Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

The planning sheet has been updated with Goodwill for next week.

I can finish my final two books...
BUT: If it makes more strategic sense to finish Stranger Things Happen next week, I can set it aside and finish it later. I've read about 2/3 of it. (It has TINSEL word-in-text but we no longer care about that!)

It works for letters S & L this week, but we need a lot of L's for next week. Deanna, just let me know sometime tomorrow morning.

@Jan: wow, two of the books you added for Goodwill are long! Are you already reading them? Will it affect our "read as many books as possible" strategy?

@Everybody: Sally's 2-difficult-letters word is 1 letter shorter in total than our word. So we will absolutely need to read our word more times that they do if we want any chance. And their team is also a lot larger than ours. D:

Alysa wrote: "I can finish my final two books...
BUT: If it makes more strategic sense to finish Stranger Things Happen next week, I can set it aside and finish it later. I've read about 2/3 of it. (It has TINS..."

I'd say go ahead and finish it for this week. L's are generally fairly easy to find especially since we can use character names as well.

Okay, will do!

Little late for me to be clarifying this rule but for partially spelled words do we only get points for letters that are consecutive? For example right now for our 9th spelling of tinsel we have T and I claimed and S, E, and L claimed. Will we get points for S, E, and L or only if we have a book with N claimed also? Hope that made sense

Hmm, good point Alysa. I am already reading both of those longer books but I can easily put them on hold for a week and finish them after the challenge so I can get shorter books and more letters done. I'll replace them with books that help more for the final round.

JanEyre9 wrote: "Little late for me to be clarifying this rule but for partially spelled words do we only get points for letters that are consecutive? For example right now for our 9th spelling of tinsel we have T ..."

No, the letters for partial words do not have to be consecutive. We'll get credit for all of the books/letters in the first partial word.

JanEyre9 wrote: "For example right now for our 9th spelling of tinsel we have T and I claimed and S, E, and L claimed. Will we get points for S, E, and L or only if we have a book with N claimed also? ..."

We can only get points for one "partial spelling". So for our current 9th spelling, we would get points for TISEL, but we wouldn't get points for our 10th "I" unless we complete the missing N in the 9th spelling first.

ahh ok, thanks!

Does anyone think they can get that N? I bought a quick i read last night, I can swap it out for a short N if we don't have one. This BOM has slowed me down a bit, I am not a huge fan of anthologies

Hopefully Rebecca and Megan will check in ASAP. Their books will give us a better sense of what letters are missing...

I noticed that Rebecca has been doing Dark Descent BOM too, even though that book is not on the spreadsheet for her yet.

Oh I just nabbed the N, I am going to finish my current audio in a couple hours so I have time to do one more short book

TINSEL spelling 4 is finished! Go team!

Deanna wrote: "

TINSEL spelling 4 is finished! Go team!"

yay

I will get dark descent for sure, but may have to push paris seamstress back to next week
Car audio books take me FOREVER!

JanEyre9 wrote: "Oh I just nabbed the N, I am going to finish my current audio in a couple hours so I have time to do one more short book"

Perfect!!

I wouldn't get too excited about claiming our full 9th spelling...
I was just "spying" on Rebecca and Megan since they rarely check in. Based on their Wheel shelves, it looks like Megan has read 2 more books so far but 1 may not be eligible because it's shelved as Childrens on the front page and may not have verifiable word count (at least it doesn't on ARbookfind); and Rebecca has read a few books but mainly not the ones on the spreadsheet.

Researching has shown:

I apparently cannot get a copy in time to read next week, but just in case anyone can, Dead Poets Society works well. It isn't long, and in addition to the D title it also seems to have an O character.

Just saying. ;D

So I noticed that our Week 6 tab has "Save Xmas" tasks. I guess it can't hurt to mark whatever's worth a few extra points here and there, if we're reading the books regardless, LOL.

I will probably have my I book roll over to finish for the next one since we have an extra I. I think it makes more sense to do that.

I have picked 7 books along with my I book I'll already have started and should finish one spelling of Goodwill.

Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "I will probably have my I book roll over to finish for the next one since we have an extra I. I think it makes more sense to do that.

I have picked 7 books along with my I book I'll already have s..."

Can you double check your wheel shelf? The finished books on the spreadsheet aren't showing up on the shelf. Thanks.

Alysa wrote: "Researching has shown:

I apparently cannot get a copy in time to read next week, but just in case anyone can, Dead Poets Society works well. It isn't long, and in addition to the D ti..."

I got a copy of it. What were you thinking of putting it down as?

COMPLETION POST

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein
Book: The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White
Completed: 30-Nov
Pages:304
Fits: Title: T
I also completed the questions for BOM.

Irish Thoroughbred

Book: Irish Thoroughbred by Nora Roberts
Completed: 28 Nov
Pages:189
Fits: Title: I

Shelter in Place
Book: Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts
Completed: 27 Nov
Pages:438
Fits: Author: N

Craving
Book: Craving by Helen Hardt
Completed: 27 Nov
Pages:288
Fits: Series: S (Steel Brothers Saga)

E & L are in progress will have them completed by deadline tomorrow.

Irish Rose
Book: Irish Rose by Nora Roberts
Completed: 29 Nov
Pages: 250
Fits: Title: I

Irish Rebel
Book: Irish Rebel by Nora Roberts
Completed: 30 Nov
Pages:256
Fits: Title: I

What is our strategy for next week? Are we doing the extra twist to the challenge or not worrying about it? Are we focusing on the vowels more than completing the word? Just wondering because I'd like to plan and I don't want to find books to fulfill "goodwill" if we aren't worrying about the consonants.

Also, I have the new BOM of the month so that's one I will be reading for next week.

Rebecca F. (Nightengale) wrote: "What is our strategy for next week? Are we doing the extra twist to the challenge or not worrying about it? Are we focusing on the vowels more than completing the word? Just wondering because I'd l..."

We're going to try to finish as many spellings of goodwill as we can to rack up tough letters. We can only have one partial word, so we have to spell out all of the letters.

The extra twist is optional. If you have a book that words for one of the tasks or if you want to use a task or two to pick some of your books, that is fine. If you just want to worry about the spelling that is fine as well.

Rebecca F. (Nightengale) wrote: "COMPLETION POST

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein
Book: The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White
Completed: 30-Nov
Pages:304
Fits: Title: T
I also comp..."

Can you please add Craving to your wheel shelf? Thanks.

Deanna wrote: "Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "I will probably have my I book roll over to finish for the next one since we have an extra I. I think it makes more sense to do that.

I have picked 7 books along with m..."

Okay they are all on my wheel shelf now :)

Rebecca F. (Nightengale) wrote: "Alysa wrote: "Researching has shown:

I apparently cannot get a copy in time to read next week, but just in case anyone can, Dead Poets Society works well. It isn't long, and in additi..."

Whatever works!
I wish I could get a copy fast, but alas I shall have to read it some other time.

Deanna wrote: "Rebecca F. (Nightengale) wrote: "What is our strategy for next week? Are we doing the extra twist to the challenge or not worrying about it? Are we focusing on the vowels more than completing the w..."

I am hoping that Sally will waste time picking stuff for the optional twists, so that while they’re busy with that, we can out-read them 😅

Completed books verified through here.

TINSEL spellings 5 and 6 are done! Less than 24 hours to go for week 5!

Completion post

Current Team Status - Friday 11/30
Week 5: Spelling TINSEL

Bonuses - Complete
🔸word in text - Alysa
🔸word in title - Deanna ✓
🔸word on cover - Deanna ✓
🔸word as genre - Danielle ✓

Spellings of TINSEL
🔸Spelling 1 - Complete
🔸Spelling 2 - Complete
🔸Spelling 3 - Complete
🔸Spelling 4 - Complete
🔸Spelling 5 - Complete
🔸Spelling 6 - Complete
🔸Spelling 7 - TINL complete, SE claimed
🔸Spelling 8 - TI comolete, NSEL claimed
🔸Spelling 9 - All letters claimed
🔸Spelling 10 - All letters open

Standard Saturday reminder: Spreadsheet is locked at 5pm EST. Please let me know ahead of time if you have any books that will be finished at the last minute or if you will be unable to finish one of your books. Thanks! Have a great weekend (with lots of reading😉)!

Completion Post
on ss

Deanna wrote: "Rebecca F. (Nightengale) wrote: "What is our strategy for next week? Are we doing the extra twist to the challenge or not worrying about it? Are we focusing on the vowels more than completing the w..."

ok sounds good ;-D

Deanna wrote: "Rebecca F. (Nightengale) wrote: "COMPLETION POST

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein
Book: The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White
Completed: 30-Nov
Pag..."

Absolutely sorry about that!

Rebecca F. (Nightengale) wrote: "Deanna wrote: "Rebecca F. (Nightengale) wrote: "COMPLETION POST

The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein
Book: The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten White
Comple..."

TCO sorry...

COMPLETION POST


Book: Nuts by Alice Clayton
Completed: 1 Dec
Pages:320
Fits: Character: L-Leo Maxwell


Book: The Love Season by Elin Hilderbrand
Completed: 1 Dec
Pages:304
Fits:

Completion Post

11/30

12/1

Details on spreadsheet.

FWIW, Stranger Things Happen has word-in-text. In the story “Most of My Friends Are Two-Thirds Water”: “I take out tinsel and strings of light”

Anybody heard from Megan??

Finished and and updated the spreadsheet.

Book: Fairy Keeper by Amy Bearce
Date: 11/28
Pages: 236
Audible: 10 hours and 9 minutes
Letters:

N - Nell
S - Sierra

Yay Megan!

Finished final book, updating SS now

FYI, Team Harlequin Demon (in the lead by far on Traditional points and closely trailing us on BOM points) is only a few books lower than us on Difficult Letters but have apparently chosen “sleighbells” for next week, so we won’t have competition from them there.
But Team Igor are not terribly far behind, and like Team Sally they have chosen “cookies”.
The race is on!

We are checked in for week 5.



Week 6 has begun!

Yay Deanna! Awesome job at last-minute spreadsheet editing! 😄

Summary of Week 5

Number if books read: 55
Book points earned: 1250
Bonus points earned: 155
BOM points earned: 20

Current points standing: 3rd

Harlequin Demon		8875
Sandy Claws		8235
Lock			7250
Zombie Band		7195
Barrel			7085
Zero			7075
Oogie Boogie		7050
Sally			6075
Jack-in-the-box		6010
Giant Snake		5875
Igor			5755
Mayor of Halloween Town	5360
Doctor Finkelstein	5350
Shock			4985
Scary Teddy		4545
Jack			4455

Current tough letters standing: 2nd

Sally			68
Lock			63
Barrel			62
Harlequin Demon		56
Igor			53
Oogie Boogie		51
Sandy Claws		51
Jack-in-the-box		49
Scary Teddy		49
Giant Snake		41
Zombie Band		37
Mayor of Halloween Town	36
Shock			36
Jack			32
Doctor Finkelstein	31
Zero			31

Current BOM standing: 1st

Lock			200
Harlequin Demon		180
Barrel			160
Sandy Claws		120
Doctor Finkelstein	100
Jack-in-the-box		100
Scary Teddy		100
Zombie Band		100
Oogie Boogie		80
Giant Snake		60
Igor			40
Sally			40
Jack			20
Mayor of Halloween Town	20
Shock			20
Zero			20

Amazing job everyone!

I can’t find where (if?) this is posted elsewhere, but how many DQ’s do we have to answer to constitute participation in BOM discussion?
I know participation means a substantive contribution, as opposed to just “I liked it” and that’s it.
But like if, say, my library copy of My True Love Gave To Me turns up towards the end of this week, and I read it by Saturday afternoon, but don’t have time to answer more than a few of the DQ’s before challenge end (preferably on whatever my favorite stories end up being :D) will that be enough to count?