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

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

If it doesn't work out, I have The Devil's Code that I can read.

Team Juba

Finished: by Rachel Schurig - 269 pages
Date Finished: 09/12/15
Goal - Commodus: Read a book where a character gets a manicure or pedicure.
Location 2484 - The technician set me up in a comfortable chair and eased my feet into the spa bath. I almost moaned at the contact - the warm water and the bubbles felt amazing. Blah blah blah...

I just found a free book with someone getting a mani-pedi in it, so I am going to attempt to read Three Girls and a Baby. I hate reading on a screen so it might take a little while, but I will do my best.

Team Juba

Finished: by Michael Crichton - 393 pages
Date Finished: 09/12/15
Goal - Gabrielle: Read a book which has the main location (setting) as Central America.

I hope the new goal is something I can read, because I have no manicures, no spirits and no rain. :D

Well I have discovered quite definitively that I do NOT read books where people get manicures. :D

Denise wrote: "(Oops, I didn't refresh before I posted that so I didn't see Allison's post haha, at least they seem to match. And now it's not there xD)

Don't mind me, I'm trying to do 12 things at once and it's..."

I can't even do one thing at once, so no worries. :D

As far as I can tell, we have two completed goals:

ANNIKA – A Touch of Heaven - Read a book where a character gets a manicure or pedicure
SUNSHINE – Tricked - Read a book where someone is eaten

We have six that are being read:

WREN - Read a book with a guitar or other musical instrument on the cover
ANNIKA - Read a book which has the main location (setting) as Australia or New Zealand
EMILY - Read a book whose author died this year
ALLISON - Read a book which has the main location (setting) as Central America
BRITTNEY - Read a book first published on the 6th of a month
ROSINA - Read a book where the first word of the text is A or An

And four that have no one working on them yet:

Read a book with the main genre (listed on the first page on GR) as Spiritual
Read a book that is in the Amazon 2009 bestsellers (http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/...)
Read a book with the word wolf, bear, fox, lion or tiger (plurals are acceptable) in the title
Read a book where a character gets a manicure or pedicure

Look right to everyone?

Denise and Cathy, what an awesome run!!!

So manicures and pedicures are the new pet names starting with U. :D I'm assuming chick lit is the place to look for those scenes, so I'll check the one book in my to-read pile for that when I get home tonight. Back to baking now, and then some Central American dinosaurs.

Team Juba

Finished: by Margaret Atwood - 470 pages
Date Finished: 09/10/15
Goal - Juba: Read a book which has the main location (setting) as a prison or concentration camp.

Must sleep now. Morning comes early. :)

I should be done my prison book this evening and I'll pick up my Central America book this morning when I drop my nephew off at school. Will definitely be able to finish it before the deadline.

Team Juba

Finished: by C.A. Newsome - 232 pages
Date Finished: 09/09/15
Goal - Spartacus: Read a book where a pet name starts with the letter H.
Honey the Golden Retriever

Started reading this hoping for a U dog, but found a H instead.

Anyone working on these other goals?

Spartacus
ENI - Read a book where a pet name starts with the letter H
Read a book with the main genre (listed on the first page on GR) as Spiritual
CATHY M - Read a book where the ISBN10 number has exactly 2 even numbers

Juba
ALLISON - Read a book which has the main location (setting) as a prison or concentration camp
Read a book that is in the Amazon 2009 bestsellers (http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/...)
Read a book with 51-60 chapters

Commodus
PIGLETTO - Read a book written by an author who was born in Asia
Read a book with the word wolf, bear, fox, lion or tiger (plurals are acceptable) in the title
ANITA OR STACIE - Read a book with the word girl, boy, woman or man (plurals are acceptable) in the title

Gabrielle
SILJE - Read a book that starts with the letter Q
DENISE - Read a book with the phrase "It takes two to tango" in a book
Read a book which has the main location (setting) as Central America

Anita wrote: "I really should read those Jurassic Park books. Are they as good as the first movie?"

As usual, my answer is "I haven't seen the movie". I've never seen the movie actually. :D If it was a good book, I refuse to watch the movie. If it was a bad book, why bother. And if it wasn't a book, then why not just read a good book? I just don't have the attention span for movies.

But Jurassic Park was a good book.

The only Central American book I have is The Lost World. I could read it after I finish my prison book, but hopefully someone else can find one before that.

81 of the top 100 female names in Spain end in A. Why was I counting names instead of reading my book? Ah well.

Are we still waiting to see if the green cover and the quote in the text are accepted? Because I am reading a book that will definitely count for green if the other one has been denied.

Stacie Mass D-Struction wrote: "Ha! I totally thought it had to have two versions of the same word in it to count for that and was looking for books. "

That's what I thought too and there are not many non-children's titles out there. I've been looking for half an hour. :D

Finished: by Sue Grafton - 403 pages
Date Finished: 09/09/15
Goal - Read a book where a pet name starts with the letter U
Ulf the wolf-dog.

I hope nobody minds, but I like to see our goals in black and white so I've been keeping a little list. Why not post it and save the captains a step? We should be getting a new goal from Emily's book, but that leaves 3 unclaimed goals unless I missed someone.

Spartacus
ENI - Read a book where a pet name starts with the letter H
Read a book with the main genre (listed on the first page on GR) as Spiritual
EMILY - COMPLETED - Read a book that contains a quote from another author in the text

Juba
ALLISON - Read a book where a pet name starts with the letter U
ALLISON - Read a book which has the main location (setting) as a prison or concentration camp
Read a book that is in the Amazon 2009 bestsellers (http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/...)

Commodus
ANITA - COMPLETED - Read a book with the word highway, road, avenue or street (plurals are acceptable) in the title
Read a book written by an author who was born in Asia
DELTA - COMPLETED - Read a book with a green cover

Gabrielle
ANNIKA - COMPLETED - Read a book where a pet name starts with the letter S
SILJE - Read a book that starts with the letter Q
DENISE - Read a book with the phrase "It takes two to tango" in a book

So far, as far as I can tell, no one is reading for these goals:

Read a book with the main genre (listed on the first page on GR) as Spiritual
Read a book that is in the Amazon 2009 bestsellers (http://www.amazon.com/gp/bestsellers/...)
Read a book written by an author who was born in Asia

I think all the quotes in Ink and Bone were used as chapter headings. So I'm assuming that doesn't count as part of the text?