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

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

Hello ladies! I'm baaaack! Vegas was awesome -- we got to see Journey in concert! They were amazing! We had sooo much fun, but I'm so tired. Just back from a birthday/anniversary party for our good friends. So now they vacation is officially over & we have to go back to work tomorrow **sigh**

I apologize for not assisting with any books last week! I just couldn't get in any reading time in at all!

This week I hope to redeem myself by finishing The Scam, Hexed, Wilder Girls for BOM, and possibly Gideon the Ninth to still qualify for BOM because my copy came in at the library!
I'll take a look at the Wrath challenge as well...

For this coming week, I'm planning on working on Wilder Girls for a bingo & BOM, but probably won't finish by Sunday. I'll be traveling Tuesday - Sunday & the fluffy books I've chosen are: The Scam, Full Tilt, Death Perception, Hexed & Vegas Nerve. I'm not sure if any of them have animals in them, but I'm sure there will be at least a few. I'm bringing my iPad, but not sure how much time I'll have to post... Still so tired, not nearly ready or even packed up yet, but today I got a mani/pedi!! Yaaaaayyy!

Double completion post!
Down to the wire!

Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney
Finished 10/20/19
Page count: 344
Works for YA

Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon by Nancy Atherton
Finished 10/20/19
Page count: 232
Green cover




Coukd someone please add these to our spreadsheet for me? Appreciate it!

Completion Post!
Dracul by Dacre Stoker
Finished 10/19/19
Page count: 497
I say it works for LUST because I've wanted to read it ever since I heard about it, but couldn't get my hands on it till now -- just in time for Halloween!

5 fabulous stars, btw! I think it's better than the original Dracula... Just saying.



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

Suzanne wrote: "Lauri I hope you totally enjoy your vacation!

Ha I loved the Pokemon comment Karen - way to look on the bright side."
My son was into hunting Pokemon -- he'll be 27 this year! It was cool except not while driving! Sometimes he'd make me capture one if I was a passenger! 😄

Have fun at the beach, Karen! I feel exactly the same way about Waikiki Beach as you do about Bondi, I think.

*Sigh* Gideon had to go back to the library because people had requested it! I reordered, but am 10th on the list now... I still hope to finish it at some point during the challenge, but I don't know if I'll make it in time for BOM.
On a lighter note, I got my copy of Wilder Girls and have started it. Seems like it'll be a pretty quick read, too.
How is everyone doing on this fine Saturday? I'll be spending a chunk of my day at the laundromat washing blankets and quilts, but I'll be reading as I wait for my laundry! I'm on vacation officially now. I don't go back to work till 10/29!! Yaaaayyyyy!

I'll finish Dracul tomorrow for sure and possibly Revenge of the Witch. I also have Aunt Dimity Slays the Dragon for a green cover which should definitely be completed by Sunday! Having waaayyy too much fun here! I haven't even begun to look for animals for next week yet!

I know the books with high page counts yield more points, but I need to see some results! I've started the whopper Fall of Giants and while it is interesting, the size is daunting! I am so easily tempted to read YA or a cozy mystery... So far I am most intrigued by Dracul! I will hopefully finish this up this week...
Next week I'll be on vacation in Las Vegas!! So excited! Not sure how much reading will be accomplished, though. For sure I should finish one or two waiting around the airport and on the flights. I've planned on light fluffy reads for the trips. I really don't like ereaders, so I actually travel with several library books! Am I certifiable or what?

This week I'll be working on Dracul, Fall of Giants, Gideon the Ninth, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, The Girl With All the Gifts, and Revenge of the Witch. Also my copy of Wilder Girls did come in, so I'll make a start on it. I must admit I am not really enjoying Gideon so much, but hope to finish & join the BOM discussion for maximum points.

How is everyone doing so far? Any fabulous finds? Or real turkeys?? I'm still having fun! Love the planning and book-starting most of all... And, of course, the chatting!

Completion Post!
Zom-B by Darren Shan
Finished 10/12/19
Page count: 217
Works for: red cover, young adult or dystopian

Could someone please add it to our spreadsheet for me?
Thanks so much!

Logan wrote: "Whoop! First book finally done. Hoping to finish before the week times out."

Love this series, Logan! I may have to revisit it during this challenge...

Completion post!
Crime Seen by Victoria Laurie
Finished 10/11/19
Page count: 282
Can work for any of the following:
Lust - red cover or lustful item on cover (high heels) or guilty pleasure (cozy mystery #5 in series) , genre: contemporary

Captains, please use wherever you feel it would help our team most! Could you please add it to the spreadsheet for me?
Thank you!

I will definitely finish 2 books by Saturday. I have tomorrow off as well as Monday, so I'll jumpstart next week! I love vacation!!

Both have red covers & 1 is YA AND Dystopian....... sigh, so many options..... The Captains can decide where to put them after I've finished.....

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "well this is embarrassing. Reading through some other team threads I realised that there is a winner category (Vanity) for reading books that match your sin (so for us envy). lol
Now I'm not sure i..."
I got a bunch of YA! they're faster reads even if the page count is high. And we already know I skip all around! ...

Hi gang! Just checking in... I'm enjoying myself tremendously, even reading before work & on my lunch hour. Who cares if people think you're weird, right? I'm especially liking Dracul so far...

As always at the beginning of a new challenge, I'm reading crazy -- jumping from book to book. That's just how I roll.

Today's question: is this book brown enough?

I'm in for Fall of Giants even if it takes me the WHOLE time and Gideon for the BOM. Leading off with Crime Seen, Dracul (because I'll have to return it to the library soon) and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo tomorrow



This is sooo exciting! Happy reading everybody & let's hear it for vampire smut!!

Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "So now we are on the countdown to Envy, I'm having a look at what I'll be reading for Week 1.

So is this cover blue enough for blue.."

Tha..."

I loved My Best Friend's Exorcism!! Hilarious!!

I had to post on that thread! I just could NOT resist! No 2 people ever read the same book. No need to get upset when others don't agree with you...

Jane Austen? No thank you! I have tried... I almost forgot! The Grapes of Wrath -- a depressing book about the depressing depression!

Lauri here from Team Envy. I see a few of my favorite books listed here as horrible, but I don't take exception. I truly believe that no 2 people read the same book...

For what it's worth, the books I hate are:

Moby-Dick, or, the Whale -- horrible run-on sentences

Things Fall Apart which I read for a RL book club

The Casual Vacancy -- no one could ever hope to live up to Harry Potter!

Sense and Sensibility -- sorry! I cannot slog through it. I think it's the language...

Shannon wrote: "I don’t know what I’m starting with, but I’ve got a bunch in the pile waiting:

[bookcover:The Vine ..."
Ooh! Grey Sister is awesome! I really wanted to call in sick to stay home and read it!