Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Tammie wrote: "Finished!

A Real Cowboy Never Says No, Stephanie Rowe
228 pgs
Bonus 18...A, C, or D...you pick ;)"

Yeehaw! ;)

Tammie wrote: "I am currently reading Me Before You
...stars on cover...not sure if that could count for constellation? 22
Maybe it could be worked in to Title Ch..."

Sadly not enough for constellation :/

Bethany wrote: "Finished 3 books: brief summary because Im on my phone and can't easily check details:

Finished Ghost Bride for 7B

Then I finished Life, the Universe and Everything for maybe first in title relay..."

Amazing work!! I have everything down in the sheet :)

eta: Did you finish everything, everything and have the right read date and shelves? It's not on the spreadsheet :(

BONUS LABOR 23

The stable boy has allowed some horses to run loose across the countryside! Help him find the horses before they upset the villagers.

◈ Read a book where a character is searching for something.
◈ Read a book where a character is searching for something.

Points: 20

Ended up using two banked books for 23 - Ray's Lucky Day (searching for a murderer) and Ella's Just Like Heaven (searching for a husband). Roll on!

BONUS LABOR 24

Having gained Hera's favor, she is allowing you to offer Hercules assistance in 4 of his tasks. You know how mercurial she can be so you rush off immediately to offer your aid.

◈ The Amazons. Read a book with female main characters that fight or use some weapon.
◈ Geryon kept a herd of red cattle, Read a book with a Red Cover.
◈ These apples were kept in a garden at the northern edge of the world. Read a book that takes place on a Farm.
◈ For capturing Ceberus. Complete a trilogy. (Book 1)
◈ For capturing Ceberus. Complete a trilogy. (Book 2)
◈ For capturing Ceberus. Complete a trilogy. (Book 3)

Points: 65

Bold goals are unclaimed goals.

☆★ End of Labors Countdown Here ★☆

SIXTEEN - 60 points:

16A ◈ Read a book with a handsome man on the cover - TA - Cider House Rules
16B ◈ Read a book with a headstrong character - Pragya
16C ◈ Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover - Bethany
16D ◈ Read a book where the series and title combined contain all letters in Pemberley - Ray
16E ◈ Read a book with a title (Mr., Ms, Lord, etc.) in the title - Caly

EIGHTEEN - 40 points: (we need these bolded goals)

18A ◈ Read a book with a horse on the cover - Ella
18B ◈ Read a book tagged as western - Bethany
18C ◈ Read a book with rope on the cover - Tammie
18D ◈ Read a book that features a cowboy - Lori

TWENTY-ONE - 60 points:

It looks like we're trying for this one :)

21A ◈ Life, Universe and Everything - Bethany (third book in a series)
21B ◈ Everything, Everything - Bethany
21C ◈ Everything, Everything - Ray
21D ◈ Everything to Me - Kazen
21E ◈ Me Before You - Tammie

TWENTY-FOUR - 65 points:

...maybe? But the next task looks so much better...

TWENTY-FIVE - 140 points:

Read a book that is book #1 (2, 3.... through 12) in a series.
TA covers all except:

Book #6 in a series
Book #11 in a series
Book #12 in a series - Kazen

Sorry about that kazen- forgot to set the finish date.

Bethany wrote: "Sorry about that kazen- forgot to set the finish date."

No worries! I've done it a few times myself ;)

A final completion post before bed:

The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells
160 pages
9/28

Bank, possibly if we get another title spot.

Completion Post!
For 18D, definitely cowboys

Adorable book, easily could be a cheesy chick flick. Slight repetitiveness when they we're thinking, but so cute.

Kazen wrote: "Ended up using two banked books for 23 - Ray's Lucky Day (searching for a murderer) and Ella's Just Like Heaven (searching for a husband). Roll on!"

YAY!

Finished:

thE aBsoLutElY truE diaRy of a Part-tiMe indian by Sherman Alexie
230 pgs (fixed version on bkshelf, pgs are different too)
29Sep
16D - pemberley

Rose wrote: "Finished

9.28


Spot=Bank"

Hey Rose - How was this book? Have you read Memoirs of a Geisha? I loved that book and have this one on my "to read" list.

Does anyone else want to read Everything Everything? If not I can find something I could potentially chain off of. So like, I could do Everything Changes and then Changes ___.

Bethany wrote: "A final completion post before bed:

The Island of Doctor Moreau by H.G. Wells
160 pages
9/28"

You're on a roll, holy cow! ~high five~

Lory wrote: "Completion Post!
For 18D, definitely cowboys

Adorable book, easily could be a cheesy chick flick. Slight repetitiveness when they we're thinking, but so cute."

Nice work! The books that could be movies can be so much fun :)

Ray (user2637) wrote: "Finished:

thE aBsoLutElY truE diaRy of a Part-tiMe indian by Sherman Alexie
259 pgs
29Sep
16D - pemberley"

This was an awesome find - way to go!

Bethany wrote: "Does anyone else want to read Everything Everything? If not I can find something I could potentially chain off of. So like, I could do Everything Changes and then Changes ___."

I can read an Everything (something) book for you to chain off of, if you like :) I searched at my e-library and found these two options (that weren't thrillers and are under 300 pages :P)


Everything to Me (chain off of Me)


Everything In Between (chain off of Between)

Let me know if one of those works!

Kazen wrote: "Bethany wrote: "Does anyone else want to read Everything Everything? If not I can find something I could potentially chain off of. So like, I could do Everything Changes and then Changes ___."

I c..."


Oooh! Isn't Me Before You still banked? If so, Everything to Me would be PERFECT and we would be done after that!

Bethany wrote: "Kazen wrote: "Bethany wrote: "Does anyone else want to read Everything Everything? If not I can find something I could potentially chain off of. So like, I could do Everything Changes and then Chan..."

Or rather, I guess it's not banked yet, but Tammie was reading it.

That makes it an easy choice, then! Downloading Everything to Me now :)

I am currently out of assigned books, and found a method of updating my ebook library. If someone can find a constellation suggestion I'll see if I can find it!

There islist of books with stars and/or moons on the cover. Not sure if any if them work.
http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/21...

Ok, I have found one book, blatantly stolen from another group's constellation task, which I have access to:

And one spontaneously found book:


Although the book:

Which I already read, and maybe

Which I don't have access to, also probably work.

These suggestions are open to anyone for the time being; not going to claim anything until I can actually start reading, which won't be for at least 6 hours.

All four of those books work, for the record.

eta: I'm off to bed for the night - Rose, the day shift is yours! ;)

Also, if anyone has good, short, and qualifying trilogies, I'm willing to make an effort to do it!

I have a plane ride tomorrow, so I'm up for a trilogy as well!

I also have a red book I've been wanting to read, but it's at hoooome.

One thing we could do is if anyone has started a trilogy that they can continue, and someone else can start it, that will be fewer books per person.
I have started:
-The Magicians Trilogy by Lev Grossman (read 1, can read 2&3)
-The Parasitology Trilogy by Mira Grant (read 1&2, can read 3)
-The Mara Dyer Trilogy by Michelle Hodkin (read 1, can read 2, might be able to get my hands on 3)
-The Beka Cooper trilogy by Tamora Pierce (read 1 and 2, can read 3)

My biggest problem with trying to do a trilogy is finding one where all 3 books are available online. But if I have to, I can probably find a bookstore once I'm off work.

Was looking through the banked books:
For 24 red cover, we could use A Court of Thorns and Roses or The Little Stranger.
For 24 Farm, I think maybe we could use The Kitchen House; a plantation is kind of like a really big farm?
Looks like for 24 Amazons, Siege will probably work, though I seem to remember someone reading a book satisfying this.
And then for the series, if we haven't figured out the trilogy stuff I will probably just read The Amber Spyglass and use the first two from TA; gonna be rebellious and not read the second book.

I'd be up for the Bek Cooper books. I think I've read the first one, but would read it again. I love Tamora pierce

Lory wrote: "I'd be up for the Bek Cooper books. I think I've read the first one, but would read it again. I love Tamora pierce"

Ok, I can read either 2 and 3 or just 3 while you read 1 and 2? It's been forever since I read any of them so I'm well past the reread time minimum. Or I could do 1 and 3 if you want to pick up where you left off.

Unless another volunteer wants to read Book 1 of the Beka Cooper series.

I'll start with 1 and see if I can get it done quickly. No idea what happened. I'll try to do 1 and 2.

Lory wrote: "I'll start with 1 and see if I can get it done quickly. No idea what happened. I'll try to do 1 and 2."

In that case, I will start with 3 and then start 2 after that. Or read 3 and then read The Amber Spyglass in case you don't finish 2. They are chunky books to finish 2 in two days!

Oh, nice red book. I was thinking about His to Take from TA shelf for red. It *looks* more red but the website has them at about the same. Options. :)

I figured any Kate Daniels book for 24a since she's holding a sword on all the covers. Anne of Green Gables takes place on a farm (or so I'm told), so that will also work for 24c. Lots of choices!

Also, I'm still holding out hope that the Travel will finish Amber Spyglass (it's on the 'currently reading' shelf) and plug in a date. We've got about 62 hours left... it could happen... :]

Bethany wrote: "Was looking through the banked books:
For 24 red cover, we could use A Court of Thorns and Roses or The Little Stranger."

Everything Everything is pretty quick, I'm more than halfway done. Hope to finish today but my recumbent bike is arriving and so I might end up putting that together instead. My legs have been angry at me since my last bike broke.

Go team go! HIGH FIVE!!!

Finished!

Me Before You, Jojo Moyes
481 pgs
Bonus 21E

Tammie wrote: "Finished!

Me Before You, Jojo Moyes
481 pgs
Bonus 21E"

Yay!

For 16A, Margaret's The Pact from reserve shelf could be swapped in, instead of the TA book. I think we can see enough of that guy to say he's handsome, no?

I'm going to start a constellation book, due to perceived lack of interest on that field.

Sorry. I was lazy and didn't write the title. That actually was Memoirs of a Geisha. I liked it (way more than the movie), although I thought it could have been shorter. I really would love to read something similar from a Japanese author, and see how they compare.


Caly wrote: "Rose wrote: "Finished

9.28


Spot=Bank"

Hey Rose - How was this book? Have you read Memoirs of a Geisha? I loved that book and have this one on my "to read" list."

Bethany wrote: "I'm going to start a constellation book, due to perceived lack of interest on that field."

Ha. Noted :)

Finished:

Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon
320 pgs
29Sep
21c

Whoa, that was hard for me. But so good.

Ray (user2637) wrote: "For 16A, Margaret's The Pact from reserve shelf could be swapped in, instead of the TA book. I think we can see enough of that guy to say he's handsome, no?
"

I think we should go with a book that has the face more prominent for that one. He's pretty obscured by the title and position.

Tammie wrote: "Finished!

Me Before You, Jojo Moyes
481 pgs
Bonus 21E"


Woot!

Just my luck: I spend an hour looking for constellations online, pick one I'm not siper excited about, then go to a bookstore to kill time and find two after one minute of strolling around.

Robert B. Parker's Lullaby
By Ace Atkins
310 pages
9/29
22A

Yay, 22's done. New task! New task! :D

Also you are a very fast reader! :)

Bethany wrote: "
Robert B. Parker's Lullaby
22A"