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

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

Sana wrote: "Finished another book set in Crete. I'm struggling with My Heart Is a Chainsaw I enjoy horror but all the slasher movies references is really getting annoying."

Oh no! And you have 2 from that series marked down. Don't read something you don't want to! I'm sure we can find Idaho books. I added an Idaho book last night, and I can read Mercy: Bride of Idaho for a quick read.

I moved your Minotaur book to Crete, because that's the task that scares me right now. But if you more set in Crete, we can always move it back.

@Kamaria, the captain's group ruled against Heir of Fire for an Orange cover. It had to much bleed through into brown. But it does have the word Abundant in the text, so I put there instead.

Keely wrote: "I'm not sure I'm going to finish The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. It's not really holding my interest enough to continue. I might read a little more after I've had some sleep to see if it ..."

Kamaria's book Bone Crier's Dawn didn't have a spot in the mini, and it had Harvest in the text. So you're all good. :)

I was really struggling with my Crete book, Zorba the Greek. I finally decided to DNF, but first I Googled Cozy Mystery Crete. So if anyone is looking to read a Crete book for us:

In the Shadow of the Bull - Historical mystery(1450 BC), Crete setting and horns on cover
Death in the Aegean
Death in the Aegean: An Eve Masters Mystery
Captive in Crete: The First Jet Wilson Cozy Mystery - 133 pages, available in KU

If you do what Yasmine posted earlier, click on See All Editions, find your edition, and click Switch to This Edition, then we can use the covers. We just need to go off of what is on your shelf.

Kamaria wrote: "yup! i've been logging my info according to the old covers.
That's why Crown of Midnight was logged orange and red tones."

The edition that is on your shelves is . Is that not correct? If it is correct, it doesn't work for orange as I only see purple/dark blue. But it does work for midNIGHT.

Preeti wrote: "Book: Iron Flame (The Empyrean #2) by Rebecca Yarros
Date Read: Jun 3
Page Count: 640


Weapon:
Pg. 568: “Here.” Maren pulls out a small crossbow and leather-capped..."

The other captains seem to agree that this works for an orange cover, so I'll move it there now.

MelanieJoy wrote: "sorry for the silence for a few days - my parents were in town and i didn't touch my computer. I have some reading to catch up on to do DQs for Starling House! Wish me luck!"

Good luck!

Kamaria wrote: "Laura wrote: "Hey team! Just want to mention that the Orange covers have to be at least 50% Orange. Crown of Midnight is marked as an Orange cover, but I think that is a mistake and it was meant to..."

We do want the edition you are reading, even if that is an older edition. But I think there is too much brown on that cover of Crown of Midnight.

I'm awful with cover color tasks and I'm always afraid that after it's over and we can't read a different one someone will say that it doesn't work. So I'll ask the other captain's for a ruling on this one. And on Iron Flame

Hey team! Just want to mention that the Orange covers have to be at least 50% Orange. Crown of Midnight is marked as an Orange cover, but I think that is a mistake and it was meant to be on Heir of Fire. But I was checking that one earlier and it isn't 50% Orange, because the title is across the orange part, and part of the orange is too brown. This is one of those tasks that we have to be particular on. :)

However, does anyone else think this one is Orange?

I liked that one! I’ve got Don’t Puck With My Heart which is a hockey Omegaverse if we end up needing it.

If it helps, you only need one C and one O. I’ve got a couple of options if we end up needing them.

Hockey romances are a good place to start. If they have Puck in the title, that takes care of the 3 hardest letters.

I think I’m going to have to agree with tineye. I think without the Love Hypothesis sticker it might work, but that cover doesn’t quite make it.

Kari wrote: "Laura wrote: "We can move Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes to the initials in HERACLES task, and then use Crash in Cherry Hill for RASH in Crash...."

Will you switch it around for us please?"

Yes. I'm in the middle of doing updates right now, but I have last year's American Ninja Warrior on the TV and I keep getting distracted. :)

Kari wrote: "My other book (Bullet) has bread. Let me know if I added it correctly."

Looks good!

Kari wrote: "Laura wrote: "Hey team!

Just a quick reminder. The Food Words in text task in the mini is for specific words. And we can't repeat words. The words on the list are:

(plural OK, no other variants):..."

We can move Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes to the initials in HERACLES task, and then use Crash in Cherry Hill for RASH in Crash.

Claire wrote: "Hi Laura,

Sorry about that. I checked Wide Saragasso Sea and found corn. 55% : "There are fields of corn like sugar-cane fields, but gold colour and not so tall.""

Thanks!

@Kameria - can you please put The Boundless on your Book Games shelf? Thanks!

Hey team!

Just a quick reminder. The Food Words in text task in the mini is for specific words. And we can't repeat words. The words on the list are:

(plural OK, no other variants):
corn, grape, ham, bread, cheese, fish, chicken, bread, rice, tomato, pepper, salt, lobster

(Honey and apple already used)

For Crash in Cherry Hill and Wide Sargasso Sea, the supplied words aren't from the list. Is there a word from the list in either of those?

Preeti wrote: "Laura wrote: "Preeti wrote: "I have completed the book above and will add the answers to the DQs tomorrow.
I have a doubt... do we continue loading the books we complete in Round 1 or move them to ..."

It's a little confusing because most challenges go with the calendar month.