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Just filled in the last BINGO space! Great job everyone as we move into the home stretch of TT.

Only a few more weeks to go!

Snowtulip or anyone still planning to read Mort, you have until July 22 to answer questions and get BOM points.

Also, tomorrow is the last day for Firekeeper's Daughter.

The rest all end when TT ends on July 31.

Also, a reminder, especially for Guards! Guards!, that you can start the book early if you want more time to read it since that discussion starts July 22.

Hello! Could someone put 7/15 on the sheet for Ring of Secrets, please? Thanks!

Last Two Weeks
Good job everyone, we have two weeks left and we are fighting it out with two other teams between second and fourth place. We are down to two books left for tasks/story, and I will be writing and sharing our story this weekend. Let’s finish strong, good job again

I hope everyone is doing well - how was your wedding Redshirt? And have you made it safely to OR yet Jen?

I've been reading but haven't had time to log my books for a few days - I'll get everything posted this weekend.

I'm coming to the end of my busy time at work. I've got a full day tomorrow and then next week is shorter shifts. I've been trying to listen to audiobooks in my spare time, but as we are reaching the end of the challenge, I will add as I start them. I have a couple of shifts where I should be on my own at work and can listen to books so with luck I will be able to finish a few more including those BOMs.

Have a good weekend!

I just finished a South Africa book so we are all done with both the Bingo and Tasks. Good job everyone.

I finished the first day of my move. After 12 hours of driving, I'm finally checking into a hotel for the night. I listened to one audiobook and started two others. I have both on kindle too, so I'll get polishing off a few chapters tonight and finishing both tomorrow!

Jen wrote: "I finished the first day of my move. After 12 hours of driving, I'm finally checking into a hotel for the night. I listened to one audiobook and started two others. I have both on kindle too, so I'..."

Drive safely, I did half the US earlier this summer from Boston to KY and may be doing the other half if I get the job that I am interviewing for this week. Glad you made it to a hotel.

Done with Otaku! If anyone hops on the spreadsheet before I do, can you please throw 5/18 on the read date for me? Thanks!

And 7/18 for Ace of Spades! (Also, ignore my momentar time travel above. It's supposed to be today that I finished Otaku)

Redshirt wrote: "And 7/18 for Ace of Spades! (Also, ignore my momentar time travel above. It's supposed to be today that I finished Otaku)"

I added the date for both. Did you enjoy Ace of Spades? I have been meaning to read that one.

Just logged the last book for the Jackanory so that is the last of the items to check off!

Great job everyone, now just keep it up for those book points ;)

Thanks on all accounts of congrats for my marriage! I appreciate you all. <3

@Lexi, I did! #BLM It was a difficult read at times, super hard to swallow, but I think also necessary since it gives fantastic insight and explains systemic racism. Also, I love the Mean Girl vibes.

We have a story. It is here under spoiler as it is about 700 words long. Feel free to comment. I'm pretty proud of this one.

STORY (view spoiler)[

Miss Marple sat on her porch enjoying the “Frost and Starlight.” Some would call her house a “Bleak House” with the unending noise of the waves on the shore and the cold rise of the mountains. However, it fits her purposes exactly. She may be an amateur sleuth, but a highly competent one. Furthermore, she knew from village life that everyone had “Deadly Secrets” if you were willing to “Scratch the Surface” a bit. Her thoughts were interrupted by the unexpected arrival of a “Long Black Cadillac” and motorcycles.

Stopping in front of a large group of half-dressed men, and giving them her best stare, she demanded, “Who are you?”

The first man stepped forward and introduced himself, as “the illegitimate son of the Marquis of Blackbeck—and notorious rogue … with a heart as dark as his Mediterranean looks.” The next man apparently was a “hot tamale of a ginger with icy eyes, the perfect playoff beard, and a body built for sin.” At that a third man introduced himself more succinctly as a “hottie lumberjack aka Sir McHotpants.” As a well-dressed fourth man introduced himself as “hot, blond and flexible,” Miss Marple cut them off, “What are you doing at my house?” she practically spit.

“You invited us to the Romance Cover Male Model Convention,” Sir McHotpants replied, as everyone piled into her house. However, little did the guest know there was “An Unexpected Peril” at this house party, as one of these uninvited guests was an “Inside Man.”

Inside, men were posing without their shirts and planning “leisurely gourmet meals, tennis matches, and plenty of relaxation by the pool,” as Miss Marple tried to explain she had not invited them and had neither tennis courts nor pool. Two men seemed to be planning to run away to a tropical beach together on their motorcycle in between staring into each other’s eyes. Murderbot could not figure out how it got to the party, as it was neither male nor a romance cover model and was planning on leaving immediately. As it stood there, DEATH walked over and offered a canape, “I’m supposed to be here for the next act, but this is excruciating.”

Thankfully for DEATH, the next act was about to start as “hot, blonde and flexible” stood dramatically in front of the largest window and declared he was part of a cult bent on raising the dead gods from the ocean as he was “Psycho by the Sea” and would rule the world. Miss Marple sighed putting her sleuthing skills to work and with little effort decided he was likely why this house party was currently at her house on the Winter Solstice.

However, “Psycho by the Sea” failed to consider the weather forecast, as a torrential, world-ending “Tempest” had been gathering, and one of the guests came running inside screaming about bodies in the garden. Lightning set the roof on fire, and the air smelled of “Burning Roses.” Miss Marple stood there and considered the chaos around her with a slight smile. As Psycho was chanting, “in dark corners, strange creatures are stirring,” the window broke as a large tree branch came crashing through, hitting him on the head. He stopped chanting and looked around with a “Change of Heart” and asked, “Where am I?”

DEATH sighed, “Amnesia, really?” and looking over at Murderbot, suggested they might go to the library. DEATH has just adopted a puppy and while DEATH enjoyed walking and bathing said puppy, house training was a pain. They left with DEATH mumbling about adopting a cat instead.

Miss Marple muttered, “Incompetent,” and started to call the Old Ones “Down Among the Sticks and Bones” herself. She was surprised no one thought to question the dead bodies in the garden among the chaos, but “They (that) Come by Night” liked fresh snacks better anyways.

The sound of a motorcycle was heard behind the chanting, as “hot tamale” and the former “Psycho by the Sea” decided on a road trip to the beach to Find Their Forever.

The house continued to burn down around Miss Marple, and both will be gone by morning, sucked down to the “Dark Places” of the “Drowned Cities.” Apparently, the snacks were not up to the Old Ones standards.

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This is awesome, Lexi!!! Thanks for all the work you put into this - your creativity is on full display!!! My favorite is paragraph 3 - too funny!!

Thanks again!!

SandyL wrote: "This is awesome, Lexi!!! Thanks for all the work you put into this - your creativity is on full display!!! My favorite is paragraph 3 - too funny!!

Thanks again!!"

Glad you enjoyed it; you read quite a few of the books used for paragraph 3

Love it Lexi, this is a convention that I could attend ;)

I love the story!! Great job Lexi. Thank you for taking the time to be creative and make it so well written!

Joyce, Can you add Me to yout TT shelf? Thank you

A little over 5 days left everyone

Countdown to end of TT: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...

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I'm definitely going to finish Guards! Guards! and The House in the Cerulean Sea before the end, but I don't know about any others. I would like to finish one more as well as those, but I'll have to see how the next few days go.

Hard to believe it's almost over already! I've got more books I'm finishing off since I have a few days off work this week :)

I know these months seem to of flown by and I'm not sure I'm going to be able to finish the last book I added to the spreadsheet, but I figure it's good to have a goal :)

Everyone,

when you have finished the last book you'll get done for TT, could you post here and let us know?

It will make it easier for Lexi, Jen, and me to know what we need to keep an eye out for to get everything logged onto the official sheet.

Thank you!
Judith

Awkward turtle - I had the wrong edition for one of my last books, so I'm actually closer to 75% done instead of 90%. I'm still on target to finish the Brandon Sanderson novel. I'm unsure if I'll get through Redwall by the end of Saturday.

@Lexi, The story is sublime. I laughed so hard. 10/10.

I will be finishing The House in the Cerulean Sea either tonight or tomorrow. I'm still hopeful I can squeeze one more shorter audiobook in, but it depends on how tomorrow goes. I will post again when I know that my last book is done.

I might be finishing Consider Phlebas late tomorrow.

I just finished The House in the Cerulean Sea and it is looking very likely that it will be my last book. I hoped to have more time today and I am at work all day tomorrow.

I will post again if I think I will manage one more, but otherwise assume that I've finished my last book.

I won't be finishing Consider Phlebas but I did finish Doctor Who: Deep Time

so I would consider that I am done for this challenge

I love the story. I love that Death and Murderbot are getting along.

I just posted two books that I finished, and I should be able to finish two more. I'll update in the morning what my ETA is.

I don't think I'll get to my last book - I thought I'd get more reading done last night, but I fell asleep. :-( So I'm done.

Thank you so much Judith and Lexi for being our captains! And again to Lexi for your awesome Jackanory story. You ladies rock!!

I’m still working on my last book, should be done in a few hours, will post here when done.

Just finished up the BoM questions for The House in the Cerulean Sea and marked finished on the spreadsheet.

This is my last book :)

Thanks Lexi and Judith and to the team for some great books!

I managed to finish another book after all. The Art of Purring is definitely my last book.

Thank you all for a great challenge, I thoroughly enjoyed my first Tower Teams. I'll be taking a break from team challenges for a bit, but I hope to see some of you again in future challenges :)

Thank you everyone! This team was a joy to captain and hopefully I’ll be seeing your faces pop up later in the year when NBRC does Wheel-a-thon.

Thank you to Lexi and Jen for their assistance and to Lexi for writing our fantastic story.

I didn't do the best job participating in this Challenge (RL got to me a few times), but you've all been great - thank you so much!

I've added a few last books to the Tracker. I finally, finally finshed Sucker Punch - those last 125 pages have taken me months, lol. I only did it for the points. :)

I didn't finish Redwall! But I did finish the other book and listed that on the sheet.

I loved joining everyone for this challenge! I'll see you in future ones for sure.

Yay! We got fifth place!

Hey everyone! I really, really enjoyed completing this challenge with you all. I had a lot of big changes in my life during the course of the challenge. Being able to read more often and stop in to read comments was very grounding for me! During this challenge, I rekindled my love of reading. Thank all of you for helping me find that again.

So glad you found you reading happiness Jen! It always helps me when life has so much going on.