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

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

Also, we've completed all the bonus tags. Yay!!!

If anybody was thinking of reading Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid, it works for quite a few of our next round letters:
S: Title, E: ch Emira, Z: ch Zara, P: ch Peter, C: ch Kelley Copeland.

I have two Dumas books on my TBR pile that keep getting pushed further down the list. The Count of Monte Cristo (technically 2 books as they are the old Everyman's Library editions) and George (which I bought 2 years ago and haven't read yet🤦🏻‍♀️ ) Hopefully soon.

Sammy wrote: "You were awesome, I'm sure! :)

Now I vote you put your feet up with a cup of something warm, a tasty treat if you fancy one, and a good book. You've earned it! :)"

I second that...

Good luck, Mel 👍🏻 🍀

This round is until Dec 4th, right?

I have 2 books to finish for this round. Both are over 700 pages so I don't know if I will be able to fit in any more though I am going to try to fit in one that works for both the family tag and the pink text. That one is a bit shorter so🤞🏻

Sammy wrote: "FINAL ROUND INFO!

We won't get our new word for a couple of days, but the info for round 5 is out!

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/......"

That sounds lovely, Melinda.
We have a similar thing during Dussehra called Golu. People decorate their houses and make a display of dolls and figurines with a theme and invite others to come and see them. It is mainly for women and girls who visit each others' houses to see the golu and are given special food items to eat.
I am adding a wiki link for you to get an idea of it.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golu

Best of wishes to your son and you, Laura. Hope all is well soon.

Joanne wrote: "I used to listen to audiobooks occasionally but in the last year or so I've gotten hardcore into podcasts and have mostly stopped listening to books because they make me fall behind on podcasts."

I keep subscribing to podcasts and then forgetting all about them.

Have you watched Only Murders in the Building? I binge-watched almost the entire season and then had to slow down when I realised Season 2 was going to take some time to be released. It is one of my current favourites.

Audiobooks help with my insomnia. I set the timer for 30 minutes and if I am still awake when it switches off, I add another 30 minutes. On most days, I have not needed to extend the time. And it helps because the next day when I want to continue I just rewind a bit and continue from there.
I think the audiobooks help because I stop thinking so much and that helps my brain go into sleep mode.

Get well soon, Mel!
And yes, audiobooks are awesome. I discovered audiobooks after surgery a few years ago. I had never really been that interested in them before but I found myself unable to lift even the lightest of books and that is when I started seriously listening to audiobooks. Now I don't know how I ever lived without them.

I added a book to the extras list - it is a tiny book (161 pages) that I had to read for another challenge but some of the letters work for this round.

I don't know whether to be very scared or very relieved considering the number of XYZ books I have been squirrelling away.😝

Sammy wrote: "Preeti wrote: "Sammy wrote: "Hey Preeti, I think the author's name on you just finished looks pretty pink! Would you agree? :)"

Sadly,..."

I have a few more books with pink text on the cover. I haven't added them yet as I want to clear my immediate TBR before deciding which books to go for next.

Sammy wrote: "I think Damon is adorable (and a bit more than that in the Bourne movies!!), and would have voted for him if not for Bomer. :) ..."

Same here. Damon is one of my favourite actors. I will watch any movie he stars in. I think he is one of the most versatile actors and I don't think there is any genre he hasn't excelled in.

Sammy wrote: "Hey Preeti, I think the author's name on you just finished looks pretty pink! Would you agree? :)"

Sadly, it is very red on my paperback copy which is why I didn't mark it as such.🙁

Like Melinda, I am giving half of my vote to Bomer. The other half goes to Damon. I mean, somebody has to vote for him.

Melinda, it is a good thing I put my tea down before reading your comment. 🤣

Excellent👍🏻
And thanks to everybody for the help. I'm just going to use it for the spell-out. I found a different book which even Tineye agrees has pink text so all is well.