Denise’s Comments (group member since Mar 28, 2018)

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

Amanda wrote: "Denise wrote: "I finally finished The Luminous Dead. I almost abandoned it about halfway through. I probably should have. It was a bit disappointing.

Note: Em and Isolde are mother..."

It had so much potential. I think it's just too long. It got very repetitive in the middle.

I finally finished The Luminous Dead. I almost abandoned it about halfway through. I probably should have. It was a bit disappointing.

Note: Em and Isolde are mother and daughter and a huge part of the story, but if they have a last name, I missed it.

Daniela wrote: "Denise wrote: "I think I read my green card already. I am covering a red card--almost done! Maybe 40 pages left."

oh yes, sorry! I just had a look at the post where Christina wrote down the claime..."

Totally fine. 😊

Also, I have an uncharacteristic three days off this week. I can claim task 13 on the mini because I'm very close to finishing my current two books.

I have The Last Thing He Told Me here to read and I think the main character makes hand-crafted furniture for a living.

I think I read my green card already. I am covering a red card--almost done! Maybe 40 pages left.

I finished Up to No Gouda and put it on the spreadsheets.

Alejandra wrote: "I’m sorry I haven’t been participating that much. I just came out of the worst on call week in the history of ever, to find my kid broke up with her friends.
I’ll keep you posted on my reading. I’..."

Last year, when my brain needed a break, a friend recommended this book to me.



The premise is ridiculous and there's a lot of swearing, but it was the perfect "lose yourself" read for me.

I hope next week is better!

Character name question...
If the book says something like "Dr. Gerald Brown and his wife Elaine were in for the adventure of a lifetime..."

Would you assume Elaine's last name was Brown? I wouldn't in real life, but maybe for fiction it's ok?

Am I overthinking again? 😂🤣

Daniela wrote: "Peeps, if you put down character names in the tracking sheet please write down the first and last name if you know it. Especially if it's the last name that works for a card, otherwise we can't use..."

I've been trying to pay attention since this was brought up. I've been surprised at how often we don't get a last name in fiction.

Finished.

I'm still embarrassed that I started and finished a book right before the mini started. 🤦

Daniela wrote: "I just found out today that spotify has a few audio books, so I'm making use of that and started . I'm not a big fan of audio books, but I'm crocheting a lot a..."

I liked that one!

Denise wrote: "I just added Dear Santa to the spreadsheet. Wasn't planning to read it, but it was short and within arm's reach. :) I'm almost done with Dishing the Dirt.

I wasn't ..."

You are so right. I completely forgot the mini hadn't even started yet. So yeah...it doesn't count. Oops!

I'm getting really bored with The Luminous Dead, but I'm over halfway done and I've heard it picks up toward the end, so I guess I'll try to hang in there.

I just added Dear Santa to the spreadsheet. Wasn't planning to read it, but it was short and within arm's reach. :) I'm almost done with Dishing the Dirt.

I wasn't sure what to fill in for the mini. We can use books for both the regular hands AND the mini, right?

For 27. "character has a pet" category, both Dishing the Dirt (Agatha has two cats) and Dear Santa (the Charmichaels have a dog) work.

The MC in Dear Santa works in Seattle (connection to a city) and fits for #9 - it has four colors on the cover.


For 31. Agatha (Dishing the Dirt) visits several neighbors.

Soo...whatever you think might be hardest to fill in. :)

I thought I was the only one with wonky notifications!

Looks fun! Any thoughts on if we prefer small town or big city for the categories at the end?

No preference here. I'm currently reading three books. One is set in a fantasy world, one is in a small village, and the last one is in Paris.

I just saw in the Q & A that if you start a book in February, but don't finish until March, you can count it for March! I always thought March books had to be read entirely in March and April book entirely in April. So...I still don't have the rules down either!

Christina wrote: "Kelly wrote: "Hi everyone, I just wanted to check-in bc it's been a while since I last updated here. I'm currently reading three books (I like reading different genres at a time), so I may take a w..."

I'll just keep starting new books...

Amanda wrote: "I an really enjoying my current read, Ink in the Blood. Apparently circus performers, a sexy dude who only ever wears a plague doctor mask, and tattoo magic is what I've been missin..."

Well that definitely doesn't sound boring.