Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Finished the Clock book, started Stilts. Do we still need a book with a key on the cover? I can do , only 169 pages so a quick read.

I started the key on cover book anyway, as I can use it for multiple other challenges.

I can do the three book this next few days. I got two books on my shelf that could work Three Weeks To Say Goodbye and Three Wishes. So let me know if the task is still open, please.

Abir wrote: "I can do the three book this next few days. I got two books on my shelf that could work Three Weeks To Say Goodbye and Three Wishes. So let me know if the task is stil..."

Yes, it's open and all yours.

Camilla wrote: "I started the key on cover book anyway, as I can use it for multiple other challenges."

Sounds great! Thanks Camilla.

Triwizard Team Tasks (Beyond the Initial 9)
For those of you more comfortable with checking posts than spreadsheets, here is a list of all the additional available tasks. Currently we have 115 books completed. I will do my best to keep this up to date.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Task 1 - Defeat the Troll
Task 2 - Get past Fluffy
✓ Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover (Erin)
✓ Read a book MPG Music (Erin)
✓ Read a book where the main character is a musician (Erin)
✓ Read a book with “Song” in the title (Megan)

Task 3 - Play Wizard’s Chess

Working together as a team do a Title Relay of 4 books.
(The first word of the second book must match the last word of the first book, the first word of the third book must match the last word of the second book, the first word of the fourth book must match the last word of the third book)
You may not ignore articles (a, an, the, etc).
Each book must be read by different team member
Erin, Brooke, Camilla, Deanna

Task 4 - Escape Devil’s Snare
✓ Read a book with a predominately green cover (Abir)
✓ Read a book with “Devil” in the title (Camilla)
Read a book where the title starts with S (Maria)
✓ Read a book tagged at least 10 times as “relax” or “calm” (variations are allowed) (Brooke)

Task 5 - Mirror of Erised

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Task 1 - Escape the Dursleys
✓ Read a book with Iron in the title (Deanna)
✓ Read a book with a gate on the cover (Deanna)
✓ Read a book with a car on the cover (Kate)
✓ Read a book where a character escapes prison (Abir)

Task 2 - Wizard’s duel - Initial Task
Task 3 - Take Polyjuice Potion - Initial Task
Task 4 - Attend a ghost party - Initial Task

Task 5 - Fight a Basilisk
✓ Read a book with a snake on the cover or Snake in the title (Megan)
✓ Read a book with a blind character (Kate)
✓ Read a book with the word “Phoenix” in title or text (Camilla)
✓ Read a book with a sword on the cover (Skandia)

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Task 1 - Ride the Knight Bus
✓ Read a book with a bus on the cover (Deanna)
✓ Read a book with "Night" in the title (Brooke)
✓ Read a book with a predominately purple cover (Brooke)
✓ Read a book with the main character's initials are S.S. (Camilla)

Task 2 - Learn to fight Boggarts
✓ Read a book with a shapeshifter character (Deanna)
Read a book MPG Humour (Brooke)
✓ Read a book with a balloon on the cover (Megan)
✓ Read a book with a hat on the cover (Megan)

Task 3 - Write a report on Werewolves
Task 4 - Go back in time
Task 5 - Defeat Dementors

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Task 1 - Four Champions are competing
Read a Square of Young Adult books -
How to read a square:
- Read four books
- Match first & last letters of the title in order to form a square/rectangle.

✓ T...S (Ashleigh) top
✓ T...N (Maria) left
✓ S...S right (Camilla)
✓ N...S bottom (Erin)

Task 2 - Retrieve a golden egg guarded by a dragon
✓ Read a book with "Dragon" in the title (Kate)
✓ Read a book with "Dragon" in the series name (Deanna)
✓ Read a book with a Dragon on the cover (Abir)
✓ Read a book with a Dragon in the book (Kate)

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) (Erin)
✓ Read a book with couple dancing on the cover (Kate)
✓ Read a book with a feast or dinner item on the cover (Deanna)
✓ Read a book with a single shoe on the cover (Brooke)

Task 4 - Retrieve Treasure
✓ Read a book with mermaids (Ashleigh)
✓ Read a book with "Treasure" in the title (Brooke)
✓ Read a book with someone swimming on the cover (Kate)
✓ Read a book with water on the cover (Erin)

Task 5 - The Maze
✓ Read a book with "Maze" in the title or series name (Deanna)
✓ Read a book with a riddle in the text (Deanna)
✓ Read a book with 'Spider" in the title (Deanna)
✓ Read a book with a key on the cover (Camilla)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
Task 1 - Clean up the Headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix
✓ Read a book with pixies or fairies (Deanna)
Read a book with "Order" in the title (Abir)
✓ Read a book a bird on the cover (Camilla)
✓ Read a book with picture on the cover (Kate)

Task 2 - Go on Trial - Initial Task
Task 3 - Get a New Professor - Initial Task
Task 4 - Department of Mysteries - Initial Task
Task 5 - The Lost Prophecy

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Task 1 - The Slug Club
✓ Read a book with "Club" in the title (Megan)
✓ Read a book where there is an exclusive club (Deanna)
✓ Read a book with a teacher main character (Brooke)
✓ Read a book with a club like object on the cover (Deanna)

Task 2 - Silver and Opals
Task 3 - The Unbreakable Vow - Initial Task
Task 4 - Love Potion - Initial Task
Task 5 - The White Tomb - Initial Task

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Task 1 - The Seven Potters
✓ Read a book with 'Seven" in the title (Deanna)
✓ Read a book that is #7 in a series (Deanna)
Read a book 'Seven" in the series name (Skandia)
✓ Read a book with a number in the title (Megan)

Task 2 - Tale of the Three Brothers
Read a book that is #3 in a series (Abir)
Read a book with "Three" in the title (Abir)
✓ Read a book with brothers (Brooke)
✓ Read a book that has a story/tale within the novel (Deanna)

Task 3 - Shell Cottage
✓ Read a book with a funeral (Deanna)
✓ Read a book a cottage on the cover (Abir)
✓ Read a book with lots of people staying in one home (Abir)
✓ Read a book where someone has a baby (Kate)

Task 4 - The Missing Mirror
✓ Read a book where the main character "goes home again" (Deanna)
✓ Read a book where a long lost sibling is discovered (Deanna)
✓ Read a book where the characters are under siege (Deanna)
✓ Read a book with "Mirror" in the title (Deanna)

Task 5 - The Battle of Hogwarts
✓ Read a book MPG War (Kate)
✓ Read a book with a sword on the cover (Deanna)
✓ Read a book with a snake on the cover (Ashleigh)
✓ Read a book multiple people die (Brooke)

Deanna wrote: "Abir wrote: "I can do the three book this next few days. I got two books on my shelf that could work Three Weeks To Say Goodbye and Three Wishes. So let me know if the..."

That's great thanks D. I'd also like to take up Order task.

Character Challenge Update

All of July's extra books have been assigned. We've completed primary characters and major characters as well as Lavender, Dean, Peter, and Pomona. Here are the remaining letters in the spell it out. I think U's and Y's are probably going to be the hardest. (I do have three Ursula Le Guin books on my deck for the U's.)

C - 1 claimed K
E - 1 claimed D ✓
G - 1 claimed D
L - 2 claimed D ✓, 1 claimed K
N - 1 claimed M
R - 1 claimed D ✓
S - 1 done (274) K ✓
T - 1 claimed D ✓
U - 1 claimed K

Weekly Update
This tally of stats includes the completion of our initial tasks. Go team! I will work on putting other completed tasks and characters on the official spreadsheet tomorrow.

Team Flitwick stats for the 15th week of Tower Teams VI:
📖 71 books read (current total 817)
📖 16,353 pages read (current total 225,858)
📖 1,610 book points earned (current total 23,340)
📖 Final score for buddy read points earned (3,750)
📖 20 BOM points earned (current total 440)

Current Rankings
🏆 House Cup: Ravenclaw in 4th with 31,187 points
🏆 NEWT: 3rd with 32,868 points
🏆 OWL: 3rd with 817 books read
🏆 EFFORT (Mod points): 5th with 1,190 points
🏆 ACCOLADE (Total pages read): 7th with 225,858 pages read
🏆 MERIT (BR points): 1st with 3750 points
🏆 SERVICES (BOM points): 6th with 440 points
🏆 MERLIN (Book Points): 4th with 23,340

Can I reserve one of the U books? I have Unraveling which is short.

We are doing great with those TriWizatd tasks! I was scrolling through the books read post and realized how many team members are knocking out the character spellings left and right. 👍👍👍👍

Still working on . I am reading a physical copy of the book, and because I worked like 60ish hours last week (to finish making up for the long lunches I took for Quidditch) i had plenty of time to read/listen on my Kindle or Scribd apps, but not an actual book.
Keeping my eyes open for books to fit those final tricky tasks. I’ll update when I’ve found something.

Maria wrote: "Maria wrote: "Finished this task:
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
Task 4
Read a book with mermaids-The Siren by Kiera Cass

Will start the next one (task 5: Read a book with "Lost" in the titl..."

Finished reading the 'sword on the cover' task, will start the last task 'read a book where the title starts with S'.

Have a nice day!

I'm getting caught up with posting my finished books this morning before work. I should be finished with Calypso (humor MPG) either tonight or tomorrow.

Reading A Man of Some Repute by Elizabeth Edmondson to cover one of the Es

Task and character posts as well as spreadsheets up to date through here.

I will finish Insatiable: The Compelling Story of Four Teens, Food and Its Power tomorrow, works at least for I and E, those seem to be needed still.

I'll do Skulls And Bones by Armand Rosamilia tomorrow, it'll work at least for S, R and A.

I'm reading books that cover one of the R's and either the A or the O.

I will take Goblet of Fire Task #4: someone swimming on the cover. I have The Vacationers by Emma Straub checked out, downloaded and ready to read tomorrow.

I've got an L with The Lean Startup: How Constant Innovation Creates Radically Successful Businesses. I'll get that done by tomorrow and the snake book by Thursday.

Does the dancing couple need to be a romantic couple?


Two By Two by Nicholas Sparks is available and should be a quick read.

Kate S wrote: "Does the dancing couple need to be a romantic couple?


Two By Two by Nicholas Sparks is available and should be a quick read."

I'm double checking, but I think it works.

Deanna wrote: "Kate S wrote: "Does the dancing couple need to be a romantic couple?


Two By Two by Nicholas Sparks is available and should be a quick ..."

Sorry that took so long. I got two captain responses, one yes one no, so I posted for a mod decision asking if it neeeded to be a romantic couple. Tea said, "That said in my opinion just people dancing is enough. It's part of Yule ball scene and as far as I remember there weren't that many romantic couples there. :) ". Your book has two people dancing, so yes it works.

I finally finished the music book I started- I love Bob Dylan's music, but that memoir was a slog!

I just realized I entered the wrong edition for one of the books I read- Never Always Sometimes- I was in a rush to get to work, and wasn't paying attention. Just edited it- hope it's not too late
Sorry!

Erin wrote: "I just realized I entered the wrong edition for one of the books I read- Never Always Sometimes- I was in a rush to get to work, and wasn't paying attention. Just edited it- hope it..."

No problem. I'll fix it on the spreadsheet this evening. thanks for letting me know.

From the mods:

Challenge ends August 31st at 11:59:59 PM (Lisbon time). Meaning no books read from that point on can count towards the challenge.

Captains will have 48 hours after the challenge ends to update spreadsheets. That means September 2nd at 11:59:59 PM.

Due to time-zone constraints, we're making an exception for the participants of the last BOM - Magic Triumphs. It can be finished after challenge ending, providing it is read and on the spreadhseet by the Captains' Update Dealine.

Countdowns are below:
End of Challenge Countdown
Deadline for Updates

Finished up my task books. I am working on a C, U, and L which I should have finished before the end of the challenge. I am not sure how much more, if any I can commit to getting done.

I’ve got an N I can get done in time

megan wrote: "I’ve got an N I can get done in time"

Fantastic! Thanks Megan!

I just posted my last two books, I will not be able to finish any more today.

I posted all of my books. I have one I just started, but there is no way I will have it finished before the deadline since I've got some work to do this afternoon.

I just posted my two books, one for dragon and one for third in a series. I finished them yesterday but was too tired to post it.
I'm half way through my three in the title book. But I'm not sure if I'll finish the order one.
When does the challenge end? I'm GNT+1

Abir wrote: "I just posted my two books, one for dragon and one for third in a series. I finished them yesterday but was too tired to post it.
I'm half way through my three in the title book. But I'm not sure i..."

Here's the countdown. I have a short book on my kindle that I can read for the order task if you need.

I just checked the countdown, I won't make the order book. If you can take Deanna it would be great.
Sorry, I thought I can make it.

Abir wrote: "I just checked the countdown, I won't make the order book. If you can take Deanna it would be great.
Sorry, I thought I can make it."

No problem. I'll take it.

Official reading time is up! Great job everyone! I'll post all of the final numbers tomorrow once everything is on the spreadsheet.

The books are logged, and the planning spreadsheet is filled out. I just need to put the remaining tasks and characters on the official spreadsheet in the morning.

Congratulations Team Flitwick! We finished all of our tasks and characters! You all are awesome!

Congratulations to us! Incredible that we managed to complete all the tasks and still read an amazing amount for the maze and quidditch!

We finished them all?? Wow!! Great job everyone!! Can't wait to see how everyone else did.

Weekly Update
Here is the final tally of team points for Tower Teams. There are still a few hours left to edit spreadsheets, but I think everyone is pretty much done.

Tower Teams Ranking Spreadsheet

Team Flitwick stats for the final week of Tower Teams VI:
📖 88 books read (current total 905)
📖 22,857 pages read (current total 248,715)
📖 2,110 book points earned (current total 25,450)
📖 Final score for buddy read points earned (3,750)
📖 80 BOM points earned (current total 520)

Current Rankings
🏆 House Cup: Ravenclaw in 4th with 34,321 points
🏆 NEWT: 3rd with 36,369 points
🏆 OWL: 3rd with 905 books read
🏆 EFFORT (Mod points): 5th with 1,190 points
🏆 ACCOLADE (Total pages read): 8th with 248,715 pages read
🏆 MERIT (BR points): 1st with 3750 points
🏆 SERVICES (BOM points): tied for 4th with 520 points
🏆 MERLIN (Book Points): 4th with 25,450

Last But Not Least

A big thank you to everyone on the team for all of your hard work! I know the challenge ended up dragging on longer than expected, but it has truly been a delight to team up with all of you! You have done an amazing job, and I have had so much fun tackling this tower teams challenge with you!

Deanna

It’s was a lot of fun! Thanks for being such an awesome captain. Your were on top of your game.

Good job everyone!!

Well done all!!

Well done guys, It had been fun. Hope to bump into you again in other challenges

Thank you Deanna for keeping our tasks in order and logging it all in! Hope to see you all in another challenge.

Deanna wrote: "Last But Not Least

A big thank you to everyone on the team for all of your hard work! I know the challenge ended up dragging on longer than expected, but it has truly been a delight to team up wit..."

Well done, Deanna!