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

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

So after 5 weeks in the challenge how is everyone doing? Enjoy the group? Finding time to read? Enjoying the books you've read? Any favourites? Any you were hardpressed NOT to throw across the room in anger? ;)

Do you celebrate any holidays this time of year? Do anything special to celebrate? Do you get time off work or school? Do you expect your reading to increase or decrease over the holidays?

Did this feel like a questionnaire for a job interview? Aptitude test? Good idea? :D

It finally snowed a tiny bit here. I think I'll head outside and pretend there is enough to shovel for a little while. Hope everyone is having a great weekend.

Great Donna, I'll mark it as finished.

So far this is the kind of book I really enjoy and it is going to be hard to keep to the reading schedule here. :) I want to know what happened - what happened to Lydia, is her death going to be solved, what happened to Marilyn in 1966, where did she go, why did she come back, what is going to happen to this family in the future. Great start so far.

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

We don't have much historical fiction in the goalless books. LaLine - are any of the Enola Holmes novels based on something true?

Lots of picnics in so I'll get us a new goal. In sadder news I just spent over an hour checking all my historical books for someone with at least one ward. The best I can do so far is 900 pages of Charles Dickens. :D

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

ALLISON -- Read a book where a character has one or more wards.

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.

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


25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS


DAY 8 -- Read a book with the word kids or children in the title for 10 points! -- ALLISON
DAY 9 -- Read a book with a fireplace on the cover for 10 points!
DAY 12 -- Read a book that has elves, reindeer or a sleigh on the cover or in title for 10 points!

Updated to here.

Finished the train goal.

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

ARIANE -- Read a book where someone desires world domination

-- Read a book where a character gets into shape.

ALLISON -- Read a book which has the main location (setting) as a bus, train, or other road based vehicle.

-- Read a book where a character has one or more wards.

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


25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

DAY 7 -- Read a book with the word cornucopia in the text for 10 points! -- ALLISON
DAY 8 -- Read a book with the word kids or children in the title for 10 points!
DAY 9 -- Read a book with a fireplace on the cover for 10 points!
DAY 11 -- Read a book that has characters going shopping, or shopping in the title for 10 points!

Okay, posted my grim reaper book and got this one.

Read a book with the phrase "gut feeling" in a book.
Used Danielle's

NEW GOAL -- Read a book where a character visits a farm.

I've got a question in about our newest goal, I'll update when the mods get back to me.

✼Danielle✼ wrote: "The books that I read that would have worked for this goal have been used for other goals."

Same. I am almost done our grim reaper goal though.

I forgot - one of my books has someone getting into shape if no one else wants to read that, I'll finish it eventually.

Sarah-jane wrote: "Do the points for the Christmas goals count for our personal points ? Or for the team only ? :)"

They only get added on the Status Spreadsheet, but they are there at least. :D

I'm reading about 8 books right now, can't seem to finish any, just start more. It'll be a shower of points when I finish them all on the same day (eventually) though. ;) I hope.

I can't believe we didn't already have a book published in March. I read too many old books that don't have publication months. Sorry.

Thanks Donna, definitely an interesting premise.

I've had this book kicking around for awhile, might as well use it.

Finished my book with the lowest GR rating.

NEW GOAL -- Read a book with a blue, purple, or black dress on the cover.
Used Kari's

NEW GOAL -- Read a book where a character is a grim reaper.

ALLISON -- Read a book that is on your "to read" shelf with the lowest GR star rating.

ARIANE -- Read a book where someone desires world domination

-- Read a book with a cityscape on the cover

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

-- Read a book where a character gets into shape


25 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS

DAY 7 -- Read a book with the word cornucopia in the text for 10 points! -- ALLISON
DAY 8 -- Read a book with the word kids or children in the title for 10 points!

NEW GOAL -- Read a book where a character gets into shape.

I already used the Goldy Bear book for asparagus, any other ideas? Danielle, does your sports book have someone getting back into shape after their injury by any chance?

Okay, Karen gave me an example and a listopia for unreliable narrators and Room is #29 on that list. So I'm going to go ahead and use that.