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

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

Finished Light My Fire for Olympics Title Relay! Going to add it to our read thread.



WaT sounds even more confusing now! Yikes! Taking 8 books with me on my trip. Hope they'll help! Won't be back till August 1st. Yippee-cay-yay!

Cathy M. wrote: "I'll check where we're at. But I think everyone is just too preoccupied with Wobble :)

Oh yay that sounds like fun Lauri! But Rancho Cucamonga is SUPER hot so be prepared!"

Yeah, my husband is already up there & he said it hit 100 today. He asked me to bring sunscreen! Duh! Go to the store. Hel-lo! You should try Hawaii with its lovely 100% humidity! Different types of heat, but I like my hair lots better in Cali. At home, it's pretty much a giant frizz ball. I leave tomorrow night.

I finished both White Elephant Dead and Stone Butterfly on 7/16. 'Stone Butterfly was really excellent!

Happy Birthday, Amanda!
AND
Go, team, GO!
Almost done with my book...
Leaving for L.A. tomorrow night. I have my pile of books down to 8 -- should cut it down to 4 or 5... This is so hard!

Wow, you guys! I think we are all totally awesome!
I read the msg from the NBRC Mods just now & it really made me sad. I mean who would actually cheat, or even worse, accuse others?
I am doing my level best to curtail my crazy reading style of jumping around crazily from book to book so I can help out on each challenge. I'm still having so much fun! This is a great group and everyone is so nice and supportive. I think our teamwork and level of chattiness is perfect!
So, that being said, I am loving my latest relay book Light My Fire even though I picked it totally at random. It has dragons! Who knew?
Also most importantly, hats off to our fabulous captains!!

Ok! Building off of 'light' I can do any of the following:
Light a Penny Candle
Light from Heaven
Light in Shadow
Light My Fire

Let me know because I'm going to the library tomorrow and all are available!

More darkness options:
Darkness at Noon
Darkness, My Old Friend
And.... That's all I got!

Laura wrote: "Laura wrote: "Lauri wrote: "I can pick up Darkness Falls from the library tomorrow.... Let me know!"

Ok, I 'll switch mine out for yours since you posted yours first! I'll build off..."
No you go ahead. I don't want you to spend money unnecessarily! I was just looking to see what my local library had available immediately. I can always find something else...

I can pick up Darkness Falls from the library tomorrow.... Let me know!

Here's what I have on hand right now:
Angels Burning
Angels' Blood
Barbara the Slut and Other People
Beach Blanket Bad Boys
Mad About the Boy
The Children's Home
Cooking the Books
The Dawn Patrol
The Diamond Caper
Everything, Everything
The Eyre Affair
Face of a Stranger
Gasa-Gasa Girl
Mirror, Mirror
Miss Ruffles Inherits Everything: A Mystery
The Nanny Diaries
Secondhand Spirits
Sorcerer to the Crown
The Sweet Spot
The Vampire of Venice Beach

Double Completion post!
Stone Butterfly
Finished 7/16/16
Page count 304 pages
Task Book into the Distance
How it fits: Stone in the title


White Elephant Dead
Page count 288 pages hardcover
Task: page jumping, Leg 2

Hi, all! I finished Stone Butterfly and White Elephant Dead !! I'll add them to our read books thread! Then I'll check to see what more damage I can do!

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Finished 7/14/16
Page count: 359
Task: Book into the distance
How it fits: plains on cover
Rating: 5 stars! Most excellent book!

Just finished Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe ! What a beautiful story! I really loved this one. All these terrific books are really helping make up for the sucky ones! I'll go add it to our books read right not

.megan. wrote: "Joyland is now on the list of books to check for at Half Price Books this weekend."

Cool! I originally picked it up for AMMP's spring circus... Books about carnivals/circuses/amusement parks. I mean who wouldn't want to read a book called 'Joyland?' It was so different from anything I'd ever read from Mr. King. Hope you enjoy it!

I just found out that I'm really going to Disneyland! I'll be gone from 7/22 to 7/31. I'm so excited! We haven't been since 2012! My husband has to go to California for a series of classes for work, so I'm just tagging along. We'll be staying in Rancho Cucamonga when we're not doing Disney. I'll probably be logging in lots of poolside hours reading... :)

Hello? Is anyone out there? Are we still playing, ladies? Just checking...

I finished The Darling Dahlias and the Cucumber Tree on 7/3/16 and Midnight Crossroad on 7/4/16. Both were really good!

Joyland
Finished: 7/13/16
Page count: 283 pages
Task: Book Into the Distance - Round 4 (Arm on cover)
4 star rating!

I finished Joyland while waiting for blood work at the doctor's office today. My face must have looked pretty strange because my blood pressure was elevated and people were staring at me. You guys gotta read this one! It really is that good. Off to add it to our Books Read!

I'm well into all my remaining books. I should finish Joyland by tomorrow and the others by Saturday. The good news? I am really loving all of them! Stone Butterfly is really a lovely surprise and I am enjoying a whole different side of Stephen King!

I just found out I'll be going on a little vacation from 7/22-31. My husband has to attend a series of classes for work in California and I'll be tagging along. We're going to Disneyland!! So Captains, without giving anything away, what would be the best type of books for me to take with me? I'll probably be doing a lot of poolside lounging...

Nanci wrote: "Hi Team,
Can you believe, we only have 11 more days left in the Olympic section of Wobble? We thought it would be helpful to put out a timeline for the compulsory books, so we can move on to our bo..."

I can definitely finish by Saturday!