D.L.’s Comments (group member since Dec 24, 2015)

D.L.’s comments from the 2025 Reading Challenge group.

I put Charlotte's Web under bugs because of the spider Charlotte. I think that works and now the 'bugs' category is complete and we got all the points for it.

I'll try to add them for you and see where they fit :)

Denise wrote: "I put Beekeeper under biome but there are 5 other prompts we can move it to if anyone else has a biome."

It works there and it works in Bugs too. We can always move if necessary.

JennH wrote: "I just wanted to give a heads up that something's come up the rest of this week, and while I'll still be reading - albeit perhaps a little slower - I might not be able to update the spreadsheet. If..."

No worries. One of us will be happy to help. Take care and rest easy :)

Ciara wrote: "Just wanted to pop in & say that I didn't get as much reading done yesterday as I'd hoped to. I had a migraine, & once it finally went away, my daughter wanted me to binge watch "A Good Girl's Guid..."

Hanging out with your daughter absolutely is first priority. Family comes first :) Hope your migraine goes away.

Update!

Completed: 50/80

Physical Books: 43/70
Ebooks: 7/10

Okay I think I filled out the spreadsheet right for Day 1. Hope you're all enjoying your books :)

^^ Cool. TY! Only 3 hours left to go here. I am a night owl so I anticipate starting to read as soon as the clock strikes 12:01 a.m. lol

I nominate The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros because mangoes are sort of orangey in color and it appears on the Most Orange Books of All Time Listopia. It's just a book worth reading. Or re-reading.

Elaine wrote: "I read a book where the MC was reading this book and raved about it...I have been curious since then so will join in to see if it lives up to expectations."

Welcome!!

And just to verify, this was allowed in the last read-a-thon I did, but I want to check here: If we read a book that has over 100 pages but Doesn't fit one of the prompts, can we still count it for pages at least? Sorry I am not detail-oriented eep lol

Jaida wrote: "Happy start of the readathon, at least for me! I agree with D.L., 'better off read' is a good team name."

:) Oooh Happy start!! I am on the west coast so I can't start for another six hours.

Oh and I like Better Off Read and Undercover of Write but I saw another team thread where they said they're planning to use the Undercover theme (yes I spied lol) so maybe we'd better go with Better Off Read.

Excited to begin!!

I think I did it right lol The spreadsheet is filling out nicely :)

Betty wrote: "D.L. wrote: "I would like to change some of my books to fit the spots that really need filling. How do I do that without messing up the whole spreadsheet? lol"

Just go to the column with the book ..."

K I'll work on that right now.

I would like to change some of my books to fit the spots that really need filling. How do I do that without messing up the whole spreadsheet? lol

I'm signing up. Better late than never. Please put me down for 4 books. Thanks!!

COMPLETED: 0/4

○Go Fishing
○Ride a bike
○Watch fireworks
○Make a craft
○Plant a garden: Flowerbed of State
○Eat ice cream
○Learn to surf
○Sing and dance
○Go swimming
○Visit a library: Books Can Be Deceiving
○Solve a puzzle
○Go on a road trip
○Bake cookies: Heartaches and Christmas Cakes
○Go to a wedding
○Go sailing
○Sleep in a cabin
○Pick berries
○Go wine tasting: Red Wine For Miss Parker
○Go on a holiday
○Have a picnic
○Visit a relative
○Try something new
○Wear flip-flops
○Fly a kite
○Get a tattoo
○Bird watching
○Do magic tricks
○Attend a concert
○Have a cocktail
○Volunteer

Ciara wrote: "I don't think our team name is the most important thing in the world, but I do think Undercover Readers is so boring that I'd be surprised if another team didn't come up with the same thing. Counte..."

I love Undercover of Write! That's perfect :)

Betty wrote: "We’ve heard from everyone on the team - hooray!!

Most of you have added planned books to the spreadsheet - thanks!

Nichole - let me know if you want me to add the books you listed into the planni..."

I should have not filled in all of my 5 yet because I might need to change the books depending on where we need to fill in the gaps. Hmmm.