Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Kazen wrote: "Ray - I can do Burning Moon. If you take Pragya's book off the front of that chain it opens up a lot of options! :)"

Update post above. :) Not sure who all can read more than 1 book for Heat 1 (well, except me and Lory, heh). I'm halfway through my 2nd book for Olympics already and don't mind doing a 3rd if needed (for example, I found 2 that start with "Rumors"), but wanted to let others have a chance to jump in. And we have to find a spot for Sydney too... have you heard from her? Hope she's okay.

I found two books that I could add to that chain, Right Hand Magic (289pgs), Wild magic (262 pgs and I read before, long time ago), That Old Black Magic (360pgs) and Moon Music (520pgs)

If any of those help. There is a lot that end in Moon and start with Magic...ugh.

Lory wrote: "I found two books that I could add to that chain, Right Hand Magic (289pgs), Wild magic (262 pgs and I read before, long time ago), That Old Black Magic (360pgs) and Moon Music (520pgs)"

I added in one of these and one of Tammie's that chains to it. Or you, Lory, can do Moon Music at the end and Right Hand Magic at the beginning. :)

We should probably try to use this one for the 7, because Sam, Annabeth, and Riah are on it.

??? - .......Three
Annabeth - Three Parts Dead
Lory - Dead Wrong
Kazen - Wrong Man, Right Kiss
Riah - Kiss Kiss
Tammie - Kiss of a Demon King
Sam - King Lear
??? - Lear......?

I'm going to bed for the night, bit of a headache coming on. But I'll wait until morning and see which book is the best to read during my drive.

Hmmm, what do you guys think about this?

Annabeth already has a book in another chain, so we could make Dead Wrong through King Lear our five. The other chain is proving easy to link, so I think we could expand that out to our seven. I'll update the spreadsheet to see how it looks :)

Lory wrote: "To Complete my completion post:-)
Dead Wrong

And I'm definitely searching, just give me a word and I probably can find so..."

Thanks for being so fast and flexible - we'll knock this out in no time!

Ray (user2637) wrote: "And we have to find a spot for Sydney too... have you heard from her?"

She hasn't posted in almost two weeks, in the middle of a discussion with the mods about her status.

Kazen wrote: "Ray (user2637) wrote: "And we have to find a spot for Sydney too... have you heard from her?"

She hasn't posted in almost two weeks, in the middle of a discussion with the mods about her status."

Alas. :/

Kazen wrote: "Hmmm, what do you guys think about this?

Annabeth already has a book in another chain, so we could make Dead Wrong through King Lear our five. The other chain is proving easy to link, so I think w..."

Spreadsheet is looking good! :D We've almost got them all filled in, yay!

ETA: Not sure if this was clear or not, but I can find a book to fit just about anything and don't mind reading something 100-200 pages even if it's not great, just to check off something we need. :D On that note, I found a couple "treat" books and a "music" for Heat 2, Leg 3 if no one else finds something. Off to (hopefully) finish up Keep Me Posted. Will check in on my iPod a bit later.

Hope everyone is having a good weekend!

Ray (user2637) wrote: "Finished:

Battered Not Broken"

Nice work! :D

Kazen wrote: "Nice work! :D"

Thanks! It was pretty bad, haha, but quick and it fit the chain.

My book was great in the beginning but got worse as it went along... but read quickly even when it was awful, hehehe.


Bonds of Trust by Lynda Aicher
Read 7/3
Heat 1, Leg 2-2

--holding for goals--

Annabeth - that was probably for the best! Things shifted and Three Parts Dead was moved to make room for a teammate that didn't have a book in the event yet, so you can outright skip it if you would like. :D

We have one 3 chain left to finalize as well as the last book of a 7 chain, if you'd like to hunt in that direction. For latter we could use a book ending in TREAT or beginning with MUSIC, if you'd like a place to start looking. :)

I'd look a book for the Heat 2 chain :)

It's been quiet around here but that's okay - it's the sound of people reading! How are everyone's books going?

The Event One chains are filling out - we only have a couple left to go. Details on the spreadsheet, but we only need one more book on a 7 chain and a 3 chain to fill all the slots. If you have a book you can read that either ends with TREAT or begins with MUSIC let us know!

Last Chain update!
We can use books that start with TIME for our last chain now, woo! The following two books have been proposed, but they may be hard to link off of.

Time Between Us
Time Was

If we can find someone willing to read a book starting with US or WAS we have a chain. If you have a TIME book still let us know - we're so close to finishing this thing! :)


Now that the first event is mostly planned it's time to think about the other required events, even though we can't start them yet. Event Two is Page Jumping and doesn't require much strategy to start. On the other hand Event Five, Create a Chariot, is exact and will require a bunch of planning.

The idea is this - build a chariot using "parts" from book covers. As a cover event it's important to make sure we post the covers of the actual editions we're using to make sure they work.

17 books are needed to make our chariot and there are 15-ish of us, so we all need to grab a book to start. Some of the categories are quite tricky so I'm thinking we could concentrate on those first, now that we have the time to search for things that work. That way when time gets short we'll be able to throw books into the simpler tasks if need be.

So! Here are the tasks, with the most tricky/worrisome ones at the top. It's time to start hunting!

Trickiest
↪ Read TWO books with a Tool(s) on the cover (hammer, saw, ect...)
▲ Tools must be tools that you can BUILD a Chariot
↪ Read ONE book with Rope on the cover
↪ Read TWO books with a Wheel(s) on the cover - 1 - Caly - 2 - Pragya
▲ Wheels must be "a circular object that revolves on an axle and is fixed below a vehicle or other object to enable it to move easily over the ground" and of a size that can SUPPORT the Chariot/Driver
(wheels off a car, bike, wagon.... are ok; a ferris wheel or roulette wheel are not)
↪ Read ONE book with a Knife or Dagger on cover - Kate
↪ Read ONE book with the number 12 on the cover (can be spelled out, in title counts)

Medium-est

↪ Read ONE book with a large open landscape (plains) on cover
↪ Read TWO books with a title that is exactly 12 letters/numbers

Easiest

↪ Read FOUR books with an Animal(s)/Creature(s) on cover
Any animal that could pull a human is allowed, even mythological.
Examples: dragons, dogs, lions, bears, unicorns.....
▲ Creatures must be of a size that can PULL a Chariot
↪ Read TWO books for Team Colors (may be same color)
Must choose from Olympic Rings colors (Blue, Black, Red, Yellow or Green).
Color must be at least 60% of cover, using Color Extract at TinyLabs
↪ Read ONE book with a person (full body head to foot) on cover

~Remember, we can't start books for other events until Event One, Heat One is complete.~ We can read for Heat Two, though. Any books that don't qualify for Olympics can be put towards Wheel.

Kate wrote: "I'd look a book for the Heat 2 chain :)"

Excellent, thank you! Let us know what you find. :D

I'm only 30% through my book:( I'll be traveling today so I may finish it in the plane. I'll take a quick look at my books to see what fits with the cover descriptions right now!

No worries Pragya - that's why we put you in Heat Two! I'll set up the planning spreadsheet while you search :)

Got my book which starts with Music

Kate, that's perfect! I'll slot you in. :D

Can I read this for knife/dagger on cover?

Please welcome new team member Caly !

I already poked around in my books for chariot books & have a lot--#12, person, knife, animal, color. And if a paintbrush counts as a tool, then I have a tool too. Didn't check for a landscape or 12- character title yet. So I'm good to choose a spot later on after others have jumped in. :)

In other news, finished:

Keep Me Posted by Lisa Beazley
320 pgs
03Jul
E1 H1 L2-5

Kate wrote: "Can I read this for knife/dagger on cover? "

This looks perfect! I'll put you down for this in the spreadsheet, but hold off on starting until we have Heat One complete. :)

Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Please welcome new team member Caly !"

Huzzah, welcome Caly! Have a look at the first page of the thread, and posts under big images in the last couple of pages. Don't drive yourself crazy with the whole thing - that time is much more enjoyably spent reading books! ;)

Ray (user2637) wrote: "I already poked around in my books for chariot books & have a lot--#12, person, knife, animal, color. And if a paintbrush counts as a tool, then I have a tool too. Didn't check for a landscape or 1..."

Ray, you rock! The paintbrush is iffy (we'll ask if it comes to that) but the rest look awesome. Yeaaaa options! :D

PS - And yeaaa another finished book! Holy cow that was fast, hehe.

Caly's first book is A Trail Through Time, so anyone that's up for reading a Heat One book, we could use one that starts with TIME. :) Update post above has been, uh, updated.

Finished


One to Keep by Tia Louise
264 pages
Read 3/7/16
Heat 1 Leg 2-4

Moderators of NBRC wrote: "Please welcome new team member Caly !"

@Caly!!! I know you from SB. How exciting! Welcome :D:D

Margaret wrote: "Finished


One to Keep by Tia Louise"

Woo-hoo! :D

I can read another for time with Caly.

I'm pretty much finished with kiss kiss. And as for the chariot part of the next event, Ferris wheels I'm asuming counts?

Riah wrote: "I can read another for time with Caly.

I'm pretty much finished with kiss kiss. And as for the chariot part of the next event, Ferris wheels I'm asuming counts?"

Yea books!

This book works great for time, but I'm a bit worried that it will be hard to get another book off the end using "us" to link. :/ Maybe we'll wait a little bit to see if someone can make that link or has a time book with a slightly more usable word?

And sadly no, ferris wheels do not count for wheels. :(

Good morning!

A lot of activity, just checking in to see if there is a book for me to read. Sorry that I can't check the spreadsheet, stupid phone. My guess is that I'm reading Moon Music, correct?

Lory wrote: "Good morning!

A lot of activity, just checking in to see if there is a book for me to read. Sorry that I can't check the spreadsheet, stupid phone. My guess is that I'm reading Moon Music, correct?"

Yup! Moon Music and Right Hand Magic. These are Heat Two so they're not as time sensitive as Heat One. :)

Alright! I'll start on Right Hand Magic and then do Moon Music. Exciting to have a list again!

I find I am reading faster now than I did for Battleship, hehehe. Also helps that I'm sticking to short category romances! They're the potato chips of books for me. ;)

Blood Money
Finished 7/3
Heat 1

Blood Money, Finished 7/3
Heat 1, Leg 3-4

Excellent work, Tammie! I hope your Heat Two reads go just as smoothly for ya :)

Starting
I'm going by the spreadsheet...hope this is right for next book.

Okay, I really need to go to bed - I need to leave the house at 6:30 tomorrow morning to trek to a faraway hospital. @_@ I'll peak in here before I head out, but I may not be able to do heavy duty spreadsheet stuff until I get home. Keep rocking the reading - you all doing such a great job! :D

Tammie wrote: "Starting
I'm going by the spreadsheet...hope this is right for next book."

It works perfectly. You have one other book, Treat Her Right, and it doesn't matter what order you finish them in. Do what makes you happy! :)

I'm seeing Let 1 needs a books starting with Time...Time Was, Nora Roberts probably an easy read...let me know.

Tammie wrote: "I'm seeing Let 1 needs a books starting with Time...Time Was, Nora Roberts probably an easy read...let me know."

I'll list it as one of two options... not sure how easy it will be to link off of "was" for the last book :/

Finished!

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver
Date: 03/07/16
Pages: 484
Read for: Heat 2, 3 book chain

How much books in that string for "time" did we need? 3,5?

A trail through time (Caly) ---> time after time (Riah) ---> time was (Tammie).... (3 string)

There's nothing for me to read now until heat one is over, right? I've finished my book, it's the only one in any of the chains.