Kelly (Maybedog)’s Comments (group member since May 10, 2024)

Kelly (Maybedog)’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

I didn't know you are in Seattle. Me too!

Team Iceland Trail Road is open for our road trippers!

Hi everyone!

I'm your captain, Kelly. Please give us a few sentences about yourself, your favorite and least favorite genres if you'd like, and some suggestions for team names. I'm excited to learn about each of you!

About me:
I'm Kelly (she/her) and I live in Seattle with friends and my 15-year-old dog Cupcake. In addition to reading, I love sewing and crafts, word games and I captain a trivia team. My funny, smart and kind granddaughter means everything to me and I'm obsessed with dogs.

My favorite genres/themes/tropes are M/M romance, paranormal/urban fantasy, thriller/suspense, and mystery. I'm gung ho about hospital scenes or bedside vigils (put those MCs through through the ringer!), dogs, and nerds/geeks. I'm not so big on: kink, YA, contemporary w/o a real plot, sports and inappropriate relationships.

I don't have any suggestions for team names at this point. I'm interested in seeing what you come up with!

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Information and Resources

• Always post here in this thread if you have any questions. It's better to ask something obvious than have something go wrong (although mistakes happen to everyone).
• We'll keep track of all books in the spreadsheet. No post required. If you are uncomfortable with spreadsheets, you can post and someone will transfer it to the spreadsheet for you.
• Please check in at least once a week. It's a rule but we love to get to know our team members!
• Read the challenge rules carefully and post here if you have any questions. The captains will do our best to answer and we'll ask other captains if we're not sure.
• Make sure you're getting notifications by clicking in the box and the bottom of the topic, and ask here when in doubt.
• Please add the books you've read to your challenge shelf when you've finished them. As captains, we have to verify your books, and this really helps us.
• Please remember only one book per teammate is required to fit the weekly category but you can read as many books as you want up to your cap for the round. It would be great if you could at least read your goal. The rounds are two weeks long. This info is on the Dashboard tab in the spreadsheet.

Spell out rules
◈ book / series title*
◈ author first/last name
◈ FICTION ONLY: main character(s) name**
◈ If listening to the audio book: audio narrator first/last name
◈ If you are reading a translation: translator first/last name

* if the first word in the title/series is a definite or indefinite article you can ignore them if you prefer
** characters must be significant to the plot. you can use first, last or nickname.

Welcome everyone!

Hi everyone! I'm so excited to meet you all and play this challenge together!

I like to start important post with either "everyone" or your name in bold so it's easy to discern what you need to read from chatter. Chatter is fun, though!

Even if you've played before, please take the time to read the intro posts above. There are some things it would be helpful for you to know.

Team members' shelves

Name | Shelf

• Kelly (Captain) | wheels-up
• Ashley (Co-Captain) | wheels-2025
• Marie-anne (Co-Captain) | wheel10-25
• Charlotte | x-wheel-a-thon
• Jackie | wheel-a-thon-6
• Andy | wheel-2023
• Rina | wheel-a-ton-x
• Laventeli | wheel-challenge
• Ariel | Shelf?
• Megan | Shelf?
• Lindsay | wheel-x

I wish those promoting AI so much would read a few dystopian novels and other science fiction.

Sounds like it. The only caveat in regards to units is that the members own the property. They can have renters but it's the owners that belong. So only the owner of an entire apartment complex is a member, but in a building of condos, it's the unit owners who belong. I'm not sure what is meant by "corporation" in a strata council though.

Storytel is available in a lot of countries. I recommend you check it out if you aren't in the US. It's unlimited audiobooks and matches closely to Hoopla I'm told.

Great idea!

I wish I'd had an e-reader when I used to take month-long trips. Although charging them would be hard in some of the out of the way places I got to go. But the books on the hostels "free" shelves were mostly bodice-ripper romances which are not my thing. So I bought books and carried them with me. I think they weighed almost as much as my clothes! :)

It's really cool to hear about what's happening in various countries. Here in the US (at least in Seattle and the Bay Area in California) they have what they call "little libraries" all around town. It's run by a nonprofit. They're just small shelves in small cases on stands around the city. You can leave or take books. There's no commitment to leave one because there are enough people who get rid of their books that way. My friend is constantly sending me ones in like new condition that I read and then put in one of ours.

We also have some used bookstores but not nearly as many now that there are so many online and most sell through Amazon or Better World Books. The brick and mortar ones, though, also buy books and generally you can get book credit or half as much in cash. You don't get much, though. I just love perusing used bookstores. The two big ones nearby sell both new and used books so they do better.

I think it's amazing that a government would get involved in that kind of literacy program!

October 1 November 30, 2025

Rules
Option 4:
—Read books featuring a creature on the Creature list
—Spell out (*) the Creature type
—Read books with MPG of creature type (Zombie, Fae, etc) or MPG Paranormal

Creatures:

Alien
Angel
Banshee
Blob
Demon
Dhampir
Dragon
Dwarf

Fae: Bad Boy's Bard by E.J. Russell, 264pp, 10/1/25

Fairy
Furies
Gargoyle
Genie
Ghost
Ghoul
Gnome
Goblin
Gremlin
Griffin
Grim Reaper
Harpy
Incubus
Leprechaun
Mermaid
Mummy
Nymph
Oracle
Pegasus
Phantom
Pixie
Poltergeist
Sea Serpent
Selkie
Siren
Skinwalker
Succubus
Troll
Unicorn
Vampire
Warlock
Werewolf
Witch
Witch Doctor
Wizard
Wraith
Zombie

I'm a Whovian so I need to point out that Doctor Who is not Dr. Who. We take this very seriously. :) Can the spreadsheet be changed to reflect the correct name?

Thanks muchly. :)

We're so spoiled here in the US, although with the huge uptick in books being banned by our own administration, we're losing ground. I'm still very appreciative of all the stuff I have access to. I'm very lucky.

Unfortunately what's in Libby is just what the library pays for. Some people have mentioned that their library uses Hoopla but I don't know anything about that.

I, too, have access to three libraries which helps a lot. I don't even look in the regular library catalog, just online, so I stream or download all my audiobooks. I also have an audible subscription for the stuff my library doesn't have. That gets pricey though.

Good for you! I get most of my books from the library so I can't guilt myself into slowing down.

Earlier this year I pared it down 1500 books but now it just stays the same, probably same as Keely.

If you like reading M/M romance, every year the M/M Romance Group runs a scavenger hunt where you have to find books that fit multiple categories and you are trying to get points so you want to find the book with the best fit. It's done once a year starting in April usually and goes for 6 months. We're just finishing for this year, but keep it in mind for next year.

I have no idea how many books I read that will fit. Usually I read a book a day and I figure 2/3rds will match letters. Right now, though, a mentally ill and cruel roommate is creating havoc. If I weren't in the middle of it, I think it would be entertaining.

(view spoiler)[You should see how many ways she (A) tried to wake me up today. I usually sleep days and she thinks I'm asleep. Nope. Not until our landlord (M) gets home when the woman improves a lot. A's supposed to be gone at the end of the month, we'll see, but that's why she's sucking up to M. A thinks she can coerce M into letting her stay a bit longer. M says no but she doesn't like conflict and has given in to A before. It's been going on for months and I'll give notice if M lets A stay again. I can't do this anymore. Maybe I'll write a book when it's over. Or a soap opera. (hide spoiler)]

Anyway, while she's here I'm reading a lost less.

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Thank you!