Geri’s Comments

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

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

Morgan wrote: "I will also be participating in this month's BOM.

Here are the thread links (I have also added them to Page 1 of our thread under BOMs):

⌘ Leah On the Offbeat By: Becky Albertalli (Young Adult B..."

Will you be participating in both?

Morgan wrote: "Maritza wrote: "I think those of us who can need to work on BR. I see other teams are racking up points like that. I have about 5 of the books and trying to read them as much as I can. I also have ..."

I think everyone can jump in on a BR at a later date. One BR I participated in still has people joining in. One BR I finished last week, I am still waiting to get enough interaction before posting to books read thread. Too many other things going on and other books to read.

Morgan wrote: "Geri wrote: "Morgan wrote: "I think that could work. I’ll post your book choices in her Room of Requirement, just to be sure. Earlier on they had said we couldn’t use humans, per day. Let me see if..."

The books I posted with a gold ring and glasses, I thought could be used for transfiguration. Turning glasses into a gold ring. Like alchemy, the ancient art of turning things into gold. Am I reaching? LOL

For the water spell I have and both have water on cover. So should work.

Right now I am reading a 702 page book and should be finished by Friday. Hoping that will fulfill the 650-800 page level for Arithmancy. Do we still need to complete the 800-900 page level?

The High Season by Judy Blundell

Finished May 29, 416 pages

Characters - Ruthie, Gemma, Adeline Clay, Mindy Flicker, Mike Dutton, Merritt Bell, Lucas, Carol, Doe, Katha Shand Lagner, Tim Doyle, Shannon, Sean, Stephanie, Terrell, Daniel Mantis, Verity Hazel, Arden, Annie, Penny, Elena, Joe Bloom, Sherry

Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews

Finished May 29, 447 pages

Characters - William, Cerise Mar, Arig, Lagar, Spider, John, Genevieve, Rue, Lark, Richard, Calder, Ammo, Aunt Petunia, Maketa, Uro, Gabrielle, Mired, Gaston, Zeke, Irwin, Nancy, Jack

Can be used for Astronomy. Has Moon in title.

Morgan wrote: "I think that could work. I’ll post your book choices in her Room of Requirement, just to be sure. Earlier on they had said we couldn’t use humans, per day. Let me see if in this context it could be..."

Transfiguration is the most difficult one for me to understand. Can something like and work?

I found a pair of books for water spell and will read them next.

The Bat by Jo Nesbo

Finished May 26, 369 pages

Buddy Read https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Characters - Harry Hole, Andrew Kensington, Neil McCormick, Mr. Robertson, Otto, Birgitta, Murray Watkins, Serge Libby, Yung, Larson, Angelina Hutchinson, Margaret Dawson, Evans White, Joseph, Alex Tomaros, Ghangis Khan, Tawomba, Jim Shivers, Teddie Mangabe, Jesus Marquez

Laura wrote: "I'm hoping to get back to this one soon! Other buddy reads and library loans are preventing me from getting here sooner!"

I overbooked myself and decided I had to bow out of a few BRs. :( So I understand. I’ll keep checking back!

Laura wrote: "Geri wrote: "Hey Everyone...It will be a busy weekend for me with Memorial Day here in the U.S. So I marathoned my way through the book yesterday. It was a fast read. Really got exciting halfway th..."

Answers to your questions, Laura.

(view spoiler)[ This being book 1 of the series, I think I expected a better introduction to Harry. Nesbo tried to give us background through flashbacks later in the book. A little late I think. So I found Andrew more interesting. His stories and all the info on Australia.

I gave this 3 stars because I felt like it was a straightforward mystery thriller procedural. The ending was okay. I may try later books. Hoping Nesbo’s writing gets better.

Will you read other books by Nesbo? (hide spoiler)]

Elena wrote: "Chapter 24
[spoilers removed]"

(view spoiler)[ You are almost halfway through. And like you, I found Andrew more interesting than Harry at that point. There was definitely more to Andrew than expected! (hide spoiler)]

Do we need a vampire book for holy water in defense against dark arts? I looked at spreadsheet but don’t see much. Also how many books do we need to complete the 7 books in Astronomy? I have 2 books I’ll read in next 2 weeks with celestial bodies in the title.

And I had a thought about transfiguration. I want to read a book featuring a hunky prince. Does anyone have a book with a frog on it? A frog turned into a prince. Would that work?

I didn’t even know which house our team was in. I’m not a HP fan so probably not the best theme for my first TT challenge.

I’ll say no for now about the tournament. I prefer to read what I want and not for a task. I’ll continue trying to find books I want to read and also fulfill requirements for classes etc..

Question. For the charms section, can we do more than one pair for the spells? I see Morgan read a book that can be used for fire. I have 2 books that can be used for fire too. and Both have fire on cover and in title. Should I still read for challenge?

A Scone to Die For

Finished May 28, 335 pages

Characters - Gemma Rose, Mabel Cook, Glenda Bailey, Florence Doyle, Ethel Webb, Cassie, Fletcher Wilson, Bryan, Mike Bailey, Seth, Evelyn, Phillip, Lincoln Green, Devlin O’Connor, Brad Washington, Jeffrey Hughes, Justine Smith

A cozy mystery with berries on cover. Can be used for Boom Berry Juice in Potions.

Morgan wrote: "I believe you can jump in at any time, which is what I have been doing. I am not the fastest reader, but a lot of the BR's already established sound good, so I signed up for quite a few. They have ..."

The BRs start and end times are flexible. The main thing for points is interaction. I have read 2 books for BRs but waiting to discuss the book with others before I post the books in the books read thread.

I’ll be finishing the cozy mystery today. It wasn’t a struggle, fortunately. A light, fluffy read.

Annalisa wrote: "Book 1 Chapter 1 through 5

So it took me a while to figure out who the characters were and remember the story from the first book.

I'm surprised by the number of points of view we have in this n..."

(view spoiler)[ I too liked how book 2 explained more about book 1. I especially enjoyed how Kelsea and Lily’s lives were intertwined. I wasn’t sure why Kelsea was having visions of Lily. But it becomes clear in the end. (hide spoiler)]

Laura wrote: "Up to chapter 14

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(view spoiler)[ At first I didn’t think Harry’s character was fully developed. But through all the flashbacks and Harry’s drinking problem, by the end I did feel like I knew Harry.

What did you think about Andrew? I loved his stories and information he told to Harry about Australia. (hide spoiler)]

Heather wrote: "Eeek! I need to get started with this one! Hopefully I'll get a chance to start it tonight or tomorrow morning so I can come and chat about it!"

I’ll keep checking back!

Mary: Harry Dresden's Love Slave wrote: "I haven't started yet.

I have to say, do not watch the movie based on book 7: The Snow Man starring Michael Fassbender. It was awful."

I wanted to see the movie when it came out. I love Michael Fassbender! But after so many bad reviews, I decided not to see it in the theater. It really is that bad?

Shadowdance by Kristen Callahan

Finished May 27, 427 pages

Characters - Jack Talent, Lucien Stone, Mary Chase, Mercer, John Markle Talent, Rush, Mrs. White, William Thorne, Amarose, Holly Evernight, Inspector Lane