Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Awesome reading ladies! Last nights totals put us into 7th place!

We can use my Fair Game book.

I compared books with Grace!

Current Goals:

°Read a book where a character is a mythical creature
°Read a book where the same consonant appears in the title at least 8 times

°Read a book that is in the "Best Crime & Mystery Books" Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...)
°Sort your "to read" shelf by 'date added' and read a book that is number 251 or higher on your list (the first column before the book cover image)

And this one is still active??
°Sort your "to read" shelf by 'date added' and read a book that is within Numbers 51-100 on your list (the first column before the book cover image)

Megan wrote: "And this one is still active??
°Sort your "to read" shelf by 'date added' and read a book that is within Numbers 51-100 on your list (the first column before the book cover image)"

It has been filled in by Karen's book Covet.

I got DQs for Six of Crows! Yeah, points! Yikes, I have to come up with questions. :)

I should finish Darkfever later today--lots of mythical creatures in that if we still need that goal by then.

Stacey wrote: "I got DQs for Six of Crows! Yeah, points! Yikes, I have to come up with questions. :)

I should finish Darkfever later today--lots of mythical creatures in that if we still need that ..."

That is great Stacey. I am sure you will come with great questions. I think we have several books already read that work for mythical creatures I need to look.

Our current Open Goals

°Read a book with the name of the tarot card "Temperance" in the text or title
°Read a book that is in the "Best Crime & Mystery Books" Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...)
°Sort your "to read" shelf by 'date added' and read a book that is number 251 or higher on your list (the first column before the book cover image)
°Read a book where a character is a mythical creature
°Read a book where the same consonant appears in the title at least 8 times

"Read a book where the same consonant appears in the title at least 8 times"

I have this one covered.....just starting - Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time by Dava Sobel....with 9(!) t's

Wow Karen that is a title

I HAVE ONE FOR ISBN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America has it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I don't own it I actually own In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin I'll try to go to the library and get it.)

What goal is that for ? We don't have any opn ISBN ones.

Our current Open Goals

°Read a book with the name of the tarot card "Temperance" in the text or title
°Read a book that is in the "Best Crime & Mystery Books" Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...)
°Sort your "to read" shelf by 'date added' and read a book that is number 251 or higher on your list (the first column before the book cover image)
°Read a book where a character is a mythical creature
°Read a book where the same consonant appears in the title at least 8 times

Didn't someone read Harry Potter? Doesn't that have mythical creatures in it??

Ellie did.

We have a few Mythical creatures I will update it now.

Our current Open Goals

°Read a book with the name of the tarot card "Temperance" in the text or title
°Read a book that is in the "Best Crime & Mystery Books" Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...)
°Sort your "to read" shelf by 'date added' and read a book that is number 251 or higher on your list (the first column before the book cover image)
°Read a book where the same consonant appears in the title at least 8 times
°Read a book where a character is a spy/intelligence agent

Ellie wrote: "Finished reading The Hunger Games and to be frank, I like the movie better."

I like the books but the movies have been very good.

Grace wrote: "Ellie wrote: "Finished reading The Hunger Games and to be frank, I like the movie better."

I like the books but the movies have been very good."

I hated the hunger game books and series. It was soo poorly written. I forced myself through the entire series as my flatmate at the time had the series and I wanted to read them before we moved out. It was one of my all time why did I bother series.

I'm also avoiding the movies. Cannot handle those even if jennifer is amazing.

Megan I liked the Hunger games, not the best thing I have ever read, they were all 3 stars to me but I did like them. My why did I bother series is The Mortal Instruments. It just read like bad Harry potter Fan Fiction I read the first 3 but could not force myself to even look at the later ones.

I am reading No. 251 on my TBR. I should be finished soon.

The Mortal Instruments was not a favorite. Too long and drawn out. Magnus was the only character I really liked. But I enjoyed The Infernal Devices series. Magnus is in those.

I haven't read those one Meg, I am glad you like them. I agree the Mortal Instruments were too long, she stretched things out which was pointless as nothing was a surprise. Magnus was an interesting character.

Grace wrote: "I haven't read those one Meg, I am glad you like them. I agree the Mortal Instruments were too long, she stretched things out which was pointless as nothing was a surprise. Magnus was an interestin..."

I enjoyed the mortal instruments but i think that was probably because I had just gotten into that genre so I think I didn't know any better. I just tried so hard with the hunger games, i wanted to like them, I just couldn't get into it. And i think because I had seen the first film I didnt get the opportunity to imagine the characters myself, I already had the actors faces in my head and I hated that. Prefer to imagine them myself.

I liked the first book of infernal, I haven't read the rest yet. I am really enjoying the eragon books. Loads of people hate them but yeah. People have different likes and dislikes dont they? How did you guys like divergent??

I read The Mortal Instruments up to half of COLS which was a DNF for me. I read the first book of Infernal which I liked. I thought The Hunger Games was very good. The other two were horrible (in my opinion). Last night my inactiveness was due to my fencing meet and watching the last movie.

Oops! Wanted to read the Back Room BOM (in my world this means Bill of Material) so I'm starting late. I can sprint through a romance, so starting late but I WILL get those points! Grrr. Game Face!

Medicus

3 stars
11/21/15

Ok I completed the TBr 251+ goal then we got read a book with Fruit on the cover, I used Lauren's Winter which had an apple. Next we got Read a book with yellow text on the cover. I used Rebecca's Written in the stars. Next we got Read a book with main page genre Contemporary I used Ellie's This Lullaby.

Our current Open Goals

°Read a book with the name of the tarot card "Temperance" in the text or title
°Read a book that is in the "Best Crime & Mystery Books" Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...)
°Read a book where the same consonant appears in the title at least 8 times
°Read a book where a character is a spy/intelligence agent
°Read a book with a cover showing close-up of a hand(s)

Anyone else reading Winter? That's a close up of a hand too.

I have Only read Cinder so for I keep meaning to get to the rest. I think Rebecca was planning to.

I am reading a short spy book as it has been on my TBR for ages and it gets that out of the way, then I need to finish Bound and the next Outlander book.

I could read Winter.

I finished Darkfever and Bound which was a Back room BOM.

Back to Six of Crows--which is great so far.

Stacey wrote: "I finished Darkfever and Bound which was a Back room BOM.

Back to Six of Crows--which is great so far."

How did you like Darkfever ?

I also just finished Bound can't say I was impressed.

Glad you are enjoying Six of Crows

Can we not finish a book and still get points for the BOM?

I don't know but I can find out but I would assume you would need to to finish it.

And Karen's most recent book fills the 8+ consonant goal! :)

Meg what book was it ?

Thanks I don't see Karen's book on her shelf I can't update the goals until it appears on her books read.

Stacey I am not getting Darkfever showing up for you either. Bound is there but not Darkfever.

Ugh, Hated Bound. I should have thought to ask if we could DNF and still get credit. I resorted to skimming the last 100 or so pages cause I didn't want to waste any more time.

I liked Darkfever enough to continue. I did it on audio, which I think helped some because the reader did a nice job making Mac sound southern and Barrons sound Irish, so it was more entertaining than just reading it in my head would have been if that makes sense. But if I hear one more thing about Mac's "cute little sandals and matching skirt", I may be done. At least she finally put some jeans and a tshirt on near the end!

Her book was Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time

LOL She does become less of a fashion plate later, those bits annoyed me too she seemed so Vapid.

I was not a fan of Bound either, I hated both characters, I had zero wish to read on just did the allotted chapters a day and got through it that way, finish my penance then I could read something good.

Grace wrote: "Stacey I am not getting Darkfever showing up for you either. Bound is there but not Darkfever."

I was just checking that. I think it was because the "date read" wasn't there. I fixed it so maybe it show up now.

Thanks Stacey. Yes I have got Darkfever showing on the spreadsheet now.

Karen can you please add the date read to Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time It won't be registered by the spreadsheet without a date read.

Megan wrote: "Can we not finish a book and still get points for the BOM?"

Sorry Meg the book needs to be finished to claim BOM points.

Good evening team! RL has been pretty hectic lately, I'm a little behind on my reading schedule. I'm currently still working on A Grave Matter, and hopefully I can squeeze another book before the end of the month (thinking of starting Sweep in Peace). I'm going to join the BOM American Gods discussion, the book has been gathering dust on my shelves for a couple of years now, time to found out what all the hype is about :)

Hope everyone had a nice weekend!

Our current Open Goals

°Read a book with the name of the tarot card "Temperance" in the text or title
°Read a book that is in the "Best Crime & Mystery Books" Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...)
°Read a book where the same consonant appears in the title at least 8 times
°Read a book with a cover showing close-up of a hand(s)
°Read a book where a character has a surprising and unexpected talent

Grace wrote: " Our current Open Goals

°Read a book with the name of the tarot card "Temperance" in the text or title
°Read a book that is in the "Best Crime & Mystery Books" Listopia List (https://www.goodr..."

You could probably use Darkfever for the "surprising and unexpected talent" as Mac has no idea she is able to see the Fae and freeze them when she arrives in Dublin.

Stacey wrote: "Grace wrote: " Our current Open Goals

°Read a book with the name of the tarot card "Temperance" in the text or title
°Read a book that is in the "Best Crime & Mystery Books" Listopia List (htt..."

Got it Stacey!
I covered the next two after that as well!

Seemed to take foerver cause the spread sheet keeps crashing my kindle...

Current Goals:

°Read a book with the name of the tarot card "Temperance" in the text or title
°Read a book that is in the "Best Crime & Mystery Books" Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...)
°Read a book where the same consonant appears in the title at least 8 times
°Read a book with a cover showing close-up of a hand(s)
°Read a book which has the main location (setting) as the Middle East

I am currently reading which is set in the middle east.