Melissa’s Comments (group member since May 12, 2019)

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

Denise wrote: "There are two reasons I could never become vegan:

Cheese and ice cream. Cannot live without those."

I agree 100%

I love cheese too. I was lucky to go to France, and I stood longer in the cheese aisle (a whole AISLE) than I did looking at the Eiffel Tower!

(I kept proclaiming - but there's a WHOLE AISLE)

I’m taking Shelby’s menu items for the next time I host book club! My book club will love it!

I’m more of a beer, pretzels and beer cheese kinda girl- tbh, but I don’t discriminate :).

I’m looking forward to this theme. I always mean to read around the world, but then zip back to my comfort books. This will be a good push.

This is my first read of this book.

. Emily finds herself in a very cold, snowy location, and worries about surviving the cold.
What do you think of the setting?

It works for me - it's really cold here, and there is a lot of snow, so it's nice to read a book set in a similar climate.

Although I agree with the rest of the folks - why is she so unprepared? Is she used to having servants where she studies? It doesn't seem like she does, but she sure is acting like it.

have you ever found yourself in similar surroundings, and how did you cope, or how do you believe you will cope if you haven't?
Also splitting logs... Would you manage like a boss, or risk loss of limbs?

I would be okay splitting logs. Although I'd make sure there was a hospital nearby, just in case..

2. How do you feel about footnotes? *

Well, I'm listening to the book, so I guess I don't notice :)

3. In a world where the existence of faeries is an established fact, would you consider dryadology as a profession?

Nah, I'm too clueless. I'd end up in a fairy ring for sure.
Funny thing though - I just finished reading a book about a scientist who studies killer whales. There are some definite similarities between the two main characters! Come to think of it, Alexandra Morton went from Connecticut to British Columbia, and was pretty unprepared. She learned a lot about living in a cold climate by just being there and trying to survive.

4. What do you think of Emily so far? And Bambleby?
I like Emily. Her scientific side is nice to read about. Bambleby is okay - I kind of gloss over his part.

Yes! I hope to be on any of your teams again sometime!
Happy holidays!

Okay!! It's a wrap!
I'll check in once more tonight to see what our final scores were.

This has been such a fabulous team to play with! I hope to play in many more challenges with you all!!

Nice, Shannon!!!
I just put it in

Okay, wrapping some things up here!
Shannon, could you put Nobody's Hero on your shelf?

Kelly (Maybedog) wrote: "I've found several books that work but it's hard to find one that also fits our letters. I have two and each fits only one letter and it's currently used. So I moved Insayah's book Antifragile to t..."

Sounds good.
A question for you - you have A Body in the Back Garden with NFN: Daniel
What does NFN mean?

Kelly (Maybedog) wrote: "Okay, found one. Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett. It looks boring so I'll keep looking but at least I've got it covered."

Thanks Kelly :)

Okay team! We have just under 2 days to finish our challenge!!
I am still plowing through my 3 books, and should finish them by the end of the challenge.

How are you all doing with yours?

Kelly (Maybedog) wrote: "I only have two books left so I want to make them count. V and I are what are left of this iteration but we don't have a completed R. M and Melissa, are you for sure going to finish your R books? I..."

Yes! I can shuffle mine around. There are so many characters in that Day of Fallen Night.... Let me see if I can find a I or a V

@M - I gotcha - just put it in.

Those books must have incredible world building. They are so long, and there are so many of them. What do you think of them?

Okay, I’m going to reread it then in 2025 and work on the rest of the series. I found it intriguing.

Kelly (Maybedog) wrote: "I thought it was hilarious and intentional, Christine!

Thanks for the recs. Melissa, that's so much info, I'm so grateful!

Ugh, U is a hard letter!"

You are welcome!
I am glad you will be doing more challenges! I really love them. They get me to read books I'd never pick up otherwise. And a lot of times those books are really interesting :) Although sometimes.... I wish I could erase them from my brain!

M, I am interested in what you think of Ninefox Gambit - I thought it was really interesting - although I can't claim I understood all of it!

Brittany wrote: "I'm reading a book with a U name Uluru or Ulu for short haha"

Most excellent!

I say we post on any of the mini challenges, and we'll see where it goes!

I'm seeing other teams continuing with theirs, so I think it's okay.

Kelly (Maybedog) wrote: "How do we know when there are new team challenges to sign up for? I found this one because a friend recommended it to me."

Aha!
Beware, it is addicting...

Here is the general thread for this group:

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

UNO is a great one - like Insiyah mentioned. That's on the group "Perks of being a Book Addict Group" https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

I like the group FLOAB (For Love of a Book) - our teammate Brittany is a moderator of that group! She has led some great challenges there: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

There's the Challenge Factory
Which has some really nice challenges - many individual, but also some group challenges

https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...

Those are a good place to start :)

Christine wrote: "It sounds like a Game of Thorns :)"

LOL
I'm not sure if you meant to write "thorns" but that is totally like what is going on here! Lots of thorns....