Hooked on Books discussion

Team Challenge
September 2024 - November 2024

Please take some time and choose a team name. You will also need to choose which clown you want to catch first. Choose wisely because some clown require more than others. As such, those clowns will net more points. Let me know when you have made your choices.

Team
Trio
Janeylou
Caipi


Important Links
Prisoner Drop Off (Check-in Thread)
Q&A
Collectibles
Feedback
SS: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...


Rules
⛓️Each clown has specific chains and/or tasks that need to be completed.
Examples:
1. Create a chain of 3 using titles consecutively (ABC)
-All the Light We Cannot See
-Becoming Mrs. Lewis
-Catching Fire
2. Create a chain of 3 with "dog" in the titles
-Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike
-The Dog Stars
-Hot Dog Girl
⛓️One person should NOT complete a whole chain by themselves. This is a team challenge. However, if a clown has multiple chains and a slower reader can only/want to only read for 1 or 2 chains (they must read at least one), then the other two faster readers on the team can complete the other chains between the two of them.
⛓️You may choose which clown from the list to capture first but you MUST complete it BEFORE starting a new clown.
⛓️You may use or drop articles: A, An, The
⛓️Standard Rules Apply
⛓️Since you have chosen to play non-competitively, you will play a self-paced game. You may choose to stop any time you want or continue until you have completed all clowns.

The Clowns

*Sweet Tooth
*Pennywise
*Killjoy
*Kent McCoy
*Stitches
*Art
*Captain Spaulding
*Jojo the Klownzilla & the Klowns
*Violator
*Twisty
*Joker
*Cleaver & LIl Miss Cleaver
*Ribcage
*The Heads
*The Lunatics
*Horny
*The Laugh
*Shivers
*Tickles
*Jack

Submit your team name & your first clown choice in the check-in thread.

Shall we start at top of list girls ?

We need a team name as well

Clowning Around

I'm here - thanks Janeylou
Yes, let's start at the top and yes to Clowning Around
thanks for organizing!

Clowining around has gone ,.so

Gloomgigglers
Gigglesnugglers

lol Gloomgigglers works for me :)

Well im going to presume Caipi is ok with it and ask for our task ..starting from top

Sweet Tooth



Marcus "Needles" Kane, commonly known as Sweet Tooth, originally appeared in the Twisted Metal video games series before making his debut on the Twisted Metal television series. He wears a clown mask and carries a machete. He is notably missing his trademark flaming hair for most of the series, although it does appear at one point.

Sweet Tooth escaped from the Blackfield Asylum when the apocalypse started. He settled in Lost Vegas with his best friend Harold, an inanimate paper lunch bag. He rides around in an ice cream truck and rides around the city as a notorious serial killer feared by many. He is psychopathic while having a sense of humor. He likes to perform but expects total honesty from the crowd. He will murder those who betray or cross him.


Complete the following tasks
Arm 1: Read a chain of 3 books set during an apocalypse
Arm 2: Read a chain of 3 books with ice cream on the cover
Leg 1: Read a chain of 3 books tagged humor
Leg 2: Read a chain of 3 books with a flame on the cover

There is a nonscoring spreadsheet available in message 1 for you to track your books in.

Janeylou wrote: "Well im going to presume Caipi is ok with it and ask for our task ..starting from top"

Yes absolutely, I'm okay with all your decisions! Thanks for organising everything!
The last days were quite busy for me in RL as will be the next few days. I hope to catch up on all our challenges on September 3rd the latest. 🤞🏻🤞🏻
So glad I managed all my SH posts in time.... 😅

No probs Caipi, Tasha is due to have the baby this week so ive been busy as well but should calm down a bit when shes had it as Dom has 4 weeks off work

Janeylou wrote: "No probs Caipi, Tasha is due to have the baby this week so ive been busy as well but should calm down a bit when shes had it as Dom has 4 weeks off work"

I'm all the more impressed by the way you manage to organise all our challenges and help us with them on top! You had so much work with our SH team the last few days. I'm so glad that Wende seems to be doing a little bit better, her post sounded quite frightening.

My best wishes for your daughter and the baby. I hope the birth goes easily and well.
Keep us posted when you become a grandma again. 😀

Ok so just waiting for Skye to post 1 book
Beppy to post her books & sept Picks

Off to bed now 😴

Donna wrote: "There is a nonscoring spreadsheet available in message 1 for you to track your books in."

oh good!

Janeylou wrote: "No probs Caipi, Tasha is due to have the baby this week so ive been busy as well but should calm down a bit when shes had it as Dom has 4 weeks off work"

so exciting!! all my best for you all :)

so we have as long as we want to complete the chains, but can't move on till they're all completed?

Nowe cant move on till completed, butcan do the 4 tasks on any order wewant

was this the challenge where we get extra points for doing a buddy read? I'm going to do Fire Balls by Tara Lain too...

Trio wrote: "was this the challenge where we get extra points for doing a buddy read? I'm going to do Fire Balls by Tara Lain too..."

I always give bonus points in my team challenges for buddy reads. I have tiers for that. Go do buddy reads and enjoy yourself.

Buddy Read Sign up: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Trio ive already read mine but you and caipi can do one and well try and get another one in next time

I've already finished listening to it this afternoon too.

Janine, do you think Love and War would work for set during an apocalypse?

Id say so Caipi..is that a hunt book as well .
Lisa MN managed to get one book work for 11 challenges ...that must be a record 😄

This poll ends tomorrow night. Come and have your voice heard.

https://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/3...

Janeylou wrote: "Id say so Caipi..is that a hunt book as well .
Lisa MN managed to get one book work for 11 challenges ...that must be a record 😄"

Woah, I'm happy when a book works for 3 or 4 challenges! 😂😂

Finished my 4 books. :)

Great ..Trio, give us a shout when youve finished , but if its overnight can you check in and ask for Pennywise next 👍

yes team - my two remaining books are up next!

okay I've checked us in

Pennywise (IT)


IT is a shapeshifting creature from the species known as Deadlights. IT arrived on Earth in an event similar to an asteroid impact landing in Derry, Maine. Once people settled here, IT adopted a 25-27 year hibernation, waking to kill and eat.

Its true form seems to be a female spider but it can morph into any human animal, nonhuman animal or object, and any combination thereof. There are benefits to this ability because IT can manipulate its targets by appearing as loved ones to lure them into traps or as their worst fears. It's favorite form is that of a clown named "Pennywise" because small children love clowns. At the same time, many people fear clowns.

IT feeds on humans but prefers children as they are easier to scare and manipulate. According to the creature, frightened flesh tastes better and uses fear to "salt the meat".

To capture IT, he must be in his clown form or he will trick you. You must force him into his clown form BEFORE you chain him up. Spell out CLOWN. Then complete the chains below.
C
L
O
W
N


Complete the following tasks Must complete the spellout above 1st
Arm 1: Read a chain of 3 books set in Maine
Arm 2: Read a chain of 3 books with shapeshifters
Leg 1: Read a chain of 3 books that start with a letter in SPIDER
Leg 2: Read a chain of 3 books that have 25 or 27 intact in the page count (example: 250 pgs or 127 pgs)

We can use title , author, series for spellout .
I have one for W
and one that works for L or C
In my next few books

I just finished Charles for C
and I'm currently reading Corpse at Captain's Seat by Josh Lanyon for L as well

and I have an O book from NetGalley I can read soon too

Trio , have you started your O book yet as i have one to read for Sweden & TW I can do..only 138 pgs

Trio ive read an O so hopefully you can fit yours in elsewhere
We can start next part now

no I haven't started the O book Janine, go ahead an post it - never wait for me lol!

I'm not getting any notifications... and on my profile it says I don't belong to any groups??? I'm not sure what's going on, but I'll keep manually checking in.

Ive finished my 4 books ive got 2 coming up that will fit for yours Caipi

Janeylou wrote: "Ive finished my 4 books ive got 2 coming up that will fit for yours Caipi"

Thanks, Janine! :)

How you getting on Trio..i can cover 25 in pg count for you

I've got one that works for 25 in page count - I didn't see that one.
I've got shapshifter and I still need set in Maine to do, I'll try to knock that one out tomorrow - maybe I'll do a re-listen of one of K.C. Wells' books for that - they're easy.

Checking in. Is everyone still with us?

We just waiting for trio to do her last book , but i do know shes really been struggling lately with GR and notifications
Ill I'll message her

Aren't we all? I barely get any check-ins at all anymore. That is why I am checking to see who is still playing. I want to know if I need to combine some teams. I just checked and there are some NC teams that haven't even posted since the email notifications stopped on Sept 20th.

gah - okay I'll listen to it today - sorry everyone!

I did a re-listen of Shaun's Salvation while my daughter and I got our mani-pedis - so we're done with this SS.

Should we request another one? The challenge ends in November - but I'm not sure if it is the start or the end of Nov.

I didn't check us in bc I wasn't sure if I should request the next one...?

Trio wrote: "I did a re-listen of Shaun's Salvation while my daughter and I got our mani-pedis - so we're done with this SS.

Should we request another one? The challenge ends in November - but ..."

I think the challenge runs till the end of November. 🤔

Ive asked for the next one

There is a book highlighted in yellow on the SS. I couldn't find a logical reason for it. Any reason for me to be concerned?