Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

I'll do the short version and link your message on the spreadsheet haha.

This is awesome :-)

Also, poor Slytherins, they're always (considered) the bad guys!

And we got Sorting Hat again.

I'll do some shuffling now and add HP #6 to this task so we can get something else.

New set of tasks for Wheel:


Tower Teams 9: Monsters - Basilisk

Read a book with a mirror on cover
Read a book with a snake on cover
Read a book with the letters ROOSTER in the title (all -- multiple O and R required!)
Read a book whose author initials (all) are in PETRIFIED

It's hard to believe 3months is almost over!! :( :( :(

I'll have Blood & Honey finished today - that's another 500+

Michael wrote: "It's hard to believe 3months is almost over!! :( :( :("

Very sad. I still have annual challenges to finish but teams are sooo much fun. This one has been brilliant.

I heard there may be an autumn team challenge.. idk if in this group or another… but I want to participate if there’s one.

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Book: Blood & Honey - Shelby Mahurin
Date Read: 25 July 2023
Pages: 538
Rating: 4.5 / 5

MINI CHALLENGES:
Team Towers:
Title: B
Author: S•M
Characters: L•R•D•C•M•H•B•S•J•T•A•B•Z•N•I•G 
Louise “Lou” le Blanc, Reid Diggory, Cosette “Coco” Monvoisin, Helene LaBelle, Bastien “Bas” St. Pierre, Jean Luc Toussaint, Ansel, Beauregard Lyon, Claud Deveraux, Zenna, Nicholina le Claire, Ismay Gilly, Gabrielle Gilly

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by Candice Fox
Date July 25
Pages 432
4 stars

Tower Team
R,C, F
Characters: Ted, Amanda Pharrell, Pip Sweeney, Kelly, Dale Bingley, Linda

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Jeffrey Archer
Date Read: July 25, 2023
403 pages
5 stars

Team Towers: J, A, T, G, B, H, C, E, M, S, V, F, K
Author: J, A
Title: T
Characters: Giles Barrington, Harry Clifton, Emma Barrington, Maisie Clifton, Sebastian Clifton, Lady Virginia Fenwick, Jessica Clifton, Karin Barrington

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A Darker Shade of Magic

this edition .. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

Pages - 413
Finished - 26 July 2023
Stars - 4
Author - V.E. Schwab

Characters -
George III of Britain and Ireland, Kell Maresh, Rhy Maresh, Holland Vosijk, Maxim Maresh, Emira Maresh, Astrid Dane, Athos Dane, Tieren Serense, Delilah "Lila" Bard

Looks like we’re good on 400s now. 🎉🎉
Once I finish One Day, I’ll try to find another 500+ since we still need 3 of those. Maybe I can find one with a U so we can complete another spell-out.

I'm starting 503 pages now.

I may have time to finish one more book after this one, see how I go.

Elisabeth wrote: "Completion Post
by Candice Fox
Date July 25
Pages 432
4 stars

Tower Team
R,C, F
Characters: Ted, Amanda Pharrell, Pip Sweeney, Kelly, Dale Bingley, Linda"

Did this one end up having platypus or heron? The one I’m about to finish is also 400pg so if this one fits the wheel task we’d still be ok on 400s.

I checked the spell it out - we also need an X to complete Bellatrix LeStrange.

If no one is reading for the X I do have a short one with an X character I can read to finish up with.

We have at least one more Fourth Wing coming and it has an X character.

Michael wrote: "I heard there may be an autumn team challenge.. idk if in this group or another… but I want to participate if there’s one."

was just thinking the same thing,

Thanks guys. I'll save the X for another challenge if we don't need it. 😊

another stretch this morning
for W35d - Read a book featuring DEATH or the Grim Reaper or equivalent
there is a section in Still Life where death is personified
normally death came at night, taking a person in their sleep, stopping their heart or tickling them awake, leading them to the bathroom with a splitting headache before pouncing and flooding their brain with blood
would that work?
this would also cover MPG Crime

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Still Life by Louise Penny - 23/07/23 - 352 pages
My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

Mini Challenges:
Spell Out – Author L/P - Louise Penny, Characters F/P - Frederica Potter, P/M - Peter Morrow, J.N - Jane Neal, J/G/B - Jean Guy Beauvoir, C/M - Clara Morrow, P/C - Philippe Croft, O/B - Olivier Brulé, R/Z - Ruth Zardo, Y/N - Yvette Nichol, G - Chief Inspector Gamache, N/S - Norman Stickley
Wheel - W35b Read a book with MPG Crime ,
possibly W35d Read a book featuring DEATH or the Grim Reaper or equivalent - see previous message

Michael wrote: "Elisabeth wrote: "Completion Post
by Candice Fox
Date July 25
Pages 432
4 stars

Tower Team
R,C, F
Characters: Ted, Amanda Pharrell, Pip Sweeney, Kelly, Dale B..."

No. It had animals galore from dinosaurs to fish and butterflies but no platypuses or herons. It was set in Cairns which is tropical. Great thriller though!

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The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku - 24/07/23 - 208 pages
My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Mini Challenges:
Spell Out – Author E/J - Eddi Jaku
Wheel - W35c Read a book with the letters MOIST in the title

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Thanks guys. I'll save the X for another challenge if we don't need it. 😊"

Yes, keep it :-)
Those are rare enough hehe.
Stacey will eventually post a completion post for her Fourth Wing and then the X for Bellatrix will be covered :-)

Andy wrote: "another stretch this morning
for W35d - Read a book featuring DEATH or the Grim Reaper or equivalent
there is a section in Still Life where death is personified
normally death came at..."


Bit of a stretch, but.. I think that'll work. It is a personification of death, if only for a short period. The task doesn't specify that it needs to be an important character etc, so this should be enough.

Michael wrote: "I heard there may be an autumn team challenge.. idk if in this group or another… but I want to participate if there’s one."

There will be a Wheel challenge, yes.

Keep an eye on this thread :-)

Ok, so we'd actually have all the books ready now to complete that set for wheel, without Elisabeth's Agatha Christie.

I'll go ahead and get that all updated on the sheet and will request a new set. Elisabeth, your Christie will not be lost and might work for the next set we're getting :-) We still have a fair number of monsters that are new to us, so maybe it will fit one of those :-)

Cilla wrote: "Completion Post

Jeffrey Archer
Date Read: July 25, 2023
403 pages
5 stars"


Huh... when I look at the book editions, the default is 560?
Or did you have a specific paperback edition at hand while listening to the book? Or did you link the wrong edition on your shelf?
Just because it's a major difference in page numbers. The second edition on the list seems to be 420.

Could you let me know please? Thanks :-)

New set of tasks for Wheel:


Tower Teams 9: Monsters - Tauntaun

Read a book with a white cover
Read a book with the letters ICE in title (in any order)
Read a book with a large domesticated creature on cover (e.g. horse, cow, donkey)
Read a book with set of at least three repeated letters in the title (example: THI is repeated in the title THIs THIng of Darkness)

Eldarwen wrote: "Ok, so we'd actually have all the books ready now to complete that set for wheel, without Elisabeth's Agatha Christie.

I'll go ahead and get that all updated on the sheet and will request a new se..."

No worries. A book read is a book read. And I’m enjoying this one. It has lions in it if that comes up.

Oh, yes, should we get the Chimera, we can use the lions for sure :-)

Actually, I think we can use it for this set.

THE is in the title twice, so should for the tasks with at least three repeated letters in the title.

would this work?
Why We Meditate: The Science and Practice of Clarity and Compassion

White Cover
"ICE"
three repeated letters "and ...... and"

My book group book is .
White cover and sheep.

Btw where have you put Redemption Point? I can’t see it in spell outs.

Yes, both of those work! That saves us a book for something else :-)


Redemption Point had inverted numbers, which has now been remedied. Sometimes I type too fast and with numbers I don't realise, the computer neither, but with words, I get the angry red line :-p

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Middlegame
Pages: 523
Date Read: July 26 23
Rating: 4/5

Spell it out: M, S, A, R, D, E: Title, Author FN, Series name (Alchemical Journeys), Characters: Roger, Dodger, Erin

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Why We Meditate: The Science and Practice of Clarity and Compassion by Daniel Goleman - 26/07/23 - 224 pages
My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

Mini Challenges:
Wheel
W41a Read a book with a white cover
W41b Read a book with the letters ICE in title (in any order) - Practice
W41d Read a book with set of at least three repeated letters in the title - "and ...... and"

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Book: Fourth Wing - Rebecca Yarros
Date Read: 22 July 2023
Pages: 528
Rating: 5 / 5

MINI CHALLENGES:
Title: "F"
Author: "R,Y"
Characters: "V, D, X, A, M, R,J, S, O" Violet, Dain, Xanden, Amber, Mira,Rhiannon, Jack, Sawyer, Oren
Series: "E" Empyrean

BOM Discussion Links
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3

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Stroker by K.M. Neuhold
338 pages
Ratings: 4 stars
Date read: 7/25/2023
Team towers: B, G , K, L, N, S, and T
Series: Big Bull Mechanics
MC1 Tallahasee 'Lassie'
MC2 Gates

For anyone not sure what to read next, these are our open Wheel tasks:

Tower Teams 7: Sloth

Read a book with the animal "platypus" in the text
Read a book with the animal "heron" in the text

Tower Teams 9: Monsters - Basilisk

Read a book with a mirror on cover
Read a book with a snake on cover
Read a book with the letters ROOSTER in the title (all -- multiple O and R required!)
Read a book whose author initials (all) are in PETRIFIED


The more tasks one book can cover the better :-)

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Fake It 'til You Make Out by Isla Olsen
202 pages
Ratings: 5 stars
Date read: 7/26/2023
Team towers: A, C, D, F, H, I, J, K, L, O, and S
Series Love & Luck
MC1 Heath Caplin
MC2 Declan Kelly
SC1 Seamus 'Shay' Kelly
SC2 Aidan Kelly
SC3 Josh

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Book: One Day - David Nicholls
Date Read: 26 July 2023
Pages: 449
Rating: 3.5 / 5

MINI CHALLENGES:
Team Towers:
Title: O
Author: D•N
Characters: E•M•D•A•S•T•K•I•W 
Emma Morley, Dexter Mayhew, Alison Mayhew, Scott McKenzie, Tilly Killbuck, Ian Whitehead

Michael wrote: "
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Book: One Day - David Nicholls
Date Read: 26 July 2023
Pages: 449
Rating: 3.5 / 5


MINI CHALLENGES:

Team Towers:
Title: O
Author: D•N
Charact..."

Assuming he doesn't use my book for the O but we are also working on Balefiredragons, either way we have useful letters for BALEFIREDRAGONS.

Iam currently reading Dax and will be reading Ambrose next even without looking at Charcters There is D, A, or S available from those two books.

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Into the Still Blue
Author: Veronica Rossi
Series: Under the Never Sky (Bk. 3)
Date Read: 7/26/23
Pages: 389
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (Really enjoyed this series on audio!)

Been working on this one a while. It takes care of U if you want.

Spell-Out: A, B, C, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, P, R, S, T, U, V, W

Characters: Aria, Bear/Brooke, Cinder, Gren, Hess, Jupiter, Kiera, Lauren, Merin/Molly, Perry, Roar/Reef, Sable, Talon, Willow

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The Man in the Brown Suit by Agatha Christie
Date July 26th
Pages 190
4 stars

Team Tower
M, A, C
Characters: Anne Beddington, Suzanne, Race, Harry, Eustace Pedlar, Guy, Flemming, Nadina

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Dax by Silvia Violet
296 pages
Ratings : 4 stars
Date read: 7/26/2023
Team Towers: A, B, C, D, E, J, L, R, S, T, V, and W
Series The Theriot Family
MC1 Dax Theriot
MC2 Travis
SC1 Ambrose Theriot
SC2 Beau
SC3 Corbin
SC4 Lancelot
SC5 Remington
SC6 Eric Winston
SC7 Jean-Charles

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Brad Meltzer
Date Read: July 26, 2023
528 pages
4 stars

Team Towers: L, B, M A, C, F, O, H, K, W
Characters: Abraham Lincoln, Allan Pinkerton, Cypriano Ferrandini, Otis K. Hillard, Kate Warne

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Ambrose by Silvia Violet
312 pages
Ratings: 4 stars
Date read: 7/26/2023
Team towers: A, B, C, D, E, J, L, R, S, T, V, and W
series The Theriot Family
MC1 Ambrose Theriot
MC2 Eric Winston
SC1 Dax
SC2 Remington
SC3 Lancelot
SC4 Corbin
SC5 Beau
SC6 Travis
SC7 Julian

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Night's Edge by Liz Kerin
Date finished: 27th July 2023
288 pages
3.5 stars

Spell-it-out:
- N: title
- L/K: author
- M: character Mia
- J: character Jade
- D: character Devon
- S: character Sandy