Karen ⊰✿’s Comments (group member since Sep 23, 2012)

Karen ⊰✿’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

Chava wrote: "Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "@laurie - the triathlon was intense!! My kids were asking “why are they all falling down and vomiting?” 🤭🤣"

I am not surprised they're vomiting. Swimming in the Seine...ewww"

Haha true!

I found a quick book from the library for the set in Australia task - it was still open on the tracking sheet so I’ll start that unless I missed a post and someone is already reading for it

@laurie - the triathlon was intense!! My kids were asking “why are they all falling down and vomiting?” 🤭🤣

Anouschka wrote: "@Karen, I think you are currently checking the books. I've posted 3 DQ's for the familiar, I don't have my laptop atm so I can't add the links to the SS. But they are there :)!"

Thanks - I’ll grab them!

Keri wrote: "Olympics:
WOW I watched the womens all around today and just continue to be blown away. Overall I feel like the Olympics have taken over my life lol and hindered my reading a bit but it’s fine beca..."

I’m also addicted

Just watched the 3m sync diving - mesmerising!!

Amazing Chava, how nice!

The films are well done 👍

I agree book 2 was the weakest

Enjoy, Lisa!

Trinia wrote: "Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Laura wrote: "I think I would like to read either a continuation of Ballad of Songbirds or at least a short story showing how Tigris ended up where she is now. I know she didn’t li..."

I haven’t watched it, and don’t even realise one was made until I got the book and found there was a “movie tie in” cover! 🤣 I’ve put it on my watch list and would like to watch it - maybe after the Olympics

Failed this one

Total audiobooks read this year: 53 (end of July was 49)

Laura wrote: "I think I would like to read either a continuation of Ballad of Songbirds or at least a short story showing how Tigris ended up where she is now. I know she didn’t like Snow’s actions, but they wer..."

I just finished Songbirds and I compelety agree. Snow is fascinating! She gave that balance of him being young and “not evil” while still having psychopathic tendencies 🤭 I would love Tigris story about how she went from his supportive cousin to where she is in Mockingjay

Eldarwen wrote: "Trampolining is an olympic sport? Wouldn't have thought!
I was also surprised to see Skateboarding as an olympic sport. Didn't know that either hehe."

I felt that way about breakdancing

It seems the definition of sport is quite wide 🤭

Fencing is super weird!
Watched some equestrian with the kids this morning which was interesting

We get pretty much everything on replays because of the time difference. A plus is that it means we can watch highlights so I did just watch all of Simon Biles so far back to back. She is incredible

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Fiji is lovely. Where abouts in Fiji are you going Lisa?"

Radisson Blu at Denarau. The last time I was in Fiji was in 1980, so I'm guessing it's changed a bit..."

Oh nice. We stayed there just after covid lockdowns - 2 years ago. My sister and her family were meant to come but they all tested positive the day before flying out!!
It’s a lovely resort and the restaurant on the beach is always quiet and perfect for lunch

Fiji is lovely. Where abouts in Fiji are you going Lisa?

Hi all

I’m back home again and it has been a tough transition this week back to cold weather and work 😬

I finished a book and will update shortly. It was the last of the Maggie Hope series. I really enjoyed it but also sad to get to the end of a series


I have now started which I had no interest in until I just finished the reread of Hunger Games for this challenge! It is a completely different narrator for the audio (thankfully) and so far is a really interesting back story for Snow and Tigris

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Voodoo... In a WWII historical fiction, that's a first.

I'm still slogging my way through the BOM , The Book That Wouldn’t Burn. I should finish it today or tomorrow. I'm sure the..."


This makes me feel better about not starting it 🤭

Tricia wrote: "Finished #5:
The Great Alone


Been on my TBR since 2019, and am actually bummed I waited so long. I loved it!"


I loved this one too - I was surprised actually how much!

Eldarwen wrote: "Sammy wrote: "You mean read it without points? The horror! 😆"

Don't lie to yourself, you'd still read it anyway ;-)"

🤣🤭