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

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

Cat wrote: "I am struggling so hard with
three stories in it and I care about none of them (so far - 30% thru)
only the brown cover for UNO is seeing me grit my teeth and ge..."

Oh no that’s so disappointing! I enjoyed the trilogy but haven’t read this. Is it short stories? They are my least favourite … maybe I should remove from my tbr
And I love that you went for a brown cover 🤭

I finished

which was great! Lots of Big Little Lies themes. I will seek out more by the author

😂🤭

Eldarwen wrote: "Finished #8.


Book: Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow by Jessica Townsend
Date Read: 6th April
Rating: 4 star..."


Such a good series! You just reminded me to check out if there is a book 4 coming - and yay! August

haha
love it

Sonia wrote: "I'd love to see Karen's face when she reads the above. Or Cat's. Or E's."

You know what it looks like



😐

I can't get it either, but it does look like an interesting read

Theme Book Of the Month

June's BOM theme is GAMES. Maybe it's a book inspired by a board game, about gamers, characters are playing a game to win a big prize, or maybe a character is just a straight up player. As always, be creative!

Nominations will be open until 20 April, UK evening

***Please pay special attention to the Rules and Guidelines listed below.***

Rules and Guidelines
1. Books nominated after the deadline will not be included in the polls. Sorry.
2. Each person is limited to nominating ONE book per category.
3. Please use the add book/author tool located at the top of the comment box when nominating a book. (Please make your nomination clear because side conversations do happen and we don't want to accidentally miss a nomination)
4. Please add the Goodreads synopsis for the book you nominate; you should also include an explanation of how it fits the theme for the month.
5. Books that were read as a past BOM will not be considered for the poll. (link to the sheet under the spoiler (view spoiler)[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... (hide spoiler)])
6. Books that are #2 or higher in a series will only be considered if all earlier books in the series have been a past BOM.
7. Books must be published at the time of nomination.
8. If your book is successful in being picked as the BOM you are expected to actively participate in the discussion. This will include writing a set of DQs as well as engaging in conversations.

The BOM nominations are for our active members to nominate a book they are truly interested in and have no affiliation with. Promotional activity is NOT permitted and nominations that the Moderators perceive to be promotional will be deleted without warning

Please nominate an Adult Fiction or a Non Fiction book that you would like to read in the month of June 2024.

Nominations will be open until 20 April, UK evening

***Please pay special attention to the Rules and Guidelines listed below.***

Rules and Guidelines
1. Books nominated after the deadline will not be included in the polls. Sorry.
2. Each person is limited to nominating ONE book per category.
3. Please use the add book/author tool located at the top of the comment box when nominating a book. (Please make your nomination clear because side conversations do happen and we don't want to accidentally miss a nomination)
4. Please add the Goodreads synopsis for the book you nominate; optionally you can include a reason why we should read your nomination.
5. Books that were read as a past BOM will not be considered for the poll. (link to the sheet under the spoiler (view spoiler)[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... (hide spoiler)])
6. Books that are #2 or higher in a series will only be considered if all earlier books in the series have been a past BOM.
7. Books must be published at the time of nomination.
8. If your book is successful in being picked as the BOM you are expected to actively participate in the discussion. This will include writing a set of DQs as well as engaging in conversations.

Also, please be aware of your nomination's genre and list them in the appropriate BOM category.

Genres that DO NOT go here:
Young Adult
Middle Grade / Children's


The BOM nominations are for our members to nominate a book they are truly interested in and have no affiliation with. Promotional activity is NOT permitted and nominations that the Moderators perceive to be promotional will be deleted without warning

Poll is now open for voting: https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...

BOM poll is open for voting

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/2...

End of Month
Total audiobooks read this year: 17 (end of Feb was 11)
Audiobooks in monthly category read: 1

MY MONTHLY RECOMMENDATION (and why):
I enjoyed my book in category, but out of that I think the best I read this month was . It had been on my tbr forever and I think he does a great sci-fi

Oh I remember that TV show with Sean Bean. !

And you keep reminding me I need to get back to murderbot

Yes I’m ok with that if they are common nicknames for you not just first name

Sammy wrote: "I'm in, but have none in my tbr! 🫤
..."



wow!! I never thought I would hear those words from you

It was a 3* for me, and I honestly read it just for the yellow cover. 😂

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 :)

I'll be back to update

Christina wrote: "LOL look at all these color covers we're reading! 😂"

I wonder why 🤭

Eldarwen wrote: "Finished #5.


Book: Rogue by Julie Kagawa
Date Read: 22nd March
Rating: 3.5 stars

I enjoyed it, but knew what was coming towards the end, so when I put i..."


Well done. It’s one of the few books I DNF