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Orange is yours Agnès!

I'll try for white cover.

Finished



Driven to Date by Susan Hatler ( Better date than never #7)

This should work for white cover in case yours can count for something else Juliana.

Or if TO is enough of a direction word to count

Jane wrote: "Finished



Driven to Date by Susan Hatler ( Better date than never #7)

This should work for white cover in case yours can count for something e..."

TO isn't on the list, but it might be ok....but in Juliana's book she's got OVER which might also work, although it's not on the list either :)

I'm not sure if TO works but OVER works. Thanks take my attention to it Catherine.
I'll put your book Jane as white cover and my in the direction words.
:D

finished not sure if this fits aby of the "Save Christmas" criteria..


does it have enough for Purple?

Agnès wrote: "I've got the orange color as I'm reading if nobody else took it!"

Agnès...I was just on the Buddy Read thread, and I saw your book is listed as a Buddy Read...so if you want the extra points...:)

One more book for week 4


Reckless by Cornelia Funke

halfway through :)

i just updated my list for this week. Regarding the Xmas challenge:

The Slow Regard of Silent Things can be blue and New Stuffing and Fabric
The Paris Architect could do for red.

Catherine wrote: "halfway through :)"

Ooo. I'll be reading that one next week since I was quick on the reserve button and got it before a bunch of others from the library.

There's a buddy read if you wanted to join in early with me.

oh sure...I didn't see that one! but I'll do it :)

Esther wrote: "i just updated my list for this week. Regarding the Xmas challenge:

The Slow Regard of Silent Things can be blue and New Stuffing and Fabric
The Paris Architect cou..."

Esther, how many pages has The Paris Architect? I found it!

Trinity wrote: "I am hoping to finish by tonight."

Hey Trinity, I saw that you finished Opposition, do you think that any of the characters can be label as good/bad boy/girl? From what I remember from the first book, Daemon can be a bad boy.

Spreadsheets updated!!


TT3 - Lightning Hounds


TowerTeams - Lightning Hounds (official)

I think Gideon from could be classified a bad boy :)

I just got back from a modeling audition, so now I can get started on my reading! I will be starting I am hoping to finish it off by tonight.

Hi guys, sorry for the no show. I have been really sick and really busy at work. My grant is done though (I feel fifty pages lighter).

Just an update. I finally started the BR discussion for Sworn in Steel
Bayou Moon
Fate's Edge
and Steel's Edge

Steel's Edge and Fate's Edge were the only books I read this week :(

I really like doing BRs on series. I feel like I never talk about individual books in a series in general conversation. It's always "you should read this whole huge thing that's amazing!!" This makes you think more about what you like and don't like about each element.

I'll be reading
next.

Has anyone read a book for red yet? If not that one should work.

Lightning Hound official spreadsheet updated!

This last week we made the incredible 1130 points (without the Quest to Save Christmas). Good work team!!!

Team spreadsheet updated!

General post about our progress in the Quest to Save Christmas.

@ Juliana..the buddy read is one of those hidden ones....you may need to invite me...I'm not sure how those work

@Agnès, theGod's Harvard: A Christian College on a Mission to Save America isn't in your tt3-lightning-hounds shelf, so I must have missed it. Add it to the challenge shelf and I'll include it to the spreadsheets.

@Catherine, I'll have to look and see how to do that.

Rose wrote: "Hi guys, sorry for the no show. I have been really sick and really busy at work. My grant is done though (I feel fifty pages lighter).

Just an update. I finally started the BR discussion for [boo..."

@Rose, let's wait a little to have more interactions in yours BR. We count them next week. Ok?

@Catherine, the mods are the ones who can invite you to the private group. I requested them to include you and my (so I can verify and copy the link of your participation). So now lets wait.

See my request here.

@Kelly, could you link Agnès` shelf in the first message?

Agnès - TT3-Lightning-Hounds

Thanks!

Guys I gave up the Head Over Heels. Jill Mansell. I'm not enjoying this story. Too many characters and I don't get it to where the plot is going. Honestly it is boring so far.

I have finished


Promise by Kristie Cook

Catherine wrote: "I think Gideon from could be classified a bad boy :)"

@Catherine, if I find another book to take the blue cover I can move your book to the bad boy topic. :)

ok...no problem..wasn't sure if it could be used for both...but whichever is better :)

Juliana wrote: "Guys I gave up the Head Over Heels. Jill Mansell. I'm not enjoying this story. Too many characters and I don't get it to where the plot is going. Honestly it is boring so far."

have you read any other Jill Mansell books? they are really enjoyable...she usually does that...where there are initially 2 stories that converge into one...and sometimes they are a bit slower to get there...but I love her...I'll see if I have a book that we can use for direction :)

Juliana wrote: "@Catherine, the mods are the ones who can invite you to the private group. I requested them to include you and my (so I can verify and copy the link of your participation). So now lets wait.

See m..."

ok...so now we wait :) I guess it's better to be a hidden topic being as it is erotica :)

Catherine wrote: "ok...no problem..wasn't sure if it could be used for both...but whichever is better :)"

The mods approved another of ours book as blue, so I'll change yours Catherine to bad boy. :)

And 'Head Over Heels' is my first book from Jill Mansell. I'll give it another try in the future, since you like her. Maybe I'm not in a mood right now.

Juliana wrote: "Catherine wrote: "ok...no problem..wasn't sure if it could be used for both...but whichever is better :)"

The mods approved another of ours book as blue, so I'll change yours Catherine to bad boy...."

cool...so what else are we lacking for the Quest?

@ Juliana..The Mods have said your book is ok for blue...so you can switch mine to bad boy :)

Finished

Our progress during week 5 on the Quest to Save Christmas!

Save Christmas Quests

√ Find the Missing Elf = 50 Golden points
- Read 3 books with direction words in the title (in, out, up, down, north, south, around, etc.)

√ .book 1. - Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder | in | Lilac - read in Dec 04
√ .book 2. - Juste avant le bonheur by Agnès Ledig | avant / before | Agnés - read in Dec 10
√ .book 3. - In Too Deep by Tracey Alvarez | in | Juliana - read in Dec 11

Find More Paint
- Read a book that has each of the following colors as the main color (over 50%) of the cover.

√ . book for Red. - by Umberto Eco | Rose - read in Dec 10 = 10 Golden points

√ . book for Orange. - by Andy Weir | Rose - read in Dec 09 = 10 Golden points

√ . book for Yellow. - by Matthew Wolf | Dragana - read in Dec 07 = 10 Golden points

√ . book for Green - by Diane Chamberlain | Agnès - read in Dec 04 = 10 Golden points

√ . book for Blue. - by Jennifer L. Armentrout | Trinity - read in Dec 05 = 10 Golden

. book for Purple. - by Megg Jensenby | Dragana

√ . book for White. - by Susan Hatler | Jane - read in Dec 05 = 10 Golden

√ . book for Black - by Becca Fitzpatrick | Agnès - read in Dec 03 = 10 Golden points

. book for Pink. - by Susan Rieger | Catherine


√ Check the List = 50 Golden points
- Read 4 books where the title contains the words good, bad or similar words or where the main character is a bad boy/girl or a good boy/girl

√ .book 1. - The Forgotten Affairs of Youth by Alexander McCall Smith | Isabel Dalhousie, main character, is a good girl | Agnès - read in Dec 06
√ .book 2. - Captivated by You by Sylvia Day | main character is a bad boy | Catherine - read in Dec 08
√ .book 3. - The Art of Lainey by Paula Stokes | main character is a good girl | Dragana - read in Dec 04
√ .book 4. - You Turn by Marion Croslydon | main character is a good girl | Dragana - read in Dec 08

Fix the Chimney
- Read 4 books that make 4 corners each match up with a letter.

√ .book 1. TOP - The Shadow SorceresS - read | Sophie - read in Dec 02
√ .book 2. LEFT - The Rose ProjecT | Agnès - read in Dec 08
.book 3. RIGHT - Sisters of TreasoN | Catherine
√ .book 4. BOTTOM - The Little Christmas KitcheN

√ Fix Santa's Sleigh - completion points = 30 Golden points
- New Harnesses: Read 2 skinny (100-125 pages). = 20 Golden points

√ .book 1. - Love at Mistletoe Inn: A December Wedding Story by Cindy Kirk | Agnès - read in Dec 04
√ .book 2. - Once Upon a Rhyme by Jack Heckel | Dragana - read in Dec 12

- New Stuffing and Fabric: Read a book from the 2014 GoodReads Choice Awards (winner or nominee is acceptable).

√ .book 1. - The Slow Regard of Silent Things by Patrick Rothfuss | 2014 GoodReads Choice Awards Nominee @ Best Fantasy | Esther - read in Dec 05 = 20 Golden Coins

- New Rails - Read a 800+ page book.

√ .book 1. - The Eye of the World by Robert Jordan | Juliana - read in Dec 03 = 20 Golden points

- Paint Remover - Participate in a BOM discussion.

√ .book 1. - Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier | Sophie - read in Dec 10 - participation here = 20 Golden Coins

What we still need for the Quest:

* 2 books with direction words in the title
* a book cover for Yellow
* a book cover for Purple
* 2 books where the title contains the words good, bad or similar words or where the main character is a bad boy/girl or a good boy/girl

@Agnès, you'll still read 'The Girl with All the Gifts' by M.R. Carey?

@Catherine, you have 'Captivated by You' by Sylvia Day, and 'The Divorce Papers A Novel' by Susan Rieger selected for two of the quest.

@Rose, the red cover is with you (The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco)

@Sophie, how are your progress on the Chimney Quest? Are you still participating on the BOM for Ruby Red?

:) :) :)

I'm almost done with ...was hoping to finidh this evening...but definitely tomorrow :)

add to me for direction :)

Thanks girls!

I have finished another book


Elfhunter by C.S. Marks

Hi team.
Sorry I was not able to update my book progress. My kid got sick so we got stuck in a hospital (he's too little to be there on his own). And my mobile decided it was the right time to refuse to connect to internet. But he is feeling better now, so I finally have time to post my book info.

Here are the books I have read from December 1st until now. I hope you can fit them in some missing categories in a quest:
(direction word - of?; mc is good girl)
(yellow cover?; )
(direction word - turn?; mc is good girl)

Sorry to hear about your kid and glad he is better.

The good thing about this challenge is that mostly there is no deadline so no worries about when you post.

I am glad he's feeling better...what did he have to be in hospital?

I have finished:


The Little Christmas Kitchen by Jenny Oliver

almost done with ...just 2 more measly chapters!!! :) YAY!!!

finished :)

Hi team!!!

The official Team Rankings for week 4 was announced. We're on 14th position with 4080 points :)

I'll update the spreadsheet later today...

@Dragana, wow that was tough. I'm glad that he's back home. Lot of positive thoughts to your family. I'll check were is better to put your books read in the Quest.

@Catherine, I was already invited to the 'NBRC back room buddy reads' group, and you? Check on the link my groups on your page if the invitation is there.

Lightning Hound official spreadsheet updated!

Team spreadsheet updated!

General post about our progress in the Quest to Save Christmas.
- We've finished the Check the List quest!!!

I've finally finished the HUGE The Wise Man's Fear! 960 pages in my Brazilian edition. :o
100 more points for the team! :)