The Challenge Factory discussion

Captain:
Paris

Angie ~aka Reading Machine~
Rebecca
Joeera

Dice Roll (1 die Thursdays & Sundays US Central Time)
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R5: Spreadsheet

Alternates:
Each number corresponds with the spot on the board.
For colors: The cover has to be at least 50%
For locations: As long as the book takes part at all in the given location .
For Shelves: Any book on the given shelf
For Publication Years: I'll be using how GR has it's publication date listed.
For Authors Names: The first, middle, or last name of the author is ok.
For Cover Items: Must have the given item on the cover
For Titles: Only the first word of the title. A, An, And, and The do not count.
So if the letter is B: The Best Day would be ok. Dear Betty would not be ok.

1. Oklahoma
2. White
3. 2004
4. Re read
5. Title C
6. Cover Item Tree(s)
7. Author W
8. California
9. Green
10. 2002
11. Friendship
12. Title K
13. Cover Item Mode of Transportation
14. Author P
15. Illinois
16. Silver/Gray
17. 2001
18. Tbr Own
19. Title E
20. Cover Item Silhouette
21. Author O
22. Massachutes
23. Yellow
24. 2010
25. Free
26. Title N
27. Cover Item Tattoo
28. Author H
29. England
30. Blue
31. 1999
32. Meh
33. Title L
34. Cover Item Fire
35. Author D
36. Nevada
37. Pink
38. 2014
39. Usa
40. Title B
41. Cover Item More than 2 people
42. Author A
43. Washington, state
44. Red
45. 2012
46. 3 star
47. Title R
48. Cover Item Headless Person
49. Author S
50. Louisiana
51. Orange
52. 2008
53. Amazing
54. Title F
55. Cover Item Animal(s)
56. Author G
57. Texas
58. Black
59. 2013
60. Interested
61. Title M
62. Cover Item Furniture
63. Author T
64. New York
65. Purple
66. 2011
67. Listened
68. Title P
69. Cover Item No People
70. Author C
71. Australia
72. Multi-colored (more than 3 colors)
73. 2009
74. Movies
75. Title S
76. Cover Item Moon
77. Author L
78. Florida
79. Black
80. 2012
81. The Best
82. Title I
83. Cover Item Smoke
84. Author V
85. Oregon
86. Blue
87. 2010
88. Borrowed Books
89. Title G
90. Cover Item Red Dress
91. Author K
92. Canada
93. Purple
94. 2014
95. Now
96. Title H
97. Cover Item 1 Person
98. Author J
99. Arizona
100. Yellow
(view spoiler)[101. Title B
102. Pink
103. 2001
104. Orange
105. Black
106. Title F (hide spoiler)]

hi everyone!

Hi Rebecca. Hi team. So excited to get started on this again. I'll start thinking of team name ideas. I'll also throw out there that I can be team captain if no one else would like the job.

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Paris:
Angie ~aka Reading Machine~:
Rebecca:
Joeera:

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that works for me! I'll try to come up with some names too

Hello everyone! Team name ideas:

Six for the Win

Hi everyone this should be fun it is my 3rd time playing my team won the last round i hope we get lucky again.

Here are some ideas fror team names.

One and 4 all
Tripple Threat
Page by Page
6 Of A Kind
Books Lovers To The Extream
6 Pages Left To Win

Joeera, I hope your luck rubs off on us too!

I like Six for the Win and Page by Page

I haven't been able to come up with any ideas.

Page by Page and 6 Pages Left To Win

Alright ladies, we are starting soon. We need a name, so please post your top two favorites when you have a chance.

I'm fine with anything!

I like 6 of a Kind for a team name

Joeera how do you feel about 6 of a Kind?

That is good

Alright, then we are going to be 6 of a Kind. Less than 4 hours until I can roll tonight!

Fitting that for our first roll, I rolled a 6.

Reading Options
~ Book 6 in a series
~ A book with a tree on the cover

Roll 1
Spot 6

Paris: Review
Angie ~aka Reading Machine~: Review
Rebecca: Review
Joeera: Review

yay! I'm going to read Say Goodbye by Lisa Gardner (Quincy & Rainie #6)

I gotta check with Jenne about the cover for the book I want to read called . Otherwise this will be my review post.

Spot 6
by Brent Weeks
Finished:11/15/14
Rating:4 Stars
Review:This action packed leads you on a merry chase to figure out what is happening. Kip Guile is The Lightbringer but no one else believes it. Gavin Guile really Dazen is trying to prevent further war but is thwarted into being galley slave. Who will come out on top? Answers in The Broken Eye.

I will start reading later today

#6 ( Soul Screamers Series )

Ang, we are good to go on our books.

I'll be reading

Guys i will be going on vacation i will be leaving on the 21 and comming back on the 13 of feb. I will not let u ladies down but if thing happen and i can't play anymore i will let u now. There is a big time difference in Dubai and Pakistan that is why. But i will be glued to my tablet because i will not change the time on.

Joeera, are you leaving November 21st? If so, that's a really long vacation. So lucky.

Yes on the 21 of November

I'm super jealous. I would love to take a long vacation. I hope you enjoy yourself. Definitely keep us posted on your ability to keep up with the challenge.

sooo I'm going away this weekend and I probably won't be able to get on a computer. I'll finish my book but I'll have to post my review on my phone...I know I wont be able to link to the book and I'm not sure if i'll be able to edit a comment? I will do my review post now and if I can't edit it, could someone copy and paste for me?

Spot 6

Reading: Say Goodbye by Lisa Gardner (Quincy & Rainie #6)



Finished:
Rating:
Review:

Rebecca, we'll make it all work. As long as your review's here somewhere somehow. Hope you have a fun weekend!

Roll 1 Spot 6

#6 ( Soul Sreamers Series ) ( r-f-Nov 13-14 )

5 Stars

Review


That was amazing. I loved the banter that took place between the Hudson brother's. I can't forget about Sabine i didn't like at first but,she grew on me. I really liked Nash and Kaylee as a couple but,then Nash did some stupid things and it went downhill from there. When Todd entered the picture i knew they were soul mater it just felt right. I never got tired of reading the scenes between these characters. These are the words i would use to describe how amazing this book was Love,Exectienment,Death,blood,Sweat and Tears.

Say Goodbye by Lisa Gardner
Finished 11/15/14
3 stars

This was one of the more disappointing books by Lisa Gardner. I have high standards for her because I have read almost all of her books and I love most of them. This one was written from the perspective of Kimberly Quincy, daughter of the series' main character, Pierce Quincy. She is just not as interesting as her father and I was let down because this is the last book of the series. It was hard for me to get into this one and the graphic violence and descriptions of child abuse made it hard to swallow

Spot 6
Trees on Cover

by Jeannine Frost
Rating: 4 Stars
Finished: 11/15/14

I knew I was going to enjoy this going into it because I really enjoy Jeannine Frost's writing. I had read enough warnings not to go in expecting Cat and Bones that I went in with a blank slate and totally enjoyed every minute of the book. It's an interesting world and I really like Ivy and Adrian. I look forward to what happens next.

Tonight I rolled a 2, we are now on spot 8

Reading Options
~ Book 8 in a series
~ A book partially set in California

Roll 2
Spot 8

Paris: Review
Angie ~aka Reading Machine~: Review
Rebecca: Review
Joeera: Review

Spot 8
by D.B. Reynolds
Finished:11/17/14
Rating:4 Stars
Review:Vincent picks up where Unforgiven lets off. Lana Arnold is a bounty hunter sent to deliver a message to Vincent and Xuan. The Lord of Mexico needs to be replaced before war breaks out between The Lords of America and The Lords of Europe. Definitely looking forward to more books in this series.

Roll 2 Spot 8

( California ) will start tomorrow

Spot 8: California

1st to Die by James Patterson



Finished: 11/19/14
Rating: ★★★
Review:

I thought this book was OK. It seemed like a very popular title but I wasn't that impressed. I generally don't like books written in first person...there is something really cheesy about that. The main character was diagnosed with a terminal disease, which she was cured of two weeks later...how often does that happen? Also, it may have been a good idea to save the terminal illness for later in the series when I actually care about the main character. She had a romance with a fellow officer, which developed far too quickly. It's hard for me to believe that these two "fell in love" after a couple of weeks.

All that being said, the actual mystery was pretty good. I did guess who the killer was, but not until pretty far into the book. I like the idea of a "women's murder club" with four successful women getting together to solve crimes, but like the romance, these friendships developed way too quickly. I don't think i'll be reading the second book, but who knows. I didn't hate it.

Roll 2 Spot 8 ( borrowed from a friend )

( California ) ( r-f-Nov 17-18 )

5 stars

Review

I love this book his writting stylle is so descriptive that you could picture yourself being in the scenes with the characters. It was full of suspense and you could fell the fear as well as the love. This book was not only captiving but, it was so intricately written that it kept you guessing. I reall like this author and this is not the firt time i am reading one of this book. I do have a couple of this books

Just wanted to update y'all. I'm a little behind, but I should have my book finished by tonight, just maybe not by 10 pm pacific time. I'll do my best to get through it though.

Spot 2
Set in California

by Rob Thomas
Rating: 4 Stars
Finished: 11/19/14

Hey Goodreads, thanks for eating my review. So now, this is just going to end up being short and sweet. This was exactly what I was hoping for when I heard there was going to be a Veronica Mars book. I could almost hear Veronica's voice in my head as I read this. I missed some key elements of the VM world in this, but otherwise it was nearly perfect.

Tonight I rolled a 5, we are now on spot 13

Reading Options
~ A standalone book
~ Book 1 in a series
~ Book 3 in a series
~ A book with a mode of transportation on the cover.

Roll 3
Spot 13

Paris: Review
Angie ~aka Reading Machine~: Review
Rebecca: Review
Joeera: Review

Spot 13
by Kristen Ashley
Finished:11/20/14
Rating:4 Stars
Review:This is continued look into Chaos MC featuring Hop and Lanie. Just like the first book not everything is as it appears on the surface. This couple faces both of their inner demons to make a go at this relationship. I love Ms. Ashley's writing. Definitely considering reading Rock Chick Series and Burg Series as well.

Spot 13

Rules of Prey by John Sandford (Lucas Davenport #1)



Finished: 11/20/14
Rating: ★★★★
Review:

I liked this book! It was a page turner which had me hooked from the beginning...exactly what I look for in a thriller. Though at times a bit silly, it was a lot better than the last two novels I read- my U title by Lisa Unger and 1st to Die by James Patterson- both written in the first person and totally ridiculous. Lucas Davenport is a great character in my opinion. He managed to be a womanizing super cop who drives a Porsche without being arrogant at all. Despite his relationships with several women, one who is carrying his child and another who is a victim of the killer who got away, he actually seemed pretty nice. This series has 24 books, and they all have high ratings. I definitely plan to read on.

I will start reading later today

#1 ( in the Firelight Series )

Congrats y'all earned your free pass last roll :)

Jenne wrote: "Congrats y'all earned your free pass last roll :)"

Woohooo!! Way to go team!!

Roll 3 Spot 13

#1 ( in the Firelight Series ) ( r-f-Nov 20-21 )

5 Stars

Review

I really loved this book i was hooked into the story from the first chapter. It was increddible i was on the edge of my seat the whole time i was read this book. I though that it was an amazing and dramatic book. The story starts off with a bang and it leaves you hungry for more. I love Jacinda and Will as a couple and i did not really like her sister.

Just a reminder:

Thanksgiving-Teams will roll the Sunday before (11/23, no roll on Thursday (11/27), and that roll's deadline will be Sunday (11/30) and at this point the game resumes it's normal schedule.

If you don't think you can manage this week's roll due to the holiday just let me or your captain know. Thanks!