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

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

I finished the book for 50 pts - something green on cover
644 pages

Cover:
Title and Author: Watchers by Dean Koontz
Date Read: 12/6
Rating: 5
Page Total: 624
Spell-Out Letters:
S - Stark (character)
T - Travis (character)
L - Lemuel (character)
E - Einstein (character)
Bonus Options:
Book over 500 pages with green writing/something green on cover
Dog as MC

Cover:
Title and Author: If I Stay by Gayle Forman
Date Read: 12/5
Rating: 5 stars
Page Total: 201
Spell-Out Letters:
M - Mia (character)
I - Title
T - Teddy (character)
Bonus Options:
* Read a book of 201 pages or less (10 points)

Louise wrote: "I've just picked up from Amazon which has a corgi MC"

Great! Do we have all the top points found now?

I'll be reading this by Thursday - the author's first name looks like it's in green writing and the book is over 501 pages. It also has a dog as a MC.



There are characters named Travis and Einstein (the dog)

Cover:
Title and Author: Others by James Herbert
Date Read: 12/4
Rating: 5 stars
Page Total: 504
Spell-Out Letters:
S - Shelly (character)
L - Luis (character)
O - Title

Bonus Options: none

I agree!

That's great Abir! I love our team!!

Start of Month
Feedback Ratio: 4%:
Number of Books on Shelf: 26

Books: 23


Graphic Novels: 3


During the Month:
Books Read/Reviewed: 7
Reviews:
- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
- Review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
- https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

New Books Added: 24


not on Goodreads- Taxi Tales

End of Month
Number of Books on Shelf: 44
Feedback Ratio: 14%

I have it on hold - waiting for my copy - I'm #5 in line

Does Friday work for you too Maddy? You don't have to do the detour if you can't find one - you can just read any book.

Do you want to layover through this Friday Louise?

Cover:
Title and Author: My Cousin Rachel by Daphne du Maurier
Date Read: 12/2
Rating: 5 stars
Page Total: 352
Spell-Out Letters:
M - Title
S - Seecombe (character)
T - Tamlyn (character)
L - Louise Kendall (character)

Bonus Options: none

Cover:
Title and Author: Winter's Bone by Daniel Woodrell
Date Read: 12/1
Rating: 5 stars
Page Total: 193
Spell-Out Letters:
M - Milton (character)
S - Sunny (character)
T - Teardrop (character)
L - Leo (character)
Bonus Options:
* Read a book with a body of water on the cover (e.g. pool, lake, ocean etc.) (40 points) - lake
* Read a book with a form of transport on the cover (20 points)- boat
* Read a book of 201 pages or less (10 points)
* Read a book with snow on the cover ( 10 points)

Cover:
Title and Author: A Protector in the Highlands by Heather McCollum
Date Read: 12/1
Rating: 4 stars
Page Total: 293
Spell-Out Letters:
M - Author LN
I - Isabel (character)
S - Scarlet (character)
E - Evelyn (character)
Bonus Options:
*Read a book that has one or more of these words - Noël, Nativity, Xmas, or Yule found in the text. ( no variations excepted; word(s) must be exact) (50 points)
loc 2537 "And a yule log to burn."
* Read a book of between 202 and 301 pages (20 points)
* Read a book with the word "flour" in the text (20 points)
loc 1084 "I keep milled flour, yeast, and a crock of lard near the hearth."

I do need a layover. Can we extend this last stop through Wednesday 12/5? Then I'll PM the NBRC Travel Agent with our new points and request for a new itinerary.

Have we heard from Abir?

Did we find out if the books we use for the bonus tasks have to also work for our spell it out?

Cover:
Title and Author: Aunt Dimity's Death by Nancy Atherton
Date Read: 11/30
Rating: 4 stars
Page Total: 244
Spell-Out Letters:
A - Title
N - Author FN
D - Dimity (character)
E - Emma (character)
Bonus Options: none

Cover:
Title and Author: The Cat Who Went into the Closet by Lilian Jackson Braun
Date Read: 11/30
Rating: 5 stars
Page Total: 276 (I listened to audio version)
Spell-Out Letters:
C - Title
N - Nancy Fisher (character)
Y - Yum-Yum (listed as primary character on Goodreads link and central to the plot)
Bonus Options: none

Thank you!