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

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

Joyce wrote: "Did the tracking sheet change I cannot seem to find it.
this is the one I went to from message #4 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/......"

I’ve been updating the master sheet so use the filter. It should be fine now

BOM Update
The Road Trip there is still time to participate until 16th November, you can find the discussion thread here

The Spellshop starts today until 2nd December. We haven’t been selected for DQ setting this time but do head over to the discussion thread to participate.

Feeding the Family Mini Update
Bonus Words - Vinegar - Lobster

F1 potato in text - FIONA
F2 rice in text - BROOKE
F3 pasta in text
F4 bread in text - BROOKE
F10 broccoli in text
F11 carrot in text - NISTHA
F12 pumpkin in text - PATTI
F13 squash in text - CECILY
F14 yam in text
F17 okra in text
F18 tomato in text - PATTI
F21 cucumber in text
F22 apple in text
F23 peach in text - CECILY
F24 fig in text
F25 grape in text - VIAN
F26 banana in text - PATTI
F29 sugar in text - LOUISE
F30 spice in text
• For Words in text please make sure to put a brief sentence, even if you cannot add the page number


F31 China *5 tags
F32 Mexico *5 tags
F33 Italy *5 tags
F35 India *5 tags
F36 Greece *5 tags
F37 Japan *5 tags
F38 Thailand *5 tags - NISTHA
F39 Korea *5 tags
F40 Turkey *5 tags
F41 Nigeria *5 tags
F42 Jamaica *5 tags
F43 Bangladesh *5 tags
F44 Hawaii *5 tags
F45 Southern Gothic *5 tags

Garden Mini Update
Bonus Words - Piano - Violin

G2 Trellis (series sequence) 1 - #2 in series - VIAN
G5 Trellis (series sequence) 1 - #5 in series - VIAN
G6 Trellis (series sequence) 2 - #1 in series - FIONA
G7 Trellis (series sequence) 2 - #2 in series
G8 Trellis (series sequence) 2 - #3 in series
G9 Trellis (series sequence) 2 - #4 in series
G10 Trellis (series sequence) 2 - #5 in series
G13 Mulch: word in title contains one of the following digraphs: CH, PH, SH, TH, WH - JOYCE
G14 Weed: word in title contains a double vowel
G15 Water: word in title contains and H and 2 Os
G16 Pest Control: word in title contains two letters consecutive in the alphabet (e.g AB in alphabet) - LOUISE
G18 Prune: word in title can be cut to reveal a different word of at least 2 letters (e.g PRUNE - RUNE / AFFAIR - FAIR) - NISTHA
G19 Harvest: title contains a word that could be a noun or verb (e.g TRAIN) - NISTHA
G20 Deadhead: word in title contains a repeat set of at least two letters (e.g BEGINNING repeats IN)

G21 Colour Cover: Green - Cecily
G22 Colour Cover: Brown
G25 Colour Cover 5: Blue - Cecily
G26 Colour Cover 6
G27 Colour Cover 7
G28 Colour Cover 8
G29 Colour Cover 9
G30 Colour Cover 10
(Colours already used: Black; White)

Admin Mini Update
•Bonus Word - Quilt - Coffee Table

A1 the main character works in an office - LOUISE
A3 typical administrative material on the cover
A4 tagged non-fiction / nonfiction (at least 10x) - MARIA
A5 tagged office (at least 10x)
A6 the main character works in taxes
A7 the main character works in finance
A8 the clue to solving a murder is found in paperwork
A13 the main character needs to know how to handle a budget
A15 letters TAXES in title - FIONA
A16 letters ADMIN in title
A17 author first & last initials in FILING - FIONA
A18 author first & last initials in PAPERWORK

Happy Saturday everyone, we are nearly at the end of our first week of Round 2 and we are doing well. We have 3 partial spell outs completed.
We need the following to complete each of these:
Spell out #1:
1 M

Spell Out #2:
1 M
2 G

Spell Out #3:
1 M
2 R
2 G
2 E
1 W

Letters Claimed
• Each Spellout Requires 1M; 1O; 2R; 1T; 2G; 2A; 3E; 1N; 1W; 1L
• Our book cap lets us spell our word a total of 9 times.
•We need more Es; As; Gs and Rs

M - 5
O - 2
R - 3
T - 1
G - 6
A - 5
E - 3
N - 0
W - 2
L - 1

Put them in the overflow and we can use if we’re running short

Just a reminder everyone please make sure to add what extra tasks your book works for as we may need to move books around.

Discussion threads are up for the November BOMs click on the link to take you there:

The Spellshop Discussion

The Mysterious Affair at Styles Discussion

Backup for Noisy Neighbors

Backup for Noisy Neighbours

Hi Joyce, unfortunately we won’t be able to use it as this round started on 25th.

@Everyone please be careful when using the tracking sheet to ensure books aren’t removed accidentally.

Good morning everyone. Great job on Round 1 We are currently lying in 5th place after Round 1 having completed our word 7 times and completed 7/15 of our 8th word.

Our word for Round 2 is Mortgage Renewal another 15 letter word but at least no U’s 😅

We now have 3 mini challenges running alongside the regular rounds for the remainder of wheel. These have been added here

Each mini challenge has bonus points for words found in the text:
•The Admin Mini - COFFEE TABLE; QUILT
•The Garden Mini - PIANO: VIOLIN
• Feeding the Family Mini - VINEGAR; LOBSTER

The bonus points can only be claimed when the book is used in the associated mini challenge.
To claim bonus points for VINEGAR in text the book must be used in FEEDING THE FAMILY mini

I have one book left to complete.

Let me go and check, I know it doesn’t actually need to refer to the food but not sure if a recipe would count.

We have completed spell out #4 here’s a little update of what we need

1 H - 1 Claimed
6 O - 4 Claimed
6 U - 3 Claimed
4 E - 5 Claimed
1 B - 1 Claimed
2 D - 2 Claimed
2 G - 2 Claimed

Cecily wrote: "I have to be more strategic on my page number choices, but I am in another challenge that benefits from shorter books so this is the fun part of challenges like this finding the perfect books. Im s..."

I agree with you there, I’m in multiple team challenges and always on the look out for the 1 book fits all 🤣

Just an FYI, you have reached your cap for the round, any other books you finish between now and end of the round can you add to the book overflow tab so that we can swap books to maximize points.

UPDATE

We have 2 complete spell outs and 5 partial spell outs. To complete these spell outs we need:

3 H - 2 Claimed
6 O - 7 Claimed
7 U - 5 Claimed
1 S - 0 Claimed
6 E - 4 Claimed
1 L - 0 Claimed
2 B - 3 Claimed
2 D - 0 Claimed
3 G - 3 Claimed

If for any reason you don’t think you will finish your book do let us know

Day 5- Now - end to the first line "Marcus's nose is bleeding..."

19. What were your thoughts of Addie and Dylan trying again? Was your triangle prediction accurate from the previuos days Q's?

Even though I read this before I couldn't remember how it was resolved. I did think that Marcus` reasoning for trying to split Dylan and Addie was down to jealous and that he was in love with Addie.

20. Did you feel Rodney's punishment of being tied up during the wedding was a good alternative to calling the police? What would you have done?
This was a different way of dealing with a potential stalker. I don't think I would have handled it this way. I would probably of called the police.

21. While most of you disliked this BOM greatly, hopefully some enjoyed it. How did you Read the book, by Audio, physical book, electronic, or a mix of some? I read this by Audio, which is how I read it before and still enjoyed it.

22. Was you happy to hear that although this book was addressing depression and spiraling out of control, they also addressed therapy and how it has helped? What was your reaction of hearing that Marcus and Dylan were no longer as close as they used to be after therapy?

I found it convincing, for them to grow as individuals therapy showed that their relationship was unhealthy. To move forward they need to redefine the boundaries of their relationship.

Just a reminder of spell-it out rules.
Title - with or without articles.
Series - with or without articles.
Author - First/ Last Name
Narrator- First / Last Name - only if you have read the audio
Translator- First / Last - only if you read the translated version
Character - First / Last Name / Nickname.

All books on the overflow tab have been moved to the main tracking tab.