Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Judy wrote: "I'm back home & feeling really good about reading for the next week! I don't have anything for Shifters though...

I'm already halfway through Under a Dancing Star. Just one proble..."

Are you reading that kindle version (ASIN B07S855F8Q ?) As on Amazon it is showing as 356 pages so I can't change it in Goodreads

edit---- found a verified page count for the paperback at 402 though, so I have updated that version ;)

Am indeed reading the paperback, thank you so much! :-)

Week 5 Completion Post

Book 1
Title: Fable
Author: Chanda Hahn
Date: 13/07/19
Pages: 297
Letters:
U - An Unfortunate Fairy Tale, Series
M - Mina Grimm, Character FN
B - Brody Carmichael, Character FN
E - Ever, Character FN


Book 2
Title: Reign
Author: Chanda Hahn
Date: 13/07/19
Pages: 315
Letters:
U - An Unfortunate Fairy Tale, Series
M - Mina Grimm, Character FN
B - Brody Carmichael, Character FN
E - Ever, Character FN
R - Title

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Title: Under a Dancing Star
Author: Laura Wood
Date: 13/7/19
Pages: 402
Letters:
U - title
B - character Bea

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Title: The Boy in the Black Suit
Author: Jason Reynolds
Date: 13/7/19
Pages: 255
Letters:
M - character Matt
B - title
R - author

Bonus BOM for This is How It Always Is was announced and starts on 22 July! If any of you are interested, sign up for DQs here.

Also, DQs for Dry (starts 16th July) have been announced. Unfortunately, Karen didn't get the pick :(

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Title: Frost Burned
Author: Patricia Briggs
Date: 13.7.19
Pages: 342

Letters:
U - Stefan Uccello (ch)
M - Mercy Thompson (ch + series)
B - author's last name

Tag: shifters

Eldarwen wrote: "Is this one any good? I enjoyed her London Steampunk series but haven't read anything else by her."

It's readable. Steampunk is better :)

Week 5 Completion Post - Part 2

Book 3
Book: Forever
Author: Chanda Hahn
Date Read: 14/07/19
Pages: 345
Letters:
U - An Unfortunate Fairy Tale, Series
M - Mina Grimm, Character FN
B - Brody Carmichael, Character FN
E - Ever, Character FN
R - Reef, Character FN

COMPLETION POST


342 pages kindle
Genre - NO
U
M - Madeline Bradford
B - Billy Jones
E - Elliott Bradford
R - Ricco Cioccolanti

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207 PAGES KINDLE
Genre - YES 2 people tagged Shifters
U -
M - Magma
B - Blayze
E -
R - Ravel

Wow, go away for most of the weekend and suddenly loads of books pop up! :-D

Since I was away at a wedding, predictably, I barely got any reading done, but I'll take an hour or two now to just relax on the couch with Kate and Curran.

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Title: Dark Currents
Author: Jacqueline Carey
Date read: 14/07/2019
Pages: 410
Letters:

M - Marja Johanssen (ch)
B - Chief Bryant (ch)
E - Lady Eris (ch)
R - Patty Rogan (ch)

Genre: Yes

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Title: The Care and Taming of a Rogue
Author: Suzanne Enoch
Date: 14.7.19
Pages: 371

Letters:
B - Bennett Wolfe (ch)
E - author's last name

Tag: /

Sorry I've been so quiet, I'm stuck at the summer cottage and don't like writing with hubby's laptop without a proper mouse. Haven't had much time to read either. Will be heading home on Wednesday evening.

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Artemis by Andy Weir
309 pages
15 Jul

B - char Jasmine Bashara
M - char Martin
R - char Rudy

Genre: no

Camilla wrote: "Sorry I've been so quiet, I'm stuck at the summer cottage and don't like writing with hubby's laptop without a proper mouse. Haven't had much time to read either. Will be heading home on Wednesday ..."

Hope you're enjoying your time at the cottage! :-)

Would it be bad if I got the large print version of my book from the library just because it has a higher page count? :D

No, not really enjoying it here, it's a bit too basic for my taste, and the weather has been too chilly.

Sammy wrote: "Would it be bad if I got the large print version of my book from the library just because it has a higher page count? :D"

Haha ;-)
Well yes, it would be bad in the sense that it won't actually make a difference. We usually go with the edition people have read, unless it's audiobook or large print, then we switch to the page count of the default edition, soooo.... go with the normal edition you would read :-)

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Title: Echoes in Death
Author: J.D. Robb
Date: 15.7.19
Pages: 400 (ugh!)

Letters:
M - Ian McNab (ch)
B - David Baxter (ch)
E - Eve Dallas (ch) or title
R - Roarke (ch) *I know that author's last name also works but it's Roarke!*


Tag: /

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Title: Feed
Author: Mira Grant
Date read: 15 July
Pages: 571
Letters:
M-author:Mira Grant
R-character:Peter Ryman

You're absolutely right, Tea! Roarke just needs a mention. It's Roarke after all :-D

Last night I didn't know what to pick up. Nothing I have to read for other challenges works for this round so those books are on hold.
I started reading Eldest because page numbers (!). It'll probably last me till end of the round. Do you want me to switch to something else (and please tell me what you want me to read!) or should I continue hanging out with dragon riders?

Eldarwen wrote: "You're absolutely right, Tea! Roarke just needs a mention. It's Roarke after all :-D"

And if you are listening to audiobook, you can even forget that it's woman who's reading it. You can just imagine him whispering into your ears...

❀Tea❀ wrote: "Last night I didn't know what to pick up. Nothing I have to read for other challenges works for this round so those books are on hold.
I started reading Eldest because page numbers ..."

The page numbers are totally worth the torture! ;-)
And it should fit for quite a few of the letters as well, so there's that. Just stick with this if you want, we should be good :-)

Eldarwen wrote: "Sammy wrote: "Would it be bad if I got the large print version of my book from the library just because it has a higher page count? :D"

Haha ;-)
Well yes, it would be bad in the sense that it won'..."


Ah yes, that makes sense. To be fair, the alternative was waiting for the regular book to come back as it was on loan, and I'm not that patient, lol.
Apparently the UK paperback version is 385 pages, but I don't see that one listed anywhere...

Hi all - Well Uni started back this week and I have to get ahead because I'm going to Fiji for a holiday at the end of next week. That means my reading is back to "normal" and I will only be able to finish the 2 shifter books this week.
I'm a little behind, but I am off to Adelaide for the day for work tomorrow which means 4 hours plane travel so I should be able to catch up and finish Magic Shifts tomorrow :)

Greetings ladies,

I made it to London and actually got to Foyle's yesterday and browsed around. Good to be in a bricks and mortar bookshop again. Went and saw Hamilton last night, it was great although I'm glad I read up on it before I left or as Australian I might have been a little lost. We only learn basic American history.

I'll finish my shifter book before Friday but at over 700 pages that will see me out for this week. Sorry, I can't read the extra book with a U.

No worries, ladies! :-)

Aaaaand we're back to Coffee/suspense...

Still no adventure *sigh*

I'll read The Talisman (992 pages, definitely an O character, possibly more) and possibly The Martian if I have time. (369 pages "C" character)

Both are shelved as suspense.

Suspense I think is pretty easy but if anyone wants to respin just to have some fun I’m cool with it. No doubt we will get a X, Q or Z in the respin word but I’m sure we could manage

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Suspense I think is pretty easy but if anyone wants to respin just to have some fun I’m cool with it. No doubt we will get a X, Q or Z in the respin word but I’m sure we could manage"

What she said :-)

I think I've read all the suspense that I had on my TBR for the first week but I can have another look.

And to be complete:

COUNTDOWN for the end of week 5 / start of week 6.

Eldarwen wrote: "Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Suspense I think is pretty easy but if anyone wants to respin just to have some fun I’m cool with it. No doubt we will get a X, Q or Z in the respin word but I’m sure we could mana..."

Honestly, I don't mind taking the chipmunks for a spin either:)

I'm up for either, as long as we can still respin if something worse comes up next week, lol!

So that's 3 1/2 vote for the crazy chipmunk respin! (I'm counting Judy as half a one since she didn't say no exactly hehe.)

Anyone else want to go for the respin? See what we'll get even though it'll be nuts?

"Nuts" I could work with, depending on the genre, LOL!

Week 5 Completion Post - Part 3

Book 5
Title: When an Alpha Purrs
Author: Eve Langlais
Date: 15/07/19
Pages: 188
Letters:
E - Author FN
*Shelf Shifters, 1st page 111 tags


Book 6
Title: Dust of My Wings
Author: Carrie Ann Ryan
Date: 16/07/19
Pages: 224
Letters:
B - Becca Quinn, Character
E - Eliana Sawyer, Character
R - Author LN
*Shelf Shifters, 1st page 5 tags


Book 7
Title: Half Wolf
Author: Aimee Easterling
Date: 17/07/19
Pages: 226
Letters:
E - Author FN
*Shelf Shifters, 1st page 13 tags


Okay I am done with this week. I'll try for longer books next week (:

Nice going, Tina!

Thank you :D

Sammy wrote: ""Nuts" I could work with, depending on the genre, LOL!"

Hahah ;-)
One thing I can guarantee is that the word most likely won't be this easy, knowing the chipmunks, but then again, who really knows??

I'm happy with a respin! Hopefully we can get a word we haven't had before

I saw that suspense is a tagged (about 21 people have tagged it) for Dry

So a few of us will be reading the book and will probably have it finished next week? I think we would be okay if we did suspense again

❦ Tina ❣ wrote: "I saw that suspense is a tagged (about 21 people have tagged it) for Dry

So a few of us will be reading the book and will probably have it finished next week? I think we would be o..."

I think filling the suspense slots would be pretty easy. I think the re-spin idea is more for giggles :)

Sammy wrote: "❦ Tina ❣ wrote: "I saw that suspense is a tagged (about 21 people have tagged it) for Dry

So a few of us will be reading the book and will probably have it finished next week? I th..."

Yes I like that heheh


Would be get a word that's not on the wheel or a word that is?

I'm be fine with a respin, you can even count me for a full vote ;-) I think for me the biggest struggle with suspense is that COFFEE is just 4 letters and having to find them again

I think it's a different word that's not on the wheel, but I'm not sure...

Sammy wrote: "I think it's a different word that's not on the wheel, but I'm not sure..."

That would be interesting! Hopefully it's not a hard one to find