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

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

Puppy is so cute!

Eldarwen wrote: "I'm all on board for travelling on that train! :-D

Having recently experienced how smooth the Norwegian trains run (Lisa, I'm wondering if we were there at the same time? Though I was only in Oslo..."

It does look so nice. I don't mind the outfits either. Bit better than tyre pants 😁

Hello everyone!

What a great mix of challenge experiences and locations so far 😊

As an intro, I live in Sydney, Aus with my husband and 2 boys and run a HR consulting business. I read almost everything except Horror, and I'm not a massive Romance reader.
My business and kids keep me pretty busy, but I do love being a mod here also as I love books and spreadsheets and it is an interesting creative outlet to make challenges about reading :)

For work I've also been deliving into AI and prompt engineering (future of work implications but also using it for the business for podcast ideas, training materials etc.) and so I've had some fun creating the images for this challenge. I hope you enjoy them!

Challenge Shelf

Judith wrote: "Melindam wrote: "Wow, those are some pants."

They seem sweaty and I feel like I can smell them through my computer.

But they are certainly . . .something"

🤭🤭

Love that quote Mel!

Completed mine for April :)

Start of Month
Total audiobooks to read: 8
Audiobooks in monthly category to read: 2

Books in category:
Found two in my tbr!


FINISHED


End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: 24 (end of March was 17)
Audiobooks in monthly category read: 2

MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):

was really good and as it isn't a hugely well known book I love it when they surprise :)

Sophie wrote: "I would second the audio! I have really enjoyed the ones I've listened to."

another one added to my list 🤷‍♀️🤣

like never ever know

And because you never know

And another

Just in case

Michael wrote: "Joining this challenge late - but I desperately need to clean out the TBR Closet this year.

I started 2024 with around 320 on the TBR and after a swift review of the shelf,
I deleted 70!!!

..."

well done!

Sammy wrote: "#101

My daughter read this not long after it came out, and kept telling me I should read it. Naturally it languished on the TBr pile for an unconscionab..."

I enjoyed that too. And the movie, actually

Michael wrote: "You all just inspired me to go through mine and I just cut 70 books from the TBR. Some had been on there since 2013. 😂😂😂"

Nice! You should join our cleaning out the closet challenge

Jenny wrote: "Sorting by rating? That is a brilliant idea. Although, If I bought the book, and others hated it, I still hope to give it a go. That would be a good way to get rid of titles that were free on Kindl..."

I find anything under 3.4 is pretty likely to be a dud 🤭

Lauri wrote: "I was crushed to learn that antidisestablishmentarianism is no longer the longest word in English! I’ve been spouting (and spelling!) that fun fact since I was little. Now it’s some drug that I for..."

sigh. your word is better than some weird drug name ;)

Suzanne wrote: "I saw this and thought of you guys:
"

Haha
Always makes me think of Cat when I see that word

🤭 I remember that Judith!

Just had me go and check my tbr and it has grown by almost 20 books since 1 Jan despite me reading a lot more for challenges 🤦‍♀️

Very interesting!

Sammy wrote: "#96

Was actually kinda enjoying this until the final third of the book just went all weird.
Maybe I should just admit defeat when it comes to romance books. It's ju..."

Not my genre either. I keep toying with it, but yet to find an author or series I rate