Keely’s Comments (group member since Jan 31, 2019)

Keely’s comments from the The Perks Of Being A Book Addict group.

I have a day off work today, so I’m planning to try and finish the book I’m reading which shouldn’t take long and then I’ll also try and finish the audiobook I’ve been listening too.

I may not have the best start tomorrow as I have work, but depending on what they want me to do, I might be able to get a few hours of an audiobook listened to and then I’ll start a physical book in the evening, but probably won’t get too much read as I’m usually pretty tired after work on Saturday. I’m then off Sunday and apart from going to see my grandparents, I don’t have much else planned.

Oh... damn... Well there goes my plan...

Oh well. I just updated the spreadsheet with a few books I can use.

I can read for 8 Green as a character is called Edie or 2 Green with a character called Tayla. It's a childrens book but is 129 pages long so fits the criteria.

In more cheerful news, I found some other books with coloured covers I can read for UNO. I'll add them to the spreadsheet before Saturday!

Thank you both. We're fine now and upped our security so it shouldn't happen again.

I almost started an audiobook today that has a blue cover so I could use it for UNO, but I stopped myself. I just didn't want to listen to the serious audiobook I've been listening too... my house got broken into last night. They didn't take much, just my mum's bag with her purse and keys in, some other money and keys to my stepdads car which they must have thought would be nicer than it is, because they didnt steal it and threw the keys across the road. We're all fine and it could have been much worse, but it's been a long and stressful day trying to sort everything out. So a long story short, I wanted something more fun to listen to at work, but ended up working in silence as I wasn't really listening to what I had on.

I’m working on finishing a physical book that I am reading and I will also finish an audiobook I’m listening to this week which will get me nice and ready for Saturday. I usually have several books on the go so there are a couple that I can make progress on if I need something to read but don’t want to start anything new, but I also won’t mind putting them on hold during uno.

My current job seems to be cutting down my hours to just what I’m contracted in the last few weeks that I’m there so while that means I won’t get as much pay next month, I’ll at least have more time to read :p I want to squeeze in as much as I can before I start my new job towards the end of February so that I know I’ve contributed in case I’m too tired to read much after.

I added a few books with coloured covers to the spreadsheet. From what I can tell, they won't work for anything that hasn't already been covered, but I can wait until March or April to read them if needed.

At least you know what you want to do Camille, I struggled for a long time to work out what I wanted to do. :)

I might change my mine about reading City of Ashes as there are other books im more excited to read and therefore would read them quicker.

I just looked through my library app and more specifically their audiobooks and there are a few options for colours and they are an appropriate length. So I could use a couple of those if we struggle for colours. I'll have a proper look either tomorrow or on my next day off which is sunday and get a little list going (I like lists)

It's a shame we don't have any red ones this month as a lot of the books I had planned to read this year have red covers, but I guess I could wait. I have plenty of other books I want to read anyway (too many really :P).


I'm not sure if this is blue enough to count as a blue cover, but if it is, I can read it. I've been meaning to for years anyway so it would help get that one ticked of the list. It could work as a 2 Blue (second in series). I don't know if there is a character or place that starts with a Z so I don't know yet if it would work for 0 Blue ...

The name of my shelf is correct. It's ready and waiting for books.

I'm currently working on finishing up a few books I have already started so hopefully I will be ready to go by the 1st Feb.

Hello everyone! My name is Keely, I live in Essex, UK (very close to London). I played UNO last year for the first time and now I am back for more. I will read pretty much anything and at the moment I am tackling some classics that I've had on my list forever. Last year I discovered a love for audiobooks so I have been listening to those a lot. I'm not sure what book I would save from a fire... there are so many to choose from!

On a different note, I was offered a new job today which I accepted, so I will start that towards the end of February. I will be going from a part time to a full time job, so.... my reading might be a little compromised as I won't have as much time and may be very tired. I hope you will be forgiving and I will still try my best to read what I can.

I will give just about anything a go and I like to see what other people are reading so feel free to add me :)

A-Z Challenge

Start date: 1st Jaunary 2020
End date: 31st December 2020

Completed: 23rd November 2020

Books completed: 26/26

✔A - A Kitten Called Tiger 25/2/20
✔B - The Beach 10/1/20
✔C - Cat on the Mat 15/1/20
✔D - Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz 20/3/20
✔E - The Emerald City of Oz 20/4/20
✔F - The Fellowship of the Ring 4/1/20
✔G - Grimm's Fairy Tales 3/2/20
✔H - The Horse and His Boy 26/2/20
✔I - It's Not Summer Without You 13/3/20
✔J- Jack and the Flumflum Tree 23/11/20
✔K - Kidnapped 15/6/20
✔L - The Ladybird Book of the Mid-Life Crisis 15/1/20
✔M - Mog's Christmas 7/1/20
✔N - Nights of Sin 5/1/20
✔O - Ozma of Oz 13/1/20
✔P - The Picture of Dorian Gray 18/3/20
✔Q - 2,024 QI Facts To Stop You In Your Tracks 4/10/20
✔R - The Rescued Kitten 30/1/20
✔S - Schindler's List 15/2/20
✔T - The Truth 31/1/20
✔U - The Unicorn 19/2/20
✔V - The Very Busy Spider 3/7/20
✔W - The Witches 20/2/20
✔X - X-Day, Volume 1 26/10/20
✔Y - You May Already Be a Winner 8/11/20
✔Z - The Zoo 6/4/20

The Carnivorous Carnival
22/4/19

1 - ch Olaf
3 - ch Hugo
6 - ch Sunny
7 - ch Violet
8 - ch Esme
Skip - ch Klaus

Mini challenge:
29B1ba

The Alchemist
Finished 14 April

0 - Standalone
4 - ch Fatima
6 - ch Santiago
Skip - author Paulo Coelho
Reverse - Tawni

Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Rick Riordan
23/3/19

1 - first in series
2 - ch, Tartarus
3 - ch, Hades
6 - place, Santa Monica

Mini Challenge:
14. Read a book with a group of friends
16. Read a book where someone goes shopping
21. Read a book with a weapon on the cover

I should finish over the next day or two which will work for several things in both normal UNO and the mini challenge.

Hey everyone. I’ve struggled with reading this week as work has left me really tired, but I have a week off next week and apart from a few interviews, I don’t have much planned. My aim is to spend a lot of the time reading so with any luck I’ll finish a couple of books next week :)