Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

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❅ Cat
❅ Eldarwen
❅ Sonia
❅ Laura

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It's the mods team! It's the mods team! Squeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Let the mischievous begin

*naughty smirk*

Mischief?

Us?

Never :-DD

If you say so.

I'll try to keep up!

I’ll just watch from the sidelines 😉👍

Woohoo!

Greeting fellow chipmunks! Exciting times ahead :)

I've had no luck so far searching OverDrive for group 2 tasks.

Apparently and have LAVA in the text.
I think the fire from the dragon is hot, and the woman arguably so? I can take that one.

Also, in the count down, I'm up for listening to Only Human, which has a full cast narration.

Generally, are we going to try for group 2 tasks? They are the big points, after all....
And only reserve a couple of tasks at a time?

I think that 's a solid plan Cat.. and only reserving a couple of tasks at a time works.
I was having difficulty finding books for A & B of part 2 .

In the countdown tasks I can take # 6 in a series with lots of options:
or ....etc,etc

I finally found one that fits task 1 ; group 2
. I'll read the previous books during wheel :-)

Laura wrote: "I think that 's a solid plan Cat.. and only reserving a couple of tasks at a time works."

I agree with this as well. Seems like the best way to work these out.

I could cover the second task for group 2:
Read a book with a red cover (>50%) where the author contains the letters H-O-T (doesn't need to be in that order)



And that'll be my book for the first week.

E, we need a book for the countdown from you first.

We've all got to do one countdown book, so put your group 2 book down for week 2?

So, group 2 tasks right now look like :

i Read a book with red writing on the cover where the title contains the letters L-A-V-A (doesn't need to be in that order). - Laura
ii Read a book with a red cover (>50%) where the author contains the letters H-O-T (doesn't need to be in that order). - E
iii Read a book with something hot on the cover (open to interpretation) and that contains the word LAVA in the text. - Cat
iv Read a book with something hot on the cover (open to interpretation) and that contains the letters L-A-V-A in the author's name (doesn't need to be in that order) - unclaimed

Ooooh, right, I forgot about that, sorry!

And that's actually a good thing, since it's a slightly bigger book and I don't have a lot of time that first week.

Ooookay, now let me see.

Countdown tasks

10 first published on the 10th of a month
9 with at least nine characters (need to have a speaking part, do not need to be main characters) - E (prob)
8 that has a carnivorous animal on the cover
7 written by an author who has published at least seven books (as listed on Goodreads)
6 that is number six in the series - Laura
5 that was first published in the 1950s
4 where the audio version has at least four narrators - Cat
3 that is part of what was originally a planned trilogy, but became a longer series (can include .5 books added later) - Sonia
2 that has two authors (as credited on Goodreads)
1 which is the author's debut novel

Without looking into the book since it's sitting at home on my shelf, I'm pretty sure that Allegiance of Honor can fit for task 9 with at least 9 characters with speaking parts.

Hai Hai. So I had an unexpected getaway from RL this weekend after the work event and I feel amazing. Sometimes all we need is a friend's shoulder and a movie night.

Anyway.... Let me look at the countdown... The Great Library was initially planned as a trilogy and grew up. So was Hidden Legacy, so I can tackle that one if is not claimed yet. Will do a thorough analysis and will get back with more insight

You've got the growing trilogy, Son! :)

So... I arrived at work... Late as usual just to find out that my laptop was not on its backpack but at home... So I'm on my second try... And on my third comutting trip today

Le sigh

hate when that happens!

With me I am liable to forget my hearing aids, especially if I started listening to an audiobook whilst getting ready. Getting to work to realise that I won't be able to hear people without looking really dim is not a great feeling!

Yeah, that doesn't seem nice at all

Oh Great Library was supposed to be a trilogy? That really didn't work out all that well haha. There are, what, 5 books now? Or even a 6th? Can't even remember. I need to get a move on with that series, but the books always take me ages to read for some reason.

It was.... they decided against it around the making of book #3... probably was too much to wrap up. So they extended it to 5... not sure it's going to stay that way or not.

Book #5 will be out in.. September I think.... I just got the arc... so it might be it. Of course, I'm quite behind and still need to read books #3 and #4.

Quick question... can I claim is hair is on fire so there's something hot on the cover?

Well I can always claim is a hot cover... buuuuuut....

there are defo hot sparks going on in there, yes! and lava hot writing.

but then, I was going to but a lobster on my BBQ and you lot (not E!) rejected it :(

I really like that cover!

Definitely see some sparks in there as well, and the writing just looks like lava taking written form.

hot sparks... means there is something hot in there.

I never heard of barbecue lobsters.... but everybody has heard of hot sparks :P

Okay... Claiming last tasks of second round because I can definitely spell LAVA out of Aleksandr Voinov and there's hot sparks on

Cat wrote: "there are defo hot sparks going on in there, yes! and lava hot writing.

but then, I was going to but a lobster on my BBQ and you lot (not E!) rejected it :("


Teehee!

Allegiance of Honor is definitely going to work or 9+ characters, if the list of characters at the beginning of the book is anything to go by haha. Practically everyone that the reader has encountered in the first 14 books of the series is going to make an appearance one way or another, so that's a minimum of 28 people already.

Countdown to start of Lava!

*squeeeeee* It's getting closer!

Ehehe

Let's hope we don't end up stuck in a mine like the Pierce Brosnan's movie with the volcano

Thaaaat would be slightly terrible.

But that gives me an idea...

Nice!

Sonia wrote: "Ehehe

Let's hope we don't end up stuck in a mine like the Pierce Brosnan's movie with the volcano"

So long as I don't have to play the part of the granny....

Nobody is playing granny.

Swimming in a lake of acid is not my idea of fun!

But it's so nice and neon green?

You volunteering then E? Push us to safety?

Eheheheheh

Okay, so, lets talk books.

Are we doing what? Countdown and Group #2, and that's it?

Looking at my ARCs, I can tackle both the carnivorous and former trilogy tasks.

And Lars for hot sparkles.

What more?

Yes, after reading 30 books for wheels, I suddenly feel like I'm not planning enough....

I can do C7

I'm having fun doing a point calculation of words for safezone #3

*grins*

Okay... all done... should we share it? *giggles*

Hmm..... I have to admit that I'm curious now hehe.

I'm not sure yet how much reading time I'm going to have next week. Work is looking like it's going to be quiet with the boss on holiday but one never knows here... and then I have a friend visiting for a few days as well.

I think I'll stick with just the one book in the Countdown tasks so you don't have to wait for me since you're reading way more books than me anyway (and I technically signed up with 1 a week hehe).