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

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

I've just finished The Vampire's Sunny Sweetheart. Goodreads shows 304 pages, but Amazon shows 370 pages for the Kindle edition. I've asked a librarian friend to fix it, but she's currently on vacation so it may take a few days. Just wanted to explain why it might not look right at first glance. :)

Just to verify, because the spreadsheet specifies page # OR time stamp for the instruments. If we listen to an audio, just the time at which the word occurred works? Because I can go to Amazon and hope they have a searchable sample, but if I can just give the time stamp, that's easier. :)

In the Jane Yellowrock books (specifically Blood Cross), would the Character Aggie One Feather work for an O? Would One Feather be her last name?

I have it down for a Y right now, but we need twice as many Os, so I wanted to ask early.

Karolyn wrote: "Laura wrote: "White enough? "

I think the first one is good. The second one… I’m sorry… what were you asking???? 😄

The second ..."

I think the second one is a moot point. After I posted here I went to Amazon to make sure it was still in KU, and there is a different cover, with a different background color. :)

I'll try to squeeze Just Drop Out into my reading next week.

White enough?

Karolyn wrote: "Laura - for me it’s more grey than white (sorry)."

That’s what I figured, but thought I’ll see how far we can push. :)

Laura wrote: "White? Or is it too gray? "

Can I get opinions/a ruling on this one?

My go-to author for X is Meg Xuemei X. But be forewarned, if you pick-up one of her books, there is a very high spice level. And most of her books are reverse harem.

I’ll go ahead and do that anthology for another X. It fits my Space Life task this week.

That's a relief!

We can use any listed author, correct? That anthology that I posted above has an X author.

I actually have it in 2 books on my Kindle! I can for sure read Elfhome, and over the course of 2 weeks I can probably manage the other one, too.

Elfhome
Nightingale: An Anthology for Ukraine

So, we're actually looking for Xylophone in text?

If you have a Kindle (not an app on another device, or a Kindle tablet, but just a Kindle), you can search all of your Kindle books at once for a word. I'm off to search for Xylophone.

White? Or is it too gray?

I'm here! I'm a mom of 6, currently living in North Carolina. I love team challenges. I'll read just about anything for a challenge, except horror! My preferred genres are fantasy and Sci-Fi.

Just in case anyone wants to fit one more short one in:

New Tasks

Tower Teams 9: Monsters - Ewok
Read a book set in a forest
Read a book with a surprise twist (your interpretation)
Read a book with a carnivore on the cover (make sure it's not an omnivore!)
Read a book with author initials (all) found in ENDOR.



Tower Teams 9: Monsters - Erymanthian Boar
Read a book whose title starts with a letter from MOUNTAIN
Read a book with snow on cover
Read a book where the character gets drunk
Read a book with MPG Animal

We got the Monster: Virtue again!

Tower Teams 9: Monsters - Virtues
Read a book with average rating 4.0 or higher
Read a book that is #7 in series
Justice - read a book that can be associated with Justice
Charity - read a book that can be associated with Charity

Dawn finished A Court of Silver Flames. It is tagged Family 43 times. I'll put that in there and then we can get another set of tasks.

@Benita - I'm not finding One Perfect Rose on your shelves at all. Can you please put it on your Tower shelf? Thanks!

Also, did you read the same edition that you linked on the spreadsheet? If so, that works for a white cover!

@Lory - can you put The Storm Sisters on your Tower shelf, please? Thanks!

New Monster tasks!

Tower Teams 9: Monsters - Tauntaun
Read a book with a white cover
Read a book with the letters ICE in title (in any order)
Read a book with a large domesticated creature on cover (e.g. horse, cow, donkey)
Read a book with set of at least three repeated letters in the title (example: THI is repeated in the title THIs THIng of Darkness)

Not many teams have gotten the Bunyip monster yet, but one team read 12 Birds to Save Your Life: Nature's Lessons in Happiness for the Ecological message task. Thought I would throw it out there in case any one wants to read it.

We've got a new monster and new tasks!

Task Set: Tower Teams 9: Monsters - Bunyip
Read a book with a seal (animal!) or dog on cover
Read a book with a ecological message/ theme (your interpretation)
Read a book that takes place in a rural area
Read a book with the letter Y in title



*Benita's Baby book for the Jorogumo monster has a Y in the title, so if you have a baby book we can do a swap there.