Geri’s Comments

Geri’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Note: Geri is not currently a member of this group.

[[ Frankie ]] wrote: ". Yodelling? Oh, no! So many vowels (& L’s)! LOL."

LOL We had the opposite reaction. I don’t mind Ls. What I don’t like are short words. Less letters, less chance a book will work.

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "I got a m igraine last night which has continued today and kept me in bed. But on the plus side I listened to a book


It is #15 in a very cute 1920s cozy mystery s..."

Karen - I’m looking for cozy mystery recommendations. This series looks interesting. Do you recommend the entire series?

Laura wrote: "Team! We have our next Round info! It's still only in the Official Spreadsheet, but as soon as she gets a chance Michelle will copy it over to the planning spreadsheet for us!

Word: Yodelling

Tag..."

I like our next word. Not a lot of 1 letter. I have a book for D, Y and I already. 😀

Laura wrote: "MOG means it’s one of the genres on the book’s main page, before you click on “see top shelves”."

Ugh! OK. I’ll change it. Thanks Laura and Alysa!

OK. I thought the MPG just had to be on page 1. If there is a minimum number, let me know, Laura!

Laura wrote: "Hey team! Just a little update. We are currently claiming spots in our 6th spell-out, so let's try to fill that one before we start putting anything into the next one. Most of our spell-outs just n..."

I have claimed my last letter for this round. Of course, I went over my estimated number. Somehow I ALWAYS do! 😁 It’s hard to accurately estimate. Hopefully, it will help us where a teammate got busy and couldn’t read all their books.

Laura wrote: "Geri, your book Shadow Falling doesn't appear to have MPG Zombies currently. Is there another task you can use it for?"

I do see zombies on page 1, column 2, 4th option from the bottom. Tagged by 4 people.

[[ Frankie ]] wrote: "Speaking of the Guild Hunter series... anyone wanna give me some awesome paranormal/urban fantasy book/series recommendations?"

Have you read Georgina Kincaid series? Book 1 Succubus Blues by Richelle Mead. I reread this series every few years. Great characters and romance.

Alysa wrote: "my GR TBR is like a giant dump of every book that has ever sounded interesting. So out of control, lol."

I know the feeling! I try to get rid of some dead weight periodically from my tbr.

And yeah, I am gonna try to hold on to genre and series tasks as much as possible too. I will be reading some books that were recommended by other teams as well as from our team recs.

[[ Frankie ]] wrote: "As far as my personal opinion on the book... I mean, it wasn’t the greatest or most entertaining read, & it DEFINITELY was not worth $12.99 for the ebook, but I ended up giving it 3 stars"

Yeah, that’s what I thought. A middle of the road read. Too bad you couldn’t get that free from the library or KU.

Laura wrote: "Thanks, Frankie! There have been so many people in my house that we’re ignoring our anniversary until Tuesday when my favorite little restaurant is open. :)

I love my KU. Last year around Mother’s..."

Probably a good idea. You’ll be able to relax and not be in the Father’s Day crush.

I recently went to dine in at a restaurant for my birthday. It was strange after not doing that for months. It was nice to eat food hot and have it served to me!

Laura wrote: ". Yesterday my 2nd daughter turned 18. Today my oldest gets married. Tomorrow is my 23rd wedding anniversary. So I know crazy!! My reading time is greatly reduced this weekend. And my audio time is almost non-existent"

Wow! What a wonderful weekend! Enjoy yourself!

[[ Frankie ]] wrote: "My sister left for Florida last Friday & I’ve had the kids all week, so I haven’t had as much Goodreads/reading time. I had promised the kids I would hang out with them & not be on my iPad 24/7 while they’re here. LOL. My sis will be back tomorrow (Saturday), so my reading will go back to normal then. :p."

Oh fun, getting to take care of your sister’s kids!

I thought about reading the BOM. It was a Reese’s book club selection. But there are a lot of mixed reviews. I kept putting it on my tbr, then taking it off. I finally decided not to read it. If you read it, let us know what you think!

The Conductors does look interesting!

Oh God, I think I remember that. Were you on the team that got crazy words, like ones with 2 Qs and such? LOL Liqqor or Liquorice or something?

Yes, we usually get a day or two to plan for the next word. I am liking having each round being 2 weeks. It’s a little more laid back for me. I think last time we got a new word every week.

I finished my fourth for the week. I didn’t expect it but I found a Z. 😁 I love when that happens! I will add to the spreadsheet later. My longest book will be done this weekend. I am reading it a little at a time between other books. Like I said before, it’s a little more laid back for me with each round lasting two weeks.

[[ Frankie ]] wrote: ". Ya never know when we may need a clock while we’re squeezing in those last minute completions.😂"

Definitely!

I found another O name in a book. The crazy thing is that in both books the character’s “real” name is the same, Orion. What are the odds? Pretty good, I guess!

Alysa wrote: "I plan to answer DQs for the Adult July BOM, but unfortunately can't volunteer to write any, as I am tentatively traveling during that time.
Luckily, it's The Sun Down Motel, which ..."

The Sun Down Motel is really good!

[[ Frankie ]] wrote: "I made a countdown here:

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END of Round 1


BUT - I dunno if midnight on the 26th is the correct time. I know the challenge started at 10pm London time, but since the new round begins on the 27..."

Great idea! Thanks for doing this! I think the time usually stays the same throughout the challenge. It will probably end at 10 pm London.

Thanks! I found A Dead and Stormy Night on Hoopla! 😁 And put Trickery on my tbr list.