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

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

Kirsten wrote: "Lauri wrote: "Would anyone be interested in reading Grave Mercy and/or Daughter of Smoke & Bone at any point during Tower Teams?

[book..."

Cool! Let's start with Grave Mercy! When can you begin?

Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Eni wrote: "Anyone wants to read (or re-read) Kate Daniels series? For the tower teams challenge :D"

Magic Bites Buddy Read Thread
Magic Burns Buddy Read Thread
Magic Strikes Buddy Read Thread
Mag..."

I do! I do!

Don't laugh, but I've only read Kate Daniels #1 Magic Bites. I would love to read them all. Looks like I'm going to be rather busy!

I'm in for Team Hermione! It's been awhile now. I remember reading the series aloud to my son!

BTW, Eni, my shelf is correct nbrc-tower-teams-2018. I cannot do a link to save my own life!

When I take the Pottermore House test, I get either Griffindor or Slytherin and my Patronus is a Bloodhound. Seems like there're worse things to be...😄
My Ilvermorny House is Pukwudgie! Sounds cute if you don't think of "puke!"

Well, everyone. So what are you most looking forward to reading during the games? I'm even considering re-visiting Harry again! I've re-read all but the last two, some multiple times!

For my first book I'm going for Antigoddess by Kendare Blake. I found a buddy read! I'm just too excited & want Monday to come already!

Vicki wrote: "Lauri wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Lauri, my husband’s name is also Scott.

Which island are you on? I’ve been to Oahu, Kauai, Maui, and Kona. I’m supposed to go to Kauai again in August but not sure how..."
Ha! You are too funny! I'm much older than you imagine. I'm 54! I was very much alive in 1973! You should definitely visit Oahu again. You'll find it very much changed. Perhaps not for the better, but most definitely changed.
I went to Kauai for my honeymoon in 1989. I haven't been back since! We keep talking about going, but just never made it back yet. Would you believe it's cheaper for us to take a 5-day vacation in Las Vegas including airfare, hotel, transfers and meals than it is to go to an outer island for a weekend? Crazy, huh?

Thank you! It sure does look promising! Have you read Anna Dressed in Blood? I was so impressed by it that while waiting for the sequel to come in at my public library, I picked up Antigoddess! I want to read all her work now...

Can I jump in, too? I currently have it in one of my shopping bags full of books!

Would anyone be interested in reading Grave Mercy and/or Daughter of Smoke & Bone at any point during Tower Teams?

Vicki wrote: "Lauri, my husband’s name is also Scott.

Which island are you on? I’ve been to Oahu, Kauai, Maui, and Kona. I’m supposed to go to Kauai again in August but not sure how it’ll be after all the floo..."

I'm on Oahu, in Kaneohe. If you visited the Polynesian Cultural Center, you drove right through our little town. It's mostly residential, just a big sprawling suburb. We're supposed to go to the Big Island at the beginning of June to celebrate our Aunty's 100th birthday. We were planning on staying a week with cousins, but now we don't even know if they'll still have a home! Volcanoes are scary! Dunno how Kauai is doing. Some parts were completely cut off. Not sure how the recovery will be by August. Some areas are really remote.

Aloha! I'm Lauri from Hawaii & I'm really excited to be here! I played last year & it was a blast! I was thrilled to find myself on Team Hermione. She is my most favorite Harry Potter character of all time! I was always the know it all little girl raising her hand to give the right answer in elementary school. I finally learned that that wasn't cool around ninth grade...

Here's a bit about me. I'm 54, married for almost 30 years to my husband, Scott. We have one grown son who's 25. He's still home with us. I work full time at the state mental hospital. (Stop laughing!) I'm an office assistant in medical records. It's always super busy & I enjoy it a lot. I feel like I'm really helping a lot of people.

I love to read & I will read just about anything! I've been on a paranormal & cozy mystery kick this past year. I also read multiple books simultaneously! Usually 5-12 at a time. I don't know why I do this, it's just always been this way... It may come in handy later!

I've already been planning out my reading list for TT. I'm hoping to knock off some big books. I'll always try to be working on a thick one while having some fun fast ones going at the same time. I think I'll either lead with Grave Mercy or Daughter of Smoke & Bone. Can't wait to get started and to get to know everyone!

Sonia wrote: "Lauri wrote: "Hey everyone! I'm really excited to play again this year. When will the team's be posted? I just made a tentative book list & can't wait to get started!"

Monday. That gives us 5 days..."
Thanks Sonia! Good to know!!

Hey everyone! I'm really excited to play again this year. When will the teams be posted? I just made a tentative book list & can't wait to get started!

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The Ultimate International Reading Challenge

Duration: Open-ended
Start Date: 2/2/18

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Start January 12, 2018 - ?
1 / 12 Towers Completed
23 / 78 books completed

12 books you've acquired most recently
1. Lake Woebegone Days
2. The Girl That Kicked the Hornet's Nest
3. Crossing the Horizon
4. Last Ride to Graceland 7/6/18
5. Tokyo Kill
6. Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
7. The Restaurant Critic's Wife
8. Amy Snow
9. And I Darken
10. Life and Other Near Death Experiences
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11 books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves longest
1. Yes Please
2. Bossy pants
3. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
4. Cleopatra: a Life (Schiff)
5. Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman (Massie)
6. I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 7/6/18
7. Stephen King on Writing
8. Peter the Great: His Life & World (Massie)
9. Daughter of Smoke and Bone
10. Grave Mercy 6/22/18
11. The Gathering 4/13/18

10 books that you randomly choose from your shelves
1. Real Murders 1/13/18
2. The Cat Who Saw Red 1/16/18
3. Gabriel's Angel 1/16/18
4. High Stakes 4/6/18
5. China Dolls 1/21/18
6. An Island Christmas 1/18/18
7. Wintersong
8. Christmas at Little Beach Street Bakery 1/26/18
9. Daughter of the Reef
10. The Alienist

9 sequels, series continuations or spin-offs
1. Grave Surprise 1/14/18
2. The Job 4/7/18
3. Succubus Revealed 7/12/18
4. Hardcore Twenty-Four 6/12/18
5. Aunt Dimity Takes a Holiday 7/27/18
6. Three to Get Lei'd 2/25/18
7. Cherry Cheesecake Murder 4/6/18
8. The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare 6/30/18
9. Wedding Day Murder 6/22/18

8 novellas or short stories
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7 books that everyone seems to have read but you
1. Little Fires Everywhere
2. Into the Water
3. Ready Player One 9/18/18
4. Room
5. A Man Called Ove
6. The Selection 2/18/18
7. Gone Girl

6 anticipated releases
1. In the Midst of Winter
2. The Serpent in Heaven
3. Get a Life Chloe Brown
4. Going Rogue
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5 books that were recommended to you via GR
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4 books that you started, but never finished
1. Firefly Lane
2. Here be Dragons
3. The Rosie Project
4. Yakudoshi

3 books that you've read before
1. The Land of Painted Caves
2. A Nantucket Christmas 1/12/18
3. The Red Tent

2 books with covers that you don't think fit the storyline or that you don't like the covers of of but everyone raves about the books
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1 book that intimidates you
1. The Journeyer

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100 Random Books From My TBR in No Particular Order!
December 24, 2017 - December 24, 2022
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1. China Dolls
2. Grave Surprise 1/14/18
3. Dark Matter
4. The House of Unexpected Sisters 12/32/17
5. My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry
6. The Mango Season
7. The Temple of My Familiar
8. Pago Pago Tango
9. Masquerade
10. Midnight Alley
11. Storm Glass
12. Amy Snow
13. The Restaurant Critic's Wife
14. Dashing Through the Snow
15. Wolfskin
16. Knit Two
17. The Magicians
18. A Christmas Guest
19. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
20. The Heretic's Daughter
21. Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
22. Gone Girl
23. Wintersong
24. Middlesex
25. A is for Alibi
26. The Blessing Way
27. Shakespeare's Landlord
28. The Persian Pickle Club
29. Size 12 Is Not Fat
30. Homeplace
31. High Stakes
32. The Kitchen Witch
33. If You Ask Me
34. The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee
35. Seriously... I'm Kidding
36. Legend
37. Thirteen Moons
38. Caramelo
39. Conversations With Isabel Allende
40. The Heartsong of Charging Elk
41. Lily of the Nile
42. Shinju
43. LaRose
44. The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse
45. I Am Number Four
46. Crazy Horse: A Life
47. Dream Jungle
48. The Elegance of the Hedgehog
49. The Heretic Queen
50. Rebel Queen
51. Witch Way to Murder
52. A Clash of Kings
53. Talk Before Sleep
54. The Kitchen Daughter
55. The Visitant
56. Blue Skin of the Sea
57. Rahab's Story
58. Imperial Woman
59. Three Souls
60. Christmas with Tucker
61. Diamond Head
62. Miss Chopsticks
63. Galway Bay
64. The Wonder
65. City of Dreams: A Novel of Nieuw Amsterdam and Early Manhattan
66. The Library at Mount Char
67. Red Rising
68. The Little Paris Bookshop
69. Cold Sassy Tree
70. The Iron King
71. Moon Called
72. The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
73. Orphan Number Eight
74. Murder in the Place of Anubis
75. The Borgia Bride
76. Children of the Vampire
77. The Case of the Deadly Butter Chicken
78. Everything I Never Told You
79. Fates and Furies
80. Claire of the Sea Light
81. Death Without Company
82. Empress
83. James Herriot's Dog Stories
84. Hex Hall
85. Viola in the Spotlight
86. Girl of Nightmares
87. Suck It, Wonder Woman!: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek
88. An Echo in the Bone
89. Pilate's Wife
90. Commonwealth
91. Lake Wobegone Days
92. Me Before You
93. The Orphan Master's Son
94. Last Ride to Graceland
95. The End of Your Life Book Club
96. Future Home of the Living God
97. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
98. Friday Night Bites
99. Shadow of Night
100. The Awakening / The Struggle