Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

JanEyre9 wrote: "Books we buddy read can be applied to spells or classes right?"

Correct...Buddy Reads are extra points!

Mary: Harry Dresden's Love Slave wrote: "Would a book about a necromancer help with any of the class tasks? This just came up for me at the library:

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We need several books: a character uses fortuneteller/divination tools

We need several defense against the dark arts where:
"Book 1: Mentions a Dark Art / Creature
Example: Moon Called by Patricia Briggs (Werewolves)"

"Book 2: Title contains a way of defense
Example: Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs (Silver)"

Depending on the content it may work for either of these...

It could fit in for Defense against the dark arts - necromancy is the dark art and a book with fire in the title could be the defense against it.

Well I'll be reading it soon. Maybe not for a week or so but soon. I'll add it to the spreadsheet.

I realized that I am 10 books behind on my reading challenge goal for the year. I need to step things up. And the number is only 10 because I marked a couple of cookbooks as read.

Finished 5/24

on SS

The cover has Stars on it
Book is about Aliens invading Earth...Aliens need Gold to survive and they plan to overtake the planet

Guy on cover is the Alien (in a human body he stole) running with human female

Mary: Harry Dresden's Love Slave wrote: "Well I'll be reading it soon. Maybe not for a week or so but soon. I'll add it to the spreadsheet.

I realized that I am 10 books behind on my reading challenge goal for the year. I need to step t..."

Mary not to burst your bubble but one of the rules:
◈ No graphic novels, cookbooks or poetry. (Sorry.)

:(

They weren't for this. I'm talking about the yearly goodreads challenge.

Mary: Harry Dresden's Love Slave wrote: "They weren't for this. I'm talking about the yearly goodreads challenge."

Sorry Mary...I misunderstood your comment

JanEyre9 wrote: "It could fit in for Defense against the dark arts - necromancy is the dark art and a book with fire in the title could be the defense against it."

Jan...this DAtDA seems to pretty obvious to you...we've got several Harry Potter books read (we used some for spellout we could move around)...could you think how we could use these for this class and we captains can figure out how to move things around with spells? Everyone's done a nice job of keeping track of characters...so hopefully it would work for at least some...

Sure Tammie, I'll give it some thought and try to remember what comes up in the first few books.

How significant does the dark art have to be in the book? Can it be something that's only mentioned once or does there have to be a major scene that involves it?

Hmm, would this apply? Using spoiler for anyone who hasn't read Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (view spoiler)[ There is a creature called the basilisk that is considered a dark/evil creature. Harry kills it with a sword - would that count as a defense? (hide spoiler)]

And in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (view spoiler)[ there are dementors. The such the happiness out of you and you can defend yourself against them by thinking a happy thought while doing a spell. Would something involving happiness apply for that or too much of a stretch? (hide spoiler)]

JanEyre9 wrote: "Hmm, would this apply? Using spoiler for anyone who hasn't read Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets [spoilers removed]

And in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban [sp..."

I think so yes...I'll defer to Ashley on this we have 6 HP books done or in process.... I do think this works...I'll go ahead and look at spells and see if I can move things around Ashley (will highlight in some way)...I've got some down time here at the office this afternoon...

*Ashley...I found two alts for V which I highlighted in green...waiting on a A to open up. I didn't move anything around deciding to defer to you as I see you've started entering a few classes...

Completed 5/24

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Buddy Read
on SS

works for Purple cover
?DAtDA: Wizards and charms used

Harry Potter and The Sorcerers Stone
309 pages
05/24/18

FINISHED BOOK


The Dom with a Safeword by Cari Silverwood
Finished: 5/25/18
Pages: 292
on SS

A Column of Fire
Finished 5/24/18
pages - 928
on SS

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Get 5 extra points For your team!
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@ The Leaky Cauldron
Everyone...please participate in this...it's FREE points...thank you if you have already done so...don't forget to give your team name!->
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

I did it

I did it too.

Question - Is there anywhere that we need to note that we are in a BR? I'll be in the NBRC Back Room BR for this month.

Karen ♐ wrote: "I did it too.

Question - Is there anywhere that we need to note that we are in a BR? I'll be in the NBRC Back Room BR for this month."

Karen and ALL:

When you finish your BRs, please note that you did a BR in your 'completion post'. Also, please post the first post you make in the post as a 'link' to that first post.

In your case Karen...do so as well...we know that unless we are a member of that group, we won't have access...but if the mods want to check, I'm sure at least one of them have access.

If you look at our Planning SS, I noted I was reading BOM or BR next to my name...that will also help us to be sure we don't miss something.

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

Tammie wrote: "◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈
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@ The Leaky Cauldron
Everyone...please participate in this....."

I missed out! This is what happens when you live on the other side of the world :(

FINISHED BOOK - BOTM


Lilac Girls Martha Hall Kelly
487 pgs
Finished: 5/25/18
On SS

My first post for discussion questions: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Ashley wrote: "Tammie wrote: "◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈◈
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@ The Leaky Cauldron
Everyone...please partic..."

Hopefully the MODs will do something that allows everyone to participate.

Ashley--do you think this would work for killing a vampire?...the sign looks like wood stakes...not sure if it needs to be silver

Please welcome new team member Maddy!

Hello :)
I am a bit busy today with University and such, but I will try to catch up with you during the weekend, since right now, I am not sure what I am supposed to do exactly. Honestly wasn't expecting to get assigned so fast :D
But the good news is that all the books I have read since challenge started count so I might be able to help with those as soon as I catch up with the game :)

Maddy wrote: "Hello :)
I am a bit busy today with University and such, but I will try to catch up with you during the weekend, since right now, I am not sure what I am supposed to do exactly. Honestly wasn't ex..."

Maddy Welcome!
I'm one of the co-captains...i'll link you to the beginning of our thread...if you have time, please rummage through our posts and get to know us a bit. Our team captain Ashley set some questions there for us to help introduce ourselves to each other and so you'll learn a bit about us...she lives in Australia so her day is just about over... I think just over 1/2 of our team is from the U.S. and the others from India, Canada and Australia
We're currently working on classes mostly...awaiting Quidditch which is supposed to start this weekend...not sure if they will delay that or not.

Important links ->
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Welcome Qs -> Please introduce yourself as well... https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Natesha wrote: "Harry Potter and The Sorcerers Stone
309 pages
05/24/18"

Hey Natesha...I just read this for the first time...I hope you liked it! Did you do the Buddy read with this? If so, could you put the 1st post you did for that here with your completion post?

April wrote: "Tammie wrote: "One more ingredient is needed for our potion...here's the task->
Read a book that contains the words worm or mucus, or is a bright green or yellow...I've been looking for worm or muc..."

April...I think we missed this Questions...yes buddy reads are just extras...this one's kinda yellow, orangish, brown...probably put it through the color extractor to be sure...

Soooo.... Hi again. My name is Maddy (not really, but most non-Latvian people can't spell it correctly anyway, so stick with Maddy) :D

1. Where are you from?
I am from Latvia, Europe, so when USA goes to sleep, I wake up and vice versa.
2. Fun fact about you!
Fun fact about me is that I am not fun :D I work a full time job and some mod duties in FLOAB group here on Goodreads, study part time, eat candy most of the time, use smiley faces every time I write something and read books anytime when I can get away from people or get away with blatantly ignoring them (more often than you would think).
3. What was your last Tower Team, or are you a newbie?
Last TT I participated was last year TT V, but it seems like it happened such a long time ago, so I have forgotten everything (aka be patient with me).

4. First book you're planning to read
Uhhh.... I am a multireader. I have 10 books currently reading, so this is really hard...
5. Book or series that you recommend
I am a PNR fan, so Eve Langlais is my absolutely favorite along with Milly Taiden, Olivia Arran, T.S.Joyce, Anna Hackett etc. Contemporary - Nora Roberts & Susan Elizabeth Phillips, & Jennifer Cruzie & contemp./Historical rom. Karen Robards & Linda Francis Lee & I think I should stop now :D
6. Worst book you've read this year
this year I created a special shelf called "Wish I never touched it", and there are currently 10 books, so yeah.. too many.

I am too lazy to go through 8 pages of chat (sorry), but I read the rules and important info, so I am sure I will catch up. Books are always priority over people, so no offence if I do not talk much here ;)
I'll try to go through my already read books soon and post what I have if something fits.

My shelf is here - tower teams vi

I don't have access for SS yet, so I will just spam here. Any volunteers to put it in SS? And I am still trying to understand classes, so I hope someone will notice if something fits

Book:
Author: Paulo Coelho
Date read: May 12
Pages: 245
Letters: L,P,C
Other: Fiction, short stories, inspirational, set in Brazil (mostly), water on cover, 1st person POV

Book:
Author: Christina Dodd
Date read: May 13
Pages: 384
Letters: J (title), C (author) D (author), H & P (Hope Prescott - character), Z & G (Zachariah Givens - character) L (Lost hearts - series title)
Other: Set in USA, 1st in a series, romance Contemporary

Book:
Author: Rupi Kaur
Date read: May 14
Pages: 256
Letters: T or S (title), R & K (author)
Other: Poetry, GR Choice awards 17 winner


Book:
Author: Anna Hackett
Date read: May 14
Pages: 201
Letters: A (title), A & H (author), T or P (The phoenix adventures - series name), L & C (Lexa Carter - character), D & M (Damon Malik - character)
Other: 0.5 in a series, romance, sci-fi, set in space, on desert planet Zerzura, MC is archeologist and museum curator

Book:
Author: Anna Hackett
Date read: May 14
Pages: 259
Letters: U (title), T (Treasure Hunter Security - series name), A & H (author), M & K (Morgan Kincaid - character), Z & J (Dr. Zachariah James - character)
Other: 4th in a series, set in Madagascar, set underwater, MC archaeologist, MPG Adventure/ Romance/contemporary/ romantic suspense

Book: (Original title - The mountain between us)
Author: Charles Martin
Date read: May 15
Pages: 360
Letters: K (title), C & M (author), E (Ešlija - character), B (Bens - character), not sure, but I & J (Ilze Jansone - translator)
Other: Eye on cover, MPG - Fiction, Romance, Adventure, Contemporary, Survival. Set in USA, winter setting, plane crash, mountains.

Book:
Author: Ruby Dixon
Date read: May 18
Pages: 138
Letters: K (title), R & B (author), R (Royal wedding - series name), H (Halla - character), M (Mathior - charcter)
Other: royals as MC, Fantasy romance, MC is a cyclops

Book:
Author: Bianca D'Arc
Date read: May 18
Pages: 252
Letters: G (title), B (author), T (series name - Tales of the were), Z (Zak - character), T (tina- character), T (tom - character), A (Ashley - character), N (Nell - character), B (Brody - character)
Other: Set near the sea, Washington state, USA, box set, MPG Fantasy, Paranormal Romance, werebears and vampires, koala shifter, ex navy seals

Book:
Author: Paige Tyler
Date read: May 21
Pages: 321
Letters: H (title), P & T (author), X (X-ops - series name),L & D ( Landon Donovan- character), I & H (Ivy Halliwell - character), C ( Clayne - Character), K (Kendra -character)
Other: MPG Fantasy, paranormal, romance, war, military. Shifters. 1/4 set in Venezuela, the rest in Washington DC, 1st in a series

Book:
Author: Sara Page
Date read: May 21
Pages: 274
Letters: T (title), S &P (author), S (Star joined - series name), I (Isla -character), R (Ryock - character), L (Lexi - character), M (Maul - character), M (Marketh - character)
Other: MPG Sci-fi, aliens, romance. Second in a series. Set in space

Book:
Author: Christina Rossetti
Date read: May 23
Pages: 279
Letters: G (title), C& R (author)
Other: MPG Poetry, Classics, Historical. 19th century author

Book:
Author: Eve Langlais
Date read: May 24
Pages: 234
Letters: D (title), E & L (author), T (Tomas - character), C (Chandra - character), D (Dragon Point - series name)
Other: MPG Romance, paranormal, fantasy, dragons. Canadian author, red flames on cover, 3rd in a series, set USA

Book:
Author: Agatha Christie
Date read: May 24
Pages: 320
Letters: M (title), A & C (author), A & H (Arthur Hastings - character), H & P (Hercule Poirot - series name and character)
Other: Set in France, MPG Mystery, detective. 2nd in a series.

Book:
Author: Anna Hackett
Date read: May 26
Pages: 214
Letters: U (title), A & H (author), T (treasure hunter security - series name), R & C (Ronin Cooper - character), P & B (Peri Butler - character), A & B (Amber Butler - character)
Other: 6th in a series, set in Antarctica, snow on cover, MPG - Romance, Suspense, contemporary, Adventure, archaeology theme, lost temples, set underground

Okay. I am done. That was brutal. If I am gonna have to do it again, I might cry.
Let me know if there are more questions about those books or if I need to search them for some word or something.

Oh. Sort of important info - I have finals for the next two-three weeks, so my reading might slow down, but I will pick it up again after the exams :)

War Storm
5/25/18
352 pages


Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
5/26/18
342 pages

Maddy wrote: "I don't have access for SS yet, so I will just spam here. Any volunteers to put it in SS? And I am still trying to understand classes, so I hope someone will notice if something fits

Book: [bookco..."

Thank you Maddy...what a trooper. We'll get this entered on the SS for you!

Thank you Tammie 😊

Maddy wrote: "Thank you Tammie 😊"

Hey Maddy--There are two books I didn't record...1) the boxed set and 2) the book of Poetry.

Here are the rules that apply...if I've missed something though on either of these...let me know...the boxed set books individually are less than 100 pgs or we could have used.

◈ No graphic novels, cookbooks or poetry. (Sorry.)

◈Anything with the word" boxed set" in the title on Goodreads can not be used as "one book". They need to be shelved as separate books to count for this challenge.

You've really given us a boost with these reads...awesome!

Whoops. My bad! I guess I missed them with trying to catch up so quickly, sorry.
Also, is there anything you need me to read for?Some specific task? Or should I just read what I want and earn page points? :D

Oh, and there were 2 poetry books - the sun and her flowers by rupi kaur and the goblin market by christina rosetti, so together 3 books I will remove from my shelf :)

We are working on classes right now...if you look at the 'books' column you'll see where everyone has recorded their claimed tasks on the Planning SS...so basically you can claim something in the classes and then once you start reading it...but it on the Planning SS.
Captains...we take what's recorded and move it to the Official SS...we haven't done alot with classes yet...some of the classes have to be 100% finished to allow for points...so we've been waiting to move to quickly there. Here's the links...you should be able to see the SS even if you can't yet record.

If you haven't already...send an IM to Ashley and she'll give you access to the Planning SS.

Just continue to leave your questions here and someone will answer them...

Planning SS->
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Official SS->
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Update: I've just received an invitation to join our 'Commons Room'...Quidditch is coming! Please check in for more details from Ashley very soon!

If you don't mind, I will just read books and see what unclaimed spot they fit after I finish them, since I have a habit to start a book and then leave it half read for long periods of time :)

I can handle Herbology, Brown cover, 500+ pages with . Page count - 672. Tineye says it is 66.8% brown here https://labs.tineye.com/color/17e222f...

Not this week, of course, but eventually ;)

Maddy wrote: "I can handle Herbology, Brown cover, 500+ pages with . Page count - 672. Tineye says it is 66.8% brown here https://labs.tineye.com/color/17e222f......"

Maddy--Are any of the books you posted a 'hard cover book?'

Tammie wrote: "Maddy wrote: "I can handle Herbology, Brown cover, 500+ pages with . Page count - 672. Tineye says it is 66.8% brown here https://labs.tineye.com/color/17e222f......"

Sorry, but no. All paperbacks or kindle

Book: The Purple Swamp Hen and Other Stories
Author: Penelope Lively
Date finished: May 26
Pages: 197
Letters: L, P, P
Collection of short stories so I'm not sure character names would count (different characters in each story)

FINISHED BOOK - Buddy Read


Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone J.K. Rowling
Finished: 5/26/18
Pages: 309
On SS

My first comment: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Completion post:
Title: Doing Your Job - Successfully: Success in Any Job Is the Result of Applying a Few Simple Principles
Author: Tab Edwards
Pages: 268

Task: it's an ARC

Note...

I've removed the two HP & Philosophers Stone books as the basilisk dark creature - it doesn't appear until the second book.

Correct me if I've remembered wrong!

Chava wrote: "Completion post:
Title: Doing Your Job - Successfully: Success in Any Job Is the Result of Applying a Few Simple Principles [bookcover:Doing Your Job - Successfully: Success in Any ..."

The task says that it's too be published but this has been published in March. We'll use it for the red cover in potions instead

Ashley wrote: "Chava wrote: "Completion post:
Title: Doing Your Job - Successfully: Success in Any Job Is the Result of Applying a Few Simple Principles [bookcover:Doing Your Job - Successfully: S..."


ah cool. Sorry about that. I have so many ARCs, I'll be able to find another :)