The Challenge Factory discussion

Hi everyone! I'm Amanda.

I am 33, married, no kids unless you count my fur babies. 3 dogs, 2 cats. Definitely my babies. I am a graphic designer, but am currently "jobless" so I have tons of time right now for reading and whatnot.

My favorite genres are YA, fantasy, romance. I will pretty much read almost anything, but YA is a definite preference.

I am willing to read for the following:
The setting -
1 book set in Europe
1 science fiction book
1 book set at a college or university
1 book set during Mary Shelley's lifetime (1797-1851)

The body -
1 non-fiction book (for brains)
1 romance book (for the heart)
1 vampire book (for the blood)
1 book where only a head is on the cover
1 book where only a torso is on the cover (a little bit of arms is okay)
1 book where only arms or hands are on the cover
1 book where only legs or feet are on the cover

So, almost all of them. :) I do have a non fiction lined up, so can definitely go for that. And I'm looking for body parts on covers now.

Oh, a team name! Well, Halloween is my absolute favorite holiday. I love it so much I got married on Halloween!

So, not necessarily Frankenstein related, but Halloween related:

Hocus Pocus

I'm thinking on some others, though. I'm sure we can think of something awesome. :)

I signed up, but with so many other "Tiffany"s, I'm not sure if this is definitely my group. (Mainly because I did not say yes to a spreadsheet for the main reason that I don't know how to set it up!)
Does anyone know who I need to check with to make sure I'm in the right group?

Twist, I made a mistake and thought Tiffany was willing to do your spreadsheet. Are you okay doing the spreadsheet as well as being captain? If not, I have a couple more folks signing up. I can give you someone who will do a spreadsheet.

I would be willing to do the spreadsheet if we need someone for it. In my signup post I said I could do it if need be.

Twist wrote: "I am excited about this. Tiffany, do you make spreadsheets or just maintain them? Let me know so I can make one if you can't.

Just so you all don't think I am nuts for reading so many books in a ..."

OK, I verified that I am the correct Tiffany for Group 3. Yay!

-I'm currently reading a book set in England, so I can do that one (I'll still be reading it on Oct 1, definitely).

-I don't do much NF at all.

-I love sci-fi, so I'm also game for that.

-I recently bought two books, both of which have one hand on the cover. Would either of them count? Hmmm...

-I have romance books falling off of my shelves, so that's a possibility too.

LoL, no problem, Twist. I already started it just in case, but whichever! :)

Other Spreadsheet?

Hi Team! Just checking in. I know I have plenty of science fiction books I can read. Will check my library tomorrow for body parts on covers. I'll try to think of some team name suggestions as well.

Amanda wrote: "LoL, no problem, Twist. I already started it just in case, but whichever! :)

Other Spreadsheet?"

I love this spreadsheet!

I found books to cover all the tasks, so I'm okay for anything. But my top picks would be head, hand, vampire, Europe, and science fiction.

I'm not sure if my torso book is okay as there is a bit of the head showing: .

I'm also not sure of the exact year when this book takes place, but I think it is during Mary Shelley's lifetime: .

Omg. Your Post 1 freaking ROCKS!

I’m Ezinwanyi and I’m a mod here. I love challenges.
I’ll be 41 on December 10. I’m a wife and mom to a 10, 8 & 6 yr old, oldest my only girl.
We live in Dallas Texas.

I am a romance 99.99999999% of the time. I don’t like reading no romance unless it’s nonfiction. Last week I read which is an autobiography.

I do love to read

Tasks I can do:
1 book set in Europe (Scotland):
1 book set at a college or university
1 book set during Mary Shelley's lifetime (1797-1851)

Description
1 non-fiction book (for brains)
1 romance book (for the heart)
1 vampire book (for the blood):
1 book where only a head is on the cover
1 book where only a torso is on the cover (a little bit of arms is okay)
1 book where only arms or hands are on the cover
1 book where only legs or feet are on the cover

Just throwing out some team name ideas:

It's Alive!
The Frankenfurters
Frankenreaders
The Monster Makers
Bookiestein

Talia wrote: "Just throwing out some team name ideas:

It's Alive!
The Frankenfurters
Frankenreaders
The Monster Makers
Bookiestein"


I like the name suggestions. My faves are:

-The Frankenfurters
-Or maybe The Bookensteins (?)

Some great names. Can we work in the name? I will try and play with it too

Tiffany wrote: "Amanda wrote: "LoL, no problem, Twist. I already started it just in case, but whichever! :)

Other Spreadsheet?"

I love this spreadsheet!"

Thank you, Tiffany! :)

I have a couple more name suggestions.

Assembly Required
High Voltage

But I really like:
It's Alive!

Oh, I forgot about trying to include 3 in the team name. Three-py Crawlers is all that comes to mind so far.

Talia wrote: "Oh, I forgot about trying to include 3 in the team name. Three-py Crawlers is all that comes to mind so far."

Ooooh, Three-py Crawlers! I like it!

Twist wrote: "Talia wrote: "Oh, I forgot about trying to include 3 in the team name. "

Where did you see this? I have looked everywhere. I am missing something."

Nope, you didn't miss it. It's not a rule just something my past teams have done to remember which team number we originally were.

Just a question about how this is going to work:
Who will decide which one of us reads a book for each part - and when will that happen.
I'm excited to start on the 2nd and I just want to have my book already prepared.
Thanks!

I’m ready as well. I usually like names with numbers like sixsational readers for team 6.

But I vote Frakenreaders and Monster Makers for my top 2 choice

Captains, please make sure that no one begins reading for a task before Oct. 2.

I LOVE the Three-py Crawlers!!!!!
I change my vote to that please

Since we don’t start until tomorrow, do you want us to say what book we will start with?

My vote is for the Three-py Crawlers!

Twist wrote: "Amanda wrote: "LoL, no problem, Twist. I already started it just in case, but whichever! :)

Other Spreadsheet?"

Use yours. I am using mine to determine who will read what."

Ok, I'll keep that updated for us, then.

I vote for Three-py Crawlers! I like it. :)

We start the 2nd, not the 1st. So don't start your books tomorrow, or they won't count. Wait until the 2nd. :)

I vote for Three-py Crawlers :).

Okay. No reading until Monday!

Woohoo! Looking forward to Monday!

I have one of my books already and the other is at a nearby library.

Heart (Romance): Rising Tides by Nora Roberts
and
Hands/Arms:

I can't wait!

Yay! I've gone ahead and plugged that into the spreadsheet.

And not having to find body parts makes that easy on me. XD Just need to find a good college book.
For my non-fiction I will either be reading
or

Thanks, Twist! I've had it open in my tabs, playing around with it a bit here and there, but eventually I'll want to close it. So an easy link is certainly helpful.

Is everybody ready to start tomorrow?!

I think I may read for my book set in college (magic college!) I'm in a fantasy mood, and that fits the bill. I'm looking at others, though, just in case I find something else. Depends on my mood, I guess.

Good Morning/Afternoon/Evening Everyone

LET'S MAKE A MONSTER!

I love your gifs :D

I am about to chose my monster book

Ezinwanyi wrote: "I love your gifs :D

I am about to chose my monster book"

I'm on my way to pick up my "hands" book from the library right now.

SELECTION POST
Book: Alasdair by Ella Frank

Pages: 328 pages
Qualification: Book has Vampire as main character

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SELECTION POST
Book: Stolen by Vivian Vande Velde



Pages: 158 pages

Qualification: Book has hands on the cover

(Thanks for the format Ezinwanyi!)

Ezinwanyi’s COMPLETION POST
Book: Alasdair by Ella Frank

Task/Qualification: Vampire (for Blood)
Read: 10/2
Rating: ✯✯

SELECTION POST
Book: Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman

Pages: 336 pages
Qualification: Book set in Europe (England)

COMPLETION POST

Book: Stolen by Vivian Vande Velde



Pages: 158

Qualification: Book has hands on the cover

Date Completed: Oct 2, 2017

Rating: ★★★★

Completion Post
Task: College or University setting
Book: Glass Houses
Author: Rachel Caine
Date Read: 10/3/2017
Rating: 4 Stars
How it fits: Claire goes to TPU (Texas Prairie University)

I am almost done with my second book. Do you have another task you want me to do or does it matter? I am trying to decide what audiobook to buy

Ezi, do you have a book with a torso on the cover? The one I have got some bad reviews, so I'm not sure if I want to read it now.

Talia wrote: "Ezi, do you have a book with a torso on the cover? The one I have got some bad reviews, so I'm not sure if I want to read it now."

Yes. I do. Yesterday (Oct 2), I read . Does that work?

If not, I also have

Ezinwanyi wrote: "Talia wrote: "Ezi, do you have a book with a torso on the cover? The one I have got some bad reviews, so I'm not sure if I want to read it now."

Yes. I do. Yesterday (Oct 2), I read [bookcover:The..."

Yes, that one you read yesterday is perfect! Thanks!

Ezinwanyi’s COMPLETION POST
Book: The Goal by Elle Kennedy

Task/Qualification: Book Cover with a TORSO
Read: 10/2
Rating: ✯✯✯

I'm so sorry -- somehow I missed all the messages -- I will go back up and see if need to quickly read something.

I was guessing they didn't actually need people, as I was one of the last to sign up...

OK, I have to go find a book with only legs/feet on the cover. Right? And I can have started it yesterday.