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

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

I have Seven Eyes (for the x) on my bookshelf. I was supposed to read it for a book group, but never started it! So I can read that one.
Sea shells? Yikes!
I have a book of short stories I am supposed to read - can I count that as a nonfiction type (not using character names) and just take the total number of pages?

Cherry wrote: "How does a book get "tagged" as something and where do I go to see the tags?

I just started Parlor Games which I'm thinking will work for "games" s..."

I asked the same question in a message. Here is Laura's reply.

Here is the link

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

replace dragon with "turkey" or whatever word you are looking for. Unfortunately, you may still have to read through the pages of tags.

Thanks for all the welcoming!
I made a dinner I've never made before (a mutton curry), and that always takes me a long time, which means more audiobook time! Which means I will finish Seneca Falls and the Origins of the Women's Rights Movement before Friday.

There are a bunch of "characters" in this non-fiction book - so many letters will qualify. Do they have to be main characters?

Also, as this is an audio book - how do the pages work? I'm also following along in a hardcover edition - I like to go back and reread parts I missed.

Richard wrote: "Another Lonesome Dove fan, maybe we should gang up on the rest of the team and force them to read a 900+ page book about a cattle drive. Who doesn't want that excitement?!"

It is so worth it!! The storytelling and characters are just amazing. I loved that book. Augustus is one of my top ten favorites, as well as Deets.

We can wrangle them in :) Think of the points!!

Okay, for this fortnight:
We Have Always Been Here: A Queer Muslim Memoir
Finished: June 28
Fits: S for Samara Habib
220 pages
Tasks: #74 Book with MGP LGBT

The Tall Woman
Finished: June 29
Fits: T (Titile) G (character Gibb) T (character Aunt Tildy) P (character Paul)
315 pages
Task: #80 Forest on the cover

All Systems Red
Finished: July 1
Works for A (title) R (character Dr. Ratthi) P (character Pin-Lee) G (character Gurathin)
171 pages
Tag #27 A book featuring robots

I'm reading a bunch of books, but the one I'll finish soon is The Song of Achilles
Which will work for quite a few I think. - A for character Achilles for sure.

I'll check out these very interesting tags... and see what I can find on the shelf :)

Okay, I think I'm caught up.
Introduction - I am from Vermont. COVID has slowed down here, but you just never know. We can check out books from our library, but there is a wait period, and they are delivered outside under a little tent :) I still have a little money in book certificates left over from an end of the year teacher present and a birthday present :)

I am a slave to book challenges. I enjoy historical fiction, nonfiction, mythologically themed books, short stories... I'm always up for something different.

As for pets, 2 cats and a dog :) Our dog is part blue heeler and part Australian Shephard and is just the cutest thing on Earth says his momma who is me. The cats rule the household, and we are all a little afraid of the one that is my profile picture.

My Wheel-a-thon shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

My recommendations shelf
https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

M wrote: "Reading all the recommendations:

me - happily holding my amazon gift card leftover from my birthday.

husband - "are you buying more books"

me - hisses like a rabid raccoon and takes the laptop e..."

This is hilarious! And so relatable :)

Richard wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I'm very excited! I'll go get another cup of coffee and see if I can figure this thing out!"

Hi Melissa, welcome to the team!"

Thanks! I love these team challenges and am glad to be a part of team Pants!! I just went over the rules - love it - and I will now read through this thread.

I'm very excited! I'll go get another cup of coffee and see if I can figure this thing out!

I finished! It's really worth it. So much fun. The only problem is... (view spoiler)[ I don't really understand what happened to Tane..... Can someone kindly explain? (hide spoiler)]

Eldarwen wrote: "I'm so far behind.... But then, I knew this was going to happen haha. Always does!"

No worries :) I am just in need of good fantasy right now, so whenever there is downtime (after dishes, after dog walk...) I fly to the book :)

Yes! I just finished part 2 today. Yes! Action packed! (view spoiler)[ I have many scattered thoughts. The whole Ead / Sabran / siblan power thread keeps me hooked, although I've been trying to figure out the whole barb shot from a dragon that killed the unborn babe. Did it hit her stomach? How did it have such good aim?
I'm kind of bummed about Roos and harvesting dragon parts. I agree with Cat, the boys are not having much good luck.
I wonder if Sabran will remarry, or is she being poisoned? Also, I was sure the Hawk was the Cup bearer.
I'm having a difficult time figuring out the maps in the front. I think I'll need to go back through some of the book to get the place names right.
I am looking forward to getting to Ersyr with Ead. I hope the sisters there are as tough as she is.
Another question I have is the history of the different dragons - is Tane's dragon anti-Westerner dragons?
Again, I might be missing some of these plot points, but I am really enjoying the book.
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I'm just on the first questions! I've been reading a bunch of books and pretending that I am hibernating. I wonder if there is a word for hibernating with books, because that's kind of what I do when it snows....I mean, I do work and eat too :)
1. Where do you think Matilda Tillerman fits into all of this?

Well, the whole Poe thing is interesting. Are Usher and Pryce the same person?

2. These characters are all so witty and quick and interesting. I'm finding myself really drawn to these types of characters lately, while also feeling like they're unrealistic (I wish I knew people half as fun and smart as Tuesday or Mo or Lila in this book). Do you enjoy these types of characters - why or why not?

Yes, I really like Tuesday. She reminds me of someone I knew in college, and so does Dex. Sometimes Dex's responses seem a little forced, but also fun - It's kind of like reading The Boxcar Children for adults.

3. What do you think is going on with all the missing people? What do you think is going on with all the mentions of witches and ghosts and death?! I'm finding it difficult to decipher what's relevant and what's not.
I didn't like the finding the clown that she thought was Abby - that was a bit creepy for me. Yeah, I'm not sure if this is a dealing with death or a romp through Boston book theme. The witches and ghosts part is fun.

4. So far I’m not into the lust/romance that Racculia is building between Tuesday and Archie. I just wish that there were more books where our badass main female character didn’t have a romantic subplot at all, because sometimes it’s just unnecessary! Do you like where Tuesday and Archie’s romance is going? Do you think it’s fitting in this story?
Yes, I agree that I'm not too into the romance. Maybe it will play out with Dorry - that she'll call Archie on something or another. I'd rather not have the romance in the book - but if so, maybe with someone less smarmy. I agree with Dex that maybe he's a psycho!



Bonus question! Would YOU have fired Gary?'m
Ugh, no. I would probably give him a look like don't do that. I hope I would talk to him about it, and help him get connected with services and all. I might go into the mom speech, being an old mom and all.
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Eldarwen wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I just finished Part 1 (and added Grey Sister to my TBR list - thanks for the recommendation!). "

Pssssst, start with Red Sister ;-) Grey Sister is a #2 in series."

:)
Thanks! Now I have 2 more on the list! Is there such a thing as too many TBRs?

I just finished Part 1 (and added Grey Sister to my TBR list - thanks for the recommendation!). I enjoyed the world building, and really like the diversity of the characters. (view spoiler)[ As for who to trust, I can be pretty naive. I wonder about Ead's loyalties. During the wedding ceremony, she looked at Chassar when they called the Mother a heretic. I'm not sure whether to trust the whole Sabran society or the Priory.
I am curious about Sabran / Ead's budding romance (?) - is that okay in the 6 virtues? Having all those ladies of the bedchamber seems like relationships would inevitably blossom.
As for other characters - I really don't know about Marosa. It seems sketch what she's asking Loth to do - and what's up with the earthquake.... hmmm.... it seems like she could have escaped if she wanted to, but maybe I'm wrong. She seemed sincere.
I am looking forward to diving into Part 2. (hide spoiler)]

I'm about 125 pages in. I agree that the POVs in the West are more developed so far. I am really liking how the majority of the characters in power are women. I am continually pleasantly surprised with a new character, and I think, wait, that's a woman, that's awesome. I did not know about the different terms for dragons before this book, so I am also enjoying that.

I just got the book from the library, so I’ll catch up as we go!

I also just started. I like the different clans and loyalties. I’m glad for the characters list! I’m wondering if I should create a huge clan tree like I had to for Game of Thrones.

Perfect!

This is great! We have a great group :) February 1st is coming up this Saturday. Shall we make a plan? I've never done a buddy read before. I'm wondering - do we set a timeline? Would the month of February be too long or too short?