Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Nemean Lion - Read a book with both hands (of one person) visible on cover and Read a book with an open plain on the cover.

or - will any of two work?

Elen wrote: "Nemean Lion - Read a book with both hands (of one person) visible on cover and Read a book with an open plain on the cover.

or [bookcover:Minu viimane vale|53..."

I've got the two hands on the cover in the works (I'll put it on the spreadsheet now :)

For the plain, it says it's a plain.... :)

Elen wrote: "Nemean Lion - Read a book with both hands (of one person) visible on cover and Read a book with an open plain on the cover.

or [bookcover:Minu viimane vale|53..."

Nice job getting the rope!

I was actually wondering if
would be considered a plain?
(then it would be a good 3 for one book)

There was a map in one of the books I read for the first round in May. Could someone maybe do me a favor and check which one it was? Maybe it has a sequel or something

Keli wrote: "So im picking up my copy of master and margarita, does anyone know how long i have before participation is cut off?"

It is a month from the start date. So it started on the 8th June so the cut off will be the 8th July. I found audible plus had a copy last night while looking through the catalogue, so I might also try and squeeze it in.

We vanquished the Sirens. New Monster:

Echidna



Echidna aka the Mother of Monsters has been spotted on your lands. Hard to kill and looking for some quality "me time".

To vanquish this monster you must:
1.) Read a book between 350 and 450 pages (inclusive).
2.) Read a book with CAVE in text.
3.) Read a book where a character uses a sword.
4.) Author name (first and last) contain all the letters in HERA
5.) Read a book where a MC is a mother

Teresa wrote: "My Book, A Kiss to Revive Me a character is described as Pigheaded - would that count for character described as "bull-headed" or "hard-headed"?

I have it in for Harpies T1 right n..."

It has to be the exact words that it asks for, so no it wouldn't count :(

Maddy wrote: "There was a map in one of the books I read for the first round in May. Could someone maybe do me a favor and check which one it was? Maybe it has a sequel or something"

The Reluctant Companion i think. at least it's the only one marked with a map on the front.

Eni wrote: "Maddy wrote: "There was a map in one of the books I read for the first round in May. Could someone maybe do me a favor and check which one it was? Maybe it has a sequel or something"

[book:The Rel..."

Thank you for checking :)

Is anyone still needs to read Witch's Heart its set in a cave in the first half

I finished my royalty/thief book that also works for sword. Also chase

Mary C wrote: "Is anyone still needs to read Witch's Heart its set in a cave in the first half"

I'm planning to read it, but I need to finish some other books first. Might be able to get around to it later this coming week.

Melissa wrote: "I was actually wondering if
would be considered a plain?
(then it would be a good 3 for one book)"

Melissa, that looks like the African plain in the background. It's a stretch, but I think it works.

A book I'm about to start, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate has "cave in the text. Pg 71 "...they can be relied upon to cave in early..."

I'm currently listening to Ashes of the Sun, I'm only 21% in and am out of town doing family stuff this weekend, but i can probably have it finished by Tuesday. Sadly, it's 592 pages but it does have the word cave in the text, there are swords used and there might be a mother MC (though right now, no-one fits the bill). So it would cover 2 possibly 3 of the tasks.

Just putting these here in case

Kit struggled for a moment, then produced a glowstone, lighting the cave with a faint blue glow. “Here we are. Told you there'd be something!” The cave was long and narrow, a crevice stretching a dozen meters into the side of the ...

And this is Snipwillow; he loves those little flower-mushrooms you find in ghoul caves sometimes; you can use them—” “Maya,” Beq whispered. “I think someone's following us.” “Who?” Maya said. “Not sure.” Beq adjusted her spectacles and ...

Kit led them through the tunnels under Deepfire to one of a hundred disused, dead-end sections, and Gyre watched in mild surprise as a passage that looked like it had been totally blocked by a cave-in cleared itself in seconds.

It was a cave, roughly circular, with a wider tunnel at one end that ended abruptly in a wood-and-canvas barricade

Nanci wrote: "Melissa wrote: "I was actually wondering if
would be considered a plain?
(then it would be a good 3 for one b..."

Okay, cool. I'll try to finish it this weekend.

I'll be finishing Watcher in the Woods tomorrow. It works for the page count and cave tasks for Echidna. I'll add it to the list and use where you will.

I have a few library books I need to finish that don't fit anything pressing right now, but can start a new audiobook tomorrow. Is anyone working on a book with royalty or a thief?

Sphinx was slained. New Monster:

Charbydis



Charbydis has been spotted close to your shores and endangering ships heading for the harbor. If you manage to defeat this monster be prepared to answer "how are you still alive" every time you tell the story. The monster is interested in helping you reach your childhood dream of finding what's in Davy Jones's Locker.

To vanquish this monster you must:
1.) Read a book 800 pages or longer.
2.) Author's name (first or last) starts with one of the letters in POOL.
3.) Read a book where the MC is forced to make a hard choice (your interpretation).
4.) Read a book with "fig" in the title or text.
5.) Read a book where the characters take a boat trip (of any type).

I put Storm Warrior in for T3 of Charbydis but it also works for Lightening on the cover, which is a harder task to fulfill so feel free to change that. It also works for two hands and a few others...

Actually, Tangled Warriors works for Charybdis Tasks 3 and 5 - I'll put that one in :D

I also added Bellamy to Echidna T1 T3, but it will also do Cave if you want to use Nanci's book elsewhere.

I got a lot of reading time into today and finished my book that works for "cave", if we need it for that.

Also, my book The Broken Girls was listed twice on the SS, so I deleted one of the listings and replaced it with The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. I added the tasks it works for. Also, the edition I read has a brown cover. I don't think we need that task right now, but if we get a new monster and need it, it would fit.

I'm going to start working my way through The Stand tomorrow. It will probably take me a while, but I figure I can be ready if we get another 800+ book. :)

@Eni -- please let me know what you think of Swan Song as it has been on my list forever and I haven't been able to get myself to commit to it.

@Kit -- I have the Zodiac Academy books on my list, but the reviews make me nervous -- it seems like you like it though?

Stacey wrote: "I'm going to start working my way through The Stand tomorrow. It will probably take me a while, but I figure I can be ready if we get another 800+ book. :)

@Eni -- please let me kno..."

Hey Stacy. Yeah I like them in a they're trashy but the smut is decent and at least one of our main characters is actually not garbage. I have a favorite twin and I read it mostly for her and her relationship with one of the male leads though at my current point in the series I'm kind of like okay time to learn to function without them too. So it definitely has its issues but it's also addicting like I binged the first three in a weekend for a readathon (3x speed on audio). I do suggest the audio in conjunction with the book if you like audiobooks. Especially in book 2 when they add in the perspectives of the male leads.

I haven't given any of them more than 3 stars because while I like them well enough they also aren't amazing. They're middle of the road and they are dark and the male leads are really not good guys to the twins at first and take the bullying aspect way too far like crossing into life-threatening and assault territory in the first book. I probably would have stopped after that book if I weren't curious to see how the twins got their revenge, which was a strong enough reason for me to be on book 5 now I guess. If you have Kindle Unlimited I say borrow the first book and see how you feel after the first few chapters and go from there.

I have a quick question. I know that the deadline for the BOM points is a month after the start date, but is that just for the participation (answering 3 days of questions) or do you have to finish the book before then too? I'm about 3 chapters away from finishing the 3rd day for the Wildfire BOM so I am going to read those before bed and then answer the questions when I wake up, but I'm wondering if I have to finish the book before the 22nd. It will be possible as there won't be much of the book left, but I would like to know if I need to rush.

Just finished Wild Life: Dispatches from a Childhood of Baboons and Button-Downs
Nemean Lion is conquered!

I think Harpies is done now too :D

Nemean Lion slain!
Here is the replacement:

Cerberus



Cerberus has decided to take a jaunty run through your lands before returning to the underworld. He's very hard to defeat, don't let those 6 puppy dog eyes fool you. May want to bring some milk bones and tennis balls.

To vanquish this monster you must:
1.) Read a book between 500 and 650 pages (inclusive).
2.) Read a book where a funerary celebration/service takes place.
3.) Read a book with MPG Music.
4.) Read a book with a musical instrument on the cover.
5.) Read a book that is #3 in a series.

Harpies slain!
Here is the replacement!

Polyphemus (Cyclops)



Polyphemus has been seen on your lands, searching for a new optometrist. Maybe he can be pacified with a good recommendation for an in-network doctor. Very hard to kill but can be distracted with sheep. He loves his sheep. Also, might distract him by discussing what a complete dink Ulysses really is despite his fame.

To vanquish this monster you must:
1.) Read a book between 500 and 650 pages (inclusive).
2.) Read a book that takes place on an island.
3.) Read a book where a character engages in some sort of trickery (your interpretation).
4.) Read a book with sheep AND people on the cover.
5.) Read a book whose MC is a farmer.

I kind of like how dumb he looks...

I've claimed some tasks with my finished books :D

Feel free to move them if necessary though!

I think the Echidna is down too...

If someone is interested The Shearing Gun works for Polyphemus Tasks 4 and 5 and is available on KU

Teresa wrote: "I think the Echidna is down too..."

NICE
I just requested a new monster!
We are SLAYING!

Sorry I haven't been much help. Friday night I went to a get together for a friend that's moving away. Then Saturday all day I was working with my Elks Lodge running a fishing derby and drug prevention program for inner city kids. And then I fell and spend the weekend on the couch watching TV. Working from home today. No serious injury. Just aggravated previous injuries in my foot and shoulder.

For Cyclops, I can take care of T2 "read a book that takes place on an island". I'm just starting The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland. Newfoundland is a large island.

Not that I don't want to contribute to our june mini, but you guys are so fast. If one of my books works for a task I'll pop it in, but I'm just going to focus on BOMs. I've got Master and Margarita, The Witch's Heart and Malibu Rising. Well done all you speedy readers, its awesome.

Ha ha, I know how you feel. I try to find something, but by the time I manage that, someone has already claimed it :D

Can we get the same monsters twice? If so, any books you read could always fit in later 🙂

Do we have a way of separating the books on the spreadsheet that have been used for monsters and those still available?

Stacey wrote: "Do we have a way of separating the books on the spreadsheet that have been used for monsters and those still available?"

Let me get in touch with Eni and see if she has ideas.

Teresa wrote: "Can we get the same monsters twice? If so, any books you read could always fit in later 🙂"

Yup!
Here comes Polyphemus #2....

Polyphemus (Cyclops)



Polyphemus has been seen on your lands, searching for a new optometrist. Maybe he can be pacified with a good recommendation for an in-network doctor. Very hard to kill but can be distracted with sheep. He loves his sheep. Also, might distract him by discussing what a complete dink Ulysses really is despite his fame.

To vanquish this monster you must:
1.) Read a book between 500 and 650 pages (inclusive).
2.) Read a book that takes place on an island.
3.) Read a book where a character engages in some sort of trickery (your interpretation).
4.) Read a book with sheep AND people on the cover.
5.) Read a book whose MC is a farmer.

Oh dear...

Oy. That's a lot of sheep.

That really is a lot of sheep and farmers. Once I've finished It I will see if I can help out with some of those, but it's still going to take me a couple of days to finish It so some of the tasks may be covered by then.

I finished Day of Days. I'm not sure if it would count for MC being a farmer. She's a kid but helps out with the family farm. Plus the main protagonist is a farmer.

Keli wrote: "Not that I don't want to contribute to our june mini, but you guys are so fast. If one of my books works for a task I'll pop it in, but I'm just going to focus on BOMs. I've got Master and Margarit..."

No worries Keli!
Focusing on the BOMs is excellent.
And if you find a book with some sheep on the cover....

Found 2 :D
Might even manage to read them although christian fiction is not my cup of tea




they are in scribd audiobooks if someone has it

Maddy wrote: "Found 2 :D
Might even manage to read them although christian fiction is not my cup of tea




they are in scribd audioboo..."

They are both on KU as well. Does being a sheep rancher count as being a farmer?

I can probably get to one of them at the end of the week if no one finds anything else before then.