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

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

Eni wrote: "Preeti wrote: "Eni wrote: "Preeti wrote: "1. I've added a completed book to the spreadsheet that works for N, E and R. We have to complete all books for this round by the 23rd, right?

2. I am ok e..."

Yes, that does make sense.

I have a doubt... I have my predicted books per month at 13. I have completed 8 so far but not all have been used. Do I take the number of books I can read for the next round as 5, or 13 minus however many of them were actually used?

Eni wrote: "Preeti wrote: "1. I've added a completed book to the spreadsheet that works for N, E and R. We have to complete all books for this round by the 23rd, right?

2. I am ok either way and will go with ..."

Thanks, Eni.
By the way, which letters are we short on? I am asking so that I can prioritise any books that work for them.

1. I've added a completed book to the spreadsheet that works for N, E and R. We have to complete all books for this round by the 23rd, right?

2. I am ok either way and will go with the majority.

I'm the same with this genre... not my cup of tea. But I can commit to two books.
I bought one a few years ago, I have no clue why I bought it but I did and I have committed to clearing my TBR shelf before I can buy any more books so read it I must and this seems to be the perfect opportunity to do so. Inner Engineering: A Yogi's Guide to Joy by Sadhguru, in case anybody is curious.
Also, I have been promising my granduncle for years that I will read Eckhart Tolle's The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment.

Melindam wrote: "Finished , ss updated.

I will definitely finish the other 2 books I planned for this round (Nine Coaches Waiting and [book:The Werewolf Dates The De..."

I hope you are feeling better soon, Melinda. Sending you plenty of good health wishes.

Eni wrote: "I miss the beach :( we haven't been to one since before this whole covid mess began :( ..."

Same here ☹️ We have been going on vacation to Goa every December for ages. Last year was the first year in a very long time that we didn't go and we aren't going this year also.

Sammy wrote: "Hey guys, hope all is well and you're enjoying your books.

I'm now comfortably installed at the Yorkshire seaside, and have just been for a lovely walk on the beach. About to have a sandwich, the ..."

Have a great time!!! And have some fish and chips for me😊
That is one of the things I miss most from living in London. That and doner kebabs after a late-night movie.

Same here though I will be starting to pick up some longer books now that I have a lot of my shorter ones done.

Elen wrote: "Finally started my first book.

I have been in a reading slump for a year and I don't like it, but getting out of it. :)"

I can relate... I had the same problem a while back. The two things that helped me were listening to audiobooks and reading all my favourite books even if it was for the bazillionth time. I also discovered graphic novels and that was such a game-changer.
I hope things become easier for you.

Melindam wrote: "Oh... reading LL after surgery nay not have been the most relaxing choice, I can understand that.

Early this year I have contracted covid and spent 2 dreary & miserable weeks in hospital. I could ..."

So sorry to hear that. I am so happy to know you are feeling better. I hope all is well now.

Melindam wrote: "Preeti, it's starts awfully slowly, but all in all, it's totally worth persevering. :)"

I agree. What I read of it I really enjoyed.
I think it was just the timing... I had major surgery a few years ago and had to be on compulsory bed rest for a while. I found it so difficult to read anything. From then until 2018 was one of my worst reading periods but then luckily I discovered reading challenges the next year and things picked up.

Sonia wrote: "I liked Locke Namora. It had a Oliver Twist meets Leverage feeling. And I might not like classics much, but I adooore Leverage."

This means that I now HAVE to read LL. I love both Oliver Twist and Leverage.

I tried reading Outlander but at the time just didn't have the patience for it. It is now on my some-day list.

Sammy wrote: "What she said. I see you found your way to the planning sheet :D"

Yup. I had bookmarked the wrong spreadsheet.

Hi. Also wanted to check... I noticed there are already 5 books on the spreadsheet that work for the wheel bonus. We don't need anymore in that case, right?

Melindam wrote: "But you should be able to add it to the planning sheet."

Thanks, Melinda. Turns out I was looking at the wrong spreadsheet.

Hi. I have a doubt. I finished my 1st book but can't add it to our spreadsheet. We add our books to the spreadsheet ourselves, right?

Sammy wrote: "Preeti wrote: "Hi. I wanted to confirm, we can use the title author's first and last initials, series name and character names to spell out our word (GOLDENROD for this round), am I right?"

Yes. A..."

Thanks, Sammy. I am waiting for this challenge to start. I have my first 2 books planned and ready to go.

Hi. I wanted to confirm, we can use the title author's first and last initials, series name and character names to spell out our word (GOLDENROD for this round), am I right?

I have both the November books on my TBR and now don't feel so bad about not having read them yet.

Now a few questions...
Can we all read the BOMs?
What is DQ?