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

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

Thank you, Carmen.

Jill, when in January? Do you know the gender? Is it your first? My birthday is January 27 & my granddaughter is due with her 2nd (a girl) on January 25.

I am reading DRY by Neal Shusterman and it has a tricky animal: clown fish. I’m about 60% done and so far it only has dog and sheep but sheep is referring to people. I hope clown 🤡 fish hasn’t been used yet.

Oh, duh! Lol I guess because I don’t read for the 1 point I forgot about that. Thanks. 😊

Why would anyone do the mini-challenge if there’s no way to earn more points? That doesn’t seem right, like maybe something is missing. Like the animal list gave extra points but 5 vs. 7 or even 5, I don’t see the incentive.

Carmen, I had this for Border Lord, post 132, but wasn't 100% sure it would count. I'm adding it here and when you confirm one way or another, I'll add it or not.

Possible Tricky for Mini Challenge
"Why would Her Majesty send a...a woman? No offense, of course. Some of my best feathers come from female birds. Take the moorhen--" (4).

Devann wrote: "i think that should count as long as he's sarcastically suggesting they take an actual bird [aka 'the moorhen' isn't someone's weird nickname lol]"

Thanks, I'll add it and see what the captains say.

Plethora wrote: "Vicki wrote: "Every time I post more than one thing, I get a BIG pink box with a bunch of letters and I have to cut and paste my post. Does anyone know why or if I am doing anything to cause that?"..."

That's probably what happens. Thanks, Plethora.

Book: War Storm
Read: 10/25
Pages: 662
Sin: Sloth
Criteria: Blue Cover 65.3%
Per TinEye-
57.9 % Blue Zodiac (Blue)
7.4 % Heather (Blue)

Can also be used for easy animal:
Alligator- "I won't be held responsible for anything an alligator does" (246).

I read Border Lord because it was said to have "moorhen" in it, and it did but I'm not sure it will count. I haven't added it yet because I don't want to mess us up. The female MC is talking to the male MC and this is what follows:
"Why would Her Majesty send a...a woman? No offense, of course. Some of my best feathers come from female birds. Take the moorhen--" (pg. 4)

I added the book for brown cover, but I'd like confirmation on whether or not moorhen works here. He is referring to the animal of a moorhen.

Book: Border Lord
Read: 10/24
Pages: 306
Sin: Wrath
Criteria: Brown Cover 57.22%
Per TinEye-
18.2 % Prairie Sand (Brown)
17.1 % Redwood (Brown)
13.3 % Wood Bark (Brown)
7.3 % Vesuvius (Brown)
1.4 %Hemp (Brown)

Can also be used for tricky animal: (Once approved by captains)
"Why would Her Majesty send a...a woman? No offense, of course. Some of my best feathers come from female birds. Take the moorhen--" (31).

Book: Lunar Heat
Read: 10/25
Pages: 262
Sin: Pride
Criteria: Purple Cover 56.5%
Per TinEye -
33.6 %Toledo (Violet)
9.6 % Eminence (Violet)
7.7 % Venus (Violet)
5.6 % Rose Bud Cherry (Violet)

Also may be used for the Mini Challenge
Tricky Animan
Tiger Shark- "Below a tiger shark darted after a grouper and disappeared into the depths" (4).

I hear you Carmen! Lol

You guys are all busy too lol I’m at my 16 year old granddaughter’s high school play Murder with Tomato Sause. Lol Busy lives make reading more difficult! Lol

At least we got geese.

Book: A Court of Wings and Ruin by Sarah J. Maas
Pages: 699
Read: 10/22
Sin: Envy
Criteria: Genre - Tagged Young-Adult on first page of tags by 1,918 people

Also works for Mini Challenge
Easy animals:

Fly- "I waved away a fly that buzzed..." (2).

Bear- "Their forces were well trained, but they often relied on the great white bears that stalked the realm for any unwanted visitors" (116).

Cat, Bird- "A cat with a bird

Eagle- "A great golden eagle- with talons" (411).

Fox- "White foxes scuttled about underfoot..." (586).

Dog, Horse- "I'd gotten the dogs and horses out the night before - along with the servants and their families (608).

Every time I post more than one thing, I get a BIG pink box with a bunch of letters and I have to cut and paste my post. Does anyone know why or if I am doing anything to cause that?

I don't know where the Q/A section is so I added something to one of my books that I don't know if it would count.

Geese instead of goose
Turtle instead of tortoise

I would've posted the question but can't seem to find where to add it, so I assume I'm just missing it or those questions are for the captains.

Book: Girls Like Us by Cristina Alger
Pages: 384
Read: 10/23
Sin: Envy
Criteria: Green Cover 60.5%
Per TinEye:
#698b86 33.0 % Gumbo (Green)
#9ccfb1 23.3 % Vista Blue (Green)
#4b3439 16.9 % Cab Sav (Brown)
#21263c 14.0 % Valhalla (Blue)
#6e1628 5.7 % Scarlett (Red)
#c9c5bd 2.4 % Quill Grey (Grey)
#7b9a68 1.6 % Highland (Green)
#a49c58 1.4 % Gimblet (Green)
#625133 1.2 % West Coast (Green)
#b0132a 0.6 % Cardinal (Red)

Also works for Mini Challenge
Easy animals:
Dog- "A woman walking her dog found a body" (23).
Fish, Deer, Birds- "But they were just hunting fish and deer and birds?" (151).

Different form of word:
Goose- "Overhead chevrons of geese move across the fading blue-gray sky" (227).
Tortoise- "He'll come back with dead birds - once he even brought back a dead turtle"

Completion Post


Book: The Whisper Man by Alex North
Pages: 355
Date Read: 10/23
Sin: Sloth- Mini Challenge
Criteria: Butterfly- "I clicked the padlock back in place, sealing the butterflies within" (75).
Fish- "Just enough bait added to the hook to keep the fish from swimming off" (81).
Dog- "As I pushed the gate, a dog began barking..." (139).