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

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

Hi team!! Just popping in as I'm celebrating Deepavali today. I'll check in later today or tomorrow. Good to see we have a chatty team here.

Chris, it starts (only) on Nov 8. (So faaaaar away)

I think they'll know the number of teams only after sign up closes I suppose.

I second Diane. We need that get-together!

I can totally attest to that. Thanks for adding this. We really appreciate it :)

✔ How many books you have read in 2014 (>100 pages): 120
✔ How many books you plan to read 2015? 120 books
✔ The continent you live in (so we can try and match time zones) Asia - Singapore. UTC + 8
✔ Would you be willing to be a Team Captain? Or Co-Captain? I'm willing to be a co-captain.
✔ Is this your first team challenge with NBRC? Nope

I have to say - I love the points scheme for TTRC specifically the support for the longer books. That will give me the push to read the ones I have hidden in my TBR.

OK, backdating to Sep 1 and trying to finish as much sub-genres as possible with exceptions

Duration: Sept 1 2014 - August 31 2015
Books Completed: 3/???

1. Alternate World Fantasy:

2. Arcanepunk Fantasy:

3. Arthurian Fantasy:

4. Bangsian Fantasy:

5. Celtic Fantasy:

6. Christian Fantasy:

7. Comic Fantasy:

8. Coming-of-Age Fantasy (Bildungsroman):

9. Contemporary Fantasy‎:

10. Court Intrigue Fantasy:

11. Cross Over Fantasy:

12. Dark Fantasy:

13. Dying Earth Fantasy:

14. Epic Fantasy:

15. Erotic Fantasy:

16. Fairytale & Fable Fantasy:
Cruel Beauty by Rosamund Hodge - 7 Sept

17. Fantasy of Manners:

18. Gritty Fantasy:

19. High Fantasy:

20. Historical Fantasy:

21. Heroic Fantasy:

22. Juvenile or Children's Fantasy Novels:

23. Literary Fantasy:

24. Low Fantasy:

25. Magic Realism Fantasy:
The Winter Long by Seanan McGuire

26. Medieval Fantasy:

27. Military Fantasy:

28. Mythic (Mythopoeia, Mythpunk) Fantasy:

29. New Weird / Slipstream Fantasy:

30. Prehistoric Fantasy:

31. Quest Fantasy:

32. Romantic Fantasy:

33. Science Fantasy:

34. Shenmo:

35. Steampunk Fantasy:

36. Superhero Fantasy:

37. Swashbuckling Fantasy:

38. Sword and Sorcery Fantasy:

39. Urban Fantasy & Paranormal Fantasy:

40. Vampire Fantasy:

41. Wuxia Fantasy:

42. Young Adult Fantasy:
The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater - 2 Sept

I'm in! I just need to organize my books...

Oh!! Sorry, that was me being dense. Time to hit the bed if I can't make sense. Thanks, Kelly!

So where do we post if we've completed both the challenges? (I have - here and here)

It's the absolute least that I can't believe I've finished one round!

NBRC: September's A Pirate's Life for Me Reading Challenge

Pirate Name: Pearl Prout
Duration: Sept 1, 2014 - Sept 30. 2014
Level: Landlubber (3 books) Completed!
Option: #2 - Spell-It-Out using character Last Name

D: October Daye in The Winter Long by Seanan McGuire - Finished 4 September
O: Ruby Oliver in The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver by E. Lockhart - Finished 4 September
G: Richard Gansey in The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater - Finished 2 September

In.

Pirate: Pearl Prout
Level: Parrot
Completed: 2/2 (Title + Last Name)

1. The Boyfriend List: 15 Guys, 11 Shrink Appointments, 4 Ceramic Frogs and Me, Ruby Oliver (70) by E. Lockhart (8) = 78: Finished 4 September
2. The Raven Boys(12) by Maggie Stiefvater(10) = 22: Finished 2 September

Total = 78+22 = 100

I'm in too!! Pearl Prout signing up.

TC, awesome job on the captaining!! I've really enjoyed this challenge playing with everyone.

Karen, great challenge! I've really pushed myself on this and the challenge widget reflects that. I'm only 4 books from my yearly goal.

Done, TC. I only have Blood Lines to go. I'm hoping to finish it but I'm not sure.

I finished Dare to Love just earlier. Was ok for a contemporary romance.

ETA: Can also be used for O - char Olivia

Oh, sorry. I didn't see Cheryl's post.

So we should look for history shelves then?

What's the difference between history and historical fiction?

My books for this week:

S - Woman in a Sheikh's World by Sarah Morgan (author)
T, H - Frost Burned by Patricia Briggs (series Mercy Thompson, char Adam Hauptman)
I, R, T - Dare to Love by Carly Phillips (char Ian Dare, char Riley Taylor)
I - In Bed With the Devil by Lorraine Heath
Y - Blood Lines by Eileen Wilks (char Lily Yu)
O - The Wives of Bowie Stone by Maggie Osborne (author)

I had some free time - baby didn't have a good night and I lost sleep halfway. I was able to finish How to date a nerd just now. It was horrible. I mean the nerdy parts were done well but the whole waffling that the female MC did for the first half just got on my nerves. I so wanted to DNF but it works for a challenge and I didn't want to find another. The only saving grace was it is a quick read. It works for C or H.