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

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

Thanks Sally. Good spotting.

So that's three for the glasses.. Sally, Maddy, Louise.

One for the spell it out (Lisa) so far.

We need one more confirmed for the detour to go ahead. 😊

Hi everyone, Lisa here, I'm from Sydney Australia and we also have a dairy farm in country NSW. Looks like we have team members from all over which is great.

This is my sixth Wheel, I am an enthusiastic player and Wheel is just about my favourite challenge. I will read absolutely anything in a challenge which means I have read some great books and some not so great ones to finish a task, LOL. Traditionally a romance reader I have branched out to historical mysteries and thrillers/ paranormal, but really words on a page I read it.

I'm a Mum of 3 and grandmother of 5, I do the administration for our farming business and am a full time carer of our adult son with Autism. Other than reading, I love travelling and can't wait to get back to it. Our international borders are re-opening soon and just can't wait. Hoping to re-plan a few cancelled trips , the first being a driving trip to Cornwall and Wales, UK.

My shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list.....

Looking forward to playing with you all. 😊

Mary C wrote: "Ok. What am I missing about the theme of this round?"

All themes to do with time..Wheel of Time.. time travel.. back in time.. turn back time, time after time... clocks.. very clever. Well done Mods. 😁

Sonia wrote: "Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Cat wrote: "Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Have I missed something? Have the teams been announced yet?"

Captains have been told their pairings and team names.
Teams will..."

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Sally906 wrote: "I have looked for books with glasses on cover - even found a couple of lists that were named ‘girls with glasses’ and ‘Romantic Spectacles’ and none of the covers had glasses!

Maybe a spellout?"

I'd prefer a spell it out, as well. We'll see what everyone else thinks. There needs to be 4 for the detour to come into play.

Time to chat about Stop 6.

Destination is Noumea, New Caledonia.

Detour - Read a book with a pair of glasses on the cover.

Cat wrote: "Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Have I missed something? Have the teams been announced yet?"

Captains have been told their pairings and team names.
Teams will be in the next couple of days 🙂"

Thank You.. I was having serious FOMO vibes, LOL.

Have I missed something? Have the teams been announced yet?

Sally906 wrote: "We going to wait for Namita, Cat and Celia before we talk about moving on to Stop 6?

Happy to defer for another couple of weeks."

Sally, how about we come back 1 October and see where everyone is up too?

Is there a link somewhere where we can see who's signed up? Yes, I am a sticky beak. Like to check out the competition. 🤣

Sally906 wrote: "Hi all - I’ve just signed up for another round

I can remember my first round - but it was quite a few years ago and I’ve opted out on a few.

Was Mellow Mammoths a wheel challenge? I was on that 😀"

Yes, Sally! I think we were on that one together. Hope we are on the same team again.

Maddy wrote: "Jenny needs to be paused. A couple months at least..."

Oh dear Maddy. Hope she is okay, thanks for letting us know. Will we play on with 7 for the time being then.

Thanks Celia,

Stop 5 update -

Completed - Lisa, Sally, Maddy, Louise

To complete - Jenny, Namita, Cat and Celia.

Sonia wrote: "Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Welcome newbies! You'll love it... but a warning, once you start playing these challenges you can't stop, they're addictive.. in a totally good way though. 🤣 (Adding up..."

Sonia, not the first TT, I think I joined NBRC around then and wondered what all the fun was. Mango Tango was my first... (you always remember your first, LOL)... and the rest is history. I've missed maybe one or two challenges since them probably because I've been travelling.

Is there anyone who has played every challenge since TT1? Enquiring minds want to know and give them a big shout out.

Welcome newbies! You'll love it... but a warning, once you start playing these challenges you can't stop, they're addictive.. in a totally good way though. 🤣 (Adding up Wheels, TT's, Uno and other miscellaneous Challenges I think I've played over 30 now.)

Let the fun begin...

I'll volunteer for DQ's as I can borrow it from the library.

PS I've got the book now so all good.

Signed up. Wheelly, wheelly excited... 😁😁😁

COMPLETION POST STOP 5

Read a task set in Australia or Australian Author - Bec McMaster

Finished - 09/17/21

4 stars

The Other Bennet Sister

Mary, the bookish ugly duckling of Pride and Prejudice’s five Bennet sisters, emerges from the shadows and transforms into a desired woman with choices of her own.

What if Mary Bennet’s life took a different path from that laid out for her in Pride and Prejudice? What if the frustrated intellectual of the Bennet family, the marginalized middle daughter, the plain girl who takes refuge in her books, eventually found the fulfillment enjoyed by her prettier, more confident sisters? This is the plot of The Other Bennet Sister, a debut novel with exactly the affection and authority to satisfy Austen fans.

Ultimately, Mary’s journey is like that taken by every Austen heroine. She learns that she can only expect joy when she has accepted who she really is. She must throw off the false expectations and wrong ideas that have combined to obscure her true nature and prevented her from what makes her happy. Only when she undergoes this evolution does she have a chance at finding fulfillment; only then does she have the clarity to recognize her partner when he presents himself—and only at that moment is she genuinely worthy of love.

Mary’s destiny diverges from that of her sisters. It does not involve broad acres or landed gentry. But it does include a man; and, as in all Austen novels, Mary must decide whether he is the truly the one for her. In The Other Bennet Sister, Mary is a fully rounded character—complex, conflicted, and often uncertain; but also vulnerable, supremely sympathetic, and ultimately the protagonist of an uncommonly satisfying debut novel. (less)

Yes, I agree Karen. It wasn't her best there were quite a few "gaps" in the plot to get from A to B and as you said characters not explored fully.

Luckily as we have discovered her most recent Burning Chambers series (Books 1 and 2 ) are fabulous. I'd definitely recommend them to historical fiction lovers. 💕