Preeti’s Comments (group member since Sep 26, 2021)

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

Angie ☯ wrote: "Preeti wrote: "Hi. I have been seeing a lot of posts where people have listed their participation verification posts for the BOMs from the last round. Are they required for any specific reason?"

H..."

Thanks, Angie! Now I get it.

Hi. I have been seeing a lot of posts where people have listed their participation verification posts for the BOMs from the last round. Are they required for any specific reason?

Lovely list of books, Jenny! I have read a few and loved them, have several on my ever-increasing TBR list, and added the rest to said list ☺️.

And I only realised after seeing it on your list that I last read Watership Down before I joined Goodreads. I think it is time I read it again.

Jessica wrote: "My wifi has been down for a week now. I'm not sure why the landlord hasn't been able to fix it yet....but I can't access the spreadsheet lol. I tried on my phone and it pulls up strange."

I have found that Google Sheets work on my phone on Chrome if I click the Desktop site option.
Open the spreadsheet in a Chrome tab, click the 3 dots on the top right-hand of the browser, and click the box next to "Desktop site". A tick mark appears in the little box and the desktop version is opened instead of the mobile version which is much better.
I hope this helps. ☺️

Hi, all! How are all of you? I got a bit busy with some family stuff. We had a family get-together after a very long time and it was nice to meet my uncles and aunts and do a lot of catching up.
The weather here has been so weird, alternating between hot weather and stormy weather so I haven't felt like going anywhere. The reading has been carrying on so that's good. My audiobook subscription is taking a lot of audiobooks off their lists so I had to try and listen to at least my high-priority books before that. Luckily I managed to complete 3 of them even though 2 of them were very long.

Karolyn, good to hear you are feeling better!
Also, nice to find a fellow needlecrafter, though I am more into crochet, cross stitch, and embroidery. I started crocheting again after many, many years and am having a grand time with it. I want to learn to knit soon, socks in particular after having seen the many gorgeous patterns available online.
I am the same with multiple books, generally an audiobook, an ebook, and a hard copy going simultaneously.

Jenny wrote: "Preeti wrote: "Hi. I have added a book to the spreadsheet and listed it against Anubis on the Winners' Tower page. For how it fits, I used the following:
Anubis is the god of death and this book is..."

Thanks, Jenny!

Hi. I have added a book to the spreadsheet and listed it against Anubis on the Winners' Tower page. For how it fits, I used the following:
Anubis is the god of death and this book is about how the death of the MC's baby sister affects everybody in the book.
Does it make sense to anybody else? Please let me know if I need to switch it to something else. It does work for the spell out as well. Thanks.

Jenny wrote: "Need any suggestions? I'm sure the team would be happy to give you ideas!!! (And I love love love suggesting books!)

Project Hall Mary was amazing. I can't wait to see if they can actually pull of..."

I am looking forward to the movie. Andy Weir has become an auto-read author for me after reading The Martian, Artemis and Project Hail Mary. The audiobooks of all 3 are excellent.

Eunice wrote: "Preeti wrote: "Hi. I need some help with the spreadsheet. I added a book (The Fireman by Joe Hill) and added the cell number for the crayola towers line. On the Crayola Towers page, except for the ..."

Thanks, Eunice!

I read a couple of veeeery long books. One was superb, one was good and one could have been fabulous but desperately needed a better edit. In case anybody is curious, they are (in order) The Fireman by Joe Hill, To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo and Persephone Station by Stina Leicht.
After these, I need to find something lighter.

Hi. I need some help with the spreadsheet. I added a book (The Fireman by Joe Hill) and added the cell number for the crayola towers line. On the Crayola Towers page, except for the title, all the other info has got added. Could somebody please see what is wrong with it? Thanks.

Jenny wrote: "Preeti wrote: "I started my month with a few Marguerite Henry books. They are so good. Sadly, my subscription is taking them off the list this month so I wanted to read them before that.

By the w..."

Thanks, Jenny! Sadly, that means two of the Marguerite Henry books don't work here but luckily my next few books are longer.

I started my month with a few Marguerite Henry books. They are so good. Sadly, my subscription is taking them off the list this month so I wanted to read them before that.

By the way, is there a minimum word count required for children's and middle grade books?

Jenny wrote: "Happy Towers Day!!!!

I hope all of you start with a good book. Once again, I woke up to no breakfast waiting for me. Stupid furry cats with neither opposable thumbs nor indeed the wish to make my ..."

My aunt had a Persian longhair who in his old age took to coming up close to the face of whoever was sleeping in the guest room and glaring until they woke up. This was only done on days his breakfast was delayed and I swear that look said very clearly, "I do not like you. My breakfast has been delayed because of you." That cat could give stinkeye like nobody else. All except me... for some reason that cat liked me.🤷🏻‍♀️

Yay! I am waiting for it to start.

April



Book: Murder at the Snowed Inn (Claire Andersen Murder for All Seasons #1) by Imogen Plimp - Apr 2
No. Of Pages: 179

Book: Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi - Apr 2
No. Of Pages: 315

Book: The Inheritance of Orquídea Divina by Zoraida Córdova - Apr 4
No. Of Pages: 336



Book: Tiger Queen by Annie Sullivan - Apr 5
No. Of Pages: 336

Book: Alexandra (Regency Chase #1) by Lauren Royal & Devon Royal - Apr 6
No. Of Pages: 297

Book: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Charlie Bucket #1) by Roald Dahl (30644 words) - Apr 7
No. Of Pages: 180



Book: An English Garden Murder (Julia Bird Mysteries #1) by Katie Gayle - Apr 9
No. Of Pages: 264

Book: Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley - Apr 10
No. Of Pages: 260

Book: Mrs. Perivale and the Blue Fire Crystal (Mrs. Perivale #1) by Dash Hoffman - Apr 12
No. Of Pages: 335



Book: Mexico, Margaritas, and Murder (Sally and Pearl Adventure Club #1) by Wendy Day - Apr 14
No. Of Pages: 270

Book: Hidden Pictures by Jason Rekulak - Apr 14
No. Of Pages: 372

Book: Tapestry by Beth Duke - Apr 16
No. Of Pages: 348



Book: Book Scavenger (Book Scavenger #1) by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman - Apr 17
No. Of Pages: 368

Book: The Unbreakable Code (Book Scavenger #2) by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman - Apr 18
No. Of Pages: 368

Book: Murder in the Library (Julia Bird Mysteries #2) by Katie Gayle - Apr 19
No. Of Pages: 255



Book: The Alcatraz Escape (Book Scavenger #3) by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman - Apr 20
No. Of Pages: 368

Book: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern - Apr 22
No. Of Pages: 387

Book: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson - Apr 24
No. Of Pages: 224



Book: The Glass House by Eve Chase - Apr 24
No. Of Pages: 393

Book: One by One by Ruth Ware - Apr 25
No. Of Pages: 384

Book: I Know Who You Are by Alice Feeney - Apr 27
No. Of Pages: 384



Book: Spells & Shelves (Library Witch Mystery #1) by Elle Adams - Apr 27
No. Of Pages: 194

Book: The Hollow Tree by James Brogden - Apr 29
No. Of Pages: 482

Book: The Kookaburra Creek Cafe by Sandie Docker - Apr 30
No. Of Pages: 374



Book: Black Beauty by Anna Sewell (59635 words) - Apr 30
No. Of Pages: 322

My April Total: 7995

Running Total: 676,532

New Group Total: = 684,527

Sadly, while I have both the BOMs on my TBR list, they are not available in my library and the prices are still too high on Amazon to justify purchasing them. I am hoping the prices go down soon.🤞🏻

Delumptious is one of my favourite words... I didn't realise until recently that I picked it up from Roald Dahl's books. If anybody is interested in learning some new words, this article has some of the words he created for his books.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/36405434

I also love discovering portmanteaus. I am leaving a link here which gives plenty of examples.
https://www.grammarly.com/blog/portma...

I just looked up Sausage Strata. How did I not know about this dish??? It looks and sounds delumptious. 🤤
I definitely have to try it soon.