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Merrick by Claire Cray
198 pages
Date read: 5/3/2023
Rainbow tower Black
Crayola Tower: C, L, M, S, and W
MC1 William Lacy
MC2 Silas Merrick

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Newcomer by Ana Ashley
209 pages
Date read: 5/3/2023
Crayola Tower: A, D, E, L, N, R
MC1 Levi Ryan
MC2 Emeric 'Arlo' Remington

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Book read: Lure of the Dragon: Bonus Edition by Anna Lowe
Date read: 03/05/23
Rated: 4★s
Pages: 242
Mini Challenge:
MOD Tower: Eldarwen

question - what are the rules on 'character' names in non-fiction
can we use those names of significant people as character names? - thanks

Andy wrote: "question - what are the rules on 'character' names in non-fiction
can we use those names of significant people as character names? - thanks"


For non-fiction, it depends a lot on the book.

A memoir can be non-fiction but written as a story (for example Eat, Pray, Love) which arguably has characters and locations. Whereas a non-fiction book like Dare to Lead, no matter how nicely Brene mentions people, they aren't characters.

The important thing to remember is that characters need to have meaning to the story and dialogue for them to count towards the spell-out. This goes for fiction as well, not just non-fiction.

Devann wrote: "COMPLETION POST


The Salt Grows Heavy by Cassandra Khaw

spell it out options: weirdly/unfortunately none of the characters really had names lol"

Haha that IS odd!
But we have plenty of Cs in the spell-out so putting it there for now - we can always switch things if need be :-)

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Chocky by John Wyndham - 04/05/23 - 154 pages
My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Mini Challenges:
Rainbow - Dark Orange cover (?query captain? - I'm not best for colour recognition)
Crayola - AFN - J - John, CFN - M - Matthew, CFN - P - Polly, CFN - C - Chocky
Mod - no idea - is there a simple quick way to check across all the mods?
Winners - Palpatine - spirit possession or body swapping abilities - similar to the Chocky entity possessing Matthew

Eldarwen wrote: "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! ..."
Word Count is 83254 per ARBookFinder

Alejandra wrote: "I'm reading A Secret History of Witches, .."
I really enjoyed that book. I hope you do too.

Eldarwen wrote: "For non-fiction, it depends a lot on the book.

A memoir can be non-fiction but written as a story (for example Eat, Pray, Love) which arguably has characters and locations. Whereas a non-fiction book like Dare to Lead, no matter how nicely Brene mentions people, they aren't characters. ..."

ok, reading Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir by Wil Wheaton
trying to figure if I can include Shatner and Stewart as characters and Enterprise as location 😊
anyway, has nice yellow cover

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Book read: The Wife and the Widow by Christian White
Date read: 04/05/23
Rated: 3★s
Pages: 352
Mini Challenge: MOD Tower: Karen

Andy wrote: "ok, reading Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir by Wil Wheaton
trying to figure if I can include Shatner and Stewart as characters and Enterprise as location 😊
anyway, has nice yellow cover"

Hmmm... I think maybe not. Since it's more a collection of his blog posts and commentary thereof rather than written like an actual story/novel.
Also, sorry, not enough yellow *hides*
Definitely can use author and title for spell-out though!


Eta: one more important thing (for everyone really):
Setting/Location is not part of the spell-out for this challenge!

Foxy Grandma wrote: "Word Count is 83254 per ARBookFinder"

Thanks!

Finally got my copy of kings of the wyld. I haven’t been able to read as much as I’d like with family coming into town. But hoping to get through happy place by today! :)

Haley wrote: "Finally got my copy of kings of the wyld. I haven’t been able to read as much as I’d like with family coming into town. But hoping to get through happy place by today! :)"

Fingers crossed! :-)
It's a fun book for sure.

Book: Gods of Jade and Shadow
Pages: 384
Date Read 5/3

MINI CHALLENGES:

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

Rainbow Towers

Mod Towers Judith

Winners Towers

Foxy Grandma wrote: "Book: Gods of Jade and Shadow
Pages: 384
Date Read 5/3"


The book on your TT shelf doesn't have a read date. Could you correct this please? Thank you!

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Raiden by Taylor Rylan
297 pages
Date read: 5/4/2023
Mod tower: Sonia

Eldarwen, how come the Team spreadsheet has me down as having read 3 books? I've finished one and am on my second. Maybe I've been reading in my sleep. hahaha

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Forever

Author J RWard
Finished - 5 May 23
Pages - 435 pages
Rating - 4 stars

Possible Mini categories - Winners -

Team C - Part of the Black Dagger Brotherhood universe of many books and interconnecting series and characters.
Moonstone - Full moon on cover
Remus Lupin - MC is a wolven (werewolf)

is the book I am currently reading. It is on Sophie's read list (Mod Towers). Just a heads up for our outstanding captain and co-captains.

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The Pack or the Panther by Tara Lain
149 pages
Date read: 5/4/2023
Crayola tower: A, C, H, L, M, P, and T
MC1 Cole Harker
MC2 Anthony 'Paris' Marketo

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Wolf in Gucci Loafers by Tara Lain
174 pages
Date read: 5/4/2023
Crayola tower: L, S, T, V, W, and Z
MC1 Lindsey Vanessen
MC2 Seth Zakowsy

Elisabeth wrote: "Eldarwen, how come the Team spreadsheet has me down as having read 3 books? I've finished one and am on my second. Maybe I've been reading in my sleep. hahaha"

It's because Eldarwen has pencilled in some books that people are planning to read at the bottom of the Books sheet, just for planning purposes.

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "COMPLETION POST

Forever

Author J RWard
Finished - 5 May 23
Pages - 435 pages
Rating - 4 stars "



Oh I missed that this was out o.O
I need to catch up...

Eldarwen wrote: "Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "COMPLETION POST

Forever

Author J RWard
Finished - 5 May 23
Pages - 435 pages
Rating - 4 stars "



Oh I missed that this..."

I liked it but then I'm a J R Ward fan. She's bought this series back in sync with the BDB. But it ends on quite a few unresolved issues so I hope Book 3 isn't too far away.

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The Housemates by Iain Rob Wright
Pages: 238
Date read: 05/05/23
Rating: 4 stars

Crayola Towers:
- T/H title
- I/W author
- D/B - ch Damien Banks
- J - ch Jade
- P - ch Patrick
- R - ch Richard
- C - ch Chris
- S - ch Sarah
- A - ch Alex
- L - ch Lewis

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Chocky by John Wyndham - 04/05/23 - 154 pages
My Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Mini Challenges:
Rainbow - Dark Orange cover (?query captain? - I'm not best for colour recognition)
Crayola - AFN - J - John, CFN - M - Matthew, CFN - P - Polly, CFN - C - Chocky
Mod - no idea - is there a simple quick way to check across all the mods?
Winners - Palpatine - spirit possession or body swapping abilities - similar to the Chocky entity possessing Matthew"

anything else i need to do to log this?

Andy wrote: "anything else i need to do to log this?"

No, all good - I was just being a blind bat, sorry! (Or was interrupted at work, which is very likely to happen.)

And yes, it works for orange for sure. No quick way however to search for the book on mod shelves, except one after the other.

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What I Like About You
finished 4 may
416 pages
Rainbow: Teal?
Spell Out: Title-W Author- M K Characters- Halle Levitt "Kels" (H, L, K), Nash Kim (N, L) Autumn (A) Sawyer (S) Ollie (O)
3.5 stars

Quick question -- in the sample completion post it says for audios use the default -- do you just mean for the page count, or should I shelve the default instead of the audio?

It’s Eras night for me!!! Everyone have an amazing weekend, hoping to get some reading in as long as the post-concert depression isn’t too bad! Hahaha ♥️📖

Michael wrote: "It’s Eras night for me!!! Everyone have an amazing weekend, hoping to get some reading in as long as the post-concert depression isn’t too bad! Hahaha ♥️📖"

AHHHHHH!! So exciting! I hope you have the best time!

Michael wrote: "It’s Eras night for me!!! Everyone have an amazing weekend, hoping to get some reading in as long as the post-concert depression isn’t too bad! Hahaha ♥️📖"

enjoy your night!

Will be a slow reading day today - big croquet competing today which hubby and I are competing in. Then when we get home the TV will be turned on and this little royalist will be waving her Union Jack flag and Aussie flag and settled in to watch King Charles III’s coronation. I am already besides myself with excitement.

On the other hand my wonderful anti-Royal hubby is filled with horror at the prospect of a royal evening. He will retire to the other room and watch his international rugby on the other TV.

So that’s my Saturday 😀👍

Ashleigh wrote: "Elisabeth wrote: "Eldarwen, how come the Team spreadsheet has me down as having read 3 books? I've finished one and am on my second. Maybe I've been reading in my sleep. hahaha"

It's because Eldar..."

Aha! Thanks Ashleigh.

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by Matthew Reilly

485 pages
3 stars
Finished May 5
Spell out: M, R, A, S —character Schofield
Team C: multiple military squadrons, groups, teams and details all trying to kill each other.
Palpatine : deranged US General plots and launches an attack to kill the President and take over the USA using steroid and medically enhanced troops.

Sally906 wrote: "Will be a slow reading day today - big croquet competing today which hubby and I are competing in. Then when we get home the TV will be turned on and this little royalist will be waving her Union J..."

Sounds like the scenario in houses all over Australia, LOL.

I'm missing the Coronation by a week but my travelling buddy is there now, said the streets are crowded but the atmosphere is buzzing.

Michael wrote: "It’s Eras night for me!!! Everyone have an amazing weekend, hoping to get some reading in as long as the post-concert depression isn’t too bad! Hahaha ♥️📖"

I hope you have fun!!!

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Book: Happy Place - Emily Henry
Date Read: 5 May 2023
Pages: 400
Rating: 5 / 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 - RT38, RT56
Mod Towers: N/A
Winners Towers N/A

For the Mods Tower from Tea's shelf I plan to read Agatha Christie's Sad Cypress

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,Vespertine by Leta Blake and Indra Vaughn
428 pages
Date read: 5/5/2023
Crayola: B, F, H, I, J, L, N, and V
MC1 Jasper 'Jazz' ' Fox' Hendricks
MC 2 Nicholas 'Nicky' 'Badger' Blumfeld preform as Nico Blue

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Sounds like the scenario in houses all over Australia, LOL.

I'm missing the Coronation by a week but my travelling buddy is there now, said the streets are crowded but the atmosphere is buzzing..."

A friend of mine has been there for a week - leaves today on the train for Scotland. She booked, and paid in full, her hotel for this week 2 days before the coronation announcement. The day it was announced the prices per night in the hotel tripled for the same week my friend is there and last night and tonight they quadrupled! Because she had paid in full they couldn’t charge her more.
She too mentioned the buzz she’s been down in Cornwall and up in the Cotswolds for the weeks previous to this week and she said there is bunting in just about every village she visited.

Sally906 wrote: "Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Sounds like the scenario in houses all over Australia, LOL.

I'm missing the Coronation by a week but my travelling buddy is there now, said the streets are crowded but..."

I know, Sally. I had booked our hotel last year but with all the covid kerfuffle and trying to get money back last time we tried to go, I just did with a fixed price but depending on the exchange rate on the day and free cancellation up to 24 hours before. When we changed our plans and I tried to modify to 2 days instead of 3 it was more expensive for the 2 days than our original booking of 3 days, so I just left it and told them we'd be arriving in the morning instead of the night before. The prices in Central London at the moment are unreal. Leaving tomorrow.. usual excited nerves.

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Sally906 wrote: "Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Sounds like the scenario in houses all over Australia, LOL.

I'm missing the Coronation by a week but my travelling buddy is there now, said the street..."

Safe trip - and exciting adventures for you

Ok for crayola towers spreadsheet someone put After the Fall in an E slot there is no E in the Letters acceptable.
Recap of letters: Crayola tower: A, L, N, R, T, W
MC1 Nathan
MC2 Ryan

Michael wrote: "It’s Eras night for me!!! Everyone have an amazing weekend, hoping to get some reading in as long as the post-concert depression isn’t too bad! Hahaha ♥️📖"

Hope you had lots of fun!! :-)

Kaley wrote: "Quick question -- in the sample completion post it says for audios use the default -- do you just mean for the page count, or should I shelve the default instead of the audio?"

Shelve the edition you've read, so the audio if that's what you usually shelve. :-)

The default edition is only used for the page count.

Sally906 wrote: "Will be a slow reading day today - big croquet competing today which hubby and I are competing in. Then when we get home the TV will be turned on and this little royalist will be waving her Union J..."

Sounds like good times!
I hope the competition went well for the two of you! :-D

Lisa - (Aussie Girl) wrote: "Leaving tomorrow.. usual excited nerves."

Hope you have a good flight and a wonderful trip!
Those excited nerves before leaving are so annoying but are lovely all the same hehe.