Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Juliana wrote: "Catherine wrote: "Juliana....did you see post 992?"

Oh, I have seen it, but I was waiting you finish the book to update it.
I just added it to the list and to the spreadsheet! :D"



oh...ok..just making sure! :)

I'm working on which takes place in Britain...

ok..so checked ..found grass


pg 240.. "...then he lowered his eyes, squatted, and began to pull blades of grass out of the lawn,..."

Wow, Catherine. You are doing great!!!
I'll update the list during the day.

I'm about halfway through Fortune Hunter

I have read another couple of books - and one more but I will look for words in that later today.


3. Anna: Coven by K.A. Young (Loc: 61) If ANNA wanted me to do this, then I would.

4. Mountains: Hired by the Cowboy by Donna Alward (Loc: 2174)He stared across the fields at the MOUNTAINS, watched a hawk circling,

@Jane, your book 'Hired by the Cowboy' isn't on your tt-lightning-hounds shelf. Could you check it? :)

Juliana...don't foret my post 1009...for Revolutionary Road :)

Catherine wrote: "Juliana...don't foret my post 1009...for Revolutionary Road :)"

Don't worry Catherine, it's already on the spreadsheet.

I'll post an updated list here tomorrow. :)

Catherine wrote: "Juliana...don't foret my post 1009...for Revolutionary Road :)"

Don't worry Catherine, it's already on the spreadsheet.

I'll post an updated list here tomorrow. :)

:) lol how are we doing with time? do wwe have until the end of the month?

Juliana wrote: "@Jane, your book 'Hired by the Cowboy' isn't on your tt-lightning-hounds shelf. Could you check it? :)"

Done, I don't know how I missed that, it is the one thing I usually remember.

Catherine wrote: ":) lol how are we doing with time? do wwe have until the end of the month?"

We have until the end of the month (January 31), Catherine. :)

Jane wrote: "Juliana wrote: "@Jane, your book 'Hired by the Cowboy' isn't on your tt-lightning-hounds shelf. Could you check it? :)"

Done, I don't know how I missed that, it is the one thing I usually remember."

No worries, it happens! :)

Finsihed Six Feet Over It

Michelle wrote: "Finsihed Six Feet Over It"

Hi Michelle, did you notice if your book had any of the words for the scavenger hunt?

I'm reading Bridge to Terabithia, that will work for bridge. :)

Agnès wrote: "I've just finished et le mot sun appears at the 130th page."

Hi Agnès! Could you check if this book is on your tt3-lightning-hounds?

Scavenger Hunt - Lightning Hound Progress

Updated until message 1035.

• Agnès - Quelques minutes après minuit - Water
• Agnès - Never Never (Never Never, #1) - Tree
• Agnès - The House at Riverton - David
• Agnès - Fever Dream - Southern
• Apoorv - The Shining - Cricket
• Apoorv - Looking for Alaska - Beer
• Catherine - Looking for Trouble (Jackson: Girl's Night Out, #1) - Beer
• Catherine - For the Love of Venice - Fish
• Catherine - The Nine Lives of Christmas - Dog
• Catherine - Revolutionary Road - Grass
• Dragana - Insanity (Mad in Wonderland #1) - Britain
• Dragana - The Queen of the Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling, #1) - Tree
• Esther - Theft of Swords (The Riyria Revelations, #1-2) - Sheep
• Jane - Bayou Moon (The Edge, #2) - Grass
• Jane - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) - Gold
• Jane - Coven - Anna
• Jane - Hired by the Cowboy (Windover Ranch #1) - Mountains
• Jane - Nerilka's Story (Pern, #8) - Continent
• Juliana - Engaging the Boss (Heirs of Damon, #3) - Ben
• Juliana - Treading Water (Treading Water, #1) - Surf
• Juliana - Bridge to Terabithia - Bridge
• Michelle - Voyage of the Dead (Sovereign Spirit Saga, #1) - Water
• Michelle - Linked (Linked #1) - Sun
• Michelle - Six Feet Over It - Grass
• Rose - Mr. Kiss and Tell (Veronica Mars, #2) - Surf
• Sophie - Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, #3) - Rock

------ Total of 26 words "read" so far = 130 points + 30 extra points = 160 points


Words Found but from books still in progress:
• Sophie - Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2) - Island
• Catherine - Fortune Hunter - Britain

⚑ Tower Teams Australia Day Scavenger Hunt⚑

We have 3 more days for this mini challenge, and we are doing pretty good so far.

But we still need one more member to find at least one word to be entitle to the bonus points!
... if more than 75% of your team members find an item, you will get a bonus 30 points!

Rose, Sophie and Trinity, any of you have found a word? :)

Juiana...I found this in Rose's book ..it was in the prologue..(not sure what page number is though)

surf

"....there were no millionaires' homes here-no boutiques, surf shops, no post-op resorts for wealthy nip/tuck patients..."

Catherine wrote: "Juiana...I found this in Rose's book ..it was in the prologue..(not sure what page number is though)

surf

"....there were no millionaires' homes here-no bout..."

Great Catherine!!! Thanks!
I'll add it to our list. :)

I haven't seen those three for a while!!! hope they're ok :)

or Lilac either :(

Sorry I've been hiding in the shadows - got various job interviews at the moment so concentrating on those.

I've found various of the words, but they're in an audio book I listen to while driving which makes it a bit difficult to pick out exact sentences and where they are in the book.

i.e. flag - the characters are pirates who raise the red flag when attacking

Island - the land based action is on the islands of Tal Verra or the Glass Wind Islands

Water similarly gets mentioned a lot.

Is there a way one of these could be counted without the exact sentence? They're from which I should finish today on a 4 hour drive north in the snow...

Hi Sophie, I hope the job interviews pay back soon!

We can use Island easily, as a setting we don't need to specify to much.

Good luck on the job hunting. :D

Wow, and drive safe Sophie.
This weather isn't very nice.

I also found the word ROCK in your last book (Grave Peril). ;)

Thanks girls, now we can count our extra points!!!!

160 points so far!!!

Juliana.... if you look at Sohie's cover...it also looks like a cityscape in the ackground :) in case they're being super picky

Catherine wrote: "Juliana.... if you look at Sohie's cover...it also looks like a cityscape in the background :) in case they're being super picky"

Ok, I'll keep it in mind if we need to use it. :)

@Catherine- Thanks for finding that word! Sorry I was just a non-participator. It's been another crazy grad week, resulting in a complete lack of weekday reading/goodreads time.

I've been trying to get into The Woman in White for this entire week. I know I'm going to like it, but I think I have to sit it down for a less stressful time. I hate it when that happens.

Does anyone else have a huge problem sticking to preset BR reading schedules when they are stressed?

p.s. I'll be finishing Guards! Guards! by Terry Pratchett tonight and I found --

""And Virgins being chained to rocks , said Nobbs, knowingly." location 207 of 838

Only in Discworld....

Rose wrote: "@Catherine- Thanks for finding that word! Sorry I was just a non-participator. It's been another crazy grad week, resulting in a complete lack of weekday reading/goodreads time.

I've been trying ..."

no problem Rose :) hppy to help :)

finished :)

found water....pg 169

"..a kind of grim, timeless elegance, with dark, calm water and enormous cypresses..."

Finished

Good work girls!!!
I'll update our list. :)

Finished Red Seas Under Red Skies and How to Marry a Marquis which is set in Great Britain.

Started listening to Foxglove Summer whether it gets finished in time depends on journey times in the next couple of days.

Have made it to where I'm staying for the interview so the hour in the snow to get there today them the 6 hours home and I'll be v happy

Finished with:
Wanted to go with tree on cover, but I already used that term. Damn!
So I'll go with SUN: "...But whatever the Devourer was, he had the sun and the moon in his belly until Tyr and Zisa stole them..." (Prologue, loc 59)

Update (as of 29Jan2015)


Finished:
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer | Patrick Süskind | 29Jan2015 | 263 pages | 20 Points

Scavenger Hunt
Coal : ".. they smelled of coal and grain and hay.." - Page 33

I have updated my list with Born in Fire and we can't have too much beer so that is my word.

found wine...in ..

pg 33.. "..found myself being interviewd along with former bootmakers, teachers and wine merchant..."

finished :)

Catherine wrote: "finished :)"

Catherine, I'm not finding this book in your lightning-hounds-grrrrrr ‎shelf. Can you check it, please?

Scavenger Hunt - Lightning Hound Progress

Updated until message 1058.

• Agnès - Quelques minutes après minuit - Water
• Agnès - Never Never (Never Never, #1) - Tree
• Agnès - The House at Riverton - David
• Agnès - Fever Dream - Southern
• Agnès - Les Neiges de l'Enfer - Sun
• Agnès - Why Didn't They Ask Evans? - Britain
• Agnès - Parade - Beer
• Apoorv - The Shining - Cricket
• Apoorv - Looking for Alaska - Beer
• Apoorv - Perfume: The Story of a Murderer - Coal
• Catherine - Looking for Trouble (Jackson: Girl's Night Out, #1) - Beer
• Catherine - For the Love of Venice - Fish
• Catherine - The Nine Lives of Christmas - Dog
• Catherine - Revolutionary Road - Grass
• Catherine - Burn for Me (Hidden Legacy, #1) - Water
• Catherine - Moriarty (Sherlock Holmes, #2) - Wine
• Dragana - Insanity (Mad in Wonderland #1) - Britain
• Dragana - The Queen of the Tearling (The Queen of the Tearling, #1) - Tree
• Dragana - Crimson Bound - Sun
• Esther - Theft of Swords (The Riyria Revelations, #1-2) - Sheep
• Esther - The Broken Eye (Lightbringer, #3) - Tree
• Jane - Bayou Moon (The Edge, #2) - Grass
• Jane - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) - Gold
• Jane - Coven - Anna
• Jane - Hired by the Cowboy (Windover Ranch #1) - Mountains
• Jane - Nerilka's Story (Pern, #8) - Continent
• Jane - Born in Fire (Born In trilogy #1) - Beer
• Juliana - Engaging the Boss (Heirs of Damon, #3) - Ben
• Juliana - Treading Water (Treading Water, #1) - Surf
• Juliana - Bridge to Terabithia - Bridge
• Michelle - Voyage of the Dead (Sovereign Spirit Saga, #1) - Water
• Michelle - Linked (Linked #1) - Sun
• Michelle - Six Feet Over It - Grass
• Rose - Mr. Kiss and Tell (Veronica Mars, #2) - Surf
• Rose - Guards! Guards! (Discworld, #8) - Rock
• Sophie - Grave Peril (The Dresden Files, #3) - Rock
• Sophie - Red Seas Under Red Skies (Gentleman Bastard, #2) - Island
• Sophie - How to Marry a Marquis (Agents of the Crown, #2) - Britain

------ Total of 38 words "read" so far = 195 points + 30 extra points = 225 points

Agnès wrote: "I've just finished but I couldn't find any word of the list I haven't already used."

Agnès, I found BEER in your book, :)
"... To cut to the chase, that night I slept with her. We had some beers and chatted a bit about Umezaki ..." - pg 43 of the english edition

Wow! We are rocking this Hunt!!!

We have already 37 words and a total of 215 points.

Books finished today (Jan 31) still count.
I probably won't finish any book today, but I'll try it.

Our spreadsheet is updated too. :)

I just realised later...it's there now :)

I am probably going to finish later today, but I am not sure. :/

I will be finished with later...we can use Britain for the word hunt :)

Just finished The Ambassador's Mission with 1 hr to spare. Found mountains...

The ichani roaming the wastes and mountains kenew that the Guild had... 27% through ( can't work out an exact page number)