Jill’s Comments (group member since Dec 31, 2017)

Jill’s comments from the Book Nerd Reading Challenge group.

I’ve liked Maus or Persepolis. Neither is an easy read, but well worth it. Herding Cats is a fun read — a lot more light hearted. Hope this helps!

Finally got around to my first book--having two different challenges is exhausting! I'll edit this each time I read something that fits a category. My first is "Next Year in Havana" by Chanel Cleeton. Orginally, this was going to be my book set in two different time periods, but oooh, when I found out this was the first book in a series (next one is in 2019 and I'm SO hoping for more after that!) I knew the category "first book in a series" was PERFECTO!
📚Pick 32 from these categories:📚
-Audiobook: Head On by John Scalzi
-Book that became a movie: Murder on the Orient Express by agatha christie
-First book in a series "Next Year in Havana" by Chanel Cleeton
-Genre you don’t normally read: Relic by Alan Dean Foster (sci-fi)
-Book by author from another country: "I'll Never Change My Name" by Val Chmerkovskiy (Ukraine)
-Book published in your decade of birth
-A children’s book you’ve never read
-Book with a blue cover: Bellewether by Susanna Kearsley
-Book with a long title (over 5+ words): the Secret of the Irish Castle by Santa Montefiore
-Young Adult book: My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand
-Book that has been on your To Be Read list the longest: When Women Ruled the World: 6 Queens of Egypt by Kara Cooney
-Book published in 2018 -- This Is Me by Chrissy Metz
-Book set in the Illinois
-Book set in the South: All We Ever Wanted by Emily Giffin
-Book title with one word: Princess by Jane Dismore
-New York Times bestseller: Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris
-Book recommended by a librarian: Winter Soldier by Daniel Mason
-Book that you can finish in one day: star Wars last Jedi by Jason Fry
-Book about espionage/spy: Transcription by Kate Atkinson
-Book with an ugly cover: Burning Chamber by Kate Mosse
-Book set during wartime: The Kennedy Debutante by Kerri Maher
-Book with an animal on the cover: Feral Attraction by Eileen Watkins
-Book you would love to read again: Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton
-Hugo Award winner
-Book translated into English
-Book that scares you: Our House by Louise Candlish
-Book about a culture you are unfamiliar with: The Sapphire Widow by Dinah Jefferies
-Book from the bottom shelf of the library: Every Time You Go Away by Beth Harbison
-Non-fiction: The Duchess by Penny Junor
-Book about a historical figure (fiction or non- fiction); daughters of the Winter Queen by Nancy Goldstone
-Graphic Novel: Herding Cats by Susan Anderson
-Book of your choice: The Death of Mrs Westaway by Ruth Ware
-Book you chose because of cover: King's Witch by Tracy Borman
-Book recommended from Goodreads: Race to Save the Romanovs by Helen Rappaport.
-Book with multiple narrators: Unlocked: An Oral History of Haden's Syndrome by John Scalzi
-Book set in two different time periods: The Glass Ocean by Lauren Willig, Beatriz Williams & Karen White
-Book that is a retelling of a classic story: All The Ever Afters: The Untold Story of Cinderella's Step-Mother by Danielle Teller

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I just discovered a new author. Jennifer Lana. I’m currently reading The Tsarina’s Legacy. The story bounces back and forth between Empress Catherine of Russia and her modern day descendant....the grandchild of a secret Russian princess. It’s a pretty good story so far!

The Secret History of the Pink Carnation by Lauren Willig is one of my favorites! The whole series is about 12 books long. I got so into the "will they/won't they" of the two modern day characters.