Lauri’s Comments (group member since Jan 23, 2016)

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

Completion Post!
Banana Cream Pie Murder
Joanne Fluke
Finished 6/9/23
Page count: 355
Works for Chipmunks - Letters M-A-P in title



Could someone please mark me completed for this one? Thank you!

Sophie wrote: "I haven't yet discovered what the limit for eloans is from our library, but I tend to return them as soon as they are finished and not have many on hold so it's a very fluid selection."

We have NO Limit on physical books, a limit of 10 at a time on music, DVDs & ebooks. You can even borrow an actual ukulele! Hawaii is awesome. Expensive, but awesome. And apparently we have a high literacy rate. Yaaayyy.
I used to give library tours to area children & teach them how to use the library. If they were reluctant readers, I would ask them a few simple & fun questions & then magically produce the perfect book for them to read. I also tutored K - thru high school. (Anything but math! *shudder*)

Sophie wrote: "Trinia wrote: "Steven wrote: "Trinia wrote: "For the task related to a talent competition do you think
would work?

In the book the MC is sent off to compete against..."

And it's a very enjoyable story.... a bit dark, but I think we all actually find that a plus, don't we?

Trinia wrote: "I can take the TV show one, was planning on listening to Monk - Mr Monk Goes to the Firehouse 😁👨🏻‍🚒"

I LOOOOVVVEEE Mr. Monk!

Steven wrote: "Lauri wrote: "I'm learning SO much about things I never even knew existed before! I am not a gamer at all and I seldom (if ever) buy books anymore. There's no room in our tiny apartment! I have a s..."

OMG! Sounds like the Iron Curtain countries -- wait... Do they even allow books?

I'm learning SO much about things I never even knew existed before! I am not a gamer at all and I seldom (if ever) buy books anymore. There's no room in our tiny apartment! I have a storage container in our storage unit filled with my special books. I also have one bookshelf dedicated to books I've "won" in GR Giveaways. After I finish, I donate them to the public library. I get ALL my books from the library! We have no limit!!

Completion Post!
Dance of Death
Douglas Preston
Finished 6/6/23
Page count: 451
Black cover
Fits the following letters for Crayola towers:
D - CLN D’Agosto
E - CLN Enderby
L - CFN Laura
N - CFN Nora
T - CLN Tisander



Could someone please add this to our spreadsheet for me? Thank you!

I can take MAP in title if the letters don’t need to be in order… I have Banana Cream Pie Murder

Completion Post!
This Pen for Hire
Laura Levine
Finished 6/3/23
Page count: 240
Blue cover
Fits the following letters for Crayola Towers:
A - MC LN Austen
C - CFN Cameron
E - CFN Elaine
K - CLN Kolchev
L - author
M - CLN Murdoch
R - CLN Rea
S - CFN Stacy
T - title
Y - CFN Yetta



Use it where you will! Could someone please add this to our spreadsheet for me? Thank you!

Sophie wrote: "https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Is anyone reading 11/22/63 for the BOM? The DQs have been sp..."
I’m planning on reading it, but no guarantees there!

Also just wondering…Am I going to get the BOM points for the May BOMs?

Hey, how many rainbow towers can we make?

I can take the Chipmunk Romance with Get a Life, Chloe Brown !

Completion Post!
The Man Who Died Twice
Richard Osman
Finished 6/1/23
Page count: 368
Chipmunks #9 - Don't Steal
RAB with a theft
How it fits: There is 20 million dollar diamond heist!



Could someone mark this as completed on our spreadsheet for me, please? Thank you!!

Completion Post!
Sleep Like a Baby
Charlaine Harris
Finished 5/30/23
Page count: 262
Crayola Towers fit the following letters:
A - MC Aurora
C - AFN Charmaine
L - CFN Levon
M - CFN Marcy
P - CFN Phillip
R - MC Nickname Roe
S - CFN Sophie
T - MC LN Teagarden
V - CFN Virginia
Y - CLN Youngblood



Could someone please add this to our spreadsheet for me? Thank you!

DQs Day 5 (Chapters 26 -End)

19. Earlier, Eduardo seemed like a fine person to me despite Montgomery's reservations. In these last chapters, he had a stark change in character or his true nature came out. Did you expect him to turn out like this? Do you think he might have been a good husband to Carlota if she were not a hybrid?
Eduardo was a huge phony! I had him pegged from the beginning! I thought he’d use Carlota and just callously toss her aside.

20. Dr. Moreau was not a great father throughout the book but his last moment touched my heart. Do you find his love for Carlota redeeming enough for his character? Or would you categorize him as a villain?
he didn’t really love her at all. She was just his most human-like creation. I didn’t consider him a real villain (like Lizalde!) he was just a mad scientist.

21. Carlota became more jaguar-like as the story drew near its end, and she finally embraced that part of her in the climactic scene. I somehow expected her physical changes to be more lasting and prominent afterward and maybe have a lifestyle closer to a jaguar which evidently didn't happen. Anyone else had an odd expectation like this or something else that you expected to happen?
I really thought Carlota was about to shapeshift and remain in her cat form! I really pictured her slipping off to live in the forest forever.

22. How do you feel about the relatively open-ended epilogue? Do think Carlota would be reunited with the other hybrids? Will Montgomery come back into her life at some point? Do you think Moreno-Garcia kept the option for a sequel open?
Yup! I smell a sequel. I hope at least a few of her friends (especially Montgomery and Cachito) find their way to her. It’s naive, I know, but she deserves a bit of peace.

Completion Post!
The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
Silvia Moreno-Garcia
May BOM
Finished 5/30/23
Page count: 306
Still can’t do a link, but my DQ answers can be found at:
Msg #162, 222, 151, 241 & 246



Could someone please put me down for this? Thank you!

my update:
I will finish The Daughter of Doctor Moreau this afternoon and I have another 1 (possibly 2) quick reads I can finish by tomorrow. Sleep Like a Baby for sure and possible The Spanish Love Deception. I am assuming it's the free choice reads we are missing....

DQs: Day 4 Ch 19-25

15. Welcome to the penultimate set of chapters! A lot of revelations came to light in this set of chapters: did any of them surprise you? If so, which ones?
No big surprises, really. I knew she was a hybrid, most probably jaguar. I found it very sad that Moreau just dumped Carlotta’s mother so callously.

16. Montgomery and Carlota finally seem like they are going to make love but Montgomery stops this from happening. Do you think he made the right choice? Why or why not? Also do you think they’ll still get together in the end?
I think Montgomery has lived a lot of life & is pretty smart. It would’ve been a bad move on his part. She’s so young and naive. I feel that they will be together in the end. Carlota will get her way through sheer force of will.

17. It looks like Dr. Moreau is going to die by the end of the book. In the original novel and adaptations Dr. Moreau is a villainous figure. Do you think he is portrayed as a villain in this book or do you think he has redeeming qualities?
I dunno about redeeming qualities. I don’t consider him villainous, though. He’s a genius, but egocentric. He truly thought his experiments were going to be a scientific breakthrough. I think he believes in white supremacy, though. He holds himself above everyone, even Lizalde.

18. Carlota is given a key to the laboratory. What do you think she will find there? Also any predictions for the end of the book?
I think the formulas/ notes on every hybrid’s creation story is contained within - - even her own and all the failures. God help them all!
I think they may either a) join up with the Indio rebels OR b) strike out on their own and live in hiding.

Mia wrote: "hi! I have gotten kidney stones. So i'm in lot of pain, so unsure of what I can finish.

Have done the tresure, for chipmunk.
but don't think i can finish the daughter of dr moroue and priory.
I..."

Oh no! You poor baby! I’ve had them FOUR times so far & would rank them at #3 on the pain index! At least you’re not a man… far worse for them! Just try & rest & relax as much as possible. I know it’s hard to read because concentration just blows out the window…