Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Melissa wrote: "Finished a good mystery set in Australia."

Oh, I liked it too. Quite well-written, full of twists and suspense. Haven't continued the series, but it is on my never ending tbr :D

Joyce wrote: "I am being so slow reading my books this week. I started a new job and I just get a page or two and I am asleep. I do an audiobook on my way back and forth from work but it's not that far."

Congrats on the new job! Hope you enjoy it :)

Heather wrote: "Last year, I read this book and Force of Nature. There is meant to be a third Aaron Falk book coming out, Exiles, in February of next year which I am looking forward to reading."

I'm living under a rock... Can't wait for the 3rd book.

Too bad there isn't bonus points for longest book title. I just came across this gem and I'm going to read it:

Truman Capote: In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances, and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career

Maddy wrote: " Read May 19

No page count - https://www.amazon.com/Pitcher-Perfec...+..."

asked a librarian to add the pages numbers. Should be fixed soon.

Also is anyone on the team a GR librarian?

Teresa wrote: "Is it ok if I volunteer for the Backroom BOM DQs?"

it's more than ok!

Not only did the 3 of us got positive and we were all sick last week (i still have a very stuffed nose and my voice is still messed up and we all still cough a bit, but generally are fine and the little one is back to school) but yesterday we had to say goodbye to one of our little furbabies. Simba, our 16 year old cat was having kidney failure. He stopped eating and drinking. We took him to the vet and he had his mouth full of ulcers. He stayed overnight and yesterday afternoon we got a call saying his lab results were very bad and the chances of him getting a full recovery were very slim. One of his kidneys was at less than 50% capacity and the other one was full of cysts/growths that could be tumors. We had to make the though decision of ending his suffering. It's been awful. He was my sister's cat, but they both came to live with me and the little one 6 or 7 years ago.

I don't mean to make anyone sad. Just venting i suppose.

@Keli - The Travelling Cat Chronicles isn't on your tower shelf. Would you mind putting it there please?

@Teresa - Phoenix Reign isn't on your tower shelf. Would you mind putting it there please?

Also i've been doing changes on the planning spreadsheet, so it's normal to have things a bit different. I put all the read books on the official spreadsheet and hid those rows to make it easier to search things.

Eni wrote: "Not only did the 3 of us got positive and we were all sick last week (i still have a very stuffed nose and my voice is still messed up and we all still cough a bit, but generally are fine and the l..."

I'm so sorry, Eni. That's terribly sad news. Vent away, imo, if it helps you.

Eni wrote: "@Keli - The Travelling Cat Chronicles isn't on your tower shelf. Would you mind putting it there please?

@Teresa - Phoenix Reign isn't on your tower shelf. Would yo..."

Added.

I checked and it was there….

Keli wrote: "Eni wrote: "@Keli - The Travelling Cat Chronicles isn't on your tower shelf. Would you mind putting it there please?

@Teresa - Phoenix Reign isn't on your tower she..."

Ty :)

Teresa wrote: "I checked and it was there…."

Yes it is... Why did I put it on a note? *Scratches head*

Maddy wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Finished a good mystery set in Australia."

Oh, I liked it too. Quite well-written, full of twists and suspense. Haven't continued the series, but it is..."

Nice!
I just got the second out of the library, but I also got 3 other books too.... so I'm not sure I'll get to it.

Heather wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Finished a good mystery set in Australia."

Last year, I read this book and Force of Nature. There is meant to be a third Aaron Falk boo..."

I just got it out :)
I saw that she has another book too - but not in the series. I might check in on that later.
Glad to hear there is a third Aaron Falk one to come out next year. I love thinking about books so far ahead :)

Eni wrote: "Not only did the 3 of us got positive and we were all sick last week (i still have a very stuffed nose and my voice is still messed up and we all still cough a bit, but generally are fine and the l..."

Oh my lord. What a week. I hope you are able to rest still, and so sorry about your cat. :( When it rains, it pours.
I'm glad you are out of the woods from COVID though.

Eni wrote: "Maddy wrote: " Read May 19
asked a librarian to add the pages numbers. Should be fixed soon.
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thank you :)

Eni wrote: "Not only did the 3 of us got positive and we were all sick last week (i still have a very stuffed nose and my voice is still messed up and we all still cough a bit, but generally are fine and the l..."

I am sorry about your cat Eni :(
I hope you get better soon

I apologize. I thought I was going to be able to long in every night while I've been out of town for my daughter's commencement ceremonies, but we've been so busy that this is the first time I've had a moment and that's only because today is the last day (official graduation day) and we'll be traveling all day tomorrow to get back home.

I'll be home tomorrow night, and get back up to speed by Sunday evening.

Shan ~A~ wrote: "I apologize. I thought I was going to be able to long in every night while I've been out of town for my daughter's commencement ceremonies, but we've been so busy that this is the first time I've h..."

Congratulations to your daughter.

I just submitted my first two books: Oliver Twist and The Secret of Crickley Hall. I enjoyed both.

I decided to read Oliver Twist because I was going to see the musical, but I didn't finish it in time. So I finished it this morning. Both the book and the musical were very good.

@Eni, I am sorry to hear about your cat.

@Shan ~A~, Congratulations about your daughter.

Hi Shan! Congratulations to your daughter on her graduation!

I highly recommend Nora Roberts audio books for easy listens while doing house and yard work. Plus they’re usually a good 500 pages.

Shan ~A~ wrote: "I apologize. I thought I was going to be able to long in every night while I've been out of town for my daughter's commencement ceremonies, but we've been so busy that this is the first time I've h..."

Congratulations! :)

Shan ~A~ wrote: "I apologize. I thought I was going to be able to long in every night while I've been out of town for my daughter's commencement ceremonies, but we've been so busy that this is the first time I've h..."

Congratulations to your daughter :)

And no worries about logging in. As long as you drop by once in a while just so we know we haven't lost you that's fine :)

Thanks ladies. He was a very good kitty. We loved him very much.

I had to read a book for the maze challenge that was one of 2018 nominees on GR choice awards. Ended up choosing Skyward because it was the biggest I could find that sounded interesting.

I was pleasantly surprised! It was really good. It reminded me of "top gun" meets "starship troopers". The MC had a little woe is me attitude, which is why I didn't give it 5 starts, but other than that it was really good.

Eni wrote: "Not only did the 3 of us got positive and we were all sick last week (i still have a very stuffed nose and my voice is still messed up and we all still cough a bit, but generally are fine and the l..."

I'm so sorry on your loss of your furbaby. I know how hard it is...

Eni wrote: "@Keli - The Travelling Cat Chronicles isn't on your tower shelf. Would you mind putting it there please?

@Teresa - Phoenix Reign isn't on your tower shelf. Would yo..."

Is there anyway to unhide the books temporarily? I can never remember which I've already put on the sheet so I need to refer back

I'm sorry about your cat, Eni. I'm dreading the day we have to say goodbye to my currently 18 year old cat so I can imagine how you must feel.

Time seems to have gotten away from me the past few days. Mostly because I am currently looking after a mother cat and her two very young kittens. My boyfriends mum helps out at a cat shelter and somehow we got roped into looking after them, not that I am complaining. They think the kittens are only about 2 weeks old and they haven't even opened their eyes yet. But they also think the mother is wild so we haven't been able to get close to her or the babies yet, fortunately she seems to be trusting me a little more now as she doesn't watch me constantly.
I think the idea is that we will keep them for about a month and help raise and tame the kittens so they can be rehomed and maybe see if the mother can be tamed as well as she still seems young herself.

I'm going to do my best to try and get a couple of books finished in the next week.

Poor kittens... I hope you manage to find good home for them. it is very nice of you to look after them :)

Hey Eni, are there any GR librarians in captain's group? I have another page count problem...

Teresa wrote: "Eni wrote: "@Keli - The Travelling Cat Chronicles isn't on your tower shelf. Would you mind putting it there please?

@Teresa - Phoenix Reign isn't on your tower she..."

You can select all the rows, right click and then select u hide rows or something of the sort. It will make them all visible again

Maddy wrote: "Hey Eni, are there any GR librarians in captain's group? I have another page count problem..."

Yes there are a few :)

Okay, good to know :)
I asked a friend to change page count, so all good now, but there might be more cases in the future :)

Finished my middle grades book for the week (for my students!). A good read with lots to talk about.

Eni wrote: "Also is anyone on the team a GR librarian?"

I am! :D

Thanks everyone!!

We finally made it home after driving all day through thunderstorms. I'm so happy I could kiss the ground in my front yard. We just unpacked the vehicles prior to me logging on, but the rest will have to wait until tomorrow.

We had a blast. There was a ceremonies Tues - Friday and I got to take my nephew (3 yrs old) to the zoo for the first time while there. My daughter was happy to finally see the penguins because the last time we were there we only got to go through half of the zoo.

This was all in St. Louis by the way. My oldest daughter graduated from Washington University with a degree in both English and African American Studies.

I'm happy and proud, and tired.

Now I only have 1 left in college, and 1 left in high school.

I have added a book to the spreadsheet but haven't shelved it yet. I only put myself fown for four books a month, so at the end I'll remove the ones with the least value to our team. If that's okay? If i do it the other way around and shelve them i might forget to remove it.

Eni wrote: "Teresa wrote: "Eni wrote: "@Keli - The Travelling Cat Chronicles isn't on your tower shelf. Would you mind putting it there please?

@Teresa - Phoenix Reign isn't on..."

Thanks!!

ETA: That isn't working, the unhide is greyed out. It then says I am trying to edit a protected Cell or object if I click on the arrows around the hidden rows...

Shan ~A~ wrote: "Thanks everyone!!

We finally made it home after driving all day through thunderstorms. I'm so happy I could kiss the ground in my front yard. We just unpacked the vehicles prior to me logging on, ..."

What a great time that was for you and your family! Huge congratulations to your daughter! A milestone for her and now she's off to make her mark on our world!

I was wondering if a librarian here could help.

I have these books: Kelpie's Ruin and Kelpie's Ruin which are the same book just different editions with separate listings. Can they be merged? The second book has no page listings but Amazon pegs it as 298 pgs

Also Dragon's Woe which isn't attributed to the series listing https://www.goodreads.com/series/2985.... It was previously released as Slay Bells but was edited and expanded to a full novel.

Shan ~A~ wrote: "Thanks everyone!!

We finally made it home after driving all day through thunderstorms. I'm so happy I could kiss the ground in my front yard. We just unpacked the vehicles prior to me logging on, ..."

That's awesome Shan. Well done to her. You must be overjoyed.

Shan ~A~ wrote: "Thanks everyone!!

We finally made it home after driving all day through thunderstorms. I'm so happy I could kiss the ground in my front yard. We just unpacked the vehicles prior to me logging on, ..."

Sounds like a great weekend!!

Shan ~A~ wrote: "Thanks everyone!!

We finally made it home after driving all day through thunderstorms. I'm so happy I could kiss the ground in my front yard. We just unpacked the vehicles prior to me logging on, ..."

Congratulations to you and your daughter!! It is a feat for them to graduate from college. My oldest will be graduating from Bard College this Saturday. Another milestone.
It must have been so fun to be with your nephew at the zoo.

Finished
Phew.
That took a while.

Finished The Way West. Really enjoyed it. Now to figure out what I'm in the mood for next.

Just a quick update as I know I haven't finished any books yet. I'm just over halfway through Pillars which is the longest book I am currently reading. I should have it done in the next couple of days.
I have started two other books, but I try and read them before bed and I've been so tired lately, I don't get very far.

I'm looking to finish at least 3 books this week.

Keely wrote: "Just a quick update as I know I haven't finished any books yet. I'm just over halfway through Pillars which is the longest book I am currently reading. I should have it done in the next couple of d..."

Well done on Pillars! I'm taking the whole year to read it!

I plan to read and participate in both BOM for June. I already own The Book of Cold Cases. I love Witch themed books so put that on hold from library. I'm the only one on the waiting list for both ebook and print so I should get it in time.