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Meet The Muses May Mini

Our hosts on Mount Olympus (or TBR) would like to introduce themselves in preparation for the forthcoming festivities. To that end, they have inspired a mini-challenge to get your creativity started.

For this challenge, each muse has a selection of tasks to be completed. These are under the spoiler below.

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Thalia (“The Cheerful One”) was the Muse of Comedy and was often portrayed holding a comic mask or a shepherd’s crook
• Spell out Thalia - T
• Spell out Thalia - H
• Spell out Thalia - A
• Spell out Thalia - L
• Spell out Thalia - I
• Spell out Thalia - A
• MPG Humour
• Mask on cover


Urania (“The Heavenly One”) was the Muse of Astronomy, and you can often see her holding a globe
• Spell out Urania - U
• Spell out Urania - R
• Spell out Urania - A
• Spell out Urania - N
• Spell out Urania - I
• Spell out Urania - A
• Stars on the cover
• Map at the front of the book


Melpomene (“She Who Sings”) was the Muse of Tragedy, and she is either holding a tragic mask or some other symbol of tragedy (sword, club, buskins)
• Spell out Melpomene - M
• Spell out Melpomene - E
• Spell out Melpomene - L
• Spell out Melpomene - P
• Spell out Melpomene - O
• Spell out Melpomene - M
• Spell out Melpomene - E
• Spell out Melpomene - N
• Spell out Melpomene - E
• Sword on cover
• Tagged Tragedy


Polyhymnia (“She of the Many Hymns”) was the Muse of Hymns and sacred poetry, often depicted with a pensive look hidden behind a veil
• Spell out Polyhymnia - P
• Spell out Polyhymnia - O
• Spell out Polyhymnia - L
• Spell out Polyhymnia - Y
• Spell out Polyhymnia - H
• Spell out Polyhymnia - Y
• Spell out Polyhymnia - M
• Spell out Polyhymnia - N
• Spell out Polyhymnia - I
• Spell out Polyhymnia - A
• Letters of HYMN in title
• Author initials in SACRED


Erato (“The Lovely One”) was the Muse of Lyric Poetry; naturally, she’s usually represented with a lyre;
• Spell out Erato - E
• Spell out Erato - R
• Spell out Erato - A
• Spell out Erato - T
• Spell out Erato - O
• Poetry quote in the text
• MC is a writer


Calliope (“The One with a Beautiful Voice”) was the Muse of Epic Poetry; Hesiod claims that she was the foremost among the nine, since “she attends on worshipful princes”; Calliope can often be seen holding a writing tablet;
• Spell out Calliope - C
• Spell out Calliope - A
• Spell out Calliope - L
• Spell out Calliope - L
• Spell out Calliope - I
• Spell out Calliope - O
• Spell out Calliope - P
• Spell out Calliope - E
• Royal title in book title
• 1st in series


Clio (“The Celebrator,” “The Proclaimer”) was the Muse of History, and, quite fittingly, she usually holds a scroll;
• Spell out Clio - C
• Spell out Clio - L
• Spell out Clio - I
• Spell out Clio - O
• MPG History/Historical Fiction
• A celebration in the book


Euterpe (“She Who Pleases”), was the Muse of Flute-playing, which is why she is time and again portrayed with an aulos;
• Spell out Euterpe - E
• Spell out Euterpe - U
• Spell out Euterpe - T
• Spell out Euterpe - E
• Spell out Euterpe - R
• Spell out Euterpe - P
• Spell out Euterpe - E
• Musical instrument on cover
• Characters attend a musical performance


Terpsichore (“The One Delighting in the Dance”), was the Muse of Choral Lyric and Dancing; as expected, she is usually shown dancing and sometimes holding a lyre.
• Spell out Terpsichore - T
• Spell out Terpsichore - E
• Spell out Terpsichore - R
• Spell out Terpsichore - P
• Spell out Terpsichore - S
• Spell out Terpsichore - I
• Spell out Terpsichore - C
• Spell out Terpsichore - H
• Spell out Terpsichore - O
• Spell out Terpsichore - R
• Spell out Terpsichore - E
• Dancing in the book
• Letters CLD in title of book
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◈ Only books read and finished from the start of the challenge until 9pm GMT+1 on 31st May will count for the Meet the Muses mini challenge.
◈ You will gain 5 points for each task you complete.
◈ For each Muse you complete all the tasks for, you get an additional 10 points.
◈ You may only complete each task once.

Please take a look at the May mini and let us know if you can cover any of the tasks - Spellout Tasks do not need to be claimed. We have 2 weeks to complete the May mini.

Vicky and Kerri hopefully you can get copies for June BOM.
Stacey that is a shame, there's always the back room BOM.

Volunteering for DQ's for Team Circe

Volunteering for DQs for Team Circe I`m away from 3-6 so will need to be Day 1

June BOM's have been announced

discussion thread


Discussion Thread

Welcome everyone glad to see some new faces.
Kerri spring is my favorite time of year but the UK doesn’t seem to know what season we’re in at the moment. Hopefully we’ll have some good weather for the jubilee weekend.

Annalisa your trip sounds amazing, enjoy the downtime before the challenge starts.

Trinia books cannot be started until the challenge starts, if you can return and reborrow that would be great, The May BOM can read anytime between 15th May and 14th June

Kelsi - love your cat’s name. Door stoppers on audio are definitely the way to go especially at double speed.

Stacey - that would be me, I had to check that my library had it available and signed up for DQs before teams were announced. I only ever do BOMs when there are points available, not that I’m competitive. 😏

If anyone is interested the first BOM eligible for points is The Travelling Cat Chronicles the discussion thread can be found here.
We get 40pts if any of our team is selected to write DQs, I have volunteered for DQs🥴 but more sacrifices are always welcome. We also get 20 pts for reading the book and answering some DQs

Team Circe is OPEN

Hi and Welcome to team Circe. I’m Louise your Captain and I along with your Co-Captains (Vicki, Jenn and Stormie) will be guiding you through this Mythological adventure.

This is my 6th TT and am fully subscribed to challenge addicts anonymous.

I live in a currently sunny South Wales with my 5yr old Daschund/Spaniel cross. I work from home 3 days a week and am office based for the other 2. Since the pandemic I’ve discovered audiobooks which has increased my reading stats quite considerably ( I originally signed up with 12 books/month but quickly changed it when I realised I averaged 22/month over the course of UNO). I have some doorstopper audios ready for TT which I’ve been saving.
I will read pretty much anything and generally have 2 or 3 books on the go at once.

Please introduce yourself with as much or little detail as you wish and post a link to your shelf. If you have any questions please do ask and we will get back to you.

Team Circe is nearly ready to welcome members

Mini
May Mini Rules

Meet The Muses May Mini

Our hosts on Mount Olympus (or TBR) would like to introduce themselves in preparation for the forthcoming festivities. To that end, they have inspired a mini-challenge to get your creativity started.

For this challenge, each muse has a selection of tasks to be completed. These are under the spoiler below.

(view spoiler)[

Thalia (“The Cheerful One”) was the Muse of Comedy and was often portrayed holding a comic mask or a shepherd’s crook
• Spell out Thalia - T
• Spell out Thalia - H
• Spell out Thalia - A
• Spell out Thalia - L
• Spell out Thalia - I
• Spell out Thalia - A
• MPG Humour
• Mask on cover


Urania (“The Heavenly One”) was the Muse of Astronomy, and you can often see her holding a globe
• Spell out Urania - U
• Spell out Urania - R
• Spell out Urania - A
• Spell out Urania - N
• Spell out Urania - I
• Spell out Urania - A
• Stars on the cover
• Map at the front of the book


Melpomene (“She Who Sings”) was the Muse of Tragedy, and she is either holding a tragic mask or some other symbol of tragedy (sword, club, buskins)
• Spell out Melpomene - M
• Spell out Melpomene - E
• Spell out Melpomene - L
• Spell out Melpomene - P
• Spell out Melpomene - O
• Spell out Melpomene - M
• Spell out Melpomene - E
• Spell out Melpomene - N
• Spell out Melpomene - E
• Sword on cover
• Tagged Tragedy


Polyhymnia (“She of the Many Hymns”) was the Muse of Hymns and sacred poetry, often depicted with a pensive look hidden behind a veil
• Spell out Polyhymnia - P
• Spell out Polyhymnia - O
• Spell out Polyhymnia - L
• Spell out Polyhymnia - Y
• Spell out Polyhymnia - H
• Spell out Polyhymnia - Y
• Spell out Polyhymnia - M
• Spell out Polyhymnia - N
• Spell out Polyhymnia - I
• Spell out Polyhymnia - A
• Letters of HYMN in title
• Author initials in SACRED


Erato (“The Lovely One”) was the Muse of Lyric Poetry; naturally, she’s usually represented with a lyre;
• Spell out Erato - E
• Spell out Erato - R
• Spell out Erato - A
• Spell out Erato - T
• Spell out Erato - O
• Poetry quote in the text
• MC is a writer


Calliope (“The One with a Beautiful Voice”) was the Muse of Epic Poetry; Hesiod claims that she was the foremost among the nine, since “she attends on worshipful princes”; Calliope can often be seen holding a writing tablet;
• Spell out Calliope - C
• Spell out Calliope - A
• Spell out Calliope - L
• Spell out Calliope - L
• Spell out Calliope - I
• Spell out Calliope - O
• Spell out Calliope - P
• Spell out Calliope - E
• Royal title in book title
• 1st in series


Clio (“The Celebrator,” “The Proclaimer”) was the Muse of History, and, quite fittingly, she usually holds a scroll;
• Spell out Clio - C
• Spell out Clio - L
• Spell out Clio - I
• Spell out Clio - O
• MPG History/Historical Fiction
• A celebration in the book


Euterpe (“She Who Pleases”), was the Muse of Flute-playing, which is why she is time and again portrayed with an aulos;
• Spell out Euterpe - E
• Spell out Euterpe - U
• Spell out Euterpe - T
• Spell out Euterpe - E
• Spell out Euterpe - R
• Spell out Euterpe - P
• Spell out Euterpe - E
• Musical instrument on cover
• Characters attend a musical performance


Terpsichore (“The One Delighting in the Dance”), was the Muse of Choral Lyric and Dancing; as expected, she is usually shown dancing and sometimes holding a lyre.
• Spell out Terpsichore - T
• Spell out Terpsichore - E
• Spell out Terpsichore - R
• Spell out Terpsichore - P
• Spell out Terpsichore - S
• Spell out Terpsichore - I
• Spell out Terpsichore - C
• Spell out Terpsichore - H
• Spell out Terpsichore - O
• Spell out Terpsichore - R
• Spell out Terpsichore - E
• Dancing in the book
• Letters CLD in title of book
(hide spoiler)]

◈ Only books read and finished from the start of the challenge until 9pm GMT+1 on 31st May will count for the Meet the Muses mini challenge.
◈ You will gain 5 points for each task you complete.
◈ For each Muse you complete all the tasks for, you get an additional 10 points.
◈ You may only complete each task once.

How a "spell it out" works
Spell out the word(s) using the first letter in the book's title, the first letter in the author's first or last name, or the first letter of a character's first, last, or nick-name, or the first letter of the series name. As always, if the first letter of a title starts with an indefinite or definite article ('A', 'An', 'The', etc.), you may use the first letter of the second word in the title to spell out your chosen word. If you are listening to an audiobook, the first letter in the narrator's first or last name also can be used. We're also allowing for Translators names, as long as the edition you are reading is a translation version.

Mini Tasks to Claim

• MPG Humour - Jenn
• Mask on cover
• Stars on the cover - Stormie
• Map at the front of the book - Kelsi
• Sword on cover - Kerri
• Tagged Tragedy - Erin
• Letters of HYMN in title - Robin
• Author initials in SACRED - Kelsi
• Poetry quote in the text
• MC is a writer Louise
• Royal title in book title - Erin
• 1st in series - Jax
• MPG History/Historical Fiction - Jax
• A celebration in the book
• Musical instrument on cover - Vian
• Characters attend a musical performance - Stacie
• Dancing in the book - Trinia
• Letters CLD in title of book - Robin

BOM
May 16
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Discussion Thread
Page Count: 288 (hide spoiler)]

May 22 (Backroom)

Discussion Thread
Official Page Count: 232

June BOM
June 2

Discussion Thread
Official Page Count: 350

June 8

Discussion Thread
Official Page Count: 448

June 16

Discussion Thread
Official Page Count: 395

July BOM
July 2

Discussion Thread
Official Page Count: 400

July 16

Discussion Thread
Official Page Count: 400

August BOM

Discussion Thread
Official Page Count: 398

Team Mythics

Spreadsheets
Team Spreadsheet
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... - for Captains/Co-Captains


Tracking Spreadsheet

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/... - Add Books to this sheet

Current Team Status
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

All About Towers
Points
Rules

Useful Resources
Cover colors -You can use tineye, but it is not always reliable
http://labs.tineye.com/color/

Page counts:
http://www.arbookfind.com/UserType.aspx (US)
http://www.arbookfind.co.uk/UserType.... (UK)
http://www.arbookfind.com.au/UserType... (Australia)

Countdowns
Start: https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...

Team Shelves
• Louise (Captain)
• Stormie Reid (Co-Captain)
• Vicky (Co-Captain)
• Jenn (Co-Captain)
• Jen S (Co-Captain))
• Erin *Proud Book Hoarder*
• Vian
• Kerri
• Stacey
• Kelsi
• Trinia
• Cindy
• Robin
• Jax
• Tati
• Annalisa
• Celia

I need to update my bpm. I have signed up with 12 bpm, but checking my UNO stats I will have read 64 books in 3 months (how did that happen!!)

Can I up my BPM to 18 please, hoping to get a couple of door-stoppers in

I’m in volunteering for DQs for Team Circe.

Just signed up

Hard level please

January 22 Log
(view spoiler)[Lady Louise: Lvl 8/ HP 14/25 (Health Gem)
Sword: Lvl 4/AP 6 + 3 Orb of Earth (AP 9)
Magic Staff: Lvl 6/AP 8 + 3 Orb of Fire (AP 11)
XP: 280
🗿 Rocky the Rock
Monster reduced AP -1 every round
Hero gain +1HP at end of battle

Winter Holidays Color Scheme Complete
Gain: 12XP

Lady Louise: Lvl 8/ HP 14/25 (Health Gem)
Sword: Lvl 4/AP 6 + 3 Orb of Earth (AP 9)
Magic Staff: Lvl 6/AP 8 + 3 Orb of Fire (AP 11)
XP: 292 (hide spoiler)]

Thank you all. I enjoyed playing with you all. Happy holidays.