Vicki’s Comments (group member since May 01, 2018)

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

Round 3 ends on the 24th, right? I'm reading My Dear Hamilton rather slowly due to other challenges (thanks Olympics) lol so I want to make sure I finish it on time. It has SO many characters' names that can be used. I'm halfway finished.

Silje wrote: "Vicki wrote: "No worries, that's why I asked. If not, I'll find another task it fits. I hope. LOL"

So far it looks like they are leaning towards "no" on catty. Did you have an alternative task?"

I changed it to 98, cat on cover.

No worries, that's why I asked. If not, I'll find another task it fits. I hope. LOL

Megan wrote: "Hahaha Morris Dancing is a traditional English folk dance. You will often see them at summer fairs and carnivals.

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I looked it up. lol I had no idea it was a specific type of dance.

Silje, the book I just posted is Accidentally Catty and I used it for task 19 "animal word in the title." If that doesn't work, I'll find something else. I would think it would be okay.

Silje, in retrospect, I'll let you add my other task because I don't want to confuse you and mess up what you have in red. OR you can give me the go ahead and I'll do it.

I used task #86 Read #4 in a series, and it's #4 in the Accidentals series

Silje wrote: "Vicki, you've chosen task 32, "Read a book with "morris dancing" (variants like dance/dancers OK) in the text" for your book Accidentally Demonic, but you're reasoning only says it is dancers in th..."

No, I don't think it had "morris dancers" and I have NO idea what that is. LOL So when it said, "variants like dance/dancers OK" I thought just plain dance or dancers was OK. I'll have to look to see, but if not I'll change my task. Sorry about that!

Silje wrote: "@Vickie, sorry, but the tags need to be accurate, only singular/plural versions are accepted (mermaid/mermaids, etc.)"

No worries, I wasn't sure. I thought it might work but if not it's all right.

Thanks!

Another question (LOL sorry): I have a book I'm going to read and it has "exploring in the ocean" tagged by only one person (not me). Would that work for our tagged word of "ocean"? If so, do I somehow also need to link it to that page?

Also, there is "dragons-mermaids" so would that work? Tagged by 1 person (not me).

Silje, when I went on my phone it looked like I hadn't read it so I added it as read again. Anyway, I think I got it fixed now. Can you look and let me know, please?

Home safe and sound after 7 1/2 hour drive, then another 1 1/2 hours to get our dogs. Ready to relax and read tonight. lol

I don’t know what happened bit I will look when I get home. Is that going to cause s problem?

Silke, is Red Dragon ok now?

My husband didn’t sleep well last night and he has been taking a nap, so I took that time to go ahead and answer the questions. Most of my family is down on the beach but I am enjoying the weather and my book from my patio while I listen to the waves and look up and see them once in a while. The weather is absolutely perfect at 77° and with a nice breeze.

Silje, I went on over and posted the rest of my answers to all the daily questions so you can count my points. :)

Day 5 Questions - 83% - end

22. At the beginning of this section Viv is kind of freaking out over what she did. She starts to call the police, then changes her mind. Then she hears a car pull up and footsteps coming toward where she is. What would you do in this situation?

OMG! I would obviously have a heart attack! I'm afraid I would panic and literally freeze, not knowing what to do but I'd surely hide.

23. When Viv and Marnie are taking care of Simon Hess, another car pulls up and it's Alma. Did you anticipate her reaction to what was going on? Why or why not?

No, I really thought she'd handle it differently, what I'd consider better.

24. Carly is being followed by Callum McCray (sp?) and loses him by pulling into Alma's driveway. Why does Alma cringe or flinch when she hears Callum's name?

Knowing who he is, she might've been worried that he would be like his grandpa.

25. One of my favorite scenes was near the end when a ghost in a suit comes in to the motel lobby to check in. Carly doesn't want to touch the ghost so she snatches a key from the case and passes it over the counter. The ghost says "Oh good 209. My old home." I got the shakes just hearing it. Did you anticipate that ghost making an appearance?

LOL Oh, heck no! Those things give me the creeps; however, just like in some movies...you know it's going to appear again but you never know when.

26. Carly figures out what Viv did and gets to meet her aunt. Were you happy with the end of the story? If not, what would you have liked to see?

I don't know that it was totally realistic, but I did like it and I was glad that she got to meet her aunt.

Day 4: 64% - 82%

17. Some of the major and minor questions developed throughout the story have been answered in this section: why young, pretty Helen was meeting with average Robert (Helen and her husband had planned to blackmail Robert); the connection of the girls' murders and their murderer (Simon Hess targetted women who were lonely); and why the murders had stopped after Viv had vanished (Simon was stabbed by Viv so he couldn't hurt any more girls). Did you see any of this coming? What clues gave it away?

I have to be honest. I would be a terrible detective! I did not honestly see any of it up until right before it happened. I did think Viv would use the knife in some type of self defense or I didn't think the author would've included it other than to create suspense.

18. Both Viv in 1982 and Carly in 2017 mentioned that Tracey might have been alive had her parents kept her in the house. This echoes the warnings that Fell parents have been giving their daughters: don't go jogging or don't work nights. What do you think of such advice? What else could Tracey, her parents, and her school have done to keep her safe from a predator?

Wow, that reminds me of when I was growing up and my dad would always tell my sisters and me to always keep a dime in our shoe when out. That was in case we had to make a pay phone call for him to come get us. LOL I guess that dates me! The parents and school should have given a straight forward warning and made sure she knew to always keep in touch/let the parents or someone know where she'd be at all times. You can't lock them up (though you might want to) but you can make sure they're totally aware of the dangers and how to defend themselves if necessary.

19. "The Sun Down Motel" has been tagged by 336 users as "Horror." What has been the most horrific scene for you so far? Is it a supernatural one or one connected to the murders?

I'm not sure horrific is the adjective that I would use because for me it was the eerie supernatural scenes. I am more freaked out by the unknown.

20. At the end of the last chapter set in 2017 in this section, Carly claims her aunt may have done something wrong (alluding to the stabbing of Simon). What do you think of Viv's actions? Do you think she was right or wrong, justified or unjustified in her actions?

I think that I have no idea what I would've done in her shoes unless I was confronted with the same situation. I know personally I truly don't think I could ever kill a person, even to defend myself, but I don't think she was wrong. I do think she might've been able to make a different choice though and had it still work out for society: call the cops!

21. With only 18% of the book left to go, what do you think will happen? Do you have an idea of what happened to Viv after she stabbed Simon? Do you think Marnie and Alma know what truly happened to Viv? Do you think Carly will find out what happened to Viv?

I definitely thought Carly would find out from the get-go due to her determination and passion to figure it out.

Day 3 - July 4- 42%-64%- (edited to correct percentages)

13. Thoughts on Viv telling Mrs. White that her husband cheats on her. Do you think this is what gets her into trouble?

Too many times the messenger gets shot, so it is possible it at least contributed to her problems.

14. We have another encounter with the angry man ( this makes at least 3) Who is he? Why is he important to the story?

I'm definitely was not confident about who he is or why (at that point), but I have thought he was important to the story considering how he keeps popping up. Like he might know something.

15. Which story line (Carly or Viv's ) are you enjoying more? Why?

Hmm...good question. I think I've enjoyed Viv's more because it was something that happened to her at the time and it was mysterious for me for quite a while. Carly's is more of the cold case investigator and I'm not so much into cold cases. I really liked the story line between she and Nick though.

16. The ending of this section just raises more questions for me. If Viv buys a knife, didn't she get a chance to use it?
Where is the knife? Was it mentioned in the police reports? What do you think?

I don't really recall specifically if it was mentioned. I thought the knife was just one more way to create suspense and I only thought she'd use it it in self defense.

Silje wrote: "It is great that so many have read the BOM, I wanted to read it too, but couldn't get hold of it=(

Remember: In order to get points for BOM participation you have to answer DQs from three parts of..."

I will do mine. It's a busy week having a family get together. :)

The Black Wolf is on my shelf now.

Silje, what time do we need to finish and post our books? I have a Y book (not sure what else yet) that I'm reading today that I can use. If I don't need it too soon.

Silje, I added Written in the Ashes to my shelf and I had to change the task because I had it down for 3-word title but it's 4-word. So it was task 179 and now it's 143. Plus, I found the one that you had forgotten to take off last time. :)