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

Nyssa’s comments from the MobileRead Book Challenges group.

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).

I hit 450 reading days in a row, on 14 March 2023!

Then I decided to take a much-needed break. It was painful seeing my daily counter drop to zero.

However, since I didn't stop reading completely, the tracker still shows me at 66 weeks in a row. I hope to keep that one going, even if it means scheduling my electronic reading for one or two days a week.

Congratulations on the continued progress!

I was watching Will Trent. I like it. But NCIS has had all of my attention.
Although, the second half of YOU came out so I’ll be watching that too.

Take your time; the books will still be there when you’re ready.

It’s wonderful that you and your mom have such a caring community of friends.
If you feel you must offer them something, food would probably work.

Continued best wishes; and good luck on the job hunt!
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My daughter LOVES Critical Role.
I think she’s listened to just about everything they’ve done.
I’ll have to ask her.


I have been binge watching the NCIS franchise, from the beginning.

I’m currently on Season 8 of NCIS, and will start Season 2 of NCIS: LA once I’m done.
I’ll switch back and forth through NCIS season 11 ( and LA season 5) when I’ll add NCIS: New Orleans into the mix.

It interesting because I think LA just ended its run this year, they started Hawaii last year, and Sydney is supposed to be stating this year, as well.