Ashley’s Comments (group member since Apr 27, 2022)

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

Jenny wrote: "Ashley wrote: "HELLLOOOO!!! I'm stooooked."

So, out of curiosity, I looked up the definition of "stooked"

teehee

stook (stuːk)
n
(Agriculture) a number of sheaves set upright in a field to dry w..."

I'm cackling...

HELLLOOOO!!! I'm stooooked.

I seem to remember a lot of Hunger Games talk... is it Hunger Games, because I might die.

...literally?

FINE! You've convinced me to start a new maze Sammy! So, if we choose Fantasy, we aren't required to read only a fantasy, the tasks will just be more lonely to work for a fantasy book?

Decades Challenge 2024-2025 | Full Edition
Start Date: 1 Mar 2024 | End Date: 1 Mar 2025
Level VIII = 195 books

2024
1 - Only Hard Problems, Read: 7-Mar-2024
2 - Blood, Read: 15-Mar-2024
3 - A Fate Inked in Blood, Read: 15-Mar-2024
4 - Wandering Stars, Read: 17-Mar-2024
5 - Rebel Rising: A Memoir, Read: 5-Apr-2024
6 - The Anxious Generation, Read: 13-Apr-2024
7 - Happily Never After, Read: 18-Apr-2024
8 - Listen for the Lie, Read: 28-Apr-2024
9 - Leather & Lark, Read: 6-Jul-2024
10 - First Contact, Read: 14-Jul-2024
11 - Totality, Read: 18-Jul-2024
12 - The Familiar, Read: 22-Jul-2024
13 - Winter Lost, Read: 4-Aug-2024
14 - Emergence, Read: 5-Aug-2024
15 - The Games Gods Play, Read: 4-Oct-2024
16 - The God of the Woods, Read: 15-Oct-2024
17 - Goldfinch, Read: 22-Oct-2024
18 - Sanctuary, Read: 25-Oct-2024
19 - The Wedding People, Read: 13-Nov-2024
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2023
1 - Do Your Worst, Read: 3-Mar-2024
2 - Hijab Butch Blues, Read: 11-Mar-2024
3 - Calamity, Read: 23-Mar-2024
4 - Thornhedge, Read: 24-Mar-2024
5 - The Echo of Old Books, Read: 29-Mar-2024
6 - Nanny for the Single Dad, Read: 4-Apr-2024
7 - The Honeymoon Crashers, Read: 23-May-2024
8 - Salt & Broom, Read: 13-Jun-2024
9 - Starling House, Read: 13-Jun-2024
10 - The Wishing Game, Read: 18-Jun-2024
11 - A Fever in the Heartland, Read: 19-Jul-2024
12 - The Frozen River, Read: 30-Jul-2024
13 - None of This Is True, Read: 1-Aug-2024
14 - Queen Charlotte, Read: 13-Aug-2024
15 - The Bee Sting, Read: 23-Aug-2024
16 - A Shadow Crown, Read: 27-Aug-2024
17 - The Graham Effect, Read: 29-Aug-2024
18 - Nineteen Steps, Read: 11-Sep-2024
19 - A House with Good Bones, Read: 6-Nov-2024
20 - Weyward, Read: 15-Nov-2024
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2022
1 - Daisy Darker, Read: 1-Mar-2024
2 - Demon Copperhead, Read: 6-Mar-2024
3 - Killers of a Certain Age, Read: 25-Mar-2024
4 - The Winners, Read: 2-Apr-2024
5 - Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing, Read: 5-Apr-2024
6 - The Cloisters, Read: 7-Apr-2024
7 - Meet Me in the Margins, Read: 7-Apr-2024
8 - Mad Honey, Read: 16-Apr-2024
9 - Perfect Villain, Read: 24-Apr-2024
10 - Terms and Conditions, Read: 21-May-2024
11 - All My Rage, Read: 25-Jul-2024
12 - The Summer Melt, Read: 14-Aug-2024
13 - Twisted Hate, Read: 28-Aug-2024
14 - Scarred, Read: 3-Sep-2024
15 - The Serpent and the Wings of Night, Read: 15-Sep-2024
16 - Wretched, Read: 17-Sep-2024
17 - Other Birds, Read: 16-Oct-2024
18 - The It Girl, Read: 26-Oct-2024
19 - How Not to Drown in a Glass of Water, Read: 20-Nov-2024
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2021
1 - The Highland Fling, Read: 3-May-2024
2 - Ace of Spades, Read: 4-Jun-2024
3 - Ariadne, Read: 10-Jun-2024
4 - The Last Thing He Told Me, Read: 21-Jun-2024
5 - A Broken Blade, Read: 9-Aug-2024
6 - Hooked, Read: 14-Aug-2024
7 - The Road Trip, Read: 21-Oct-2024
8 - Firekeeper’s Daughter, Read: 1-Nov-2024
9 - The Hush, Read: 9-Nov-2024
10 - The Island of Missing Trees, Read: 12-Nov-2024
11 - Cursed Fates, Read: 13-Nov-2024
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2020
1 - The Shadows Between Us, Read: 16-Apr-2024
2 - In a Holidaze, Read: 25-Apr-2024
3 - Daughter of No Worlds, Read: 19-May-2024
4 - Piranesi, Read: 8-Jul-2024
5 - Shadow Princess, Read: 14-Jul-2024
6 - The Jackal, Read: 1-Aug-2024
7 - Lobizona, Read: 3-Aug-2024
8 - The Bear, Read: 12-Aug-2024
9 - Sharks in the Time of Saviors, Read: 6-Sep-2024
10 - Dress Coded, Read: 9-Sep-2024
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2019
1 - Invisible Women, Read: 16-Mar-2024
2 - The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, Read: 27-Mar-2024
3 - The Giver of Stars, Read: 3-Apr-2024
4 - A Damsel and a Demigod, Read: 21-May-2024
5 - The Awakening, Read: 22-May-2024
6 - The Grace Year, Read: 25-May-2024
7 - Ruthless Fae, Read: 27-May-2024
8 - The Reckoning, Read: 20-Jun-2024
9 - Ask Again, Yes, Read: 25-Jun-2024
10 - The Most Fun We Ever Had, Read: 28-Jun-2024
11 - Gideon the Ninth, Read: 11-Jul-2024
12 - Ninth House, Read: 26-Sep-2024
13 - The Scent Keeper, Read: 19-Nov-2024
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2018
1 - Dance of Thieves, Read: 31-Mar-2024
2 - The Kiss Quotient, Read: 26-Jul-2024
3 - Tattered, Read: 7-Aug-2024
4 - The Wedding Date, Read: 28-Oct-2024
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2017
1 - Us Against You, Read: 20-Mar-2024
2 - Into the Water, Read: 22-Mar-2024
3 - Four Psychos, Read: 22-May-2024
4 - Firefighter Unicorn, Read: 7-Jun-2024
5 - Flow, Read: 14-Jun-2024
6 - The Color of Law, Read: 27-Jul-2024
7 - Geekerella, Read: 27-Sep-2024
8 - Beneath a Scarlet Sky, Read: 7-Nov-2024
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2016
1 - Beartown, Read: 8-Mar-2024
2 - "I Give You My Body . . .", Read: 24-Mar-2024
3 - Kincaid, Read: 12-Jul-2024
4 - SINdicate, Read: 12-Jul-2024
5 - One Fell Sweep, Read: 13-Aug-2024
6 - The Sun Is Also a Star, Read: 14-Nov-2024
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2015
1 - Shift, Read: 8-May-2024
2 - Queen of Shadows, Read: 1-Jul-2024
3 - The Residence, Read: 23-Jul-2024
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Sammy wrote: "You should fare better with libraries and KU at your disposal. I just didn't find anything I was willing to spend money on 😆"

The library is definitely a lifesaver - I'd say almost 75% of the books I read come from there!

Oh geez - you're not making me feel hopeful!

I find the hardest tasks to be the ones that involve publication dates

Sammy wrote: "Honestly? Unless you're doing no other challenges and either have a good library or a KU subscription (I have neither), this one is hard enough without doing them in order! 😉"

I have BOTH a great library and a KU subscription (Audible, too) and it's STILL VERY HARD. I'm definitely not doing the itineraries in order, but I'm trying very hard to do the itinerary tasks in order and I'm only reading for my 5th book.... I was almost thinking I might switch it up and do the Itineraries in order and not the tasks, but I'm trying to follow the RULES ....

Cat wrote: "Ashley wrote: "For this task (an those like it that were geared toward the team challenge) what should we do?

Read a book that is on your Captain's "to read" shelf with the highest GR star rating"..."

Thank you!

Cat wrote: "Catsalive wrote: "Just checking that we are to complete each itinerary in order from 1-8. I think that's what is meant above."

That's the idea, yes. but as it's an individual challenge with no rew..."

Oh, I'm glad I saw this - I was thinking I could complete out of order, within an itinerary - glad I hadn't found a book yet... lol

For this task (an those like it that were geared toward the team challenge) what should we do?

Read a book that is on your Captain's "to read" shelf with the highest GR star rating

I did actually buy the kindle version - maybe I'll try to restart it next year, lol.

I can't do it. There's no way. I even got the hold at the library for the audiobook and I've just lost it. I am giving up. I should have just finished it in January

Serious Readers Challenge 2024 - Level One
Finish Date: 22-May-2024

January
1 ‣ Glow Raven Kennedy | 1-Jan-2024
2 ‣ The Mystery Guest Nita Prose | 2-Jan-2024
3 ‣ Lab Girl Hope Jahren | 3-Jan-2024
4 ‣ The Giver Lois Lowry | 4-Jan-2024
5 ‣ Butcher & Blackbird Brynne Weaver | 7-Jan-2024
6 ‣ The Fake Mate Lana Ferguson | 9-Jan-2024
7 ‣ The Beekeeper's Apprentice Laurie R. King | 10-Jan-2024
8 ‣ The Witch of Blackbird Pond Elizabeth George Speare | 11-Jan-2024
9 ‣ Such a Fun Age Kiley Reid | 12-Jan-2024
10 ‣ The Sinner J.R. Ward | 17-Jan-2024
11 ‣ Kaikeyi Vaishnavi Patel | 19-Jan-2024
12 ‣ Gold Raven Kennedy | 21-Jan-2024
13 ‣ Remarkably Bright Creatures Shelby Van Pelt | 23-Jan-2024
14 ‣ From Blood and Ash Jennifer L. Armentrout | 25-Jan-2024
15 ‣ The Personal Librarian Marie Bendict, Victoria Murray | 26-Jan-2024
16 ‣ Half-Blood Dragon K.N. Lee | 31-Jan-2024
17 ‣ Magic-Born Dragon K.N. Lee | 31-Jan-2024
18 ‣ Queen of the Dragons K.N. Lee | 31-Jan-2024



February
19 ‣ Part of Your World Abby Jimenez | 1-Feb-2024
20 ‣ You Dreamed of Empires Álvaro Enrigue | 2-Feb-2024
21 ‣ A Kingdom of Flesh and Fire Jennifer L. Armentrout | 5-Feb-2024
22 ‣ Recursion Blake Crouch | 6-Feb-2024
23 ‣ The Hunting Party Lucy Foley | 7-Feb-2024
24 ‣ Burn for Me Ilona Andrews | 12-Feb-2024
25 ‣ Technically Yours Denise Williams | 14-Feb-2024
26 ‣ The Bomber Mafia Malcolm Gladwell | 15-Feb-2024
27 ‣ House of Flame and Shadow Sarah J. Maas | 18-Feb-2024
28 ‣ The Haunted Vagina Carlton Mellick III | 18-Feb-2024
29 ‣ A History of What Comes Next Sylvain Neuvel | 19-Feb-2024
30 ‣ The Vaster Wilds Lauren Groff | 20-Feb-2024
31 ‣ People We Meet on Vacation Emily Henry | 22-Feb-2024
32 ‣ My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry Fredrik Backman | 23-Feb-2024
33 ‣ The Boy in the Striped Pajamas John Boyne | 23-Feb-2024
34 ‣ Things We Never Got Over Lucy Score | 23-Feb-2024
35 ‣ Porter the Importer Ariella Talix | 24-Feb-2024
36 ‣ Tangled in Fate's Reins Debra Chapoton | 24-Feb-2024
37 ‣ Filthy Sinner Kelsie Calloway | 24-Feb-2024
38 ‣ Better Than A Box of Chocolates Emily March | 24-Feb-2024
39 ‣ Hunted Hazel Hunter | 25-Feb-2024
40 ‣ The Wisteria Society of Lady Scoundrels India Holton | 26-Feb-2024
41 ‣ Check & Mate Ali Hazelwood | 27-Feb-2024
42 ‣ Next-Door Nemesis Alexa Martin | 28-Feb-2024
43 ‣ Forsaken Mate Vasilisa Drake | 29-Feb-2024



March
44 ‣ Daisy Darker Alice Feeney | 1-Mar-2024
45 ‣ Do Your Worst Rosie Danan | 3-Mar-2024
46 ‣ Demon Copperhead Barbara Kingsolver | 6-Mar-2024
47 ‣ Only Hard Problems Jennifer Estep | 7-Mar-2024
48 ‣ Beartown Fredrik Backman | 8-Mar-2024
49 ‣ Hijab Butch Blues Lamya H | 11-Mar-2024
50 ‣ Blood Jen Gunter | 15-Mar-2024
51 ‣ A Fate Inked in Blood Danielle L. Jensen | 15-Mar-2024
52 ‣ Invisible Women Caroline Criado Pérez | 16-Mar-2024
53 ‣ Wandering Stars Tommy Orange | 17-Mar-2024
54 ‣ Us Against You Fredrik Backman | 20-Mar-2024
55 ‣ Into the Water Paula Hawkins | 22-Mar-2024
56 ‣ Calamity Constance Fay | 23-Mar-2024
57 ‣ "I Give You My Body . . ." Diana Gabaldon | 24-Mar-2024
58 ‣ Thornhedge T. Kingfisher | 24-Mar-2024
59 ‣ Animal Farm George Orwell | 24-Mar-2024
60 ‣ The Devil Wears Scrubs Freida McFadden | 24-Mar-2024
61 ‣ Killers of a Certain Age Deanna Raybourn | 25-Mar-2024
62 ‣ Rebecca Daphne du Maurier | 26-Mar-2024
63 ‣ The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek Kim Michelle Richardson | 27-Mar-2024
64 ‣ The Echo of Old Books Barbara Davis | 29-Mar-2024
65 ‣ Dance of Thieves Mary E. Pearson | 31-Mar-2024



April
66 ‣ The Winners Fredrik Backman | 2-Apr-2024
67 ‣ The Giver of Stars Jojo Moyes | 3-Apr-2024
68 ‣ Nanny for the Single Dad Rose King | 4-Apr-2024
69 ‣ Good Omens Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman | 4-Apr-2024
70 ‣ Rebel Rising: A Memoir Rebel Wilson | 5-Apr-2024
71 ‣ Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing Matthew Perry | 5-Apr-2024
72 ‣ The Cloisters Katy Hays | 7-Apr-2024
73 ‣ Meet Me in the Margins Melissa Ferguson | 7-Apr-2024
74 ‣ The Song of Achilles Madeline Miller | 7-Apr-2024
75 ‣ The Anxious Generation Jonathan Haidt | 13-Apr-2024
76 ‣ Mad Honey Jodi Picoult | 16-Apr-2024
77 ‣ The Shadows Between Us Tricia Levenseller | 16-Apr-2024
78 ‣ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets J.K. Rowling | 17-Apr-2024
79 ‣ Happily Never After Lynn Painter | 18-Apr-2024
80 ‣ Throne of Glass Sarah J. Maas | 21-Apr-2024
81 ‣ Me Before You Jojo Moyes | 22-Apr-2024
82 ‣ The Bell Jar Sylvia Plath | 22-Apr-2024
83 ‣ Perfect Villain J.L. Beck | 24-Apr-2024
84 ‣ In a Holidaze Christina Lauren | 25-Apr-2024
85 ‣ Listen for the Lie Amy Tintera | 28-Apr-2024
86 ‣ Crown of Midnight Sarah J. Maas | 28-Apr-2024
87 ‣ Velvet Was the Night Silvia Moreno-Garcia | 30-Apr-2024
88 ‣ Kingdom of the Wicked Kerri Maniscalco | 30-Apr-2024



May
89 ‣ The Lucky One Nicholas Sparks | 2-May-2024
90 ‣ The Highland Fling Meghan Quinn | 3-May-2024
91 ‣ Shift Karina Espinosa | 8-May-2024
92 ‣ A Dog's Purpose W. Bruce Cameron | 13-May-2024
93 ‣ The Assassin's Blade Sarah J. Maas | 13-May-2024
94 ‣ The Hunger Games Suzanne Collins | 16-May-2024
95 ‣ Daughter of No Worlds Carissa Broadbent | 19-May-2024
96 ‣ The Invisible Man H.G. Wells | 20-May-2024
97 ‣ Terms and Conditions Lauren Asher | 21-May-2024
98 ‣ A Damsel and a Demigod Annette Marie | 21-May-2024
99 ‣ The Awakening Caroline Peckham | 22-May-2024
100 ‣ Four Psychos Kristy Cunning | 22-May-2024

I know! I'm struggling with getting October, November and December! I don't think I'll manage - but I did have fun trying - I know I'll get at least 1 each for the months - but the 4 I was trying for might by unattainable now!

You were a perfect teamie Lauri! No trouble at all!!

Sorry, I've been so busy this weekend, this is the first opportunity I've had to jump in the thread!

Thanks for playing Wheels with us this time around! I hope everyone enjoyed their books!

21 Minutes till end of Round - If anyone has a book to add, please do it! :) :)

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