Suzanne’s Comments (group member since Aug 13, 2015)

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

I changed my goal to instead of finishing series (because so many of those books are new) to finishing things on my TBR from 2012 to 2018. Thanks to the inspriation from this thread, I've already reduced that list by 200 books. Now I just need to read 100 more :)

I did finish which was my first by that author. I liked it. Felt like epic fantasy. It was on my list since 2016 - and a netgalley book - for shame!

Kristina - that seems like a fantastic approach!

That seems like a great plan.

I got through 350 this morning - not sure how many I deleted - maybe 50? But it was fun and kind of addictive.

My goal was to keep up on/finish series so I've read a couple recent ones first. And then I did The Silver Chair which I hadn't read since I was a kid. I enjoyed it (and it was like reading a new book - I hadn't remembered a thing). I'm not done with Narnia yet, but I'm closer.

You all have inspired me to be more cutting with my TBR. Ugh - it's hard though - I guess I'm a "book dreams" hoarder! I think I'm going to try to examine 100 per day and see what I can delete. By now, it feels like a lot of those early ones I've never even heard of!

Here is the cover for the book:

I read that instead of finishing Exercised. I'm so sorry I couldn't do both - but I just finished grading finals last night at midnight. Today we have company coming - 4 humans, 2 dogs. AND my son is getting a new puppy. So...it'll be a fun day but not a reading one :)

I've enjoyed doing this challenge with all of you!

Completion - Exercise Wheezily

To Woo A Warrior
By Jane Cousins
Date Read: 12/18
Pages: 250

Letters:
X - Xander (Character)
W - title
C - Cousins (author)

Bonus Maybe? is the front text orange?

Exercise Wheezily - Completion Post
Title: Goddess of the Hunt
by Tessa Dare
Pages: 386
Date Read: 12/17

Letters:
W: Waltham
L: Lucy
S: Sophie

Bonus: YES run x 1

I just finished Goddess of the Hunt. I was going to push to finish Exercised tomorrow, but I could read To Woo a Warrior, which has a character named Xander, instead. I'll kind of plan on doing that unless someone chimes in with an X.

That would maybe let us use some more books for word 5 right? Which would be cool.

Renae wrote: "Suzanne wrote: "I'm in! 0/100

My goal is finishing series that I've already started.
"
jHey Suzanne - I just joined a challenge for next year for this same reason. It's called the "Stuck In A Rut" challenge and is based on reading books in a series. You can do both of them at the same time. Check it out!..."

Thanks Ranae! That seems like a really good combination.

I'm in! 41/100

My goal is finishing series that I've already started.

I'm going to try to read 100 books from ongoing series, where I've already read book one.

I'm changing my goal because a lot of this finishing series is with current books. New goal: Read 100 books on my shelf from 2012 to 2018
2012
1. Hell's Corner Read 4/23

2015
1. The Silver Chair Read 1/12
2. End of Days Read 2/21
3. A Kiss Before Dying Read 2/24
4. The Quilter's Legacy Read 3/22
5. Half of a Yellow Sun Read 3/22
6. Never Fall Down Read 4/1
7. Zoo City read 4/11
8. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes Read 3/15
9. The Last BattleRead 3/22
10. Spencer's Mountain: The Family that Inspired the TV Series The Waltons Read 6/2
11. The Wee Free Men read 6/27
12. Tippy Toe Murder Read 7/12
13. The Trouble with Christmas Read 12/18
14. Christmas in Cupid Falls Read 12/21
15. The Bark Before Christmas Read 12/23


2016
1. The Shadowed Path: A Jonmarc Vanhanian Collection Read 1/17
2. Manners & Mutiny Read 2/20
3. Marrying Winterborne Read 3/21
4. The Last Olympian Read 6/9
5. A Fatal Grace Read 6/25
6. Honor Bound Read 9/3
7. Heart's Blood Read 12/21
8. Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas Read 12/21

2017
1. Chopping Spree Read 2/24
2. Death in the Clouds Read 2/25
3. The Snow Child Read 5/18
4. Angels & Demons Read 6/16
5. Aunt Dimity and the Family Tree Read 6/10
6. Cold Reign Read 5/27
7. Sad Cypress Read 7/9
8. Double Fudge Brownie Murder Read 7/14
9. Departure Read 8/27
10. The Pillars of the Earth Read 12/13
11. Slow Dance in Purgatory Read 11/15
12. Christmas Angel Read 12/24

2018
1. Time of Death Read 2/15
2. Bluefishing: The Art of Making Things Happen Read 3/3
3. The Master Read 4/2
4. Married by Morning Read 5/4
5. Just One Damned Thing After Another Read 6/28
6. Infinity + One Read 7/14
7. A Memory Called Empire Read 7/25
8. Super Powereds: Year 1 Read 7/28
9. Christmas on Mistletoe Lane Read 12/18

Completion Post

The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family by
Josh Hanagarne
Pages: 288
Read: 12/15

Letters:
W: World
H: Hanagarne (author)

Bonus:
Yes
Exercise x 5
Orange item on cover (book)

I took out the one book I hadn't started yet. I will finish all the others I have on there, but it's fine if you don't end up using them. I know there is a lot of juggling that you'll have to do with books!

Are there ways we can help?

Exercise Wheezily - Completion Post
Book:
The Storyteller of Casablanca
by Fiona Valpy
Pages: 315
Date Read: 12/13/21

Letters:
S: title
Z: Zoe (character)
E: Elizabeth (narrator)

Thanks for analyzing all that!!

I've been mostly focusing on reading for the bonus tag - but if you want me to switch to letters like "I" just let me know. (That was why I read the one Ilona Andrews book - for the I - but I think the book was maybe shorter than you wanted.)

Looks like we're finishing out strong.

Completion Post - Exercise Wheezily

Book: World After
Author: Susan Ee
Pages: 320
Date Read: 12/13

Letters:
E: Author Ee
R: Raffe (character)
S: Susan (author)
W: Title
Y: Young (char)

Bonus: Yes Gasp 1
Color in text: p. 172 "I'm guessing it's burnt ORANGE"

Completion Post

Book: A Highland Christmas
Author: M.C. Beaton
Pages: 166
Date Read: 12/12/21

Letters:
H - title
S - Sinclair (character)

Welcome back Stacie! I hope you had a fantastic time!

Completion Post - Exercise Wheezily

Book: Fated Blades
by Ilona Andrews
Page Count: 222
Date Read: 12/11/21

Letters:
I: Ilona (author)
R: Ramona (character)

Exercise Wheezily - Completion Post

Book: Such a Fun Age
by Kiley Reid
Read: 12/10/21
Pages: 320

Letters:
S: Title
R: Reid (author)
E: Emira
C: Chamberlain
Z: Zhara