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

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

I'll have one or two more to post when I get home tomorrow - 7 p.m. Central, an hour before the next week starts. Hope that's early enough.

Book - I'll Be Watching You: A Novel by Andrea Kane - 352 pages - 3 stars

Colour - SHAMROCK

S - charater - Rick Stone
H - character - Taylor Halstead
A - author - Andrea Kane
M - character - Jonathan Mallory
R - character - Reed Weston
C - charater - Chris Young
K - author - Andrea Kane

My book is good but slow so I'm going to start a different one so I can alternate.

More precious than rubies team, yay for us. Do you realize we have read our colour 5 times over and we have almost 48 hours of reading time left. :) We are awesome! I know I'll probably have two more books to add before our time is up so we should definitely make our goal of 6 x SHAMROCK. :D Bravo!

I'm starting a 501 page book now. From the description it works for A, O and K (who knows what else I'll find) the hardest letters to catch. I really hope our next colour has an E in it though, my E books are piling up and I hate to waste that vowel when I need it for so many individual challenges. :D

Really fast read for this one. The R character is fairly minor, so maybe not a great idea for this book. The other choices are all solid though.

Book - The Sins of the Father by Jeffrey Archer - 352 pages - 3 stars

Colour - SHAMROCK

S - title
H - character - Harry Clifton
A - author - Jeffrey Archer
M - character - Maisie Clifton
R - character - Commander Rupert Harvey
O - character - Olga Piotrovska
C - charater - Harry Clifton
K - character - Detective Karl Kolowski

Book - Kill All the Judges by William Deverell - 432 pages - 2 stars

Colour - SHAMROCK

S - charater - Stoney
H - character - Horace Widgeon
A - character - Arthur Beauchamp
M - character - Margaret Blake
R - character - Rafael Whynet-Moir
O - character - Chip O'Malley
C - charater - Cudworth Brown
K - title

I hope everyone is murdered by psychotic clowns in a very brutal manner - enjoy! Yuck! :)

I'm totally slacking today. I'm eons behind in my bookwork, yet instead of working solidly I'm alternately checking GRs and watching The Great British Bakeoff on youtube. With 5 minute work intervals when I feel particularly guilty. Sigh! Why do I let myself get so behind? Maybe I should just give up completely and read my book? It's snowing like crazy so at least I don't feel bad that I'm not outside. Sometimes being self-employed really really sucks. :P

I haven't quilted in years having mainly moved over to the yarny side of crafting, but hand quilting was always my favourite part of the process. Like meditation only better and with physical results. :)

Of course you like horror, so maybe reading gore and violence is soothing to you? When life seems unbearable to me I always read Anne of Green Gables. Sure I sob like a child when Matthew dies (this book was written in 1908 yet someone always yells at me for spoilers, I don't get it, if you haven't read it yet you're not going to so why worry about being spoiled? Anyway....) but that is cathartic and I feel better when I am done. :)

I'm sorry Rachel. Had you been with them a long time? Always a tough thing no matter what. I'm not a hugger in real life or online, but I do send you affectionate and commiserating shoulder punches. ;) Take care! Do you have anything happy to read?

RachelvlehcaR wrote: "Great job everyone! Sorry I couldn't finish my book tonight. I had a really tough 13 hours at work, really harsh. I hope to have three books finished tomorrow."

Just saw this Rachel, hope everything is okay now. I know the rough days can stick with you.

Joanne wrote: "Allison Ann wrote: "I'm partway through 3 books that have all the letters (technically one is missing an O, but I suspect one will show up eventually). Have to watch the Jets play first but I'll probably finish at le..."

Are you from Winnipeg?!?"

Close, NW Ontario. I'm your neighbour to the east on Lake of the Woods. Jets fan for life though. I transferred allegiance to Iginla and the Flames for awhile during the dark times, but I'm back. :D

Book - The Drawing of the Three by Stephen King - 399 pages - 4 stars

Colour - SHAMROCK

S - author - Stephen King
H - character - Henry Dean
A - character - Jack Andolini
M - character - Captain McDonald
R - character - Roland
O - character - Odetta Holmes
C - charater - Col Vincent
K - author - Stephen King

Book - Hark! by Ed McBain - 293 pages - 3 stars

Colour - SHAMROCK

S - charater - Steve Carelli
H - title
A - character - Angela
M - author - Ed McBain
R - character - Richard Genero
O - character - Bob O'Brien
C - charater - Steve Carelli
K - character - Bert Kling

I'm partway through 3 books that have all the letters (technically one is missing an O, but I suspect one will show up eventually). Have to watch the Jets play first but I'll probably finish at least one tonight.

I can't make heads or tails of that spreadsheet, sooooo glad I'm not our captain. :D

Sorry Sonia, we've decided to be the bionic team this challenge. Rachel had her eyeballs replaced by lasers just for Wheelathon. :D

Finished over breakfast...

Book - That Day the Rabbi Left Town by Harry Kemelman - 263 pages - 3 stars

Colour - SHAMROCK

S - character - Rabbi David Small
H - author - Harry Kemelman
A - character - Al Bergson
M - character - Miriam Small
R - character - Roger Fine
C - character - Dr. Cardleigh
K - author - Harry Kemelman

Doing great team! I'm not sure what to read next. I'm not in the mood for my "K" book, so I think I will start something new. Decisions, decisions.

Book - Watch Them Die by Kevin O'Brien - 382 pages - 3 stars

Colour - SHAMROCK

S - character - Scott Eckland
H - character - Hannah Doyle
A - character - Arlette Ivey
R - character - Rae Palmer
O - author - Kevin O'Brien
C - character - Cindy Finkelston
K - author - Kevin O'Brien

Book - Reunion by Therese Anne Fowler - 336 pages - 3 stars

Colour - SHAMROCK

S - character - Stacey
H - character - Harmony Blue Reynolds
A - character - Alec
M - character - Mitch Forrester
R - title
C - character - Calvin K
K - character - Kira Moreno