Catsalive’s Comments (group member since Feb 05, 2022)

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

🔴 Books can be used to complete more than one task, but only for the same monster. If you can find a single book that meets all five tasks, congratulations, you defeated the monster with just one book!

🔴 Teams/individuals can have up to 5 monsters to vanquish at any time.

🔴 Once you vanquish a monster and get a replacement it should be considered locked and you cannot swap out books.

Master Task List
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Greek Monster Wheel
https://wheeldecide.com/index.php?c1=...

Asian Wheel
https://wheeldecide.com/?c1=Ropen&amp...

Urban Wheel
https://wheeldecide.com/index.php?c1=...

Fictional Humans
https://wheeldecide.com/index.php?c1=...

Overly Specific Literary Wheel
https://wheeldecide.com/?c1=Behemoth%...

Doctor Who Wheel
https://wheeldecide.com/index.php?c1=...

My SS
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Completed

June: Carle's Crawling Critters
Duration: 22/5-30/6/23
Levels: The Very Hungry Caterpillar: 25+ books
28/25+

Rules:
Option 1: Spell out insects or spider species
Option 2: Find insects or spiders in text or title
Option 3: Find insects or spiders on cover
Option 4: Any combination of the above

G- The Black Moth by Georgette Heyer 27/5 4★
R- Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling 29/5 3.5★
A- A Mutual Favor by Ann Jacobs 23/5 1.5★
S- The Collapsing Empire by John Scalzi 25/5 3.5★
S- Prophecy by Sharon Green 25/5 3.5★
H- Hypatia - The Ship Who Searched by Anne McCaffrey 22/5 3.5★
O- Odds Against by Dick Francis 31/5 4★
P- Potter - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling 30/5 3.5★
P- Potter - Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling 4/6 3.5★
E- The Earth Witch by Louise Lawrence 26/5 3★
R- Vengeance in Death by J.D. Robb 3/6 3★
S- Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer 2/6 3★

B- Valentine Kisses by Donna Bell,Catherine Blair,Lynn Collum 29/5 2.5★
U- Undead and Unappreciated by MaryJanice Davidson 1/6 3★
T- Trudie - Barrenjoey Road by Neil Mercer,Ruby Jones 8/6 3.5★
T- The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty 10/6 2★
E- Eric Sinclair - Undead and Unwed by MaryJanice Davidson 1/6 3.5★
R- Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer 2/6 3★
F- Fiona - Seven Sisters by Katherine Kovacic 13/6 4.5★
L- CSI Told You Lies by Meshel Laurie 24/5 4.5★
I- Money from Holme by Michael Innes 15/6 2.5★
E- Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames 28/5 3.5★
S- No Place for Death by Sherry Lewis 23/5 3★

W- The War Nurses by Anthea Hodgson 26/5 4.5★
A- The Affair by Lee Child 22/5 4★
S- Sirius - Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling 6/6 2★
P- Potter - Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K. Rowling 5/6 3★
S- Shakespeare's Landlord by Charlaine Harris 9/6 3.5★

Maybe this has already been approved but here's a heads-up for the Caps:

Vetinari was not the Commander of the Night Watch, that is Sam Vimes - Captain of the Night Watch, then Commander of the City Watch. Vetinari is the Patrician, the tyrannical autocrat who rules/runs Ankh-Morpork with an iron hand inside an iron glove - I suppose he could be said to be the ultimate Minister of Police.

Anyone who is described as having a patrician nose would work for Vetinari, I think. Keep an eye out. Also anyone very cunning, wily, tyrannical or autocratic.

Louise wrote: "@Kylie please check Nothing to Lose the version you have shelved differs in page count to the one in the spreadsheet"

Fixed

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "I finished

It was nice to have Phryne back after a bit of a break in the series.I think it was about 7 years between books.

A new audio narrator for this o..."

I didn't like the audio & had to switch to paper.

Maritza wrote: "Finished my first book. Will try to update ss.
I could not update Rainbow tracking. So added to main book tracking. Book fits RT04"

I thought we were only meant to fill the main page & the Caps fit them in elsewhere. Please tell me if I'm meant to fill in the mini-challenge tabs as well.

by Dick Francis 27/4 3.5★ 288p
by Erin Hahn 28/4 3.5★ 320p
by John Flanagan 28/4 4★ 280p
by Agatha Christie 29/4 4★ 192p
by François Lelord 30/4 4★ 240p
by April Kihlstrom 30/4 3★ 224p
by Victoria Laurie 1/5 4★ 295p

Pages: 1964

Current Total: 687,992

Louise wrote: "Catsalive wrote: "Is this bright or dark purple?
"

I’m also leaning more towards dark purple"

OK, dark purple it is.

Does this one work for bright purple or is it too pale?

Completed 18/5/23

May: Purple for Peace
Duration: May 1- June 30
Extraterrestrial - 26 books +
26/26+

Option #1- Spell out(*) the words "Peace" and "Alien"
(author, title, series, character, narrator, translator)

P- Pet Rescue's Amazing Dog Stories by Saskia Adams 2/5 5★
E- The Case of the Lucky Legs by Erle Stanley Gardner 5/5 3★
A- The Reluctant Thief by April Kihlstrom 1/5 2★
C- Things You Save in a Fire by Katherine Center 3/5 4★
E- Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card 9/5 4.5★

A- Moreta: Dragonlady of Pern by Anne McCaffrey 4/5 3★
L- Abby Cooper, Psychic Eye by Victoria Laurie 1/5 4★
I- The Reluctant Bride by Irene Saunders 3/5 2★
E- Eve - Ceremony in Death by J.D. Robb 18/5 3.5★
N- Nancia - Partnership by Anne McCaffrey, Margaret Ball 14/5 3★

Option #2- Read books with purple objects on the covers (clothing, flowers,accessories, etc)
by Sacha Naspini 2/5 2★
by Carola Dunn 6/5 3★
by Lee Child 11/5 3.5★
by Katie Fforde 12/5 4★
by Georgette Heyer 15/5 3.5★

Option #3- Read books about peace or books that come to a peaceful conclusion from a conflict
Fourmile by Watt Key 6/5 3★
Flying Finish by Dick Francis 7/5 4★
The Waterfall by Margaret Drabble 7/5 2★
Rat Race by Dick Francis 8/5 4★
Dead Cert by Dick Francis 10/5 4★
Marigold's Marriages by Sandra Heath 12/5 3★
Wish You Were Here by Karly Lane 14/5 4★
Dragonfly in Amber by Diana Gabaldon 14/5 4★
The Blackhouse by Peter May 16/5 3★
Black Tide by Peter Temple 17/5 4.5★

Option #4- Read books about aliens
Dragonsdawn by Anne McCaffrey 17/5 3.5★

Option #5- Mix & match. (combine tasks from any or all of the options)

Is this bright or dark purple?

I have a bright blue

& if we need another white

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "Catsalive wrote: "Typically, I just finished a book with a bright green cover 😢"

Was it any good? Maybe one of us can pick it up
😊"

Yes, & I see you've read it Karen.

Typically, I just finished a book with a bright green cover 😢

by Dean Koontz 17/4 4★ 409p
by Sharon Green 18/4 4★ 442p
by Sharon Green 19/4 4★ 422p
by Dee Ernst 20/4 4★ 304p
by Russ Thomas 21/4 3.5★ 418p
by Agatha Christie 21/4 5★ 373p
by Mary Stewart 23/4 4★ 264p
by Sharon Green 23/4 4★ 384p
by Sharon Green 24/4 3.5★ 388p
by Dick Francis 25/4 4★ 288p
by Greg Barron 25/4 4★ 256p
by Kate Forsyth 26/4 4★ 436p
by Rachael Johns 27/4 3★ 416p

Pages: 4800

Current total: 664,182

BTW, my name is Kylie, but if you forget then catsalive or cats is fine. 😺

Karen ⊰✿ wrote: "*waves* Hi catsalive! I don't know that we ever played together before and now two challenges in a row xD"

🖐🖐😊

Hello team,

My name is Kylie, but if you forget then catsalive or cats is fine 😊

This is my first Tower Team adventure.

I'm in Sydney with Karen, well, not that far away. I see you already have a link to my tower shelf.

I read most things but I don't generally care for Horror & I hate being forced to read Comics for challenges - I loved them as a kid but not any more.

by Lucy Foley 30/3 2★ 416p
by Mona Prevel 31/3 2★ 254p
by Jenny Gladwell 1/4 3.5★ 272p
by Fiona Lowe 2/4 4★ 507p
by Robert Gott 3/4 3★ 304p
by Glenda Young 4/4 3★ 368p
by Tom Wood 5/4 3.5★ 464p
by J.D. Robb 6/4 4★ 297p
by Neil Gaiman 6/4 4★ 255p
by Bill Bryson 7/4 4★ 368p
by Michael Innes 7/4 3★ 163p
by Helene Tursten 8/4 3.5★ 261p
by Oscar Wilde 8/4 4.5★ 126p
by Donald Richie 9/4 3.5★ 288p
by Agatha Christie 10/4 3.5★ 232p
by Gabriel Zaid 10/4 3★ 144p
by Anne McCaffrey 11/4 3★ 475p
by Anne McCaffrey 11/4 3★ 256p
by Mary Stewart 11/4 4★ 224p
by Dick Francis 12/4 4.5★ 247p
by Sarah Henning 13/4 1★ 368p
by Jennifer Ashley 14/4 4★ 304p
by Sandie Docker 15/4 3.5★ 368p
by Stephanie Austin 16/4 3★ 352p

Pages: 7313

Total: 630,779

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