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Completion Post - Countdown
Task 3 - that is #3 in a series

Messenger by Lois Lowry
Date Read: 9/12
How It Fits: #3 Giver Quartet

Completion Post - Countdown Stage

Task: 1 - that is on the Foreign Lands list
Book: The Beautiful Mystery
Date Read: 9/12
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits: #622 on the list

Countdown tasks are all complete, we can start our Safezone books

I’ll have a look what I’ve got for the remaining letters.

Completion Post - Group 1

Task: Spell-out N
Book: Coraline
Author: Neil Gaiman
Date: 9/13/19
How it fits: Author initial N

Completion Post ~ Round Three ~ Safezone Group 1



Task: POISON spell-out
Book: Stranded ~ Alex Kava
Pages: 337
Date Read: 09.13
Qualification: character LN O: Maggie O'Dell
Rating: ★★★

Completion Post - Safezone: Group 1

Task: POISON Spell-out
Book: The Valkyrie's Princes
Date Read: 9/13
Rating: 4 stars
Letter: S - Character FN Suneel

Completion Post - Safezone: Group 1

Task: Spell-out O
Book: Oh Danny Boy
Author: Rhys Bowen
Date: 9/14/19
How it fits: Title starts with O

Completion Post ~ Round Three ~ Safezone Group 1



Task: POISON spell-out
Book: Clean Sweep ~ Ilona Andrews
Pages: 225
Date Read: 09.14
Qualification: author FN: Ilona Andrews
Rating: ★★★★

Previous NBRC BOM: Clean Sweep, by Ilona Andrews - Start Date August 12, 2014

Completion Post - Safezone Group 1

Task: POISON Spell-out
Book: The Mane Event
Date Read: 9/14
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits - Letter P - Series Name Pride
Book was read by Nicole of team Pompeii or Bust in Round 1

Laura wrote: "Completion Post - Safezone Group 1

Task: POISON Spell-out
Book: The Mane Event
Date Read: 9/14
Rating: 4 stars
How it fits - Letter P - Series Name Pride
Book was read by Nicole of t..."

With this, we're ready to move to Group 2?

Yes, LaurLa.

How are we doing on Group 2? I’ll have mine done just after midnight, when Turf Wars starts.

I’ll have mine done today probably early afternoon.

Completion Post - Group 2

Task: i - Read a book with yellow writing on the cover where the title contains the letters P-O-I-S-O-N (doesn't need to be in that order)
Book: Too Many Crooks Spoil the Broth
Author: Tamar Myers
Date read: 9/17/19
How it fits: Yellow writing on cover; toO maNy cooks SPOIl the broth

I'll finish today as well.

Completion Post - Safezone: Group 2

Task: iv - Read a book with a yellow item (something that can be touched) on the cover and that contains the letters P-O-I-S-O-N in the author's name (doesn't need to be in that order)
Book:
Date Read: 9/17
Rating: 3.5 stars
How it fits: Yellow flowers; Author: vIcki lewis thOmPSON

Completion Post ~ Round Three ~ Safezone Group 2



Task: Read a book with a yellow cover where the author contains the letters D-E-A-D
Book: The Curse of Tenth Grave ~ Darynda Jones
Pages: 352
Date Read: 09.17
Qualification: yellow cover and letters of DEAD in author name
Rating: ★★★★

Laura wrote: "Completion Post - Safezone: Group 2

Task: iv - Read a book with a yellow item (something that can be touched) on the cover and that contains the letters P-O-I-S-O-N in the author's name (doesn't n..."

:-D

Completion Post - Safezone: Group3
Task: iii - Read a book with a skull or other poison logo on the cover and that contains the word POISON in the text

Murderous Muffins by Lois Lavrisa
Date Read: 9/17
How It Fits: Poison bottle on cover; pg33 “..all this poison. Boxes. Bottles. Sprays...

That’s all of us, right? On to the spell outs!

This time I was able to find books for the spellout that work well for Turf Wars!

The SS has I #8 listed for Laura. Is that right? I thought I was doing an I also?

LaurLa, you can take it if you want it. Do you want to trade something? I can take pretty much any of our letters.

Laura wrote: "LaurLa, you can take it if you want it. Do you want to trade something? I can take pretty much any of our letters."

I can take it or use my book for N.... I just wanted to make sure it wasn't a surprise to you. Let me know if you want to keep or not.

Lol. Mine works for I or N. I’m going to re-read Hidden Legacies. :)

I'll use mine for N, that way I'll finish faster with my books since it's shorter than one of my other N books and I won't feel rushed reading Lover Revealed ;-)

Completion Post ~ Round Three ~ Safezone Group 3



Task: Spell-out
Book: Captured in Surrender ~ Liliana Hart
Pages: 122
Date Read: 09.17
Qualification: character FN: Naya Blade
Rating: ★★★

Completion Post - Safezone: Group 3

Task: Spell-Out
Book: Their Saint
Date Read: 9/17
Rating: 4 stars
Letter: I - Main Character nickname: Ink

Book: Summer and Smoke
Date Read: 9/18
Rating: 4 stars
Letter: N - Character nickname: Nix

Book: Gifted Connections 4
Date Read: 9/19
Rating: 5 stars
Letter: N - Character FN Noah

Completion Post ~ Round Three ~ Safezone Group 3



Task: Spell-out
Book: Kiss and Tell ~ Cherry Adair
Pages: 320
Date Read: 09.19
Qualification: Title K
Rating: ★★★★

Completion Post ~ Round Three ~ Safezone Group 3

Task: Spell-out N
Book: Judgment in Death
Author: J.D. Robb
Pages: 356
Date read: 9/19/19
How it fits: Character Nadine Furst

Completion Post ~ Round Three ~ Safezone Group 3

Task: Spell-out I
Book: Passing Strange
Author: Catherine Aird
Pages: 174
Date read: 9/19/19
How it fits: Series starts with I - Inspector Sloan

Completion Post ~ Round Three ~ Safezone Group 3



Task: Spell-out
Book: Iris in Bloom ~ Nancy Warren
Pages: 192
Date Read: 09.19
Qualification: Author FN: Nancy Warren
Rating: ★★★

I have one book left for Group 3. I might take my time with it. I need to read a book for Pass the Parcel in RRRC first. If that book ends up with an O character I'll use it instead.


The next round starts September 23rd around 7 AM my time. I will be out of town starting the 22nd. Hopefully we can get all our planning done on Saturday because Sunday I will be travelling and won't be able to plan very well. I'll have phone access to GR but not good access to my books for checking stuff.

Since I'll be out of town, my countdown books will probably be kind of slow - depending on what the tasks look like, I might ask to do only one and then pick up an extra in the Safezone groups to make up for it. I'll be back by the 26th ready to read for the Safezones.

LaurLa wrote: "I have one book left for Group 3. I might take my time with it. I need to read a book for Pass the Parcel in RRRC first. If that book ends up with an O character I'll use it instead.


The next rou..."

No worries enjoy :)

Completion Post - Safezone Group 3

Fatal Flirtation: A Cruise Ship Mystery by Hope Callaghan
Date Read: 9/21
Letters: N - Nic Armati

Completion Post - Safezone Group 3

Task: Spell-out I
Book: Betrayal in Death
Author: J.D. Robb
Pages: 355
Date read: 9/20/19
How it fits: In Death series

Round 4 Countdown Tasks

10 with something prickly/spiky on the cover (e.g. Echidna)
9 with a character who lives on a farm/ranch
8 written by a author from the Mediterranean
7 that is #7 or higher in a series
6 tagged MPG Adventure
5 from the I Only Watched the Movie list
4 first published on the 4th of a month
3 that has between 250 and 300 pages
2 with a perpetually grumpy/grouchy/bitchy character
1 with a non-Caucasian main character

I have books for 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.

Jackie wrote: "Round 4 Countdown Tasks

10 with something prickly/spiky on the cover (e.g. Echidna)
9 with a character who lives on a farm/ranch
8 written by a author from the Mediterranean
7 that is #7 or ..."

There's a link to a wiki list of Mediterranean countries. Here's the list:
Southern European coast, from west to east
Spain
Gibraltar (a British Overseas Territory)
France
Monaco
Italy
Malta (island nation)
Slovenia
Croatia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Montenegro
Albania
Greece
Turkey

Levantine coast, from north to south
Syria
Cyprus (island nation; includes the British Overseas Territory of Akrotiri and Dhekelia, and Northern Cyprus)
Lebanon
Israel
Palestine (Gaza Strip)

Northern African coast, from east to west
Egypt[
Libya
Tunisia
Algeria
Morocco

I Only Watched the Movie List

I can for sure do 2, 3, 5, 7, 9. I've asked about a cover for 10 in the Q&A. If that's not approved, I can still do it, but that's the same book I would be reading for 7. Checking for something for #6 now.

If I could take just one countdown:
3 that has between 250 and 300 pages (Sweet Victory)


Then I can probably do 2 Group 1 books
B - The Bridgertons: Happily Ever After
W - Wicked Bite

And 2 Group 2 books - any 2 of these. that gives someone a break for covering me in countdown stage.
ii - Read a book with a brown cover (>50%) where the author's name contains at least four of the letters in E-C-H-I-D-N-A
- Cherry Adair

iii - Read a book with a natural setting on the cover and that contains the word ANIMAL in the text


iv - Read a book with a brown item (something that can be touched) on the cover and that contains at least four of the letters of E-C-H-I-D-N-A in the author's name
- Cherry Adair (can touch his brown hair)

Other tasks:

Group 1: Spell-Out BROWN (80 bonus points) (2 BOM of other team read during challenge)
B - Laura (Other Team Read)
R - LaurLa
O
W - LaurLa
N

Group 2
i - Read a book with brown writing on the cover where the title contains at least four of the letters in E-C-H-I-D-N-A

ii - Read a book with a brown cover (>50%) where the author's name contains at least four of the letters in E-C-H-I-D-N-A - LaurLa

iii - Read a book with a natural setting on the cover and that contains the word ANIMAL in the text - LaurLa

iv - Read a book with a brown item (something that can be touched) on the cover and that contains at least four of the letters of E-C-H-I-D-N-A in the author's name - Laura

I can do the B in Brown, continuing the same series that I used last time, Nicole from Pompeii or Bust read it in round 1.

I could also pick up 7 that is #7 or higher in a series in countdown but won't get to it until I get back in town on Thursday.

Laura wrote: "I can do the B in Brown, continuing the same series that I used last time, Nicole from Pompeii or Bust read it in round 1."

If you do the B, I can do the R with Wicked Bite author name and W with Wallflowers series.

I can do

iv - Read a book with a brown item (something that can be touched) on the cover and that contains at least four of the letters of E-C-H-I-D-N-A in the author's name
I have , brown wall, first author listed is Skye MacKinnon, which has E-C-I-N-A

LaurLa wrote: "I could also pick up 7 that is #7 or higher in a series in countdown but won't get to it until I get back in town on Thursday."

Mine for that task is released on Tuesday and I need it for SOS Bingo. Don't want to fall behind there, so I'll be listening to it either way.

It's no problem to cover for you when you're away, LaurLa! We all know you carry your weight on a team!

LaurLa wrote: "Laura wrote: "I can do the B in Brown, continuing the same series that I used last time, Nicole from Pompeii or Bust read it in round 1."

If you do the B, I can do the R with Wicked Bite author na..."

Which Wallflower book? We can see if someone else has read it during the challenge! :)

I can do the O in BROWN.