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

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

Finished:
Hot Blooded for Book It
The Lotus Eaters for Bookopoly

Reading:
Tampa Burn for Series
Sophie's World for LOST
The Birthing House for Trim

Let's Book It - February FINISHED
Goal: 4 books
Plan: Simple

1. Revisit - Fantasy
Book: Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater - Read 2/12/21 - 4*

2. Crossing Borders 1
Book: The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens - Read 2/26/21 - 4*

3. Recommendation 1
Book: TBD

4. TBR 2
Book: Hot Blooded by Lisa Jackson - Read 2/5/21 - 4*

5. Pick-a-Shelf
Book: Strawberry Shortcake Murder by Joanne Fluke - Read 5/2/21 - 4*

Reading:
Tampa Burn for Series
Hot Blooded for Book It
Sophie's World for LOST

Bea COMPLETED

Beverly COMPLETED

LaurLa COMPLETED

LynnB COMPLETED

Lusie COMPLETED

Meg COMPLETED

Rosemary COMPLETED

Soelo COMPLETED

Tien COMPLETED

This particular game requires that you complete LOST 2021 first, since you use the date of completion to determine your books for this game.

Directions:
Read 10 books which were:
1. added to your TBR in the past 6 months AND
2. were published prior to the date you completed LOST 2021 (part 1).

Finished:
The Mountains Bow Down for Trim
A Story of Deep Delight for Trim

Reading:
Tampa Burn for Series
Hot Blooded for Book It

I have been skipping this series for a long while, so now seems to be the time to pick it up again. I will read City of Fallen Angels.

Let's Book It: May - COMPLETED
Goal: 4 books
Simple plan

√1. Revisit: Short Story Collection
Lord Peter: A Collection of All the Lord Peter Wimsey Stories by Dorothy L. Sayers Read 7/19/21 - 4*

√2. TBR 1:
Butcher's Crossing by John Williams Read 6/9/21 - 3*

3. Borrowed:
Butcher's Crossing by John Williams

√4. Recommendation 3:
The Cambridge Curry Club by Saumya Balsari Read 7/30/21 - 3*

√5. Last Month 3: Based on Making Payments 5*
Floating Twigs Read 8/21/21 - 4*

Finished An Expert in Murder for MM and Series

Finished: Making Payments: An American Indian, the Vietnam War, Laos, and the Hmong for Trim

Reading:
The Mountains Bow Down for Trim
A Story of Deep Delight for Trim
An Expert in Murder for MM and Series

Finished: The Face Of Deception for MM

Starting: The Mountains Bow Down for Trim

Wow! That is great, LynnB!

I have read 3 and have another on my desk to pick up.

Finished:
Everglades for Series

Reading:
Making Payments: An American Indian, the Vietnam War, Laos, and the Hmong for Trim
A Story of Deep Delight for Trim

Starting:
The Face Of Deception for MM

Susan wrote: "Bea wrote: "Susan wrote: "Oh, no! Getting ready to start over, I see I should've read 9 of the ones with the highest ratings and 9 with the lowest, not just one of each. I guess I'm not done yet af..."

And just think...you only have a total of 7 to read since you've already done 1 for low and for high.

Susan wrote: "Oh, no! Getting ready to start over, I see I should've read 9 of the ones with the highest ratings and 9 with the lowest, not just one of each. I guess I'm not done yet after all."

Susan, what was your number? 9? If so, then you divide it in half and read that number for highest and that same number for lowest. If your number is odd, you can choose where to put the odd book...high or low.

In other words...sections 1, 2, and 4 will have the same number of books.

Lusie wrote: "Sounds like you are doing great, Bea!

I'm actually trying to take a break from challenge and just read what I feel like reading."

I totally understand that! Since I love mysteries, I can usually slot them in on most challenges, even if it means I change my plan.

Let's Book It March
Plan: Simple

√1. Revisit: Read from any picked shelves for March.
Mar-20 Mystery - The Last Kashmiri Rose by Barbara Cleverly

√2. Recommendation 2: Click on your avatar (top right corner) and go to "Friends Recommendations" and read one of the books recommended to you by a GR friend.
The Last Kashmiri Rose by Barbara Cleverly (Susan) Read 3/29/21 - 4*

√3. Borrowed: Read book/s you borrowed
Iron Kissed by Patricia Briggs (Aiken Library system) Read 2/28/21 - 4*

√4. Last Month 2: Read book/s from series you read last month [February]
The Pagan Stone by Nora Roberts (This is book 3 of trilogy. I read book 2 February 4.) Read 3/7/21 - 4*

√5. Recent Release: Read book/s published in 2020
Eight Perfect Murders by Peter Swanson (Published March 3, 2020) Read 3/16/21 - 3*

How is everyone doing so far? LOST, Trim, Series, MM, Book It? Anyone like me working on old games, too?

Here's my report:
Old games - only 2 books left on PnM
LOST - 7/10 to go
Series - 16/40 to go ~ I am working on two of those
MM - 7/12 to go
TRIM - finished series and monstrosity ~ 10/16 to go for the other two sections, and I am working on 2 of those.
Book It - finished Jan & Mar, 1 to go for Feb and haven't started Apr

As many of you know, my reading speed usually ends with me lagging behind on the games. I am so pleased that it has increased enough for me to finish all but one old game and to be so current on the present games. I am really enjoying this reading year!

Congrats, Susan!

"If I do start again, do I look at my TBR right now to determine how many books to read?"

I would think, yes. I know that my TBR has changed since I did my planning in December. I am guessing that is true also for you.

"And if I'm starting over, does the Dec 2020 requirement still hold for #4? Or would it move to the day I begin?"

That one is less clear to me, but I would also say yes. It seems to me that as the year progresses, any new TRIM would be starting further from the December point. I would think it would move the end of the last completed year's quarter (March 31, June 30 etc.)

What do you think, Tien?

Roll #9: 3, 6 (9) FINISHED
Timestamp: 2021-04-03 10:33:04 UTC
Square: P: The Severen - High
Task: As Property squares are named after places in the book, read book where:
1. Author's initials (all)[TS]...; OR
2. First letter/s of word/s in title...
can be found in name of place.

Book: The Lotus Eaters by Tatjana Soli
Due: 5/1/21
Completed: 5/6/21