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Pets, Buildings, Other Magical Items
InventoryStat-enhancing objects (Orbs, Gems, Shards)
Tokens/Coupons
Money
• 29 Gold
Potions
• 3 Major Heal Potion - (Allows healing up to 15 health during a battle.)
• 1 Time Walking Potion - (Enables you to complete a quest that is expired.)
• 1 Shield Potion - (Halves the damage taken by monsters for a single turn during battle.)
Drop items
• Heart of Baby Pumpkin
• Essence of Mouse
• 2 Bat Wings
• 1 Goblin Bone
• 3 Pebbles
Cooking ingredients
Other items
• Sir Bargainbeak’s Lucky Feather (Guarantees a 50% discount on 1 item purchased from Jack’s Store.)
Lady AlainaHero: LVL 5| HP: 18/18|| Sword: LVL 2 (AP: 4) | Magic Staff: LVL 1 (AP: 3) | XP: 63
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I don't know that I'll be finishing any more books for this challenge as I'm currently out of town and doing a lot of running around, but good luck to anyone trying to get another one in before the deadline. This was so fun, thank you all for being a great team!
Checking in! I've had a lot going on this past week and haven't gotten a chance to finish a book, but I'm hoping to finish one tomorrow.
Hi everyone, new member here! Glad to be a part of the team!My name is Alaina and I live in Albuquerque, New Mexico with my husband, 2-year-old daughter, and 3 cats. I work as a pediatric speech therapist and love reading in my spare time of course. I read a little bit of everything but my favorite genres would have to be horror, fantasy, and sci-fi.
This is my first wheel-a-thon and I'm very excited! I'll familiarize myself with the rules and get started right away. Happy reading!
(Here's my shelf: https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...)
The Twelve Towers ChallengeStart Date: 10/20/2024
End Date: 10/20/2027 (or sooner)
Level: Eyes on Target - up to 3 years
Completed: 9/78
12 books that you've acquired most recently (from start date)
An Academy for Liars (11/20/24)
11 books that you never find time to get around to or that have been on your shelves the longest (pre-choose these)
Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior (11/25/24)
Blood Meridian, or, the Evening Redness in the West (12/1/24)
10 books you randomly select from your shelves (such as by using random.org -- as you go or pre-choose)
9 sequels, series continuations, or spin-offs
8 novellas or short-stories - they can be part of anthologies, you don't have to read the whole book in this case.
Graveyard Shift (11/3/24)
7 books that everyone seems to have read but you
6 anticipated releases (release dates after your start date)
5 books that were recommended to you via Goodreads
The Haar (10/30/24)
Hollow Kingdom (12/14/24)
The Lost Bookshop (12/27/24)
4 books that you started but never finished
Dune (1/11/25)
3 books that you've already read before
Red Rising (11/13/24)
2 books with covers that you don't think fit the storyline or that you don't like the covers of but everyone raves about the books
1 book that intimidates you
Finish This Sentence ChallengeStart Date: 10/20/2024
End Date: ???
Level: Deputy Managing Editor
Complete: 11/101
“A woman’s place is...”
✓ “Can you look me straight in the eye and tell me that…” We Have Always Lived in the Castle (10/27/24)
“Did you ever…”
“Did you know that...”
“Does this dress make me look...”
“Don’t drink the water here, it’s filled with...”
“Every day we attack them with…”
“Everyone loves a…”
“Everything is...”
“For breakfast I had...”
“Happiness is...”
“He came to...”
“How is it possible that I've never heard of...”
“I can’t believe it was…”
“I can’t wait until...”
“I confess, I...”
“I feel better after drinking...”
“I hate it when certain people...”
“I have a horrible…”
“I learned the hard way that...”
“I left him/her...”
“I like my men...”
“I love taking ‘selfies’ with…” King Lear (12/22/24)
“I love to dance and sing with...”
“I often wonder why I bother to…”
✓ “I used the money for…” The Lost Bookshop (12/27/24)
“I want to eat my lunch with ...”
“I went to my prom with...”
“I wonder why...”
“I would do anything for you, except...”
“I wouldn’t be caught dead…”
“I wrestled a...”
“I’d like to teach the world to sing, but...”
✓ “I’d like to travel to...” Hollow Kingdom (12/14/24)
“I’d rather be...”
“I’d tell you with my dying breath that...”
“I’m in love with my...”
“I’m really looking forward to...”
“I’m training to be a…”
“If I could live anywhere, it would be...”
“If I had one superpower that would be...”
“If I’d known you were coming, I’d have...”
“If only I had a dollar for every time I thought of...”
“If only I had...”
“If you are ever chased by zombies, try…”
“If you can’t beat them, …”
“If you had written a book, you would call it...”
“In a land far, far way…”
“In the garden I found...”
“Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it’s...”
✓ “It time for…” Graveyard Shift (11/3/24)
“It took...”
“It was a dark and stormy night, just perfect for…”
“It’s rabbit season! It’s Duck season! No, it’s...”
“Last night I dreamed I was...”
✓ “Last night I dreamt of...” Radio Silence (11/5/24)
“Last night I was walking in the park and saw...”
“Look out behind you, it’s a...”
“My father always said, ...”
“My favorite time of the year is...”
“My most embarrassing moment was when...”
“My mother always told me to…”
“My neighbor wants me to help her...”
“My personal motto is...”
“My prom night was...”
“My secret talent is…”
“Once upon a time there was a ...”
“Our paths will cross again when...”
“People always tell me...”
“People call me the...”
“Poor vampire, he’s…”
“Right now is the perfect time to...”
✓ “Run, if you see…” The Haar (10/30/24)
✓ “She had a heart like...” Cutthroat Cupcakes (10/23/24)
“Sometimes I have to...”
“That is a match made in...”
“That reminds me; I need to…”
“That was definitely NOT your average...”
✓ “The best dream I ever had was about...” The Oracle Year
“The best things in life are...”
“The night is still young and…”
“The shocking truth is...”
“The specialty of the day is...”
“The world needs more...”
✓ “The worst nightmare I ever had was about...” An Academy for Liars (11/20/24)
✓ “Then I met...” James (1/12/25)
“Today’s special is...”
“Tomorrow, let’s go to...”
“Welcome to...”
“What do you mean she said...”
“When I was little I wanted to be...”
“When I woke up this morning, I thought...”
“When I’m alone, I like to...”
“When no one’s looking I like to...”
“When the weather is cold I like to...”
“When the weather is hot I like to...”
“Whenever I think of that time of year, I think of…”
“Will you stay and be my…”
“Will you stay...”
“Wouldn’t it be nice if...”
“You couldn’t pay me to...”
Hi everyone, I'm excited to a be a part of this group! I've never done this challenge before and while the directions are pretty confusing, this looks like a lot of fun and I hope I can get the hang of it :)
Kira wrote: "Team Nacho Problem is in need of a player. Is anyone interested to join?"I'd love to join you guys if you're still looking!
Jan 16, 2022 04:35PM
(1/16/22) 353 pagesCurrent Total: 70,633
Jan 14, 2022 10:07PM
(1/13/22) 369 pagesCurrent Total: 68,656
Jan 11, 2022 02:40PM
(1/11/22) 360 pagesCurrent Total: 53,396
Jan 03, 2022 10:40AM
307 pagesCurrent Total: 9,279
Twice Shy: 2 books a month0/24
January
1. The Maid by Nita Prose
2. Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
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Start: January 1, 2022Finish:
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1. Behind Her Eyes - Sarah Pinborough (1/3/22)
2. A Princess in Theory - Alyssa Cole (1/11/22)
3. Shutter Island - Dennis Lehane (1/13/22)
4. A Touch of Darkness - Scarlett St. Clair (1/16/22)
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January 1, 2022-December 31, 2022No Suspension: 27 books
0/27
1. (2288) The City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty
2. (1957) The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
3. (2342) The Knockout Queen by Rufi Thorpe
4. (390) Neuromancer by William Gibson
5. (2155) Richard III by William Shakespeare
6. (2707) Funny Farm: My Unexpected Life with 600 Rescue Animals by Laurie Zaleski
7. (1105) Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer
8. (1503) House Made of Dawn by N. Scott Momaday
9. (289) The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson
10. (2480) Born Both: An Intersex Life by Hida Viloria
11. (85) The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus by Richard Preston
12. (670) Twenties Girl by Sophie Kinsella
13. (1999) Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice
14. (815) The Narrow Road to the Deep North by Richard Flanagan
15. (2565) In the House in the Dark of the Woods by Laird Hunt
16. (466) Paranormality: Why We See What Isn't There by Richard Wiseman
17. (1469) The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean by Susan Casey
18. (1802) Rage by Richard Bachman
19. (1658) The Red Address Book by Sofia Lundberg
20. (2475) How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child by Sandra Uwiringiyimana
21. (1305) The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar
22. (1888) Out by Natsuo Kirino
23. (2102) Snap by Belinda Bauer
24. (548) Let the Great World Spin by Colum McCann
25. (1931) Cribsheet: A Data-Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool by Emily Oster
26. (1536) High-Rise by J.G. Ballard
27. (901) The Winter People by Jennifer McMahon
I'm gonna try to read 30 books that have been on my TBR for forever, some since 2011 (oof...)1/30
1. The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger
2. The Black Dahlia by James Ellroy
3. Roots: The Saga of an American Family by Alex Haley
4. The Stand by Stephen King
6. The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
7. House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski
8. Fool by Christopher Moore
9. Choke by Chuck Palahniuk
10. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
11. What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
12. Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett
13. I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
14. Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist
15. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
16. A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer
17. The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
18. Columbine by Dave Cullen
19. Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
20. Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
21. Watership Down by Richard Adams
22. The Girl Who Played with Fire by Stieg Larsson
23. Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened by Allie Brosh
24. Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
25. The Thirteenth Tale by Diane Setterfield
26. Vicious by V.E. Schwab
27. Roses by Leila Meacham
28. Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal by Eric Schlosser
29. The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute by Zac Bissonnette
30. The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson
January 1, 2022-December 31, 20224/26
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January 1, 2022-January 31, 2022Gift Receipt Return: 8 books
2/8
F - Welcome to the World, Baby Girl! by Fannie Flagg
U - Ugly Love by Colleen Hoover
N - Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
K - The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
O - Hex by Thomas Olde Heuvelt
O - Kindred by Octavia E. Butler
