Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Nope, it’s all good. I’m using Magic Rises for fire anyway, but you got double duty with both of your books so, yay

I finished Magic Rises late last night which takes out Mares of Diomedes.

If someone wants to spin for a new one they can. Otherwise I can a bit later this morning.

I spun us - We have Harpies. Adding to the spreadsheet now!

Here are the prompts:
Read a book between 100-125 pages (inclusive)
Features a feast or banquet
Contains a chase (car chase, foot chase, etc)
Character is royalty
Features a thief

I just started Verity today because my book club is reading it next month - does it fit for any of these if any of you have read it?

Thanks Kate!
I haven't read that, although I keep hearing about it.

Kate wrote: "Here are the prompts:
Read a book between 100-125 pages (inclusive)
Features a feast or banquet
Contains a chase (car chase, foot chase, etc)
Character is royalty
Features a thief

I just started ..."

Oompf. I've read this . . but it's been a bit. Definitely one of the better CoHo books I've read. Probably because it's not angsty YA drama romance.

Verity definitely snoops but I can't remember if she actually steals something.

And I would accept a lavish dinner party as a feast since that's the modern day equivalent. There may or not be one of those. . .

Sorry it's just been too long!

I’ve finished my classic book if anyone is around to spin for a new one. Thank you

Done.
We got a Cretan Bull

-Read a book between 350 to 450 pages (inclusive)
-white cover
where something physical is destroyed (e.g., building burning down and not a relationship being ruined)
MC ignores important advice
-7 in the page count

FYI - I just put up the Asian Monster wheel so for replacements we can use either.

Also I put a hold on Crocodile on the Sandbank for Persian task. But if someone gets to it first, by all means take it.

The hold shouldn't be a long one.

Just knocked out the Sirens. Spun the Asian monster wheel for something completely different.

Ningyo
Read a book between 200 and 299 pages (inclusive)
FISH (letters, can be out of order) in title
MC over 50
Storm important to plot
Tagged war (>10 times)

Yay, new monsters. I will look this evening for some books.

We killed off the Nemean Lion, but I do not know how to collapse the rows, so can someone tell me how, or just do it please? Or both?

I spun the Asian wheel, and we got The Ropen

100 to 175
Light source on cover
Letters in REOPEN in Title
Author name starts with PN or G
MC goes outside at night

Jenny - I hid the rows. This is how to do it - select the rows you want to collapse by the row number on the left. Right click and choose "Hide rows xx-xx" - the xx will the the rows you have selected.

Woohoo! Knowledge! Thank you.

Judith, my Egypt book just got in at the library and I will get it tomorrow if you want to pass on yours.

New Monster - Kamaitachi


500 to 650 pages
Author initials in Sickle Weasel
3 in page number
Knees on cover
MC 's gender is male

Mine just came in but probably won’t start until Sunday or Monday. If you finish it first, just swap it out. If we do a Greek spin again we’ll likely need another Egypt anyway.

Question about this task - Light source on cover

Would the lights in the windows of a house work for a light source?

Angie ☯ wrote: "Question about this task - Light source on cover

Would the lights in the windows of a house work for a light source?"

I was thinking that you would have to see the source so light fixture or sun etc. but not just light beams or lit windows

Thanks! Wasn't sure which direction on that one.

Finished The Palace Papers: Inside the House of Windsor - the Truth and the Turmoil. Want me to spin again?

Go for it!

I went ahead and spun for a new one.

Stymphalian Birds
350 to 450 pages
#6 in series
musical instrument mention in text
something metal on cover
features a bird (bird shifter accepted)

Thanks - I was in a plenary for my second conference in two weeks. I ended up coming home this morning because we are getting snow tomorrow and I was there for tomorrow's workshops. Sigh.

I finished my Egypt book so I will spin for a new one and replaced Judith's

New Monster - Bakekujira


100 to 175 pages
Author initials in WHALE
Birds or fish on cover
ghost important to plot
Setting is costal or on the ocean

I finished Then Came You if someone wants to spin for a new one.

Otherwise I’ll do it in the morning :)

New Monster

Santu Sakai

500 to 650
Mouth on cover
Blood in text
Letters KL in title
MC is alone outside (not in a car)

Judith, is you version of Middlegame greater than 500 pages? If not, I can try to get the hardback version from the library, which is over 500.

No, it’s the kindle version.

I have Blade Breaker which is over 500 pages, I’m just waiting to Feb 1st to start it since I don’t think I can get it done before UNO starts.

Then I’ll stick with the kindle version as well for now. I’ve got two I’m trying to finish before uno anyway.

I'm reading Scarlet right now and my copy is over 500 pages! I can cover that task.

I finished Reopen if anyone is around to spin a new one or I’ll get it in the morning

Got it.
New Monster is-

Kabandha
350 to 450
MPG Mythology
Torso on cover
MC has a brother
Tree(s) on cover

Iron and Magic happened to have 11 tags for war (yay!) so Ningyo is also finished, went back to the Greek wheel and got:

Griffin
300 to 349
set in United States
red cover
"brave" or "courageous" in text
cross on cover

Thank you, both. A good mix of tasks. I'll finish a red cover today as the library wants it back sadly.

Judith, would you take "braver" for "brave" ?

yes that and a plural would be fine

Going to finish my book tomorrow - I've been saving it for Uno since it will be a quick read.

Finished up the Bakekujira and about to spin again for another monster!

We got Jorogumo - Very Hard
500-650 page count
Tagged Family (>10 Times)
Baby in Story
8 in Page Count
Character Pretends to be Something Else

I am wanting to read this week and it works for several on the Jorogumo (including maybe character pretends to be something else).

Would you take "family-saga" (tagged 25 times) for family?

I'd take family saga.

Also Family is showing up as a MPG so I think it's fine.

The audio I just started works for 8 in page count so we may have that book well in hand.

Middlegame also works for character pretends to be something else but I'll leave it open in case Kate's book works there too

Oophf I’m so far behind with Middlegame right now. I’m glad each reading day is 2 days

I think you can probably forgive yourself, Judith, you do seem to have a lot going on right now.

I liked Middlegame much better the second time around. It made more sense, or maybe I was paying better attention. Who knows.

On a wow, does it not matter, but I am curious note, did you get the pm I sent you about other monsters last week sometime?

We killed off another one, and got The Minotaur. Sorry about the long book thing.

800+ pages
MC gets lost
map in book
character described as "bull-headed" or "hard-headed"
Goodreads rating 4.0+

Judith wrote: "Oophf I’m so far behind with Middlegame right now. I’m glad each reading day is 2 days"

It's a fast read for whatever that is worth