Bea’s Comments (group member since Apr 29, 2011)

Bea’s comments from the Pick-a-Shelf group.

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Marie (UK) wrote: "Prompt 8 completed."

Marie, you already posted this one Nov. 15.

Finished:
Of Blood and Bone - Trim 23

Currently Reading:
Bone Deep - This will finish Series 22! Also reading for Fifteen and BTM
Mister Impossible - Fifteen

I decided to go for A Psalm for the Wild-Built. I have it on hold.

Wow! It has been a long time since I posted here.

Finished!!!
Against All Enemies for Fifteen, Lost, MM and old games

That alone is worth all the celebration that I can do. Not only was it a BIG book and a bit outside my genres, it turned out to be an engaging story. Imagine that!

Currently Reading:
Bone Deep - This will finish Series 22! Also reading for Fifteen and BTM
Of Blood and Bone - Trim 23
Mister Impossible - Fifteen

Congrats on the completion, LauraLa

Michelle wrote: "Message #10 updated! I've finally finished this challenge! Never too late hahahaha"

I'm impressed! Congrats!

Tien wrote: "Dee wrote: "2 questions
pseudonyms - do they work? ie. Gail Carriger that i used for a FOUND book also wrote under G.L. Carriger?

pre-orders - cherise sinclair - that I used for found - has a new ..."

Agree with Tien!

Dee wrote: "finished FOUND - post 8 :)"

Congrats, Dee

Susan wrote: "I just finished this. First time ever that I've had a chance to start Lost & Found.

It doesn't look to me like you've added me to the list with hot links, Bea. I've updated message 10 above. I hop..."

Sorry that I missed you, Susan...better late than never. Congrats on your finish!

Well, this pick is interesting. Right off the bat, two series pop up that are on my New Series shelf - The Murderbot Diaries and the Monk & Robot series. I have heard so much about the Murderbot books that it is a strong contender for this month.

The other one that popped on the first page is a x.5 book of a series that I am reading...albeit not too actively (A Court of Thorns and Roses, 3.5). I usually skip the x.5 books when reading in order. Maybe I should consider dipping my toes into this one.

I am a month behind, but I finally read Cress. This is book 3 in the series, which I thought was next to read. Imagine my surprise to find that I had skipped book 2. The good thing is that the main character in book 2 was not very involved in the action in this book.

Cress is the story of an android (Cinder) who is trying to stop a marriage. This android cares deeply for the man to be married and is trying to overthrow the woman who is evil and wants to become the ruler of the universe! It helps that Cinder really is the moon's true ruler...and the man she cares for is an earthly ruler. And Cress? She is another android who is trying to assist.

I don't usually like futuristic fiction, but this was fun with flawed androids and new encounters with earth. I found myself routing for this varied band of misfits. 4*.

I nominate sci-fi fantasy.

I read The Girl Who Reads on the Métro and gave it 3*, partly because the setting seemed fluid to me and partly because at times I struggled to remember who was who. Still it was an overall interesting story.

I nominate female authors.

I did it! I completed that biggest book on my TBR, finally!

Prompt 1: BIG Book: >705p
Against All Enemies by Tom Clancy
(Actual page count 756p)

Currently I have completed prompts 1-6 and 10-11. Not all are showing in the completed listings.

Beth wrote: "Finished up this morning!! 10/10"

Congrats, Beth!

Go Beth Go!

I am planning to read The Girl Who Reads on the Métro.

Congrats, Beverly!

Tien wrote: "Yes, your examples are correct, Lyn,

All words (including A, The, etc) are counted

@Meg: it's open ended"

So glad that there is no time frame on this one. I was at the library and decided to check the shelves for an I author with 5 letters in the last name as I had none that fit on my lists. Found it and checked it out only to wonder if the game could start so soon! I think I will hold it and start the game October 1.

Title (Option 2)
P Porgy
I Intangible
C Coraline
K Kate : the Journal of a Confederate Nurse

A A-List

S StarCrossed
H Hourglass
E Exile
L Lirael
F Foundation

Author (Option 2 - last initial)
P Louise Penny - The Long Way Home
I Claude Izner - Murder on the Eiffel Tower
C Cassandra Clark - Hangman Blind
K Rochelle Majer Krich - Fertile Ground

A Ellery Adams - The Secret, Book & Scone Society

S Marilyn Sue Shank - Child of the Mountains
H T.L. Huchu - The Library of the Dead
E Joy Ellis - The Murderer's Son
L Pam Lewis - A Young Wife
F Agatha Frost - Pancakes and Corpses