Steam Punk

Yes you can ignore articles so that works Celia!

It's just the title, that's what the detour says and it's pretty specific. Sorry :(