Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

I also suggest that we make a list of names for who wanta to read for the battle so it can be easier Captial went, book 1 dale, captial went,book 2 Sixty, captial, book 3 Karolyn..

So that way we can go faster

Grrrr… will fix that, thanks.

Karolyn wrote: "Grrrr… will fix that, thanks."

Are we waiting for the captail now?
Or does my book suggestion work?

I believe it is their turn. They went first. Then Karolyn sent back One by One for battle 1 (reader Karolyn)

I can read both One by One, if that's allowable. There's one by Freida McFadden and another by Ruth Ware.

In keeping with the established theme, for the second shot of the Battle the Capitol will be reading One by One.

I'm not sure how many rounds we can keep it up. I'm still waiting for more of my team to respond. I don't think they were ready for the Battle prep to start yet.

Dale - It’s back to their turn. The official spreadsheet has the books we’ve selected and our placeholders for the battle so far. And I have a yellow legal pad list of who’s volunteering if we keep sending the same title back and forth.

Once Tara is around and can unlock the Round 3 tab on our planning file, I’ll add the battle books there as well.

This is who volunteered if we keep getting “one”. I moved Donna to the second slot since they didn’t read for the last battle.
1. Karolyn
2. Donna
3. Jhmingos
4. Sixty
5. Dale
6. Jhmingos (X2)

I did read for the last battle.

Donna wrote: "I believe it is their turn. They went first. Then Karolyn sent back One by One for battle 1 (reader Karolyn)"

Thanks :)

Karolyn wrote: "This is who volunteered if we keep getting “one”. I moved Donna to the second slot since they didn’t read for the last battle.
1. Karolyn
2. Donna
3. Jhmingos
4. Sixty
5. Dale
6. Jhmingos (X2)"
And okay :)

Karolyn wrote: "This is who volunteered if we keep getting “one”. I moved Donna to the second slot since they didn’t read for the last battle.
1. Karolyn
2. Donna
3. Jhmingos
4. Sixty
5. Dale
6. Jhmingos (X2)"

She did read for the last battle. She was second than too🤣

You can move me lower. I don't mind. I did read for the 1st battle.

Did you guys see my post right before Karolyn’s post saying it was our turn? 😆

Laura wrote: "Did you guys see my post right before Karolyn’s post saying it was our turn? 😆"
I prolly did but my momma brain is tired 🤣

Greetings, everyone!

I'll definitely finish The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival today as planned.

I can't say I was all that interested in any of the ONE options, so I thought I'd make a list:

One by One by Freida McFadden
One by One by Ruth Ware
One Plus One by Jojo Moyes
One Kiss Alone by Nichole Van
One Night Alone by Sarah Havan
One Stands Alone by Lee Everett
One Is One and All Alone by Anthea Fraser
One Kills Alone by David Sparkes
One Man Rides Alone by Ketan Joshi
One Crow Alone by S.D. Crockett

It turns out One Night Alone is KU, MM, and just over 100 pages. It's not very highly rated, but I think I can manage.

I'm going to pop over to The Capitol and share my list. I think it would be really fun to keep the ONE thing going....

I’m sending over our next one now (Donna). Missed Laura’s post last night and am slowly catching up this morning.

Sunday Funday Last Day Update

We have just over 17 hours in Round 2 and the mini. I’d love to have everything in the spreadsheet by 10 pm or so Central time. If you’re finishing for the mini and will need more time than that - let us know.

I think we’re good for the mini - Dale, Tru, and Tara should have those finished today.

Battle
Thanks for the expanded list Tru! We’ll keep this “one” thing going as long as we can

Round 3
The Round 3 tab is open for your planning pleasure. I’ve blocked the first 10 slots for our battle books.

Pretty please let us know in the thread when you make (or if you’ve already made) your last update for Round 2. It helps us know if we need to reach out to anybody.

Just stopping in from the Capitol to fire our next shot in the battle

We'll be reading (drum roll, please!) One by One. I bet you're all totally shocked to see that. :)

@Karolyn - in your posts in our (Capitol) thread, or on your spreadsheet, you might want to specify which One By One each read is going to be. I don't know if we can substitute later with a same title/different book, but I do know that any books not selected before the Battle starts don't count. I would hate for any kind of technicality to mess us up.

@laura - thanks and I will add that. I’m on my phone right now, but will be back in front of a computer late afternoon.

All - no surprise what I’ll send back…

Truitt_T wrote: "Greetings, everyone!

I'll definitely finish The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival today as planned.

I can't say I was all that interested in any of the ONE options, so ..."

What a great list! If we do keep the ONE theme going, I also have books that either start or end with "one". If we look into making it more back-and-forth, I can volunteer another one.

Donna Which author’s One by One do you plan to read.

This is who I have lined up if we keep the “one” chain going:
4. Sixty
5. Dale
6. Jhmingos (McFadden)

Sixty and Dale - can you confirm which you’d plan to read?

Karolyn wrote: "Donna Which author’s One by One do you plan to read.

This is who I have lined up if we keep the “one” chain going:
4. Sixty
5. Dale
6. Jhmingos (McFadden)

Sixty and Dale - can you confirm which..."
The bom one :)

Add me to the list with One Night Alone, please.

It's not as funny as the One xx One books, but it still works. :)

if we still need readers i can do one by one ruth ware

The one by Frieda McFadden

I can also volunteer for One by One Ruth Ware if needed.

Guys, I made a mistake in my post above. There is a third One By One that doesn't show up until far down the search. That is the one we will be reading for my post above. And I think it's our turn now, but my team is moving slowly this weekend. I think a bunch of them didn't realize the battle planning started now. I'll post our pick in bit, when I know who will be reading what.

One by One

This is not a selection post to move us along. This is just a correction post!

Updated:
4. Sixty
5. Dale
6. Jhmingos (McFadden)
7. Tru (One Night Alone)
8. Tara (Ruth Ware)
9. Angela (Ruth Ware)

Dale - I’m not sure what BOM you’re referring to, sorry!

Karolyn wrote: "Updated:
4. Sixty
5. Dale
6. Jhmingos (McFadden)
7. Tru (One Night Alone)
8. Tara (Ruth Ware)
9. Angela (Ruth Ware)

Dale - I’m not sure what BOM you’re referring to, sorry!"
The one you are going to read :) sorry i was hpb when i answered 🤣😅

The Capitol Battle Post

I think it's our turn, right?

We're going to mess things up in a way that doesn't mess them up at all. We'll be reading The One.

I will not be entering another book before Round 2 ends.

Laura wrote: "The Capitol Battle Post

I think it's our turn, right?

We're going to mess things up in a way that doesn't mess them up at all. We'll be reading The One."

Er...I didn't think articles could be ignored for the Battle. If we can, there are quite a few more options.....

We can use of ignore articles, so we’re good.

I’ll send our next one over.

Sixty I just sent over your One by One. Are you going to read Ware or McFadden?

I think I'm finished for Round 2. I was going to finish another tonight, but I've got a new challenge starting tomorrow so I think I'll hold off. :)

My final posted book is MPG Historical Fiction, if that's of any help.

Im done @karolyn

Everything for the mini is done!!! 🎉🎉🎉

I’ll try to check back in an hour or so if I don’t fall asleep first and Tara should check in as well.

Great work everyone, so impressed with this team!!

Looks great y'all! Everything is over to our spreadsheet (also, thanks for the MPG HF Tru - I would have stayed up the next 4 hours to finish The Glassmaker but if I don't have to, that works great!

Just to let you guys know, I edited my post with our second book. Our reader would prefer the Ruth Ware One By One rather than the Freida McFadden one. :)

Karolyn wrote: "Sixty I just sent over your One by One. Are you going to read Ware or McFadden?"

McFadden

The struggle for survival in the arena is a never ending cycle. Sometimes a tribute will luck into a boon but they are just as likely to be a victim of sabotage.

The Randomizer was let loose on all of the teams' resource supply piles. The Arena Masters are not heartless, the news isn't all bad. But the Arena is just a wee bit harder as we get closer to crowning a Champion.

In Round 2, 1 pile receives a boon (15% page point increase), 1 is left alone, and 2 are the subject of sabotage (10% or 15% page point decrease). Impacts to resource supply piles are team specific.

Your team's randomizer results

Weapons: 15% increase
Shelter: 10% decrease
Food: 15% decrease (protected, no change)
Defense: Left Alone

The Capitol stopping by again

Our 5th (?) shot in the battle will be Freida! One by One

Moderators of NBRC wrote: "









The struggle for survival in the arena is a never ending cycle. Sometimes a tribute will luck into a boon but they are just as likely to be a victim of sabotage.

The R..."

Wow - we got lucky thsi time! Great job, Captains!

I’ll send Dale’s One by One back to the Capital

Karolyn wrote: "I’ll send Dale’s One by One back to the Capital"

The back and forth with the same letters certainly does make the planning easier, lol.

TARA wrote: "Looks great y'all! Everything is over to our spreadsheet (also, thanks for the MPG HF Tru - I would have stayed up the next 4 hours to finish The Glassmaker but if I don't have to,..."

You're welcome, Tara. I needed to read that book for another challenge, and while the book is KU, I had a loan of the audio that was about to expire.

Ten years ago, I never listened to audiobooks. Now, I'm rarely reading a book for which I haven't figured out some way to get the audio, too. I bounce back and forth between them.

Is this true for anyone else?

Truitt_T wrote: "TARA wrote: "Looks great y'all! Everything is over to our spreadsheet (also, thanks for the MPG HF Tru - I would have stayed up the next 4 hours to finish The Glassmaker but if I d..."

Im either ebook or physical book kind of reader :) i feel like audio will mess up how i picture a character

Karolyn wrote: "I’ll send Dale’s One by One back to the Capital"

If we need another reader for it i can be an extra reader