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

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

Yaaaayyyy! I am finally on the boards now! I’ve finished my 1st two books! The Echo of Old Books & A Spoonful of Murder. Please use them wherever you see fit!

I found a book with an author born in Cameroon! A hard country!!
Behold the Dreamers by Imbolo Mbue



I should finish up my 1st few books this weekend, btw!!

Could someone please put me down for book tagged Contemporary for Fangirl??

I got BOMs for May just for the hell of it. I am going to finally read Fangirl for points & I have a cozy I need to read for Cozy Mystery Bingo A Spoonful of Murder.
Yaaayyy books!

Melindam wrote: "🏯🏯🏯
H*O*U*S*E*K*E*E*P*I*N*G
🏯🏯🏯

Teamies,

apologies for the oversight concerning the country itineraries, it is my fault!

For each itinerary 2 hard countries and 3 mid-level countries are MUST..."

Of course not! I will read whatever & wherever needed!

Melindam wrote: "Lauri wrote: "Nope. It’s definitely on the tracking sheet. It’s still the same story for me. Other people have entered their books. When I try, it says ‘PARSE ERROR.’

Sorry to be a pain this early..."

Thank you!

Nope. It’s definitely on the tracking sheet. It’s still the same story for me. Other people have entered their books. When I try, it says ‘PARSE ERROR.’

Sorry to be a pain this early on…

Hi! The spreadsheet seems to not like me! I can view, but when I tried to put in a book, it kept giving me an error message!

I can cover books from China, Mexico and Ireland… I have Imperial Woman The Hacienda Dreamer's Pool, respectively…



That’s about as far in the future as I can plan ahead for now! I get all my books from the library - - I have 109 books out from my library right now! I am so excited, but I’m all over the place!!

Aloha!
I’m Lauri from Hawaii & am very excited to play! I think Towers is my very favorite challenge! I’ve done a bunch of them so far. BUT I still can’t do a link to save my own life. So…

My shelf is nbrc-tt-2025

I will read practicality anything, but I have a 100 page rule. I give something new a hundred pages & if I still hate it, I’ll give it up. I may put it aside & revisit it later. I am very much a mood reader. I always have a bunch of books going at any one time & skip around between them. Weird, I know, but what can I say?

My first love is historical fiction, followed by mysteries & cozy mysteries. I also enjoy paranormal & chick-lit.

🏯What are your favourite places in the world?

I haven’t been anywhere really! I don’t even have a passport! Hawaii is very beautiful. The Big Island is our favorite. We live on Oahu. We also enjoy California because Disneyland & all our relatives that live there.

🏯 What are the places you would love to visit the most?

I would most like to visit Europe in general - primarily Spain, Italy, France, Portugal. It’s my dream to go on an Alaskan cruise someday. I just want to go before I’m too old to enjoy it!

🏯Preferred mode of travel?

Gotta be by air to get off the island. But then cruising for sure.

🏯Desert Island question: if you were allowed to take the (all) books of only three authors with you, who would they be?

Agatha Christie, Isabel Allende & Janet Evanovich (no judging!)

I am already making stacks of books (Towers, if you will) around the house and at work of the books I want to read! The planning is almost more fun than the reading. Almost.

Artisanal cheese shop??! Are you kidding me? I’m from Hawaii. The closest we come is Safeway or Whole Foods! I’ve never met a cheese I didn’t like. If I have to, I will drink Moscato or Prosecco. A Mimosa can be nice, too. Since I’m a Philistine, I ask for a splash of grenadine in it….

On a more bookish note, I’m trying to clear what I’m currently reading out & get ready for Towers but making - well - towers of books in the order I plan to read them. OCD poster girl!

Preeti wrote: "

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So cute! And that’s pretty much me, if I were little & furry!

Jenny wrote: "Keely wrote: "Just dropping in with the bombshell that is I don't like cheese... or wine. I've tried a few gins but I'm not much of a drinker unless it's a special occasion."

I have a bumper stick..."

Hmmmm….. My Mom was from Wisconsin. Maybe that’s where I get my love for cheesy goodness? For all things dairy, really. Maybe someone will invent cheesy ice cream?

Oooh! No gin for me, either! Yuck! I am much more of of tequila or vodka person. When I go out, I love a nice frosty umbrella & fruit drink. At home, I’ll stick to Coke. No beer, no whiskey, thank you very much! When I was little, my parents let me try both as they had their drinks of choice. That put me off both for life! I don’t know why some adults seem to think it’s funny to do that to young children… not amusing at all really.

Shelby wrote: "Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "I'll take your wine (and also your cheese) 😊🧀🍷
Although on my recent trip to the Hunter Valley I was told you shouldn't have white wine with cheese, and Muscat actually goes very w..."

I want to join your book club! Where are you? I’ll move there!
In my last RL book club, we used to try& make themed meals to go with that month’s selection. We had everything from tater tot casserole to chocolate layer cake! Delicious and educational…

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "I'll take your wine (and also your cheese) 😊🧀🍷
Although on my recent trip to the Hunter Valley I was told you shouldn't have white wine with cheese, and Muscat actually goes very well with it. Comp..."

Welll….I don’t like any wine at all (Everyone GASPS) I drink Coke with my cheese! So ghetto!

Yaaayy!! This may be my favorite team challenge of them all!

Lauri’s Spot!
2025 TBR Tackler
Spear Tackle 26 Books - 2 books from each page
0 / 26

1) Good in Bed
2) Jane Slayre: The Literary Classic with a Blood-Sucking Twist
3) The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee
4) Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn
5) Miss Chopsticks
6) The Legend of Sheba: Rise of a Queen
7) The Snow Fox
8) The Shiksa Syndrome
9) The Library at Mount Char
10) Cold Sassy Tree
11) The Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend
12) Orphan Number Eight
13) Murder in the Place of Anubis
14) The Darling Strumpet
15) The Secret Chord
16) Fates and Furies
17) The Healing
18) Lending a Paw
19) Black Flower
20) Blue Asylum
21) Suck It, Wonder Woman!: The Misadventures of a Hollywood Geek
22) Peace Like a River
23) This Book Is Gay
24) Between, Georgia
25) To All the Boys I've Loved Before
26) Fangirl

Lauri’s Spot!
We’ll start out gently…
0 / 25 of my TBR of 16,372 (Yikes!)

1) Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
2) On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
3) Peter the Great: His Life and World
4) The Killing Dance
5) Industrial Magic
6) Avalon
7) Genghis: Birth of an Empire
8) People of the Owl
9) The Pillow Book of Sei Shōnagon
10) The Diary of Lady Murasaki
11) The Last Concubine
12) The Language of Threads
13) Yo!
14) The Agüero Sisters
15) Sacred Hearts
16) Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress
17) Spying in High Heels
18) Pardonable Lies
19) Lion in the Valley
20) Latte Trouble
21) Last Writes
22) Curiosity Killed the Cat Sitter
23) A Crafty Killing
24) Sew Deadly
25) Twenties Girl

Hello! Happy Thanksgiving to all who celebrate!

I just finished The Spellshop for BOM & answered the questions. I still can’t do a link and don’t know where to mark it as BOM….
My DQ msgs are as follows: #168, 169, 170, 171 & 172

Just want to get us more credit….

DQs Day 5, Chapters 30-36

19. Although it seemed like all conflicts were resolved at the end of the last section, Radane’s (ex-)fiancé comes back and is looking for her. Were you surprised the story was taking another twist? What do you think about how all of that resolved?
I think that bit was perfect. It showed that there was still some kindness left in the empire after all.

20. Radane ends up returning Kiela’s parents’ cookbook to her and even fixed the torn out page. What would be in your parents’ cookbook?
Lots of casseroles from my mom & lots of quick stir fry stuff from my dad.

21. On Sunday I was at my friends’ place and had some of her stepmother’s raspberry and elderflower jam, which was delicious. What is your favorite flavor of jam?
It’s actually jelly, but I love guava strawberry!

22. The revolution was successful, Radane is free, Kiela gets to do her spells with the coven, the merhorses foaled, Kiela und Larran are getting married… everything is just peachy on Caltrey! How did you enjoy the book? What is your rating? Are you going to pick up more from Sarah Beth Durst?
I gave this a 5-star rating! It was so beautiful, cute, and cozy. Very imaginative! I will definitely look for more of her books.