Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

I finally finished:


I added it to the finished books. It works for several goals, but none of the current.

NEW GOAL

Read a book with the name of the tarot card "The Hierophant" in the text or title

- Read a book with the word aggregate in the text

- Read a book where the world ends

- Read a book set in the time period "Middle Ages"

- Read a book where the first word of the text is They

- Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as next-up - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable

If anyone else has kindle unlimited - there's a book on there called The Hierophant. It's YA fantasy. I'm hesitant about reading it because of the genre, but will give it a go

Finished book for Hierophant.
Updating spreadsheet...

NEW GOAL

Read a book with a name in the title

Using Harry Potter


Read a book where the edition you are reading was published on the 13th of a month

Using You Can Still See The Stars In Seattle

NEW GOAL

Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as next-up - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable


*note: Pretty Girls work for this one*

I'm reading pretty girls but who knows when I'll be done. About 18% in right now

I'm reading it too. Got to second day :)
I'm kinda waiting to fall behind little more so I don't have to stop every few pages to answer Q :P


It doesn't have to be Pretty Girls, I just checked books I have going to see if any has that tag.
I'm not sure how minor variation can be. BOM is up-next so that works, but couple books we already have finished are more in line next-for reading. I think that would be stretching it.
American Gods also work, but that one is little too far still :)

I agree. I love doing the BOM DQs but I always forget where the stoppages are for each day.... And with a thriller if you go ahead you may have more answer for the DQs if you know too much.

I agree. I love doing the BOM DQs but I always forget where the stoppages are for each day.... And with a thriller if you go ahead you may have more answer for the DQs if you know too much.

I usually bookmark cutoffs so I know where it's end of the day. And when I fall behind (which is always, but not always on purpose ☺), I do stop on bookmark, answer questions and go back to reading. I hate when I have to stop and then wait for next day to continue. What if something happened on cutoff that can't wait?!

I'm off to bed. Night everyone. See ya in the morning

I have been lax in addding my books as I read them, but they haven't fit any of our current open goals when I check our list, which I check at least once every day.

I will add the books to my shelf that I finished this week tomorrow.

They still count for points even if they don't match a goal!

Tina wrote: "I'm starting Clarity today, will that work for the goal "Read a book where a character has lost one of their senses"? The MC was born blind."

Ok Tina we got the ok on this one =)

Stacie is a machine for reading wrote: "They still count for points even if they don't match a goal!"

Yes, but during the week I usually only get online on a computer if something urgent comes up and it is easier to add books to my shelves that way. I was checking the goals to see if I needed to get on right away and post a book for a goal or if it could wait until the weekend. This early I didn't think it mattered too much if my book points were added on a weekly basis if they weren't being used for an open goal.

If it does, I will at least try to remember to use an actual computer for my checkins more often during the week.

Great! I finished it last night:)

Oh okay. Just making sure :)

I'm on my phone but I just started a book where the first word is They if that is still an open goal. I won't be finished for a couple of days though.

Turtlecollector wrote: "I'm on my phone but I just started a book where the first word is They if that is still an open goal. I won't be finished for a couple of days though."

That's great :)
Also no problem, just add books when you can and maybe some interesting info about them? Or at least keep eyes on goals and let us know when your books fit. For most goals we can't know if we didn't read a book.

Updated spreadsheet with Tina's blind person

NEW GOAL
Read a book with a man on the cover

I need to step away from comp for a while so I'll check what we have after. Unless one of you volunteers her book before that :)

❀Tea❀ wrote: "

NEW GOAL
Read a book with a man on the cover"

Using one of TC's nice covers :P
(One Sweet Ride)

NEW GOAL

Read a book where a character has a strong need for approval

Just finished HP 4. Think Hermione would fit this. Will add it to shelf when I get to a computer later

Sophie wrote: "Just finished HP 4. Think Hermione would fit this. Will add it to shelf when I get to a computer later"

ok

BTW we have a boon now and we can use it in next two weeks.

In case you have no idea what I'm talking about, if we get a goal we want to skip, we can use boon. Captains will post that they want to skip this and this goal and it disappears.
Every two weeks we'll get new boon, and unlike in Gladiators they don't add up. So if we don't use it, we'll lose it.

So if we get a goal you think it's worthy of boon, feel free to speak.

Added to shelf now.

Had a v slow weekend as have had a splitting headache for the last 2 days. Hoping it sorts out soon so I can get back to reading and enjoying life.

Struggling not just to finish Pretty Girls - intrigued to see what happens in the second half and wish there wasn't this break day in the middle!

Just read it. As far as I can see, most of people already did.


So should I use HP for approval goal?

Sophie wrote: "Added to shelf now.

Had a v slow weekend as have had a splitting headache for the last 2 days. Hoping it sorts out soon so I can get back to reading and enjoying life.

Struggling not just to fini..."

I would just continue reading it. I think most people will finish it early and go back and answer the questions each day.

I'd use it, unless someone else has a suitable book.

Whenever I've read the BOM before I've just read them at my pace and finished them. Not sure why I'm trying to be disciplined with this one! Especially since I'm about to start the backroom one as well and there's no way I can keep it up for 2 books at once.

The Nine Worlds in Norse Mythology

Little fun for Norse teams

How to play
There are 9 worlds to choose from.
◈ Each team member that completes a task in world receives 5 points for their team
◈ Team members can complete a task more than once
◈ Any team that completes all tasks in all worlds receives a bonus 10 points
◈ Books read from start of TT till December 15th can be used
◈ Books used for this mini challenge do not need to be separate books for what you are claiming for Tower Teams
◈ Book can be used only for one task
◈ The usual book length rules apply: Books must be more than 100 pages in length and Children's books and Graphic Novels can not be used unless by word count they can be verified as more than 25,000 words using arbookfind.com
◈ There will be a spreadsheet for the Captains to update and track the teams points
◈ This is challenge just for fun and does not have any connection with points to Tower Teams. Nobody has to feel obligated to participate.

What you win
Bragging rights ☺

The Nine Worlds in Norse Mythology

Little fun for Norse teams

Asgard - home of the gods and goddesses. In the middle of the world, high up in the sky is Asgard. Connected to other worlds with Bifrost (Rainbow Bridge). Part of Asgard is reserved for Valhalla, place where worthy Vikings 'go' for the afterlife.
- Read a book with gods and/or godesses
- Read a book with plenty of sky on the cover
- Read a book featuring vikings
- Read a book with rainbow on the cover
- Read book where all letters of VALHALLA can be found in title, author and/or series (all 3 can be used)

Vanaheim - home of old gods - masters of magic and sorcery and predicting the future. Nobody knows where exactly the land is located, or even how it looks like. According to some versions of Norse cosmology it seems to be poised between the heavens and the earth.
- Read book tagged as magic
- Read a book where main character is wizard/witch
- Read a book set anywhere on Earth
- Read a book with something/someone in between (eg. between jobs, looking new place to live, 'third' in relationship,...)
- Read a book where someone can predict future (eg. visions, tarot, tea leaves,...)

Alfheim - home of the Light Elves set near Asgard in the heaven. The light elves are beautiful creatures. They are considered the "guardian angels" and are minor gods nature and fertility and inspiration to art or music.
- Read a book with light cover
- Read book featuring elves
- Read book with beautiful cover
- Read book mentioning 'guardian angel'
- Read book where main character is artist (any kind)

Midgard - home of the Humans also known as middle earth. Connected to Asgard with Rainbow Bridge. Around Migdard is impassable ocean where huge sea serpent (aka Midgard Serpent) lives.
- Read book set in New Zealand
- Read book tagged as LGBT
- Read book with big body of water on cover
- Read book with snake/serpent in it (can be real, toy, tatoo,... but it needs to be part of the book not just mentioned. eg. someone holding toy works, but someone mentioning they saw toy in shop, won't)
- Read a book where someone bites

Jotunheim - home of the Giants consist mostly of rocks, wilderness and dense forests, so the giants lives from the fish in the rivers, and the animals in the forest, because there is no fertile land. The whole world was created from the corpse of the first Giant. Jotunheim is separated from Asgard by the river, which never freezes over. It lies in the snowy regions on the outermost shores of the ocean.
- Read a book with title starting with G (a, an the can be excluded)
- Read book with exterior on the cover
- Read book where someone hunts and/or fishes
- Read a book set on the farm/ranch
- Read a book where someone comes back to life
- Read a book with snow on cover

Svartalfheim - home of the Dark Elves. They hate sun so they live in the murky underground. They are hideous and can be of a great pain in the neck to the humans many describe them as being extreme annoying. The dark elves are nothing but trouble. Many Norse thought that dark elves were also responsible for nightmares. The dark elves can not be exposed to the sun, if the sun’s beams of light reached them they would instantly turn into stones.
- Read a book with dark cover
- Read a book with troublemaker
- Read a book where someone has nightmare
- Read a book with sun on cover
- Read a book that was annoying to you

Nidavellir - home of the Dwarves and means Dark Fields. Dwarves live under the rocks, in caves and underground. The dwarves are masters of craftsmanship.
- Read a book where author has initial D or F (or both)
- Read book set in underground (partly is enough)
- Read book with craftsman
- Read book with less than 200 pages

Niflheim - World of Fog and Mist also known as "Mist home". That part is darkest and coldest region in the world set in northern parts. In the lands of Niflheim there is located the eldest of the three wells (Hvergelmir) that is protected by the huge dragon. It is said that all cold rivers come from Hvergelmir and that it's actually origin of all living and the place where every living will go back (part of Niflheim is Helheim - home of the dead).
- Read book with weather word in title or series (fog, mist, rain, sun,...)
- Read book set in cold place
- Read book with dragon
- Read book written by author from northern hemisphere
- Read first or last book in series

Muspelheim - land of Fire. It was created far to the south of the world. Muspelheim is a burning hot place, filled with lava, flames, sparks and soot. It is the home the of fire giants, fire demons that will fight against gods in Ragnarok and turn Asgard into a flaming inferno.
- Read hot book (interpret it at will ☺)
- Read book set in southern hemisphere
- Read book tagged as war
- Read book with fire on cover, title or series name
- Read book with demons

Added HP to spreadsheet

NEW GOAL

Read a book set in the time period "Middle Ages"

I'm about to be done with the English Patient. I think that probably counts as a "hot book" lol

The Nine Worlds in Norse Mythology Mini-Challenge

I've only completed a couple books so far, but here's where they fit!

Asgard
- Read a book with plenty of sky on the cover
[bookcover:The Mapping of Love and Death]

Midgard
- Read a book where someone bites
Library of Souls

Alfheim
- Read book with beautiful cover
[bookcover:The Heir]

I'm back! Adding a few books to our spreadsheet and the thread.

This may already have been answered but for next-up would shelf next-in-series be close enough?

❀Tea❀ wrote: "Added HP to spreadsheet

NEW GOAL

Read a book set in the time period "Middle Ages""

My next book is Much Ado About Nothing

@Sophie
I don't think so but I'll check

@April,
I'm afraid that book is too short for challenge. Since it's a play we are not going by pages on gr but by word count. Minimum is 25000 and this one has about 22000. Sorry. :(
You can still read it, just don't put it on your challenge shelf. :)

@Sophie
Not the same thing. Especially since one you asked about is series only and next-up has everything. I'm seeing that shelf as what people plan to read soon.

That's fine, expected that to be the answer!

Ok so do I need to worry about the word count or pages forWhy Is There A Menorah On The Altar? Jewish Roots Of Christian Worship

It has 163 pgs

I think you're fine on that one April

What is the dates for the classification of Middle Ages?
Every place has a different definition.

April wrote: "What is the dates for the classification of Middle Ages?
Every place has a different definition."

Let me ask the mods.

April wrote: "What is the dates for the classification of Middle Ages?
Every place has a different definition."

Let's go with wiki:
from the 5th to the 15th century

April wrote: "Ok so do I need to worry about the word count or pages forWhy Is There A Menorah On The Altar? Jewish Roots Of Christian Worship

It has 163 pgs"

You don't have to worry about every book now. :)
Shakespeare is play and as one it doesn't have full page of words (we are going by assumption that there are 250 words on page). So in cases like that, we need to check word count. Same thing goes for poetry and children's books.

RebeccaS wrote: "The Nine Worlds in Norse Mythology Mini-Challenge

Midgard
- Read a book where someone bites
Library of Souls"

Who's biting? :)