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

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

I would go with no on cat but we can use one of the many The Master and Margarita for cat easily.

Also, I found a book I want to read today and it has a piano on the cover and MPG Music - The Ballad of Perilous Graves

The book I was going to read for snow and 500 pages may take me a bit so anyone can feel free to grab that space or I'll get to it sometime. I just need some fluffy books for a few days due to some real life stuff.

No rush. The book will likely take me a few days minimum.

Truitt_T wrote: "Lexi wrote: "Snow or stone?
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I’d definitely say snow.

Does it work for any of the other tasks?"

You have MPG animals and it is in the page range. Also starts with T.

Snow or stone?

Erymanthian Boar



Erymanthian Boar has been seen on your lands, roaming the mountain tops. Very hard to defeat, recommend bundling up and using the mountain top weather to your advantage.

To vanquish this monster you must:
1.) Read a book between 500 and 650 pages (inclusive).
2.) Read a book whose title starts with a letter from MOUNTAIN.
3.) Read a book with snow on the cover.
4.) Read a book where a character gets drunk.
5.) Read a book with MPG Animal.

Truitt_T wrote: "Lexi wrote: "I am down to less than 30 min on my lightning book, which has been so slow."

It’s my lightning book that’s turned out to be, oh, 230 pages longer than I expected. Since you’ve got tha..."

My lightning books is for one of our orginal monsters. We need two lightning books right now.

I am down to less than 30 min on my lightning book, which has been so slow.

Whoever finishes The Witch's Heart next will finish off the new one

Lamia


The Lamia has been spotted on your lands and the disappearances of children are on the rise. Requires some planning and moderate effort to defeat, look to the stars for the answers and to the shadows for the monster.
To vanquish this monster you must:
1.) Read a book between 200 and 299 pages (inclusive).
2.) Read a book with the night sky on the cover.
3.) Read a book where someone is kidnapped.
4.) Read a book that features a prophecy.
5.) Read a book where a child (under age 18) is an important part of the plot.

Truitt, my book was quick and quite fun so I recommend it if we get more harpies. My library had an ebook copy available so that was easy.

I realized that I still have my lightning book to finish so that needs to happen next. I just am finding it slow, and I read less during the week.

DQ's Day 4 - 19th June
"Angrboda was redjusting her pack basket..."
"Angrboda couldn't argue with that." 81%

16. So in addition to her past life as Gullveig, Angrboda is also the Old One, Mother Witch, the wise old woman in the woods and a healer. I can understand wanting to forget about her time as Gullveig but why do you think she can't remember anything from the time before? Do you think she'll recover these memories at some point? She's recovered her power, with a little help from Freyja but still seems to be holding back. How powerful do you think she really is? Do you think she'll go all in and if so what do you think will happen?

I have finished the book but I always thought it was a combination of age and trauma. Both might make a mind decide it is better to not remember.

17. "There's no power in the cosmos that can escape what's coming". Angrboda, Odin, Skadi and a few others now know about Ragnorok and, with Loki killing Odin's son, his punishment and the start of the long winter it seems to be the beginning of the end. Do you think it's better to know what's coming like Angrboda and Odin or would you prefer, like Loki, not to know? Do you think knowing or not knowing will make any difference to what happens? Do you think there's anything Angrboda can do to change the outcome?

Like most prophesies, I think the flexibility is in what is left out and both parents have to work within the structure of what is known.

18. "I'm the one who's done the most evil among the Aesir, and if nothing else, at least they'll remember my name. That's more than one can say for you." We know a lot more about Loki now, what do you think of him as a character? Why do you think he acts the way he does? Angrboda thinks Loki may have killed Baldur for his daughter's sake. Do you believe he genuinely cares about Hel? What about Angrboda and his sons, do you think he loves them or are they a means to an end? Will Angrboda forgive him despite all he's done?

He is clearly badly damaged and wants to be loved in unhealthy ways. I think he loves He; possibly more than anyone else. I also think he loves both his wives but isn’t strong enough until the end to make the decisions that need to be made.

19. It seems like Skadi and Angrboda are on the brink of becoming more than friends when Skadi announces that she's joining the giants in the fight against the gods. She wants to go down fighting for her people and to avenge her father. Were you surprised she wants to go out fighting rather than staying with Angrboda? Has this changed your mind about why Skadi accepted marriage in recompense for her father's death?

It is true to her character as demanding justice for her father and this gets developed further when Angroboda asks for her to stay.

20. We're moving on to the final section now. What do you think Angrboda will do now that she's alone again? Do you think she'll be reunited with her family? Loki? Any predictions for how it will all end?

I think what is known will happen but there is room for others to join Baldur on the other side.

I think I may have a book that cover all five harpy tasks. Of Dragons, Feasts and Murders - only one unsure is chase and that is pretty common in a murder mystery

Truitt, do you want to go for Zesus or Lightning? I can look for the other one.

I would also like to say that great job everyone on BOM points. We are the top team right now for BOM points and that is really helping us out in overall rankings (currently 4th but close to 3rd).

DQs Day 2 — "He stayed with her as the days ..." to "... given her daughter a new obsession" - 40%

6. After Angrboda performs seid for the first time again, she starts having dreams where she hears someone calling to and beckoning her. Angrboda doesn't believe it to be Odin at first, but her suspicion changes over time. Who do you think it could be?
This is a reread for me but I guessed Odin the first time as no other character except for Freja had been introduced as knowing seid.

7. Skadi reappears in this section, having left her husband behind. Do you think he'll come back into the story later? Why do you think she chose a husband as recompense in the first place?
It fits the original Norse stories with the feet. I have read this book before for guessing but I guess she took what she could get, knowing that her father was at fault as well so there was blame on both sides.

8. Hel was born with "dead" legs (or dead flesh on fully functioning legs? I'm honestly a little confused by it) and when she over exerts herself she starts turning blue. Angrboda attributes this to when she tried to save her daughter — but I'm not so sure. Do you have any theories on what the cause could be? Is it as simple as Angrboda believes, or do you think it's something bigger to be revealed later on?
It is because she died in the womb. That has always been Hel’s story that she is half dead and half alive. Some make it left and right half but here is legs, which makes more sense anatomically.

9. There have been several mentions of a witch who birthed a race of wolves who chase the sun and moon so far in the story — and now Angrboda has given birth to a wolf. Do you think she is the Old one the stories reference? Or, if not, do you think we will meet that character later on?
Yes, it is heavily implied that it is her.

10. Angrboda decides not to tell Loki about his and his family's involvement in her vision of the beginning of the end. What do you think of her decision? Do you think she made the right choice in not telling him?
He is very dismissive of her and keeps his life very separate. I am not surprised that she did not tell, and Loki said he did not want to know the future as it was too heavy of a burden. I think it was the right choice given the situation.

Judith and I can both use extra entries, but I wanted to see if anyone else wants to volunteer first:

Volunteering for July BOMs are up:

We can have 6 total volunteers for each book.
- we have 3 so far
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

- we have 2 so far
https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Because a lot has happened today, here are the tasks that are currently unclaimed:

Read a book with a mirror on the cover
Read a book with a Goodreads rating between 3 and 3.5 (inclusive)
Read a book between 500 and 650 pages (inclusive)
Read a book that mentions a volcano
Read a book with lightning on the cover
Read a book where the title that contain all the letters of ZEUS
Read a book where the MC is a father

Typhon


Typhon aka the Father of Monsters has been spotted on your lands. Very hard to kill and not known for showing mercy.
To vanquish this monster you must:
1.) Read a book between 500 and 650 pages (inclusive).
2.) Read a book that mentions a volcano
3.) Read a book with lightning on the cover
4.) Read a book where the title contains all the letters in ZEUS
5.) Read a book where a MC is a father

Medusa



The infamous Gorgon sister, Medusa has been spotted on your lands. Hard to kill and is looking for recommendations for a new hair stylist. Hers never seem to last long.

To vanquish this monster you must:
1.) Read a book between 350 and 450 pages (inclusive).
2.) Read a book that takes place in a desert.
3.) Read a book where someone is beheaded.
4.) Read a book with a mirror on the cover.
5.) Read a book with a snake on the cover.