Kerri’s Comments (group member since Sep 29, 2015)

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

Sandy wrote: "GREAT JOB TEAM!! We finished both of our Milon boasts! You guys are fantastic!"

Woo-hoo! That is awesome :D

I started with Carrie, his first novel. But, like Melissa said, I don't think that there's a "best place" to start. Just pick a book that sounds interesting to you and dive in :)

Melissa wrote: "Some of my favorite SK books are IT, Needful Things, and the Long Walk. I don't know how I didn't know that Running Man was based on a book of his (not sure which one), but I discovered that yester..."

IT is probably next up on my SK to-read list after I finish the Bill Hodges series. That movie scared the crap out of me as a kid. I can only imagine the book is infinitely more terrifying.

Samantha wrote: "Books are always best <3 I've been a longtime fan of Stephen King. Welcome to the club! You HAVE to read Misery."

I have read Misery! It was WAY better than the movie, by leaps and bounds. I thought the same thing about The Shining. Love that movie, but the book was so much more creepy and awesome.

Finished up Mr. Mercedes. Stephen King is quickly cementing himself as one of my favorite authors. I've only recently started reading his books (having been a childhood fan of movies *based* off his books, I figured it was about time) and I've pretty much loved everyone I've gotten my hands on.

Mr. Mercedes by Stephen King
Date completed: 2 August 2016
Pages: 560

Milon Boast: Listed as "mystery" in genre.

Characters: Kermit William Hodges (goes by Bill), Jerome Robinson, Olivia Trelawney, Janelle Patterson, Barbara Robinson, Tanya Robinson, Janice Cray, Pete Huntley, Isabelle Jaynes, Anthony Frobisher, Freddi Linklatter

Letters: A, B, C, F, H, I, J, K, L, M, O, P, R, S. T

Cover color: White or gray
Items on cover: Blue (umbrella), red (blood)
Text color: Black (title), blue (author's name)
Colors in text: Brown (pgs 59, 142, 163, 250), blue (pgs 18, 25, 31, 36), orange (pgs 74, 86, 213, 214), pink (pgs 7, 57, 162, 405), purple (pgs 222 and 504)

Sandy wrote: "Hi DL's! Sorry I was MIA over the weekend. I got a new foster dog and she's been so itchy - the only thing that would stop her from scratching was if I was petting her or she was cuddling with me, ..."

Glad your foster pup is doing better!

Samantha wrote: "Kerri wrote: "I ordered my copy as there isn't a bookstore too close to our new home. I'm looking forward to getting it, but I find I'm not nearly as excited as I used to be when the Harry Potter b..."

That used to be a ritual with my friends and I! We'd find a Barnes & Noble midnight release, get dressed up, and have a blast waiting to go home. Then we'd all go home and read as much as we could before passing out so we could talk about it the next day. Good times!

We'll see how this one goes. You'll have to let me know how you like it :)

I ordered my copy as there isn't a bookstore too close to our new home. I'm looking forward to getting it, but I find I'm not nearly as excited as I used to be when the Harry Potter books came out.

@June I'm really liking it, so far! It's a murder mystery, which I enjoy anyways, but with that Stephen King flair that I love.

The book I'm currently reading, Mr. Mercedes, is a mystery and should fit ANCIENT.

Andrea wrote: "Just to let everyone know... we're currently in the 5th spot overall. Because we're doing well the mods have moved us to Wheel A the next time we spin for a new word. Wheel A has longer words, all ..."

That's really awesome! I'm excited for the challenge.

Dead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum
Date completed: 29 July 2016
Pages: 176

Characters: John Keating, Todd Anderson, Neil Perry, Knox Overstreet, Gale Nolan, Charlie Dalton, Richard Cameron, Steven Meeks, Pitts, Ginny Danburry, Chet Danburry, Chris Noel

Letters: A, C, D, G, J, K, M, N, P, R, S, T

Items on cover: Red (blazers), white (shirt)
Cover text color: Black
Colors found in text: Green (pgs 8, 22, 41, 57), blue (pgs 23, 50, 72, 76), red (pg 50), brown (pgs 7 and 12), black (pgs 22, 38, 38, 39, 93, and 95), white (pgs 10, 11, 12, 15, 23, 53), gray (pg 9), gold (pg 80)

Other goal: Milon Boast - author name beginning with N

I could read Dead Poets Society by N.H. Kleinbaum to help with the Milon boast. It's really short, so I can have it done in no time.

Finished up Library of Souls. That was an interesting series, to say the least. Now I'm looking through all the books I brought with me when we moved to see which has the best possible letters for future words! The rest of my books will, hopefully, be getting here soon.

Library of Souls by Ransom Riggs
Date completed: 28 July 2016
Pages: 458
Series: Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children

Characters: Jacob Portman, Emma Bloom, Alma Peregrine, Olive, Mr. Bentham, Sharon, Caul/Jack, Addison. Nim, Reynaldo, Mother Dust

Colors: Grey cover
White cover text
Grey items on cover (pants, hat, curtain, pillar)
Brown found in text (pgs 73, 152, 180, 166, 251, and 306)
Other colors found in text: red (pgs 14, 40, 48), orange (125, 221, 367), pink (pgs 165, 247, 311, 391), green (pgs 43, 50, 68, 70, 90), purple (pgs 110 and 110), blue (pgs 41, 47, 62, 66, 122), black (pgs 18, 22, 29, 42, 54), white (pgs 11, 29, 41, 51, 53), gray (pgs 43, 46, 72, 73), gold (pgs 60, 70, 73, 109), silver (pgs 107 and 309)

Xelly wrote: "This sounds like a good challenge with which to start. I have 15 books from 2012 (when I joined) -2014. I will start by trying to read 10 of them. Some may be hard for me to find as I don't live in..."

Your #1 and #14 are two of my top favorite books. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did :D

@Amy J - I saw you just finished Career of Evil. I've been thinking of starting that series. Are they worth a go?

I'm reading Library of Souls where basically everything on the cover is grey:

Finished up The Sea of Monsters tonight. This is turning into an enjoyable series. I posted as much info as my sleepy brain could think of at t6he moment. If you need any more info, just let me know ☺