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

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

I swear this author adds new characters every other page.

I am half way through A Day of Fallen Night. Almost 400 pages in and I think I know who 50% of the characters are and maybe 25% of the place names… no skimming here…. And it’s taking me forever…. But I do like it.

Yes, I think we can repeat it, but I did ask the mods just in case

@Brittany - you have two different versions of the book "Fear" - one is linked on the spreadsheet, and one is on your shelf. Which one do you prefer?

Kelly (Maybedog) wrote: "I'm sorry if I'm being annoying with all my questions. My latest book has pants but the only place it would fit is cocktail. But they're not referring to a drink but drugs:

"Between the booze and ..."

It's fine - they are not discriminating on what the word means - as long as it is the word itself.

Kelly (Maybedog) wrote: "Just checking and making sure a book can only be used for one mini including both the old ones and the new, right?

Another question: can I use "sweatpants" for pants?"

Yes, just one mini per book.

Kelly (Maybedog) wrote: "Woo hoo! Way to go team!

re: a previous comment: My dad wrote a police procedural/horror book about a serial killer who collected children and turned their heads into ventriloquist dolls. Kind of ..."

That's kinda fascinating!

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Pants!!
Love it!!

The bonus words for the relax mini are "pants" and "chipmunk." !
Yes, we have to have them in our book to count - I'm hoping my cozy mystery has one - but I highly doubt my high fantasy does!

Congratulations all! We completed the three minis!

The relax mini is now open for us to plan and complete.

If you have a book that would fit one of the other minis instead, you can add it there too - those are all open.

Insiyah wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I'm going to give The Portrait of a Lady a try. It's 797 pages - couldn't they have just written 3 more pages to get to 800? 🤦🏼‍♀️"

It's going to round off anyways, so w..."

I'd be very interested to hear what you think of it! It's a bit sloooow right now....

I added the relax mini to our spreadsheet - it's locked because we can't start it until we finish our other minis - but I thought we could at least use it for planning!

M wrote: "I went to a local book convention yesterday. It was amazing! I met several local authors and picked up a bag of new books. Now to find room on my shelves for them."

That sounds fabulous. I've only been to one book convention, but it was so wonderful!

And a bag of books!

Sounds like an amazing weekend!

Shannon wrote: "I'm 59% finished reading How to Sell a Haunted House . Im really liking it so far. It's not what I was expecting! I thought it would just be ghosts and hauntings, but there's a mani..."

Yes!
I read that one last year, and really enjoyed it too.

Kelly (Maybedog) wrote: "We still have time to finish the minis don’t we? They didn’t have to be done by this morning did they? I have a book that’s fifth in a series. It’s not the longest book out there but it will make s..."

Yes!
We still have time to finish the minis.

Last round is up!

It has started!
Pet pic upcoming...

Okay, I got Brittany's book in - I'll check us in now!
Kelly, I moved your book to round 4.

One hour left!
Anyone still finishing a book?

I might be able to do the worker in taxes - just checking to see if he does taxes.

Has anyone read The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant?