Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Christine wrote: "Wow! that challenge is really awesome :)"

I KNOW!!!!

*big grin of self proud*

Real Life has been specially demanding of our beloved captain, Baroness Blue, so she had to step out from captain duties, but she likes our team so much that she'll be around as our team mascot, cheerleader extraordinaire and master of posting images.

So, for the rest of the duration of the challenge (and to kick all other teams read-o-meters, or having fun trying to read them of scale) I'll be stepping in for captain duties.

*waits for the screams of the angry mob*
*looks around*

No pitches and forks? Good. If anyone prefers to dress the captain's uniform just let me know, OK? If not, that means you are all mine *evil laugh*

*stops laughing and searches for pitches and forks*

*sighs of relief*

Sorry that I haven't been on in a few days. It has been a whirlwind of a first week of school. I have finally been able to stop and catch my breath. I will be on more this next week.

Hopefully my reading will pick up as well.

Hi Laura, glad you survive first week of school.

When I was a math tutor first 2 weeks were awful, it seemed like the summer erased all that was learned the year before.. plus all the fuss of being back to the routine...

*shudders*

So, the thread for September Challenge is already opened. Fell free to reserve your spot and plan your books.

How does it work? Simple. The amazing ones behind the Sunday Update spreadsheet made all the math for us and determined what is our book number for the challenge.

I'll have to read the rules once more to know about Laura's books since the deadline was before she was fully back. We then split our numbers between the three challenges.

Important note: we don't have to complete the challenge for it to count.

For example:
Laura said she was doing Guinea Pig for the animal alphabet challenge. She can read only 4 letters, or we can help her too, or she can read 2 letters only and read the other 2 books for the other two challenges.

Did I make sense? I'm thinking too many things at same time, and speed typing, so I apologize in advanced.

And another thing... remember Lisa Kay calling me B.A.D. because I wanted to reach 600? Guess what.. WE DID IT!!!



*blows raspberry at LK*

YAY for 600!!!

finished

I don't know why I've waited so long to read this, but I MUST read the rest of the series NOW. btw I rated it 5 stars

September challenge: either C or G -> Gail Carriger OR it counts for the anti-boredom challenge #1 "one word title".

Sonia, your explanation makes sense to me :) thx.

Sonia wrote: "*blows raspberry at LK*"

LMBO!

Christine wrote: "

I don't know why I've waited so long to read this, but I MUST read the rest of the series NOW. btw I rated it 5 stars"

Yes, LOVED that series, Christine.

FYI

I had to update my yearly goal again, its now 182 books.

I have one or two questions to the September challenge, do books count that have been started before 01.09. and finished in Sept? And if e.g. my goal for the challenge is 16 books and I exceed the number of books do we still get points for the challenge? (I have about 4 books I only half-finished in the last week because I got sick. I plan to finish them though.)

Christine wrote: "I had to update my yearly goal again, its now 182 books."

Thanks, Christine, got it!

Christine wrote: "I have one or two questions to the September challenge, do books count that have been started before 01.09. and finished in Sept?
Yes. Anything finished in September counts.

Christine wrote: "And if e.g. my goal for the challenge is 16 books and I exceed the number of books do we still get points for the challenge? (I have about 4 books I only half-finished in the last week because I got sick. I plan to finish them though.)"
Yes.

finished I liked it a lot and I haven't read a good dragon story in ages.

I have another question, I don't get what these numbers mean at all, anyone up to explain it to me?

9.9% = 4 9 BAP
8.33 to 9.8% = 2 7 BAP
7 to 8.2 = 1 5 BAP

I figured it out and cracked by brain ;) With my goal of 182 books I have to read 18 books for 9.9% & we get 9 points? Yes?

and btw the post #20 link does not work :(

sorry to be a pain in the ass

Christine wrote: "I have another question, I don't get what these numbers mean at all, anyone up to explain it to me?

9.9% = 4 9 BAP
8.33 to 9.8% = 2 7 BAP
7 to 8.2 = 1 5 BAP

I figured it out and cracked by brain ..."

fixed post #20

For challenge purposes we decided that the target goal by the August 18th Sunday Update will be the one used for determine the percentage.

Thus, your goal will be:

15.00 (8.33%) 12.00(7%) 18.00(9.9%)

OK, so for better tagging the books, and keep the tracking easy on everybody here's my suggestions:

* Each participant suggests an animal, for the animal alphabet challenge - it doesn't mean your books had to fit your own letters, is to have a bigger range of choices.

* Every time you finish a book, just say it here or mark it as finished on the sister group thread (or both) - If you can see a item on the book-a-day challenge it will fit, I'll appreciate the info :o)

* I'll be adding members and goals and updating both threads, as members who want to participate say they want too - this challenge is for want to participate only

* Since 1/3 of our books must be for the a book a day challenge, I'll be fitting our finished books there first. As soon as a category is chosen, it will be that way unless we have a book that doesn't have other place to go.

* Since the book a day challenge can be overwhelming, if you are having trouble on finding some characteristic that matches your book, just let me know, I'll try to help.

* And last, why is this challenge so special? Well, every single one of the mods added a little piece. All our ideas combined had this awesome result, the proof of what a true team work can be :o)

finished I could not put it down and read until 4 am. (I don't have to work today. Yay!) I really enjoyed this one, okay, I said that before, I am on a streak: 3 5 star ratings in a row. Slave to Sensation was recommended to me for the PKC September Recommends Challenge, *lucky me*

@Sonia, thx for the info. I will also think of an animal :)

Took a break for a dew days and have been productive. I saw that we finished the challenge and I'm so happy for us! I've been cleaning my house since I moved back home, also spent time with my family fishing. The salmon are going crazy. I caught 6 fish between two days!

Anyway I will update my thread tomorrow after I get a full nights rest. I'm a little burnt... :)

Good job everyone!!

@Christine: lucky you! For the book and no working today. Between the migraine and the 30 min power nap I took yesterday at 6:30, my sleep patterns were all off, so I started yesterday. I was laughing so hard during the first chapter that I had to stop - 2:00 AM, not the time for that kind of behavior

@Jessica: I never went to fishing it seems fun. Glad to have you back! Sweet dreams :o)

*whispers to Christine* I can't get use to say good night at 9 AM *giggles*

◈Participants & goals

Cadets  Goal (9,9%) Read
Sonia 3 0
Christine 18 3
Lisa Kay 18 1
Laura 4 0
Jessica 5 0

◈Team Goal:

Read: 4/48 books

◈Challenges:

A Book a Day Keeps the Boredom at Bay Reading Challenge:
Read 4/16 (1/3 of team goal = 48)

Author's A-Z challenge:
Total books read:0

Animal Alphabet Challenge (a spell-it-out one):
Total books read:0

Laura - Guinea Pig (?)
Sonia - Tiger
Christine - Salamander
Lisa Kay -
Jessica - Rabbit

There is still time to join, just let me know! :o)

@Sonia, it was a lot of fun. Not use to the west coast living yet but I'm getting there. I'm use to living about 20 mins from the biggest city. (East coast)

What happens if I read more than 5 books? >.<

Also, my animal will be Rabbit. (After my rabbit Merlin! :) )

5 books is the minimum, you can read as many as you want. It will add to our numbers :-)

It isn't mandatory, but I think it would be fun try to complete our chosen animals :-)

Will add rabbit to the list when I get home

I am going to try my best to go for the whole word, but I can't make any promises.

I already started my first book :) I will plan out the rest of them tomorrow night. I am going to go lay down and read.

Finished

"my animal" - Salamander

Added The Great Gatsby and salamander to the challenge.

Lisa Kay, do you want to pick an animal too?

A random tidbit: Tiger in both Portuguese and English uses the same letters but spelled differently:

English: TIGER
Portuguese: TIGRE

*grins*

Well... I'd like to pick hedgehog, but let me see if I have two "H"s and two "G"s in my stack of books. ☺

You can always "steal" Great Gatsby from the a-book-a-day

I can? Neat.

Sure thing... I'm ingenious enough to find a replacement :o)

#10 is my secret weapon, I have plenty of Paulo Coelho books in my self, that I read a few years ago and they are quick reads *grins*

Sonia, I thought I saw that you already used The Great Gatsby for #3 - Read a book that has a love triangle? Or are you just keeping track of where it could go?

Is to keep track of where it could go. I thought it will be easier that way. I got my eyes all crossed trying to sort from a 60 book spreadsheet what to put where...

Is easier to swap books when they are already assigned instead of sorting through a pile :o)

I have Hex Hall #3 on my TBR - A VERY QUICK READ - if you need an "H" let me know... plus is a YA with a love triangle - easy to fit in a-book-a-day.

I have my "G" covered with Gin, from tangled threads, so if you need Great Gatsby, you can have it :)

Tsk tsk... stealing my books! ;) hehe

Jessica wrote: "Tsk tsk... stealing my books! ;) hehe"

**chuckles** Yeah, she's dealing in stolen goods and trying to pass them on to me! ☺

Hey, I saw that

**giggles**

Cadets don't steal. Cadets share.

*harrumphs*

**belly laugh**

so, can I add the hedgehog to the animal alphabet challenge?

I think it would be fun, after we reach the 9,9% trying to complete our 5 animals. What do you think?

Are you going to use books twice in order to do it? That might get confusing (to me) when checking the finished challenge.

Otherwise, sure, I'll give H.E.D.G.E.H.O.G. a go.

twice?

Oh, I get it. I wasn't thinking of it... I know... I'll use another thread to cadet blue's personal September challenge - spell-it-out our chosen animals - all read books count, even the ones used on September BAP's.

I'll set things up during lunch our.

I'll have to "pretend" to work now :)

And you young lady, need to sleep!

For the September Cadet Blue Challenge:

0/8

H. - Hercule Poirot #1 - The Mysterious Affair at Styles, by Agatha Christie (ODA)
E. - Edie Claire = Never Buried (Kindle)
D. - Dead Beat, by Jim Butcher (PB & audible.com)
G. - Graveyard Queen #3 - The Prophet, by Amanda Stevens (audible.com & Kindle)
E. - Elizabeth Peters = The Mummy Case (OCD or ODA)
H. - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, by J.K. Rowling (HC & ODA)
O. - The Ocean at the End of the Lane, by Neil Gaiman (need to determine media)
G. - Garwood, Julie = Killjoy (ODA)

Read

To Read

Extra "D" or "G" or "O"
Dolan, Charlotte Louise = Three Lords for Lady Anne (Kindle)
Gaiman, Neil = Coraline (CDs to iPod/Touch)
Osborne, Maggie = The Promise of Jenny Jones

Cool *grins*

Although everybody seems to be unable to resist to read Neil Gaiman's books ahead of time! I'm I the only one that actually will follow the challenge thread on the proper month? *giggles*

I might not get to The Ocean at the End of the Lane in September; I'm 71 out of 74 at my library. But, I have other "O" options.

*grins*

New thread created: Cadet Blue Just For Fun Animal Alphabet Challenge

You can copy&paste there :o)

I didn't add a month, in cause we like it so much we decide to pick a letter a month to play *grins* I'm all about leaving options open.