Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Hey all! I'm here and catching up - going to let the spreadsheet update on the hour then go to town with whatever we can... go to town with. I hope it's a nice town. I would like a nice town.

(Yes, it was a long day at work, why do you ask :P)

Bethany wrote: "Finished:

Chimera by Mira Grant
496 Pages
10/12

If it's not stepping on anyone's toes too much, this is a #3. Not that we need to level up our weapon right now for any..."

Excellent work! Going to get the rest of the books in so we can find the best place for it :)

CARD 1
A father is looking for a gift for his young child Hadley. He asks you if you've come across anything in your travels that might entice a young girl.
Find the shape name in the book title then spell-it-out.

Tasks:
•Read a book with HEART in the title.
•Spell-it-out: H
•Spell-it-out: E
•Spell-it-out: A
•Spell-it-out: R
•Spell-it-out: T

Rewards:
•7 Experience
•1 Gold

Ray (user2637) wrote: "Finished:

Proper Gauge by Hugh Howey
106 pgs
12Oct
"Isotropic""

The title makes me think of knitting sweater... I can never get proper gauge! Hehehe.

Margaret wrote: "Finished


Kissing in the Dark by Wendy Lindstrom
423 pages
Read 13/10/16"

In for card 2 it goes! :)

Tammie wrote: "Finished! 10/13

Dead Aim
Card 2: Perpetuity
MC is photographer capturing images 'forever'
(Thanks Ray for your help)
Love this series!...this one is #4.5...."

This worked out great :) And for the record, non-whole number books (4.5, 0.2, etc.) don't count for weapon leveling, so this was perfect.

Weapon

Level 7:
#1 - Lory
#2 - Tammie
#3 - Ella
#4 - Margaret
#5 -
#6 - Bethany
#7 - Caly

Level 8: (view spoiler)[

#1 - Tammie
#2 - Lory
#3 - Tammie (also: Raven)
#4 - Ella
#5 -
#6 -
#7 -
#8 - (hide spoiler)]


Cards

Card 1 (six books, 7xp, 1 gold)
Read a book with Heart in the title - Ray
Spell-it-out: H
Spell-it-out: E - Ray (bank)
Spell-it-out: A - Ella
Spell-it-out: R - Tammie
Spell-it-out: T - Pragya

Card 2 (five books, 6xp, 1 gold)
Read a book with Star in the title
Spell-it-out: S
Spell-it-out: T
Spell-it-out: A
Spell-it-out: R

Card 3 (three books, 4 xp, 1 gold)
Spell-it-out: Y - Caly
Spell-it-out: U - Bethany
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 (incoming)

Ray (user2637) wrote: "Finished:

Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan
157 pgs
13Oct
Bank"

Boy Meets Boy Meets World :D To the bank!

We have all the books to get level six on our weapon (yea!) so I'm going to do that now :)

I'm feeling kinda enh on the new card... maybe worth throwing back to try for a monster again? It may depend if we can finish another card in the meantime, as well. Hmmm.

Margaret wrote: "Margaret wrote: "Finished


Kissing in the Dark by Wendy Lindstrom
423 pages
Read 13/10/16
#4 book in a series"

This one als..."

My banked book worked for acceptability too (Thanks, Ray :D), but now that's over :)

Pragya wrote: "My banked book worked for acceptability too (Thanks, Ray :D), but now that's over :) "

It's not over! Give me the reason and I'll put Margaret's book in for #4 in a series in the next weapon level :)

Ah, okay, so in One Indian Girl the protagonist wants different things from her life than what her boyfriend(s), mother & family want, but in the end she finds her way along with everyone's acceptance. You could say her needs are adequately met.

Also, could you put me down for T (Card 1) and remove me from #5, I'm not really feeling that series right now :/

Wow there r a lot of msgs since i last checked (3pages) lol
Well im done with
The Playboy's Fugitive Bride. by Ana E. Ross
13th oct
411pgs
Book 3in series

I was going to do the third book in a trilogy but aftr reading the reviews i realised it was going to end in a way i never like my books to end. So ive put that on hold for someday (maybe20yrs from now) lol. I did this one instead.

Are we done with weapons? Or are there more series needed?

Wifi us really bad where I am. I finished rereading, Harry Potter and the Sorcerers stone. it wirks for 1st in a series. Working on other series books as I don't have much access. hopefully next week I'll be on task!

Ray (user2637) wrote: "There's one more book needed for that quest still. There were 2 but Tammie posted the finished book above ^^. :) Also, if we turn in the quest right now, we'll level up and we still have full hp --..."

I have about 2 hr or so more of reading on the other book. Should be finished late this afternoon...central time.

Please advise what to read next...I have a 600 pg that needs to be finished...it can wait.
I have a new series...it's 8 books...each are about 100-120 pgs...so I could read seven books...if they are good in about 2-3 days.
I could read something else too.

Thanks

Id like to claim T in heart- The Tycoon's Temporary Bride. It is the fourth incase we need one. It the mean time it can go towards T. (Just btw, do the articles count? )

Pragya wrote: "Ah, okay, so in One Indian Girl the protagonist wants different things from her life than what her boyfriend(s), mother & family want, but in the end she finds her way along with ev..."

Got it, thank you! Also taking you off of #5 and down for T :)

Ella wrote: "Wow there r a lot of msgs since i last checked (3pages) lol
Well im done with
The Playboy's Fugitive Bride. by Ana E. Ross
13th oc..."

I'm so glad the reviews saved you from a bad experience! Twenty years sounds like a reasonable wait, hehe.

Ella wrote: "Are we done with weapons? Or are there more series needed?"

We can always use more series books for the weapon! Right now we need #5 for level seven, and every book for level eight. Whatever strikes your fancy!

Lory wrote: "Wifi us really bad where I am. I finished rereading, Harry Potter and the Sorcerers stone. it wirks for 1st in a series. Working on other series books as I don't have much access. hopefully next we..."

Lory, series books will always be needed so there's no worries there! Check in when you can but don't worry, it's a long challenge and we'll be able to use your books no matter when they're turned in :)

Tammie wrote: "Please advise what to read next...I have a 600 pg that needs to be finished...it can wait.
I have a new series...it's 8 books...each are about 100-120 pgs...so I could read seven books...if they ar..."

Series books are great - leveling our weapon will help us not only now but throughout the tourney. Any open tasks would also be great, especially the non-spell-it-out ones. :)

Ella wrote: "Id like to claim T in heart- The Tycoon's Temporary Bride. It is the fourth incase we need one. It the mean time it can go towards T..."

Pragya already claimed the T but the author is Ana so we can use this one for A instead!

Re: dropped articles: they can be dropped, but that doesn't mean they have to be dropped. So any book that begins with The can be used for T along with whatever letter the second word starts with.

Finished:

The Rest of the Robots by Isaac Asimov
224 pgs
13Oct
Card 5

I want to read True Blood: Eats, Drinks, and Bites from Bon Temps for a "heal" word. It's 224 pgs. I will read every single word! S'okay or no? FYI - I've seen cookbooks on other teams' spreadsheets.

Do you need a first book in a series?

Finished!

A Real Cowboy Knows How to Kiss
218 pgs
Card 2, 'palatability'...title speaks for itself ;)

Spell it out...we can use author 1st or last name as well correct?

Tammie wrote: "Spell it out...we can use author 1st or last name as well correct?"

Yep!

For Spell it out
'R' Tempting Fate, Nora Roberts

Raven/Zuri #RIPALEKS wrote: "Do you need a first book in a series?"

Right now we have you done for #3 in series, and Pride Prejudice and Zombies. Have your reading plans changed?

Ray (user2637) wrote: "I want to read True Blood: Eats, Drinks, and Bites from Bon Temps for a "heal" word. It's 224 pgs. I will read every single word! S'okay or no? FYI - I've seen cookbooks on other te..."

Nah. Too many photos of hot guys to count :-P

Ray (user2637) wrote: "Finished:

The Rest of the Robots by Isaac Asimov
224 pgs
13Oct
Card 5"

Recorded for posterity

Tammie wrote: "For Spell it out
'R' Tempting Fate, Nora Roberts"


This one isn't popping up when I relaoad the sheet. Is it on your self?

Rose wrote: "Tammie wrote: "For Spell it out
'R' Tempting Fate, Nora Roberts"


This one isn't popping up when I relaoad the sheet. Is it on your self?"

I'm still reading it. Will finish in am

CARD 2
Big Heart
A large pinkish Yeti that only shows up during Hallmark holidays. It has a big heart and a soft spot for weakness.

Attack: 4 Health: 40

Rewards:
•3 Experience
•1 Cure Poison

CARD 2
The local necromancer is looking to ply his trade. He offers good coin for any spare bones you happen to have lying around.

Tasks:
•Read a book with a title that mentions bones.
•Read a book has bones on the cover.
•Read a book that is in the horror or paranormal genre.

Rewards:
•4 Experience
•1 Minor Heal Potion

Finally, a monster - and it even has a potion, too!

eta: and it's obviously dead now :P

Boo bones! I'm going to discard this double bone task and hope for something better when the sheet resets in a few hours. :)

Kazen wrote: "Ella wrote: "Id like to claim T in heart-[bookcover:The Tycoon's T..."
Pragya already claimed the T but the author is Ana so we can use this one for A instead!"

Oh i didnt know we could take the author's name n title too.in that case it could also go with E or R depending on whether it is taken as E.Ross or just Ross.
Can we also use series name?

Kazen wrote: "We can always use more series books for the weapon! Right now we need #5 for level seven, and every book for level eight. W..."
Ohk cool. I have a book 5 too but i need to read 4 first.(working on it) if 5 is still open when i finish 4 i'd be happy to read 5 ;)

Ray (user2637) wrote: "I want to read True Blood: Eats, Drinks, and Bites from Bon Temps for a "heal" word. It's 224 pgs. I will read every single word! S'okay or no? FYI - I've seen cookbooks on other te..."

Rose wrote: "Nah. Too many photos of hot guys to count :-P"

So I downloaded a new ebook reading program, figured out how to install and configure a plugin for it, then adjusted about 6 settings in order to make it count words in a file and/or pull the word count from GoodReads.

This book has over 25,000 words. I think it should count.

Ray, I'll take your question to the staff room and get back to you.

Kazen wrote: "Ray, I'll take your question to the staff room and get back to you."

If they say no I will be absolutely astonished. :/

Boy Meets Boy (in bank) has a character named Emily, for Card 1.

Also for Card 1 -- and since True Blood Eats is on my laptop -- I got Doctor Who: Heart of Stone to read on my iPod.

CARD 2

A father is looking for a gift for his young child Hadley. He asks you if you've come across anything in your travels that might entice a young girl.
Find the shape name in the book title then spell-it-out.


Tasks:
•Read a book with STAR in the title.
•Spell-it-out: S
•Spell-it-out: T
•Spell-it-out: A
•Spell-it-out: R

Rewards:
•6 Experience
•1 Gold

Finished! 10/14

Tempting Fate, Nora Roberts
125 pgs
For R on card 1

Starting my 8-book series...will go quickly.
Book#1 will also work for S on Card 2

Ella wrote: "Kazen wrote: "Ella wrote: "Id like to claim T in heart-[bookcover:The Tycoon's T..."
Pragya already claimed the T but the author is Ana so we can use this one for A instead!"

Oh i didnt know we co..."

Re the main wobble rules:

How a "spell it out" works
Spell out the word(s) using the first letter in the book's title, the first letter in the author's, translator's or audiobook narrators first or last name,the first letter in the series name, or the first letter of a character's first, last, or nick-name.

As always, if the first letter of a title starts with an indefinite or definite article ('A', 'An', 'The', etc.), you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word.

If your book starts with a number (e.g. 24 Bones) use the number to determine the first letter (in this example, it would be T).

If reading a non-English version, then that edition should be shelved and it is that edition that would be used for the spell-it-out. (e.g. Il nome della rosa could count for a I or a N for the title (as the article is optional to be used).

I'll put you down for #4 and if the series holds up you're more than welcome to do #5 when you're done! :)