Sophie’s Comments (group member since Apr 28, 2013)

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

Eunice wrote: "Hi! Can I ask for recommendations on books about a group of friends?"

Liane Moriarty springs to mind as some of hers have groups of friends. Kirsten Hannah also has some that would fit the bill.

If you are into urban fantasy/paranormal romance then the later October Daye, Kate Daniels, Harry Dresden have ensemble casts that I'd definitely say were a groups of friends.

Sammy wrote: "Anyone know any to fit this one?

Task: Read a book where MCs are neighbours

I'd re-read , but I need even page #s :(

I also read [bookcover..."

In the not a romance category, [book:The Couple Next Door|28815474] might be worth a look. Page number would depend on the edition you could get.

Mine is a book with MPG magic which makes a good change from some of the previous.

Linda C wrote: "Completed my goal for 2022 and renewed goal for 2023 (msg 1010). I am using the same post for recording (msg 75) - but don't see my name on the SS, although I thought it was there just after record..."

Linda, if you head over to the 2023 thread and make a post there, we'll get you linked up.

Megan L wrote: "I would like to sign up for medium please"

Hi Megan!

If you follow the instructions in post 3 you can make your own maze and account.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Have fun!

I have a next in series shelf, but am not great about either adding stuff to it, or remembering to look at it rather than going on shiny new series yay!


Having been stung by GoT and Kingkiller, I have a similar attitude to Sammy. Still have a degree of frustration about the Kinsey Milhone alphabet series that stops at Y because the author died.

I really enjoyed it. Have no idea why it was left for so long! My systems for remembering series is not functioning as I want. Hopefully working through my TBR will start to fix that.

3rd in a trilogy that would have got off to a better start if it hadn't been a few years since I read the last one. Or maybe the writing for the 1st third was actually slow as other reviewers have suggested. No matter, it improved and was a solid 4* by the end.

#5

Was tagged as a priority to read in 2018...

Thanks everyone! Probably going to read Mistress of the Empire to get a bit further with that series.

I enjoyed Good Omens and Leviathan Rises (finished the series). I've added some of the other recommendations to my TBR (getting it below 200 by the end of the year is already going backwards).

I'm in search of some recommendations.

Read a book co-written (and credited) to two authors

My reading of this is that I want both author's names on the cover so Ilona Andrews wouldn't count for me - or I'd be well away and onto the next one by now.

ETA: heading East so even would be ideal, but would depend on edition I could get so please don't worry about it.

#3
The series was recommended to me ages ago and I think this might be the year I finally finish it. Has been useful for Z in wheels etc over the years!

#4
No more reading because I feel I ought to. I've felt this odd sense that I should read Hardy's books and this has been on my tbr since 2014. I started it 10 days ago and am 20 pages in - if it can't hold my attention I refuse to force my brain into it. Life is too short.

Might try again one day, but it is also fine if I decide not to. (Personal growth is happening!).

Laurie wrote: "I am only seeing last year’s google sheets. Am I missing something?"

If you change the tab down at the bottom to 2023, you should then see the up to date info.

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I wanted to love this. It's a series I adored the first 5 books of, but that is gradually going further away from what I want somehow. Is there a phenomenon where series get turned into TV shows and the writers stop being edited properly? It feels like no-one is removing the bloat and unnecessary characters any more to tighten it into a really great story, rather than a good one that sprawls over 900 pages!

Yes you can use it as many times as you want.

Good start so far everyone!

I've hit the ground running this year, but will probably do what happened the last couple of years and do well until February then be distracted by shiny and new.


- this had been on my TBR since 2014 and I'm glad I've read it now. Was an interesting look at one surgeon's stories of his career in brain surgery; although it lacked a narrative thread tying the chapters together so it felt that it just ended rather than having a message running through it. I'm not so sure how easy it would have been to understand to someone without knowledge of how the NHS trains doctors and there was a lot of medical jargon in it.

I've thought about my goal now and have updated my post.

Currently my TBR total is 201. My aim to get this to 180 either by deleting or reading. Challenge here is not adding something to replace everything read!

Well done everyone for sticking with it, however close to the goal you got! The unfortunate question is how many were added to your tbr to replace them?!

I need to do a cull of those I can't easily get hold of and am not interested enough to pay for. There's a lot on mine that I suspect I'd struggle to have enthusiasm for even if they were free as well.

Jenny wrote: "The "cover" on the audio isn't as pretty as the "cover" on the kindle, so I may just spend the 2.99 as well.
How's that for making a thoughtful decision?"

Best way to decide.