The Challenge Factory discussion

Captain:
Ezi

Sue
Amanda A
Denise

Dice Roll (1 die Thursdays & Sundays US Central Time)
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R5: Spreadsheet

Alternates:
Each number corresponds with the spot on the board.
For colors: The cover has to be at least 50%
For locations: As long as the book takes part at all in the given location .
For Shelves: Any book on the given shelf
For Publication Years: I'll be using how GR has it's publication date listed.
For Authors Names: The first, middle, or last name of the author is ok.
For Cover Items: Must have the given item on the cover
For Titles: Only the first word of the title. A, An, And, and The do not count.
So if the letter is B: The Best Day would be ok. Dear Betty would not be ok.

1. Oklahoma
2. White
3. 2004
4. Re read
5. Title C
6. Cover Item Tree(s)
7. Author W
8. California
9. Green
10. 2002
11. Friendship
12. Title K
13. Cover Item Mode of Transportation
14. Author P
15. Illinois
16. Silver/Gray
17. 2001
18. Tbr Own
19. Title E
20. Cover Item Silhouette
21. Author O
22. Massachutes
23. Yellow
24. 2010
25. Free
26. Title N
27. Cover Item Tattoo
28. Author H
29. England
30. Blue
31. 1999
32. Meh
33. Title L
34. Cover Item Fire
35. Author D
36. Nevada
37. Pink
38. 2014
39. Usa
40. Title B
41. Cover Item More than 2 people
42. Author A
43. Washington, state
44. Red
45. 2012
46. 3 star
47. Title R
48. Cover Item Headless Person
49. Author S
50. Louisiana
51. Orange
52. 2008
53. Amazing
54. Title F
55. Cover Item Animal(s)
56. Author G
57. Texas
58. Black
59. 2013
60. Interested
61. Title M
62. Cover Item Furniture
63. Author T
64. New York
65. Purple
66. 2011
67. Listened
68. Title P
69. Cover Item No People
70. Author C
71. Australia
72. Multi-colored (more than 3 colors)
73. 2009
74. Movies
75. Title S
76. Cover Item Moon
77. Author L
78. Florida
79. Black
80. 2012
81. The Best
82. Title I
83. Cover Item Smoke
84. Author V
85. Oregon
86. Blue
87. 2010
88. Borrowed Books
89. Title G
90. Cover Item Red Dress
91. Author K
92. Canada
93. Purple
94. 2014
95. Now
96. Title H
97. Cover Item 1 Person
98. Author J
99. Arizona
100. Yellow
(view spoiler)[101. Title B
102. Pink
103. 2001
104. Orange
105. Black
106. Title F (hide spoiler)]

Hey y'all. Here we go again...
My nomination for team name: One Step at a time

Why hello, Ezi, fancy meeting you here! :) And of course hi to the rest of the team as well. Looking forward to playing with you!

One step at a time sounds good, I like it.

This team looks up to the challenge, we just need a good roller because last game we didn't have luck with rolling :D

Hi all !!!! I like that name too...I don't want to be captain. Ezi it is about time that we are on same team:)

I'm not too keen on being captain either, since with extremely ambitious people *glances at Ezi* on the team you'd probably want to roll as early as possible which would require me to be up at 7am and I'm generally opposed to that. *lol*

I could roll at 7 am but don' want captain...

I am central time that means I roll at midnight.. But I can do that too... Or pretty close to that time

Hi ladies! I'm excited to play SSS with you! I have played SS before but not this version. I also like one step at a time for team name.

Ezinwanyi~the Troublemaker wrote: "This team looks up to the challenge, we just need a good roller because last game we didn't have luck with rolling :D"

Look at you on Team 1 along with Miss Sue *waves* :D - Good luck!

"The game will officially start 11/13.

Looks like we've decided on the team name, now we only need a captain. Ezi & Amanda, either of you wanna do it?

I can be captain if no one wants the job...but I will have Sue roll for me.
Sue/Amanda, either one of you want the job? I just can't promise to be up at midnight that's all.

LOL @Denise. Sue is the one to watch

I can roll but I don't want captain....did it last period and hated it....watch me??? I am harmless as long as you get your book done in couple days....hehehe

But I get to roll and 12:01 or close to it...lol Will set alarm......

I don't want to be captain either. I'm sure Ezi will do a fabulous job! :)

Captain Ezi.... Hmmmm are you sure that is safe????? :)

NO it's not Sue :D

Jenne wrote: "NO it's not Sue :D"

LOL, this team will be just fine. Jenne didn't assign us any problem people (LMAO), so I am sure it will be all gravy! Sue and I are of like mind when it comes to getting your book in:D

Okay Jenne,
I will fall to command, while Sue rolling for us at midnight(ish).

I did stay up last night watching this new show on Syfy called Spartacus: War of the Damned. Y'all should check it out

Looks like we're all set then! :D

Denise wrote: "Looks like we're all set then! :D"

Mellow Yellow fits you BTW!

Week 1: Roll 1: 6
Space: 6
Read a book that is 6th in a series or in the alternative: Tree on the Cover

Book Choices
✓Amanda A: Night Play (Dark Hunters #6) Review
✓Denise: Stranglehold, (Lambert & Hook #6) Review
✓ Ezi: Azagoth, (1001 Dark nights #6) Review
✓Sue: Eternal Rider (Demonica Series, #6) Review

I rolled a 6.....So we are on space 6......

Now that's what I call a promising start! :D

I'll be reading , since it's the shortest #6 book I have on hand and I kinda have a deadline kicking my ass right now. (No worries though, it'll definitely be done on time.)

I will be reading 6th book in Demonica Series...

I plan to read the 6th book in the Dark Hunter series

I plan to read , (1001 Dark nights #6)

I have read Amanda's book... I love that series. Ezi's and Denise's book look really good also.....

Sue wrote: "I have read Amanda's book... I love that series. Ezi's and Denise's book look really good also....."

I loved Amanda's book as well. Sue, you already know that Demonica and the spins offs are my favorite series.

I really wanted to read or but they aren't 6's

I have read Night's Honor , very good also.

Week 1: Roll 1: 6
Space: 6
Read a book that is 6th in a series or in the alternative: Tree on the Cover

Finished:11/14/2014
Rating:****
Review: I started with Demonica, which I love. The author vered off with another spinoff,which I also loved.While this is a spin off,it is still tied to the main story ,keeping the reader wanting more....

They are here. They ride. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.

His name is Ares, and the fate of mankind rests on his powerful shoulders. If he falls to the forces of evil, the world falls too. As one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, he is far stronger than any mortal, but even he cannot fight his destiny forever. Not when his own brother plots against him.

Yet there is one last hope. Gifted in a way other humans can't-or won't-understand, Cara Thornhart is the key to both this Horseman's safety and his doom. But involving Cara will prove treacherous, even beyond the maddening, dangerous desire that seizes them the moment they meet. For staving off eternal darkness could have a staggering cost: Cara's life.

Sue wrote: "Week 1: Roll 1: 6
Space: 6
Read a book that is 6th in a series or in the alternative: Tree on the Cover

Finished:11/14/2014
Rating:****
Review: I started with Demo..."

Sue, the next book Immortal Rider (Limos) is the weakest in the bunch, but I still liked it. Lethal rider and Rogue rider were the best!

Way to go in finishing your book

Ok thanks

Current Spot: 6
Read:
Stranglehold by J.M. Gregson (Lambert & Hook #6)
Finished: 14 November 2014
Rating: ***

A serial killer is on the loose in the town of Oldford, strangling young women with his bare hands in the middle of the night. While the police have identified four strong suspects, incontrovertible evidence linking any one of them to the crimes is hard to find, and they may be running out of time before the killer strikes again... A solid, entertaining murder mystery. It didn't exactly keep me glued to the page, but despite the fact that I suspected the murderer's identity long before the case was solved I found the book quite engaging and may pick up more from this series.

I will finish my book this afternoon and post my review later. Reviews have to be in by midnight central time, right? I am eastern time so I will have mine in before I go to bed but I just wanted to make sure I understand the logistics of SSS.

Will post review when I get back from movies with kiddos.

Week 1, Roll 1
Space 6

Book: Azagoth by Larissa Ione (1001 Dark Nights, Book 6)
Read: 11/15
Rating & Review: ★★★★
I don't know why I waited so long to read this book. Larissa Ione doesn't disappoint. I remember Azagoth in Book 4, Ecstasy Unveiled and he was the jackass Grim Reaper. But this author is among the best in redeeming despicable characters.
Azagoth has been the middle man between Heaven and Hell but now he wants something of his own. Being in that desolate Sheoul-gra has just made him so lonely, that he says no more. He wants a mate and he wants this angel to stay in his realm forever. What's heaven going to do about this request and who is the poor angel tasked with keeping Azagoth in line?
Enter Lilliana, an angel whose broken a few of Raphael's rules. So the archangel strikes a deal with her that would allow her to earn a reprieval if she steals a very powerful relic from Azagoth. Can she complete this power play for heaven or will she find life on Sheoul gra isn't that bad?

Azagoth was made likable and Liliana was a watered down version of Harvester. I liked Lilli better and enjoyed her journey with Azagoth more. It was less painful and brutal. The story was a great set up for Revenant and Hades books. It also made me hate Raphael more. I'm waiting for the archangel to get his comeuppance. It was a good feel book about the reaper and his mate.

Week 1, Roll 1
Space: 6

Finished: 11/15/14
Rating: ★★★★

I am probably one of the last people to read this series so I won't recount the plot. I love the Dark-Hunter world that Kenyon has created and now the focus is on the Were-Hunters who are just as intriguing. I enjoyed learning more about the Katagaria and Arcadian worlds in this book. Vane and Bride have incredible chemistry and their romance was very sweet and even humorous at times. The supporting characters were engaging with Fury being my favorite. I hope he gets his own story.

Books are done and I am going to post our reviews for the mod:D
Great job team. One hour to the next roll...Sue are you ready? I can't wait

I rolled 5, so we are now on roll 11. Read a standalone, 1st in series,11 in series or a book from friendship list.....

Week 1: Roll 2: 5
Space: 11
Read a book that is Standalone, 1st or 11th in a series
Alternate choice: pick a book from Friendship

Book Choices
☑ Amanda A: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter #1) Review
☑ Denise: The Testing (The Testing #1). Review
☑ Ezi: Revenant by Larissa Ione (Demonica, #11) Review
☑ Sue: Ashes (Ashes, #1) Review

I am keeping up with Demonica

Revenant by Larissa Ione Revenant (Lords of Deliverance, #6; Demonica, #11)

I'll go with (The Testing #1).

I am going to try something new... 1st in series

I plan to read (Grayslake #1)

Week 1: Roll 2: 5
Space: 11

1st in series
Finished:11/17/2014
Rating:*****
Review: It is rare that I ever give a rating of 5 to a book let alone a new author,to me. This book had me hooked after the first page. The characters and story line were so beleiveable...
This could happen tomorrow . . .

An electromagnetic pulse flashes across the sky, destroying every electronic device, wiping out every computerized system, and killing billions.

Alex hiked into the woods to say good-bye to her dead parents and her personal demons. Now desperate to find out what happened after the pulse crushes her to the ground, Alex meets up with Tom—a young soldier—and Ellie, a girl whose grandfather was killed by the EMP.

For this improvised family and the others who are spared, it’s now a question of who can be trusted and who is no longer human.

Author Ilsa J. Bick crafts a terrifying and thrilling post-apocalyptic novel about a world that could become ours at any moment, where those left standing must learn what it means not just to survive, but to live amidst the devastation.

Current Spot: 11
Read:
The Testing by Joelle Charbonneau (The Testing #1)
Finished: 17 November 2014
Rating: ****

A thrilling, fast-paced and intriguing story set in a well-crafted dystopian world - a very promising opening for this trilogy which I'm very much looking forward to continuing! While the premise, as many reviewers have pointed out, may be somewhat reminiscent of the Hunger Games books, I found the story far from unoriginal and strongly object to its being described as barely more than a copy.