Melindam’s Comments (group member since May 02, 2017)

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

Elisabeth, unfortunately not. :(

Lisa, that 's very annoying, lol. :)

I'm reading all your desert-island book-choices with great interest! :)))

I was the one nominating it, Audrey and actually was a bit afraid ending up disliking it, but despite some smaller issues, I'm really enjoying it. It is a lovely cosy fantasy and for me it's on par with Legends & Lattes. I'm at 85% and will likely give it 4 stars.

I find the audiobook narrator really good.

I'd say no to fiddle as it is the specific word we need to find, but Sophie/Karen have the final say on this. :)

I can claim at least 3 more tasks (like Turkey, Japan and yam in text), but unfortunatley only in the next Round and depending on what our next word will be.

Updating the update, you wonderful Lot!!! 🥰

We don't have to finish all the tasks this round, as the Minis run to the end of the challenge, but we can repeat them if we manage to complete them earlier.


Unclaimed Tasks:

Admin Mini
🎨 the plot revolves around an office romance
🎨 typical administrative material on the cover
🎨 tagged office (at least 10x)
🎨 the main character works in finance
🎨 the plot revolves around white-collar crime
🎨 author first & last initials in FILING

Feeding Mini
🎨 yam in text
🎨 Mexico 5*
🎨 Turkey 5* (Mel can do)
🎨 Jamaica 5*
🎨 Bangladesh 5* (Mel can do)
🎨 Hawaii 5*
🎨 Southern Gothic 5*

Gardening Mini
🎨 Trellis (series sequence) - #2 in series
🎨 Trellis (series sequence) #4 in series
🎨 Trellis (series sequence) #5 in series
🎨 Colour cover
🎨 Colour cover
🎨 Colour cover

: ) ♡

Lisa,

I will put your An Unseen Attraction book for building up a series, as it's #1 and I see we have another book added to #3 and then we can keep our second series building on lower numbers.

"Sugar" in text is easier to find. :)

I've just come across a U-character in the BOM (The Spellshop), what luck! :)

And I've just come across a U character in the book! :D

I wish I could, but I don't think I'll be able to read beyond my cap.

Hope you are also having a great time. :))

Unfortunately we came back yesterday, but I did eat Kaiserschmarn and it was a great trip. :)

Hi Audrey,

thanks, I will do it. Your Mary Stewart book is better be left at the France tag, tomatoes/onions in text shouldn't be too hard to find. :)

Thank you, Kat, I updated it on the official sheet. :)

Thank you, Richard. We'll have a look. :)

DQs- Day 1, Chapters 1-7

1. The book opens with quite a tough scene: a Great Library is set on fire and Kiela has already packed crates of books to rescue. And she asks herself the question "if she were stranded on a desert island, which books would she most want to have with her?"
Now I'm putting you the same question limiting your possibilities to
- 1 complete works of an author
- 2 book series
- 3 standalone books from different genres, 1 must be non-fiction

- The Complete Novels of Anthony TrollopeJane Austen
- The Discworld Series by Terry Pratchett
- The Lymond Chronicles by Terry PratchettDorothy Dunnett
- The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison
- The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
- 1 non-fiction book about how to survive on a desert island😅

2. While it's only explained sketchily, a little politics, history (?)
of the Empire is mentioned, alongside some curious species, flora & fauna (winged kitties, anyone?) What do you think of the world-building so far?
I thought it was a little sparse at the beginning, but the author has started on building it up gradually. Better than an infodump, imo.

3. It's mentioned several times how Kiela keeps herself to herself in the Library (apart from Caz's company). Do you think such an almost complete isolation described here is possible even in such a vast Library?
While I understand that being an extreme introvert was a big part of Kiela's personality, I found it a bit OTT.

4. I found it a bit disturbing that Kiela doesn't tell anyone on the island that she came away because a revolution has broken out in the capital (I understand her keeping silent about the books). It IS supposed to be a big deal after all and one would think they will learn about it eventually. A bit later some excuses are offered. Do you think they are sufficient or it's just a usual plot-driving tool?
I found this hard to believe, actually. I thought: she has just escaped the burning capital of the realm, comes back to her home island and wouldn't even think about warning them that trouble may be coming their way? Her reasons were also contrived, so yes, I think this not-telling is the usual tool pf propelling the plot/story forward.

5. I really liked the idea of Kiela & Caz sectioning the garden and naming them after book genres. Which genres would you name parts of your real or hypothetical garden? :)
While I love a nice garden, my knowledge is insufficient, so there would definitely be a "Mystery" section of my garden where plants I don't know the names of would grow.
The trees and bushes where birds are nesting would be called "espionage" maybe? :)
Roses and other plants whose name I know would be planted in the section called "Classics" and I guess fruits and vegetables would be in the "cookbooks" section. :)

DQs- Day 1, Chapters 1-7

1. The book opens with quite a tough scene: a Great Library is set on fire and Kiela has already packed crates of books to rescue. And she asks herself the question "if she were stranded on a desert island, which books would she most want to have with her?"
Now I'm putting you the same question limiting your possibilities to
- 1 complete works of an author
- 2 book series
- 3 standalone books from different genres, 1 must be non-fiction

2. While it's only explained sketchily, a little politics, history (?)
of the Empire is mentioned, alongside some curious species, flora & fauna (winged kitties, anyone?) What do you think of the world-building so far?

3. It's mentioned several times how Kiela keeps herself to herself in the Library (apart from Caz's company). Do you think such an almost complete isolation described here is possible even in such a vast Library?

4. I found it a bit disturbing that Kiela doesn't tell anyone on the island that she came away because a revolution has broken out in the capital (I understand her keeping silent about the books). It IS supposed to be a big deal after all and one would think they will learn about it eventually. A bit later some excuses are offered. Do you think they are sufficient or it's just a usual plot-driving tool?

5. I really liked the idea of Kiela & Caz sectioning the garden and naming them after book genres. Which genres would you name parts of your real or hypothetical garden? :)

That's fine. :))

Elisabeth,

yes, to the character working in the office.

Maybe we could use your Field Grey as colour cover (grey) and then it would also work for the piano bonus.