Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

We have two tasks left from last year if someone has a book that fits:
1. author initial EB or BE
2. a unit of measurement in the title

Got us a new hard one:

Pulgasari
500 to 650
Tagged Korea (at least 8 times)
"bear," "elephant," "rhino," "tiger," or "bull" in text
Fire important to the plot
Weapon on cover

I finished one if someone wants to spin for a new one when you have time

I just saw this and spun-

Jack the Ripper
500 to 650
takes place in England or Wales
MPG Crime
sharp weapon on cover
author's name (first or last) has a double letter

New one

Nero (Italy / Rome)
350 to 450
takes place in Italy
tagged political 10x
MC plays a musical instrument
fire on cover

Got us a second new one using a book I remembered that Judith had read.

Dungeon Dimensions
500 to 650
author initials found in THINGS
a book entirely without magic (your interpretation)
book with an alliterative title
the word 'wastelands' found in the text or title

Also, oldest prompt is author initial EB or BE and I have none of my TBR list.

I have one for that old prompt and it works for a V for UNO. It keeps getting bumped for other tasks. Hopefully I’ll get it done in April.

I put a hold in for a Korean and set in Greece one but the holds are 6 and 4 weeks respectively so if anyone finds one before then, go for it.

I got us a new one:

Protomolecule (Expanse)
450+
Form of hivemind in the book
Tagged "Series-to-read" at least 10 times - must be new to you series
"microorganism" or "microbe" in text
A book or series that has been made into a graphic novel

Also, I keep reading a book that works days before. I did this for both political and hive-mind.

That has happened to me a few times as well.

Two new ones:

Count Magpyr & Family
200-299
Story features vampires
modernization a plot element (your interpretation. could be house refurb or new computer system)
monochrome cover (e.g. Black and white, but other two colour only covers work)
bird on cover

Triffid
200-299
Plot involves something that usually doesn't move moving, like a plant or castle
Three of something on cover
"decompose" in text
Blind or disabled MC or author

Thanks Lexi!
I was going to spin, and I got distracted, and then forgot. Brains.

Would you all take decomposing for decompose? I have a lot of things decomposing in my current non-fiction and can move it off bird on cover, which seems easier.

Yes, I think that’s fine

Thank you and Happy Easter

I hope the Easter Bunny was good to all of you today.

Happy Easter!

I think I will buy myself a chocolate egg today. even though I don't celebrate this holiday, childhood memories of it are fun. Dyeing eggs, hunting for baskets, etc. And of course, the amazing hats worn in church. Now I want brunch.

Hope you all have a lovely Easter.

That sound fun, Jenny. Target carried chocolate Highland cattle, which we got for my sister's three kids. I have no idea if the chocolate was any good, but they were very cute.

Those do sound cute. Cameron is still into Paw Patrol and I happened to find a chocolate Chase and Marshall at Walgreens and they weren't all that big. So I got those instead of a chocolate bunny for his Easter basket.

And we had a fun egg hunt here at the house. Overall he had a good haul and we've had some chocolate negotiations.

My sister is attempting to wean her kids off Paw Patrol and now they can only watch it on weekends for their 10 min a day each. I wasn't part of the egg hunt this year here and glad you had fun.

Google says these are the same thing - would you allow the switch?

"tiny single-celled organisms" versus microorganism

Nope, sorry, I wrote the task and it is meant to be hard

No worries, just thought I'd ask.

New one and since Judith finished off the last one, I went with one of her Bad Romance Wheel (large page number just in time for UNO to be done luckily)

John Willoughby and Marianne Dashwood (Sense and Sensibility)
500 to 650
published under a pseudonym
MC has at least 3 siblings
character is a cheater (your interpretation)
GREED (letters in any order) found in title

Oh thanks, I got distracted doing spreadsheet work for TT and forgot to spin for a new monster

No worries, I had a vampire one to add when I saw it but sadly no modernization

New one!
Fernand Mondego

350 to 450
MC betrays or is betrayed
Stone building on the cover
"ND" together in author name
Set in France, Italy, or on the Mediterranean

In honor of TTs starting, I spun the World Wheel for our new one:

Sayyida al Hurra (Morocco)
500 to 650
Takes place in Northern Africa (Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia, and Western Sahara)
boat or ship on cover
"queen" in text
character speaks more than one language

Finished Fernand Mondego and spun another.

Burke & Hare (Scotland / Edinburgh)
100 to 175
takes place in Scotland
dual POV
16 in publication date
character does some type of research

Microbe finally done. New one

Fermín Mundaca (Spain/Mexico)
200 to 299
Takes place in Mexico or central America
Women (>1) on cover
A character is kidnapped or enslaved
Something empty on the cover (your interpretation)

Another one:

Madagascar Tree
500 to 650
MPG Adventure
Set on a tropical island
A fake, hoax, or forgery is important to the plot
"sacrifice" in text

Finished another monster and spun for another one. Stuck with the world/pirates wheel as many of us are reading international books for TT

John Julian (South America)
100 to 175
Takes place in South America
Tagged indigenous 10 or more times
published in March
author or character named John or Julian

Another new world one:

Xu Hai (Japan)
350 to 450
Takes place in Korea, Japan, or Taiwan
"dwarf" in text
Same number more than once in page number (i.e 224)
MC is tricked (your interpretation)

Two New Ones!

Autons
200 to 299
mannequin in text
New book after a long break from the author (your interpretation)
Title starts with a letter in ECCLESTON
Series number has a 2 in it (2, 12, 1.2 etc)

James Bond (James Bond)
650+
MC is a spy
martini in text
7 in publication date (July counts!)
part of a series with more than 5 books

Here is a another new one!

John Lynch
200 to 299
Takes place in Australia
"axe" in text
Letters in WOMBAT in title
Tagged farm or farming at least 3 times

Question - would "ax" be accepted for "axe" in text?

Full text for context: "We will chop it open with an ax."

I added it to the SS, but will remove it if it isn't allowed.

I completed "Autons" and "James Bond" - if anyone wants to spin for 2 new ones. Wasn't sure if we have a method for choosing which wheel to spin!

Works for me on spelling of ax. Also just pick whatever wheel makes you happy today.

Awesome! Thanks!

New Spins:

Vashta Nerada
500 to 650
Skeleton or bones on the cover
Tagged Books-about-Books (at least 10 times)
A group of animals is mentioned in the text eg swarm, herd etc.
Word in title starts with the letter V

Alexander Pearce (Tasmania)
350 to 450
Takes place in Tasmania
food item on cover
Someone runs away (your interpretation)
Letters in HOBART in title

Hi all,

Now that TTs is over, we have two location tasks that someone might have read.
1. Has anyone read a Taiwan, Japan or Korea book since July 15?
(We spun that country earlier so not helpful there)
2. Takes place in Australia - Judith's BOM works for Tasmania which is more specific but if anyone has this one since July 27?

I am reading a Japan book right now, so if no one has a read one to claim, it will be claimed soon.
Australia, nope.

I don't have any either within those dates.

Nope, but I have like 30 minutes left on my EB author so we can finally kill off that monster we’ve had since December

So that’s something!

Thank you and Judith, I hope you liked that book better than I did

It’s fine. I’m not sure the author quite knew what type of book they were writing

I’ve finished the book but internet just went out because of a bad thunderstorm if someone wants to get a new monster

Hope you all get internet and are doing fine with the storm. I thought we might be over specific geography so spun Discworld.

Queen of the Elves
200-299
Author's initials in MORRIS DANCING
UNICORN mentioned in text
silver text on cover
set in a country with a monarchy

As part of being done with TTs, started some bread after work today. I will hold it in the fridge overnight and finish tomorrow.
(recipe for fun: https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/nut...)

Lexi wrote: "Hope you all get internet and are doing fine with the storm. I thought we might be over specific geography so spun Discworld.

Queen of the Elves
200-299
Author's initials in MORRIS DANCING
UNICO..."

Thank you! weathered the storm okay and Cam was able to fall asleep even with some bad thunder so it all worked out.