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The Sword of Shannara





Team Members
• Eldarwen (Captain)
• Megan (Co-captain)
• Alla
• Amanda Tesner
• Cyndee
• Elen
• Eni
• Erika Biel
• Karen
• Kristina Simon
• Monica
• Stacey
• Jammin Jenny

Team Spreadsheet
Challenge Status Sheet

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All About Wheel-a-Thon, i.e. the RULES

Team Spreadsheet
Current Status Spreadsheet

Final Countdown


Team Shelves
• Eldarwen
• Megan
• Alla
• Amanda
• Cyndee
• Elen
• Eni
• Erika Biel
• Karen
• Kristina
• Monica
• Stacey
• Jenny

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June BOMs
Adult BOM: The Jetsetters
Discussion Starts 14th June
YA BOM: Five Feet Apart
Discussion Starts 21st June

July BOM
Adult BOM:The Sun Down Motel
Discussion Starts 2nd July
Young Adult: Dear Martin
Discussion Starts 16th July

August BOM
Adult BOM:Pachinko
Discussion Starts 2nd August
YA BOM:Spin the Dawn
Discussion Starts 16th August

BOM Points
Participating in Book of the Month (BOM) discussions during the time frame of the challenge will score points as follows:
◈ 40 points for writing a discussion question set
◈ 20 points for participating in the discussion

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Hellooo and welcome to Wheel-a-Ton V!

Yes, yes, I cannot believe it myself that this is already the 5th edition of WaT - time flies, when you're having fun :-)


Our theme this year is quite simply this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=11GYv...



I am Eldarwen and I will be your captain on this trip. I have been doing team challenges for what seems like half an eternity in the meantime haha.

Please post a link to your shelf when you swing by the thread and say hello to the team! There are quite a few of us this time around, some familiar, some not.

Please read the rules carefully.
For the veterans, not much has changed, but at least a quick glance will not be amiss.
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask! We don't bite! (Or well, I usually don't. I cannot speak for Megan.. ;-))


Sooo! Who here has read the Shannara books?

Hi everyone!
I'm Elen from Estonia. I think it's my 3rd or 4th time playing Wheel. Really excited to start the game - can't wait anymore 😅

I haven't read books, but I have seen TV show :p

Shelf: wheel-v-2020‎

Oh... that smiley.... I'm not sure that's a good sign?? ;-)


Eta: I meant for the show... (It was clear in my head hehe.)

Hello all,

I'm Megan, from the UK. I'll be assisting Eldarwen in this challenge. This is my 3rd time playing Wheel, I think.. I've participated in Towers and Uno a few times before too so I'm like Eldarwen pretty well versed in team challenges now.

Any questions let me know!

My Shelf is Wheel-a-thon2020

Hi! I’m Amanda from Michigan, USA. This is my first Wheelathon and I have done one towers challenge (last year) and the floor is lava which I loved both! I’ve never even heard of this book 😂 I’m excited to do this challenge with you all!

Link to my shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

Hi everyone!

I'm Kristina, from the US (Florida). I've played other team challenges on GRs, but this will be my first time playing Wheel. I've stalked the Wheel chat during the last round and caved when I saw it offered again. ;-)

I haven't read the Shannara books but they look like something I might enjoy. My reading interests have started trending toward more towards sci-fi and fantasy, mostly pulled in by the Murderbot series and Seanan McGuire/Mira Grant. My main genre is still mystery/thriller, though.

My shelf: wheelathon-v

Hello and welcome! :-)

Amanda, if you've loved Towers and Lava, you'll enjoy this one as well. And there's even a little less to wrap your head around hehe.

Kristina, I'm glad to see you caved! :-p

Hello all! I am Monica! I have played Wheel and Tower before. I took a break for awhile from challenges but I saw Wheel again and decided I wanted to get back to. Hopefully this will help me get some books read this year.

I have not read the Shannara books. I will have to check them out. I am currently enjoying The Stephanie Plum Series.

Here is the link to my shelf:

2020-nbrc-wheelathon

Monica wrote: "I am currently enjoying The Stephanie Plum Series.."

I just finished #27 last night! It was cute. ;-)

Hi all! I'm Cyndee and I'm in the US (Ohio). This will be my first time playing Wheel, but I was along for the ride with The Floor is Lava, and the latest rounds of Uno and Tower Teams. :) I'm excited to see what this one is all about.

My shelf can be found here: Wheel V

Hello hello everyone! :-)

Wow, #27 on the Plum series already?! How many books is she intending to write ;-) I still cannot remember where I stopped... around book 12, ish, maybe?

Welcome guys!

If anyone is interested I've linked BOMs that we can get some extra points for here I'll be reading both of them can't say either really would be something I'd pick up usually but points are points!

Eldarwen wrote: "Hello hello everyone! :-)

Wow, #27 on the Plum series already?! How many books is she intending to write ;-) I still cannot remember where I stopped... around book 12, ish, maybe?"

I have hear mixed reviews about this series. Some like it and some don't. I am enjoying it. I wonder how many there actually are....

Megan wrote: "Welcome guys!

If anyone is interested I've linked BOMs that we can get some extra points for here I'll be reading both of them can't say either really would be something I'd pick up usually but po..."

I will have to see if I have either one in my possession and if not see if I can borrow them electronically from my library.

I'm still unsure about Five Feet Apart - it sounds like it could be good, but could also turn veeeery mushy and teenage-angsty. But the cover is so pretty! :-)

oh wow the teams are huge! =D

Hi everyone! I'm from Portugal (Europe). I lost count on how many team challenges I've done here on NBRC, so yeah you could say I'm a veteran lol. I haven't read anything since begining of August of last year, so it's been a while :( but i'm excited to start this challenge! And there's a few books I've been wanting to read.

As for the The Sword of Shannara, I've seen it around netflix, but I haven't picked it up. And I haven't read the books either.

My challenge shelf is wheel_v_2020.

And i'm planning to start with In the After, which is tagged as bacteria and works for at least task 62 and 67.

*waves*

Hopefully the reading mojo will come right back now that you're participating in wheel! Also, you cannot let Sonia win. Isn't that motivation enough to get reading? ;-)

Awesome on the bacteria book!!

Eldarwen wrote: "Hello hello everyone! :-)

Wow, #27 on the Plum series already?! How many books is she intending to write ;-) I still cannot remember where I stopped... around book 12, ish, maybe?"

Whoops. Actually, it's #26: Twisted Twenty-Six -- I lost interest for a while, too. But then I found the audio versions on my library website. They're fun to listen to. I can go though them like popcorn. LOL It looks like #27 is set for release in November and, so far, that's it.

Eldarwen wrote: "*Also, you cannot let Sonia win. Isn't that motivation enough to get reading? ;-)"

I'm torn between taking offense or just say in your dreams!

:)

Let's just say that Sonia is having some unexpected troubles with the fact that, for the first time ever, she can't control a single thing on a team challenge.

Eldarwen wrote: "*waves*

Hopefully the reading mojo will come right back now that you're participating in wheel! Also, you cannot let Sonia win. Isn't that motivation enough to get reading? ;-)

Awesome on the bac..."

Sonia reads a LOT faster than me. However i have more free time than she does... we shall see xD

Eni wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: "*waves*

Hopefully the reading mojo will come right back now that you're participating in wheel! Also, you cannot let Sonia win. Isn't that motivation enough to get reading? ;-)

A..."

True... However, Sonia's tasks at work are about to change and the new ones can be done whilst listening to audiobooks.

Also, I was browsing amazon and discovered that Midnight Sun was finally written.

I don't know what it says about me, that I almost hit the pre-order button.

The only thing that stopped me is the price. Seriously? 14 euros for a kindle book? I don't care about the size, is just too much.

Eldarwen wrote: "I'm still unsure about Five Feet Apart - it sounds like it could be good, but could also turn veeeery mushy and teenage-angsty. But the cover is so pretty! :-)"

I've read it. It's a very mushy teenage book. The topic little bit reminded The Fault in Our Stars, but wasn't as good

Sonia wrote: "Also, I was browsing amazon and discovered that Midnight Sun was finally written.

I don't know what it says about me, that I almost hit the pre-order button.

The only thing that stopped me is the..."

-_-' i told you it was coming out! this is how much you listen to me!

When?

Sonia wrote: "Also, I was browsing amazon and discovered that Midnight Sun was finally written.

I don't know what it says about me, that I almost hit the pre-order button.

The only thing that stopped me is the..."

Ah... no....

Granted, I read a REALLY crappy draft years ago, but no. Totally not worth your money or your time.

Sonia wrote: "Let's just say that Sonia is having some unexpected troubles with the fact that, for the first time ever, she can't control a single thing on a team challenge."

*snickers*

Don't worry, we'll make you proud. Hopefully haha :-)

Elen wrote: "Eldarwen wrote: "I'm still unsure about Five Feet Apart - it sounds like it could be good, but could also turn veeeery mushy and teenage-angsty. But the cover is so pretty! :-)"

I'..."

Oook, I think then it's better I don't bother buying it :-/
Thanks for the heads-up!

Hopefully July will bring BOMs that are more up my alley :-)

Hi there! Nanci from team Travelling Cat Chronicles, just popping in to say hello! Our teams both have EGYPTIAN CRUISE for our spell outs! Best of luck!

Nanci wrote: "Hi there! Nanci from team Travelling Cat Chronicles, just popping in to say hello! Our teams both have EGYPTIAN CRUISE for our spell outs! Best of luck!"

Hello there visitor!

Best of luck to you, too :-)

I have popped over with my fridge from Ireland to ask for recommendations from you lovely people I like literary fiction / mystery thrillers and historical but am happy to consider anything I have looked at Aiswyra's list but it is too far off my beaten
track I am afraid.
You can message me or we would always be happy to see you on our team page - Team "round Ireland with a fridge"
anyone wanting a book recc from me try
Hideaway Ella Minnow Pea: A Novel in Letters The Giver of Stars or The Great Alone

Hi! I'm Stacey and this is my first Wheelathon. I'm relatively new to team challenges but am really looking forward to it. I live in the US, another from OH.

I'm not familiar with our book.

Here is a link to my shelf: wheel-v

Well, then, let's see what I've got lying around on my pile that fits with the tags required for this challenge.

I have a pile of books on my dining room table and they're most all books I've been meaning to read or books I want to read now and I'm slowly working my way through it.

On there, we have:

Nevernight - tagged poison 2 times
Dawn Study - tagged poison 1 time (with a useful Y character)


I have a few options for games and a few for turkey, all of which aren't on my immediate reading plan, so not listing them, except for this one:

Sword of Destiny - tagged games (can't remember the number of times) with a useful Y character



I think I'm going to start with Dawn Study as it's the most useful one :-)

Hello and welcome, Stacey! :-)

Ok, I have what feels like a newbie question. For the book 'tags' what is the best way to find that out?

Stacey wrote: "Ok, I have what feels like a newbie question. For the book 'tags' what is the best way to find that out?"

The tags are the shelves/genres listed on the home page of a book on the right hand side (on a computer, not on the app).

An easy way of finding particular tags is this: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

And you replace the last word without whatever it is you're looking for. Poison, Bacteria, Games, etc etc.
Should the tag you're looking for be comprised of two words, the space will be replaced with a hypen.

--> as en example: https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

I think I'm going to start with The Great Railway Bazaar by Paul Theroux - tagged Turkey -- works for G, P, or T in the spell out

I'll think start with The Night Circus, tagged "games" by 16. Works for N, T, C, I, E, or P.

Eldarwen - are you and Megan going to update the spreadsheet? Or should we do it ourselves? It's "view only" at this point.

Hi, everyone. I'm from Chicago, Illinois. I've been in a few Wheelathons and numerous other team challenges. I love them. I haven't read our book.

Here's the link to my shelf: 1-wheelathon-v