Vi’s Comments (group member since Jun 04, 2011)

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

Safe travels and have fun Mel!

I just finished Splendor and the last 15% made me cringe. I mean, the whole premise from the beginning was not realistic but at least the writing was ok but the last 15% just outdid that too.

Looking for a bleach book next.

For the cap, it's working out nicely. Not sure if I'll be able to hit it, but I will be able to get in another 3-4 books at least I think.

Wow! Go team! But also, thank you to our awesome captains!

Oh yes definitely. Even though we've been taking our time.. On the other hand, if I'm not doing this BR, I am not sure if I would progressed with the series. I read 6 books of Malazan Book of the fallen series and I stopped. Now I don't even remember them. But I really enjoyed reading them - just that they take time.

I'm still listening but not very consistently. I felt a little fatigue initially but now I'm invested.

I've read upto end of Day 5. Just sad that I started it just before TT.

I agree with all of you said Karen. I really like Szeth's backstory - and I agree about Kaladin.

Adolin - I feel happy that Adolin's getting the limelight without Dalinar or Shallan or Kaladin to share. He's such a likeable character and from his POV, Dalinar is shown in another light. Interesting

Sanderson said he wanted people to be uncomfortable while reading this book and I think he succeeded. (view spoiler)[The first page of reviews are about R'laine and Renarin's pairing (hide spoiler)]

Dalinar: (view spoiler)[While we got to see most of the good aspects over the book, sometimes I feel impatient with him. But also, I want to bet on him not getting Honor's mantel. It'll be very predictable. (hide spoiler)]

Fiona wrote: "✈️New/Unclaimed Tasks for Mini 2✈️

Read a book with an unearthly mode of transportation on the cover (i.e., spaceships allowed)
Read a book tagged "Diary" at least 10x
Read a book where characters..."

The book I finished Rendezvous had 2/3 road/carriage trips from London to Dorset. Will that work? Not sure if it is assigned already..

Katherine Center is a lukewarm author for me. I wasn't impressed with the one book I read. The others are not quite that interesting for me to read.

I like Zapata and Henry.. Most of their books have worked for me

Sophie wrote: "I'm on the fence with this one. If they spend 50% of their time on the spaceship I'd say not. If they are on it less than 50% then yes..."

Alright then. I will wait till I'm a little further like 60% and then I'll know exactly.

Noted on the task. Mel has it listed twice and that's why I wanted to clarify.

I'm reading Hunt the Stars which doesn't exactly have a set location.. A spaceship for most part traveling to different places. Will that work for - Read a book which has several locations, none for over 50% of the book?

Read a book with the word highway, road, avenue or street in
the title (Plurals are acceptable) appears twice.. do the tasks repeat?

Melindam wrote: "Thank you, Vi.

Please, let's wait till we double-check & confirm the new mini on the officisl sheet, in case there may be differences."

Oh yeah, I'll keep that in mind.

Sophie, Hope you had a lovely day!

I finished Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide for Botswana. Also, the other book I completed My So-Called Sex Life: How to Date Your Enemy worked for Mini 2 - book published in March of any year.

The new mini-task: Read a book with a character who desires world domination

Way to go team!

Yeah, what I thought too. I should have waited.

Oh, I have another question - SO I started Wind and Truth on May 1 but didn't get too far. Only till Chap 10.. If I start over again, can I use the book for TT? It will take me a month and then some to complete it but the page points make it hard to pass it off.

I'll possibly be starting Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide. It's set in Botswana. Is anyone else reading a Botswana book? If not, I would like to reserve as this will be the second (and last) book we can read.

Waiting to start Hell's Bell tomorrow. It'll be close to midday so hopefully I get time to read. I have a birthday dinner in the evening to go to and my brother and SIL are visiting after. And I also need to break a lot of bread.

I started baking sourdough bread during the pandemic - I bake on and off and now I'm in my 'on' period. Planning for some focaccia and ciabatta this weekend along with some cookie monster (aka blue bread with choc chips) bread.

And each country can be used only twice?

I'm being a little slow but we essentially keep creating itineraries of 11 books right? Is this throughout the whole challenge? I need to reserve some books then!

Thank you Keli. What a comprehensive list!

Checking in the thread on a Monday morning



Why do weekends always seem to fly by? 1 day of shuttling kids to football/birthday parties/playdates and another day of forest walk and it's already Monday.

I have not planned my reads at all. But I will get to it the next few days at home.