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

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

@TC - I've never seen a Perry Mason show, if you can believe it. Though I have heard plenty. I should check it out once.

@Karen - Really, I can't pick out one single character. There's Hermoine - one of arguably better portrayal of a female character in a YA fantasy. She's kick-ass but not in the physically strong method but in her intelligent, rational way. I loved how JKR made her the most intelligent student in her year. Period. Or Phedre and Joscelin from the Kushiel's Dart. They're one of the strongest character pair that I've read. Even after all the trials, their strength of character and loyalty and their love is just amazing. Lastly (only in the list), is Ganesh and Vasanth from Tamil Author Sujatha - they're such a fun pair and they made me read more books in my mother tongue.

I love that card, Karen. It's so familiar. Also familiar is, "Let me just finish this chapter". My family, especially Hubs hears that a loooot.

This week has been proving to be excellent. I finished another book - Mrs. Drew Plays Her Hand by Carla Kelly. I really liked it. Very refreshing to read a HR that is not set in London, balls etc. It's fully set in the country. The hero is a such a beta hero that I loved it. I loved the way the Fletcher fell for Roxie and her kids. And when there was a cause for serious misunderstanding, both the characters handled it very well. Highly recommend for HR lovers.

The book works only for C (title) or F (character Felicity, Fletcher).

I may get to another book - I usually don't get much reading done over the weekend.

Done, TC. I knew I was missing something. I'm now reading Trust Me now. It can work for T(title) and I (character Ian). I should finish it by today.

I'll come back later. I'm a lot sleepy. Baby decided to get up at 3 and play. Fun!

This challenge has been good for me. (Or this week) I finished another book - Family Man by Jayne Ann Krentz. Typical JAK book so an escapist + comfort read kind of book at one go. It can work F(title). Also, there's a character Nate who plays a significant role in the book. If we can use the character, then it'll work for N also.

Good Morning, Karen! The weather forecast said it might rain in the morning but no such luck. Bright and sunny. I think the day's going to get hotter.

Karen, I think I'm the opposite. I don't think I can live anywhere but the tropics. Of course, I've never properly seen the four seasons (and never snow) so I can't really say.

I finished Imprisoned by a Vow yesterday night (15 July). It was pretty good for a HP. The heroine Leila made the book - she was really strong. The hero was more of a cardboard character but given the word count, you can't really have both the h and the H having issues. The ending with the h annoyed me so much that I kept wanting to bash the hero.

I have another I read coming up - Imprisoned by a Vow. It should be a quick read as its a HP

The most weird thing I have is if I log in to GR from my phone. Sometimes, GR says the cookies have corrupted and I need to clear out all my cookies, log in again. I don't think it's a browser issue as it happens only with GR.

I just finished Indiscreet. 15 July. It was really good. It's a gender-bender i.e the female MC disguises herself as male for a while in the book and that part was really done. I really liked it. I'm definitely checking out more books by this author.

I finished my book - Light in Shadow just now. An ok, light read. Off to the next one. Should we post a review too or is just tagging on the shelf enough?

My reads are a little unpredictable nowadays but here are the books I've lined up:

T - Light In Shadow by Jayne Ann Krentz (character Ethan Truax)
I, C - Indiscreet by Carolyn Jewel (Title - I, author C)

I'm planning to listen to Dead Beat by Jim Butcher but I'm not sure if I can finish by July 20. I'll also list books tomorrow.

Oops, I missed the chatter and everything. It was cleaning day today (which I hate) and I just got time to log in.

I'm from India, currently living in Singapore. I used to work but I'm a SAHM now to a 6 month old. Needless to say, life's a bit hectic. I have been a lifelong reader - both my parents are so I've had all the encouragement from them. Singapore's a great enabler too. The library collection here is just so great and with lot of branches. I read mostly on my Kindle but I'm trying out audio now.

TC, I wish I was good at crafting/knitting etc. My mother's excellent at them but sadly, I don't have the aptitude.

Lol! Hi Karen! Hi TC! I can see the spreadsheet.

Hi Team! Glad to be on another team challenge. I can't wait for it to start.

I missed the sign-ups for the last game. So glad I didn't it this time.

★Name - Vi
★Approximate number of books read per year - Aiming for 120 this year
★Your continent (so we can try and match time zones) - Asia/Singapore: GMT + 8
★Your shelf name (for books read during the challenge) - wheel-a-thon
★If you are wiling to be a team captain - No, have a lot of commitments in August to commit.

Hi Leslie! So glad to be back!!

I like Perfectly Passionate Pirates too!

Hi Team! Some familiar and new people! I can't wait to start the game even though I'm hazy with the details.

I'm horrible with names but I can vote on the names :)

I'm in!

1. The number of books you read a year. 200+ (I'm expecting this year to be 50% less around 120)
2. Your top five favorite genres from the ones listed above.
CO - Contemporary
HF - Historical Fiction
FA - Fantasy
S - Suspense
NA - New Adult

3. Whether or not you are willing to be Captain.
Sorry, not this time around.

Rebecca, I second Leslie. Thank you for the hard work you've put in. You really are the best!!

I have a family function today and tomorrow so I'll be MIA till Friday. I'm sure we'll hit 1350 before then. Way to go, Moonstone!!

Rebecca wrote: "Thanks for the board game tip - I'll have to check it out.

For some reason I would *freak* out when I would see books with 500+ pages. I actually own a lot of the big book series - Outlander, T..."

I totally get this, Rebecca. Most fantasy series are like 800++ pages long and it's just so tiring to think of having such a hard commitment. Especially with series like Wheel of Time which has some mixed/lukewarm reviews for books later on. I mean, if it was 300+ pages, then you wouldn't mind so much. On the other hand, I have read some gems and discovered new favorite authors that way so it's like a toss-up.

Wow!! Way to go, team!! We might just finish the challenge this week!