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

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

@Tahima and Erika- I’m interested in reading Scythe and Thunderhead.

Erika, we could do a buddy read for scythe and then do a buddy read with Tahima for Thunderhead

June for Scythe and July for Thunderhead?

Coolies!

@Mods- can we get Turtles All the Way Down for June 28 please? Informal read

Cat wrote: "I'd do Turtles in June / July"

Wicked! What about June 28?

Good pick up. I must have got them muddled.

Sounds like a plan Brooklyn!

Would anyone be able to do from June 10 onwards? (It was a B.OM.)

And from June 20 onwards?

Aaaaannnnddddd sometime in June/July?

Everyone - I've added in people into the Arithmacy class

Amanda - Hunter by Erin Bedford
Jacki - The Mephisto Mysteries
Zee - Frog Music by Emma Donoghue
Tina - Strange the Dreamer
Karishma - Eldest
Talia - Wizard’s First Rule by Terry Goodkind
Brooklyn


Teri has kindly started us off in Care of Magical Creatures

Let's try and organise that class, Divination, Potions and Herbology next.

Oh no Halli! Hopefully it won't impact you both as much as it did your daughter

I noticed earlier on that you had read it and added it in! Haha hope you don't mind :P

@Talia - I find it annoying when the only thing you want to do when you're sick is read and you can't even do that!

Brooklyn wrote: "I just finished my BOM read, so I'll start Independence! tonight and get it done as quick as possible for Spells."

Sounds good Brooklyn! And congrats on finishing Lilac Girls :D

I've added it in to the spreadsheet

Yay! Very excited to do this book

(Team Tonks)

Deanna wrote: "Apoorv wrote: "Team Gilderoy Lockhart
- Do you agree as to why the teams were [spoilers removed] Who do you think will win in the rest of the books, just purely on their powers?
I thought the teams..."

The author should have definitely taken more time to do research. She should have had people go over the book and tell her to fix up her characters.
Hera and Aprodite were relatively good portrayals but I still found Hera to be a bit out of character. I don't see the point and reasoning behind her being the 'villain'. I think she can get away with Apollo being human as it's what he wanted (for some reason), but not Hermes. He was just a fill in and a let down.

Apoorv wrote: "Team Gilderoy Lockhart
Chapters 16 - 20 - FINAL

So, I did finish this two days ago, and never really got around to talk about my final thoughts. Honestly, there isn't a whole lot to talk about - c..."

(view spoiler)[The teams were weird for me. I didn't really understand why or how Athena and Hermes got together and made their team. I do think Athena would win but it depends on who ends up being on each 'team'.
I miss all the gods. I think Ares would go with Aphrodite. Hephaestus could go either way, depending on what Aphrodite and Ares have done to affect him. Dionysus, who knows? I wonder if Hestia will even be mentioned.
It's just a poor portrayal of the Olympians. I don't see myself reading the next books. I think the closest Blake got to correctly portraying the Gods was for Aphrodite. Everyone else was just a miss. (hide spoiler)]

JanEyre9 wrote: "Anyone want to buddy read and/or ?"

Yes to Six of Crows for sometime June to July!!

Dragana wrote: "Hi. I hope it's not too late to jump in and join in the conversation. I am late because reading BOM took more then I planned. But I am starting A Court of Frost and Starlight tonight (finally!)."

Enjoy! (:

Amanda A wrote: "The group A Million More Pages has been doing a fairy tale theme of various challenges since February and it runs through June. There are monthly, two month or five month challenges with both indiv..."

I joined the group!

Oh that sounds good. I've been looking to find some retellings. I wish I'd known about it earlier to join in. I think it's too late for me now

We can start with classes from the beginning of the challenge - May 12.

We're nearly done with the Unforgivable Curses (need two 'i's) and we have Morsmordre to do for Obscure Spells. So we can start planning our classes. If we read a book that doesn't fit in with a class or quidditch or the tri-wizard tournament, then we'll use it for spells.

We've started with Arithmancy and have it mostly planned out.

History of Magic should be fairly easy to do.

The other ones I think will require some planning.
If you want Amanda, you can go ahead and put down books in the classes tab. We can then work around what you've put down.

If we need a book that's in spells, we can read another book to replace it.
- Antigoddess by Kendare Blake is in spells. The cover has a feather on it so we could use it for transfiguration or levitation charm (maybe) or Care of Magical Creatures.

Amanda A wrote: "I am interested in Quidditch. I don't have a preference for position and I am available for all matches. I am a speedy player and typically read 1-2 books a day. I am finishing up a fairy tale chal..."

That's great Amanda. Thank you!

You've read the most books out of all of us and definitely boosted our points by a lot. Kudos to you!
What's the fairy challenge? I hear fairies and my ears peak up

Talia wrote: "I’m fine with reading the 801-900 page book. Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell is for a buddy read starting June 22, so since that’s so far away I’ll read Wizard’s First Rule instead for..."

Talia, don't worry about the time. My book is a buddy read as well and it's in June. We can put whichever one you read first in the 800pg one

Title: A Court of Frost and Starlight
Author: Sarah J. Maas
Pages: 229
Date Read: 21/05/18
What challenge the book is in: Buddy Read and its link AND Spells

- Any extra information (characters names, how many stars you gave it, do you recommend it?)
Letters: A, C, S, J, M, R (Rhysand), N (Nesta), E (Elaine), M (Morrigan), F (Feyre)
3 stars

Could be used for Atronomy

Karishma wrote: "Btw can the buddy reads be used for the challenges?"

Yes they can.

Completion date is by the end of this challenge

Thanks Karishma! I added what you could do to the original comment