Cat’s Comments (group member since Jan 28, 2015)

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

D10 dropping you some supplies, before the mini starts. these will be good for resource protection / points only.


WEAPON - poison (digitalis) was used in story
SHELTER - building on cover
FOOD - Cate cooks dinner for Dillon, her grandparents several times
DEFENSE - water on cover; blue cover


WEAPON - letters of BOMB in title
SHELTER - rocks and trees to use for shelter
FOOD - letters of MEAT in title
DEFENSE - water, rocks, hills on cover; blue cover


DEFENSE - MC head of Russian mafia family,
FOOD - Herb SAGE in title,
WEAPON - MC's favorite weapon brass knuckles that his dad gave him,
SHELTER - MC has house named in Chicago and DC.

fab! I think that's all the tasks provisionally claimed!

we can start reading for them now, but please DON'T finish until after the start of the mini 1 Aug (see tracking sheet for the countdown)

I'm currently reading
The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler - works for author initials
and
The Sinister Booksellers of Bath - has a plot point around magical transportation
and
The Tiger’s Daughter - horse on cover used for transport

I can spin them all out until 1 Aug, so can cover those tasks
Which does feel like I'm hogging them, but does also get us a lot of tasks cleared off quickly so we can get a new spin

Of course, if anyone has a book that will cover any of those I'm happy to step back - the books get banked so will be used at some point regardless :)

But, for the mo: looking for blue text on cover and CARS in title as the only ones not currently covered

yeah, we decided to make the last one easier, especially given some of the tasks!

So, any volunteers for:

☑️ CARS in title - Christine
☑️ blue colour cover (50%+) - Alyana
☑️ #6 in series - Christine
☑️ blue text on cover - Sandy
☑️ item related to district on the cover - Cat
☑️ author first & last initials in TRANSPORTATION - Cat
☑️ set in Germany (50%+) - Katie
☑️ plot element that can be linked to the district - Cat

Mini 3 is up! Clicking on the image above will get you all the information (and a pause now to admire Karen's magnificent wrangling of the AI prompts to generate all the spectacular images!) but the short info is:
- it's a wheel! Well, two!
- a task wheel (based on district info)
- a spell out wheel (arena hazards)

Spellout rules are slightly different - no characters this time, just title, series title and author (and translator / narrator if applicable)

When we finish a wheel we can choose whether to redo it or to spin for a new set of tasks / letters (for the tasks, we can request a respin if we've already done them, to maybe get through all the districts. letters we can't)
We can also bank books finished during this mini for use in later spins.

Our first letters are skewer-beaked birds
Our first district tasks are
CARS in title
☑️ blue colour cover (50%+) - Alyana
☑️ #6 in series - Christine
blue text on cover
item related to district on the cover
author first & last initials in TRANSPORTATION
☑️ set in Germany (50%+) - Katie
plot element that can be linked to the district

All the district tasks follow the same logic. The first task (CARS in title) doesn't require the exact word, but just the letters.
One book per task - we can't cover multiple tasks with one instance of a read.

The mini starts 9am UTC 1 Aug, so books finished after that point can be used.

LaurLa wrote: "I'm sure this has been mentioned somewhere but I can't find it... for BOM, do we have to have read it after the BOM starts to get points for discussion questions?

I read Funny Story this month (no..."

If you answer during the period we'll get the points. :)

Sammy wrote: "Cat wrote: "I have no words Sammy! You are at high risk of future wrath here!

I'm obvs voting Richard, but shall take comfort that one of them is going through!"

I'm already going to have to hide from Sonia, so I'll just stay hidden 😆"

New identity as The Reader Formerly Known as Sammy in the offing?!

It's the worst, Sammy!

I voted Richard so that he had some love. And am also seeking the silver lining of at least one of them is into the next round.

But really....!

I have no words Sammy! You are at high risk of future wrath here!

I'm obvs voting Richard, but shall take comfort that one of them is going through!

hurrah! we are getting well through those battle books, with 6 of them finished already!

mine wasn't too bad, either, which is always a win when picking to meet a challenge. hope everyone else has had equally good luck :)

should I be ready to spin spin spin?!

Fer-yew!

Richard please!

ETA: and Sammy: if it's close can you give the Hot Prof team a poke for sponsor point shenanigans later :)

works for me!

doesn't The Book.... have MPG Time Travel?

Day 3 DQ's Chapter 24 - 33

9. We keep hearing how people smell. Luzia of orange blossoms, Perez of plums and amber. Why do you think the author keeps mentioning this? Do the smells mean more than just an odor?

Possibly indicative of people with actual magic? The magical wafting of Luzia's scent into other people's love live/dreams at the end of ch 33 hints at something substantive there.

10. We are over halfway through the book. What has been your favorite part/scene/person/line so far?

I think the image of Luzia's first miracle in the torneo was impressive - a constellation of glass.

11. Valentina and Marius seem to be rekindling their marriage, finding love where there wasn't before. Why do you think the author is adding that part of the story when she could have left it out?

Not really sure about this. maybe that love sometimes needs other needs to be satisfied before it can bloom?

12. Now we are over halfway and know more of Luzia, the competition and this world. Why do you think the publisher and possibly the author chose this cover over any other possibilities? If you could remake the cover, what would you want it to look like?

It's pretty good - atmospheric of the time and plot - playing with danger

Done!

got
Griffin
1 300 to 349
2 set in United States
3 red cover
4 "brave" or "courageous" in text
5 cross on cover

probably Domi's HP can fit into brave / courageous?

One Night in Georgia
another one down, and one to recommend too

I finished a book that works for the page count for Triffid's, which would complete that set at the price of bumping Domi's Harry Potter. Thoughts?