Insiyah’s Comments (group member since Apr 12, 2022)

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

Completion Post


Book: A Day of Fallen Night by Samantha Shannon
Date: 21-May-2023
Page count: 868
Rating: 5 stars

Challenges:
Rainbow tower: Light blue
Crayola Tower:
S (Author)
A (Title)
D (Title)
D (ch: Dumai)
K (ch: Kanifa)
T (ch: Tunuva)
E (ch: Esbar)
G (ch: Glorian)
W (ch: Wulf)

Eldarwen wrote: "Insiyah wrote: "I've spent literal days lost in the world of A Day of Fallen Night."

That's great! You're enjoying it then! :-)"

I was loving it. And it had me crying by the end

Keep in mind that for if you're using a book for the chipmunk tasks, you cannot use it for the monthly book towers.

So if you're planning on a book for a specific page count tower, don't use it for Chipmunk.

Eldarwen wrote: "
ATTENTION ATTENTION


There is a new mini coming! ;-)


Don't Feed the Chipmunks


All info can be found in the link above. The new tab is already on the team spreadsheet as well.


And here..."

I can do 6 with The Bastard of Istanbul by Elif Shafak.

I've spent literal days lost in the world of A Day of Fallen Night. Will be done with that tonight, then I'm reading today's portion of Anna Karenina, and if I have time after that, I start Priory. Literally all the doorstoppers here right now.

Sally906 wrote: "Completion Post

Book read: Diamonds on the Danube by Cheryl Dougan
Date read: 19/05/23
Rated: 4★s
Pages: 103

Mini Chal..."

Sally, can you add this to your TT shelf, please?

Andy wrote: "Insiyah wrote: "If you can wait with picking up Bleak House for a month, we can do a buddy read in June. Will probably do good to keep me on track as well :D..."

great idea
think I'll need all the..."

I've also been using a audiobook on Google Podcasts to read along with my paperback for Anna Karenina. It's been somewhat helpful to have that progress bar as well. There's one for Bleak House so if you use Google Podcasts, I'd definitely recommend that. It's by Loyal Books from Librivox, so it's copyright-free books.

Michael wrote: "For the Winners Tower, am I correct that we can use 1 book that was published the year of that TT Challenge, and also 1 book that is that number in a series?
(EX: The Atlas Paradox was published i..."

I think that might work for Team C, but I'm not sure about the others. @Eldarwen?

Andy wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: "Uh, cool. I'll be curious to hear what you think!
I've got a copy at home giving me the stinkeye every time I walk past since I've been ignoring it for so long ;-).."

I'm the same..."

If you can wait with picking up Bleak House for a month, we can do a buddy read in June. Will probably do good to keep me on track as well :D

Eldarwen wrote: "For those who are interested in reading one of the following:



They are the BOMs for June. The first one starting on 2nd June, ..."

I might join in for City of Brass.

Hi new team members!

Eldarwen wrote: "Insiyah wrote: "I have four 600+ planned for this month alone - The Luminaries, Anna Karenina, A Day of Fallen Night and The Priory of the Orange Tree"

Aaah, they're ALL for this month? You have B..."

For this month and June? Yup. I've saved all my big books for TT (mostly). I won't have as much time to read in July, so I'll be reading somewhat smaller books then, about 200 to 500 pages.

Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "Question would telepathic conversation count as conversation to determine if a Character is Significant?"

What's the conversation about? Is their inclusion in the story important to the plot? Do they mean something to the book as a whole?

If the answer is yes, then they're considered significant.

Eldarwen wrote: "We're doing well in certain areas of our core towers! :-D

Our Core Tower

10 x 100-199 : 10 + 1
20 x 200-299 : 17
30 x 300-399 : 25
30 x 400-499 : 17
20 x 500-599 : 4
10 x 600+ : 1

Planned 600+:
..."

I have four 600+ planned for this month alone - The Luminaries, Anna Karenina, A Day of Fallen Night and The Priory of the Orange Tree.

Kaley wrote: "Kaley wrote: "Completion Post


Book: Queen Charlotte
Date Read: May 10
Pages: 352


Mini Challenge:
Spell-out: J, Q (au Julia Quinn); S, R (au..."

Fixed :)

Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "On spreadsheet Aleric should have 213 pages and if keeping A either Title or Character Aleric. And Ambrosius hasn't been added."

Aah, that was my bad - I somehow missed that you'd made two separate posts.

Michael wrote: "
COMPLETION POST




Book: The Marlow Murder Club - Robert Thorogood
Date Read: 10 May 2023
Pages: 352
Rating: 5 / 5


MINI CHALLENGES:

Crayola Tower..."

Michael, can you add this to your shelf, please?

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Book: The Giver by Lois Lowry
Date Read: 09-May-2023
Pages: 190
Rating: 5 stars
Brief Review: This was a brilliant book; dystopia without it being gory and horrifying, but really, really thought-provoking.

Mini:

Crayola Towers:
T (Title: The)
L (Author: Lois)
J (Character: J)
G (Character: Gabriel)

Sally906 wrote: "Completion Post

Book read: Murphy's Law by Rhys Bowen
Date read: 08/05/23
Rated: 4★s
Pages: 226
Mini Challenge:

Crayola Towers - M,..."

Sally, can you add this to your TT shelf, please?

Elisabeth wrote: "My next read.

850 pages and red cover according to TinEye."

Tell jus how it is when you're done! I've always wanted to read his books!

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Book: The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
Date Read: 07-May-2023
Pages: 242
Rating: 3 stars
Brief Review: It was fun and lighthearted.
WC: 58286 according to ARBookfinder. (https://www.arbookfind.com/bookdetail...)

Mini Challenge:
Mod Tower - previously read by Amanda

Other:
Spell-Out:
K (AFN: Kenneth)
G (ALN: Grahame)