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

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

Louise wrote: "Hello Abir :D I'm chilled and happy with whatever you are happy with. I'm reading for so many different challenges I really don't mind a slower pace :D

As for the detour I'm happy. I think I'll fi..."

I've got that book as well Louise in my home library. I've read sections, I find Catherine the Great really interesting. Hope you enjoy it as well.

I'm fine with that Jenny. Delighted to have Abir back travelling with us. 😊

I agree Jenny. I think there has to be three full names. Eg I can do a Susan Elizabeth Phillips.

How about we continue on with 7 for this itinerary and if Abir hasn't indicated she wants to come back by the next one we advertise for a hitchhiker?

Yeah, I check if they are in my groups. If they're a random I usually decline.. and then feel really mean about doing that. But some do seem quite dodgy.

No Sally, if you're sad then so am I, LOL. But I admire how you've set this up on your computer. I'm still doing it old school style in an exercise book. So who is sadder....lolololololol.

I finished my A - Author Angela Marsons . 4 stars but a bit graphic .

Jammin Jenny wrote: "I know - not all groups allow it...."

Really... I thought title, speaking characters and authors were always allowed in Spell it outs? And that series name and locations were sometimes negotiable. You learn something everyday, LOL.

Finished T - . A rollicking YA adventure set in Romania. 4 stars

Sally906 wrote: "Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Seeing we are reading two books let's make this stop 3 weeks. How does that work for everyone?"

Thank you Lisa - I’m happy with either - but 3 is good.

Brisbane is g..."

Hope all is well. Good luck. I've just come back from the farm to Sydney so it's time to mask up. But I've been doing that already as we have to be so careful with my husband's immunity. So far , I've been lucky and haven't had to self isolate. My daughter has had two covid tests so far, fortunately both negative.

Sally906 wrote: "Can you add my name to the O

And can you tell me how long I have to read

I’m sorry to be so OCD - but at the moment reading is the only thing I have under my control in a world that seems out of ..."

Sally, does the Greater Brisbane lockdown affect you?

Seeing we are reading two books let's make this stop 3 weeks. How does that work for everyone?

Sure, I can do two..

A and T for me.

Spell it out for me too.

Happy New Year... At least doing this Challenge we can travel.. somewhere.

Fair enough. I think there were a few teams who had requests in for hitchhikers before us.

No worries Celia. I’m sure we’ll have no problems, we can take turns reading the extra book required.

Haven't heard from Lexi.. so I guess we'll play the next round with 7 and then see.

Thanks Ladies.

Sally, it was Lexi an original team member who was interested in the hitch hiker thread back in August. I PM'd her and asked her to drop into this thread if she is interested in re-joining. If not, if the Mods okay it, we can just play on with our fabulous seven for now. Sounds like a plan.

Hi team,

I heard back from Abir, her schedule is really full at the moment so she is going to take a break. She is an original team member and it has been lovely having her on the team, she hopes to come back at a later date. For now, I'll work on a replacement player.

Jenny, can you request our next itinerary from the Travel Agent, thanks.

As Abir has been part of this team since the beginning I'm going to PM one more time. If she doesn't respond over the next couple of days I'll advertise for a hitchhiker. Hope she is okay.

Jammin Jenny wrote: "That's amazing Lisa! I'm hoping to get to all 50 next year. I fell short in 2020."

Thanks Jenny. It really is one of the hardest but most satisfying Challenges on Goodreads. Good luck for next year... I do it every five years or so.

Just finished with a week to go -

LISA'S 50- STATES CHALLENGE - 2020
1/1/20 - 12/31/20 50/50. COMPLETED


Alabama (AL) - On the Run by Iris Johansen - 11/13/20 3 stars
Alaska (AK) - A Cold Day for Murder by Dana Stabenow - 4 stars 7/28/20
Arizona (AZ) - Breathless by Beverly Jenkins. 7/9/20 3 stars
Arkansas (AR) - The Witness by Nora Roberts. 4 stars 12/5/20
California (CA) Thunder by Susan Fanetti. 3/24/20 5 stars
Colorado (CO) - A Sensible Arrangement by Tracie Peterson. 11/12/20 3 stars
Connecticut (CT) - Vision in White by Nora Roberts. 7/22/20 2 stars
Delaware (DE) - Undying by V.K. Forrest 7/30/20 2.5 stars
Florida (FL) - Twisted by Evangeline Anderson. 1/29/20 3 stars
Georgia (GA) - The Silent Wife by Karin Slaughter. 5 stars 9/7/20
Hawaii (HI) - The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren. 3 stars. 2/9/20
Idaho (ID) Somewhere by Susan Fanetti. 1/27/20 4 stars
Illinois (IL) - Omens by Kelley Armstrong - 3/2/20. 3.5 stars
Indiana (IN) - Sunday Kind of Love by Dorothy Garlock. 11/2/20 3 stars
Iowa (IA) Heartbreaker by Julie Garwood 3 stars 12/11/20
Kansas (KS) Beautiful Bad Man by Ellen O'Connell - 6/29/20 3 stars
Kentucky (KY) Shattered by Karen Robards 4 stars 7/21/20
Louisiana (LA) - Every Dead Thing by John Connolly. 3.5 stars 10/6/20
Maine (ME) Dark Hollow by John Connolly. 3 stars 12/25/20
Maryland (MD) - You Belong to Me by Karen Rose. 3.5 stars 1/12/20
Massachusetts (MA) - Sweet Fire and Stone by J A Whiting 3 stars 1/13/20
Michigan (MI) - The One Who Stays by Toni Blake 3.5 stars 12/9/20
Minnesota (MN) - Potion Problem by Linnea West. 2/4/20 - 3 stars
Mississippi (MS) - Arsenic and Old Books by Miranda James. 10/14/20 3 stars
Missouri (MO) - Bait by Karen Robards. 9/2/20 3.5 stars
Montana (MT) - Yellowstone Origins by Peggy Henderson - 2/19/20 4 stars
Nebraska (NE) - Miss Firecracker by Lorelei James. 4 stars 10/25/20
Nevada (NV) - The Hawley Book of the Dead 4/7/20 - 4 Stars
New Hampshire (NH) - The Broken Girls by Simone St James - 6/15/20 4.5 stars
New Jersey (NJ) -One for the Money 6/3/20 4 stars
New Mexico (NM) - The Trouble with Twelfth Grave - Darynda Jones 10/3/20 4 stars
New York (NY) - The Spellbook of Katrina Van Tassel: A Story of Sleepy Hollow by Alyssa Palombo 3.5 stars 2/7/20
North Carolina (NC) Carolina Mist by Mariah Stewart . 2 stars 1/23/20
North Dakota (ND) Dakota Born by Debbie Macomber. 11/8/20 4 stars
Ohio (OH) - Closer Than You Think by Karen Rose . 6/23/20 3 stars
Oklahoma (OK) - November Road by Lou Berney 5 stars - 5/13/20
Oregon (OR) - A Merciful Death by Kendra Elliot. 4/5/20 4 stars
Pennsylvania (PA) - Wicked Bite by Jeaniene Frost. 2/18/20 4 stars
Rhode Island (RI) The Name of Honor by Susan Fanetti 4.5 stars 1/6/20
South Carolina (SC) - Outfox by Sandra Brown 3/12/20 3 stars
South Dakota (SD) Meanwhile, Back in Deadwood by Ann Charles. 3.5 stars 8/17/20
Tennessee (TN) - Lone Star by Lauren Gilley. 4 stars 5/19/20
Texas (TX) - Cry No More by Linda Howard. 2/11/20 4 stars
Utah (UT) - Devil to Pay by Jeaniene Frost. 3 Stars 3/29/20
Vermont (VT) - Steadfast by Sarina Bowen. 3.5 stars 1/4/20
Virginia (VA) - Breaking The Silence by Diane Chamberlain . 3.5 stars 5/12/20
Washington (WA) The Seventh Victim by Mary Burton. 3/1/20 3.5 stars
West Virginia (WV) Did You Miss Me? by Karen Rose 3.5 stars 3/22/20
Wisconsin (WI) - The Cherry Harvest by Lucy Sanna. 10/23/20 - 3 stars
Wyoming (WY) - Silver-Tongued Devil by Lorelei James. 7/2/20 4 stars