Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Completed
Behind Her Eyes
Sarah Pinborough
307 pages

Not used in quidditch. I started with the buddy read, but they were faster than I and I stopped after a few comments. So I don't think we can use it for that.

FINISHED BOOK


Exclusive Sandra Brown
Finished: 5/30/18
Pages: 457
On SS

Morning! The book I am reading The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue has a scene where old lady uses taro cards to predict the future of the MC Monty. I think it could work for "books where a character uses fortuneteller/divination tools". And I will be done with the book soon, only an hour left according to my ereader :)

Just wondering how I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer works for one of the classes. It's a true crime memoir. Is it the dark cover? Or because of the criminal experts in the book (reporters, CSI people etc..,)? I just don't want us to get called out on it and docked points because someone thought it was a different kind of book.

Nice find Maddy!

I can read A Red Herring Without Mustard, a fortune teller uses a crystal ball

I am finishing a book today or tomorrow that has a knife on the cover. Might also count as a "figure close up"

Chava, you might still be able to make comments on the buddy read. I'm behind on Black Prism but the other readers said they would still chat with me on the thread.

Anyway, It can't hurt to make some finally comments on the book in the thread, we might still get buddy read points.

CompletedSplit
Tara Moss
339 pages

finished for Quidditch (btw the game is really heating up!!)

I filled in Black Prism under Knife in Potions. If someone prefers it be used for a spell instead, feel free to delete it. Someone highlighted the title for B. I don't understand the spells sheet because the words and books being used for them aren't listed. But since I haven't finished it, it hasn't been submitted for a completed spell yet.

If Black Prism fits somewhere else I can read for the knife part of potions (if everyone things the blade on the cover would be considered a knife)

Huge props to our team members who are playing Quidditch. I keep checking The Lion's Den chats and am trying to keep up but man, this is fast paced!

JanEyre9 wrote: "Huge props to our team members who are playing Quidditch. I keep checking The Lion's Den chats and am trying to keep up but man, this is fast paced!"
I know...I’d like to learn how to post the moving pics or whatever they are called...can anyone direct me to a simple set of directions to do so? I’m thinking we need to post a crowd of cheerleaders or something...it’s kinda neat how this is orchestrated. I’m so glad I’m not playing this first round...I am nervous for them...

Karen ♐ wrote: "I just received an ARC. by Kate Meader. It's going to be published Aug 7. I could read it after I finish the two I currently have going."

Sounds good Karen!

JanEyre9 wrote: "Huge props to our team members who are playing Quidditch. I keep checking The Lion's Den chats and am trying to keep up but man, this is fast paced!"

it is nuts! We're now waiting for the dirty snakes to finish the quaffle book as there's no point in us completing a chain now.
our not so secret victory and support cry is SQUAWK :). If you read the conversation, you'll understand that bit...

Chava wrote: "Completed
Behind Her Eyes
Sarah Pinborough
307 pages

Not used in quidditch. I started with the buddy read, but they were faster..."

BRs should probably have at least 3-4 comments...your call...

By sight this cover just screams yellow. When run through the extractor it's 29% lemon yellow, 6% broom yellow and 12.2% galliano yellow and 3.2% puddy yellow. For a total of 50.4% yellows. But I don't know how the color breakdown thing works since it was made complicated by color extractors instead of just what color pops the most on the cover.

Maddy wrote: "Morning! The book I am reading The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue has a scene where old lady uses taro cards to predict the future of the MC Monty. I think it could work for "..."

Sounds good Maddy

Tammie wrote: "JanEyre9 wrote: "Huge props to our team members who are playing Quidditch. I keep checking The Lion's Den chats and am trying to keep up but man, this is fast paced!"
I know...I’d like to learn how..."

I'm in it and I am nervous! These balls go fast!! I sucked at dodgeball in high school and I feel like I'm playing dodgeball again with really hard balls and the boys in class are aiming all their balls at me!

Natesha wrote: "JanEyre9 wrote: "Natesha wrote: "JanEyre9 wrote: "Thanks Natesha!!

How're you liking the HP books?"

I love them! Can't believe I didn't read them years ago... I'm on book 3 and I understand why s..."

I thought about some series that I've enjoyed. First one is The Lunar Chronicles, that was such a fun series that just kept getting better and the audio is amazing. I really liked The Infernal Devices series and A Court of Thorns and Roses series. Oh I love the Creekwood series! Both of those books were fantastic. A fun light series is Darcy & Rachel Something Borrowed and Something Blue

Tammie wrote: "Chava wrote: "Completed
Behind Her Eyes
Sarah Pinborough
307 pages

Not used in quidditch. I started with the buddy read, but th..."

okay, I'll respond to a few comments

Chava wrote: "Tammie wrote: "JanEyre9 wrote: "Huge props to our team members who are playing Quidditch. I keep checking The Lion's Den chats and am trying to keep up but man, this is fast paced!"
I know...I’d li..."

You are doing fantastic! *Proud Minerva’s we are!*

Mary: Harry Dresden's Love Slave wrote: "

By sight this cover just screams yellow. When run through the extractor it's 29% lemon yellow, 6% broom yellow and 12.2% galliano yellow and 3.2% puddy yellow. For a..."

It’s yellow! If you are reading it, please yes do put it down for yellow...

Chava wrote: "Tammie wrote: "JanEyre9 wrote: "Huge props to our team members who are playing Quidditch. I keep checking The Lion's Den chats and am trying to keep up but man, this is fast paced!"
I know...I’d li..."

dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge!!

JanEyre9 wrote: "Natesha wrote: "JanEyre9 wrote: "Natesha wrote: "JanEyre9 wrote: "Thanks Natesha!!

How're you liking the HP books?"

I love them! Can't believe I didn't read them years ago... I'm on book 3 and I ..."

Thank you for these suggestions. I will definitely check them out. (:

Natesha wrote: "Tammie wrote: "Natesha wrote: "JanEyre9 wrote: "Thanks Natesha!!

How're you liking the HP books?"

I love them! Can't believe I didn't read them years ago... I'm on book 3 and I understand why so ..."

I started late too. The book didn't become available at the library for a while. It's all fine. There are several people. I don't think 2 people can claim the BR points though. I've added a few comments now. I didn't like the book as much as everyone else

Chava wrote: "Natesha wrote: "Tammie wrote: "Natesha wrote: "JanEyre9 wrote: "Thanks Natesha!!

How're you liking the HP books?"

I love them! Can't believe I didn't read them years ago... I'm on book 3 and I un..."

Perhaps others will respond to your comments and you can discuss a bit. Let us know if you think it qualifies here at some point...

Do we have until the end of the game for the classes like we do with the spells? Just trying to prioritize reading.

Mary: Harry Dresden's Love Slave wrote: "Do we have until the end of the game for the classes like we do with the spells? Just trying to prioritize reading."

Yes to the end...Tri Wizard is coming soon and it goes to the end as well. It will be good to put as much of the classes behind us as we can so we can concentrate on the next...but we do have to the end to get it all done...

Ok good to know. I just downloaded The Bat in ebook format because I'm behind on the buddy read and have 2 other audio books going already.

Kate...I know you've been unavailable...just catching up. Could you provide the first link for your BOM on Lilac Girls...and verify you finished that BOM...we don't have that recorded yet on our Master SS but have the read noted as finished.

pages 307
05/30/2018

BR link - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Please let me know if this is okay to use!

Chava wrote: "Natesha wrote: "Tammie wrote: "Natesha wrote: "JanEyre9 wrote: "Thanks Natesha!!

How're you liking the HP books?"

I love them! Can't believe I didn't read them years ago... I'm on book 3 and I un..."

Okay, so what you're saying is that only one person can get the points for the team by participating in BR? Sorry, I'm still trying to get the hang of this...

I joined a BR that has another player on our team and was told we could both bet BU points.

I think, but definitely could be wrong, that more than 1 team member can do a BR as long as there are other people in the buddy read. So Mary and I can both be in a BR for the same book as long as other people are also participating.

Yes, I think Jan is right. I forgot about that.

Tammie wrote: "Karen ♐ wrote: "I just received an ARC. by Kate Meader. It's going to be published Aug 7. I could read it after I finish the two I currently have going."

Sounds..."

Ok, great. I should be able to start in the next day or two.

Completed So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish
Pages - 225
Read date - 31st May

Completion post

Book: The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
Author: Mackenzi Lee
Date read: May 30
Pages: 528

Classes - Divination (uses fortune telling/divination tools) - Chapter 11 Ernesta uses taro cards to tell Monty his fortune "After a time, Ernesta comes and sits beside me. Her joints crack as she moves. "Would you like me to read for you?" I don't understand what she's asking until she slides a deck of taro cards from a velvet bag slunk at her hip. I almost laugh."

Tammie wrote: "JanEyre9 wrote: "Huge props to our team members who are playing Quidditch. I keep checking The Lion's Den chats and am trying to keep up but man, this is fast paced!"
I know...I’d like to learn how..."

The moving pics are called GIFs. You can just google one and add them as goodreads pics with this (just cope image link, regulate the width and height, take out the stars I inserted in the beginning and end and you are good to go ;) )
<*img src="https://www.goodreads.com/image..." width="40" height="100" alt="description"/*>


Also, right now I feel pretty useless since my Quidditch clue will be in a week :(

JanEyre9 wrote: "I think, but definitely could be wrong, that more than 1 team member can do a BR as long as there are other people in the buddy read. So Mary and I can both be in a BR for the same book as long as other people are also participating."

This is right. Good explanation Jan!

Natesha wrote: "
pages 307
05/30/2018

BR link - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Please let me know if this is okay to use!."

All good! Does it work for any of the classes?

Mary: Harry Dresden's Love Slave wrote: "Just wondering how I'll Be Gone in the Dark: One Woman's Obsessive Search for the Golden State Killer works for one of the classes. It's a true crime memoir. Is it the dark cover? O..."

I used this one for the "classification" of our creature in COMC. You rated it 4* so the classification rating was XXXX.

Hope this makes sense!

Maddy wrote: " Completion post

Book: The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue
Author: Mackenzi Lee
Date read: May 30
Pages: 528

Classes - Divination (uses fortune telling/div..."

I just read this as well. What did you think?

Finished the following:
5/25/18 513 pages

5/28/18 158 pages

5/29/18 130 pages

Jenn wrote: "Maddy wrote: " Completion post

Book: The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue


3 stars. Not my cup of tea :)
(view spoiler)[ I found it rather dragging and repetitive. And the MC was supposed to grow in his character, but I didn't really feel that, he got less vain and egoistic but still a child. Too many topics (too many kinds of discrimination and prejudice tackled in one go - race, sex, social status, sexual orientation etc.) and too many situations in one book, so maybe that is why it was dragging. I got bored about 40% in and started skipping paragraphs about 80% in, because I felt like I have read those lines before. (hide spoiler)]

Did you like it?

Completed
NYPD red 5
James Patterson
338 pages

Maddy wrote: "Jenn wrote: "Maddy wrote: " Completion post

Book: The Gentleman's Guide to Vice and Virtue


3 stars. Not my cup of tea :)
[spoilers removed]

Did you like it?"

I did. At first I wasn't sure if I was going to because Monty was rather obnoxious at first. I do think he grew. All the different issues didn't bother me...I enjoyed that part but it could have been shorter.

Maddy wrote: "Tammie wrote: "JanEyre9 wrote: "Huge props to our team members who are playing Quidditch. I keep checking The Lion's Den chats and am trying to keep up but man, this is fast paced!"
I know...I’d li..."

Thanks Maddy...I’ll try this tomorrow when I have some time...

Believe me your turn is coming...I hate that we can’t help you...but am confident you are the right person...I need to checkin...wondering how the tournament went after day 1

FINISHED BOOK


One Plus One Jojo Moyes
Finished: 5/31/18
Pages: 369
on SS

Chava wrote: "Completed
NYPD red 5
James Patterson
338 pages"

Can you please mark this one as read on your shelf? No rush - I know you're busy being our chaser champ!