Lisa - (Aussie Girl)’s Comments (group member since Sep 26, 2012)

Lisa - (Aussie Girl)’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Cat wrote: "Group think / Recommendations!

Any suggestions for
- set in Latin / South America / Philippines / Guam

with bonus points for under 18yo MC :)

ETA: and double bonus if it's by an author from the..."

How about something by Silvia Moreno-Garcia... 0r .

I think she may be Canadian of Mexican descent. Most of her books are set in Mexico which counts as Latin America, doesn't it?

I swapped around Laila's 500-650 pages books so we could complete Drop Bear from the previous 50. 😂

So Things I wanted to Say but never did is in No 55 Joffrey.

New Urban Monster is El Duende and thankfully does not have a 800+ pages!!

Lexi wrote: "Jenny wrote: "Lisa (Aussie Girl) and I have been working on the Doctor Who monster list.

Please have a look, and suggest away!

Monsters from Doctor Who and Torchwood"

Jenny and Lisa, I will for..."

Thanks Lexi. I'll have to leave all the technical stuff to you and Jenny, I am spreadsheet challenged, can fill them in that's about it.
Hope everyone enjoys the Wheel O Who.

Vicky wrote: "Oh no! Another 800+ page book!"

I know... I seem to attract them.. 😂

The Hydra is dead.

The new human monster is Randall Flagg. (The Stand)

That's great Vicki.

I'll be starting next up so that Hydra will be dust!

I've been working on the Dr Who Monsters with Jenny, so looking forward to that Wheel when it drops.

Ladies, for your consideration.. next Monsters.. drum roll..

Movie Monsters! There's some beauties here..

https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/...

Welcome to the fun, Angie.

I'm sure someone in this group challenge would be able to find the rhino riding, blood drinking intergalatic policeman. Lolololol.

Just a tweek for Weeping Angels -

Combine task 1 & 2 and change Task 2 as below.

1. Features a scene in a graveyard/cemetery or a gravestone on the cover - (kudos if it happens to be a creepy angel!)
2. RAB tagged "angels" or "demons" over 1000 times.

And I've just got to do Davros, LOL

1. RAB with an evil genius mastermind or serial killer.
2. RAB with the letters of VORTEX in the title.
3. Read a series with includes over 20 books.
4. Read a book set on a spaceship or planet other than Earth.

This has been the greatest fun, can't wait to play the Dr Who Wheel. Thanks Jenny, it's been a blast so far..

Laila, are you still reading Things I wanted to say but never did... for No 41. Drop Bear? I've just about finished one that could fit that category and finish that one off?

Another Monster bites the dust. (Pr Moriarty)

New monster is Joffrey from GOT's.

How are we all going, Monster Mashers?

I finished off the One Armed Man.. and our next human monster is Professor Moriarty from Sherlock Holmes. (Was able to find one book to cover the five categories, woo hoo. )

Happy hunting!

Congratulations Team Ashara, Well done.. and to the Mods, Team Captains and all the players for another great Challenge. Thank you.

Judith wrote: "I added numbers to the monsters because I was curious how many we were up too. Hopefully I didn't skip a number. We are fairly close to 80!"

That's great! Monster Mashers are up to 53.

Bloody Mary bites the dust.

Another new monster.. The One Armed Man ready to be taken down!

Marvelous: A Novel of Wonder and Romance in the French Royal Court by Molly Greeley

1547: Pedro Gonzales, a young boy living on the island of Tenerife, understands that he is different from the other children in his village. He is mercilessly ridiculed for the hair covering his body from head to toe. When he is kidnapped off the beach near his home, he finds himself delivered by a slave broker into the dangerous and glamorous world of France’s royal court. There “Monsieur Sauvage,” as he is known, learns French, literature, and sword fighting, becoming an attendant to the French King Henri II and a particular favorite of his queen, the formidable Catherine de’ Medici. Queen Catherine considers herself a collector of unusual people and is fascinated by Pedro… and determined to find him a bride.

Catherine Raffelin is a beautiful seventeen-year-old girl whose merchant father has fallen on hard times and offers up his daughter to Queen Catherine. The queen will pay his debts, and his daughter will marry Monsieur Sauvage.

Catherine meets Pedro for the first time on their wedding day. Barely recovered from the shock of her father’s betrayal, she soon finds herself christened “Madame Sauvage” by the royal courtiers, and must learn to navigate this strange new world, and the unusual man who is now her husband.

A mesmerizing novel set in the French royal court of Catherine de’ Medici during the Renaissance, which recreates the touching and surprising true story behind the Beauty and the Beast legend, from the acclaimed author of The Clergyman’s Wife and The Heiress. Gorgeously written, heartbreaking and hopeful, Marvelous is the portrait of a marriage, the story of a remarkable, resilient family, and an unforgettable reimagining of one of the world’s most beloved fairy tales.

Dracul

The prequel to Dracula, inspired by notes and texts left behind by the author of the classic novel, Dracul is a supernatural thriller that reveals not only Dracula’s true origins but Bram Stoker’s—and the tale of the enigmatic woman who connects them.

It is 1868, and a twenty-one-year-old Bram Stoker waits in a desolate tower to face an indescribable evil. Armed only with crucifixes, holy water, and a rifle, he prays to survive a single night, the longest of his life. Desperate to record what he has witnessed, Bram scribbles down the events that led him here...

A sickly child, Bram spent his early days bedridden in his parents' Dublin home, tended to by his caretaker, a young woman named Ellen Crone. When a string of strange deaths occur in a nearby town, Bram and his sister Matilda detect a pattern of bizarre behavior by Ellen—a mystery that deepens chillingly until Ellen vanishes suddenly from their lives. Years later, Matilda returns from studying in Paris to tell Bram the news that she has seen Ellen—and that the nightmare they've thought long ended is only beginning.

Kaley wrote: "Michael wrote: "Ok… so for the past 6 months (Uno + TT) I’ve picked up the habit of highlighting character names as I read using the Kindle app…. What am I supposed to do now? Just skip past and no..."

Oh me too. Especially the word "vinegar".

See everyone next challenge. As team mates.. or frenemies!

Oooh, new Monsters, that's exciting!

Congratulations team.. we did so well considering we lost a few team members along the way.

And thanks again Eldarwen.. you were an awesome Captain!

After Uno and TTX I'm going to have Team Challenge Withdrawal Syndrome. Just as well for Marauding Monsters to tide me over.