Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Hi I can definitely share some of my letters if it's needed. For W2, I'm good with 2b. Not sure with space operas, I rarely read scifi but I'll try.

Sorry I just woke up, so the books that we have read for W1 can count on the succeeding weeks as well?

Hang on sorry, is there a letter left for week one or no? If no letters left then I can take the ‘read any book’ option as I’ve just finished a few books, if there’s a letter required then I’ll start one.

Thea | (unapologetic_bibliosmia) wrote: "Hang on sorry, is there a letter left for week one or no? If no letters left then I can take the ‘read any book’ option as I’ve just finished a few books, if there’s a letter required then I’ll sta..."Hey, you can take any of mine or Alyana's: any of us need just 1 letter to participate :)
That's any of COLBI for you.

Alyana wrote: "Sorry I just woke up, so the books that we have read for W1 can count on the succeeding weeks as well?" Yes, if we didn't use them, we can bank them to use in the weeks after.

☘Misericordia☘ wrote: "Alyana wrote: "Sorry I just woke up, so the books that we have read for W1 can count on the succeeding weeks as well?" Yes, if we didn't use them, we can bank them to use in the weeks after."

Great. Thanks Misericordia :)

☘Misericordia☘ wrote: "We'll be able to start on the next week on the 24th (and after the last letter is read for) since spending a week on a lap is mandatory. Before that we can start thinking of what we would want to d..."

Count me in for either 2a or 2b. 2b might be the better option just because it's longer.

I don't think I have any on my tbr that take place in the correct spot for the detour, but I'll double check.

Saar The Book owl wrote: "Hm, I don't know any space operas in my librrary. Will The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy fir for ship based-scifi?" Yep, I'm pretty sure that The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy fits the task which is 'a book which has the main location (setting) as a plane or other flying ship'.

Basically, the book doesn't have to be sci-fi, it's just that sci-fi is the 1st thing that comes to mind for where such setting could happen.

Bobbi wrote: "Count me in for either 2a or 2b. 2b might be the better option just because it's longer." Ok, counted your response in this msg: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Thea | (unapologetic_bibliosmia) wrote: "Hang on sorry, is there a letter left for week one or no? If no letters left then I can take the ‘read any book’ option as I’ve just finished a few books, if there’s a letter required then I’ll sta..." Thea, so it's any letter of COLBI you can take.

Status as of the moment:
> Week 1 tracking post: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
> Stephanie's reading for O
> Thea's choosing a letter from COLomBIa (if she wants any of those) ✔️
> We all are voting for Week 3 here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

(I'll be AWOL for a bit but I'll be back :) )

Ok you can put me down for Clown in a Cornfield which I've finished for C?
I think this is going to be my last round with the journey as its moving a bit quick for me. Its been fun though.

Thea | (unapologetic_bibliosmia) wrote: "Ok you can put me down for Clown in a Cornfield which I've finished for C?
I think this is going to be my last round with the journey as its moving a bit quick for me. Its been fun though." Thanks, Thea! I think our today's speed is just due to novelty of Week 1 of our new itinerary for us :) we shouldn't expect our today's speed to last, considering our past experiences :) (and our RL worloads taking toll).

Week 1 tracking:

✔️ C - Thea - Clown in a Cornfield
✔️O - Misericordia The Twisted Tree (for one of the MCs - Olav)
✔️ L - Alyana (L or C) The Honey-Don't List
O - Stephanie - in progress
✔️ M - Saar the Book Pwl The Woman Upstairs
✔️ B - Alyana A Time to Kill (for MC - Jake Brigand)
✔️ I - Alyana The Ickabog
✔️ A - Bobbi - Angels' Blood

Expected marks for W1: 25 out of 35 points possible.
1. Complete spell-it-out - 10 out of 10 ✔️
2. At least 6 team members contribute to the task - 15 out of 15 ✔️
3. All 8 team members read a book - 0 out of 10 (not everyone read a book, for the spellout or otherwise)

☘Misericordia☘ wrote: "We'll be able to start on the next week on the 24th (and after the last letter is read for) since spending a week on a lap is mandatory. Before that we can start thinking of what we would want to d..."

Actually, I double checked my tbr and I'm glad I did. I do have a book that would word for option 3, so could you change my vote to 2b or 3, please and thank you?

Will this work for our Detour: Read a book which has the main location (setting) as a plane or other flying ship

I'm a bit lost in the messages here, sorry, but what needs to be done now?

Saar The Book owl wrote: "I'm a bit lost in the messages here, sorry, but what needs to be done now?"

We are in the process of casting votes, I think.

Saar The Book owl wrote: "I'm a bit lost in the messages here, sorry, but what needs to be done now?"

So we managed to get 6 members to spell Columbia for week one.

We're voting for week 2 here.

Bobbi wrote: "Saar The Book owl wrote: "I'm a bit lost in the messages here, sorry, but what needs to be done now?"

So we managed to get 6 members to spell Columbia for week one.

We're voting for week 2 here."

I would vote for 2b, can't find books that I can read for detour as of the moment.

Alyana wrote: "Will this work for our Detour: Read a book which has the main location (setting) as a plane or other flying ship

" Oh, wow, I've had in on my TBR for ages, maybe I'll do that one as well :) Sure, that definitely should work.

Bobbi wrote: "Saar The Book owl wrote: "I'm a bit lost in the messages here, sorry, but what needs to be done now?"

So we managed to get 6 members to spell Columbia for week one.

We're voting for week 2 here."Yep, we're voting for Week 2 but we're still waiting for Stephanie to complete her O for Week 1.

Voting on W2:

☐Read books set in Chile or Punta Arenas (CL) or by authors from Chile
☐Complete a spell-it-out of Chile (2a) or Punta Arenas (2b) (CL)
☐Detour: Read a book which has the main location (setting) as a plane or other flying ship

☑Alyana - 3 or 2b
☐delirious reader - ?
☑Misericordia - 3 (space operas anyone?) or 2b (since 2a is way too short for at least 6 people to read)
☑Saar the Book Owl - 2
☑Stephanie - 2b or 3
☐Storm - ?
☐Thea - ?
☑Bobbi - 3
☑Pooja - 2

☘Misericordia☘ wrote: "Bobbi wrote: "Saar The Book owl wrote: "I'm a bit lost in the messages here, sorry, but what needs to be done now?"

So we managed to get 6 members to spell Columbia for week one.

We're voting for..."

Do you have any recommended books for 3 that I can check out?

You can leave out 3 for me. I find it hard to find a book for it.

Alyana wrote: "☘Misericordia☘ wrote: "Bobbi wrote: "Saar The Book owl wrote: "I'm a bit lost in the messages here, sorry, but what needs to be done now?"

So we managed to get 6 members to spell Columbia for week..."

Space Operas Maybe something on that list?

Bobbi wrote: "Alyana wrote: "☘Misericordia☘ wrote: "Bobbi wrote: "Saar The Book owl wrote: "I'm a bit lost in the messages here, sorry, but what needs to be done now?"

So we managed to get 6 members to spell Co..."

Hi Bobbi, thank you for sharing. I checked it out but I can't find that I like. Honestly, it's not my genre to read. I'll stick my vote to 2b.

Saar The Book owl wrote: "You can leave out 3 for me. I find it hard to find a book for it." Ok. I thought you were taking the The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. My mistake.

Alyana wrote: "Bobbi wrote: "Alyana wrote: "☘Misericordia☘ wrote: "Bobbi wrote: "Saar The Book owl wrote: "I'm a bit lost in the messages here, sorry, but what needs to be done now?"

So we managed to get 6 membe..." Ok, I thought you were doing the flight book above. My mistake again :)

☘Misericordia☘ wrote: "Alyana wrote: "Bobbi wrote: "Alyana wrote: "☘Misericordia☘ wrote: "Bobbi wrote: "Saar The Book owl wrote: "I'm a bit lost in the messages here, sorry, but what needs to be done now?"

So we managed..."

No. I was asking if I can use that book because I wasn't sure if the main setting was on a plane. I just based it on the title.

And I just saw your response with my question, my bad. If that can work, I'm okay with 3 then. So sorry, my mind keeps changing.

Alyana wrote: "☘Misericordia☘ wrote: "Alyana wrote: "Bobbi wrote: "Alyana wrote: "☘Misericordia☘ wrote: "Bobbi wrote: "Saar The Book owl wrote: "I'm a bit lost in the messages here, sorry, but what needs to be do..."It's all right :) Mine too. I'm totally on board with both the 3 detour and 2b (the longer spelling :) )

☘Misericordia☘ wrote: ""It's all right :) Mine too. I'm totally on board with both the 3 detour and 2b (the longer spelling :) )"

Great! So we start W2 as soon as Stephanie finishes the book for O right?

Alyana wrote: "☘Misericordia☘ wrote: ""It's all right :) Mine too. I'm totally on board with both the 3 detour and 2b (the longer spelling :) )"

Great! So we start W2 as soon as Stephanie finishes the book for O..." Yep. Basically, we can start claiming books and reading for them already, since we can bank books. But officially, yep. And we'll have to stay at W2 for another 7 days a minimum.

Btw, I finished a book a couple of days ago that matches our detour for W1.

The Shadows - it was first published July 2020 :) Can it still count?

Alyana wrote: "Btw, I finished a book a couple of days ago that matches our detour for W1.

The Shadows - it was first published July 2020 :) Can it still count?" Sure. But we aren't reading a detour for W1. Or are we? If we do, I'm in but you'll have to get the other team members on board with us :)

Oh I see. I'll just put that book for future use. I created a separate shelf for this challenge for easy access. For clarification, 6-8 members should read for any option chosen?

Alyana wrote: "Oh I see. I'll just put that book for future use. I created a separate shelf for this challenge for easy access. For clarification, 6-8 members should read for any option chosen?"No less than 4 for the step with the minimum points to count as completed. But that works only if the rest are absent for some reason since we are a team and naturally would want everyone to participate, so practically that usually turns into 6-8 :)

☘Misericordia☘ wrote: "Alyana wrote: "Btw, I finished a book a couple of days ago that matches our detour for W1.

The Shadows - it was first published July 2020 :) Can it still count?" Sure. But we aren..."

If we can get one more person on board for the W1 detour, I'll be finished with One of Us Is Next (published Jan. 2020) by March 1st.

Bobbi wrote: "☘Misericordia☘ wrote: "Alyana wrote: "Btw, I finished a book a couple of days ago that matches our detour for W1.

The Shadows - it was first published July 2020 :) Can it still co..."
It doesn't really make sense to read for a week twice around. We won't get any additional points or anything. So if we really want a detour we have to choose right the 1st time around :) That's why we do votes and all.

☘Misericordia☘ wrote: "Bobbi wrote: "☘Misericordia☘ wrote: "Alyana wrote: "Btw, I finished a book a couple of days ago that matches our detour for W1.

The Shadows - it was first published July 2020 :) C..."

That's fine. I was just trying to be helpful. I chose what I wanted the first week.

☘Misericordia☘ wrote: "Bobbi wrote: "☘Misericordia☘ wrote: "Alyana wrote: "Btw, I finished a book a couple of days ago that matches our detour for W1.

The Shadows - it was first published July 2020 :) C..."

Oh okay. Since it's my first time playing here, I thought we can read as long as we are on a specific destination and we're still waiting for Stephanie to finish her book anyway.

Alyana wrote: "☘Misericordia☘ wrote: "Bobbi wrote: "☘Misericordia☘ wrote: "Alyana wrote: "Btw, I finished a book a couple of days ago that matches our detour for W1.

The Shadows - it was first p..." We totally can read for each specific anything as many times over as we want. But we mostly bank books for the next laps.

☘Misericordia☘ wrote: "Bobbi wrote: "☘Misericordia☘ wrote: "Alyana wrote: "Btw, I finished a book a couple of days ago that matches our detour for W1.

The Shadows - it was first published July 2020 :) C..."

Potentially silly question regarding banked letters and such. Do we have a place that I'm possibly overlooking on the spreadsheet or in general where we're keeping track of letters we've banked other than this thread?

Secondarily, can we bank for detours? For example, I'm reading a book that would fit for Week 2's 2b (if that's what we go with), but it also fits Week 3's detour. So could I decide to hold onto that one in the event that we try for that detour? (I apologize if that question is jumbled up and clear as mud. I have a bad migraine and I've rewritten it like 3 times. It isn't getting any clearer lol)

Bobbi wrote: "Do we have a place that I'm possibly overlooking on the spreadsheet or in general where we're keeping track of letters we've banked other than this thread?" Nope. Mostly because we all are prolific readers and during the half-year that it usually takes to get through the itinerary, we would all read, like, 50-300 books that would have to be entered into that roll :) Nah, whenever we approach another week, we just select books from our read (in the right interval) or TBR shelves :)

Bobbi wrote: "Secondarily, can we bank for detours? For example, I'm reading a book that would fit for Week 2's 2b (if that's what we go with), but it also fits Week 3's detour. So could I decide to hold onto that one in the event that we try for that detour? " Sure, you can hold onto it. I always try to hold onto books that fit the rarer letters as well :) All those pesky X, Z, Qs :)

Basically, we could read already 1-2 leters / detours from each week and then enter them as we start each week :)

Bobbi wrote: "I have a bad migraine" I'm so sorry about that :( Whenever I get those I'm just off the planet for indeterminate time :((( Hope it passes soon!

BTW, it looks like we're again 1-2 players short: Thea might leave the team (though I hope not!): https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
and we haven't heard from Delirious Reader in a while.
*sad*
So, if anyone wants to invite players, it would be nice.

☘Misericordia☘ wrote: "BTW, it looks like we're again 1-2 players short: Thea might leave the team (though I hope not!): https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/......"

I invited a friend of mine, her name is Pooja. I told her to jump in to the discussion. :)

Hi Pooja! Happy to have you on board! ☺️

Pooja wrote: "I have confusion pls clear them😊😵. There r 3 option I have to choose one right ??? Nd all will read the same or everyone will choose their own ??"

We are in the process of voting for our W2 (please see message 473). You can choose 1-2 options. We choose our own books but it has to match the task for the week. Misericordia can explain it you better in case I missed something.

Alyana wrote: "☘Misericordia☘ wrote: "BTW, it looks like we're again 1-2 players short: Thea might leave the team (though I hope not!): https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/......" Thanks, Alyana!

Pooja wrote: "Hii ! I m in .
Thanks for inviting me Alyana😊" Hi! Welcome to the team!

Alyana explained everything perfectly. We are in the process of finishing Week 1 (https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/... where 1 reader is reading for the last letter) and are selecting the task for Week 2 https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/....

We usually have to select between the task of reading books set in some country or by an author from that same country (1) OR a spell-out of that country or a city in there (2) OR a detour - an unrelated task which could be massive fun if selected properly (3).

All our tasks for the current itinerary are posted here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/....

Our tasks and points and everything are posted on our spreadsheet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/.... You are welcome to request access for it and you'll have it. Also, I'm doubling our reading statuses and tasks and everything in posts on this thread.

We can read ahead and bank book until we want to use them. So, if you, for instance, finish W2 and want to read for W9, you are most welcome to it.

Pooja wrote: "Thanks Alyana nd Misericordia 😊

I will go for option 2" Cool, thanks, Pooja! I entered your vote https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/.... Looks we're likely to be spelling Punta Arenas :) Unless we get a lot of fans of 'books with the main location (setting) as a plane or other flying ship' to continue the vote and skew our result to 3 :)

☘Misericordia☘ wrote: "Pooja wrote: "Thanks Alyana nd Misericordia 😊

I will go for option 2" Cool, thanks, Pooja! I entered your vote https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/......"

We need at least 4 members to attempt the detour, right?