ChrisP’s Comments (group member since May 19, 2025)

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

Book Jewels: A Secret Historyby Victoria Finlay
Series: N/A
Page Count 496 pages
Date Read: 11/21/2015
Main Genres: Non Fiction/History
BOM: N/A
Goal: N/A

Rating: 4.11 (GR)
Date first publication: Jan 1st, 2006
ISBN 10 0345466950
Any other Details:Takes Place England/India/Burma/Egypt/Sri Lanka/America(Apache Reservation)/Austraila

Cathy M. wrote: "New Goal: Read a book where someone desires world domination

Hmmm...does Kenobi or Blood of Olympus fit that?"

Blood of Olympus does...Geia is taken over the world...

I'm not reading for a specific challenge right now. I'm still reading the Jewelry book. I'm glad I read for what I learned from it. Next time I go shopping for Michelle I will have a better idea of what to ask and what I'm looking for:) I will be reading Six of Crows next.

The only thing I can a think is the Pulitzer.

Cathy M. wrote: "Okay this is probably a stupid question but what does it mean to be "Shortlisted" for a literary prize?

Would GR Choice Awards be considered a "literary prize"? Did find under The Good Girl, it li..."

I had the same question.

Kelly wrote: "My current read (Pretty Monsters: Stories) is shelved as library, if we don't find any other books that work. I should be finished with it by tonight.

We're on a roll! We've moved u..."

Where does it show the standings at?

Finished The Blood of Olympus

Completed Book

Book The Blood of Olympus by Rick Riordan
Series Heroes of Olympus #5
Pages 514 pages
Date Read November 18th, 2015
Genre Fantasy, Mythology, Young Adult
Goal N/A
Rating 4.41
ISBN 10: 1423146735
Published October 7th, 2014
DetailsRead a book Zombie/Tight Deadline/Olmpian/Gread God/Hired Assassign/Ghosts/Mythical Creature/Assumed Dead/Pizza/Talk to God/Second Chance/Group of Friends

Jennifer wrote: "Finished so we can tick the Mars box (book set on a KNOWN planet) :)"


Awesome! Have you read Golden Son?

I love these challenges so meet new people and discover books I normally wouldn't read. I am a huge fantasy (sports) geek and this is like fantasy games for readers:)

If you want to use the boon for books that start with Y, I can read the Red Planet by Robert Heinland. It is a short read. Unless Jennifer is reading Red Rising. I always have a hard time finding books I want to read with Y in the title.

I think you jinxed me Juliana we are expecting snow on Saturday:)

Thank you Cathy for finishing Peridot. I'm having neuro muscular issues and have doctors puzzled. They have ruled out all scary stuff but yesterday I was confused most of the day. Good days, bad days....I'm about 1/3 way through the ancient history of jewels. At one point I though Blood of Olympus was going to mention it. I would like to have both done tomorrow. Sorry I should have had this done by now.

Does anyone have a book for the page numbers add to 20?

After thinking about we should use the boon for this it may take me until the end of the week to get it. Blood of Olympus is getting good.

I am amazed at how many pages we are turning and how lively things are still going one week in.

Kelly wrote: "Juliana wrote: "QUESTION!!!

Before I go, here is food for thoughts.

We currently have 1 boon that we can use to skip one of our goals. It only last until next Saturday, when we will receive anoth..."

I find it interesting. I'm a huge history and business not and am fascinated to learn how jewels effected empires, economies and the environment. I would have it done by now but I'm also doing blood of Olympus. It may be in our best interest to use the boon for this prop. It is still non fiction and doesn't have the insanity part of the book where you going to read and forget everything else. That is why I'm thinking Wednesday. Blood of Olympus is a funner read.

BTW, I doubt I will be able to get to Pretty Girls I misread the library que. There is 24 electronic copies of the book at the library. I thought I was third in line. I found out this morning I'm third per copy. Sigh.

Juliana wrote: "Morning/Night team!!

It's snowing here in Oslo!!! The first snow here in the city level! It probably won't last too much, the temperature isn't that low yet. But it's so beautiful. :)

I still hav..."

I'm so sorry to here about the snow. Indy hasn't had their first snow yet but its coming. Everyday that goes without snow is another day I'm thankful:)

I plan to do these BOM
Pretty Girls
Six of Crows
Uprooted My wife loved this book and she is the most critical person I know when grading books.

Many of my on hold books are starting to come in so I may not be hitting the goals for awhile.