Laura’s Comments (group member since Nov 04, 2015)

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

Is there a thread for the Catching Fire Buddy read yet? Or are we just continuing in this thread?

MelanieJoy wrote: "I might scrap those two BOMs; I'd love the points for our team but I'm just not excited about reading them and it's really hard to get into either one. I'm probably going to try a romance like some..."

Did you decide to scrap them? If so I can remove them from the spreadsheet.

Quick update on the mini-challenge. We do have books selected for every task, but if might not be able to finish in 5 days, please say something. We have books that were not used, and they can be searched for the Harvest/Abundance tasks and the HERACLES task.

Orange Cover
Laura - People We Meet On Vacation; Born to be Badger
(I'm about 1/3 through People; haven't started Badger)
Keely - Iron Flame

Harvest in text
Patti - Salt & Broom

Author initials in HERACLES
Yasmine - Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes

Abundant in Text
Kamaria - Heir of Fire
Claire - Kingsbane

Cover has at least 3 food items
Patti - Boiled Over

Set in Columbia, Peru, Panama, Venezula
Preeti - One Hundred Years of Solitude

Hmmm. Anybody else finish a book yesterday that isn’t on the official spreadsheet yet?

Hey team! I just went to update a book of mine on the spreadsheet and it already had a read date of today. Which is fine, but I just finished it so I think someone put their date in the wrong cell. I just want to make sure we get all our completed books counted. The closest book is Preeti's A Most Efficient Murder. Is that one completed Preeti?

Hang in there Kamaria! That last little bit can be so hard when you just want to be done already!

MelanieJoy wrote: "I might scrap those two BOMs; I'd love the points for our team but I'm just not excited about reading them and it's really hard to get into either one. I'm probably going to try a romance like some..."

If you don't like a book, don't finish it! I haven't read any of the books you reference as what you're looking for. But I like Emily Henry. I do find that there will be a point in there where I will cry in all of her books I've read so far. So if you just want light and fluffy, maybe something else? I just finished Maggie Moves On by Lucy Score. A lot of her books are a little heavier in what happens to the characters, but this one was light and fluffy. Rebecca Yarros's contemporary books are excellent (but I have cried in every one that I have read so far).

Carrie wrote: "We still have time for Salt and Broom comments? I’m about done."

Yes. I think it was the 25th for that one. I'll post about that one closer to the date.

Kaley wrote: "Kaley wrote: "Laura wrote: "I just found out that a new Hunger Games book will be out in March. The 50th games. So Haymitch’s story!"

I am SOOOOOOOO excited about this!! When they announced the la..."

The movie already?! Wow!

I don't want anyone to feel pressured, but I also don't want anyone to miss a date because you didn't realize it was coming up soon.

If you are reading The Malevolent Seven, DQs need to be answered by 6/16 for BOM points.

If you are reading The Hunger Games, DQs need to be answered by 6/15 for Buddy Read points.

Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Please welcome:
• LeaChiara"

Yay! A new team member!

I just found out that a new Hunger Games book will be out in March. The 50th games. So Haymitch’s story!

Kari wrote: "It's called a farm at all times, I imagine because it functioned as one before it was neglected. I have no idea now if it qualifies to be honest, but I can try to look for another farm book if you prefer."

I think that's what we're going to have to do. Unfortunately, them calling it a farm isn't enough. If I was homesteading and growing food/raising animals for my own family's consumption, I would refer to it as a farm. But it wouldn't work for the definition of this task that we've been given. It's a bummer that they call it a farm and put farm in the series title, but it still doesn't work. :(

Sana wrote: "I'll manage to finish My Heart is a Chainsaw but I've replaced the second book with Truly Madly Yours, Truly Idaho #1.
I've added two more books set in Crete but they don't have prominent horns on cover. If you can move Minotaur back to horns on cover I'll log them for Crete."

I saw those when I was looking for Crete books. They looked like they could be good, but my library doesn't have any copies.

lexie wrote: "I have about 4-5 books currently on my reading pile - they don't fit into the mini, but I'll try to squeeze them all into this first round."

They may not fit the mini tasks, but they still get us points!

@Kari - your farm book has turned into a whole discussion among the captains! Who knew this could be one of the difficult tasks?! The mods have weighed in on it with this:

When you said “they sell animal feed” to fund the rescue center aspect, what type of feed? Like grains for chicken feed or something similar?

Does it qualify for a farm loan is a good way to go.

“Farm Ownership loan funds cannot be used to finance nonfarm enterprises, such as exotic birds, tropical fish, dogs or horses used for non-farm purposes (racing, pleasure, show and boarding”

But if they are growing crops to turn into animal feed to sell, that counts as farming

With this in mind, does Well Trained work for the farm task? Some of the captains were concerned about the animal rescue aspect.

There is a countdown on the Summary page of the spreadsheet. The mini ends when the round ends. So yes, 9 1/2 days left.

Subtitle works for Cornupia, so that one works.

Okay. I was just checking because the mods said upfront that they don’t mean someone living on a farm and growing food for themselves. As long as it has the commercial aspect we’re good.

Here's where we're at with the mini. All of these are in addition to what is already down on the spreadsheet but not yet read.

Orange covers - we need one more

Horn on cover - we need one more
Set on Crete - we need one more
Set in Idaho - we need one more
Takes place on a farm - we need one more
All letters of CORNUPIA in title - we need 3 2 more

@Kari - regarding your book Well Trained. I just want to clarify that it is a working farm (the mods used the words commercial enterprise). From the description, I couldn't tell.