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

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

Wow, great job!=)

no U characters in my books either I believe...

Mistress of Rome
date: 1/25
pg: 470
characters: Thea, Lepida Pollia, Arius the Barbarian, Quintus Pollia, Emperor Domitian, Belleraphon, Julia, Gaius, Gallus, Marcus Norbanus, Paulinus, Vibia Sabina, Penelope, Larcius, Vercingetorix, Ganymede, Hercules, Flavia Domitilla
misc: gladiators, betrayal, royals, politicians,

Wish You Were Italian by Kristin Rae

date: 20/1
pg:352
characters: Pippa, Grams, Chiara, Darren, Bruno, Nina, Tate.
Setting: Italy
Misc: MC go sightseeing, triangle love drama, character with two children,

The Assassin's Blade
date: 1/17
pg:438
Characters: Celaena Sardothien, Arobynn Hamel, Farran, Sam Cortland, Rolfe, Yrene, Wesley, Tern, Harding.
Misc: MC is assassin, an MC dies.

X-Treme Dating

Date: 1/13
pg: 189
Characters: Park Evenson, Nalani, Justin Mann, Grant Hastings, Clint Summers, Foxworthy, Rodriguez,
misc: 16 chapters, dating show, lovers who shouldn't be together,

Queen of Shadows
Date: 1/12
Pg: 645
Author: S, M
Characters: Aelin Galathynius, Rowan, Chaol Westfall, Lysandra, Dorian Havilliard, Manon Blackbeak, Elide, Perrington, Lorcan, Tern, Vernon, Kaltain, Nesryn Faliq, Sorrel
Misc: 89 Chapters, Fae, Mythical creatures (Wyvern), witches, GoodReads Winner

Finished Queen of Shadows, will add to read thread

I'm not reading for a goal at the moment:-(

I'm in! Will try to be better at updating the list this year:P

January
1. ✔Swept Away by a Kiss by Katharine Ashe 1/1/16
2. ✔Second Chance Pass by Robyn Carr 1/4/16
3. ✔Unearthly by Cynthia Hand 1/7/16

Unearthly
date: 01/07
pg: 453
Characters: Clara, Jeffrey, Wendy, Angela, Christian, Kay, Tucker
Misc: Angels, good vs evil, forest fire

I think I have a Q as well=) Still working on the U though, 70% done so far.

Second Chance Pass
date:01/04
pg: 416
Characters: Vanessa, Paul, Joe, Nikki, Mel, Jack, Doc, Walt, Tom, Brenda, Ricky, Emma, Dana
Setting: US

The last book I read, Second Chance Pass, has a character named Emma, so it can be used for one of the E's in the crossword, if they're difficult to fill=) I've also started reading Unearthly.

I was out celebrating with friends on New Years=)

So should we just focus on the crossword task then, in stead of goals for a while? Looks like most of the words will give more points from that than just goals.
If someone reads a book that fits a goal we already have, we can surely use it on that, but any goalless books go to the crossword if they fit? (maybe save the books that fit really difficult goals, that may show up later?)

Swept Away by a Kiss by Katharine Ashe

date:01/01/16
pg: 384
Setting: Atlantic Ocean. England.
Characters: Steven, Valerie, Anna, Zeus, Maximin, Hannsley, Bebain.
Misc: 42 chapters, pirates, part of story set on ship at sea, a suicide takes place (Hannsley)

Shared By The Dragons
date: 12/28
pg 173
setting: US, sometime in a fictional future
Characters: Daisy, Nick, Damien, Ezra, Katie, Sam, Alexandria,
Misc: Dragon and wolf shifters, MC (Daisy) discovers she has an unknown ability (she can enhance the power to a wolfshifter, she is a Woman of the Stars), Triangle love drama between to brothers and Daisy
Words: Emerald and diamond: ...gold bracelet studded with emeralds and diamonds. (location 794 in kindle)


A Virgin River Christmas
date 12/29
pg320
Setting: virgin river, california
Characters: Marcie, Ian, Jack, Preacher, Paige, Mel, Brie, Vanessa, Paul, Erin, Drew
Misc: Ex-military MC (Ian, Jack, Preacher), a character attacked by puma, Mel is a nurse/midwife, almost all characters are ready to help anyone at any time.
The Hermit in text: "But I'm a hermit." pg197
The Star in text: "you were the star!" pg151
The Sun: "..to see the sun lowering" pg49
The Moon: "You howl at the moon.." pg70
Onion: "He cut up an onion" pg87
Strawberry: "..and her strawberry- blond hair..." pg191


Just One of the Guys ¨
date 12/30
pg383
Setting: US
Characters: Chastity, Trevor, Jack, Lucky, Mark, Matt, Tara, Sarah, Elaina, Harry, Ryan, Angela
Misc: Big family, dog named Buttercup, MC is firefighter (trevor), paramedic (jack), surgeon (ryan), journalist (chastity)
"The whole nine yards." pg 94
"Piece of cake." pg172
"...look at the bright side." pg318
"you're a lifesaver." pg 167

I have finished Shared By The Dragons and A Virgin River Christmas, will add details later.

Added a new read book, but it didn't fit any of the goals=(

Virgin River
pg432
date: 12/25
Characters: Jack, Melinda, Preacher, Ricky, Hope, Susan, Chloe,
Setting: Virgin River, California
Misc: 16 chapters, story told from several points of view, series connected to a different series from same author, ex-military/barowner MC, midwife/nurse MC, abandoned child (for a time at least), small town life, one person killed,
Word diamond: pg395, "she opened the box to find a diamond ring..."
Emerald: pg 82"..often referred to as the Emerald Triangle.."