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Ah, but that's what Sundays are for :-)
Sorry to hear that, V! Hope nothing too terrible!(I grabbed your two books off your shelf earlier today, so all good on that front.)
And to give you a little idea of what you have all accomplished during the last three months:Mini 1 - Novels Around the World
We completed 10 itineraries!! (minus one book but we'll just ignore that haha) Which brings us to a total of 109 books read in this particular mini. You also read a LOT of books from hard countries, which aren't always easy to find!
Mini 2 - Travelling Around the World
We completed the entire 100 tasks from this one - some tasks harder to find than others hehe.
Mini 3 - World Wheel
We completed 14 countries, aaaaalmost completed a 15th (only missing one book) and were well into our 16th country.
Mini 4 - Part 1 - Food Items
We found all 22 food items in our books, no matter how obscure!
Mini 4 - Part 2 - Food Around the World
We completed 17 specialties, were missing only one letter from the 18th one, and started in on two more dishes. Which is almost another 200 books.
Cheese!
Well, we completed all of those, except for one X somewhere in the beginning when we didn't have enough difficult letters in reserve yet and cheeses came flying quickly.
Special mention to the many BOMs that were read for this challenge! I was happy to see that almost every BOM had several readers, and those are extra points that are not to be ignored!!
All in all, that is some quite impressive reading!!
You did awesome!! :-)
It's a Wrap!
Thanks for playing everyone! Thanks for co-captaining, Keely! :-)
From the sounds of it, you've all enjoyed the challenge as much as I have (and as much as we did coming up with it all).
I'm sure I'll see you around in other team challenges :-)
Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Nistha wrote: "Unfortunately I fell sick over the weekend so wasn't able to get to my reads :/ But I had a blast this year! Thanks caps for the hard work :) And all my teamies to make the past 3 months so enjo..."
Oh no :-(
Weekends are already too short.. Hope you feel better soon! :-)
Completion Post
Book: The Sword of Kaigen by M.L. Wang
Date Read: 17th August
Pages: 651
Rating: 4 stars
Mini 2 - Travelling Around the World
48. Read a book set in a completely fictional world
--> the Kaigenese Empire is set in a fictional world
Not going to bother with spell-out options ;-)
Doesn't matter. If you want to switch them, we can, but it won't make much of a difference :-)
Glad you had a good time! :-)Haha, no, Turf Wars is not for me, so you'll definitely not see me in that challenge, but maybe some of the others :-)
I'm going to head to bed now, but will be up bright and early tomorrow morning to enjoy the rest of my book.
Aug 16, 2025 01:30PM
Day 4 DQs (Chapters 13 to 16)13. There are multiple references to the snow and the mountain turning red. Scenes like this are for me a stark reminder of the brutality and bloodiness of war, rather than the romanticised glory of protection.
It's incredibly powerful imagery. I was wondering from the first mention of the storm why it was rust-coloured. Wind is generally portrayed in other colours. Maybe it was indeed to bring home the fact that this was a storm meant to bring death and devastation, the snow and mountains then turning red is as stark an imagery as you can get. Nothing shows stains as well as white.
14. Misaki revealed herself as a fighter, and Mamoru revealed his abilities in blood manipulation to his uncle that he learnt from his mother. As the reader, how did you feel when these moments came about in quick succession in relation to Misaki?
It was all bound to happen sooner or later, and obviously under these circumstances, things are going to be revealed, sometimes a tad quicker than expected and potentially in a less than ideal way.
15. Since the beginning, we are repeatedly told that the Matsuda family is powerful, important, etc. We get to see this over the battle as the two brothers join forces and create the Matsuda Dragon.
Powerful families put a lot of pressure on their children to carry on the legacy. We see this in Mamoru and Hiroshi, who at five years old is determined to do better than his peers at any cost. Do you think this is a practice that should be continued in today's day and age?
I really loved the idea of the Matsuda Dragon, especially since it meant that the brothers work really well together despite their differences, and I assume their loathing at times of the parts they have to play in each other's lives. The Matsuda heritage may be a weighty beast, but not necessarily a bad one. Hiroshi will get to the point where he will choose what kind of person he will be, Mamoru is currently doing so. It will not prevent him from being a true Matsuda in the way his father and uncle want him to be.
16. Well, this has been quite the bloody section. Takashi's last order to Mamoru, Mamoru having to order his master to leave him and his having to face all the enemy himself, Misaki desperately protecting her home, the killing of all these mighty warriors of the Sword of Kaigen...
What I'm wondering though, is that if such a bloody battle that spans across six chapters and 15% of the novel is in the middle of the story, what happens after? Do you have any predictions for what happens after this battle?
Since the subtitle of the story is "A Theonite War Story", the bloody battle(s) are to be expected. And this is only one battle, spread across several locations, but it is just one battle. And a war consists of more than one battle. There are also all these personal battles going on, lots more character building to happen, lots of potential for more story. And I'm pretty sure that Misaki's past is going to play even more of a role than it has so far with her old room mate warning her - albeit a tad too late.
Aug 16, 2025 01:21PM
DQ'S Day 3Chapter 8 - Chapter 12
10. Mamoru is becoming more friends with Kwang Chul-Hee and seems to be rebelling more and finally has a fall out with his father. Do you think his father would have hit Mamoru again if Misaki wouldn't have accidentally interupted?
Probably once more, for good measure, because the little shit dared defy him and the brainwashing they're all taught since the moment they are born. Takeru might be an asshole but he also isn't going to maim his son. Beating a lesson into him is another thing however.
11. Are you understanding their powers and magic system more through these last few chapters and the fighting that has occurred. Which power would you want?
Slowly starting to get a grip on it, yes.
12. Misaki received a letter from her friend and told her to run and get out of town. With the Emperor keeping it a secret. Do you think anyone else knew war was coming? And why they are attacking such an isolated village?
They are attacking the coastline all over the Empire. Clearing the route for enemy ships with the entire Ranganese military to be able to land on the shores without being sunk into the sea before the fight even starts.
That the Emperor isn't giving his people real information is another story entirely, but other people certainly knew what was coming. That for some reason this backwater village still doesn't make use of modern technology is yet another story. That Takeru didn't further investigate when he felt the unusual winds out at sea is ridiculously short-sighted of a man as powerful as him.
All good, Keely! :-)Run, run to work!
Hopefully you can sleep and it will be tomorrow morning :-)
Jessica wrote: "Thanks to all the mods and team captains for the work put into this! I had lots of fun and have fallen in love with books I would never have read otherwise."We're glad you enjoyed the challenge! :-)
Finding books you love that you otherwise never would have read is one of the best parts of these kinds of challenges :-)
ATTENTION ATTENTION
Reminder!
COUNTDOWN to End of TT: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...
Please be sure to have ALL your books finished before the deadline goes to zero. All your completion posts need to be posted by then as well. Preferably books should also be on your TT shelves by the end of the challenge ;-)
If you're reading one of the BOMs, all DQs need to be answered (and posted) before the deadline as well, thanks!
It's about time and there are so many more o.O
Finished #29.
Book: Schwarzer Nachtschatten by Jürgen Seibold
Date Read: 15th August
Rating: 3 stars
After it was languishing on my shelf for years (no surprise there), I spontaneously decided to pick it up yesterday and then went through the book surprisingly quickly. The plot was a bit convoluted as to why the murders were being committed but fair enough. It was a tad crazy but alright.
Completion Post
Book: Schwarzer Nachtschatten by Jürgen Seibold
Pages: 272
Date Read: 15th August
Rating: 3 stars
Mini 3 - World Wheel
Mexico
letters AZTEC in title
Janeylou wrote: "So all the unused books, will they go into 'mini 4 ..food pt 2' at the end of challenge"Cheeses are separate..... have been since the start ;-)
