Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Louise wrote: "Nistha wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Nistha wrote: "Louise wrote: "New Chipmunk Task

Random 10 - Read a book with an X in the author name"

I read a book in June True Crime Story by [aut..."

Think we have switched to Chipmunks so all good 😀

So many minis with creative unusual tasks ... so glad all books count in some manner!

Louise wrote: "Nistha wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Nistha wrote: "Louise wrote: "New Chipmunk Task

Random 10 - Read a book with an X in the author name"

I read a book in June True Crime Story by [aut..."
Thanks Louise!🤭

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X-Rated - Read a book with two people on the cover
10 Things the Chipmunks Love - Defenestration! - Read a book you can connect to defenestration somehow (find it in the text, set in Prague etc)🪟🪟🪟🪟

Louise wrote: " New Wheel Tadks

Read a book you can connect to an elephant
Read a book you can connect to elves
Read a book you can connect to cats
Read a book you can connect to The Librarian (an orang-utan)"

I can read another one for 'cats'. I've got lots of them :)

I've added a book that fits chipmunk task 116: 2 people on the cover.

My book also has 2 people on its dark blue cover -- use it where you like!

Saar The Book owl wrote: "Louise wrote: " New Wheel Tadks

Read a book you can connect to an elephant
Read a book you can connect to elves
Read a book you can connect to cats
Read a book you can connect to The Librarian (an..."

I love all of your cat books :) Have you read Nala's World: One Man, His Rescue Cat, and a Bike Ride around the Globe?

Beth wrote: "My book also has 2 people on its dark blue cover -- use it where you like!"

What did you think of Only Bad Options? I liked it! I don't remember it really well, but I remember I liked it more than I expected to.

New 🐿️
10 Things the Chipmunks Love - Bizarre Shelves! Read a book shelved Weird, with at least 10 tags

Well then!

Melissa wrote: "Saar The Book owl wrote: "Louise wrote: " New Wheel Tadks

Read a book you can connect to an elephant
Read a book you can connect to elves
Read a book you can connect to cats
Read a book you can co..."

Thanks for the compliment! I've got a copy of it, but need to read it :) I'm a bit of a 'crazy cat lady', haha.

Saar The Book owl wrote: "Melissa wrote: "Saar The Book owl wrote: "Louise wrote: " New Wheel Tadks

Read a book you can connect to an elephant
Read a book you can connect to elves
Read a book you can connect to cats
Read a..."

I love it :)
Cats are the best. (well dogs are great too)
Do you have any cats? I have 2.
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I've got one, that is really mine, then one that lives in the garden and is semi wild and then 3 stray cats that come for food.

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I've noticed that you're reading Wilding: Returning Nature to Our Farm. I've been wanting to read this for weeks now! What are your thoughts on it?

Saar The Book owl wrote: "I've noticed that you're reading Wilding: Returning Nature to Our Farm. I've been wanting to read this for weeks now! What are your thoughts on it?"

I've just started it. It's really interesting - she is writing about how the landscape of England has changed in the past 50 years, with more commercial farming. She writes about the turtle doves, and their decline due to lack of hedgerows and "weedy" plants. She ties this to the track of land she bought just outside of London, and how, with letting the land go, she has seen 10 pair of turtle doves just within a few years.

I think I'm going to like it! It's well written. I would be interested in your impressions :)

I just found the History of the UAE for a 🐿️ task, so I'll be bouncing between (among!) books!

Melissa wrote: "Beth wrote: "My book also has 2 people on its dark blue cover -- use it where you like!"

What did you think of Only Bad Options? I liked it! I don't remember it really well, but I remember I liked..."

It was fun and I enjoyed it, but I was grumpy with the end.

(view spoiler)[ They had that magical soul bond, and then they broke it (cue angst) and I thought maybe the author would do something new and have them say “hey, we are great together, let’s CHOOSE each other, but it turned out no, their magical soul bond was unbreakable. So now I’m not as keen to find the sequels, which will probably be fun but I’m sad the author isn’t actually willing to subvert tropes (hide spoiler)]

Melissa wrote: "I love all of your cat books :) Have you read Nala's World: One Man, His Rescue Cat, and a Bike Ride around the Globe?
..."

Oh I love those types of books!
I grew up with cats and have always llved them. I remember as a kid my grandmother bought and I would just read it over and over

I finished

which was SO good. Downside is 496 pages (why couldn't they just add 5?!!) haha. But looks like we are short quite a few books in those higher ranges so I'll keep going with the bigger ones and not read for tasks.
Starting now for the BOM. Need to start early as I only have the audio so I will fall behind the scheudle pretty quickly!

It looks like we'll need a few more 600+ pagers! Anyone have a tome or two kicking around?

I think I have a Ken Follett somewhere...

Managed to finish another 400 pager

It is school holidays and kids wanted to go to a trampoline play centre so while they jump I get to read 😊

I'm reading Cloud Cuckoo Land which will count for a 600+ one! I don't think I've added it to the sheet yet so wanted to mention it here.

New tasks:

Read a book with an average goodreads rating of between 3.01 and 3.5
Read a book with diamonds on the cover or with a night sky that looks like diamonds
Read a book with stationery on the cover
Read a book where the page numbers add to 5 (i.e. 311 pages = 3+1+1 = 5)

I am traveling and can’t update the spreadsheet but yesterday I finished The Great Stewardess Rebellion: How Women Launched a Workplace Revolution at 30,000 Feet which has 320 pages (sums to 5).

finished elephant book

Amy the book-bat wrote: "finished elephant book"

That looks like a lovely book. I'll have to pick it up sometime.

Beth wrote: "I am traveling and can’t update the spreadsheet but yesterday I finished The Great Stewardess Rebellion: How Women Launched a Workplace Revolution at 30,000 Feet which has 320 pages..."

Just recorded it.

Amy wrote: "I'm reading Cloud Cuckoo Land which will count for a 600+ one! I don't think I've added it to the sheet yet so wanted to mention it here."

Excellent!
I listened to that at 2.0 speed and lost some major plot points along the way.... Good thing I was in a book group that helped me put the pieces back together!

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Managed to finish another 400 pager

It is school holidays and kids wanted to go to a trampoline play centre so while they jump I get to read 😊"

Perfect!

Melissa wrote: "Amy the book-bat wrote: "finished elephant book"

That looks like a lovely book. I'll have to pick it up sometime."

It was a great story, but there are a lot of trigger warnings (and a LOT of elephant dung!)

Amy please add The Doughnut Fix to your TT shelf

finished one book with 10/ten in the title and have another to read tonight to take care of those two chipmunks

For books featuring DEATH, do we need an actual character ft death? I read a paranormal thriller featuring ghosts and investigations of 2 deaths - will it work?

Nistha wrote: "For books featuring DEATH, do we need an actual character ft death? I read a paranormal thriller featuring ghosts and investigations of 2 deaths - will it work?"

Hmmm... I'm not sure. Let me ask the captains.

I think I can squeeze in 2 or 3 more books this month. It's my last week at work and then I've got 3 weeks off.

Nistha wrote: "For books featuring DEATH, do we need an actual character ft death? I read a paranormal thriller featuring ghosts and investigations of 2 deaths - will it work?"

I’m not entirely convinced it will work. Death/ grim reaper needs to be a character

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10 Commandments - "Don't covet" - Read a book that you've been really wanting to read (any justification valid here, really!)
Film 10s - Ten Little Indians - Read a book that shares a title word (singular indian is OK)

Saar The Book owl wrote: "I think I can squeeze in 2 or 3 more books this month. It's my last week at work and then I've got 3 weeks off."

Nice. Are you going to go anywhere for your vacation?

No, but I've got some activities planned and some chores that need to be done.

Saar The Book owl wrote: "No, but I've got some activities planned and some chores that need to be done."

That's probably perfect. I'm doing chores too on my vacation - things pile up! Literally and figuratively...
I hope your time off is good :)

Hi guys. Have couple days off and doing house chores, laundry, groceries and appointments.

For some reason I can't access the SS. I'm on vacation in Florida and on my laptop so maybe that's why? The SS I can get to is a VIEW only. I have a book to add.

Vicki wrote: "For some reason I can't access the SS. I'm on vacation in Florida and on my laptop so maybe that's why? The SS I can get to is a VIEW only. I have a book to add."

Are you accessing the tracking sheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

If you can't add it - let me know and I'll add it for you :)

Maritza wrote: "Hi guys. Have couple days off and doing house chores, laundry, groceries and appointments."

Listening to anything good while you are out and about?

Louise wrote: "Vicki wrote: "For some reason I can't access the SS. I'm on vacation in Florida and on my laptop so maybe that's why? The SS I can get to is a VIEW only. I have a book to add."

Are you accessing t..."

Yes, that's what I needed. Thank you :)

Melissa wrote: "If you can't add it - let me know and I'll add it for you :)"

Thank you, I got it now :)

@Melissa, no audio but finishing up some books on kindle.

Just added Babel to the spreadsheet, but my internet is being dodgy right now, so not sure if the spreadsheet actually updated

Happy Friday all.

Current Chipmunk Tasks
"Top 10 Books 2017 - Read book from the GR ""Best of 2017"" list (see https://www.goodReads.com/list/best_b...)"

"Top 10 Books 2016 - Read book from the GR ""Best of 2016"" list (see https://www.goodReads.com/list/best_b...)"

"10 Commandments - ""Remember the special day"" - Read a book with a day of the week in the title"

10 Things the Chipmunks Love - Defenestration! - Read a book you can connect to defenestration somehow (find it in the text, set in Prague etc)

10 Things the Chipmunks Love - Bizarre Shelves! Read a book shelved Weird, with at least 10 tags

"10 Commandments - ""Don't covet"" - Read a book that you've been really wanting to read (any justification valid here, really!)"

Film 10s - Ten Little Indians - Read a book that shares a title word (singular indian is OK)

X-Rated - Read a book with a bed on the cover

"10 Commandments - ""No other but me"" - Read a standalone book"

X-Rays - Read a book featuring a character working in the medical profession

Current Wheel Tasks
Read a book featuring DEATH or the Grim Reaper or equivalent - I have found one for this.

Read a book with stationery on the cover

"Read four books that have one of the following MPGs. Each book must have a different MPG (i.e. can't use Romance four times)
MPGs: Dystopia / Young Adult / Historical Romance / Guilty Pleasure / Dark Fantasy / Contemporary / Horror"