Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Sophie, for now I don't think we can count your points for the BR in The Maze Runner because nobody interacted with you yet. (Kelly could you tell us if I'm getting this right? Here post is here.)

Esther, could you pass me the links for your two buddy read (1st to Die; and A Discovery of Witches)?

Juliana wrote: "Sophie, for now I don't think we can count your points for the BR in The Maze Runner because nobody interacted with you yet. (Kelly could you tell us if I'm getting this right? Here post is here.)"

Consulting. Will get back to you shortly.

Juliana - that's fine; I'm waiting til someone interacts with me before adding any points for that; just put it on the list so that I remember to keep checking. It's the Code Name Verity points that I was wondering about, but Kelly's now solved that one I think.

I've offered to do some of the DQ's for the Ruby Red BOM. Will be reading it either way.

Currently I'm listening to The Crossing Places which I'm really enjoying. Trying to guess who did it is proving surprisingly complicated. If I haven't already I'll add a link of mine from the discussion thread.

Am reading The Duke which is part of a challenge from another group. It's taken a bit of time to get into, but I'm enjoying the twist it's put on a Regency Romance.

The spreadsheets are updated until here. 14 books for this week so far. :D

I will provide the link tonight. (On my phone now...)

Sophie wrote: "Juliana - that's fine; I'm waiting til someone interacts with me before adding any points for that; just put it on the list so that I remember to keep checking. It's the Code Name Verity points tha..."

Ok Sophie, I just said so we could pay attention to it.

Great that you are doing DQ's for Ruby Red, when you read it let me now if you like it. I heard mixed things about this series.

Finally got round to posting something about The Maze Runner in the re-awakening BR thread... Might be a non-issue in a bit!

Trinity - well done! I keep entering them and not winning... Going to keep going until I'm successful.

it started at post 63 for :) thanks

we need to get more reading done!!! or...I need to get more reading done...lol

I have not checked in for a couple of days. This doesn't mean I haven't been reading though.

Finished two books:

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
and
Madman's Dance by Jana Oliver
(this is not the cover of my book but it is a Kindle edition and has the same page number as mine)

Jane wrote: "I have not checked in for a couple of days. This doesn't mean I haven't been reading though.

Finished two books:

Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
and
[bookc..."


What did you think of Neverwhere? This reminds me that I should start Anansi Boys at some point. It's been neglected on my shelf for far too long.

my buddy reads
1st to die.

https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
This one will be the same for 2nd chance,the 2nd book of the serie which is next on my audio list.

Discovery:
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Things have been going slowly for me, an overoad of tests at school and an overload of visitors at home. I'm sure things will speed up next week though :)

Catherine wrote: "we need to get more reading done!!! or...I need to get more reading done...lol"

I have the same feeling Catherine, but I don't know how to read even more than I'm already reading. Lol

And thanks girls for the links.

Lilac wrote: "Things have been going slowly for me, an overoad of tests at school and an overload of visitors at home. I'm sure things will speed up next week though :)"

That's ok Lilac. Thanks for letting us know. :)

I am in a reading slump this week. Nothing seems to fit my mood. I started and abandoned 5 or 6 books.. So I will not be of much help. :(

Morning guys!! Anyone will see Mockingjay - Part 1 this weekend? I'm very excited but I think I'll let to watch it next week as a birthday present. :)

Good morning. :)
I think we will have to wait until we can watch it from home. (Grandparent are a bit reluctant to babysit so we are stuck at home until our boy is a bit more grown up.) I read the books, but my husband is talking about what will happen next for a year now. lol

I'm at crunch time for grant writing (which is code for I hate my life and just want to curl up and read). The good news is, crunch time is happening because I'm heading out on vacation for a week, and I read like a crazy person on vacation. What is everyone else doing for Thanksgiving?

I will be seeing Mockingjay this Saturday! Afterwards I will be heading to a Quinceñera for my friend. I hope it is good day that day!

I also just finished which loved!! ☺

I don't have the habit of celebrating Thanksgiving, so for me it's a regular week. But the weather is awful (and I don't see any changes for better soon) so my time curled in my sofa reading will be considered high. :)

Enjoy the movie Trinity! I'm thinking on going to see Interstellar this weekend...

The spreadsheets are updated until here.

I am overbooked this weekend and next week. I just hope the movie will stay longer than this in English here. I cannot stand dubbed movies.

Thanksgiving was in October. :) It's history already. I sure could do with another 3 day weekend....

We got a feet of snow this week and it is still snowing, slowly but surely... let the reading time curled in my sofa begin.

wow!! where are you Esther? 1 foot of snow? I wish I were there!! lol

ok..so I finished

..416pg :)

@ Juliana
Interstellar is nearly 3 hours long but it does not feel like it. I saw it the day it came out in my local (read small) cinema and I enjoyed it a lot.

@ Rose
I really liked Neverwhere and it is funny that I seemed to remember so much from the BBC adaptation of it as it is quite a few years since I saw it. Now I want to see it again.

I don't celebrate Thanksgiving so this is just a normal week fo me as well.

We don't celebrate Thanksgiving in my country so also just a regular week/month. :)

Finished - interesting twist to dr.Jekyll and mr.Hyde story. I liked it although it's very dark tale...

Catherine wrote: "wow!! where are you Esther? 1 foot of snow? I wish I were there!! lol"

I am in Quebec city... its only 1 foot, believe me. the snow usually piles up to 4 to 6 feet high by the end of the winter. And I hate it...

Catherine wrote: "ok..so I finished

..416pg :)"

Catherine, don't forget to include it on your ʺlightning-hounds-grrrrrrʺ shelf. :)

I've finished a second book in a vampire series from a Brazilian author. Pretty good!

I have finished

The Circus is Coming by Noel Streatfeild (title later changed to The Circus Shoes but I read an old version)

Juliana wrote: "Catherine wrote: "ok..so I finished

..416pg :)"

Catherine, don't forget to include it on your ʺlightning-hounds-grrrrrrʺ shelf. :)"


done! I was so tired last night...I forgot!!! :) it's there now :)

Morning Team!!!




We enter the Third Week of the Challenge having read 33 books and getting a total of 1790 point. A great and constant pace.

A wonderful weekend for all of us!!


TT3 - Lightning Hounds (team spreadsheet)

TowerTeams - Lightning Hounds (official spreadsheet)

Going well!

I'm just updating as I've finished 2 books and started 2 new ones in their place.

Struggling with the audio of . The narrator has a very upper class English accent and for some reason it's really grating on me. Is probably appropriate for the character, but not that easy to listen to.

Getting on much better reading

I am up to date with The Dresden Files and waiting impatiently for the next one.

Jane wrote: "I am up to date with The Dresden Files and waiting impatiently for the next one."

I have only the last Dresden to read. Waiting for the paperback... It's taking soooo long....

I listened to the first one ages ago and for some reason didn't keep going with them... Decided it's time to pick it up again as I like a lot of similar(ish) series I've read.

If you enjoyed Dresden, a British take on it is - involves PC taking on the magical world! The 4th (I think) has just come out and I'm excited to listen to it when my new audible credits come in - the narrator is fantastic!

Sophie wrote: "If you enjoyed Dresd..."

Been there, done that. LOL

though I had forgotten it was now the fifth book was being published. I read the first two and listened to the next two. I am no longer member of audible so I think I will get it for Kindle.

While writing this I went and bought it.

And now an hour later I have returned the Kindle edition and bought the audible instead. I am sometimes hopeless making my mind up about things. :-)

finished

Introvert by Anna Skyggebjerg

Finished

º Among Thieves, 414 pages - 11/18

º On the Edge 309 pages - 11/22

and both were buddy reads. I've posted the link on the read thread

so nice to on vacation :)

Glad you are enjoying your vacation Rose!
And good job girls!!

I've already submitted our progress and you can see the spreadsheets through the links I posted a few messages before.

Our total so far is 2030 points. (1730 points from individual books | 90 points from BOM participations | 210 points from BR).

:D

Finished

The Vintage Tea Dress Shop in Summer by De-Ann Black

(I did read one more short book but at 86 pages it was too short)

Jane - that sounds like the type of thing I'd do! You'll have to let me know what you think about it - the blurb makes it sound like it'll be a bit different from what's gone before.
Am intrigued to see how the author deals with the shock of Leslie as well.

Rose - enjoy the break!

I haven't been to the cinema in ages - oddly tempted to go and see Paddington! Suspect I'm more likely to end up seeing the Imitation Game though as it's more my boyfriend's type of film.

Phew ! I am so sorry I have been MIA for nearly the whole week now.. work took its toll, as I was fearing, and after 80 hours of work (again!) this week, I have got hardly anything read and that sucks !

So, apologize for not being of much help.. but I hope to be around more often, work permitting !

Its amazing to see the progress though.. each of you indeed are lighting fast when it comes to reading ! Thanks ! :)

BTW, I would be jumping onto the Buddy Read for 1st to Die as well, sometime this or next week !

Also, I am lined up for I've Got Your Number on the 6th !

Apoorv wrote: "Phew ! I am so sorry I have been MIA for nearly the whole week now.. work took its toll, as I was fearing, and after 80 hours of work (again!) this week, I have got hardly anything read and that su..."

yeah! what lightning are you referring to!?!?!? I'm slow as a snail! lol

I'll be doing the Buddy Read for Blood Magick :) and The Rosie Project :)

My next Christmas challenge has now started which means I will be reading Christmas books again. And I have been to the library and borrowed older Danish ones so I will be reading more Danish books.

Finished
Udvalgte historier fra Jul i Hjemmetby Morten Korch

Hi team!! We climbed three positions this week, so now we're on 13th place.
Here is the link for the ranking.

Good job everyone!!!

Welcome back Apoorv and I hope you can have a normal work journey this week.
Catherine don't worry too much about your reading pace. Savoury each book as you want it. ;)
Jane, I too like to read Christmas books this time of the year, but I have so many other books that I want to read still this year that I don't think I'll get to a themed story any time soon.

And I'll take a note for the next BR you guys'll participate.

Juliana wrote: "Hi team!! We climbed three positions this week, so now we're on 13th place.
Here is the link for the ranking.

Good job everyone!!!

Welcome back Apoorv and I hope you can have a normal work jour..."

That's awesome! :D Great job everyone!