Lauren’s Comments (group member since Jan 26, 2013)

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

Funny, I just read two stand alone books this month after not reading any for ages.

I'll go through the list and see what I can find.

Susan wrote: "So to put what Tien and Lauren said into very simple language for me to use in assessing where a book counts, I'm going to look for whether I learn what 2 or 3 major characters are thinking over th..."

Exactly!

Susan wrote: "Looking at the links Christina shared makes me wonder -- what's the difference between POV and narrator? I'd actually been thinking in terms of multiple narrators, but seeing the shelves listed sep..."

The narrator is the persona who is telling the story. In first person narration, the narrator is a character in the story. In 3rd person narration, the narrator is an external persona who knows what is going in with all the characters and all the events.

POV is the perspective of a particular character, i.e., their internal thoughts and motivations.

Hope this helps.

Sure :0)

Santiago, some great choices on your list. However, numbers 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 don't have the letter H as the first letter in one of the title words or the author's names. So they don't work for the challenge.

Good luck.

Susan wrote: "What in the world does It-Wikipedia even mean?"

It looks like this shelf as set up by the Italian Wikimedia (Wikipedia). It took me ages to find a book on it as most of the ones on the shelf are non-fiction.

Karen wrote: "Would anybody like to give me some recommendations for books with alternating POVs (2 only) ?

Ta muchly"

Most romance books have alternating POVs - the main hero and the main heroine.

March:

Letter: H

Completed: 12/12

Shelves & Categories

✔ 1. 19th-century: Thief of Shadows by Elizabeth Hoyt
Category: h. Multiple POVs (more than 2)
Read: March 11th, 3.5★

✔ 2. 2004: Sense of Evil by Kay Hooper
Category: e. Bright cover (yellow) AND Category: c. Inanimate Object (glove)
Read: March 8th, 4★

✔ 3. e-reader: Shadow Heir by Richelle Mead
Read: June 23rd, 3★

✔ 4. it-wikipedia: Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris
Category: f. Main Character (90% of book): Female
Read: July 26th, 4★

✔ 5. book-series: The Hellion and the Highlander by Lynsay Sands
Category: l. Alternating POVs (2 only)
Read: March 26th, 4★

✔ 6. middle-school: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling
Category: a. Main Character (90% of book): Male AND k. Published in: 1980 - 1999 (1997)
Read: March 13th, 4★

✔ 7. mystery-crime: The Hunt by Allison Brennan
Read: June 21st, 4★

✔ 8. childhood-favorites: The Gift of the Magi by O'Henry
Category: g. Published in: 1900 - 1919 (1905) AND b. Male Authors
Read: March 4th, 4★

✔ 9. murder: Kinked by Thea Harrison
Read: April 5th, 4★
Category: j. Dark colors on cover

✔ 10. America: The Best Man by Kristan Higgins
Read: July 8th, 5★

✔ 11. comic: Mercy Thompson: Homecoming by Patricia Briggs
Category: d. Number of Pages: 100-200 (112)
Read: June 22nd, 4★

✔ 12. fluff: The Heir by Grace Burrowes
Category: i. Number of Pages: 201-300 (291)
Read: March 22nd, 3.5★

February Card - Books Read:
Completed: 12/12

✔ 1. Pre-2009: Missing by Jasmine Cresswell

✔ 2. Romance-historical: Any Wicked Thing by Margaret Rowe

✔ 3. mysteries-thrillers: A Murderous Procession by Ariana Franklin

✔ 4. friends-to-lovers: Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl

✔ 5. genre-fantasy: Kiss of Steel by Bec McMaster

✔ 6. fantastic: Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland

✔ 7. multiple-reads: Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder

✔ 8. reviewed-books: Never Seduce a Scot by Maya Banks

✔ 9. sf-f: Iron Crowned by Richelle Mead

✔ 10. inspiration: Cast in Shadow - Michelle Sagara

✔ 11. paranormal-supernatural: MacRieve by Kresley Cole

✔ 12. books-to-movies: Montana Sky by Nora Roberts

Great job, Karen!

I never thought I would enjoy reading ebooks but I must say that my Kindle was a real eye opener. First of all it led me to Goodreads and some wonderful new friends. It also broadened my reading horizons with new genres and authors that I would never have discovered otherwise.
I still read paperbacks but about 90% of my reading is on the Kindle or iPad apps.

I had a blog on Blogger but decided to transition to Booklikes (it was too much like hard work maintaining both sites)

Here's mine: The Hottie Harem

Here are my picks for everyone:

Tien

The Book of the Crowman - great title!
The Splendour Falls - looks like a war is brewing in this one
Life After Life - like the cover


Karen
Band of Brothers (war) - amazing book and a wonderful miniseries that I cannot recommend enough.
The Falcons of Fire and Ice - interesting title.
The Poison Diaries - sounds really good.

Marcia
The General's Daughter - war?
The Monkey's Raincoat - title made me laugh
Four to Score - something humorous

Thanks for the picks Tien. I love Callihan's series too.

Well done on completing January, Coralie!

Goody a new round!

Going for 2 books again - please pick from my 2014 PIFM shelf.

I'll read - its on my January Scattershelves list as well - two birds, one stone :0)

Christina wrote: "Thanks! Definitely got that from Lauren's page. I like the look! ;) So if you read this, Thanks Lauren!"

Glad to be of service ;0)

February

Letter: M

Completed: 12/12

Shelves & Categories

✔ 1. Pre-2009: Missing by Jasmine Cresswell
Category: l. Pages 301-400 Pages (396)
Read: June 3rd, 1★

✔ 2. Romance-historical: Any Wicked Thing by Margaret Rowe
Category: j. Less than 500 ratings (53)
Read: February 11th, 2★

✔ 3. mysteries-thrillers: A Murderous Procession by Ariana Franklin
Category: a. Animal on cover (peacock)
Read: February 6th, 3★

✔ 4. friends-to-lovers: Talk Me Down by Victoria Dahl
Category: k. Inanimate object (chalk board)
Read: January 30th, 3.5★

✔ 5. genre-fantasy: Kiss of Steel by Bec McMaster
Category: g. Dark colors on cover
Read: May 1st, 4.5★

✔ 6. fantastic: Mark of the Demon by Diana Rowland
Category: b Main Character (90% of book): Female
Read: May 8th, 4★

✔ 7. multiple-reads: Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder
Category: d. 201-300 Pages (284) AND c. published 2000-2009 (2004)
Read: April 24th, 4★

✔ 8. reviewed-books: Never Seduce a Scot by Maya Banks
Category: h. female author
Read: March 14th, 4★

✔ 9. sf-f: Iron Crowned by Richelle Mead
Read: May 15th, 3★

✔ 10. inspiration: Cast in Shadow - Michelle Sagara
Read: August 20th, 3★

✔ 11. paranormal-supernatural: MacRieve by Kresley Cole
Category: added after December 31, 2012 (November, 2013)
Read: March 3rd, 3.5★

✔ 12. books-to-movies: Montana Sky by Nora Roberts
Category: e. Published 1980-1999 (1996)
Read: July 1st, 4★



Skipped:
f. Number of Pages: 100-200

January Card - Books Read:
Completed: 12/12

✔ 1. modern-fiction: Stolen by Kelley Armstrong

✔ 2. juvenile: Ashes by Ilsa J. Bick

✔ 3. random: Murder In Thrall by Anne Cleeland

✔ 4. 2006: With This Ring by Amanda Quick

✔ 5. 2012-read: White Lion's Lady by Lara Adrian

✔ 6. kids-books: Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak

✔ 7. have-read: Bayou Moon by Ilona Andrews

✔ 8. digital: Like No Other Lover by Julie Anne Long

✔ 9. not-interested: When Darkness Comes by Alexandra Ivy

✔ 10. lit: The Angel of Darkness by Caleb Carr

✔ 11. culture:Animal Farm by George Orwell

✔ 12. detective: Beg for Mercy by Jamie Alden