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

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

Eldarwen wrote: "Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Ah!! I have started this book so many times on audio. Always got confused and stopped. Need to really try properly this year"

Just roll with it, eventually you'll get the hang of ..."

Thanks, I will give it a try again this year because it is (once again) on my list for this challenge 😂 It is now one of my oldest being added in 2015

#5 (added in 2016)

such an amazing book. So glad I decided to read and not just delete. I'm not much of a war book person so I went into this hesitantly but it is totally unique, and beautiful and moving

Eldarwen wrote: "Finished #2.


Book: Furies of Calderon by Jim Butcher
Date Read: 20th January
Rating: 5 stars

This series had almost fallen off my radar until I w..."



Ah!! I have started this book so many times on audio. Always got confused and stopped. Need to really try properly this year

2024 spreadsheet tab updated to here

#4 done. I may have to increase my goal for the year...


This was added in 2016 and I am visiting Cambodia this year so it seemed like the right time to finally read it!
Not an easy read at all, but important that we don't forget. Loved the author's note at the end about how her own story inspired this and all the characters were fictionalised other than her father who she kept as he was in tribute to him

🤭
Yes ! A few novellas actually. Finally getting to them! 😬

There's no excuse to have a novella sitting on my shelf for 7 years I know *hangs head*. Especially when it is Sanderson.
But, hey, I got there! And loved it


#3 done

Angie ☯ wrote: "I have read 8 books so far that were added before 2024 and 2 were from 2016! (2016 was when I first added books on GR...so some are probably from longer ago but I have no way to know for sure. And ..."

Well done!

Sammy wrote: "#18

Meh. But at least it's a pretty cover? 😂"

Indeed 😊

#2 completed


This was one of Moyes' oldies that I hadn't ever gotten to, and it was... as expected I guess. Not her finest, but not a difficult or unpleasant read

Mary X wrote: "Can we read more than the books we estimated we'd read?"

Sure. And if you’d like to change your goal and stretch yourself just adjust the number in your spreadsheet (cell I2) 😊

Amanda wrote: "Finished my first one from this challenge, The Greatest Game Ever Played, added in 2010! I was not expecting to love it as much as I did, as it's all about golf and the 1913 U.S. Open..."

Wow - well done!

Cordelia wrote: "I've completed 3 books for this challenge so far.

which was beautifully written and I enjoyed the blend of historical and magical.

[bookcover:The Hurric..."

Echo looks good - I’ll check it out!

Melindam wrote: "#3


A full-cast audio production, similar to "horrible histories" for kids/middle grades. It was a fun and interesting listen. Cu..."

Thanks! - I’ll download and see if my boys enjoy it

Melindam wrote: "Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "I am glad you liked it, Karen, sorry about the background noises...."

Omg, those ones under your spoiler were hillarious. I was driving at the time - luckily no kids in the car. haha!
I really liked the narrator of Dina, but I just started book 4 and they have changed her. boo
--edit... although maybe that is as this book seems to be about Maud and not Dina?.... 🤷‍♀️ I really should read the synopsis before starting books. haha (view spoiler)[ now I have read it I understand the cover. I wondered why Sean and Dina weren't there. LOL (hide spoiler)]

Sophie wrote: "#2

2 of 2 so far this year for my reads being from my tbr. Another good books with some twists that weren't instantly apparent."

I quite enjoyed that one too

Laurie B wrote: "I didn't even realize this thread had been posted! How are we to FIVE pages already?!?!?!"

lol

Christina wrote: "Moderators of NBRC wrote: "End of 2023 stats
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very strange, I've updated the link!

Jessica wrote: "Just finished my first book of the challenge!
Completed: 1/15

Trial by Fire - Josephine Angelini

I’m not sure how posting on this thread works… but @The Other Sandy I joined the A Weighty Tome ch..."

Congrats!
As MJ mentioned, most of us post here with what we read, edit our original comment and you can also update the spreadsheet to show your books read number. Each month we post everyone’s % to goal based on the s/sheet data so it is a good one to keep updating :)

Finished the full cast of , thanks for the rec. Mel!
I actually like the different voice actors, it is just the background noises/music can be distracting sometimes. I also had the ebook and was following along to see the differences, and they are really minor. Some paras get swapped around or a sentence may lose an article. I kind of like that it is edited to work better on audio 🤷‍♀️

I've decided to try the same for book 3