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

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

Danielle - if you can do "the Hierophant" then I definitely think we should boon the self-published. I checked through all my books too and did an Amazon search and couldn't find a single one.

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

-- Read a book from a self published author that only has one published book on amazon.

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

-- Read a book with the name of the tarot card "The Hierophant" in the text or title.

-- Read a book where a character is a fae.


25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS


DAY 14 -- Read a book that has snowflakes or snow falling on the cover or in title for 10 points!

Thanks Kari - We filled that goal just before you posted. :) So close! Sounds like a crazy book though. Any chance it has the phrase "the Hierophant" in it?

I'll update the goals post right now.

Alrighty team, I'm going to head to bed now and read a book that doesn't work for any of our goals. Yet! Have a good night.

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 vs fairy tale characters. Fairy T..."

Thanks Donna. It was worth a shot. At least someone is reading something that will work even if we don't have it right away. You have intrigued me with Buffy vs Fairy Tales. :) I may have to get that series someday - when I become independently wealthy and can buy all the books I want. ;)

Hands was okayed!

NEW GOAL -- Read a book with a famous landmark on the cover.

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

-- Read a book from a self published author that only has one published book on amazon.

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

FAITH -- Read a book where there is a rebellion or resistance to a regime.

-- Read a book with a famous landmark on the cover.




25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS


DAY 12 -- Read a book that has elves, reindeer or a sleigh on the cover or in title for 10 points! -- DONNA
DAY 14 -- Read a book that has snowflakes or snow falling on the cover or in title for 10 points!


What does everyone think about booning the self-published goal?

Updated to here.

Finished my chamomile book and two others today, mainly because my internet was down all day. :D

NEW GOAL -- Read a book in which a suicide or murder takes place.
Used Danielle's

NEW GOAL -- Read a book set in the time period "Modern History".
Used LaLine's

NEW GOAL -- Read a book where a girl dresses up as a boy.
Used LaLine's

NEW GOAL -- Read a book where the author's first name is one of the top 100 female names in Spain according to nameberry (http://nameberry.com/popular_names/Spain).
Used

NEW GOAL -- Read a book with a body part in the title.

Checking to see if hands or feet would work.

I don't have anything that will work for that goal, but a couple of Donna's sound promising. Could Revenge of the Castle Cats be resistance to a regime or could Five-Seven-Five be a rebellion? What do you think Donna? Or maybe Kenéz' The Lost Hero?

If not, Faith is reading Red Rising which should definitely work.

Faith wrote: "I kinda want to know what the heck a forever baby is..."

An non-returnable one? A baby that the "billionaire bachelor" or the "army doctor" or the "lonesome cowboy" bought on sale?

Couldn't find chamomile anywhere, that was a surprise. I did find one to read this afternoon though. Here are our goals.




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

DANIELLE -- Read a book where a character visits a farm.

-- Read a book from a self published author that only has one published book on amazon.

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

ALLISON -- Read a book that contains the word chamomile.


25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS


DAY 12 -- Read a book that has elves, reindeer or a sleigh on the cover or in title for 10 points! -- DANIELLE
DAY 13 -- Read a book with naughty or nice in the title for 10 points!

Finished my ward book.

NEW GOAL -- Read a book about a group of friends.
Used LaLine's

NEW GOAL -- Read a book with a man on the cover.
Used Donna's

NEW GOAL -- Read a book with a temperature word in the title (e.g. hot, cold, cool, warm, freeze, etc).
Used Danielle's

NEW GOAL -- Read a book with a One word title.
Used Danielle's

NEW GOAL -- Read a book where the title starts with the letter R.
Used Tara's

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

NEW GOAL -- Read a book with a mask on the cover.
Used Sarah-jane's

NEW GOAL -- Read a book that contains the word chamomile.

Have to go hunt for this one, but a heck of a run of goals so far. :D Yay team!!

I'm almost done a ward book Danielle, so you can read something else if you want.

I was searching through free Christmas books on Amazon this morning to see if maybe something with a fireplace or elf or reindeer or sleigh would pop up and I discovered two things. 1) There is a lot of free Christmas porn out there - including erotic gay prison Christmas porn, a subset that is not as small as you might think and B) There is something called a "forever baby" and I'm not sure how it differs from a regular baby, but I don't think I need to know. :D

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 to read about pain and sadness than simple contentment, but I just don't get it. Happiness shouldn't be an impossible goal. I was different and bullied as a child. I still made friends. My parents taught me to stand up for myself and they stood up for me if things got too tough. They had to work hard, but they also made time for things they enjoyed. They didn't have to abandon their children to be happy.

I truly think people should have to pass a psych consult and a parenting course before they are allowed to have children.

We're in a very small town, but it seems like everybody needs milk and gas on Boxing Day. :D

A small convenience store and gas station.

Updated to here.

Hey Donna and Sarah-jane - sounds like you both go all out for Christmas. That's lovely. My family celebrates pretty low-key. We have a bunch of birthdays in December and a bunch in January, so sometimes it's easier to just celebrate Christmas on one of those days. This year my sister has a 12 hour window on Christmas Eve so she is forcing everyone to her house for dinner. ;) I work until dinner so I'll be rolling in with all the work done but I suspect cleanup will fall to me. Also she likes the traditional turkey dinner, when I host at my house we eat anything but turkey. Yuck! :) After dinner we generally take a walk through the cemetery to see the ice candles and visit my dad (if it will even be cold enough this year, with our crazy weather we might have the first non-white Christmas in history) and play board games until the kids finally go to bed. Christmas Day is for relaxing and visiting and then Boxing Day my store is the only one open for 80 km in any direction, so I definitely keep busy.