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

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

Good Evening, Team! I just got up - it's raining so lovely up here that I just want to curl up with a book and hot chocolate.

I finished late yesterday night. I loved it. A really good western. It qualifies for the mini(author name starts with H) and the monthly with 384 pages (1 Point) It also had the worst cover ever - . Seriously it looks like a bodice ripper. Thankfully, it wasn't.

Have fun, Chris! We'll miss you too :)

Hi LK - just wanted to confirm on both these books. I couldn't find word count in smashwords.

- Children's book with cute drawings beginning of each chapter. I have the hardcover version and I can confirm it as 247 pages but I don't know if that's acceptable for this challenge.

- GR's ebook version says 160 pages (a little uneasy) but paperback is 300+ pages. I have the ebook version and I can't seem to find the word count.

Thanks for your help, Lisa Kay!

I love the Weather Warden series too! I inhaled the whole series in a couple of days - and this was just before the last book in the series came out. I was glad though cos the author wrote Cliff-Hanger ending in all her books IIRC. Just a warning. Though, I have to say, the librarian from where I borrowed the book was obliging enough to keep aside the books for me (they had multiple copies).

My next update: I finished:

- Middle Grade book but with really cute drawing beginning of the chapter. A little simple (as intended for the audience) but one I enjoyed nonetheless. Perhaps a little less than I expected though. 247 pages for the monthly and the title starts with T fitting the mini. (It is Thursday afternoon where I am)

- Cute, easy read. Finished within a couple of hours and now my GR challenge is telling me what a great work I'm doing. Happy! So, the ebook version says 160 but MMPB says 300+. I'm going to verify it. It fits the Mini as well with title starting with T.

Ok - GR was mis-behaving today morning for me. Here goes another try.

Congrats, Kristin & Chris!!

I finished - didn't find it as creepy as Leslie but enjoyed it very much all the same. Will definitely be picking up the next book. 276++ pages

Also managed to finish today - Loved it. I liked this much better than the previous one. JJ is still rocking. 276++ pages

Reading and maybe pick either or next

Steven, didn't mean to come off that way, Sorry! I just answered as how I would when you are talking in RL :( Speculating right along with ya..

If that is the case, then they wouldn't allow books less than 160 pages for the RaT. But we can read book <160, just that it won't count for the main challenge.

So the graphic novels question will be answered by Sonia.

No,Marguerite. It'll be one theme for the whole team.

Yay! Way to go, team! Awesome work.

So my latest update - I finished:

- 1170+ pages and mostly blue and white cover. Should count for the mini and get me a paltry 1 point for the monthly. But I did a victory dance once I completed it late last night. It feels like an achievement!

- 400+ pages. Does it count for the mini? This was a mediocre installed from NR. I usually look forward to her standalones but this disappointed me. It was very usual and the setting, dialogues, characters - EVERYTHING seemed very familiar. Very disappointed :(

Up next: &

It's about 9:35 here at the time of posting - so Monday Morning for me.

I need to check my bookshelf. I remember I finished some 2 books but I have to verify.

HI ladies! Awesome! We are doing so GREAT.

Leslie - Happy Birthday to your daughter. Both of you are looking so good.

I am so envious of all of you. I had to LEAVE behind all my books when I shifted to Singapore. There was a weight limit and believe me, I tried like heck. But hubby and the mothers found it out :( I have one library just 10 mins walk from my home and I'm visiting it nearly everyday. I miss my bookshelf.

I just finished a quickie M&B - . It was quick, breezy and fun. I loved the hero - it had possibly one of the most fun scene when the hero realised he loved the heroine. I laughed out loud and it was perfect for an in-between reading while i continue the epic that is . this book Works for the monthly challenge @192 pages. Now I need to get off the couch as I have company coming over tomorrow.

Kristin, thanks for letting me know. I'll do another round of edits later today.

Kristin wrote: "Thanks Vi! I think you should take Everneath off my challenge because I finished it April 15th before the challenge started.

I only have half a day of work today so I am hoping to get some readin..."

I just finished .i read the ebook edition so it's 236 pages for me. Which edition do we count for the monthly? Does this fit the B&W challenge?

Updated THIS POST with the monthly challenge participants so far. I have included all of us in the participant list. I'll probably make it pretty later on. So keep reading!

Kristin, Marguerite - you ladies are rocking!

Finished earlier today: - Was good but the ending was a little bit rushed. 320 pages.

Good Night, Team!

Because you asked...

APRIL Challenge



WHEN: Tuesday April 16th - Tuesday April 30th

WHAT: It's a RACE to the finish! Short books WIN the day.

HOW:
1. We are going with a point system. Books with
160-200 pages: 5 points
201-225 pages: 4 points
226-250 pages: 3 points
251-275 pages: 2 points
276 pages and over: 1 point

2. Book should be read between April 16 and 30 and meet the Tower Team Challenge requirements i.e page count >160
3. Participants in this month-long challenge, please post the book with the page count in the thread. If it ties in with any mini-challenge, it has to be stated explicitly. (It makes work easier for us mods)

Happy Reading!

*Remember, books that meet the mini-challenge and the monthly will win you an extra BONUS point.

Hi ladies! Wow, the thread really did explode overnight.

Chris - the moonstone pictures are awesome. WTG!

APRIL MONTHLY CHALLENGE (Short Books)

In the LEAD: Kristin with 38 points
1. Diane ~Firefly~: 23 points
The Lost Night (Rainshadow, #1) - 332 pages (Fits B&W) (1+1)
Going, Going, Ganache - 1 points
Satin Sheets and Strawberries - 192 (Fits B&W) (5+1)
Different: Escaping the Competitive Herd - 288 (1+1)
A Parfait Murder - 288 (Fits ED) (1+1)
Hexbound - 246 (Fits ED) (3+1)
Too Wild To Wed (Harlequin Temptation, No 333) - 219 (Fits ED) (4+1)
Entangled - 434 (1)

2. Chris: 17 Points
Mirror Image - 448 pages (Fits B&W) (1+1)
The First Rule - 320 pages (Fits B&W) (1+1)
Heir Untamed - 208 pages (4+0)
The Iron Rose - 368 (1+1)
Wake - 309 (Fits B&W) (1+1)
On Dublin Street - 372 (Fits B&W) (1+1)
Passions of a Wicked Earl 334 (Fits B&W) (1+1)
When He Was Wicked - 368 (1)

3. Kristin: 38 Points
The Mind Readers - 170 pages (Fits B&W) (5+1)
Wake - 309 pages (Fits B&W) (1+1)
Alone - 180 pages (Fits B&W) (5+1)
Glimpse - 200 pages (Fits B&W) (5+1)
Perception 234 pages (3)
In the Woods - 429 (Fits B&W) (1+1)
Lord of Misrule - 260 - (2)
Ravenous - 236 - (3)
Daynight - 276+ - (Fits ED) (1+1)
The Blemished - 276+ (Fits ED) (1+1)
The Secret Hour - 276+ (Fits ED) (1+1)
Kindred - 260 (2)

4. Rebecca (NJ): 12
Objects of My Affection - 1 point
Alone - 180 pages (Fits B&W) (5+1)
Bliss - 320 (Fits B&W) (1+1)
Chomp - 304 - 1 pt
Spell Bound - 327 - 1
Needles and Pearls - 371 - 1
The Pagan Stone - 276+ (1)

5. Melissa ~Melissa~: 31 points
All Together Dead - 323 pages - 1 point
Quinn - 384 - 1 point
Noah - 352 - 1 point
The Vampire's Warden - 201 - 4 points
Waking Up Married - 224 (Fits B&W) (4+1)
No Quarter - 194 pages (Fits B&W) (5+1)
Perfect for You - 366 pages (1)
Sticks & Stones - 298 (1)
Kitty's Big Trouble - 307 (1)
In Darkness Reborn - 300+ (Fits E&D) (1+1)
Exclusively Yours - 300 (Fits ED) (1+1)
Sins of the Night - 300+ (1)
The Firefighter's Cinderella - 224 (Fits ED) (4+1)

6. Marguerite: 24 points
Mace of the Apocalypse - 258 pages (Fits B&W) (2+1)
In the Spirit of Love - 503 pages - 1 Point
A Woman of Proper Accomplishments - 211 - (Fits B&W) (4+1)
Apart From Love - 292 - 1
Adrift in the Sound - 340 (Fits B&W) - (1+1)
Chains of Freedom - 196 (Fits B&W) - (5+1)
The Double Sapphire - 302 - 1
The Misadventures of a Reluctant Traveller - 310 (Fits ED) (1+1)
Dreaming of You - 277 (Fits ED) (2+1)

7. Vi: 35
Eleanor & Park - 320 - 1
Heart of Steel - 236 pages - 3
An Invitation to Sin - 192 pages - (Fits B&W) (5+1)
A Storm of Swords 1170+ pages - (Fits B&W) (1+1)
Whiskey Beach - 400+ - (Fits B&W) (1+1)
The Restorer - 376 - (1)
Love Irresistibly - 274 - (2)
The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making - 247 (Fits ED)- (3+1)
The Marriage Bargain - 160 (Fits ED) (5+1)
Texas Destiny - 384 (Fits ED) (1+1)
Murder on the Orient Express - 245 (Fits ED) (3+1)
Open Country - 420 (Fits ED) (1+1)

8. Leslie: 17
Savage Nature - 379 - 1
Kane - 380 - 1
Divided in Death - 371 - (Fits B&W) - (1+1)
The Restorer - 376 - (Fits B&W) - (1+1)
Spider’s Revenge - 404 - (1)
Beauty and the Bounty Hunter - 300 - (1)
Bared to You - 352 (Fits ED) (1+1)
Steel's Edge - 388 (Fits ED) (1+1)
Destined for an Early Grave - 355 (Fits ED) (1+1)
The Shoemaker's Wife - 475 (Fits ED) (1+1)
Only Mine - 400 (1)