Allison Ann’s Comments (group member since Oct 19, 2014)

Allison Ann’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

NEW GOAL -- Read a book that mentions a Celtic god.

Finished my briefcase book, brb with a new goal.

LaLine wrote: "If you can wait a couple days, I can do the Day 15 religious theme goal.

This historical fiction one is frustrating. () The topic should be interesting, the ch..."

That's too bad LaLine - I've read a bunch of "slog" books lately, especially ones that you want to like but it just never seems to gel. At least it isn't a 600 page book. :D

I'll be finished a briefcase book tomorrow --

ARIANE -- Read a book where someone desires world domination.

LALINE -- Read a historical fiction novel that is based on real events.

ALLISON -- Read a book where the first word of the text is One.

ALLISON -- Read a book with a briefcase on the cover.

-- Read a book that has the birthstone Peridot in the text or title


25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS


DAY 15 -- Read a book that has a religious theme for 10 points!
DAY 17 -- Read a book where Christmas is spent on the beach or under real warm weather for 10 points!
DAY 18 -- Read a book where the title has a Song Title from one of the lists below for 10 points!

Post Modern is described as 1973 to present so I'm going to be lazy and use the book I just finished so I don't have to bother putting all the info into goalless books. :) My book takes place in 1999 so it fits (and doesn't have much other possible info, so...).

NEW GOAL -- Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as english - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable.
Used

NEW GOAL -- Read a book that has the birthstone Peridot in the text or title.

Drat I used my peridot book for the picnic - time to search for another one.

Nope nothing.

I should be able to find a briefcase - I'll check the John Grisham books when I stop by the library tonight. :D

I have nothing for religious and nothing for beach Christmas - I do want to read which is on the first list of Christmas songs.

Snow, we finally have snow. It's supposed to get super cold tomorrow night and then maybe we'll have ice too. About time!

Finished one book today, one more I have to read for a library return and then I will get my "started with one" book done. :D

Updated to here.

I have a bunch of library books due this week that I have to get finished, so I'll get back to the goals soon.

NEW GOAL -- Read a book with a briefcase on the cover.

I think it will work, they use the word wagering quite a bit which is the same. I'll add the goal now.

I was just looking through the goalless books and I realized I might have a book for gambling. In Jesper is always "playing" or "wagering" at the Crow Club. They never call it gambling but it's the same thing i think - he has gambling debts, at one point his boss gives him a line of credit to play until dawn, etc. Think it would be okay?

I found a book that starts with "one", I should be done by tomorrow.

I hate when Amazon doesn't have a link to the book, because I don't like google books, but it is better than nothing.

Updated to here.

Karrie wrote: "Allison Ann wrote: "Chapters 3-4
I truly don't understand why so many novels have everyone miserable. Is happiness so hard to have? To write about? I suppose most people find it more interesting t..."

I have heard that authors do it so that we are sympathetic to the characters. I don't know if it is really true.

It certainly doesn't work with me. I find them weak, unsympathetic and thoroughly unlikable. I've been reading so much misery lately that I just read a fluffy and poorly written romance just because the MC was happy, self-confident and not stupid. :D The story was blah and I'm fairly sure the author had only a rudimentary grasp of English, but I enjoyed it anyway.

Silver Bullet has characters going to a casino, one would assume they gamble there. Donna?

✼Danielle✼ wrote: "Goodreads is looking a little different"

I thought it was me. My add author hasn't worked all day either.

Donna wrote: "Allison Ann wrote: "Donna wrote: "Allison Ann wrote: "I don't have anything that will work for that goal, but a couple of Donna's sound promising.

Revenge of the Castle Cats is kind of like Buffy..."

I keep looking at that Kindle Unlimited thing but I really like real books made of paper and hate reading on a screen. So far I've managed to talk myself out of it. :D