Louise’s Comments (group member since Aug 29, 2015)

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

Calliope
The books must have been read before the start of the mini.

Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "I'm very excited on the new mini. Planned some pairs and set aside books for other categories, we'll see what's finished when. Figured Thinking Clio would be good for spares / last since that fits ..."

I know that feeling my TBR is huge still trying to whittle it down

Note: partial points for monsters are allowed for up to 5 monsters.

I don't think I had this stated in the rules, but you can get the 5 bonus points for any task completed on the monsters by the end of the Monster Mini.

Figured as we were less than 48 hours away from the end of Monsters, I'd answer the question before it was asked.

July Mini

Hot on the heels of Monster slaying the muses need a little inspiration.
Full breakdown can be found
here.

Thalia
Write a comedy using book titles (20 books)

Melpomene
Write a tragedy using book titles (20 books)

Urania
Series book chain (16 books)

Polyhymnia
3 Title squares (12 books)

Erato
10 pairs of books (20 books)

Calliope
Read books another team memberhas read during TT (16 books)

Clio
Read books that have been on your TBR longer than a year (16 books)

Euterpe
Host a concert
Books with instruments on cover/ or in text (8 books)
Books with song lyrics/ or poems quoted in text (8 books)

Terpsichore
Throw a ball
Read Books with fancy outfits on cover (12 books)
Find Food and drink in books (12 books)
Pick the setting (6 books)

Starts on 15th July at 9pm UK
Books can be started anytime after TT began but must be finished after mini starts.

The Master and Margarita is set in Russia

Kerri wrote: "I just finished Cards on the Table, which would work for "greater than #9 in a series". Would it be okay to throw that in the planning sheet or should I leave the book that's already t..."

Go for it Kerri

Just finished a book set in The Phillipines. Should have Midnight Bayou finished tomorrow and Later Gator on Friday before the next mini starts.

Found a short Filipino book

@Jax please add Mary Jane to your TT shelf.

New Monster Alert

Echidna



Echidna aka the Mother of Monsters has been spotted on your lands. Hard to kill and looking for some quality "me time".

To vanquish this monster you must:
1.) Read a book between 350 and 450 pages (inclusive).
2.) Read a book with CAVE in text.
3.) Read a book where a character uses a sword.
4.) Author name (first and last) contain all the letters in HERA
5.) Read a book where a MC is a mother

Happy Sunday everyone hope you are all enjoying your weekend. We are in the middle of a heatwave here so keeping cool is the goal of the week.

Made some progress on The Witch's Heart which is quite enjoyable.

Hope next week goes well Trinia no apologies needed. Family and your well-being is more important.

@Stacey enjoy your vacation see you when you get back.

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?
She seems to think it’s Odin, but who knows

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?
I would think he’ll be back later. Having a husband would open some doors to her that were unavailable as an unmarried woman.

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?
Ok so I googled Hel in Norse mythology and she is goddess of the underworld who accepts pieces of children. I think the significance of this will be revealed later in the story.

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?
I do think she is the witch of the stories

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?
Although I like Loki I do think she was right to keep the vision from him. He would likely use this info to curry favour if he found himself in difficulty.

Team Mythics

Attack game: Mythics vs Aegeans
No books used for attack this round.
Number of books banked: 10
Number of banked books used: 0


Defence game: Mythics v Trojans

Target 1: B4, 2 books to defend
1. Far From the Madding Crowd
2. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

Target 2: E3, 3 books to defend
1. Paradise Lost
2. Pride and Prejudice
3. The Picture of Dorian Grey

Target 3: F3, 2 books to defend
1. A Primate's Memoir: A Neuroscientist's Unconventional Life Among the Baboons
2. The Superorganism: The Beauty, Elegance, and Strangeness of Insect Societies

Target 4: G6, 2 books to defend
1. Long Shot
2. The Last Romantics

Number of books banked: 1
Number of banked books used: 0

Melindam wrote: "Targeting Info - Round 2:

Trojans Supergroup

Game: Trojans vs Mythics - Round 2

Targets to be attacked: A4, B5, B9, C4, F6, F9, G3, G7, H6, J9"

Team Mythics
Trojan Warships: Trojans vs Mythics:
Targets missed: A4, B9, C4, F6, G7, J9
Targets hit, with the genre:
B5 - Feminist
F9 - Urban Fantasy
G3 - Paranormal
H6 - Gothic

Targeting Info - Round 2:

Team Mythics
Trojan Warships: Mythics vs Aegeans
Targets to be attacked:

A4, B7, C2, C10, D7, G4, G8, H1, I6, J5

DQs Day 1
Beginning to "... a promise she knew that she couldn't keep."

1.) What attracted you to this book? BOM points? That COVER? Because of the Norse Retelling angle to the story? Any expectations you'd like to share?
BOM points of course, I have that many books on my TBR it wasn’t even on my radar.

2.) What did you think of Angrboda's first meeting with Loki? I mean he brought her heart back in his knapsack basically because he was bored. But he was so charming, I'm not sure I'd care either. Though it didn't hurt I kept picturing him as Tom Hiddleston. LOL
He seems kind and honest, but it’s Loki at the end of the day.

3.) Thoughts on Skadi? Why do you think she helped Angrboda in the first place? And to such an extent? If Skadi was male, how different do you think that interaction would of been?
I think Skadi has feelings for Angrboda and wants to make her life more comfortable. If the character had been written as male I think the dynamic would have been very different with Skandi being more controlling.

4.) The quote from Skadi, "Time doesn't matter unless you are keeping track of it." Resonated with me. What do you think of this? Do you agree with the statement?

Definitely, we live in an era where time has become a commodity which has a detrimental effect on our health and wellbeing. It’s important to take a step back from that mindset and relax and enjoy the moment.

5.) Loki's reaction to the pregnancy was, let's go with interesting. What type of father are you expecting him to be? Do you think he will be a functioning part of the child's life?
I found it quite amusing, I imagine him to be the “fun” parent who pop’s in and out of the child’s life.

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New monster Alert


Kraken



The Kraken has been seen in the sea depths near you land, destroying ships on a whim. If defeated, you will always wonder how you managed to survive. May be searching for Andromeda or Pegasus, he's a bit bitter they got away.

To vanquish this monster you must:
1.) Read a book 800 pages or longer.
2.) Read a book with a ship on the cover (spaceship allowed because Mods can be benevolent too).
3.) Read a book where the Author name (first or last) starts and ends with the same letter (e.g., Andromeda)
4.) Read a book where a character goes swimming
5.) Read a book that has an 8 in the series number (e.g., #8, #18, #0.8)

Stacey wrote: "Just finished Death's End. I read it for pages, and it fits several prompts but it works for S2 and 3 if you want to use it there and finish that off."

New monster on its way

Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "Louise wrote: "Erin *Proud Book Hoarder* wrote: "I think Visions will work for Riddle - they are solving a mystery, a note at one point, and secrets of the town."

Needs to have a riddle or cipher ..."

Perfect