Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

I started The Moon Sister by Lucinda Riley
738 pages

Blue Cover
On Sophie's List
Maybe work for Winners Tower for Moonstone?
Set in Spain
MC Sister is named Electra
MC is Tiggy D’Aplièse

May find more by time I finish reading.

Michael wrote: "Haley wrote: "yayy so excited!! happy monday everyone

I think I'll be going for or as my first towerteam book :)"

I just ..."

I'll definitely be starting wth that one first! I signed up for once upon a book for april and happy they went with this book :)

Here are the books I plan to start:






White Houses has to be completed by May 17th. And Druid I need to finish to post a review for the author. I am off to read!!

Foxy Grandma wrote: "I started The Moon Sister by Lucinda Riley
738 pages

Blue Cover
On Sophie's List
Maybe work for Winners Tower for Moonstone?
Se..."

I just finished that one! Enjoying the series, it was very sad that Lucinda Riley passed away in 2021. Her son collaborated with her so the final book in the series could complete her vision.. , I think it's out this month. With a character named Electra (winner's tower) it's perfect for this Challenge. Hope you enjoy it too.

Can we have a brief rundown of what some of the less obvious Winners Tower names refer to, please eg Lord Vetinari, Remus Lupin, Palpatine, Thundercats etc.

My current historical romance fits Lust so that's easy!

Elisabeth wrote: "Can we have a brief rundown of what some of the less obvious Winners Tower names refer to, please eg Lord Vetinari, Remus Lupin, Palpatine, Thundercats etc.

My current historical romance fits Lust..."



Ah, right - those were the themes of previous Tower Teams editions:

- Thundercats: Animated and comic book series originally from the 80s - I don't know much about that so google would be your best bet there.

- Anubis: Mythology - Egyptian god, the one with the head of a jackal, the god of funerary rites and protector of graves.

- Palpatine: Star Wars - he was not a very nice guy. In fact, he wanted to rule the entire galaxy and was emperor of the Dark Side. Ruthless, manipulative, dangerous.

- Remus Lupin: Harry Potter - he was a Dark Arts teacher for a year (Prisoner of Azkaban), a friend to Harry and his friends as well as a friend to Harry's uncle. He also was a werewolf.

- Lust: The Seven Deadly Sins - pretty self explanatory

- Lord Vetinari: Discworld - he was the Patrician of the city of Ankh-Morpork in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels, head of state so to speak, very cunning, and the world in general is quite cool if completely nuts.

- Electra: The Nine Muses - she was one of the muses, prominent in tragedies.

Finished my first book -

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Author - Sarah MacLean
Pages - 402
Date Finished - 2 May 2023
Challenge - TEAM LUST - lust in text

Woohoo!!

First completed book - yay :-D

Finished my first book - go Aussies! 😂😂😂

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Book read: Khaki Town by Judy Nunn
Date read: 02/05/23
Rated: 3★s
Pages: 382
Mini Challenge:
Crayola Towers - K, J, N
Rainbow Tower - Orange
Winner’s Tower - Anubis - set during WWII there were deaths and at least one major funeral attended by many of the characters

Sally906 wrote: "Finished my first book - go Aussies! 😂😂😂"

Hehehe hooray :-)

Eldarwen wrote: "Elisabeth wrote: "Can we have a brief rundown of what some of the less obvious Winners Tower names refer to, please eg Lord Vetinari, Remus Lupin, Palpatine, Thundercats etc.

My current historical..."

Perfect. Thank you.

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Book read: Lapvona by Ottessa Moshfegh
Date read: 02/05/23
Rating: 4 stars
Pages: 313

Mini Challenge
- Rainbow Towers: Black cover
- Crayola Towers: L, O, M
- Winner's Towers: features a Lord (Lord Vetinari)
- Mod's Towers: n/a

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "I just finished that one! Enjoying the series, it was very sad that Lucinda Riley passed away in 2021.
Hope you enjoy it too."

I have really enjoyed the other books in this series and this one is good so far.. I love the concept of it being a current fiction as well as very interesting historic fiction. I admit I am wanting to cheat and read the newest book, just so I can figure out Pa Salt!!!!!!

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Date Read: May 1 23
Pages: 404
Rating: 5 stars


Mini Challenge:
Lord Ventinari -- Discworld Series
W - Title
T - Author
P - Author
A - MC Name
Color Bright Red

Hi Team Zèng,

I'm Elinor from Team Ashara - I promised to drop by and say hi to Michael and his team, after playing UNO together this year :).

So, hi everyone and Happy Towers to you all :). The rainbows look such fun - enjoy the reading and building!

x

Alisha wrote: "Completion Post:


Date Read: 5/1/23
Pages: 404
Color Bright Red"


You have a different edition of this book on your read shelf. Which one did you read?
The one you have actually read is the one that should be on your shelf because captains use the book that is on your shelf to put on the spreadsheet.

Could you please let me know and change the edition on your shelf if this red one is the one you read? Thanks! :-)

Eldarwen wrote: "Alisha wrote: "Completion Post:


Date Read: 5/1/23
Pages: 404
Color Bright Red"


You have a different edition of this book on your read shelf. Which one did y..."

Yes the red one (Kindle Version) is the one I read. Goodreads keeps changing the edition on me for some reason.

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Bear, Otter, and the Kid by T.J. Klune
Pages: 384
Date read: 5/2/2023
Crayola spellout: B, D, K, M, O, S, and T
MC1 Derrick 'Bear' McKenna
MC2 Oliver 'Otter' Thompson

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Annihilation
Date Read: May 2 23
Pages: 195
Rating: 4 stars

Mini Challenge:
Mod Towers: Karsyn read on Oct 15 2015
A - Title
J, F - Author Name
S - Series name

PLANNED READ


Book: Soulless by Gail Carriger
Date Read: TBR
Pages: 404
Rating: TBD

MINI CHALLENGES:

Crayola Towers Starts with:
S - Title
G -Author First Name
C - Author Last Name
P - Series name Parasol Protectorate
A - MC Name Alexia
T - MC Last Name Tarabotti

Rainbow Towers Cover Color: N/A - Multi

Mod Towers: Amanda Dec 20 2011

Winners Towers: Remus Lupin. Reason: Werewolves

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Book: Find Me - André Aciman
Date Read: 2 May 2023
Pages: 260
Rating: 2.5 / 5

MINI CHALLENGES:
Crayola Towers
Title: "F"
Author: "A"
Characters: "S, E, or O" Samuel, Elio, Oliver
Series: "C" Call Me by Your Name
Rainbow Towers Cover Color: N/A - Multi
Mod Towers: N/A
Winners Towers Possibly fits for: Lust - Multiple lustful relationships.

Alisha wrote: "Yes the red one (Kindle Version) is the one I read. Goodreads keeps changing the edition on me for some reason."

Sigh....

Sometimes GR makes me want to pull my hair out :-p

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Book read: The Glitter and the Gold Consuelo Vanderbilt Balsan
Date read: 02/05/23
Rating: 4 stars
Pages: 304

Mini Challenge
- Crayolla Towers: C, B, G, M
- Rainbow Towers: n/a
- Winner's Towers: n/a
- Mod's Towers: n/a

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Book read: Philip Carlo Alan Sklar (Narrator)
Date read: 02/05/23
Rating: 4 stars
Pages: 368

Mini Challenge
- Crayolla Towers: P, C, G, A, S
- Rainbow Towers: n/a
- Winner's Towers: n/a
- Mod's Towers: n/a

ATTENTION PLEASE


For Spell-outs, could you please add why a certain letter fits? Title and author are obvious, but captains haven't read the books, so we cannot divine the characters that are involved in the stories.

Please add name and surname for all characters that work for spell-outs.

THANK YOU! :-)

Keep those finished books coming! :-)

I love seeing the spreadsheet fill up! :-)

Eldarwen wrote: "For Spell-outs, could you please add why a certain letter fits?

Thanks - I noticed that I should probably do that and updated my post. :)

Michael wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: "For Spell-outs, could you please add why a certain letter fits?

Thanks - I noticed that I should probably do that and updated my post. :)"

Thank you :-)

In case anyone is still wavering about reading that first BOM - the first eight chapters are good fun! :-)

Some action, a bit of snark, some world-weary sighing and lots of craziness abound. All set in a fantasy world. With a detailed map at the start of the book.

Eldarwen wrote: "In case anyone is still wavering about reading that first BOM - the first eight chapters are good fun! :-)"

I requested it via Libby but my library has an estimated 3wk wait, so I'm not sure I will be able to get it in time. :/

Also - I'm not sure I understand all the BOM reading/participation/discussion/DQs etc. So I might have to just observe for a month and see how it all works. lol

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Legal Tender by Andrew Grey
202 pages/Amazon https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...
Date read: 5/2/2023
Crayola Tower: A, B, C, G, J, L, T
MC1 Timothy Besch
MC2 Joiner Carver

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More Than a Mistress by Mary Balogh

Date read: 2/5/23
Pages: 384

Crayola Tower
M, B
Main Characters: Jocelyn Dudley aka Tresham, Jane Ingleby aka Sara Illingsworth

Winners Tower
Lord Vetinari: Character Lord Oliver
Lust: Steamy Historical romance

Eldarwen wrote: "In case anyone is still wavering about reading that first BOM - the first eight chapters are good fun! :-)

Some action, a bit of snark, some world-weary sighing and lots of craziness abound. All s..."

I’ve been going back and forth about whether I want to read it! My library has the ebook but not the audio, and I’m dreadfully slow usually if I don’t have the audio (and it’s a long book)! But maybe I’ll still give it a try!

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Book: Love Comes Silently by Andrew Grey
202 pages
Date read: 5/2/2023
Crayola tower: A, B, F, G, K, P, and S
MC1 Ken Brighton
MC2 Patrick Flaherty

Kaley wrote: "I’ve been going back and forth about whether I want to read it! My library has the ebook but not the audio, and I’m dreadfully slow usually if I don’t have the audio (and it’s a long book)! But maybe I’ll still give it a try!"

According to Sammy, who does a looot of audio, the audio for this particular book is not especially well done.
The paperback reads rather well, I find. And you know I am not the quickest reader either! :-)

Michael wrote: "Also - I'm not sure I understand all the BOM reading/participation/discussion/DQs etc. So I might have to just observe for a month and see how it all works. lol"

Ah you get the hang of it really quickly.

Basically, there are separate threads where you can nominate books for each month - one adult and one themed (themes vary from month to month). Then they go on a poll, people vote, and the winner is read. But I think that part was clear :-)


The way it works from there is that the book is read as a group and that, depending on length of the book, there will be between 4-6 days of questions to discuss the book. Mods split the book into equal parts.
Each day a different person asks the discussion questions (DQ) for that particular part/section of the book and the other people who are reading along answer them. Sometimes more talk ensues, sometimes people stick to just answering the questions. And that's basically it.

If the randomiser selects you to write DQ, you think up ~5 questions about the chapters in that particular section.

As for the points: participating in the discussion, that is reading the book and answering at least 3 days of the DQ, will grant the team 20 points. Writing DQs (and of course reading the book and answering the other DQs) will grant 40 points.

Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "Completion post

Book: Love Comes Silently by Andrew Grey
202 pages
Date read: 5/2/2023
Crayola tower: A, B, F, G, K, P, and..."


This book only has an old read date on your shelf - could you please add this latest date? Thanks!

That makes a LOT more sense now. Is there a limit on how many teammates can earn pts for the team for each BOM?

Michael wrote: "That makes a LOT more sense now. Is there a limit on how many teammates can earn pts for the team for each BOM?"

No, there's no limit on the amount of people in a team reading a BOM.

There is a limit on the DQs per BOM, which is limited to one person per team.

Hey everyone!

After a nightmare of a flight where I could barely read without being interrupted by screaming toddlers or rude crew, I'm back home in London! Which means I can finally get back to my copies of Samantha Shannon. I'm going to wait to read them until the poll for the next BOMs are over, though - A Day of Fallen Night is an option for one of them.

So far, I'm about 25% through Shards of Earth. It's pretty fascinating so far, and kinda complex, and the world-building is amazing. Other than that, I just looked through the remaining Mod Towers books. I've shortlisted one, The Wind in the Willows which Ashley has read. Other than that, let's see.

Eldarwen wrote: "Kaley wrote: "I’ve been going back and forth about whether I want to read it! My library has the ebook but not the audio, and I’m dreadfully slow usually if I don’t have the audio (and it’s a long ..."

I'm listening to the audiobook and it isn't the worst I've ever heard but it isn't great either. :/

Eldarwen wrote: "Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "Completion post

Book: Love Comes Silently by Andrew Grey
202 pages
Date read: 5/2..."
Fixed if goodreads isn't going wonky again. I added the date and saved last night.

The Girl Who Drank the Moon
388 pages
Date finished 5/2
Crayola Tower -
A - Antain character
L - Luna character
G- Glerk character
K - Author
B - Author

Caps - Not sure if it matters too much - but my book "Find Me" is listed on the completed books for Crayola Tower "A", which it does fit for, but the reason is listed as Title Starts with A instead of Author.

Michael wrote: "Caps - Not sure if it matters too much - but my book "Find Me" is listed on the completed books for Crayola Tower "A", which it does fit for, but the reason is listed as Title Starts with A instead..."

Will change, thanks :-)

Roger - president of NBR United - wrote: "Fixed if goodreads isn't going wonky again. I added the date and saved last night."

GR accepted it, woot! :-)
Thanks!

Foxy Grandma wrote: "The Girl Who Drank the Moon
388 pages
Date finished 5/2"

Could you add this to your Uno shelf, please? Thanks! :-)

And I assume that with the page count the word count is acceptable, but have you checked? Since the book is MPG Middle Grade and Childrens.

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After the Fall by L.A. Witt
186 pages
Date read: 5/3/2023
Crayola tower: A, L, N, R, T, W
MC1 Nathan
MC2 Ryan

so
I'm back home with access to my computer.
I Alex, from Colombia. child psychiatrist and mom of a teen by day, bookworm by night. I read romance and fantasy mostly, but I try to leave my comfort zone every now and then.

I'm reading A Secret History of Witches, and I'm starting Oathbringer.
I'm going to check what other books I have in my TBR pile that match the mini

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The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw
pages: 112
date read: 5/3/23

spell it out options: T, S [title] and C, K [author]
weirdly/unfortunately none of the characters really had names lol

i figure it could also be used for one of the red options, probably the bright red?

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Book: Happy Place - Emily Henry
Date Read: 3 May 2023
Pages: 400
Rating: 4 / 5

MINI CHALLENGES:
Crayola Towers
Title: "H"
Author: "E, H"
Characters: "H, W, S, or C" Harriet, Wyn, Sabrina, Cleo
Series: N/A
Rainbow Towers Cover Color: PINK - RT20, RT38, RT56
Mod Towers: N/A
Winners Towers N/A