Tina ❣’s Comments (group member since Mar 09, 2016)

Tina ❣’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

finished A Dissection of Murder yay!

Hey guys, yeah this week for me has been poopy. I’m like ready to leave one of my jobs

I’m nearly done with the book though. I’ll have it finished by tonight after work and I’ll let you guys know when it’s done

Sammy wrote: "My son is on the spectrum too! And I Loooooved The Rosie Project! in fact, I'm not so patiently waiting for book 3 :)

I enjoyed [book:The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-..."

I read that book years ago and loved it! I didn’t realise that it was about a boy on the spectrum though. I think I’ll have to read it again going by what you’ve said, Sammy

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "ღᴛɪɴᴀ❣ wrote: "Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Finished all my countdown books and entered on the spreadsheet.

I was disappointed with it had such a big wrap b..."

I find that when a lot of people rave about a book, I hold of because I'm wary of the opinions of others. But I think I'll give that book a go. I haven't come across many Austism Spectrum books and feel like I should
I read The Rosie Project and liked it

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Finished all my countdown books and entered on the spreadsheet.

I was disappointed with it had such a big wrap but I thought it was okay just not ground bre..."

Is it worth reading Lisa? I have it as a To Read but something keeps holding me back from reading it

I added my two books from this week into the SS. Sammy, one your books ends with a zero.
Do we know what happens when that is the case? Is it like a wild card or a dud?

I finished one book (audio) and can finally start reading the 2nd book since I finished my assignment.... late but I still finished it.

Sammy wrote: "ღᴛɪɴᴀ❣ wrote: "When this happens, I go back to read my unfinished books from previous challenges then I don't get edgy about not having read anything!

I'm glad the Martian was good though!"

I hav..."
I wish I was like that. I seem to always be reading a few books at a time and sometimes don’t finish one so it gets put on my ‘taking my time to read’ shelf.
I need a month to finish them but there’s always a team challenge on so I prioritise that

Emma (M) wrote: "Sammy wrote: "Ugh... So I finished The Martian, which was awesome, but now I'm again left with the choice of starting a book and then likely having to wait before I can finish it, o..."

Okay!

I've got books for y, o and u. If I do 'y' and 'o', you can do 'u' and 'o'?

When this happens, I go back to read my unfinished books from previous challenges then I don't get edgy about not having read anything!

I'm glad the Martian was good though!

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "I'm happy to go with the new improved options, I guess we might as well read for maximum points.

So, is that Option 2 above, so ditching the First Group altogether? So what letters am I looking ..."

Yep, we can go with option to so look for two of y, o and u

Sammy has a U
You have a Y if you still read Crazy Rich Asians with character surname

Y, O, O, U is left
I'll take what ever Emma doesn't want

Sammy wrote: "Actually yes, you're right, we'll make 10 points more by reading any + you instead of doing group 1. (don't forget to add the 80 points we'd be doing for group 3 if we do group 1)

I'd be happy to ..."

Roger that!

Option 1
Group 1 = 4 books for 170 points (120+50)
Group 2 = 4 books for 200 points
Group 3 = 2 books ('in') for 80 points
Total = 450

Option 2
Group 1 = 0 books for 0 points
Group 2 = 4 books for 200 points
Group 3 = 6 books ('you' and 'you') for 280 points
Total = 480

Option 3 (if we can't find y, o, u in our books)
Group 1 = 0 books for 0 points
Group 2 = 4 books for 200 points
Group 3 = 6 books ('you' and 'any') for 260 points
Total = 460


When it comes to numbers, I need things spelled out clearly so my brain can understand what's going on and so I don't forget

Sammy wrote: "I just realised... The word "You" appears twice in task 6, so by spelling "you" twice, we can make even more points...

Actually, it appears 3 times, but we can't have 'em all, lol."

Oh yeah you're right! So if we did 'you' twice then we'd have 280 points

So guys, as I was looking at what other groups have done (instead of doing my assignment) and I noticed that for group 1, it's 30 points per task, so 120. Plus the 50 bonus points = 170.

If we don't do Group 1 and read more for group 3, we could get:
tin (30+40+40) from #7, eye (30+50+30) from #7, you (50+40+50) from #6, any (30+40+50) from #3.

So,
Tin + eye = 110 + 110 = 220
Eye/tin + you = 110 + 140 = 250
Any + eye/tin = 120 + 110 = 230
Any + you = 120 + 140 = 260

Or
Would (40+40+50+30+30) + O (40) = 190 + 40 = 230

Unless there's a bonus 50 point for each letter in group 1, maybe we could consider doing more for group 3 instead of group 1 if we want more points to win this?

We could decide between group 1, 2, 3 vs group 2, 3 after points have been finalised for Round 1...?

Also, I'll totally read for the y's if we do eye/you/any for group 3 if you guys don't want to


Edit:
@ Sammy - your group 1 book would fit for a in any or for tin (title)
@ Lisa - your group 1 book has a Y as a character's surname so would fit for you/eye/any

Emma (M) wrote: "No, I haven’t got to Artemis yet. I’m a bit hesitant as I’ve heard mixed reviews. I should really just hit the bullet and read it so I can make my own decision on it!"

I haven't read The Martian but I read Artemis as a BOM here and I actually liked it. It was kind of a introduction to outer space life for me. I've only only read a few but this one has stuck with me the most (probably because there's no alien romance going on)

I finished Her Perfect Mate

Sammy wrote: "❦ Tina ❣ wrote: "So, do you guys think it will be the countdown books in week one and then the groups in week 2?
Will it always be like that?"

Pretty much, is my guess. They did hint that the coun..."

Heh xD

As long as we have a week to read the countdown, I'll be happy

So, do you guys think it will be the countdown books in week one and then the groups in week 2?
Will it always be like that?

Sammy wrote: "❦ Tina ❣ wrote: "I was suppose to update what I found last night but I fell asleep haha

So, I'd prefer to read more in week 2 of round 2 as I have an assignment due next week and won't be able to ..."

Sounds good! Thanks Sammy

Sammy wrote: "Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "I also got two okays for my "nasty" dagger and it has lemon in the text several times so I've logged it in on the spreadsheet."

Awesome! That's three down for the grou..."

Argh! I know! They are not easy to find which I guess is why they have higher points