Lexi’s Comments (group member since Jul 27, 2016)

Lexi’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

I’ve just put my computer up for the night but I’ll add another round tomorrow.

April, can you add a read date to Crazy Love? Goodreads sometimes messes up.

Countdown to when June books, including Chipmunk books can be finished. However, you can start them not.
Link: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...

Thank you all, and Brittany, I added your books from your shelf since they included a 500 page one, and I know you are on the app only right now.

Also, great job everyone, feel free to keep reading and we always get points for page numbers, but we have covered all the required books for May, including all the 500- and 600-page books so great job everyone.

Brittany,

Could you please add A Thousand Pieces of You and Nine Liars to your TT shelf?

Thanks!

Melindam wrote: "Lexi this has been one of my favourite books ever since I read it a few years ago. Happy you liked it."

It has been a world I keep thinking about after reading, and there aren't that many books that I give 5 stars too. I'm glad there are more to read, and it is top two of the ones I have read for this challenge so far this year.

I switched my entry above as not in the mood for horror

#9 - added in April 2016 - hadn't even graduated from vet school yet, which makes it one of my earliest books after I rejoined GRs

I loved it (5 stars) and want to read the two shorter ones. I'm not sure why I waited so long but I blame the first cover.

Not sure who told you on background, but Tineye was used for a while, but the rule changed as it occasionally is very, very wrong. It can be very confusing, so not your fault at all.

For instance, TinEye thinks this book is pink.

TinEye is not always to be trusted on colors. Also, never exclude background color as we want the entire cover for color percent.

Edited: On second thought, it is the color of a post-it-note which is light yellow.
Link: https://www.color-hex.com/color/fff8dc

#8 - added in June 2017 when I finished the first one so my goal is to get to the 3rd one in less than 6 years
- I gave it 3.5 stars rounded up but it struggled with middle book in a trilogy syndrome with a lot just being set up

Back to the end of May. We have 9 days left. Quick roll call on the books we need to get our page numbers covered.

The 600+, we need 3. On SS, we have:
Judith - 2
Jax -1
Rebecca -1

For 500s, we need 6. On SS, we have:
Judith -1
Lexi - 2
Mahi -2
Megan -2
Rebecca -1

Please post if you won't get to yours or only to a subset.

Mod tower still completely covered

In June, order for books is:
1. Chipmunk if it fits
2. Rainbow if color cover that works
3. Winners
4. Spell-it-out

It is just the number without a letter in front. I did it for one of Judith's books as an example.

One of us will get the color drop down. It makes sure one of the captains check the color cover.

Tricia wrote: "I'm confused about the movement off the WT and MT pages. Aren't those tasks harder to complete than a rainbow? Particularly the Mod Tower, which is really a limited number of potential titles that ..."

It is a work in progress, I am in the process of moving other books to cover Mods so more of those should be covered by the time I am done. Second, I don't think the winners have been that hard. You all have been great at finding connections. If a mod or winner seems hard to fill, we can move things back. Only the Chipmunk tasks are fixed and unmovable.

Brittany wrote: "I'm not really sure how to claim for Mini when people keep posting in different places and we have to finish tasks to get new ones"

Brittany, you can do it the same way you seem to be currently doing. When you finish a book, see if it fits a task, and if not, fit it somewhere else - rainbow, spell-it-out etc. We still need all the page number books next month as well, so books will find a home somewhere. If you want to plan a book, you can put it on the spreadsheet and write the code, same as before. Just try to finish that book within the week, which is not a real concern for you. The tasks are on the Chipmunk tab, and I’ll post the tasks here so people can start planning. Does that help?

In June, order for books is:
1. Chipmunk if it fits
2. Rainbow if color cover that works
3. Mods or Winners
4. Spell-it-out

Thank you, Jax. The reason we are moving books is the rainbow towers are the only one with unlimited points, as long as we don't have more than 1 incomplete tower.

Tricia wrote: "What other creatures have 10 legs? it would be helpful to have a list of everything. I might do a little research."

Jax provided the technical answer but in terms of images on book covers, lobsters and crabs are likely to be your best bet.

If anyone wants to read Murderbot, the first - All Systems Red is on the Best of 2017 at #103. I read them this month or I would. The books are also good audios.

Also, if anyone is feeling in the mood for a cozy mystery, may I suggest some with lobsters on the covers as possibilities.
Link: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...

The June Mini Challenge has been announced.

Link: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...
Tracking Sheet link: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Important Notes:

1. The book must have been started after TT started and finished after June 1st, 9am UTC

2. Books for this mini can NOT count towards our main page towers OR the tower mini. We probably want to use shorter (100-399 page) books for these tasks, and especially not to use those over 500. Please keep reading the longer books as we need them for the book count each month.

3. Books we use for this mini are LOCKED IN and cannot be moved to page towers or the mini towers.

4. As a book is marked as read by Judith, Jax or me on the official spreadsheet, the next task will be shown on our tracking sheet. If you log your books more infrequently on the spreadsheet, please at least post in the thread when you are done so one of us can mark it done and keep the tasks moving.