Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Sophie/Victoria: there's an error in the member info sheet of Hobbit Hole. Books p/m is correct, but books p/w is the monthly number divided by two, when it should be divided by four. E.g. my monthly number of books is correctly 20, but the weekly number should of course not be 10 but 5.

The number is more accurately no books per round so the percentages in the column 2 over are right. The sheet has been reused from TT where weekly totals were needed.

Thanks Mary C! I know what you mean, people tend to concentrate on the hard letters

That makes sense, thank you for correcting the column label, Sophie!

For the tasks, should we include multiple tasks that the book will fit under or do we just need to include one?

In one of the books I'm reading there's a character named Aiden Van Zandt. Is that classified as V or Z?

Vikki wrote: "For the tasks, should we include multiple tasks that the book will fit under or do we just need to include one?"

Just one is plenty thanks!

I'm working on updating the spreadsheet @Sophie... I was on my phone last night. I also need to see what tags/tasks it fits.

question: is it any character or a main character?

another question: will the captains decide which letter to use a book for? I'm reading Untamed by Glennan Doyle, which applies to U and G. IDC which its used for, so...?

Camilla wrote: "In one of the books I'm reading there's a character named Aiden Van Zandt. Is that classified as V or Z?"

I know I've seen the answer to this somewhere in the group so am having a bit of a search, but not sure right this minute. Will keep a note in case we can use it for Z

Thanks Tonya - I know the limitations of the phone too well!

Any character that has a speaking part/reasonable role in the book.

Which letters things get used for will depend a bit on how many books for each letter we have available (numbers in brackets on the ss). Please put them all down as we may end up shuffling things later to check we have as many completed sets of pub quizzing as possible.

Van/Von authors

It depends how the library would classify the author... Hopefully Natasha will pop in soon and give us a helping hand with that!

I think it varies depending on what the first capitalised bit is - i.e. von Bergen would be B, but Van Zandt would be V.

Sophie wrote: "Thanks Tonya - I know the limitations of the phone too well!

Any character that has a speaking part/reasonable role in the book.

Which letters things get used for will depend a bit on how many bo..."


Good deal! I was hoping that this would be the case (in all instances). I have a couple with several options, just didn't want to be in charge of choosing. And one that I'm really wanting to read has a secondary character with a 'P' name. I'm so glad this started, I haven't been this excited to read since the first of the last full Shadowhunters series was released!!!

Yay for excitement to read! That's definitely what we want to hear.

Hopefully most things people want to read will fit somewhere, might just mean some shuffling occasionally.

Haven't read any of the Shadowhunters books, but with that endorsement will add them to the list of things to search out.

Sophie wrote: "Yay for excitement to read! That's definitely what we want to hear.

Hopefully most things people want to read will fit somewhere, might just mean some shuffling occasionally.

Haven't read any of ..."

I'm going to suggest chronological instead of release date. There's so many tidbits in The Infernal Devices trilogy that I wish I would have known when I read The Mortal instruments series. Additionally, Cassandra Clare has little spin offs and others to keep you in the world between release dates. :)

Tonya wrote:I'm going to suggest chronological instead of release date. There's so many tidbits in The Infernal Devices trilogy that I wish I would have known when I read The Mortal instruments series...."

Oh that's good to know....I am planning to re read them this summer....I picked up Red Scrolls a few weeks back....
When the first 3 came out I read them and then got absorbed into something else....Magnus is my favorite character both in the books and the movie....haven't seen the series...

I read The Infernal Devices trilogy before starting The Mortal Instruments even though a lot of people seem to suggest the other way. It seemed to be more sensible to me to read chronologically

Rosina wrote: "Tonya wrote:I'm going to suggest chronological instead of release date. There's so many tidbits in The Infernal Devices trilogy that I wish I would have known when I read The Mortal instruments ser..."

I love the movie and the series for what they are!

Those who haven't read/watched - don't expect the books to reflect in the movie or series... just appreciate them!

Vikki wrote: "I read The Infernal Devices trilogy before starting The Mortal Instruments even though a lot of people seem to suggest the other way. It seemed to be more sensible to me to read chronologically"

I liked being able to see the characters from The Infernal Devices and their growth/progression once they were in The Mortal Instruments. I'm also a HUGE fan of the audiobooks!!! I can't wait to start Chain of Gold.

Just finished my first book -- I Know Who You Are!

I thought it started off strong but the ending is pretty rushed and pretty messed up, also very unbelievable.

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Well done everyone for a fab weekend of reading. Our first spell out is basically done!

Hope everyone has a good week

We've definitely had a great start to the week!

August BOMs are open for nominations if anyone has a book they wish to nominate. The theme is minority authors.

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Hey travellers (or hobits)!

We've taken a short stop from riding our motorbikes to send you some recommendations from our team. Hopefully you can take a moment after your second breakfast to look to see what books we recommend to you guys!

If you do happen to read one of the books, we'd love you to drop by and share your thoughts with the team.

Recommendations from Motorcycle Diaries!

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I see that The Quickie does not have task points....could it be used for set in the United states or MPG myserty or MPG thriller...

Rosina wrote: "I see that The Quickie does not have task points....could it be used for set in the United states or MPG myserty or MPG thriller..."

I think Tonya read that book, so it's whichever task she wants to use for it since each player can only use one book per task.

So, Tonya, let me know which task you'd like to use it for (if you haven't already done so on the SS, haven't checked in today).

I actually found a Morris Dancing book at my library. Not sure if I'll read it or not. It's book 2 of a series and I like to read series in order.





I'll delete this if we're trying to play more secretly.

Neither appear to work for Pub Quizzing from the description.

Victoria wrote: "Rosina wrote: "I see that The Quickie does not have task points....could it be used for set in the United states or MPG myserty or MPG thriller..."

I think Tonya read that book, so it's whichever ..."

I put my notes on the spreadsheet yesterday evening. I chose the task that I want it to count for.

Thanks!

I had an unexpectedly busy weekend so I didn't get too much reading done, but the rest of this week is quite open so hopefully I can catch up.

Tonya wrote: "Victoria wrote: "Rosina wrote: "I see that The Quickie does not have task points....could it be used for set in the United states or MPG myserty or MPG thriller..."

I think Tonya read that book, s..."

Thanks Tonya! I can't access the spreadsheet at work so was going off how I last saw it. Will update the main SS when I get home.

Mary C wrote: "I actually found a Morris Dancing book at my library. Not sure if I'll read it or not. It's book 2 of a series and I like to read series in order.

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I had to look up what morris dancing was lol But awesome find and don't think we need to keep it a secret. And while it doesn't work for Pub Quizzing it may work for the next word :)

Completed:

Which works for the racism tag and task#100 (GR choice award)
As for spell out it works for U (title) and B (character: Bessie or Boseman).
5 star read for me.

Still reading:
by Anne Bishop it doesn't work for a tag, but does cover task#161 two word title
For spell out it works for G (title), B (Author).
Started:
Doesn't work for a tag, but does cover task#2 MPG Adventure. Works for U(character Umbridge), P (character Harry Potter) This series is usually a good letter source because there are so many characters.

Thanks for the tags Tonya, and noticing the gap Rosina.

Mary - no need to worry about secrecy! I suspect there will be SS searching if people want to find things like that out.

Natasha - no worries! whenever you get a chance to read is fab.

Agreed on the HP series, Imke!

I started re-watching the movies with my boyfriend this weekend since he's never seen them and I'm just itching to do a re-read.

Some of my tasks weren't lining up in the spreadsheet. They were a number off... I fixed them...I hope that doesn't mess things up on the completed books.

Well my library has the Morris dancing book. If it works for another spell out, I'll check it out. Need an A, C or H without searching the book.

Jenn wrote: "Some of my tasks weren't lining up in the spreadsheet. They were a number off... I fixed them...I hope that doesn't mess things up on the completed books."

I only had to adjust one, the rest seem to match

We're currently in first place in the status sheet! Okay, I know that not all teams update frequently and may in fact have read more than us, but I still like seeing us there. Competitive much...

I will finish a G book tomorrow, so we'll be able to finish our first word.

Any time you want to do a reread is good with me Samantha - lots of letters and page points!

Morris Dance away if you would like Mary, there are a lot of task options if you'd rather avoid it!

I know! 1st is exciting no matter how long it lasts. Finishing the first spell out would be great. And we are getting on well with the second.

Tonya wrote:

oh I can totally believe that! We loved the taco stands and the breakfast tacos were amazing. The food alone is good enough for us to want to go back!

I normally get more reading done on weekends but hubby took Sunday off. I did get a good chunk of the Paragon Hotel done while working in the yard. It expires tomorrow so going to try and finish it tonight. My boss just left the office so I can listen now for the last hour of work.

Yay for the boss leaving early!

I've found a creepy tag on one of the books already read, so we have 11 found so far. If you all manage to finish the books you've put on the SS, we are in a great position.

For page count do we use main default or the edition/version we are reading?

Great job everyone! Way to come out of the gate fast.

The page count for the edition you are reading unless it is the audio, when we use the default.

Sophie wrote: "Yay for the boss leaving early!

I've found a creepy tag on one of the books already read, so we have 11 found so far. If you all manage to finish the books you've put on the SS, we are in a great ..."

I'm reading my second tagged book at the moment

@Sophie & Victoria - I updated the spreadsheet with the books I'm reading for this couple weeks challenge. I only have one with a tag but all have qualifying tasks associated. Please let me know if there are any questions!

Finished the Paragon Hotel. Works for racism tag. Using it for the set in hotel task.

Stayed up a bit late reading Guarding the Notorious Lady. I own the print book but downloaded the ebook from Hoopla so I can read it on my phone at work. Inconspicuously of course. I loved all 3 of Olivia Parker's historical romances but she seems to have stopped writing them. I'm trying to read more of the print books I own and grabbed this one because it works for 3 letters just from the cover and blurb. Turns out to work for a bunch of tasks. I'll have to decide which one is the hardest to find. I plan to finish it tonight.