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

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

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Dying in Style
Elaine Viets
Finished 9/9/16 (4 hrs under the wire!)
280 pgs
How it fits: IN in title

I LOVE TWD too! My son & I are obsessed, but my husband thinks we're nuts. Who do think it was that Negan killed??

But better news: I finished Dying in Style and it was a hoot!

Can I take starts with E? I have Eleanor & Park
OR
I can do 'IN' with Dying in Style

What the heck is that thing in the N row, 2nd from the top?

Woo hoo! Just went to the library tonight. I have tons of books! If we don't have a banked book with 6 words in the title, I have several ready to go...

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Gone for Good
Mark Childress
Finished 9/7/16
369 pages
How it fits: title starts with G

All done with G book!

Please go for the black title book, Alissa! I wasn't really feeling mine because it deals with child murder! That's what you get for randomly grabbing books off the shelf without reading the synopsis...

I'm halfway done with Gone for Good. It's a pretty wacky story by Mark Childress. I'm enjoying it a lot! I took an extra day off for mental health purposes. :) Just put a pot of stew in the slow cooker, doing piles of laundry, reading, of course, and am now about to go in search of lunch. Not a hurricane in sight. Hope everyone had a great weekend!

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The Vampire of Venice Beach
Read 9/5/16
Jennifer Colt
368 pages
3rd in series
Goth, pseudo vampire culture, cosmetic dentistry (think fake fangs), tattoos, martial arts, wannabe actors, private investigators, twins, redheads, felons, abusive husbands, RVs, Southern California, cross dressers, police activity, the legal system, homeless people, soup kitchens...

Just finished The Vampire of Venice Beach!

Hers another one for the bank! It's totally hysterical...

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Three Strikes and You're Dead
Read 9/4/16
288 pages
Jessica Fletcher & Donald Bain
Murder Mystery set in Arizona. Topics: baseball, sports betting, court trials, underage drinking, criminal justice system, sports agents.

Just finished Three Strikes and You're Dead! Here's another book for our bank...

I also have Little Black Lies if no one else can come up with a black title book...



Just sayin'... :)

Cool. Cecily can do 3rd in series & I'll keep my G book!

Yaaayyy team!

Can I take title starts with G please? I've got Gone for Good
OR
I can do 3rd in series with Killer Calories

Whichever is needed more...
I'm so happy I get to read for an actual task!!

Nanci wrote: "Lauri, hope the bad weather passes you by and you keep your power so you can read to your heart's content. I love it when there's a storm of some sort and I can smell my crockpot meal simmering away!"

So far, so good. Looks like hurricane Lester will pass about 100+ miles to our south. So only torrential rains. Dinner was great (mushroom round steak) and I'm now watching Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince. Does it get any better? I have book lights in case of power outages. Must be prepared for all contingencies! I'm off till Wednesday, so hopefully will finish a whole new batch of books!

We're sitting here waiting for hurricanes. Gloomy, muggy weather, but the good news is: crockpot is on, lots of tea and goodies, it's both a Harry Potter AND a Sharknado weekend, and I have FIVE shopping bags filled with books!
Just started The Watchmaker of Filigree Street, I have A Man Called Ove. I'm really enjoying The Vampire of Venice Beach and Top O' the Mournin'

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Bone Hook
Toby Neal
276 pages
Published 11/15
Black cover
Bloody carved fish hooks made of animal bone on cover
Murder mystery set in Maui, Hawaii
Homicide detectives/police
Rocky marriage
Scuba diving
Meth production
Child abuse
Infidelity
Infertility
Alcoholism
PTSD

Just finished Bone Hook which was excellent. The author does a great job of realistically representing the multi-cultural aspects of Hawaii.

Nanci wrote: "Lauri, please don't get discouraged about not getting to read for a new square. I know it's fun to get a square to complete, but those banked books are filling squares too. Next time if I get one a..."

Thanks, Nanci! It's the whole time zone thing. This has been the case for me in several challenges. I'm 6 hrs behind the East Coast & more sometimes with overseas players. I can't really check in at work, so by the time I get home, it's all over. Can't be helped, I guess...