Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Michael wrote: "Perfect - thanks."

Also, it's a good and quick read :-)
I'm unsure though if I want to see the film they've made...?

Elisabeth wrote: "Does this work for the Winners Tower, Lord Vetinari, the connection being Lord?
Lord Edgware Dies

This has a bright red cover for the Rainbow Tower. "


Yes! That connection would definitely work :-)
And definitely a lovely red cover hehe.

Putting you down for both of those!

Michael wrote: "Kaley wrote: "Hi!! A fellow Hoosier AND I see you have a Taylor Swift quote in your bio!?"

Heck yes I do! :) That's one of my favorite lyrics of her many many great lines. :) I still consider myse..."

Love that! 1989 is such a good album. I went to opening night of the Eras tour a few weeks ago (my sister lives in arizona so I went to visit her and also go to the concert lol) and it was soooo good.

Eldarwen wrote: "Kaley wrote: "I just saw what the back room BOM is 🤣 I should’ve seen that coming!"

Yes, yes you should have :-p

Also... you know there are like 7 or 8 books in the series?? ;-)"

Noooo there’s that many now?! I think there were only 3-4 last time I checked (whenever they were BOM last haha). I really thought it’d max out at 4-5

Kaley wrote: "Love that! 1989 is such a good album. I went to opening night of the Eras tour a few weeks ago (my sister lives in arizona so I went to visit her and also go to the concert lol) and it was soooo good."

That's amazing!! I would have loved to be there opening night - but I was there with you on TikTok Live! haha. I will be at the 5/5 Nashville show! I can't wait!

Eldarwen wrote: "Ashleigh,

you can put me down for the Backroom BOM as well ;-)

Kaley as well please!

Lisa, you've already got :-)"

Added :)

Kaley wrote: "Michael wrote: "Kaley wrote: "Hi!! A fellow Hoosier AND I see you have a Taylor Swift quote in your bio!?"

Heck yes I do! :) That's one of my favorite lyrics of her many many great lines. :) I sti..."

YAY! I'm going to the Eras tour in June! I'm so excited!!

Hey everyone! I'm Insiyah, one of the co-captains. I'm living in London, though I'm currently in Cairo, which is why it took me so long to introduce myself. 😅

This is my second TT, and I've got a lot of giant books lined up. The Roots of Chaos series by Samantha Shannon, Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy, Bleak House by Charles Dickens, and The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton. I'm hoping to get through a my big books in May and June, before the chaos starts.

Kaley wrote: "Noooo there’s that many now?! I think there were only 3-4 last time I checked (whenever they were BOM last haha). I really thought it’d max out at 4-5 "

I think that's what we all hoped hahaha

Insiyah wrote: "Hey everyone! I'm Insiyah, one of the co-captains. I'm living in London, though I'm currently in Cairo, which is why it took me so long to introduce myself. 😅

This is my second TT, and I've got a..."

Helloooo - lots of big books!! :-D
I'm hoping to get at least one of the 600+ books done per month but I think that may just be hoping for too much haha.

To be fair, that's exactly why I estimated 7 books a month. I usually average about 10 a month, but then big books, so...

I didn’t even know Luxembourgish was a language. 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ I will blame my American education and culture. Learning something already. 🙃🙂

Hi Everyone,
I am Beth Fox or Foxy Grandma. I am 60 years old from NC. I have 16 grandchildren and 1.3 great grandchildren (one on the way!).
I work as a Court Mediator and Juvenile Mediator. I love my job and thankfully most days I have some down time in court between mediations I can either read or listen to a book for a short span at a time.
I read multiple genres including Urban Fantasy, Historical Fiction and Mystery.
I probably wont be able to check in every day, but will do my best to check in several times during the week.
Oh and this is my 3rd TT but it has been several years since my last one.
My shelf is Tower23

Insiyah wrote: "Hey everyone! I'm Insiyah, one of the co-captains. I'm living in London, though I'm currently in Cairo, which is why it took me so long to introduce myself. 😅

This is my second TT, and I've got a..."

Hi Insiyah. I read Anna Karenina last year. I’m interested to hear what you think of it. I kept wanting to give Anna a good talking to and tell her to get her act together. Hahaha I keep meaning to read more Dickens but haven’t yet. Over the last few years I’ve made a point of reading some of the classics, hence Anna K.

Alisha wrote: "Kaley wrote: "Michael wrote: "Kaley wrote: "Hi!! A fellow Hoosier AND I see you have a Taylor Swift quote in your bio!?"

Heck yes I do! :) That's one of my favorite lyrics of her many many great l..."

Michael wrote: "Kaley wrote: "Love that! 1989 is such a good album. I went to opening night of the Eras tour a few weeks ago (my sister lives in arizona so I went to visit her and also go to the concert lol) and i..."

I hope you both get the surprise acoustic songs of your dreams!

I will probably be doing my next Outlander book at some point during the challenge (I think A Breath of Snow and Ashes is my next). I usually reserve Outlander for TT so the giant page numbers actually count for something 🤣

PLANNED READ


Book: The Light Between Oceans
Pages: 345
Rating:

MINI CHALLENGES:

Crayola Towers S (author), A(Australia), TIL (Main characters)

Rainbow Towers

Mod Towers Lisarenee

Winners Towers

PLANNED READ


Book: Gods of Jade and Shadow
Pages: 384
Rating:

MINI CHALLENGES:

Crayola Towers SM (Author), M(Mexico), CTHVM (Character Names)

Rainbow Towers

Mod Towers Sonia

Winners Towers

I am in another reading challenge and already had 18 May books planned out. They are in my Tower23 shelf

As I get time in next week I will try to find places they fit in the mini challenges.

Elisabeth wrote: "Insiyah wrote: "Hey everyone! I'm Insiyah, one of the co-captains. I'm living in London, though I'm currently in Cairo, which is why it took me so long to introduce myself. 😅

This is my second TT..."

Oohhhh Anna K. One of the most disappointing tedious books I've ever read. Much rather watch it as a BBC drama, LOL.

Well if you don't put foxy grandma's Gods of Jade and Shadow for Sonia I will be reading Raiden from her read shelf.

Saving books for this.

Foxy Grandma wrote: "I am in another reading challenge and already had 18 May books planned out. They are in my Tower23 shelf

As I get time in next week I will try to find places they fit in the mini challenges."


Sure thing! There is no rush :-)

And welcome to the challenge! :-)

Books I already am planning for May
Bear, Otter, and the Kid by T.J. Klune
Conventionally Yours by Annabeth Albert light blue cover
Love Comes Silently by Andrew Grey
Wolf in Gucci Loafers by Tara Lain
Let It Go by Mercy Celeste
Openly Yours by Colette Davison
Notorious by Charlie Cochet and Macy Blake
Curious Candy by Zane Menzy
Vespertine by Leta Blake and Indra Vaughn
The General's Lover by Sandrine Gasq-Dion

OK - other than the two I mentioned for particular tasks, I am not going to give a long list of planned reads.

Is too difficult for me to track.

When I finish a book I will look at the spreadsheet and see what’s left and see if it fits any of the remaining slots, then will post my completion accordingly 😀👍

All books read go towards the page counts anyway don’t they?

.
Rainbow Towers - yellow cover
286 pages


Rainbow Towers - orange cover
330 pages


Crayola Towers- G-title, C/B - author,
305 pages


Rainbow Towers - dark pink cover
Crayola Towers - S, M, C, F, T
419 pages


Rainbow Towers - bright blue cover
Crayola Towers - O, J, A, H, B, M, G
446 pages


Mod Towers - Rachel
534 pages

Sally906 wrote: "OK - other than the two I mentioned for particular tasks, I am not going to give a long list of planned reads.

Is too difficult for me to track.

When I finish a book I will look at the spreadsh..."


Yes, they all count towards our normal book tower and page count as well :-)
Don't worry about listing them all, your way of handling things is just fine.

I love how everyone is so enthusiastic even before the Challenge starts! Keep it up everyone and we might have a real shot at winning this thing. I've played 9 times and the closest I've got is 5th!
(I know it's not about winning or losing but how you play the game.. but it sure would be nice after 9 attempts, LOL)

Thanks for listing your planned reads so far!! You've all been busy already haha. I only know what one of my first books is going to be because I need to read it for my book club ;-)


Anything with colours, we'll fiddle into the tracking posts right away, the rest we will assign to tasks as you finish the books and post completion posts with the tasks they work for :-)

Michael wrote: "I didn’t even know Luxembourgish was a language. 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ I will blame my American education and culture. Learning something already. 🙃🙂"

See? Team challenges can even be useful for something other than reading ;-)

Exactly why I want to read it - it fits about 6 different challenges I have ongoing right now, and I really just want to watch the Keira Knightly movie. I have a thing for Joe Wright dramas, and I need to see it (once I'm done with the book, of course).

Would work for Winners Towers because Thunder is part of the title?
If so I can read that one during the challenge.
463 pages

Would work? Palpatine is a family and this book is about a family. If so, I can read this for the challenge.
336 pages


Mod Towers - Sonia
377 pages


Mod Towers - Amanda or
Winners Tower - Remus Lupin -Remus Lupin is character in book
377 pages


Winners Tower - Lust - found on page 341
464 pages


Winners Tower - Lust - found on page 79, 167
438 pages

Justin Kaplan
Crayola Towers _ Author's name - J, K

So many people want to read from Sonia's shelf ;-)


Foxy - Gods of Jade and Shadow was also read by Judith, so I'll put it in that spot for the Mod Tower.

Roger - Raiden will go towards the Mod Tower for Sonia's spot.

Cilla - The Lightning Thief was also read by Silje, so putting the book in that spot for the Mod Tower.

Cilla wrote: ".
Rainbow Towers - yellow cover
286 pages


Rainbow Towers - orange cover
330 pages"


Are you planning on reading all of these, Cilla?
Merely asking because there are a lof of lovely colour covers and we could fiddle them into the rainbow towers already :-)

Will this book cover do for any of the rainbow colours?



I’m thinking orange?

Sally906 wrote: "Will this book cover do for any of the rainbow colours?



I’m thinking orange?"


Yes :-)

Ok - then make it so 😀👍

I’ll add it to my tracking word document.

I'm not the best planner in the world, and reading mostly from library
so will aim to categorise as I go

very impressed / intimidated by those of you with full month's reading all planned out

next you'll be telling me Christmas shopping is not best done on December 24th 😲

Eldarwen wrote: "Michael wrote: "I didn’t even know Luxembourgish was a language. 🤦🏻‍♂️🤦🏻‍♂️ I will blame my American education and culture. Learning something already. 🙃🙂"

See? Team challenges can even be useful ..."

Definitely!! :)

Andy wrote: "I'm not the best planner in the world, and reading mostly from library
so will aim to categorise as I go

very impressed / intimidated by those of you with full month's reading all planned out

nex..."

I can plan but I'm a mood reader so I don't often stick to TBRs. So I'll also most likely update as I read.

Andy wrote: "I'm not the best planner in the world, and reading mostly from library
so will aim to categorise as I go

very impressed / intimidated by those of you with full month's reading all planned out

nex..."

LOL I am the same way — mostly from the library and also mostly a mood reader. I’m amazed by people who can plan out a whole month’s worth of reads! I almost never know what I’m going to feel like reading until I start it 🤣

Yep, same here. I am a big mood reader too, and I get 99% if mine from Library so I can’t plan too far in advance.

Andy wrote: "I'm not the best planner in the world, and reading mostly from library
so will aim to categorise as I go

very impressed / intimidated by those of you with full month's reading all planned out

nex..." not all planned out just book I will be reading for other challenges already. And yes I am usually done with Christmas shopping by Dec 1.

Oh yes forgot one
Beauty and His Beast by Bey Deckard

Ok, good to know, Roger :-)

Andy wrote: "very impressed / intimidated by those of you with full month's reading all planned out"

Same!
I've got a pile of books I really want to read as soon as possible, but they are definitely not planned. I'm rarely ever able to stick to a plan.

Kaley,

unless I'm mistaken, you don't have a TT shelf yet? You haven't linked one yet and I haven't spotted one on your list - unless I'm blind, which I am totally not excluding as a possibility ;-)

Eldarwen wrote: "Cilla wrote: ".
Rainbow Towers - yellow cover
286 pages


Rainbow Towers - orange cover
330 pages"


Are you planning on reading all..."

Yes I am. A lot of these books will be fast reads for sure. I may end up doing more than my 6 books per month because I originally thought about rereading Robert Jordan's WoT series or the Outlander series along with some other long books.

Hi! I’m Alex, from Colombia. In a newbie
I’ll post some more about me in a bit

Beinvendios Alex!!! ♥️