Silje’s Comments (group member since Apr 15, 2015)

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

Vicki wrote: "Tara wrote: "Vicki wrote: My library is still closed. It's been closed since mid-March. :("

Mine FINALLY opened this week for curbside service - I'm picking up my order this evening. I only got tw..."

Haha, that sounds quite familiar. Instead of a typical bookshelf, I have three quite long shelves on one of my walls. I recently decided to organize my books into read/not read (my way of trying to save money by reading the books I have, rather than buying new ones). I ended up with one shelf of read books and two with books not yet read=P=P

It is very much the same in Norway as in Finland, so I'm struggling a bit when trying to imagine what an all girls school would really be like. The first ting that comes to mind is the boarding school in the movie Wildchild=P

Sophie wrote: "Hi! Checking in :)

I have to admit that I don't think I understand this challenge yet but hopefully it'll make more sense as I play."

As long as your books fit a letter in our word each round (CELEBRATION in round 1) you are good to go. The criteria are in the rules. If the book fit a task or a tag as well, that is great, but it doesn't have to. The task list will be on our planning sheet, but it is already available on the team sheet as well=)

The planning sheet will be ready soon, it just need Ashleigh's final approval=)=)

Kim wrote: "Hello, everyone! Sorry I am late to the introductions; I saved the spreadsheets days ago and forgot checking in was needed!

I'm Kim. I live in Massachusetts but was born and raised in Philly, Pen..."

Welcome aboard=)

It's great that you're joining the BOM, I'm considering doing so myself=) It is only the BOMs in the NBRC-group that will earn extra points in this Challenge, but hopefully the books from the other BOMs or BRs will fit a letter in our Word=)

Tara wrote: "Vicki wrote: My library is still closed. It's been closed since mid-March. :("

Mine FINALLY opened this week for curbside service - I'm picking up my order this evening. I only got two books [book..."

The libraries here opened last week, and I could finally go get the books I had ordered=)

I also use Scribd, I listen to a lot of audiobooks and I think they have a decent selection.

I haven't played Wheel-a-thon more than once before, so I needed to read the rules several times before I understood everything (still not sure if I got it all=P). But Cat from another team has explained it really well; hopefully, she doesn't mind me sharing it here (you can also read it in their thread: Round Ireland with a fridge)

We read books of 160pages+ to spell out our word (see also the RULES). We have two weeks to spell out our word as many times as possible, and get points for how long each book is!
EVERY book we read MUST be part of the spell-it-out.

In addition, we can get points for 10 books with relevant tags for our wheel slice (tags, not MPG (main page genre))
Finding books with tags is a TEAM endeavor - it's 10 for the whole team, not each.

Individually we can also fill out books against the task list we have. Everyone has the same list, but it is an INDIVIDUAL endeavor - we can all read a book with a yellow cover and claim the points. You can only read for each task once.

Finally! There are also points available for taking part in the BOM discussions. This is entirely OPTIONAL, but if the book appeals do consider reading it, or even volunteering to write a set of discussion questions.

Are you guys ok with using a planning sheet? It will allow us to switch books around if necessary and have a better overview of things such as optional letters, tasks, etc.

Whenever you've finished a book, this is the information we need:
- Book title and the link to the book edition you read
- Page count for the version you read, or default version if you listened to an audiobook
- Finished Date
- Which letters the book fit and why (character, title, author, etc.)
- If it fits one of our TAGS
- Which TASK it fits (every book doesn't have to fit a task)

Halli wrote: "Do we want to do our recommendations in a separate thread like the other teams? Here is mine:

It seems most teams have posted their recommendations in a post on their team-thread and just linked to that one. It might be the easiest solution for us as well=) Some of the other teams have posted other teams' recommendations as well at the top of their thread, is that something you want us to do as well? If not, one can just look at the other team-threads whenever you need a recommendation=)

My recommendations:
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Educated
Don't Rush Me (whole series is fun)
A Court of Thorns and Roses (or basically anything Sarah J. Maas has written)
Edenbrooke

It is so fascinating to read about everyone's lives! =)

I don't have any children myself; I need to find a great man first=P My family are quite small. I have one sister and only six cousins, all girls. My sister doesn't have any kids either, but I like to think I'm a favorite "aunt" to my best friend's three-year-old=)

At the moment I work parttime in a bookstore, which I love! I used to be a dentist until a few years ago but had to quit due to personal reasons. Even though I love the job I have now, it is not enough economically, so I might have to go back to working in dental health after some retraining (I've applied to universities, and will receive answers in July).

Other hobbies I have besides reading are exercising (jogging, hiking, and handball mostly), knitting/cross-stitching, and gaming/TV.

Hi everyone! I'm Silje, 29 years, from Norway, and co-captain=)

I usually join two or three team challenges a year, they are an excellent motivation to read more! Wobble was one of my favorites too=)

My favorite genres are fantasy, YA, historical romance, and thrillers. I work in a bookshop, so I try to read books from other genres as well, to "broaden my horizon" =P I have to take a closer look at the tags to see which might be easiest for me.

I think I will join this challenge this year as well. Hopefully, I will have fewer books on my TBR at the end of the year and not more as per usual=P

In order to give myself some wiggle room, I will focus on simply reducing the number of books on the list, and try to finish 20 books. I need to check which books I've already bought and which I need to buy/borrow before I make a more solid plan=)

3/20 Completed

Red Sister - TBR June 2017 - Finished Jan 2020
Homecoming - TBR Dec 2019 - Finished March 2020
Dead Witch Walking - TBR Aug 2017 - Finished April 2020

Judith wrote: "Jenny, was your first team challenge UNO? I call that the gateway challenge.

It was mine a few years ago, now look at me. Lol"

same for me=P

I added them to the sheet=)

We are almost at the end now, barely half a day left!

I would be super grateful if everyone could check the books on their shelf and see if we have missed any and that all books have a read date=)

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DQ’s Day 2 Chapter 6-10

7. I really do not remember Yu Fong. I also haven’t read all of the novellas so that may be why. Yu Fong is partly dragon and was fighting something in the sky. Any ideas? Do you think he will play an important role later in the book?
I don't remember him specifically. I honestly just thought something had picked him up and thrown him at first before we got to know that he was a dragon. Not quite sure what I think is going on yet.

8. So, Roland did not answer Kate’s communication. Someone did right before magic came back up. Who do you think he is? Will he offer useful information? Is he responsible for Serenbe?I'm thinking that this guy might be the culprit himself and if not then he is probably connected to whoever is behind Serenbe.

9. Luther has a working theory on how the humans are changed. Since it hasn’t gotten to the zombie apocalypse stage yet, is someone able to contain it and waiting for the right time to release the cotangent or is it not as contagious as they think?
At the moment it is just a theory, we will have to see if they can figure out if that is correct or not.

10. Avag Barsamian went into the Keep for two hours!!! The next day Robert offered an alliance. Should the Pack be trusted? Is the Pack going to stand by their alliance or abstain from fighting?
I understand their hesitancy about trusting the Pack after receiving that information. Jim is a complicated character and after he became the Beast Lord he hasn't really been that good a friend, always putting the Pack first no matter the consequences. So I would not want to believe that he can betray them like this, but I wouldn't take the risk of going in blind either.

11. I love Conlan!!!! Wouldn’t it be great if there were short stories in the author’s newsletter with Conlan’s adventures?! What is your favorite scene with Conlan in this segment of the book?
I don't follow the author's newsletter, so I don't really need those stories. There is a lot of great scenes with Conlan, it is impossible to choose only one.

I can't believe the book is finally here! I have been looking forward to reading it for so long.

Discussion Questions - Day 1
Prologue - Chapter 5

1. What do you think of the authors' choice to start with Conlan's birth and then jump forward thirteen months?
I think was a wise decision. Newborns don't really have much personality and would be difficult to involve as a character. a thirteen-month-old, on the other hand, will have developed many personality traits and is also at an age where he understands more and can be communicated with to some extent.

2. To me the opening prologue really showcases how far Kate has come from the loner mercenary in the first book. What impressed you most about it?
I must admit it wasn't anything in particular that stood out to me.

3. Do you think Roland is behind the massacre at Serenbe either directly or indirectly? Any early guesses about who the culprit may be?
He would be the first person to suspect, but I feel that whenever he has done something he doesn't really try to hide that he was behind it, he wants them to know it when he does. Besides, this action isn't like him.

4. After everything Nick has said and done, Kate still goes to defend him. What did you think of her handling of the Order members? Nick holding Conlan on his lap?
I think that to Kate, Nick is kind of family in a way. She understands his hatred but also doesn't let it affect her behavior around him. If I were in her shoes I would be pretty fed up with the Order by now and how they handle things. I think her protecting Nick is her way of saying "Enough!".

5. Conlan is so adorable! What is your favorite Conlan moment so far?
I really liked his "uh oh" at the beginning, so charming! But his stubbornness about the honey was quite cute too.

6. The wrap up or characters is already beginning. Are you surprised that Ascanio is leaving Cutting Edge or that Raphael comes to speak for him?
I didn't really think of it as a wrap-up, but I suppose that is correct. Not really surprised, he is young and still hasn't found his place in the world, unlike Derek, even though there isn't much age difference between them. The part where Raphael talks about loyalty makes it quite understandable that Ascanio didn't come and ask himself.

I will ask about the count down=)