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I'm still figuring out my book so all good. I've been trying to justify a cozy mystery, but that's a solve versus a win/lose. I have Dungeon Crawler Carl, but that's a chonker. So I'm kinda thinking a fantasy, since there's either a conflict or winning someone's heart lol.Richard, Fi, you both down for this special event?
Eunice!! Check with Ashley, I'm not sure what's been done.
Anna, it starts at midnight US Central, so that's 5/12 1am US Eastern or 5/11 10p US Pacific. I can't do other time zone math, so for other than US I recommend asking Google. Ashley also had countdown timers, so you might be able to tell from those when it would be for you. :)I would say smaller books (except maybe Richard who burns through books so fast!) so that we have a chance to get the bonus. But if we see that the bonus is already gone, I'd say swap for page count for max points still available as long as the book still gets done before the event ends.
Prompt # / Name: 43: Lincoln LogsBook: My Dear Detective: Mitsuko’s Case Files
Author: Natsumi Ito
Date Read: 5/5
Pages: 176
Task: Read a book set in Japan
How it Fits: set in Tokyo, Japan
Okay, I got the new tab in the spreadsheet set up, and the formula tested. When the event is on next week, you can just fill in your line like normal, but Ashley requested we each post our individual completions in the check-in thread. For that, just copy the string in Column J for your line as-is into GR, then please check the box in Column K for your line once that's done. Then whoever has the last completion to turn in can announce Victory, and we will all cross our fingers!It would be cool if we could plan books for this and start these when the event begins next Monday to try to get the bonus points.
Book: A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped ThemAuthor: Timothy Egan
Task: Read a book where the MC are in forced proximity
How it Fits: the MMC Steve rapes FMC Mabel in the lower bunk of a train car
Date Read: 5/1
Pages: 432
Book: A Matter of HonorAuthor: Laura Frantz
Task: Read a book with steamy kisses
How it Fits: the couple gets sensual with their kisses at the end
Date Read: 5/4
Pages: 206
Thanks Namita; I'll try to get as prompt-adjacent as possible! :)
Anna, yeah, I was hosting the party, so I didn't get money down. Which is fine because I was watching Tiztastic, Citizen Bull, and American Promise, and none of them paid out, so that's money I saved!! I'm still watching to see if Caldera gets into the Preakness; I think no, but who knows.Ooh, this challenge is pretty cool!! I like that these books don't have to be part of the main challenge, but could be if they fit! The flexibility is so nice! And speaking of horse racing, sports books could work for this! :D But also a ton of others as well, so chef's kiss, so great! I will try to start my book for this immediately on the 12th, so that we can hopefully be one of the first three teams finished. I will try to make a spreadsheet tab for this, so formula creating what everyone can copy/paste in the check-in thread, and use the checkbox feature to note whether we have checked in. And then maybe the last person posting their completion can declare Victory? Since I know I'm on random times, I don't want to get stuck with a busy workday and miss our chance at Victory, so I think that's a good plan...
Completed: 65/65Beauty & the Beast
Read a book......
1. with a proverbial beast.
Island of Secrets and Sacrifice
2. with a modern day adventurous Belle.
Thanksgiving Day Parade
3. where the MC is a scholar e.g; librarian/Professor/Teacher etc etc
Tell No Tales
4. with a dancing couple on the cover or a yellow cover.
5. with broken hero
Thin Air
Wizard of Oz
Read a book......
1. with a kickass heroine.
Down Among the Sticks and Bones
2. where the MC has magical powers.
The Sultan and the Storyteller
3. with witches.
Fairest of All
4. with shoes on the cover; or a red cover.
5. with 3 or more people on the cover.
Snow White
Read a book......
1. with Queen as the MC or Queen in the title of the book or the series.
Mask of Deception and Sacrifice
2. where the first letter of the title begins with any of the letters from P.O.I.S.O.N.E.D A.P.P.L.E.
Iceberg
3. with a female villain.
Ink or Swim
4. with a jealous character.
Rock Paper Scissors
5. where the author's initial begins with any of the letters from S.E.V.E.N D.W.A.R.V.E.S.
Cinderella's Dress
Cinderella
Read a book......
1. that has a blue cover.
2. with HEA.
Serial Killer Games
3. with fae/faeries.
Forest of Scarlet
4. from the Steampunk genre.
Winter
5. with a courageous character.
Davy Crockett: Young Rifleman
Sleeping Beauty
Read a book......
1. with dragons.
A Fellowship of Librarians & Dragons
2. with shapeshifters.
Carabosse and the Spindle Spell
3. with feathers or roses on the cover.
4. with a powerful sorcerer.
Mistress of All Evil
5. with a blonde female on the cover.
The Little Mermaid
Read a book......
1. with Mer people. E.g: Sirens, Mermaids, Mermen....
The Prince and the Sea Witch
2. with an awesome secondary character/best friend.
Murder Most Persuasive
3. where a character is a red head or a female red head on the cover.
Simple Assault & Buttery
4. with ocean/beach on the cover or in the title.
5. from the Romance genre; any sub-genre is allowed.
The Mistletoe Mystery
Indian Folklore
Read a book......
1. with mystical creatures.
The Mermaid Mystery
2. with colourful cover.
3. by an Indian author. Eg. Aditi Khorana, Sonali Dev, Nalini Singh etc, etc.
Animal Farm
4. where a character is poisoned.
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle
5. where the first letter of the title starts with any of the letters from F.O.L.K.L.O.R.E
Five For A Dollar
Rumpelstiltskin
Read a book......
1. Where MC has lost a dear one.
A Matter of Honor
2. MPG Magic
Pearls of Salt and Sacrifice
3. With a Character discovering who they are (your interpretation)
Toby Tyler; or, Ten Weeks with a Circus
4. Characters trade something
Stars Above
5. From the Auctioned, Sold & Gambled Romantic Heroines/Heroes list
Labyrinth of Lies and Sacrifice
Kallo and the Goblins
Read a book......
1. with sisters.
Sowing Malice
2. with Goblins.
The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
3. character is a baker.
A Fellowship of Bakers & Magic
4. with a smart character
Empire of Shadows
5. with a jealous character.
Your Heart's Desire
Hansel and Gretel
Read a book......
1. with children on the cover
2. tagged witch
Gothel and the Maiden Prince
3. someone is hungry for food.
八雲さんは餌づけがしたい。 1 Yakumo-san wa Edzuke ga Shitai. 1
4. with a kind character
Miracle in a Dry Season
5. where the MC was abandoned
The Importance of Being Earnest
The Ugly Duckling
Read a book......
1. Birds on the cover
2. Snow on the cover
3. Set in the forest or the forest is a significant part of the story.
Wolf Claw
4. Character(s) take a stand against bullying.
A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
5. Tagged family
When Red Is Black
Red Riding Hood
Read a book......
1. With wolf shifters
Wolf Curse
2. Fangs on the Cover
3. Red Cover
4. MPG of Paranormal Romance or any sub genre
Wires and Nerve
5. where a character is tricked. (Your interpretation)
The Canterville Ghost
Alice in Wonderland
Read a book......
1. a mad/crazy character (your interpretation)
Murder by Memory
2. Author's initials found in The Mad Hatter
Crocodile Tears
3. Cat on the cover
4. Blue cover
5. Tagged Retelling(s)
Wild Fae Primrose
Completed: 36/36Aglaope:
1. Read a book with the letters from Persephone any where in the title.
Carabosse and the Spindle Spell
2. Read a book with colourful cover. (At least 3 different colours)
3. Read a book with an irresistible cover, that calls to you.
4. Read a book with Witches/Fae/or anything/anyone with the ability to see the future.
Forest of Scarlet
5. Read a book with ocean/beach on the cover or blue cover.
6. Read a book with a woman or bird or feathers on the cover.
Leucosia:
1. Read a book with an immortal; i.e; vampires/elves/any supernatural creature with prolonged life.
Wolf Claw
2. Read a book from the historical genre. Steampunk is allowed.
A Matter of Honor
3. Read a book with a weapon on the cover.
4. Read a book with a kick-ass heroine.
Murder Most Persuasive
5. Read a book set in Italy/character is Italian/or graveyard/tomb on the cover.
6. Read a book with the word Dead in the title or series.
Dead in the Water
Ligeia:
1. Read a book with claws on the cover or 3 people on the cover.
2. Read a book with letters from Sang, Flute & Lyre in the title or authors name.
Davy Crockett: Young Rifleman
3. Read a book with a mythical creature on the cover.
4. Read a book where a character dies in the book.
A Fever in the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them
5. Read a book where there is a queen in the book/ is a main character/ queen/crown on the cover.
6. Read a book with white and blue cover.
Molpe:
1. Read a book with a HEA - Happily Ever After ending.
The Beast and the Enchantress
2. Read a book with letters from Venus in the title or the series.
Submarine Rendezvous
3. Read a book with war. Any kind. Supernatural, human or just a group fighting.
Winter
4. Read a book with eyes on the cover or a book with green cover.
5. Read a book with set in Medieval Era.
Gothel and the Maiden Prince
6. Read a book with a mask on the cover.
Parthenope:
1. Read a book set in Greece or with Greek Gods or Goddess.
The Life of Saint Paul
2. Read a book with a title that starts with P.
Pearls of Salt and Sacrifice
3. Read a book with bones on the cover, in the title/series, or the authors initials are found in the word Bones.
4. Read a book with black or yellow or black and yellow cover.
5. Read a book with a forest on the cover.
6. Read a book with Supernatural warriors. Angels, demons, Vampires. Any supernatural being who is a warrior.
The Sultan and the Storyteller
Peisinoe:
1. Read a book with an island on the cover or a grey cover.
2. Read a book with a woman with long hair on the cover.
3. Read a book with any type of transportation on the cover or in the book. Magical/mythological or just regular transport.
4. Read a book with a ship/boat on the cover, or the book has pirates, or a book with the title starting with E.
Empire of Shadows
5. Read a book with sea dwelling creatures or changelings/shifters of any kind.
Mistress of All Evil
6. Read a book with ghosts or harpies.
The Curious Kitten at the Chibineko Kitchen
Prompt # / Name: 4: Girl CrushBook: A Matter of Honor
Author: Laura Frantz
Date Read: 5/4
Pages: 206
Task: Read a book where a character has a crush on someone.
How it Fits: the MCs have mutual crushes on each other and it takes them FOREVER to communicate...
Prompt Name / #: Thrillers #26Book: A Matter of Honor
Author: Laura Frantz
Date Read: 5/4
Pages: 206
Task: Read a book with a male MC
How it Fits: Orin Hume is the male MC
Book: A Matter of HonorTask: in your favorite chair / reading spot
How it fits: couch and bed, comfy with blanket
Thanks Ashley!Team, I'm going to fill prompts as I can. I don't read much nonfiction either, but my first book this month was so I was able to use it for "not my genre" as well. Some of these prompts I'm still scratching my head over lol.
Anna, it was a good race. A couple people at the party picked Sovereignty so that was cool! We shall see what Lukas decides to do with Caldera in the next two Triple Crown races. I am hopeful but have no expectations.Fi, woohoo!!! I'm glad that fantasy concept was viable! Now I just have to hope I have that happening in one of the fantasies I have lol! I have some in a multi author series, where one of the books was written by an author I know who jumps back and forth, but I'm not sure if the other books do. Complicated...
Fi, if O isn't working, I don't think I used my Orwell book, so we can swap, or you could check with Richard. He just has some huge books in there for points, and Animal Farm is like 150 pages lol. Super small in the points, but it's an O.
I have a microshare in Caldera, but he didn't make it. I'm still waiting to see if he gets into the Preakness field, but I kinda doubt it. He came second in that qualifier race.I feel like I should rep American Pilot (?) since that is also a D Wayne Lukas horse, but I'm also a Cali girlie so I also root for Baffert horses, and this is his first year back? Or was that last year? My mental storage reached capacity and now I don't remember anything lol.
Doing one last clean this morning and then just rolling with it lol.
Rachel, I'm mostly struggling with the prompts. Sometimes I'll think of a book that will fit with what I have going, but these I legit feel like I'm going to stumble over.Claire, maybe?
Derby party tomorrow for me!! :) Let the bourbon flow!! But yeah, reading is hurting and I have one book I need done Sunday and another I need done Tuesday, and I don't have overlap... Fortunately they're short, but still...
