Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Completed my detour book and posted on the spread sheet.

we haven't heard from Fanziska or Pendra

Do you think we should ask for a couple of more players?

They have been pretty active. Its close to finals and term papers time if they are in school. So we should give them some time. Most of the others that are off the team never actually did anything. So I am hesitant on asking for new members.

Sounds good ;)

I started a new job, and I am so behind in my reading! Anyhow - finished Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South by Beth Macy as my American read. Here's my review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

I might have misplaced the book I said I would read for the detour, if so, I'll find another one! ;)

Congrats on the new job

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Just realized I had a book that worked for the detour. Rules for a Proper Governess - just updated the SS.

Monica wrote: "I started a new job, and I am so behind in my reading! Anyhow - finished Truevine: Two Brothers, a Kidnapping, and a Mother's Quest: A True Story of the Jim Crow South by [author:Be..."

Congrats on the new job!

Thank you! :)

Now that training is over, I might have more down time, so possibly my reading will pick up again! :)

By my count we need one more member before we can move onto the next and final round?

Someone contacted me and wants to join our group.

I think we should since we haven't heard form Fanziska or Pendra. We can keep them in the group in case they pop in.

...thoughts

Hi Tahmina,

When do you think you'll be finished with Red Rising?

Sunshine wrote: "Someone contacted me and wants to join our group.

I think we should since we haven't heard form Fanziska or Pendra. We can keep them in the group in case they pop in.

...thoughts"

Maybe we need to get a new member? But then again it's only one more round and then it's over. And if people choose to stay on then more people can join?

I can also contact those we haven't heard from by sending them a PM?

Well we can decide to continue....

I want too...
Some can drop out or we can add more members.

Nicole, if you could PM that would be great.

After the next round, this group will be disbanded. Am I right? Or is it continued?

We can continue the next round if we wish to. I think it's called Business Class. And those that want to bow out can do so. The rest can continue.

Hello! I contacted Sunshine about joining your group. I'd like to join with you if you decided to continue this challenge :)

Bea wrote: "Hello! I contacted Sunshine about joining your group. I'd like to join with you if you decided to continue this challenge :)"

Hi Bea,

I'm still waiting for the other two members to let me know if they're participating. But from the looks of things I think we'll need another member :) I'm sure there are a few of us who want to continue onto the next journey....

Hey Team,

As soon as Tahmina or Wolf indicate they've finished their book for this leg of the tour we'll be good to go onto the next and final leg.

In the meantime, can you let us know if you want to continue with the challenge?

I would like to keep playing.

Yes, count me in

I’m done with both my books just haven’t had time to update my good reads. And I would like to stick around. We can move to the next leg. And I’ll update everything on goodreads

Count me in!

Nicole wrote: "Bea wrote: "Hello! I contacted Sunshine about joining your group. I'd like to join with you if you decided to continue this challenge :)"

Hi Bea,

I'm still waiting for the other two members to le..."

Hey Nicole, thank you so much for your private message. I would love to keep playing with you and I apologize for my absence the last weeks. There were a lot of things going on in my life but now everything's good and I am ready to finish some more books :). Sorry again, guys!

So the last task was to finish a book by an american author, right? Then I finished the right book yesterday. I will add it to the spreadsheet.

Franziska wrote: "Hey Nicole, thank you so much for your private message. I would love to keep playing with you and I apologize for my absence the last weeks. There were a lot of things going on in my life but now everything's good and I am ready to finish some more books :). Sorry again, guys!"

No worries! Thanks for checking in :)

Alright team. We are able to go on to the next and final leg.

I assume it's Santiago in the Dominican Republic and not Chile? If so, I rate a spell it out would be the best option.


https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

I am fine with either spell out or reading from an author from Dominican Republic...https://www.goodreads.com/author/list...

I am reading In the Time of the Butterflies which will fit either option. "i"

and Rebecca for sidekick...https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/5..... this one is 23rd on this list.

Updated the ss with the choices.

Agreed!

A spell-out would be nice!

I can take the S
Something Like Spring

S: Something Like Spring (Sunshine)
A: Wait With Me by Amy Daws (Nicole)
N:
T:
I: In the Time of Butterflies (Kavitha)
A:
G:
O:

And for those interested in contributing to the detour:

Read a book where a character has an unusual sidekick.

Hey Guys,

I'll take the letter T

S: Something Like Spring (Sunshine)
A: Wait With Me by Amy Daws (Nicole)
N:
T: Thunderhead (Tahmina)
I: In the Time of Butterflies (Kavitha)
A:
G:
O:

I'll take G with Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders.


S: Something Like Spring (Sunshine)
A: Wait With Me by Amy Daws (Nicole)
N:
T: Thunderhead (Tahmina)
I: In the Time of Butterflies (Kavitha)
A:
G: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (Michelle)
O:

Give this leg two weeks to complete?

Nicole wrote: "Give this leg two weeks to complete?"

Yes I think two weeks is perfect!

S: Something Like Spring (Sunshine)
A: Wait With Me by Amy Daws (Nicole)
N:
T: Thunderhead (Tahmina)
I: In the Time of Butterflies (Kavitha)
A:
G: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (Michelle)
O: Ringer by Lauren Oliver (Franziska)

I'll take A.

Franziska
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see comment history S: Something Like Spring (Sunshine)
A: Wait With Me by Amy Daws (Nicole)
N:
T: Thunderhead (Tahmina)
I: In the Time of Butterflies (Kavitha)
A: Anne Orthwood's Bastard: Sex and Law in Early Virginia by John Ruston Pagan
G: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (Michelle)
O: Ringer by Lauren Oliver (Franziska)

So that leaves the N. Hopefully Wolf has a N on hand.

S: Something Like Spring (Sunshine)
A: Wait With Me by Amy Daws (Nicole)
N:
T: Thunderhead (Tahmina)
I: In the Time of Butterflies (Kavitha)
A: Anne Orthwood's Bastard: Sex and Law in Early Virginia by John Ruston Pagan (Monica)
G: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (Michelle)
O: Ringer by Lauren Oliver (Franziska)

Pendra hasn't replied to my PM yet....

Nicole wrote: "So that leaves the N. Hopefully Wolf has a N on hand.

S: Something Like Spring (Sunshine)
A: Wait With Me by Amy Daws (Nicole)
N:
T: Thunderhead (Tahmina)
I: In the Time of Butterflies (Kavitha)
A..."

I can use the same book for 'N' if someone needs to do "T'

FYI

I've asked the travel mod to add another itinerary to our spreadsheet.

Sunshine wrote: "FYI

I've asked the travel mod to add another itinerary to our spreadsheet."

Great.

All done with my book :) And I've updated the spreadsheet.

I'll see what I have for N....

Finished Lincoln in the Bardo and updated SS.

Sorry but I am going to have to change my book I will keep it at T though.

S: Something Like Spring (Sunshine)
A: Wait With Me by Amy Daws (Nicole)
N:
T: True colors (Tahmina)
I: In the Time of Butterflies (Kavitha)
A: Anne Orthwood's Bastard: Sex and Law in Early Virginia by John Ruston Pagan (Monica)
G: Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders (Michelle)
O: Ringer by Lauren Oliver (Franziska)

I have also updated our spreadsheet! Thank you to whoever was updating it for me!

You are welcome :) I just didn't want our travel agent to think that you didn't finish your books in the previous round. that's the only update I made....

Kavitha wrote: "You are welcome :) I just didn't want our travel agent to think that you didn't finish your books in the previous round. that's the only update I made...."

Well Thanks for doing that!!

For the detour, I am currently reading a cozy mystery where the PI's Partner is a ghost .... does that count as a unusual sidekick?