Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

The Run That Changed the World:: It Was Meant To Be
Running Around the World: How I ran 7 marathons on 7 continents in 7 days
Run or Fight
The Runaway Debutante: A Victorian Romance
Runaway Black Magic
The Runaway Witch

Just in the interest of time, please put me down for the runaway debutante. It’s on KU. If anyone else would like to read it, happy to pass it on.

Sounds. good. I'll send it to d11.

Arena Battles - District 11

Our eighth book will be Ten Tiny Breaths. To complete the overlap of 3 letters (NTE), we will be receiving a supply drop book for N.



(Also just a heads up, but I think you skipped Edge of the Abyss when adding the books to your official spreadsheet)

Wow ths. That sounds impossible. Anyone have any ideas?

We could ask D10 for a supply book to cover the S and have a lot more freedom in what we choose, but this would mean protecting one less resource at the end of round 3 which I'm not sure is worth the trade.

The only thing I found is: th!s, which I'm not willing to buy.

We could send the last word back to them
21 Breaths: Breathing Techniques to Change your Life
3 Breaths
but we risk them sending breaths back to us again.

The only other book I found is Breaths of Desire

I can read any of the bottom 3 options. Honestly, their insistance at sending the hardest possible book every single time is beyond frustrating. I'm ready for this part of the challenge to be done. 5 points are not worth this much aggravation.

Anyone else have ideas or suggestions?

I agree, this particular challenge isn’t worth the points, considering you have to read obscure books that aren’t necessarily enjoyable and you wouldn’t read in any other circumstance. I also wouldn’t expect anyone to pay money for a book that they wouldn’t otherwise read.

Personally, I think we should avoid getting breaths back and just go for the last option. Let’s just try and get through this challenge and move on as I agree that protecting our resources is more advantageous than 5 points.

Agreed. I read a sample of one of the books I picked, and the writing is simply terrible. I need to force myself to read 300+ pages of trash 😭

Breaths of desire seems the safest option. Let’s do it.

looks like the spreadsheet isn’t doing the page points

Jaimee wrote: "looks like the spreadsheet isn’t doing the page points"

Fixed.

Arena Battles - District 11

Our ninth book will be Irena's Children

I can read Renegade Refuge or if someone else has somethimg they want to read that is also fine.

i’ve also found renegade magic which i could do
not sure if gic would be a hard one or not

I went ahead and sent over Renegade Refuge.

Arena Battles - District 11

Our tenth book will be U! Get That Monkey Off Your Own Back!

this doesn’t have age restrictions does it? i’ve found Ack & Zak, the adventures of two little ghosts on ku and i’m happy to read it but it’s ages 4-7 so just double checking on that

Jaimee wrote: "this doesn’t have age restrictions does it? i’ve found Ack & Zak, the adventures of two little ghosts on ku and i’m happy to read it but it’s ages 4-7 so just double checking on that"

This is the rule for children’s books.

Books with MPGs Childrens / Kids / Poetry / Play / Graphic Novel / Illustrated / Photography / Art (or which have "Illustrated" in the title or an "Illustrator" contributor in the metadata) must have at least 25,000 words (must be a verified count. sites that provide estimated word counts are not valid sources for verifying word count). ArBookFind is a great site to double check (there are .com, .co.uk and .com.au versions). If in doubt, ask your captain. Another rule of thumb is the audiobook version should be over 3 hours.

cant find the info for that one so guess it’s a no go sorry!

Options for Back

Back to You
Back in the Burbs - on KU
Back Spin
Back Roads
The Back Road
Back of Beyond on KU


If no one else is willing to read a book for back, I’m happy to read the last option.

I can read Back to the Garden as it seems to be a free download on Audible for me.

Thanks Lavender. That finishes the Arena book choices.

As a reminder, books must be started and finished between 7/22 9am UTC and 7/29 9am UTC.

Countdown to start: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...

Countdown to finish:
https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...

Perfect thank you!

@Rachel Anne - Can you add The Cuban Missile Crisis to your challenge shelf when you have a chance please?

Added! Sorry about that.

Hi! Still alive, still reading! I’m camping now, which means I’ll get lots of reading done, but the internet is pretty shit. If I’m not able to update regularly, I’ll make sure everything is updated when I return home on the 28th. I’m not able to read the other comments right now. Have fun reading!

think i’m going to get the mini out of the way today so i don’t have to think about it again lol

I just finished the BOM for July and we I got DQs as well so extra points for us.

I’ll be traveling for a little over a week starting tomorrow so not sure I’ll be able to post books as I will just have my phone. I’m also not sure how much of any I’ll be able to read.

Jaimee wrote: "think i’m going to get the mini out of the way today so i don’t have to think about it again lol"

lol that’s exactly what I did. Powered through those 2 awful books yesterday and finished it.

I was going to read the book that wouldn’t burn for some BOM points but it’s a 10 week wait at my library. And it’s so expensive to buy!

Great job finishing up the arena battles everyone! I hope the books weren't too horrible. Here is the info on the final mini for Book Games:




For this challenge you have two wheels, and will have one active spin of each at a time.
One wheel is the District Wheel, requiring you to complete the set of tasks associated with the District. Each task must be filled with a different book (can't use one book to fill multiple tasks).

The other wheel is the Arena Hazards Wheel, which is a spell out wheel. Each letter must be filled with a different book (can't use one book to fill multiple letters).
Spell outs can use the first letter of the title or series title (ignore or use THE, A or AN as you prefer), the first letter of the author, narrator* or translator* first or last names. For this version NO character names are permitted.
* these can only be used if the edition read was audio or translated

Once you have finished a wheel you can request a new spin from the other captains, or repeat the requirements again - the choice is yours!
For the District Wheel, if on respinning you receive a set of tasks you have already read you may request another spin for a new set.
For the Arena Hazards Wheel, you may NOT request a new spin even if you receive a duplicate word.


(view spoiler)[District 1 is luxury items
RICH in title
purple colour cover (50%+)
#1 in series
purple text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in LUXURY ITEMS
set in Japan (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district

District 2 is masonry and defense
WALL in title
brown colour cover (50%+)
#2 in series
brown text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in MASONRY DEFENSE
set in Italy (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district

District 3 is general electronics
IPOD in title
white colour cover (50%+)
#3 in series
white text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in GENERAL ELECTRONICS
set in Korea (North or South) (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district

District 4 is fishing
FISH in title
blue colour cover (50%+)
#4 in series
blue text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in FISHING
set in Australia (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district

District 5 is power/electricity
VOLT in title
yellow colour cover (50%+)
#5 in series
yellow text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in POWER ELECTRICITY
set in China (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district

District 6 is transportation
CARS in title
blue colour cover (50%+)
#6 in series
blue text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in TRANSPORTATION
set in Germany (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district

District 7 is lumber
WOOD in title
brown colour cover (50%+)
#7 in series
brown text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in LUMBER FORESTRY
set in Finland or Sweden (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district

District 8 is textiles
WOOL in title
white colour cover (50%+)
#8 in series
white text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in TEXTILES
set in India (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district

District 9 is grain
HUSK in title
yellow colour cover (50%+)
#9 in series
yellow text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in GRAIN PULSES
set in Pakistan (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district

District 10 is livestock
GOAT in title
black colour cover (50%+)
#10 in series
black text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in LIVESTOCK
set in Argentina (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district

District 11 is agriculture
FARM in title
green colour cover (50%+)
#11 in series
green text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in AGRICULTURE
set in Mexico (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district

District 12 is coal mining
COAL in title
black colour cover (50%+)
#12 in series
black text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in COAL MINING
set in Russia (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district

District 13 was in charge of nuclear weaponry
BOMB in title
orange colour cover (50%+)
#13 in series
orange text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in NUCLEAR WEAPONRY
set in United States (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district

Capitol is politics and communication
VOTE in title
purple colour cover (50%+)
#14 in series
purple text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in POLITICS COMMUNICATION
set in a national capital (50%+)
plot element that can be linked to the district (hide spoiler)]


(view spoiler)[carnivorous squirrels
skewer-beaked birds
poisonous fog
electric forcefield
vicious hornets
dog-mutt cryptids
clock puzzle
tidal waves
urban tunnels
other tributes (hide spoiler)]

This mini-game will start at 9am UTC 1 August, and end at the end of the challenge.
Books used for this mini-game must be finished during the period of the mini-game.
All books used in the mini get 5 points

Our first spins are:

District Wheel	Arena Hazard Wheel

District 9 vicious hornets

All the sheets are up on the tracking spreadsheet. You don't have to enter anything on the mini tabs. Just fill in the reference number from column A and the reason it fits in columns N and O respectively on the Round 3 sheet, and the information will fill in automatically. We will be spinning the wheel multiple times hopefully, so if your book does not work for one of the first set of tasks but does work for other tasks please list the reasons in column P (Notes). Thanks!

Wheel Mini Tracking

District 9 Tasks
Ref-Tasks
DW1A-HUSK in title (letters in any order)
DW1B-yellow colour cover (50%+)
DW1C-#9 in series
DW1D-yellow text on cover
DW1E-item related to district on the cover
DW1F-author first & last initials in GRAIN PULSES
DW1G-set in Pakistan (50%+)
DW1H-plot element that can be linked to the district

Arena Hazards Tasks
Spell out VICIOUS HORNETS
Ref Letter
AH1 V
AH2 I
AH3 C
AH4 I
AH5 O
AH6 U - Deanna (A United Front)
AH7 S - Lavender (Mexican Gothic)
AH8 H
AH9 O
AH10 R
AH11 N
AH12 E
AH13 T
AH14 S

I have added a graphic novel to my list, “Batman: Dark Victory. It has a word count of 51, 131 words according to word counters.com.

Hi Deanna, I put the mini code AH8 in column N and the reason in column O, but it isn’t populating in the Arena Hazards tab. It’s for my book Assassins Quest, are you able to check and see if I’ve missed something?

Thanks 🙂

LavenderLane wrote: "Hi Deanna, I put the mini code AH8 in column N and the reason in column O, but it isn’t populating in the Arena Hazards tab. It’s for my book Assassins Quest, are you able to check and see if I’ve ..."

Sorry about that. I've fixed it now.

D10 dropping you some supplies, before the mini starts. these will be good for resource protection / points only.


WEAPON - poison (digitalis) was used in story
SHELTER - building on cover
FOOD - Cate cooks dinner for Dillon, her grandparents several times
DEFENSE - water on cover; blue cover


WEAPON - letters of BOMB in title
SHELTER - rocks and trees to use for shelter
FOOD - letters of MEAT in title
DEFENSE - water, rocks, hills on cover; blue cover


DEFENSE - MC head of Russian mafia family,
FOOD - Herb SAGE in title,
WEAPON - MC's favorite weapon brass knuckles that his dad gave him,
SHELTER - MC has house named in Chicago and DC.

Just checking, we need something on the cover and a plot element that both relate to grain?

Isn’t District 5 power and electricity?
edit: sorry, I forgot we were doing District 9.

Michelle's Empty Nest wrote: "Just checking, we need something on the cover and a plot element that both relate to grain?"

Yes

Aiswyra, can you add Rhapsodic to your challenge shelf when you have a chance please?

Jill, can you add Batman: Dark Victory to your challenge shelf please?

Jaimee, can you add The Curse of Ophelia to your challenge shelf please?

Wheel Mini Tracking

We've completed our first spell out. Our next spin is DOG-MUTT CRYPTIDS. I've added the unused completed book that I see can work. If I missed one, let me know.

District 9 Tasks
Ref-Tasks
DW1A-HUSK in title (letters in any order) Aiswyra (Summer Knight)
DW1B-yellow colour cover (50%+)
DW1C-#9 in series
DW1E-item related to district on the cover
DW1F-author first & last initials in GRAIN PULSES Michelle (Why We Lie)
DW1G-set in Pakistan (50%+)
DW1H-plot element that can be linked to the district

Arena Hazards Tasks
Spell out DOG-MUTT CRYPTIDS
Ref Letter
AH16 O Aiswyra (Cream Caramel and Murder)
AH18 M
AH19 U
AH22 C
AH23 R
AH24 Y
AH25 P
AH26 T
AH27 I
AH29 S

Deanna wrote: "Aiswyra, can you add Rhapsodic to your challenge shelf when you have a chance please?"

Done, sorry!

I’m working my way through my books slowly. July and August are very busy moths and I didn’t realize just how busy it would be.

Deanna, we may need another spin of the arena wheel.

Aiswrya wrote: "Deanna, we may need another spin of the arena wheel."

Almost. I'm working on an I book now. We need a completed book for M as well.

I just finished an audiobook that works for spell out T, W, V, or B. I don’t think it works for the other tasks but I can look when I’m next on my computer.

I have this book It should work for the cover item that has to do with our district, but because its non-fiction it doesn't have a plot and won't fit that prompt, right?

Wheel Mini Tracking

We've completed our second spell out. Our next spin is VICIOUS HORNETS again. I've added the unused completed books that I see can work. If I missed one, let me know.

District 9 Tasks
Ref-Tasks
DW1A-HUSK in title (letters in any order) Aiswyra (Summer Knight)
DW1B-yellow colour cover (50%+) Jill
DW1E-item related to district on the cover (Grain - Wheat, baked goods, etc.)
DW1F-author first & last initials in GRAIN PULSES Michelle (Why We Lie)
DW1G-set in Pakistan (50%+) Michelle's Empty Nest
DW1H-plot element that can be linked to the district Michelle's Empty Nest

Arena Hazards Tasks
Spell out VICIOUS HORNETS again
Ref Letter
AH31 I - Aiswyra
AH36 S
AH38 O
AH40 N

Can we put the District we are Celebrating somewhere on that 3a spreadsheet? Or is it going to be 9 for all of it?