Briana’s Comments (group member since Aug 15, 2018)

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

Completion Post

Book: The Passage by Justin Cronin
Completed: 5/31/2021
Pages: 766

Tasks:
#4, first in it's trilogy
#133, the virals are equated to vampires numerous times
#135, Pranormal MPG
#137, Fantasy MPG
#138 Horror MPG

Completion Post
Book: Golden Son by Pierce Brown
Date Completed: 5/28/2021
Pages: 442
Task #, name, justification:
#35 - Son in the title
#116 - Darrow pretends to be the last remaining member of a Gold family.
#164 - Young Adult MPG
#167 - Golden
#203 - The Jackal kills Lorn
#211 - has a golden laurel on cover
#225 - told from Darrow's point of view
#242 - a laurel is a type of crown
Bingo:
B8 - quotes of characters on the part pages
C4 - "Hic sunt leones" the motto of House Augustus and their battle cry
E5 - Darrow is called Reaper throughout the series.

I may hit at least 3 more books for this month if I get really lucky but I'm leaning toward probably not since my brother's girlfriend is moving in with us on the 31st and we still have a lot of cleaning and organizing to do.

I am still plugging away at my books though and I am planning to read Equal Rites myself once I clear a couple books off my currently reading shelf. I have about 3 hours left to Golden Son so I may be able to knock that out today while cleaning. Hopefully June things will have calmed down and I can I read closer to my planned 8-12 books.

Completion Post

Book: The Pale Dreamer by Samantha Shannon
Date Completed: 5/13/2021
Pages: 108
Task #, name, justification:
25 - spell it out (Eight) character Erika
32 - features a ghost
52 - MC has to obey someone else's commands
73 - less than 200 pages
84/190 - spell it out, author Samantha
88 - set in a large city, London
135 - Paranormal
137 - Fantasy
160- spell it out Kidby - title Dreamer
164 - Young Adult
167 - title includes an adjective
203 - features a murder
225 - First person POV

Bingo:
C2 - Paige is helping steal a spirit from several rival gangs and her underlord.
F6 - Paige runs into the courtyard at the end of the book

Hey sorry I haven't posted any completion posts. I kind of shot myself in the foot by starting 3 fairly chunky books on top of the BOM. I'm hoping to power through at least the BOM in the next couple days.

Congratulations Federica. That is fantastic news.

Christina wrote: "Has anybody started The Foundling yet? What are your thoughts so far? The ebook from my library hasn't come through yet unfortunately :("

I just picked up the paperback yesterday but I haven't had a chance to sit down and start it. I probably will tomorrow if I finally finish Assassin's Apprentice tonight.

Judy wrote: "Soooo... any books you still need to finish before TT starts? And have you picked your first read?"

I need to finish Ashes of Honor and Assassin's Apprentice by Saturday. As for my first read in May I'm leaning toward Every Which Way But Dead, but it may be something else entirely. Depends on my mood that morning.

Judy wrote: "Briana wrote: "Hi Everyone. My name is Briana or Bri whichever works for you. Sorry I'm a little late, I didn't realize that teams had been announced and I've actually been without a computer since..."

Nice to meet you too Judy.

Christina wrote: "Briana wrote: "Hi Everyone. My name is Briana or Bri whichever works for you. Sorry I'm a little late, I didn't realize that teams had been announced and I've actually been without a computer since..."

Ah thank you. I'm pretty fond of it myself, it's served me pretty well over the years and I'm usually the only one wherever I am.

Aiswrya wrote: "MPG is main page genre. On your computer, those would the genres listed on the right next to book details. On the app, if you scroll all the way to the bottom of the page, you would see it."

That is a huge help. Thank you so much, I was really at a loss.

Hi Everyone. My name is Briana or Bri whichever works for you. Sorry I'm a little late, I didn't realize that teams had been announced and I've actually been without a computer since Easter and have been doing my best to make due with my tablet and a bluetooth keyboard but I have notifications for this thread on so that should help.

I'm from Connecticut (so EST) and am a Toddler Teacher at a childcare center. I usually manage to read between 1-3 books a week depending on how busy I am and do the majority of my reading on the weekends. I'm also a Tower Teams newbie so there are a few things that I'm not entirely clear on like what does MPG stand for in a lot of the prompts cause all I can think of is miles per gallon. I'm also completely blind to Discworld, but I'm pretty sure my uncle is a fan of the series so I'll probably be hitting him up for recs or questions and likely start with The Wee Free Men since he loaned me the book a few years ago and I just haven't gotten around to it.

I'm looking forward to playing with all of you.

Aiswrya wrote: "Hi ladies! My grandma passed away today, so I’m probably going to be out of touch for a few days. Judy and Ilse, please feel free to sort out whatever needs sorting, please don’t think you’d have t..."

I'm sorry for your loss. Take all the time you need. Hang in there.

Last year's attempt ended in complete disaster reading only 4 of the 14 books I rolled, so this year I'm aiming for 6 books. One every two months shouldn't be too much trouble. Hopefully, it goes over better at least.

TBR Tackler 2021
Duration: January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2021.
Headlock: 1 - 8 books
Progress: 0/6
Start of Year TBR Total: 401 books
End of Year TBR Total: xxx books


#50 - Holidays Are Hell by Kim Harrison - DNF'd this one, will replace it.
#118 - Ill Wind by Rachel Caine ⭐⭐⭐⭐
#196 - Impostors by Scott Westerfeld
#200 - The Rules of Magic by Alice Hoffman
#265 - The Forgotten by K.A. Applegate
#286 - The Unknown by K.A. Applegate
#310 - Magic Shifts by Ilona Andrews

TBR Tackler Challenge 2020
Coathanger 9-17 books
Duration: January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020
*Books that are marked DNF will be rerolled to actually read 12 books.*

Books Read:
Books DNF:

1. #200 - Secret by Brigid Kemmerer
2. #74 - Defy Me by Tahereh Mafi
3. #291 - Now I Rise by Kiersten White
4. #204 - The Son of Neptune by Rick Riordan
5. #5 - Unravel Me by Tahereh Mafi 2/24/2020
6. #286 - Forgotten by Cat Patrick 10/29/2020
7. #68 - The Outlaw Demon Wails by Kim Harrison
8. #90 - Unearthly by Cynthia Hand
9. #252 - Forbid the Sea by Seanan McGuire
10. #112 - Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer 4/12/2020
11. #255 - Home Improvement: Undead Edition by Charlaine Harris 1/9/2020
12. #277 - The Missing Season by Gillian French

Stuck in a Rut Challenge
Duration: June 21, 2019 to June 20, 2020
Rules: No re-reads, you can use any media (audio, ebook, graphic novel, book, etc.)

Progress:
Easy Climb - Complete any 1 task
Middle of the Road - Complete any 2 tasks
Die-Hard - Complete all 3 tasks

TASK ONE: A Mix of Old and New
* Read 1 X complete Trilogy
* Read 2 X books that have your Favorite Color on the cover
A Killer's Mind by Mike Omer 7/8/2019
Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews 12/25/2019

* Read 3 X books from your Favorite Author/s
The Rise of Magicks by Nora Roberts 12/28/2019

* Read 4 X Different New to You Authors
Red Rising by Pierce Brown 7/3/2019
Sworn to Silence by Linda Castillo 6/27/2019
Sadie by Courtney Summers 7/5/2019
Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte 7/18/2019

* Read 5 X Different Genres
YA: The Young Elites by Marie Lu7/17/2019
Fiction: Private #1 Suspect by James Patterson 7/23/2019
Sci-Fi: The Cold Between by Elizabeth Bonesteel 09/27/2019
Thriller: In the Darkness by Mike Omer 10/10/2019
Fantasy: Magic Strikes by Ilona Andrews 1/11/2020


TASK TWO: Books of All Sizes
* Read 2 X Short Stories (Less than 100 pages)
Ark by Veronica Roth 10/2/2019
A Questionable Client by Ilona Andrews 12/25/2019

* Read 2 X Novella's (Less than 200 pages)
The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: The Apocalypse Suite by Gerard Way7/4/2019
The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 2: Dallas by Gerard Way 7/4/2019

* Read 2 X Novels (200-400 pages)
The Queen of Nothing by Holly Black 11/21/2019

* Read 2 X Chunky books (More than 400 pages)
Kill the Queen by Jennifer Estep 7/6/2019
Private Berlin by James Patterson 7/16/2019

TASK THREE:
* Read a complete series from book 1 through to the last published book at the time of the challenge

Compulsory 8/7/2019
All Systems Red 8/19/2019
Artificial Condition 9/5/2019
Rogue Protocol 10/10/2019
Exit Strategy by Martha Wells

Serious Reading Challenge

89/100

1. Archenemies 3/28/19
2. Ace of Shades 3/31/19
3. Shadow and Bone 4/8/19
4. Caraval 4/12/19
5. Nearly Found 4/15/19
6. Two Can Keep a Secret 4/16/19
7. Legend 4/18/19
8. This Savage Song 4/21/19
9. Crown of Midnight 4/21/19
10. The Testing 4/22/19

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11. A Court of Thorns and Roses 4/24/19
12. White Cat 4/25/19
13. Shelter in Place 4/28/19
14. Independent Study 4/30/19
15. Of Blood and Bone 5/3/19
16. Christmas at Ardmore 5/13/19
17. These Broken Stars 5/14/19
18. Zeroes 5/16/19
19. Warcross 5/17/19
20. This Night So Dark 5/18/19

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21. This Shattered World 5/20/19
22. Shatter Me 5/21/19
23. Destroy Me 5/22/19
24. Stellaluna 5/22/19
25. Their Fractured Light 5/26/2019
26. The Devouring Gray 5/26/2019
27. Legendary 5/28/2019
28. Never Fade 5/30/2019
29. Sparks Rise 5/31/2019
30. Everless 6/3/2019

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31. Killing November 6/4/2019
32. Siege and Storm 6/7/2019
33. A Darker Shade of Magic 6/8/2019
34. Swarm 6/10/2019
35. Private 6/11/2019
36. Wildcard 6/11/2019
37. The Bitter Season 6/13/2019
38. The Wicked King 6/19/2019
39. Rat-Catcher 6/19/2019
40. Blood Work 6/19/2019

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41. Prodigy 6/21/2019
42. Three Dark Crowns 6/23/2019
43. Sideswiped 6/24/2019
44. The Selection 6/24/2019
45. Sworn to Silence 6/27/2019
46. Indexing 6/29/2019
47. Reflections 7/1/2019
48. Glass Sword 7/1/2019
49. Red Rising 7/3/2019
50. The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 1: The Apocalypse Suite 7/4/2019

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51. The Umbrella Academy, Vol. 2: Dallas 7/4/2019
52. Sadie 7/5/2019
53. Kill the Queen 7/6/2019
54. A Killer's Mind 7/8/2019
55. Truly Devious 7/9/2019
56. Private Berlin 7/16/2019
57. The Young Elites 7/17/2019
58. Four Dead Queens 7/18/2019
59. Private #1 Suspect 7/23/2019
60. Private Royals 7/25/2019

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61. The Invasion 7/29/2019
62. The Visitor 7/31/2019
63. The Drafter 7/31/2019
64. Blood Brothers 8/1/2019
65. The Hollow 8/4/2019
66. Nexus 8/5/2019
67. The Red Pyramid 8/5/2019
68. The Rising Dark: A Darkest Minds Collection 8/6/2019
69. Private Games 8/6/2019
70. The Pagan Stone 8/7/2019

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71. The Vanishing Stair 8/7/2019
72. Compulsory 8/7/2019
73. Private London 8/8/2019
74. The Encounter 8/12/2019
75. Private L.A. 8/12/2019
76. Trail of Lightning 8/13/2019
77. The Message 8/16/2019
78. All Systems Red 8/19/2019
79. Storm of Locusts 8/27/2019
80. Artificial Condition 9/5/2019

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81. The Cold Between 9/27/2019
82. Ark 10/2/2019
83. Rogue Protocol 10/10/2019
84. In the Darkness 10/10/2019
85. The Queen of Nothing 11/21/2019
86. Navigating the Stars 12/23/2019
87. Magic Bites 12/25/2019
88. A Questionable Client 12/25/2019
89. The Rise of Magicks 12/28/2019

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I'm in.

G Glass Sword by Victoria Aveyard
R Renegades by Marissa Meyer
A Archenemies by Marissa Meyer
V Victoria Schwab author of This Savage Song
Y TBD

Duration: October 1 - 31, 2018
Theme: All the same genre
Level: Sardonic (1-10 books)

1. Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs 10/2/2018
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Since there are 4.5 months left to the year I'm going to attempt to tackle a few of my 132 titles tbr so far.

Level: Coathanger

8.

8. Technically book 3 on my list as the randomizer thought I needed to read book 8 twice.

102. read 8/29-31/18

69. * read 9/3-5/18

75.

* 69 was technically Never Fade which was book 2 in the The Darkest Minds series and since I haven't read any of it I substituted book 1 in it's place.