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

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

The Audible time on this is 5hr 2min, so it will work and I can prob get through it if I don't get super busy at work.



Think that's ok, even though the Kindle version says 141 pages?

I moved my last book to Rd 5, there is no way I'm getting it done today. I meant to finish it last night, but I fell asleep... If I can find a short audiobook that I can power through, I might be able to pick up another letter. Let me see what I have in my Audible library.

Trio wrote: "sorry about that - the read dates don't always update when I use the app on my phone"

No problem! The app tends to be problematic! I wish they'd work out all those bugs!

Here's a few more. I only checked the first book out of these 7, but it had enough tags:
https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

Unfortunately not, it's gotta have at least 10. Less popular books have just been shelved by less people, so they are at a disadvantage...

Kirsten wrote: "I don't read zombie books. Amanda, if you find any good MM Zombies, let me know."

Listopia delivers: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2...

I don't mind Zombie books, but I don't know that I could read them all week... that's.. a lot... haha!

Jessica wrote: "Teal is such an oddly specific color lol"

I know! It's almost as annoying as GREEN! I hate trying to find green covers....

A Thieving Team Update!

We've completed 1 spell-out, and should have another on the scoresheet today, plus we've got another in the works. Pretty good considering how long our spell-out is!

The new spell-out is up! Here are the particulars:

Word: Book Lovers
Color: Teal
Tag: Zombies

Hope everyone is into that brain-munching genre!!

@ Trio:
The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes and Trouble are on your Wheels shelf, but are missing "read dates".
Can you add The Girl Next Door to your wheels shelf?

11/22/63 is my Goodreads Winner pick!

On November 22, 1963, three shots rang out in Dallas, President Kennedy died, and the world changed. Unless...

In 2011, Jake Epping, an English teacher from Lisbon Falls, Maine, sets out on an insane — and insanely possible — mission to prevent the Kennedy assassination.

Leaving behind a world of computers and mobile phones, he goes back to a time of big American cars and diners, of Lindy Hopping, the sound of Elvis, and the taste of root beer.

In this haunting world, Jake falls in love with Sadie, a beautiful high school librarian. And, as the ominous date of 11/22/63 approaches, he encounters a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald...

Audible Length: 30h 40m (just barely makes the list!)

Anna Karenina

Acclaimed by many as the world's greatest novel, Anna Karenina provides a vast panorama of contemporary life in Russia and of humanity in general. In it Tolstoy uses his intense imaginative insight to create some of the most memorable characters in all of literature. Anna is a sophisticated woman who abandons her empty existence as the wife of Karenin and turns to Count Vronsky to fulfil her passionate nature - with tragic consequences. Levin is a reflection of Tolstoy himself, often expressing the author's own views and convictions.

Throughout, Tolstoy points no moral, merely inviting us not to judge but to watch. As Rosemary Edmonds comments, 'He leaves the shifting patterns of the kaleidoscope to bring home the meaning of the brooding words following the title, 'Vengeance is mine, and I will repay.

Audible Length: 35h 35m

The Count of Monte Cristo has been on my TBR list for a bit! :)

Thrown in prison for a crime he has not committed, Edmond Dantès is confined to the grim fortress of If. There he learns of a great hoard of treasure hidden on the Isle of Monte Cristo and he becomes determined not only to escape, but also to unearth the treasure and use it to plot the destruction of the three men responsible for his incarceration. Dumas’ epic tale of suffering and retribution, inspired by a real-life case of wrongful imprisonment, was a huge popular success when it was first serialized in the 1840s.

Audible Length: 52h 41m or 46h 56m
(found multiple versions on Audible)

hmm, let me look again, I didn't see a read date, maybe I just missed it!

Got it! Sorry! It was early when I was updated the SS, maybe I just didn't read it properly!

@Jess: Can you add your "read date" to One Last Stop on your wheel shelf?

@Trio: Can you add The Girl Next Door to your wheels shelf?

Alright Team! We did GREAT!

Round 4 has started and here is the particulars:

Word: The Good Wife of Bath
Cover Color: Green
Tag: Contemporary
Runs: December 5 - December 12

Amanda wrote: "I'll do what I can to help! I have to finish a book that doesn't have an I first but then I'll see if I can find a short one"

You're a book reading rock star Amanda! :)

Forgot to post the countdown: about 4:30hrs to go!
https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...

Amanda wrote: "How many spots do we have open on the last one and what letters? I can get a couple in"

As of this moment, we need 5 more books to complete the spell out. :) we need another I, but most everything else can probably be shifted to fit in several places

Hey Thieves!

We've completed 4 spell-outs and we have a 5th started, although I don't think that one will be finished today.

There are 2 books that I couldn't find on wheel shelves. I'll go ahead and add them to the main SS, but please add them to your shelf before the end of the round.
Archangel One - Deanna
Winter Kill - Kirsten