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

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

For our BROWN week I'll definitely be reading The Covenant B for author Beverly Lewis & I'm sure other letters will turn up. Also Precious and Grace for R - character Precious Ramotswe. I'll manage another book or two. I am working on Elizabeth Frankenstein for the BOM points, but I think I'll save it for next week....

Double completion post!

Scent to Her Grave
Author: India Ink
Finished 11/16/18
272 pages
4 stars!
Works for the following letters:
T - character Trevor
A - character Allison
V - character Persia Rose Vanderbilt
L - character Lydia


Killer Insight
Author: Victoria Laurie
Finished 11/16/18
Page count: 288
Works for the following letters:
R - character Dutch Rivers
A - character Abby Cooper
V - character Aunt Vivian
L- author Victoria Laurie



Could someone please add these to our spreadsheet for me?

Completion post!
The Great Alone
Author Kristin Hannah
Finished 11/15/18
Page count: 440
5 fabulous stars! Amazing...
Works for the following letters:
T - character Thelma
R - character Tica Rhodes
A - Cora Allbright
E - character Ernt Allbright
L - Leni Allbright



Could someone please add this to our spreadsheet, please?

Allison Ann wrote: "I've been trying to get hold of a copy of but no luck. I'm not going to pay that much money for YA (which I generally don't love). So..."

I'm picking it up from the library today! So excited. I still have And I Darken, which I am enjoying, but I keep putting it aside for challenge books...

No two people ever read the same book! Even non fiction. Each individual will take away different points. Same thing with movies.
I never listen to any critics. I will choose my own books and movies, thank you!
Sometimes friends & relatives don't agree with me & that's completely fine. My husband hates fantasy & Sci-fi. I still love him. I hate reality shows. He still loves me. I can't even tell him to read certain books. I have to cleverly leave them out around the house hoping he'll take the bait. I love it when he's impressed. 🤓

I love the snark -- it's one of my special talents... My favorite thing is that she named her boobs! Too funny!!

This week for TRAVEL I'll read The Great Alone which works for a bunch of letters and Scent to Her Grave... I'm sure I'll manage at least one or two more.... Having some fun now!! AND I managed to get ahold of The Nightmare Before Chistmas on DVD! So I'll be watching it this week to get myself up to speed...

Double completion post!

Oolong Dead by Laura Childs
Finished 11/9/18
Page count: 336
4 stars!
Works for the following letters:
C - author Laura Childs
A - character Abby Davis
L - character Linus Gillette
D - character Delaine Dish
O - title

Aunt Dimity: Snowbound by Nancy Atherton
Finished 11/9/189
Page count: 240
3 stars
Works for the following letters:
C - character Catchpole
A - title
L - character Lori Shepherd
D - character Dimity Westwood
R - character Rob Willis



Could someone please add these to our spreadsheet? Thanks!

Lexi wrote: "Lauri wrote: "Completion post!
An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris
Finished 11/8/18
Page count: 306
5 stars!
Works for the following letters:
C - author Charlaine Harr..."

Girl! You gotta try her! Her heroines are sassy, but lovable & her imagination is outstanding! This one is in a reimagined southwest/Mexico. It's dystopian, magical with good action sequences. So not quite a western, but with gunfighter elements. It's very different from her others, but still has her trademark snappy patter! Awesome!

Completion post!
An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris
Finished 11/8/18
Page count: 306
5 stars!
Works for the following letters:
C - author Charlaine Harris
A - character Trader Army
L - character Lizbeth "Gunnie" Rose
D - character Chauncey Donegan
R - character Candle Rose



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

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "I finished

This series gets better with every book. I loved this one so much - even a little tear at the end ;)
Worst part is that I only have 2 books left in..."

Well, dear, when you finish up with Roe you can move over to her new Gunnie Rose series! It's a total departure, but still a smartass female heroine we can love! What an imagination she possesses! Loving it thus far....🤓

Completion post!
If Walls Could Talk by Juliet Blackwell
Finished 11/6/18
Page count: 316
4 stars!

Works for the following letters:
C - character Caleb
A - character Matt Addax
L - character Luz Perez
R - character Robbie
N - character Nico



Could someone please add it to the spreadsheet for me? Thanks!

Eunice wrote: "Finishing One for the Money!

I ended up not reading any of the books I had planned."

My absolute favorite series!! Did you enjoy it? Now that I am caught up to #24, I only read the newest when I go on vacation -- like a special treat!

Suzanne wrote: "I'll add it right now.

Nice job Lauri. I keep thinking I should read that book."

It was weird -- totally freakier than the first book. Lots of arcane references to voodoo & other black magic. And all pretty accurate! (I went through an occult fascination when I was young...)
I don't know why it took me so long to read Koontz, but now that I've found Odd, I just love him!

Completion Post!
Forever Odd by Dean Koontz
Series: Odd Thomas #2
Finished 11/2/18
4 stars!
Love this series...
Works for O - character Odd Thomas. Odd is his legal 1st name! Also D - character Datura & Danny Makepeace



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

I'm almost done with my O book!!

For Cauldron week I will read Oolong Dead for an O & An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris for a C (author). That's it for now....

Completion Post!
The Best Man to Die by Ruth Rendell
Finished 11/1/18
208 pages
3 stars for perversity & twistiness
Works for B -title / L - character Lilian Hatton



Could someone add it to the spreadsheet for me, please...

I'm midway through my 2 blood books! I have another possibility... Is our deadline Friday or Saturday? I started a whole bunch more on Saturday that I can use/finish whenever we need them. I got a book for every letter in cauldron! Woo-hoo! I just need to settle down & read like a good little girl now.
Still slogging through IT, too. I am determined to finish this year, but it won't be by Halloween...

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Question for the day

What's the last TV show you watched?

For me, that was last night and we are just getting around to finishing Episodes. We only have one episode left and that is the end of th..."
I'm watching The Gifted right now. Concept is the X-Men have gone underground & all these mutants are coming forward. It's almost like the civil rights movement in the 60s with the mutants trying to get equal rights with humans....

Welcome, Allison Ann! Great to have you aboard....

Ladies, Sookie Stackhouse is one of my very most favorite series! Guilty pleasures run deep -- I also love Stephanie Plum! I enjoy all Charlaine Harris' books & have read them all -- except Aurora Teagarden & Lily Bard. I'm working on them, too. I just got my hands on the first in her new series, An Easy Death! I'm going to start as soon as I finish this week's books. So excited!