The Challenge Factory discussion

Captains:
Tamika♥The Assassin♥ & Jenne

Kme_17
Nay Nay

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)]

Hi Teamies!!! Kim we've been on the same team a bunch now lol! Mika you're stuck with me again...
Nay Nay our first time to be on the same team yay!!

Hello Ladies....

Jenne nice to be on the same team! I love this challenge.

Hello ladies,

Jenne I knew you loved me :-).

I can't wait to play!

Hi Ladies ! Jenne ,its good to see you again : ) I really love this challenge to. Cant wait to start :)

Any volunteers for captain?
I'll think of same name ideas once football is over =]

What do you have to do for captain Jenne?

I'll do the rolling for both days since I'm up at that time ;).

I'm taking care of my 88 yr old father who has Health issues, a lot of hospital visits so being captain might be too much for me, sorry.

Here are some name suggestion:

Reading Rendezvous
Between the Lines
Spine Crackers
Soul Readers
Book Munchers

I don't think captain is for me this time. really like reading rendezvous. I try to think of some names and report back : )

Mikes we can do it like last time. You roll and I can keep up with our reviews if you want.

I like Spine Crackers :)

That's good Jenne, I'll roll both days and you do the reviews.

Whatever names you guys want it's fine with me.

Spine Crackers is good to : ). here some names options

A Novel Idea
Famished for Fiction
Happy Bookers
Literary Ladies

Oh I like A Novel Idea. It's definitely different.

A novel idea is good, I like that too :)

I think I like Spine Crackers...

I was a teams with the names Happy Bookers and A Novel Idea, they were good.

Sounds like we all liked Spine Crackers =)
It's viscous but yet it's really not lol. I'll get our thread updated with it! Can't wait to start Thursday!!!

Go team Spine Crackers : )

Mika we'll roll tonight =]
Can't wait to get started!!!!

Sounds good!

We rolled a 3 ladies!

good roll . I am going with

I'm going with

WOOHOO, the game begins......

ROLL: 1
SPACE: 3
SERIES: Amish Home Valley #3

I will be reading by Karen Harper

I'll go see what I have.

I'm gonna read a #3,

Spot 3:
11/13/14
3.5 stars

Review: This was a third in a series. I really enjoyed Kyrie & Greg from book 2. They were best friends. Greg having been married and divorced to Kyrie's sister. Kyrie the flamboyant twink who I loved. He was really sweet in this installment. They both had feelings for each other, Greg definitely did know how to love his ex's brother without feeling ashamed of what they family would think. I think it happened well, my biggest issue was the anti-climatic coming out to Kyrie's parents.

Good job Mika! I started mine a little while ago, should be a quick read =)

by Karen Harper

ROLL: 1
SPACE: 3
SERIES: Amish Home Valley #3
READ: 11/13/14
RATING: 4 stars

Synopsis

Quiet, cautious Ella Lantz has spent her entire life in the close-knit Amish community of the Home Valley. Tending her lavender fields, she finds calm and serenity in purple blooms, heavenly scents and a simple life. But the sudden arrival of a strange visitor to her parents' home heralds a host of new complications.
Alex Caldwell is unlike any man Ella has ever met—clearly, he's no "Pennsylvania cousin," whatever the elders may say. In fact, Alex is a Wall Street whistle-blower under witness protection…and he's brought a world of trouble to the Lantz doorstep.
As Ella comes to trust—even love—a man so utterly worldly, she realizes her life has already changed forever. When it becomes violently clear that even the Home Valley is no refuge, Ella and Alex are driven into the wider world to hide. And with such a high price placed on their silence, they may not survive to share their love….

This was a very good book....there were a lot a twist and turns that kept you flipping the pages to find out what is going to happen. It was fast paced, had well developed characters, and a good suspense story with a sweet romance. I love this author she writes historical mysteries, Amish mysteries, and historical-fiction....I enjoy them all, I highly recommend this author and her books.

Good job Nay Nay! I passed out on my Kindle last night...made it to 30 something odd %. I'll get it finished tonight :)

Spot 3:
Read: by Jenna Black
Finished: 11/15/14
Rating: ★★★☆☆
Review:
3.5
I think I have a love hate relationship with these books. I like the world a lot, very unique and the ending is always action packed. It's just that Morgan can drive me batty at times. She tries to come across tough as nails but really she can just be a raging idiot at times. I think if she had a little more snark and there was a smidgen of humor in these books it would make all of the difference in the world. Still I'll read the next book though. I am curious how it all plays out.

spot 3:

Read: by Erin McCarthy
Finished: 11/15/14
rating 3 stars

This was another fun quick read in the Vegas Vampires series. It is a very fluff read with great humor in it. In this one the heroine is pregnant with a vampires baby. That puts her in danger along with child. A real fun read if your are looking for a light and fluffy read.

Spot 3:
Kim
Jenne
Nay Nay
Mika

Awesome job team!

Mika you around? I'll roll in 10 if you haven't yet.

I'm doing it now :-)

We roLled a 5.

Spot 8 it is.

Good roll :)
The alt is set in California

I'm gonna read the 8th in the Dresden files

going to be reading

Just saw my comment from last night, should of said good roll, not just good lol. That's what I get for watching boxing and typing at the same time....

I will be reading by Tina Ann Forkner

ROLL: 2
SPACE: 8
ALTERNATE: California

Trying to find an alternate of California to read.

Spot 8:
Alternate: California

by Tina Ann Forkner

ROLL: 2
SPACE: 8
ALTERNATE: California
Date: 11/17/14
Rate: 3 stars

Synopsis

Lucy DiCamillo is safely surrounded by her books, music, and art–but none of these reclusive comforts or even the protective efforts of her grandmother, Kitty, can shield her thoughts from the mother she can barely recall. Lucy senses her grandmother holds the key, but Kitty seems as eager to hide the past as Lucy is eager to find it.

From the streets of San Francisco and Sacramento to the lush vineyards of the Sonoma Valley, Lucy follows the thread of memory in search of a heritage that seems long-buried with her mother, Ruby.

What she finds is as enigmatic and stirring as it is startling in this redemptive tale about the power of faith and mother-daughter love.

This book was full of hidden secrets, dealing with guilt, and forgiveness. The concept of the story was good although it was a sad story. The characters were well developed. But for me it was slow, I thought I would never get to revealing the secrets of this family.

My book is a 16 hour audio. I'm at the halfway point and should have it finished in the am tomorrow.

Just now getting to these lol, we earned our free pass last roll. It's there if we need it :)

I'm so disappointed in my book. I'm halfway done but I put it down for today. Tomorrow I'll be finished with it.