Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Finished The Silver Dream, info on spreadsheet. Starting The Other Alcott

Alysa wrote: "Question: If someone has their books shelved for Wheel and marked as Read, but with no Start or Read dates set, will that be automatically picked up as a problem when books are officially logged?

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Completed books need to be marked as read with a start date and a read date (because books have to be used the week they are finished) and placed on the wheel shelf. It is the job of the team captain and co-captain to double check that this has been done and to verify that the book meets the challenge requirements. It is not automatically verified by the official spreadsheet. At the end of the week, the captains post a check in stating that the spreadsheet is up to date and verified, and the mods will run their own checks before finalizing the points.

The mods are aware of the potential issue of the improbably high page count, and I'm sure will discuss the issue on their mod board. I trust they will do their best to make sure the challenge is fair and above board, so we can focus on reading books and having a fun challenge.

JanEyre9 wrote: "Awesome, we spelled out our first Candy Corn!!"

Yeah!!! Fantastic job everyone! Hope everyone is enjoying their books.

Deanna wrote: "It is the job of the team captain and co-captain to double check that this has been done... It is not automatically verified by the official spreadsheet [...] the mods will run their own checks before finalizing the points"

Interesting! So clearly their captain & co-captain haven't checked before submitting. I hope someone, if not the Mods, got a screencap of this person's Wheel shelf sans dates, in case they try to cover it up after the fact.

"so we can focus on reading books and having a fun challenge"

Indeed! :D I will try to shut up about this now.

Hope everyone is enjoying their books.

I have had only good books so far! I'm sure before the end of Wheel I will 'take one for the team' with a bad book or two, but since so far I've been reading series that I already like, just by coincidence, I am very happy atm. :D

🎃🎃Completion Post🎃🎃

Finished both and today.

Moving on to next.

Moving on to . I read A LOT more on weekends and Mon/Fri because I work Tues-Thurs so the next 3 days will be a bit slower for me :)

I’m a lot slower Monday through Friday too, my weekends are much more productive!

Current Team Status - Wednesday 10/31

Bonuses:
🔸word in text - Deanna ✔
🔸word in title - Jan ✔
🔸word on cover - Deanna ✔
🔸word as genre - Megan

Spellings of Candy Corn
🔸Spelling 1 - CANDYCOR complete, N claimed
🔸Spelling 2 - CNDYCON complete, AR claimed
🔸Spelling 3 - Y complete, all other letters claimed
🔸Spelling 4 - Y complete, all other letters claimed
🔸Spelling 5 - D claimed, all other letters open

Happy reading everyone! I'll start moving completed books to the official spreadsheet later today.

Finished The Alchemist, info on SS.

Pssst... captains, when you add my books to the official spreadsheet, my name only has one S

:D

Has anyone heard from Rebecca? She hasn't finished any books yet and isn't she leaving for her "no internet" cruise tomorrow?

Finished
Still Me by Jojo Moyes
Date: 10/31
Rate: 5 Stars
Pages: 390

Letter options: C: Louisa Clark N: Nathan A:Agnes N: New York R: Josh Ryan

Alysa wrote: "Pssst... captains, when you add my books to the official spreadsheet, my name only has one S

:D"

Fixed!

Alysa wrote: "Has anyone heard from Rebecca? She hasn't finished any books yet and isn't she leaving for her "no internet" cruise tomorrow?"

I sent her a message today.

Updated and verified to here.

Just finished The Other Alcott. I'm going to start Dracula now but if I find it too dry for the moment I might switch to a lighter "D" book and then use Dracula for a "Blood" book :)

Finished starting

Alysa wrote: "So I did in fact start reading The Secret Garden with my daughter at bedtime an hour ago! I am adding it to the spreadsheet, but I don’t know what week we will actually finish it, only that it will be at some point during Wheel. So, Captains, please don’t assign it a letter yet :)"

I moved this book to Week Two, but caveat still stands ;D

Alysa wrote: "Alysa wrote: "So I did in fact start reading The Secret Garden with my daughter at bedtime an hour ago! I am adding it to the spreadsheet, but I don’t know what week we will actually finish it, onl..."

That's fine. I highlighted the title in blue as a reminder to me not to assign it a letter unless you tell me otherwise. ;-)

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Finished . Details on spreadsheet.

Hmm. This is as far as I planned for this week. Off to find a new book.

I'm going to be finished with both of my current 2 books (Age of War and Graevale) by midday tomorrow.

The only other book I have planned after that for this week is Rebel of the Sands Raw Spirit but if there's another letter besides R that would be better please let me know ASAP and I will swap something else in!

Other than that, I will probably get a start on longer books for next week. I may not able to read as much as usual between Fri afternoon and most of next week, due to Real Life Stuff, and I have a bunch of claims so a head start seems like a good idea :)

COMPLETION POST

Book: The Mercenary by Cherry Adair
Date Read: 10/30
Rating: 1 Star
How it Fits: Author Initial is A

Starting my next book and that's as far as I have planned ahead for this week. Hope we get the word soon so I can start to plan next week's reading :) I can look at what we still need and see what to read next since I've still got time before Saturday and I'll finish my last "planned" book by Thursday night.

Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "Starting my next book and that's as far as I have planned ahead for this week. Hope we get the word soon so I can start to plan next week's reading :) I can look at what we still need and see what ..."

Next week's word is BLOOD!

We've completed our second candy corn spelling!! Go team!!

Can we read anthologies for this challenge? If so how does that work?

Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "Can we read anthologies for this challenge? If so how does that work?"

Yes, you can read anthologies. You can use any of the authors listed on the Goodreads page for the spell it out.

Deanna, was that you who had a possible backup books for word-as-genre, in case Megan doesn’t get a chance to finish hers?

I have one - it's only 132 pages but I'll read it tonight so we have a backup just in case. I added it to the SS

Danielle Gypsy Soul wrote: "I have one - it's only 132 pages but I'll read it tonight so we have a backup just in case. I added it to the SS"

Minimum length is 160 pages so unfortunately that book is not eligible...

Alysa wrote: "Deanna, was that you who had a possible backup books for word-as-genre, in case Megan doesn’t get a chance to finish hers?"

Yes, I have a backup, which is only 251 pages.

Found another one that is long enough so I can read that one just in case. If we don't end up needing it for that - that's fine. It's a cute Halloween book I wanted to read anyway.

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Details on spreadsheet.

I stayed up way too late finishing that before midnight.
SO. TIRED. 😴

COMPLETION POST

Hitting the Books

Book: Hitting the Books by Jenn McKinlay
Completed: 27-Oct
Pages: 277
Fits: N:Lindsay Norris

Every Dog Has His Day

Book: Every Dog Has His Day by Jenn McKinlay
Completed: 27 Oct-28 Oct
Pages: 267
Fits: C:Chaos the Cat

Wedding Cake Crumble

Book: Wedding Cake Crumble by Jenn McKinlay
Completed: 28 Oct
Pages: 267
Fits: A:Angie

Into the Water

Book: Into the Water by Paula Hawkins
Completed: 28 Oct-29 Oct
Pages: 400
Fits: N:Nel Abbott

A Willing Murder

Book: A Willing Murder by Jude Deveraux
Completed: 29 Oct-31 Oct
Pages: 10hr 56m 336
Fits: D:Deveraux

Paradox

Book: Paradox by Catherine Coulter
Completed: 27 Oct-29 Oct
Pages: 11hr 39m 448
Fits: C:Catherine

Worth It

Book: Worth It by S.M. Shade & C.M. Owens
Completed: 30 Oct-31 Oct
Pages: 281
Fits: O:Owens

His Treat

Book: His Treat by Penelope Bloom
Completed: 29 Oct
Pages: 188
Fits: R:Ryan

Frat Hell

Book: Frat Hell by C.M. Owens
Completed: 30 Oct
Pages: 178
Fits: N:Noble

INCOMPLETE
The 17th Suspect

Book: 17th Suspect by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
Completed: N/A
Pages:351
Fits: Y:Yuki

(I'm hoping to complete this book before I leave in the morning, either way I will either delete it or post it completed.)

Alysa wrote: "Has anyone heard from Rebecca? She hasn't finished any books yet and isn't she leaving for her "no internet" cruise tomorrow?"

Sorry I made you nervous. I promise I would NEVER leave my team hanging.

COMPLETION POST

Book: Trick or Treat
Date Read: 10/31
How it Fits: Author starts with R

Almost finished with , should only be another hour. :)

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Book: Light as a Feather, Stiff As a Board
Author: Zoe Aarsen
Pages: 403
Date Read: 10/31/18
Rating: 5 stars

Letter(s) it works for:
A - Author's last name starts with A

Genre - shelved 1 time as candy-corn

Rebecca F. (Nightengale) wrote: "Alysa wrote: "Has anyone heard from Rebecca? She hasn't finished any books yet and isn't she leaving for her "no internet" cruise tomorrow?"

Sorry I made you nervous. I promise I would NEVER leave..."

😅 Good to know!
Have a great trip!

Alysa wrote: "Rebecca F. (Nightengale) wrote: "Alysa wrote: "Has anyone heard from Rebecca? She hasn't finished any books yet and isn't she leaving for her "no internet" cruise tomorrow?"

Sorry I made you nervo..."

Thanks! :-D

Rebecca F. (Nightengale) wrote: "COMPLETION POST

Hitting the Books

Book: Hitting the Books by Jenn McKinlay
Completed: 27-Oct
Pages: 277
Fits: N:Lindsay Norris

Every Dog Has His Day

Book: Every ..."

COMPLETION POST
The 17th Suspect

Book: 17th Suspect by James Patterson & Maxine Paetro
Completed: 1 Nov
Pages:351
Fits: Y:Yuki

Megan wrote: "Completion Post

Book: Light as a Feather, Stiff As a Board
Author: Zoe Aarsen
Pages: 403
Date Read: 10/31/..."

Awesome!!

Rebecca F. (Nightengale) wrote: "COMPLETION POST

Hitting the Books

Book: Hitting the Books by Jenn McKinlay
Completed: 27-Oct
Pages: 277
Fits: N:Lindsay Norris

Every Dog Has His Day

Book: Every ..."

Wow, great job Rebecca. Happy and safe travels!

Rebecca completed her own spelling of candy corn, so that's three complete now!

Current Team Status - Wednesday 10/31

Bonuses - Complete
🔸word in text - Deanna ✔
🔸word in title - Jan ✔
🔸word on cover - Deanna ✔
🔸word as genre - Megan ✔

Spellings of Candy Corn
🔸Spelling 1 - Complete ✔
🔸Spelling 2 - Complete ✔
🔸Spelling 3 - Complete ✔
🔸Spelling 4 - CANDYORN complete, C claimed
🔸Spelling 5 - YR complete, all other letters claimed
🔸Spelling 6 - CANDYOR claimed, CN open
🔸Spelling 7 - all letters open

I hope whatever our final incomplete word is, it includes O and Y. It would be a shame to leave “hardest letters” on the table!
If that happens, perhaps I can try to squeeze in a short book, but it is unlikely. I am scheduled to get an EMG tomorrow, and Saturday I am volunteering at my daughter’s school fair.

Countdown to end of week 1 / start of week 2

If you could please have all of your week 1 books finished at least 30 minutes before the deadline. We have to have the spreadsheet completed and turned in before Sonia locks the tab at the end of the countdown.

Also if you notice a difference in time, it's because the US is the only place still on daylight savings time. See the mod announcement below.

Mod Announcement

IMPORTANT - START OF WEEK 2
Week 1 spreadsheets can not be edited after this time. Week 2 will begin at 10pm Lisbon Time on Saturday 3rd November.

Times in major cities:

San Francisco Saturday 3 November 3pm
Chicago Saturday 3 November 5pm
New York Saturday 3 November 6pm
Lisbon Saturday 3 November 9pm
London Saturday 3 November 10pm
Paris Saturday 3 November 11pm
New Delhi Sunday 4 November 3.30am
Manila Sunday 4 November 6am
Tokyo Sunday 4 November 7am
Brisbane Sunday 4 November 6am
Sydney Sunday 4 November 9am
Auckland Sunday 4 November 11am


THIS IS DIFFERENT TO THE START OF THE CHALLENGE IN SOME CITIES DUE TO THE START/FINISH OF DAYLIGHT SAVINGS

Finished
The Which Way Tree by Elizabeth Crook
Date: 11/1
Rate: 3 Stars
Pages: 288

Letter options: C: author last name Crook, D: El Demonio de Dos Dedos

I added Brittany's book. Fit perfectly, next letter needed was C!

JanEyre9 wrote: "I added Brittany's book. Fit perfectly, next letter needed was C!"

That book was already on the spreadsheet (Line 38).