Nyssa’s Comments (group member since Jan 07, 2011)

Nyssa’s comments from the MobileRead Book Challenges group.

Thank you @Spacechick!

Pairing audio with the printed, when I can, has helped a great deal. I would not have been able to complete as many reads without it.

Cool.

I’ve been looking for something to supplement my income - remote/work from home where I can set my own hours (primarily nights & weekends).

Congratulations on the new job!

Do you mind if I ask what it is?

Christa wrote: "I can't believe it's already July. Happy Birthday Month! It's my b-day month too! And congrats on that streak!"

Happy Birthday month to you too! :)

It's now July (my birthday month - yay)!

June was an excellent reading month for me - 27 titles totaling almost 7,700 pages.

I am on week 80 of my reading streak with a daily streak of 93.

This week I'm starting Celebrity in Death (In Death, Book #34), Academ's Fury (Codex Alera, Book #2), and Blood of Amber (The Chronicles of Amber, Book #7); I'm finishing Paramour (Fantasy Heights, Story #10).
I have audio companions for all of them (except Paramour). I think I'm officially addicted to audiobooks, but I still have to have a written version. I have, however, gone for more extended periods of just listening. I think I'm at 30-45 minutes max.

Twenty-six weeks are remaining in the year, and 24 books remain in the In Death Series (Book #58 is slated for next year), so there is a chance of actually getting caught up. I find that exciting. I have never tackled as significant a series before.

Blood of Amber is the shortest title on that list, so my goal today is to listen to as much as possible while getting my laundry done.

Bianca wrote: "The Postscript Murders by Elly Griffiths.
Second book in the Harbinder Kaur series. It could have been a cozy, since an octogenarian, a former monk turned barista and an Ukrainian c..."

Christa wrote: "Sounds interesting! And my library has the books so the first in the series is going on the list. The very, very long list. LOL"

Ditto!! :)

I'm not familiar with it.

Please keep us updated with your thoughts on it. Thanks.

The mods are what got me in trouble w/ Sims 3. I spent more time tweaking my game than playing it.

I'll give it some thought. My iMac is past "end of life" (it stopped getting updates a while ago), so I may wait until I can replace it.

Wow! Sims 4 sounds really cool!! But I must resist; I can not financially afford another obsession! LOL

I’m interested in reading Koontz. I enjoyed his short story series Nameless, released in two parts through the Amazon Original Stories Collections.

LOL @ The Sims! In Sims 3, I would get bored after the kids grew up because my Sims were homebodies like me. So all they did was go to work and come home.

I get that! :D

Congratulations on your reading stats, btw.

Christa wrote: "Excellent update!

I'm at 11 weeks / 65 days. I really want to check out the In Death series but... do I really need another series? But since when has reading been about what I need. LOL"

LOL. If it helps, I've had success borrowing the books from the library.

Has it been a month already? Geesh!

I have now been reading for 75 weeks in a row. My daily count is at 59 consecutively.

I have read 12 books so far this month, 9 of which are part of the In Death series. I'll get a 10th one in by Tuesday if I'm lucky. I might be slightly addicted! :D

I am currently reading The Book Thief and listening to Trumps of Doom (The Great Book of Amber, Book #6). Both stories are interesting and odd. I hope to finish one today.*

Tomorrow, I want to start both Furies of Calderon (Codex Alera, Book #1) and Creation in Death (In Death, Book #25).

The Alera books will take some time to complete (I'm guessing ten days per book, minimum). I am reading one a month as part of a buddy read. The official start date is the 1st of June, but I'm excited to begin.

The In Death books are also part of a buddy read. The goal is one a week, but we all read at our own pace. I had caught up with the group for a while but took a step back for two or three weeks to read other things. This was week #28, so I'm not far behind. Either way, I've been having a great time. Even when I get annoyed at the main female protagonist, I love the ride - there is a great cast of characters.

Edit:* The Book Thierf is much longer than Amazon indicated. The Amazon page for the Kindle edition states it's only 177 pages long, but the printed editions all state 550+ pages. Only the slightest of differences!

I have approximately an hour left of Trumps of Doom, so I aim to finish that before bedtime.

Edit #2: Just finished Trumps of Doom; it was good.

Podcast - Sweet! Looking forward to it.

Sims - Sim 2 = Alien babies!LOL, I remember downloading a mod that made it happen anytime a male sim was taken. I liked the look of 3 and being able to play the "original" families from 1 & 2.
I was afraid I'd spend more dollars than sense on 4, so I opted not to continue, especially since I heard grumblings about content early on.
It's very easy to get spoiled with the Sims.
I do hope you enjoy it! :)

Podcast - Nice! Let us know when you're going to release it and where.

Sims - I stopped after 3; I spent more time downloading content than actually playing. How is 4?

Drunk reading - That must be interesting! LOL


Glad things are good. :)

Hoping everything is still going well, Christa! :)

Nice! :)

Wishing you and your family the best!

Christa wrote: "Some of those books sound interesting! But I refuse to click because I don't need any more on my TBR. LOL"

LOL!

Christa wrote: "My week streak is at 8 weeks, and I'm at 38 days in a row. Which means that the syncing from my Kindle is working like it's supposed to because I gave up on using the app for a few minutes just to ensure that it gets picked up."

Nice!! On all counts.

Christa wrote: "My week streak was at 177 when I lost it earlier this month. I thought it would bother me but it didn't."

Strong, lady! :)

I can not believe it has been a month since my last update!
I have now been reading for 72 weeks in a row, and I am at 32 days straight in an effort to earn the Kindle challenge bookmarks.

I got a few titles under my belt this month (not sure how many, though).

I am officially behind in all of my buddy/group reads except for The Great Book of Amber, which I caught up on today by finishing The Hand of Oberon.

I finally finished Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connection and the Language of Human Experience; it is a fascinating book; however, don't try to read it as a novel. I'd suggest treating it more like a textbook on emotions.

I hope to finish Big Jack next. It is a side novel of the In Death Series. I am about halfway through.

After that comes The Maid as my hold came through from the library, and I will also continue reading Educated (I want to be shocked, but I find myself shaking my head).