Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Here's our List to Start...

HP and the Chamber of Secrets

Task 1 - Escape the Dursleys
Read a book with Iron in the title
Read a book with a gate on the cover
Read a book with a car on the cover
Read a book where a character escapes prison

Task 2 - Wizard’s duel
Read a book with “Witch” or “Wizard” in the titleJanE
Read 2 books with similar covers
-2nd book
Read a book with a deadly weapon on the coverJanE

Task 3 - Take Polyjuice Potion
Read a book with a cat on the cover
Read a book something to drink on the cover
Read a book with a cauldron on the cover
Read a book with a P and a J in the title

Task 4 - Attend a ghost party
Read a book where the characters attend a party
Read a book with Ghost in the title
Read a book with Death in the title
Read a book where they celebrate Halloween

Task 5 - Fight a Basilisk
Read a book with a snake on the cover or Snake in the title
Read a book with a blind character
Read a book with the word “Phoenix” in title or text
Read a book with a sword on the cover

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Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban
*****Please concentrate on filling in tasks 1, 3, 4 and 5

Task 1 - Ride the Knight Bus
Read a book with a bus on the coverKate
Read a book with "Night" in the titleTammie
Read a book with a predominately purple cover
Read a book with the main character's initials are S.S.-Shan

Task 3 - Write a report on Werewolves
Read a book with a moon on the cover Maddy
Read a book MPG Paranormal Maddy
Read a book with a wolf on the cover Maddy
Read a book with 'Wolf" in the titleMaddy

Task 4 - Go back in time
Read a book with time travel Kate
Read a book with a clock on the cover
Read a book with "Time" in the title
Read a book a form of transportation on the cover Jan

Task 5 - Defeat Dementors
Read a book a wand on the cover
Read a book with woods on the cover
Read a book with "Death" in the title Karen
Read a book with eerie/scary cover

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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
*****Please concentrate on filling in tasks 2, 3, and 4

Task 2 - Retrieve a golden egg guarded by a dragon
Read a book with "Dragon" in the titleKate
Read a book with "Dragon" in the series name Maddy
Read a book with a Dragon on the cover Maddy
Read a book with a Dragon in the book Maddy

Task 3 - Yule Ball
Read a book with your favorite romance hero(es)/heroine(s) or your favorite pair (Pair has to be a romantic couple in the book, not just a love interest)Kate
Read a book with couple dancing on the cover
Read a book with a feast or dinner item on the cover
Read a book with a single shoe on the cover

Task 4 - Retrieve Treasure
Read a book with mermaids
Read a book with "Treasure" in the title
Read a book with someone swimming on the coverMaria
Read a book with water on the cover Maria

If possible, please see Planning SS to be sure a task hasn't been claimed--I've deleted a few tasks so we can concentrate on getting our minimum completed. There are many more tasks available on the SS. All 4 items under each task need to be finished to get the points...so it's better to concentrate our efforts a bit so we're readying with 'purpose'....rules link-> https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

JanEyre9 wrote: "How similar do you think 2 books with similar covers have to be? Do they need to have identical covers such as and or just both ha..."

I vote yes on these...very similar

So we have decided on three books yet? I'm confused!

Kate wrote: "So we have decided on three books yet? I'm confused!"

See post 1343-1344

Tammie wrote: "Kate wrote: "So we have decided on three books yet? I'm confused!"

See post 1343-1344"

Thank you! I read it - but I must have read it incorrectly the first time!

Have put in a few on the planning sheet that I already had handy. One is a reread from a few years ago.

For The Goblet of Fire...task 1...
I have 3YA books that will work for 3 sides of the square.
If someone has a YA book with first letter of T and last letter of B or T, we have a square...anyone?

My books are:
Left side: The Heir
Bottom: Redemption
Right Side: The Queen or Breaking Dawn

Also...I don’t have to read any of these if someone has something else going.,,

Completion Post:


What Doesn't Kill Us: How Freezing Water, Extreme Altitude and Environmental Conditioning will Renew our Lost Evolutionary Strength
Pages: 288
Completed: 07/30/2018
Author: Scott Carney (S, C), Title (W)
*Updated on Spreadsheet

Tammie wrote: "For The Goblet of Fire...task 1...
I have 3YA books that will work for 3 sides of the square.
If someone has a YA book with first letter of T and last letter of B or T, we have a square...anyone?

..."

There were a few on the YA List from 2017 on listopia. I couldn't find any in my own YAs that ended with T or B - a lot of mine end in G.

Maria wrote: "Completed:
Book: La muerte de Honorio
Author: Miguel Otero Silva
Pages: 194
Completed: July 30
Characters: Tenedor de libros, Periodista, Médico, Capitán, Barbero
Let..."

Maria...your completion will need to be used for characters as TriW doesn’t begin until 8/1.
@ALL...you can start but must finish 8/1 or later to count for TWiz...can use for characters if it doesn’t fit elsewhere

Kate wrote: "Tammie wrote: "For The Goblet of Fire...task 1...
I have 3YA books that will work for 3 sides of the square.
If someone has a YA book with first letter of T and last letter of B or T, we have a squ..."

Looks like we have our 3 task lists started for that book...maybe later in the challenge...

Please mark me for all 4 tasks of Harry Potter and the Prizoner of Azkaban task 3 Write a report on Werewolves

Tammie wrote: "For The Goblet of Fire...task 1...
I have 3YA books that will work for 3 sides of the square.
If someone has a YA book with first letter of T and last letter of B or T, we have a square...anyone?

..."

I have a book Between the Blade and the Heart by Amanda Hocking, with YA MPG.
Works?

Edit: Never mind. I read your text wrong.

I can also probably handle Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Task 2 - Retrieve a golden egg guarded by a dragon all remaining dragon tasks, if needed.

I can read a book with Death in the title. I’m going to be reading Salvation in Death by J.D. Robb

Yes! I managed!

completion post
Book: One of Us Is Lying
Author: Karen M. McManus
Date read: July 31
Pages: 361

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


I'll try to finish tattooist of Auschwitz today too. Do BOM have the same deadline to count? Like July BOM until 31st July?

Finished:
Apple Tree Yard
Louise Doughty
417 pages
read: 7/31/2018

The Great Alone
Kristin Hannah
435 pages
read: 7/31/2018
BR: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Neither on spreadsheet

Maddy wrote: "Yes! I managed!

completion post
Book: One of Us Is Lying
Author: Karen M. McManus
Date read: July 31
Pages: 361

BR- https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/193..."

Tell me what you think of the Tattooist of Auschwitz!! I finished it before I figured out it was a BOM

Chava wrote: "Maddy wrote: "Tell me what you think of the Tattooist of Auschwitz!! I finished it before I figured out it was a BOM "

So far? Not much. It is a pretty fast read, but Lale kind of repulses me as a character. (view spoiler)[ I mean that scene where he started screaming at his peers so his capo would notice him and he would get a promotion? And they later save his life? It felt pretty selfish of him. And now I am about 20% -30 % in, and he just lets his assistant be humiliated and beaten without batting an eye? I get it - those were some terrible times and stuff, each person for himself. But if his bunk-mates can save him from death, risking their lives and already limited rations, but he only thinks about himself... I don't know. Not a fan.
Maybe it is just the book itself. Human cruelty, especially in times of war when they can truly and freely "unleash" all that pent-up rage and hate towards other people always repulses me... That is why I prefer fantasy - in fantasy I know it is not real that some rogue werewolf is hunting humans, because duh, werewolf. But in stories such as this when it is based on something real, it is so much harder to read... (hide spoiler)]

Hi all, we could really use another person from our team to play Quidditch. Last round and only lasts about five days. I know it’s crazy busy but especially if you are interested in being a seeker or even playing back up I think they would appreciate it.

Tammie wrote: "Kate wrote: "Tammie wrote: "For The Goblet of Fire...task 1...
I have 3YA books that will work for 3 sides of the square.
If someone has a YA book with first letter of T and last letter of B or T, ..."
Still good to hold back for after we finish the initial challenges which I think we will pretty quickly!

Hm. Donna already wrote to me and I replied that I am not really fond of Quidditch,but I can be backup or seeker again if you cannot find someone more enthusiastic for it. Just wanted to let those who really enjoy the game give it a shot, but I can play if no one applies. Just let me know if I am put in the team because I am not checking the chat and will probably forget,okay? :)

Maddy wrote: "Hm. Donna already wrote to me and I replied that I am not really fond of Quidditch,but I can be backup or seeker again if you cannot find someone more enthusiastic for it. Just wanted to let those ..."

Thanks Maddy! I can make a note of that for them. I think they contacted Chava too? Hopefully we can find someone and you can be a backup or not play this round!

Kate wrote: "Maddy wrote: "Hm. Donna already wrote to me and I replied that I am not really fond of Quidditch,but I can be backup or seeker again if you cannot find someone more enthusiastic for it. Just wanted..."

Yeah they did. I am a bit hesitant as I am in Australia while the others are predominantly in the USA. It's only 5 days so it's do-able, I guess. I'd prefer someone else to go, but if we really can't find anyone, then I'm happy to do it again. I want to give someone else a go though

Chava wrote: "Kate wrote: "Maddy wrote: "Hm. Donna already wrote to me and I replied that I am not really fond of Quidditch,but I can be backup or seeker again if you cannot find someone more enthusiastic for it..."

Thanks Chava! Same as for Maddy. Hopefully we will find someone else but it's nice to know we will have a few people in as potential players. I think the length (1st) and intensity (2nd) of the matches has intimidated people!

Kate wrote: "Chava wrote: "Kate wrote: "Maddy wrote: "Hm. Donna already wrote to me and I replied that I am not really fond of Quidditch,but I can be backup or seeker again if you cannot find someone more enthu..."

It's the intensity that's scared me off this time. I work full-time and it's not summer holidays here in Australia :). I just don't want to disappoint anyone

Tammie wrote: "JanEyre9 wrote: "How similar do you think 2 books with similar covers have to be? Do they need to have identical covers such as and [bookcover:Rain Village|225683..."

Tammie - sorry for the confusion, those covers were just an example. What I wanted to know was do the covers need to match like in the examples i showed or can they just have similar items on them? How similar does similar have to be? :)

Well... they have a challenge here called "deja vu covers" or something. They have a lot of examples of "similar covers". Maybe look it up as examples? I have a link saved on my home computers, so I can post it in a couple of hours when I get home.

I can suggest , , . The whole series has covers like these if you think it can be considered "similar".
And I have almost all books from series available, if need arises.

Kate wrote: "Chava wrote: "Kate wrote: "Maddy wrote: "Hm. Donna already wrote to me and I replied that I am not really fond of Quidditch,but I can be backup or seeker again if you cannot find someone more enthu..."

It is more intensity of it that makes me reluctant. I like to read at my own pace. Some days I do not read at all, some days I read 3 books in a row. Quidditch is not very supportive of such reading schedule.

Hi all. Just checking in from my business trip.

I can’t do Quidditch for the reasons just mentioned. There’s no day really that I can just be available to stop everything and knock out a book.

I think the shorter the round the more intense it is too which makes it more complicated.

If you are just checking in for TriW...please read posts

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Link to TriWizard Tournament
Rules-> https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Task so-> https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Our Planning SS ->

Tammie wrote: "If you are just checking in for TriW...please read posts"

Could you cross out Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Task 2 - Retrieve a golden egg guarded by a dragon all remaining dragon tasks from the list in message 1351? I marked them in SS, but maybe so SS and the post would show the same thing?

Would you all consider this an eerie/scary cover? I'm planning on starting this over the weekend, want to fit it in somewhere for Tri-wizard if possible

JanEyre9 wrote: "Would you all consider this an eerie/scary cover? I'm planning on starting this over the weekend, want to fit it in somewhere for Tri-wizard if possible"

I’m 50/50...I think dark alleys are scarey... Ashley what do you think?

Maddy wrote: "Tammie wrote: "If you are just checking in for TriW...please read posts"

Could you cross out Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Task 2 - Retrieve a golden egg guarded by a dragon all remaining d..."

Sure will...that gives you 7 books Maddy...are you good with all that?

The Maze instructions are up over at the Lion's Den. Lots of coordination ahead!

Does the maze start tomorrow also? I'm reading about the Maze now and don't totally understand it. Will everyone in Gryffindor coordinate in the Lion's Den?

JanEyre9 wrote: "Does the maze start tomorrow also? I'm reading about the Maze now and don't totally understand it. Will everyone in Gryffindor coordinate in the Lion's Den?"

They posted the maze 30 minutes ago but there's nothing else in the Captains notes yet on details. I expect there will be a post any time at Owls making an announcement. Who ever sees it first feel free to post the link so everyone has it.

I hope all who want to will participate in the Maze and Quidditch games. They are a lot of fun if you have the time. I haven't heard from our newer players in awhile...I hope everyone will be comfortable participating!

OK the maze is up and going and lots of people are already chiming in. Please go to the Lion's Den to weigh in on ideas for proceeding.

Completion post:
The Lost Hero
Pages - 557
Date - 31st July, 2018

Completion post
finished 7/31/18
Dark Places
349 pages
on SS
BR

I’m out of town til the 5th and only have my phone. I’ll make completion posts when I get home or someplace with free WiFi
I should have a lot of books to post by the time I’m done with my trip. Just wanted to update on that

Tammie wrote: "Maddy wrote: "Tammie wrote: "If you are just checking in for TriW...please read posts"

Could you cross out Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Task 2 - Retrieve a golden egg guarded by a dragon a..."

Awww. Don't ya trust me? :D
It will be done. I have a really good PNR collection and wolves, bears and dragons are my favorites, so I have my books ready :)

completion post

Book:
Author: Heather Morris
Date read: July 31
Pages: 288

BOM: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Maddy wrote: "Tammie wrote: "Maddy wrote: "Tammie wrote: "If you are just checking in for TriW...please read posts"

Could you cross out Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Task 2 - Retrieve a golden egg guarde..."

oh I do, I do, I do...thanks Maddy!

Jenn wrote: "I’m out of town til the 5th and only have my phone. I’ll make completion posts when I get home or someplace with free WiFi
I should have a lot of books to post by the time I’m done with my trip. J..."

Thanks for letting us know!

@ ALL...books finished on 7/31 or earlier must be entered on the SS no later than 8/1 to count for BRs, BOM, classes, etc.

The only aspect of the challenges that will continue will be Characters, Quidditch and TriW.

Like Jenn if you can't get to it because of a computer...perhaps update your personal booklist. We might be able to update from there...especially if you have BRs or BOM. It's not like we are fighting for 1st place, so it's not something you should lose sleep over, but we should try to keep up with everyone else if we can.

Thanks much!

I won’t have any more books finished by tonight. I have one BR on the spreadsheet outstanding. But I wasn’t able to really participate in it.

THE TIMER HAS RUN OUT FOR POSTING BUDDY READS, BOOKS TO BE USED TOWARD CLASSES & SPELLS

Your captain now has 24 hours to enter the information on the spreadsheet.

TriW is on the move Teamies...if you want to play, please chime in!!
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...