Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

I listened to it in March and second Tricia’s sentiment. Also if people like audio books, the audio was well done

I'm also within the 6 month re-read period but if anyone wants to volunteer to write DQs for the book, I am willing to help if that would be useful for anyone. Also, the backroom BOM usually gets fewer volunteers for DQs so it is a great opportunity for points.

Lexi wrote: "I'm also within the 6 month re-read period but if anyone wants to volunteer to write DQs for the book, I am willing to help if that would be useful for anyone. Also, the backroom BOM usually gets f..."

I just volunteered, I've never written questions so if I get picked I'll definitely take you up on the help.

Mary wrote: "Lexi wrote: "I'm also within the 6 month re-read period but if anyone wants to volunteer to write DQs for the book, I am willing to help if that would be useful for anyone. Also, the backroom BOM u..."

Mary, thank you and I am happy to help

If anybody is still looking for a book with food items on the cover, I came across this one: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7...

If anyone likes Sci-Fi thrillers here's a series from Blake Crouch set in Idaho. 3 books:

I'm waiting on My Heart Is a Chainsaw from the library for Idaho but I am worried it won't come in time so I haven't added it to the spreadsheet yet and I tend to get overenthusiastic on claiming tasks anyways

Would a history book about Crete count as a book taking place in Crete?

Yes

Good to know! Thank you!

Sofie, you appear to have read a different cover version of Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries than the one with three food items on the cover. Does it work for another mini task?

You have this one shelved:
This one has the food items:

Krissy can you add your two new books to the spreadsheet? and

Lexi wrote: "Sofie, you appear to have read a different cover version of Emily Wilde's Encyclopaedia of Faeries than the one with three food items on the cover. Does it work for another mini tas..."

Sorry about that! I have the UK edition of Emily Wilde's encyclopedia at home (while a map of the other worlds is in the US edition that the bookstore released two months earlier). If I could, I would send a photo, but I don't think that good reads are that advanced...

How do I change the edition? I just realized that I don't know how to do that...

Sofie, you just need to shelf the correct edition. If you have a different cover than the black cover, then change the edition on your shelf so it matches. You should always shelf the version you are reading.

Sofie wrote: "How do I change the edition? I just realized that I don't know how to do that..."

Go to you shelf, click edit next to the correct book (over the far right) then click change edition under the title and author at the top of the page is the easiest way

Lexi wrote: "Sofie wrote: "How do I change the edition? I just realized that I don't know how to do that..."

Go to you shelf, click edit next to the correct book (over the far right) then click change edition ..."

Thank you so much! It should be fixed now. I checked the other books I had added, and they are all in the correct editions.

Sofie wrote: "Lexi wrote: "Sofie wrote: "How do I change the edition? I just realized that I don't know how to do that..."

Go to you shelf, click edit next to the correct book (over the far right) then click ch..."

That's great, thank you for fixing it

Lexi wrote: "Krissy can you add your two new books to the spreadsheet? and "


I planned on it. So far I have been reading and adding in groups rather than adding after every individual finished book. But they will be added along with my other finished ones soon. Thanks 🙂

Krissy, thank you, I go thorough on the weekend and check everyone's books, as captains have to keep spreadsheets up to date. No rush then and I will keep that in mind going forwards.

Lexi wrote: "Krissy, thank you, I go thorough on the weekend and check everyone's books, as captains have to keep spreadsheets up to date. No rush then and I will keep that in mind going forwards."

I appreciate all the work you guys do! And I have been known to miss one every once in a while so there's no harm in checking. I'm about to add my finished books now 🙂

Sofie,

Can you add Salt&Broom to your book games shelf when you get a chance?

Thank you!

I'm reading A Botanical Daughter on audio - if someone has a digital copy of it, could you check if it has the words harvest or abundant/abundance in it? I feel like it should - it's so lush and full of plants and flowers - but I am terrible about noticing specific words while listening.

Tricia wrote: "I'm reading A Botanical Daughter on audio - if someone has a digital copy of it, could you check if it has the words harvest or abundant/abundance in it? I feel like it should - it's so lush and fu..."

We are trying to get our hands on a digital copy.

We tried the previews/look inside but those are only partial sections you can search (like 50 or 75 pages).

If someone's library has an available digital copy though, give a shout!

It says abundantly in it but I can't get a page number. books.google.com has a preview but no page numbers.

Stacie wrote: "It says abundantly in it but I can't get a page number. books.google.com has a preview but no page numbers."

Thank you for checking!

unfortunately that's the wrong form of the word. It needs to be either abundant or abundance :(

I'm hoping one of those (or harvest) in a section not part of the preview.

Finding words in audiobooks is hard. The struggle is real.

Judith wrote: "Sofie,

Can you add Salt&Broom to your book games shelf when you get a chance?

Thank you!"

It's on your shelf now, but doesn't have a read date. I think goodreads is just being mean to you at this point.

Could you add a read date when you get a chance? thank you! Sorry for all the trouble

I'm on hold for a digital copy but don't know when it will come in. I also have a physical copy from the library but haven't a clue how to easily search that. lol

My library doesn't have a digital copy and I think the wait at Lexi's was like 6 weeks or something. I think she was going to check a few other places she's got access too.

Not going to lie, I blew up the cover in the hopes a rhinoceros beetle or something was hiding in all those plants to work for horn on cover. No dice. Oh well.

It takes place in a botanical greenhouse, but I'm guessing that doesn't count as a farm, right? Even though it is treated as a flower farm - he grows and sells flowers to customers.

It would be 10 weeks for me to get it from the library.

Tricia wrote: "It takes place in a botanical greenhouse, but I'm guessing that doesn't count as a farm, right? Even though it is treated as a flower farm - he grows and sells flowers to customers."

I would take that as a type of farm, if it's not just a hobby farm but he's selling for a business. Flowers farms are real things.

Judith wrote: "Judith wrote: "Sofie,

Can you add Salt&Broom to your book games shelf when you get a chance?

Thank you!"

It's on your shelf now, but doesn't have a read date. I think goodreads is just being mea..."

Thank you so much for telling me. I'm sorry for not making a message about it having it on there before and for not having the read dates on there.

Goodreads drives me absolutely nuts. It took me forever to work out how to hide spoilers. This is why I use Storygraph for normal tracking and Goodreads whenever I do a reading challenge.

He's a mad scientist botanist who appears to finance his experiments through selling plants to his fancy rich select clientele. It's not really a business. I think I was optimistic when I called it a flower farm. lol

Tricia wrote: "He's a mad scientist botanist who appears to finance his experiments through selling plants to his fancy rich select clientele. It's not really a business. I think I was optimistic when I called it..."

i mean he's making a profit off of something he grows in a specific area of his land/domicile...

Kim wrote: "Tricia wrote: "He's a mad scientist botanist who appears to finance his experiments through selling plants to his fancy rich select clientele. It's not really a business. I think I was optimistic w..."

Exactly, which is why I still think it might qualify as a farm, but want to be up front about it so we don't break any rules.

Captains had a mini conference and decided it works for a farm.

Floriculture is included in the USDA (US Department of Agriculture) definition of special crops, so are nursery crops. As he sells them as plants, we decided it works for farm.

I went ahead and added to a farm task

Sofie wrote: "Judith wrote: "Judith wrote: "Sofie,

Can you add Salt&Broom to your book games shelf when you get a chance?

Thank you!"

It's on your shelf now, but doesn't have a read date. I think goodreads is..."

I feel like everything they do to "improve" GoodReads just makes it worse and more buggy

Judith wrote: "Captains had a mini conference and decided it works for a farm.

Floriculture is included in the USDA (US Department of Agriculture) definition of special crops, so are nursery crops. As he sells t..."

YAY!

Life's been busy the past few days and I haven't done as much reading but I did finish a book yesterday! And I'm making some slow but steady progress with some other reads.

Trying hard to read both THG and Salt & Broom before the deadlines.

Cordelia wrote: "Life's been busy the past few days and I haven't done as much reading but I did finish a book yesterday! And I'm making some slow but steady progress with some other reads.

Trying hard to read bot..."

Sounds good! I hope things calm down for you :)

Krissy, when you get a chance can you add The Forgotten Dead to your game shelf?

Thank you!

Do subtitles count for the CORNUPIA task?

Mary wrote: "Do subtitles count for the CORNUPIA task?"

Yes, the full task reads "Title (including subtitle) includes all the letters CORNUPIA (no need to duplicate C and O)"

Judith wrote: "Krissy, when you get a chance can you add The Forgotten Dead to your game shelf?
Thank you!"

Done 👍 Sorry for missing it!

I'm so sorry for lagging behind everyone. It's been so busy around here. We painted our bedroom and built a new bedframe last weekend, and this weekend I'll be at a writing festival. I am loving my current book Homegoing, and will finish it soon!

Logan wrote: "I'm so sorry for lagging behind everyone. It's been so busy around here. We painted our bedroom and built a new bedframe last weekend, and this weekend I'll be at a writing festival. I am loving my..."

a writing festival sounds fun!!

Krissy wrote: "Judith wrote: "Krissy, when you get a chance can you add The Forgotten Dead to your game shelf?
Thank you!"

Done 👍 Sorry for missing it!"

No worries, it happens to all of us! Thanks you :)

I'll be on vacation from Sunday to Thursday with just my phone so maybe not a lot of updating between now and then.

Stacie wrote: "I'll be on vacation from Sunday to Thursday with just my phone so maybe not a lot of updating between now and then."