Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Kazen wrote: "Tammie wrote: "ok so i can read any book thats mystery Read a book shelved as mystery by at least 10 people"

Correct! :D"

kazen i have no mystery books do you have any books to tell me about

Brianna wrote: "Okay I'll start with The Casual Vacancy by J.K. Rowling since it is longer and a hit"

Excellent! :)

Off to try to finish up some of the books I've already been reading so I can start with a clean slate

So if i read the rules right. Monday we pick more hits? So I should try to read two books this weekend?

Tori wrote: "So if i read the rules right. Monday we pick more hits? So I should try to read two books this weekend?"

We do pick more squares on Monday, but how many books we've read doesn't affect our choices. We will still get our hits and misses, we just can't receive points until those books are read.

Of course if you feel moved to read two or twenty books this weekend I wouldn't stop you. ;)

I hope that makes sense, let me know if it doesn't ^^;;

eta: From the rules - "New round of guesses can be made even if previous ones are still being read for. Time frame for finishing tasks is end of battleship."

I almost forgot. Here's my wobble shelf. It's just simply called wobble

Tammie: I like mystery but it's not really my thing. I did stumble upon this series the other day and i thought it looked pretty good.


Thanks Kazen. I think I got it!

Also, what kind of tea do you drink???

Brianna - thank you for your shelf! I'm locked out from entering it myself so I'll get a guru on it as soon as I can :)

Tammie - I drink mostly green tea in the morning and jasmine tea or black tea in the afternoon. My latest favorite is Hot Cinnamon Spice from Harney and Sons - it's the perfect thing for a cold day! The summer heat has already arrived here but I still find excuses to drink it. ;) What kind of tea are you into?

Kazen wrote: "Brianna - thank you for your shelf! I'm locked out from entering it myself so I'll get a guru on it as soon as I can :)

Tammie - I drink mostly green tea in the morning and jasmine tea or black te..."

I almost always have either green or earl grey in the am...depends on my mood. In the eve I like a nice mint or herbal tea. I'm not too particular on brand but I buy mostly Bigelow...the tea is produced in the US and the company does quite a bit for our environment...tea is good and reasonably priced too.

In the summertime I consume iced tea almost exclusively...interesting question!

Can someone please clarify for me...do 2 of us need to read the same book or can they be different?

I'm working on the Eve Duncan series by Iris Johansen...I'd like to continue...my next one would be 'The Search'. I could keep reading others to drive up the points if that's best.

Tammie - the books can be different. It's only that the same person can't do the same task twice. :)

eta: So it sounds to me like you want to blast through a series? That's totally fine, as long as the books go towards different tasks/squares. If it doesn't fit anywhere else don't fret - we have three more batches of guesses coming, yea!

Sorry I just realised I haven't picked a number. I've had three exams this week so I've been a bit out of the loop! Can I just pick any random square?

Melissa wrote: "Sorry I just realised I haven't picked a number. I've had three exams this week so I've been a bit out of the loop! Can I just pick any random square?"

The squares have already been picked, so no worries! We got five hits too, which is pretty awesome. :) Have a look at the tasks here and feel free to claim one that works for you. Hits are more points so I was thinking we could start with those. :)

Three exams, ouch! How did they go? I hope you're free for the summer soon :)

Melissa - do you have a shelf for wobble yet? Tell me the shelf name you chose so I can add it to the spreadsheet. ^^b

(...that's a thumbs up... looks so weird in this font...)

Hi All,

I'm really excited already! If possible, I'd like to do a science fiction book. I have a lot on my shelves so it should be easy to find. I was also planning on reading The Secret Garden in the next few weeks for another book club. If we need that for a place in the UK. It's not a ton of pages, so let me know. But I'm a go on Sci Fi!!

also, on the hits does page number matter as long as it is greater than 100 pages?

Kazen...I changed my mind...going to start with For You, Kristen Ashley
...my overdrive library has this available...The Search has a wait list...ill remember to check that 1st in future.
It has 583 pages...I didn't realize it was classified as mystery...yea!
Is there anything else I need to do...just add to my wobble shelf when done? Do we write a review or anything...I don't remember seeing that mentioned in rules.

Is there one empty romance slot? I'll do it, I've been meaning to read Just One Day and it should fit.

Also, what's the rule for re reads? Are they allowed? Is there a timeframe or something?

Pragya wrote: "Also, what's the rule for re reads? Are they allowed? Is there a timeframe or something?"

Pragya, go ahead and read the Main Rules of Wobble - I think you'll find most of your answers there. :)

One more thing- for the top 100 Australian names, is there a particular list/link we have to go by?

Kazen wrote: "Pragya wrote: "Also, what's the rule for re reads? Are they allowed? Is there a timeframe or something?"

Pragya, go ahead and read the Main Rules of Wobble - I think you'll find most of your answe..."

Thank you☺, I'm on my phone right now so I couldn't find the thread.

I'm hiding the misses under a spoiler so we can concentrate on HITS! to start. If none of the hit tasks interest you you're more than welcome to read for a miss - it may even count for a future hit! :D

A4 - HIT! - Read a book shelved as science fiction by at least 10 people
Book 1: Lory
Book 2: Annabeth

B1 - HIT! - Read a book shelved as romance by at least 10 people
Book 1: Tori
Book 2: Pragya

E5 - HIT! - Read a book shelved as mystery by at least 10 people
Book 1: Tammie
Book 2: Brianna

H5 - HIT! - Read a book shelved as horror by at least 10 people
Book 1:
Book 2:

I9 - HIT! - Read a book shelved as paranormal by at least 10 people
Book 1: Ella
Book 2:

(view spoiler)[B9 - miss - Read a book where the author's first name is one of the top 100 female/male names in Australia
Book 1:
Book 2:

C6 - miss - Read a book which has the main location (setting) as Canada
Book 1:
Book 2:

D2 - miss - Read a book written by two or more people under same name (example: Illona Andrews)
Book 1:
Book 2:

G7 - miss - Read a book which has the main location (setting) as the UK
Book 1:
Book 2:

J1 - miss - read a book where author's first and last names have same initials
Book 1:
Book 2: (hide spoiler)]

Remember, don't start just yet ! Just a few more hours to go. :)

Pragya wrote: "One more thing- for the top 100 Australian names, is there a particular list/link we have to go by?"

Yup, the last part of the task should show up as a link. One book at a time, though! ;)

Thank you☺, I'm on my phone right now so I couldn't find the thread.

No worries! I have a feeling I'll have the same problem when I start trying to Wobble on my way home from work. Train + tunnels + small phone screen = nothing good! ;)

Yep, I'm just gonna check and see if any books I plan on reading fit in that category because it looks like a hard one.

Psst... we have thirty guesses remaining... that's a lot of potential hits. There's no rule saying we have to do every task so I wouldn't worry about it too much. ;)

Annabeth wrote: "Ooh it's a hit! Do i have to read two horror books?"

Congrats on your hit! :D

Nope, you can read any book that you want that fits anywhere, through hits are best :) Each person can only read one book for each task. Would you like me to put you down for horror?

Kazen, I can read B1 - HIT! - Read a book shelved as romance by at least 10 people. Have a book which fits the task that I want to re-read anyway :)

Sam wrote: "Kazen, I can read B1 - HIT! - Read a book shelved as romance by at least 10 people. Have a book which fits the task that I want to re-read anyway :)"

Romance is full already, but fear not! Check to see if it fits for something else (science fiction? paranormal?). If not that's okay - we can use it as a bonus book towards romance or towards a future hit no problem. :)

Sam, could you make a shelf for this wobble and let me know what you name it? That way we can get it in the spreadsheet before the challenge starts. Thanks!

Annabeth wrote: "I don't like horror. D:
I can read A4 - Read a book shelved as science fiction by at least 10 people!"

All yours! :D

Wow people are FAST! hehe I choose - paranormal and 501pgs.
I also finished my last book for the prechallenge- -16th June. It gets points for-
-bear in title-20pts
-characters- Mason(bear), Miranda(bunny), Chase(bear), Kloe(giraffe), Cecile (boar)-50pts
mentions- hyena, gorillas, panda, mouse, cats, wolves-25pts
total-95
Now I'm off to give my last exam and I'll start my book tonight!

Ella, the 501 page count is wonderful - more page points for us, bwahaha. ;)

I'll put your mini-challenge book in that spreadsheet now - 95 points, woah! :D

Annabeth wrote: "How can we get bonus points?"

First two people read a book each for a hit task, completing it. Then different people can also read that task for +1 bonus point as well as any page points earned. The important thing is that each person can only put one book in for each square/task. Miss tasks are capped at two books and only get page points.

ok.. I have a prob. this book is 501pgs on GR but 497 on Amazon. Wat do v take into account?
Thank u Kazen :)

Tammie wrote: "Is there anything else I need to do...just add to my wobble shelf when done? Do we write a review or anything...I don't remember seeing that mentioned in rules."

I just realized that I forgot to answer this question - so sorry! I've added some instructions in the first few posts about what to do when done. It boils down to - mark book as read, make sure it's on your wobble shelf, and post in the (to be determined) place. No review required. :)

Ella wrote: "ok.. I have a prob. this book is 501pgs on GR but 497 on Amazon. Wat do v take into account?
Thank u Kazen :)"

The edition that counts is the edition you read (unless it's an audiobook, long story). So if you're reading a hardcover, shelve the hardcover. If you're reading on your kindle, shelve the kindle edition. That's the page count that will... count.

I'm hiding the misses under a spoiler so we can concentrate on HITS! The hits have filled up but that's okay, we have many more tasks to come. Go ahead and read for a hit even if it's full - we'll be able to use your book for bonus points! Bwhahaha. :D

A4 - HIT! - Read a book shelved as science fiction by at least 10 people
Book 1: Lory
Book 2: Margaret

B1 - HIT! - Read a book shelved as romance by at least 10 people
Book 1: Tori
Book 2: Pragya

E5 - HIT! - Read a book shelved as mystery by at least 10 people
Book 1: Tammie
Book 2: Brianna

H5 - HIT! - Read a book shelved as horror by at least 10 people
Book 1: Kate
Book 2: Sam

I9 - HIT! - Read a book shelved as paranormal by at least 10 people
Book 1: Ella
Book 2: Annabeth

(view spoiler)[B9 - miss - Read a book where the author's first name is one of the top 100 female/male names in Australia
Book 1:
Book 2:

C6 - miss - Read a book which has the main location (setting) as Canada
Book 1:
Book 2:

D2 - miss - Read a book written by two or more people under same name (example: Illona Andrews)
Book 1:
Book 2:

G7 - miss - Read a book which has the main location (setting) as the UK
Book 1:
Book 2:

J1 - miss - read a book where author's first and last names have same initials
Book 1:
Book 2: (hide spoiler)]

The Wobble is on - get reading!

Im reading it on kindle.. (author's cut) but the pg numbers are differnt here on Goodreads and amazon fr the same edition.

Ella wrote: "Im reading it on kindle.. (author's cut) but the pg numbers are differnt here on Goodreads and amazon fr the same edition."

I would get as close as you can edition-wise - Amazon changes its page counting method now and then so who knows what happened. But the count here at Goodreads is the one that will count.

Kazen wrote: "Ella wrote: "Im reading it on kindle.. (author's cut) but the pg numbers are differnt here on Goodreads and amazon fr the same edition."

I would get as close as you can edition-wise - Amazon chang..."

Okay then its 501pgs !! Thanks! :)

I can read Shadowfever which will match the tasks for paranormal, science fiction, romance or horror (we can take our pick!).

I have just requested it from my library, so it may take a couple of days to get to me but I should hopefully have it by early next week - will that be ok?

Margaret wrote: "I can read Shadowfever which will match the tasks for paranormal, science fiction, romance or horror (we can take our pick!).

I have just requested it from my library, so it may ta..."

Totally fine! Feel free to start another book in the meantime, of course. ;) I'll put you down for horror to start. :)

The Wobble-wide Spreadsheet is here!
(also linked on the first page of this thread)

We're already showing at 25 points but it's a spreadsheet thing - we don't actually earn them until we read two books for each hit. Still puts us in a tie for third, though! :D

Hi Kazen,

My shelf name is wobble-2016, and I can read paranormal!

Thanks :)

Got it, thanks Sam! That gives us three for paranormal but that's okay - we have more team members than slots and we could always use it as a bonus book, bwahaha. :D By that reasoning you can also change back to romance if you like... sorry that it got confusing there. :/

I'm going to change my book to The Green Mile by Stephen King. It's still a mystery

Kazen wrote: "Got it, thanks Sam! That gives us three for paranormal but that's okay - we have more team members than slots and we could always use it as a bonus book, bwahaha. :D By that reasoning you can also ..."

Okay then back to Romance :)) I can also read Horror, whichever is best for the team!

Brianna - oooo, The Green Mile is good. I saw the movie first and the book was still a great read, that kind of good. :)

Sam - Your choice, but if you look up at the goals post you'll see that we still need a person to read for horror... ;)

Kazen wrote: "Brianna - oooo, The Green Mile is good. I saw the movie first and the book was still a great read, that kind of good. :)

Sam - Your choice, but if you look up at the goals post you'll see that we ..."

I'll take that spot then!

Can I have the last remaining spot for science fiction?