Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Ray (user2637) wrote: "Hmmm. I want to read Full Moonster which GR lists as book #2 in series but is actually book #3. I just don't know what to do with that...."

Hmm... go to the GR librarian group and ask for it to be fixed, maybe?

Rose wrote: "I finished



Which talks a lot about being in space/on ISIS and I think it fits really well with Ubiety (the quality or state of being in..."

Oooo, good one!

Margaret wrote: "Bethany wrote: "Was digging around for books that might qualify as having bones on the cover, as I couldn't think of any off the top of my head. "

~ puts captain hat on ~ "

Everything the captain in the snazzy hat said. :)

Okay, I think I'm caught up!

Let's go ahead and discard Card 1 - it's a lot of books for little reward, and maybe we'll get a monster or something fun to hit with our sword. ;) And even if it's icky we can redraw tomorrow.

eta: My current read works for Card 3, Uniformity - no matter what doctors and his mam do Martin John (also name of book) has the same (spoilery) problem.

Sounds good to me! Monster would let us use up a little more hp before leveling.

Over halfway through my Un- book and Bethany's fast so we'll probably finish that quest tomorrow--it has enough xp to level up too. In case we need full health or more hp to fight a big monster. :)

Kazen wrote: "Okay, I think I'm caught up!

Let's go ahead and discard Card 1 - it's a lot of books for little reward, and maybe we'll get a monster or something fun to hit with our sword."

I don't know how to do this thing. :/

Kazen wrote: "Hmm... go to the GR librarian group and ask for it to be fixed, maybe"

Ray (user2637) wrote: "Hmmm. I want to read Full Moonster which GR lists as book #2 in series but is actually book #3. I just don't know what to do with that...."

Weapon (details under the spoiler)
For levels 6 and 7 we need:
#3, #4, #6, #7
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#1 - Lory
#1 - Caly
(#1 - Pragya)

#2 - Lory
#2 - Bethany

#3 - Ella
#3 - Raven

#4 - Bethany
#4 -

#5 - Ray
#5 - Pragya

#6 - Tammie
#6 -

#7 -
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Cards

Card 1 (four books, 5 xp, 2 gold)
Book with a gray/silver cover
Book with a gray/silver cover
Book with a gray/silver cover
Book with a gold cover

Card 2 (seven books, 10 xp, 1 greater poison potion)

Read a book where the plot, a main character, or other large aspect of the book reflects the word's definition.

Ubiety - the quality or state of being in a place - Rose
Perpetuity - the state or quality of lasting forever - Tammie
Palatability - the property of being acceptable to the mouth - Tammie
Acceptability - the quality or state of meeting one's needs adequately
Isotropic - having a physical property that has the same value when measured in different directions
Uniformity - always the same, as in character or degree; unvarying - Kazen
Adaptability - capable of being adapted - Tammie

Card 3 (three books, 4 xp, 1 gold)
Spell-it-out: Y
Spell-it-out: U
Spell-it-out: M - Margaret (bank)

Card 4 (three books, 4 xp, 1 minor heal potion)
Read a book with a title that mentions bones
Read a book that has bones on the cover - Raven
Read a horror or paranormal book

Card 5 (three books, 1 xp, 2 minor heal potions)
("heal, cure, rest, blood, or synonyms of these words")
Read a book with a healing word in the title
Read a book with a healing word in the title
Read a book with a healing word in the title

Ray - no worries, we're here to help! :)

Head over to the Goodreads Librarians Group and join. They have areas and threads for fixing problems with page numbers, cover photos, and even a whole section on "Serieses!" ;) I'd suggest reading through a couple of similar threads to see what can be done and how it's done, but basically you can request for something to be fixed and they fix it. :)

Neat. Thanks for the info. I'll check it out tomorrow as it's past my bedtime. But I wanted to post..

Finished:

The Unraveling by Hugh Howey
166 pgs
11Oct
Card 3c

ETA: D&D and errands tomorrow so maybe no reading but next I plan to read a book that works for 4a&b.

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Ray (user2637) wrote: "Neat. Thanks for the info. I'll check it out tomorrow as it's past my bedtime. But I wanted to post..

Finished:

The Unraveling by Hugh Howey"

Huzzah! Could you check your shelves for this one, just in case? I think the app is going sideways like :(

CARD 1
You come across an old book of magic. Within it's pages is a recipe for transmuting lead into gold. You try, try and try again. Finally, the spell works! The lead bar shimmers into gold and melts all over your book, obscuring the recipe forevermore. You've learned a valuable lesson in life.

Tasks:
•Read a book with "lead" (grey/silver) colored cover.
•Read a book with "lead" (grey/silver) colored cover.
•Read a book with "lead" (grey/silver) colored cover.
•Read a book with a gold colored cover.

Rewards:
•5 Experience
•2 Gold

The cards were knocked askew in the spreadsheet when things rolled over at 11am London time. We can't add anything until things are fixed but our spreadsheet goddess is on it. :)

There is a deal where we can check the color of a book...what and where is that again?

I took a detour from my #6 and finished! 10/11

The Buddha in the Attic
Card 2: Adaptability
This story is about bigotry...America during WWII...Japanese women who came to America to become wives...individual stories...some heartbreaking, aweful, tragic...I love reading a book where a 'learn' something too...recommend. A definite for 'adapt' word. I got it and had to finish...will finish others in next couple of days...a huge amount of reading time with my travel.

Tammie wrote: "There is a deal where we can check the color of a book...what and where is that again?"

The cover needs to be at least half the color but we don't have to use the tool.

Morning all! I'm back! 8-) It was the most awesome trip of my life. We fell in love with New Mexico and will probably work on moving there in a few years.

But back to books. I am 75% done with my #1 book and will definitely finish that today ( I don't go back to work till tomorrow Cheers) so after that I am trying to decide which one to read next.

Will which is #7 in the series
or which has like a 70% grey cover
help us out more at this point?
I understand how an RPG works for the most part (Played a few but not with books) but not sure what we are going for as a team.

Just let me know because I am sure I can read both at some point and certainly have lots of others if you want me to concentrate on another aspect.

Have a great day all!

Oh and I know Kazen will say "Do what makes you happy" LOL but reading in general makes me happy *grin so help me choose...

Idea for "Isotropic - having a physical property that has the same value when measured in different directions" -- I rereading some of the Silo books. The Silo is a cylinder, so no matter at which angle you measure the radius/diameter, it's always the same. Does that work?? I think this is the hardest word. :/

ETA: In case you haven't read them, the Silo is very important to the story; it's basically the whole world.

Fixed!

Kazen wrote: "Huzzah! Could you check your shelves for this one, just in case? I think the app is going sideways like :("

Yay for having an amazing vacation! :D :D

I think we haven't really strategized beyond "level our weapon" and "do quests". *shrug* As for advice on what to read, imo, I'd read #7 because the new quest is new, and maybe no one has anything for it, so maybe we will discard it. Or, check back after you finish your #1 book and see what's up then. Not the most solid advice, I know...

Caly wrote: "Morning all! I'm back! 8-) It was the most awesome trip of my life. We fell in love with New Mexico and will probably work on moving there in a few years.

But back to books. I am 75% done with my..."

Caly wrote: "Morning all! I'm back! 8-) It was the most awesome trip of my life. We fell in love with New Mexico and will probably work on moving there in a few years.

But back to books. I am 75% done with my..."

I would vote the grey one, since we don't have level 6 filled in yet.

Ray (user2637) wrote: "Idea for "Isotropic - having a physical property that has the same value when measured in different directions" -- I rereading some of the Silo books. The Silo is a cylinder, so no matter at which ..."

This is a great idea! Also, you have been reading up a storm lately, Ray! What, like 6 books in 3 days?

Something like that..? I had some insomnia--the days are all weird to me right now, heh.

Bethany wrote: "This is a great idea! Also, you have been reading up a storm lately, Ray! What, like 6 books in 3 days?"

Finished:

Unwind by Neal Schusterman
10/11
335 pages

Card 3- Word in title with same prefix

Ok, so I'm almost done with my #2 book; less than 50 pages left. Will probably finish today. Then I think once I finish that I'll probably start reading #6 in the Dresden files.

My current audiobook is Blood Bound, which will work either for a #2 in series or Card 4-paranormal or Card 5. I have... about 2.5 hours left in the audiobook. Maaaaybe I'll finish today if I have enough monotonous work that I can listen without getting distracted.

Yay! So this quest is done but not turned in. We will level up if we turn it in now. Are we ready for that?

Bethany wrote: "Finished:

Unwind by Neal Schusterman
10/11
335 pages
Card 3- Word in title with same prefix"

Aaaand... DONE!
Finished:

The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman
10/11
352 Pages
#2 in series.

I'm enamored with the concept of this series-- Librarians traveling to other worlds to collect rare books? Awesome! However, they seem to not do a whole lot with that concept besides just creating initial plot movement in a certain direction, and it becomes just sort of a fantasy-action book without a lot of substance with regards to the initial premise. Still good, but brings it from I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS SERIES to just being merely pretty good.

Ray (user2637) wrote: "Yay! So this quest is done but not turned in. We will level up if we turn it in now. Are we ready for that?

Bethany wrote: "Finished:

Unwind by Neal Schusterman
10/11
335..."

I would kind of like to see if we could fight another monster first, but I don't know if another task will be done anytime soon to reveal another monster to fight. We should probably just turn it in. *shrug*

Finished:

Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
10/11
292 Pages
#2 in series or Card 4-paranormal or Card 5.

Another option is we discard a different card & hope for a monster on redraw... Hard to guess the chances of that though.

Bethany wrote: "I would kind of like to see if we could fight another monster first, but I don't know if another task will be done anytime soon to reveal another monster to fight. We should probably just turn it in. *shrug*"

Ray (user2637) wrote: "Finished:

The Unraveling by Hugh Howey
166 pgs
11Oct
Card ..."

Got it! :)

Tammie wrote: "I took a detour from my #6 and finished! 10/11

The Buddha in the Attic
Card 2: Adaptability
This story is about bigotry...America durin..."

Detours are fine, especially when it's for such a lovely book! I've read Otsuka's When the Emperor Was Divine and it is also awesome, concentrating on life in the Japanese internment camps during WWII. Learn stuff, have your heart torn out... good stuff! ;)

Caly wrote: "Morning all! I'm back! 8-) It was the most awesome trip of my life. We fell in love with New Mexico and will probably work on moving there in a few years."

I'm so happy that you had an amazing time! It's wonderful to find a place that makes your heart sing :)

As for which book to read...

"Oh and I know Kazen will say "Do what makes you happy"..."

...busted. lol I'm with Ray, though - #7 will probably do us more good in the long run, and we haven't had people jumping on the gray/gold task.

Ray (user2637) wrote: "Idea for "Isotropic - having a physical property that has the same value when measured in different directions" -- I rereading some of the Silo books. The Silo is a cylinder, so no matter at which ..."

I think this is a great way to cover Isotropic :)

Ray (user2637) wrote: "Something like that..? I had some insomnia--the days are all weird to me right now, heh. "

Here's hoping that your sleeping self gets sorted out soon.

~sends over hugs and sachets of her favorite herbal tea~

Bethany wrote: "Finished:

Unwind by Neal Schusterman
10/11
335 pages

Card 3- Word in title with same prefix"

I'll pull the new card once I'm caught up, yea!

Bethany wrote: "Aaaand... DONE!
Finished:

The Masked City by Genevieve Cogman
10/11
352 Pages
#2 in series.

I'm enamored with the concept of this series-- Librarians traveling..."

Sometimes a wonderfully mediocre series is the perfect thing. ;)

Ray (user2637) wrote: "Another option is we discard a different card & hope for a monster on redraw... Hard to guess the chances of that though."

Yeah... ever onward, then! :D

Bethany wrote: "Finished:

Blood Bound by Patricia Briggs
10/11
292 Pages
#2 in series or Card 4-paranormal or Card 5."

Yea for Mercy and books that work for everything! I hope you're still liking the series... feels weird to say that after book two but I love it so much I want everyone else to love it, too ;)

Finished!


Martin John by Anakana Schofield
323 pages
October 11th
Uniformity - Martin John has a problem that doesn't go away, no matter what his mam does

CARD 3
The innkeeper asks you to pick some berries to help with her famous triple berry pie. You gladly agree in hopes of reaping some berry good rewards.
Use spell-it-out rules to spell the word YUM.

Tasks:
•Spell-it-out: Y
•Spell-it-out: U
•Spell-it-out: M

Rewards:
•4 Experience
•1 Gold

There doesn't seem to be a lot of interest for card 1 - gray/gold covers.... how do you guys feel about discarding it and hoping for a monster?

One of our banked books works for letter M of the spell-it-out on card 3 - yea Margaret for reading it! :)

I can read a book with bones on the cover

Things I can do next:
Card 3, U or M
Card 4, card with "bone" in title (assuming singular is fine)
#6 in series

thoughts?

Raven/Zuri #RIPALEKS wrote: "I can read a book with bones on the cover"

Is the the Pride and Prejudice and Zombies that you claimed earlier, by chance?

i can read that, does that count cause i may have other books with bones on them

I also need to go the libarary tomorrow, if there are any others that need people I can read them

Bethany wrote: "Things I can do next:
Card 3, U or M
Card 4, card with "bone" in title (assuming singular is fine)
#6 in series

thoughts?"

Hmmm. The series book is tempting because Caly is close to finishing her number one, then we'd only need Ella's #3 to finish it. Bones (singular okay!) is also good because potions, maybe?

People who have played the RPG - should we be prioritizing getting a stash of potions via quests? Card two's greater poison is a given (it can't be bought in the store) but how about minor heals and things?

Raven/Zuri #RIPALEKS wrote: "i can read that, does that count cause i may have other books with bones on them"

Whatever bone book you feel like reading is fine, P&P&Z or otherwise. :) I'll put you down for that one, then!

Yea libraries! If you look at the top post what we need is written in bold - we'd like to get a strong weapon, so reading series books may be a good idea. :)

Finished! 10/11

When He Was Wicked, Julia Quinn
#6
Sorry it took me so long to finish...I read quite a few shorts while getting through this one.