Denise’s Comments (group member since Mar 31, 2021)

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

I'll come in very last minute and finish a couple. I have ten hours! 😂

Melindam wrote:

I also have a question to all of you..."

I think my favorite books from the challenge (so far) have been:

and

Completion post: Silent Voices

If we don't need it for Jackanory, it can just be an extra. A few things that might work (?)...
1. The main character uses the word Jackanory several times in the book. That struck me as funny.
2. Two people drown
3. Two people are murdered (strangled)
4. Someone escapes the clutches of an evil person that was deceiving her (thanks to the police investigation led by the MC)

Finished Miss Frost Saves The Sandman. Check off the winter elves task!

We had severe hail damage to our house this week. Tennis ball sized hail. Much of my reading time may be taken up by insurance adjusters, contractors, etc, but I'm within 100 pages of finishing several books, so I'll try not to start anything new until those are finished.

Rose- agreed. That drove me crazy, too. I think it does get a little better the longer you're a member, which is weird. Or maybe it's that I rarely listen to a whole book. I'll often listen for a bit and then read.

Stacey- I agree with the suggestion to try uninstalling and reinstalling the app. I use Scribd and this has never happened to me. I think it's an app glitch. I hope it's an easy fix!

Melindam wrote: "sorry, it was elves... not faeries... the heat is getting to my brain. :( I meant the Miss Frost book."

Easy to do when you are keeping track of so many of us! It's almost done. I started reading soo many books. I should start finishing some of them now.

Melanie wrote: "I thought we could use books marked MPG Childrens as long as the word count was verified (25K plus words or audio over 3 hours)?

I have one I might pick up in the next week or so with MPG Children..."

I copied this from the rules. Hope it helps!
◈ Books with MPGs Childrens / Kids / Illustrated / Photography / Art (or which have "Illustrated" in the title or an "Illustrator" contributor in the metadata) must have at least 25,000 words (must be a verified count. sites that provide estimated word counts are not valid sources for verifying word count). ArBookFind is a great site to double check (there are also .co.uk and .com.au versions). If in doubt, ask your captain. Another rule of thumb is the audiobook version should be over 3 hours.

I have a couple of supernatural books going, but I'm not sure if any of them have faeries...yet.

You all are making me want to travel. Have fun!

Did I seriously type "see and here her"?! 🤦
*hear

I'm reading one where the departed sticks around to guide an investigation. Not really in human form, in ghost form, but the investigator can see and here her.

Completion Post:

Sex and Vanity by Kevin Kwan.

This was ok. Not as enjoyable for me as Crazy Rich Asians.

Yay 🎉🎉

Thanks for adding my book, melindam!

Completion Post

The Viscount Who Loved Me

Check of the Bee Bingo square!

Edited to add: I could've sworn I put this on the tracking sheet, but I don't see it. I'm not with my laptop, so I can add it later. Sorry about that!

Jenn wrote: "Ok...thats what I thought but then I saw there was a point system that showed books under 100."

That confused me too!

Oh-- I can cover the bee, too. I just realized I started the second Bridgerton book and the MC is terrified of bees. It ends up being life altering for him.

I can cover the elf book. I could also cover hedgehog if that one ends up not working out. It looks like it's pending for someone else, but I have a couple here that will work if we need them.