Emma (M)’s Comments (group member since Dec 02, 2014)

Emma (M)’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

That sounds like a fantastic weekend away Srividya :)

Ignore my last Srividya, I just noticed it was a Hercule Poirot book, which fits the P. I have added it to the spreadsheet.

Hi Srividya,

On doing the final checks before submitting our results, I have noticed that you have Cat Among the Pigeons finished on your wheel-a-thon page but I can't find your post for it here.
Can you let me know what letters work for Pink Flamingo for this book as the only one I could see was A for Agatha Christie and we have a lot of A's.

Renee, I noticed in your completed books you have Audrey's Big Secret as completed on your wheel-a-thon shelf, but no listing of it on here or in the spreadsheet. As mentioned before we have a lot of A's so are there any other letters that can be used?

Also, your Time of Death: Induction has been shelved on the wrong date as it says 28 March which was before Pink Flamingo started. I am assuming this is just a typo as the spreadsheet has it as 29, so just needs to be changed :)

Book - Origins Rising
Date - 5/3/15
Pages - 274

A - author - Eric Andreas
O - title - Origins Rising
F - character - Flak
G - character - Gruss
M - character - Mio
K - character - Kron

I should be able to get one in before the deadline. I only have 20 odd pages to go :)

Ok, I wish I had known about Shelfari when I was listening to Island Beneath the Sea. All the names were French or Spanish so when the narrator pronounced them it wasn't always clear how they were spelt. Also their were so many characters I couldn't keep track. I will definitely use it in the future!

Yeah, that's how I felt Kristin - the things we get excited about huh :)

Thanks to Kristin for getting me onto the Audible Daily Deals email ( how did I not know about them before!) I picked up my very first daily deal today. . I didn't think they would have books by such well known authors on there, but hey presto :). I can see myself becoming slave to the daily email now!

Hmm.. I've never heard of Shelfari? Sounds like something I would want to know about though!

Book - Hollow World
Date - 4/4/15
Pages - 384

M - author - Michael J. Sullivan
P - character - Pax
A - character - Alva

Well I can read for the white cover.

That's one handsome horse Rebecca! Good work :)

Completed Midas Quests

Lady Kelly's Missing Quests - Completed for 10 gold
(view spoiler)[To find Lady Kelly's quests read 2 books where someone steals something and 2 books where someone finds something. (use your imagination ☺)
*Steals - Prisoner - 23/3/15 - MC is kidnapped
*Steals - Stolen - 12/4/15 - the title says it all - MC is kidnapped
*Finds - Darkhouse - 23/3/15 - Finds a ghost
*Finds - Molly Fyde and the Parsona Rescue - 29/3/15 - Finds a hidden messaging system
Lady Kelly will gladly pay 10 gold for her missing quests. (hide spoiler)]


The Many Voices of Lady Zuzana Completed for 10 gold
(view spoiler)[To help Lady Zuzana in her communication with the merchant, read 2 books originally written in your native language and 2 books originally written in another language. Lady Zuzana will gladly pay 10 gold to find common language.

Written in another language: Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende - 3/4/15
Written in another language: The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho - 18/4/15
Written in my language: Dog Crazy: A Novel of Love Lost and Found - 27/4/15
Written in my language: Wonder - 29/4/15 (hide spoiler)]

Expired Midas Quests

Completed Super Quests

Expired Super Quests

Super Quests cont...

Super Quests

The Academy Expires 15/7/15
Complete requirements to rise the ranks and become a teaching prodigy.
Associate Professor - Complete 3 requirements - + 3 Exp, 1 Heal potion
Professor - Complete 6 Requirements - + 4 Exp, 1 Major Heal Potion
Distinguished Professor - Complete all requirements - + 6 Exp, 1 Health Gem

1) Nominate a book for BOM in any category Link to March BOM nomination
2) Read and Participate in a BOM Discussion
3) Volunteer to write DQ for a BOM Link to DQs - Love Letters to the Dead
4) Start and Finish one of the Monthly/Seasonal Challenges - 50 Shades of Grey - Link to Challenge
5) Start a Spell-It-Out challenge in Reading Challenges and finish at least one word. - finished one word in Volcanoes of the World challenge Link
6) Participate in a Buddy Read - Link to BR participation - Kisscut by Karin Slaughter
7) Write and post a scene for The Theatre
8) Request a recommendation or choose one already recommended and read it
9) Create a draft of a new reading challenge and send to mod account.
10) Welcome 5 new members to the group Welcome Message

Two Empty Halves of Coconuts
Find all the items to receive your very first horse.
1) Gold to Buy Horse - Read a book with a mainly gold cover or one set in an era where gold is used as the main currency. - 8/3/15
2) Riding Clothes - Read 3 books under 200 pages.
1. How To Survive Christmas - 178 pages - 28/2/15
2. Uncharted - 160 pages - 11/4/15
3. C791 - 161 pages - 19/4/15
3) Horseshoes - Read a book with horses as a main part of the story or one set on a farm.
4) Horse Armor - Read a book over 600 pages.
5) Saddle - Read a book that has 2 d's in the title. - Seduction and Snacks - 10/4/15
6) Sugar for Treats - Read a book that's sweet (chic lit, romance, cozy mystery, etc.) - On the Island - 25/3/15
7) Apples for Treats - Read a book with a mainly red cover or one featuring a teacher. - - 1/3/15
8) Carrots for Treats - Read a book where someone dangles a reward to get someone else to do something.
9) Hay for Feeding - Read a book with the title starting with the letter H - Hounded - 28/4/15
10) Bribe for the Stable Master to allow you to pick your horse - Read a book where someone takes or gives a bribe or where the main character is a thief.

You may choose 1 of two horses. You may also name him as he is now your horse.
Horse 1 is a American Quarter Horse built for speed. He will speed up your common monster respawn time by 1 day (6 days instead of 7).
Horse 2 is a Baroque Horse built for attack. He will give you 1 extra attack to both your weapons

Everybody Lies
Complete the following three treatments

Treatment 1: (treatments must be completed in order)
Spell out the word LEECH by using Spell-It-Out Rules and read a book about blood sucking vampires.
L:
E: Ender's Game - 24/4/15
E:
C:
H:
Vampire:
Receive 2 Healing Potions for trying the leech treatment.

Treatment 2:
Gillyweed is a magical plant native to the Mediterranean Sea. Read a book set in a country that borders the Mediterranean Sea to find some.
To make the extract read a book on the list of crush books.
Finally, drink a lot of water to account for your new gills. Read a book where a large part of it takes place at sea.
Receive 1 Major Heal Potion for trying the Gillyweed treatment.

Treatment 3:
Read a book where the cover is bright yellow to collect the marigolds.
Then read a science book to bring medicine into the 15th century.
Finally rest a week to recover your health. (Resting one week prevents the adventurer from participating in battles but battle wait timers will still tick and quests may still be turned in.)

After receiving treatment 3 you're cured! Gain 8 experience and heal your hp to max.

The Easter Bilby
Complete all the tasks to capture all the rascally rabbits eating our veggies. The Easter Bilby gifts you with a captured bunny that will lay an egg that heals 3 hp every Sunday. The egg must be eaten that week or it will rot.

1) Read a book where someone has a pet rabbit.
2) Read a book with a rabbit on the cover.
3) Spell out the word RABBIT using spell-it-out rules.
4) Read a book with the word rabbit in the title or series.
5) Read a book featuring chocolate or where the main character is a pastry chef.
6) Read a book set during Spring.
7) Read a book with an invasion in it.
8) Read a book where the main character is a doctor or vet.
9) Read a book where there is an Easter celebration.
10) Read a book with grass on the cover.

The Academy - History
Receive +10 Experience and 1 Major Heal Potion after compiling all the following history: (Note: first publication date is used for when a book is published.)

• Sort your to-read by date added. Select one of the first 4 books (oldest books). If one is a series book you may substitute an earlier book in the series.
• Read a book published the year you were born.
• Read a book published the month you were born. (year does not have to match)
• Read a book published the day you were born. (year/month does not have to match)
• Read a book set around 50 years in the past.
• Read a book set around 100 years in the past.
• Read a book written 20+ years ago

Crazy Cat Lady
To find a cat, find a mention of a cat in a book and quote the sentence where the cat is mentioned. Cats are individual creatures and there can only be one found per book. (Find Items Potion works for this quest.) Receive +5 Experience and 1 Heal Potion for finding all 7 cats.
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5.
6.
7.

The Sandwich is Always Greener on the other Side
Read a book where the author or a character has the initials PB. Read a book that starts with the letter J (indefinite article may be ignored). Then spell out the word BREAD using spell-it-out rules. Finally assemble it using a knife by reading a book from a series that starts with I. Earn 12 experience when the sandwich is complete.
Author initials PB:
Book Starts with J:
B:
R:
E:
A:
D:
Series starts with I:

Sticks & Stones may build a House

Steps to build house:
1) Clear Spot - Read a book set in the plains. (Any plains.) Origins Rising - 5/4/15
2) Make Foundation - Read a book about someone getting an education to build their foundation.
3) Gather Wood - Read a book mainly set out in the woods.
4) Gather Nails - Read a book with something pointy on the cover (knife, nail, stiletto, etc.)
5) Create Frame - Read a book where someone is framed for a crime.
6) Create Walls - Read a book where someone is closed off from the world either mentally or physically. Tin Men: A Novel - 15/4/15
7) Add a Door - Read a book where someone moves houses The Lost Garden - 24/4/15
8) Add Windows - Read a book with Glass, Window, Clear or See in the title.
9) Paint - Read a book where the cover is mainly (<70%) one color. - 17/4/15
10) Garden - Read a book with flowers on the front.

Pick one of the following houses to add to your possession. See houses on quest updates page

You get 2 experience for 4 steps completed, another 2 when 7 steps are completed and another 3 when all 10 are completed. Houses give you an excellent place to store things.

Death's Requests

Death comes to you and asks a favor.

I NEED TO ACQUIRE SOME ITEMS OF IMPORTANCE.

TERRY PRATCHETT HAS REQUESTED SOME ITEMS TO BRING WITH HIM

• Spell out the word PRATCHETT for 5 Discworld books (5 items)
• Read a book where the author or a character has the initials TP for some much needed toilet paper (1 item)
• Read a book where a character has Alzheimer's disease for social awareness (1 item)
• Read a book with a hat (on or off a person) for a black fedora hat (1 item)
• Read a book with a knight for a knight medallion (1 item)
• Read a book with a sword on the cover for a handmade sword (1 item)
• Read a book with a mainly green/yellow/purple cover for octarine sunglasses (1 item)
• Read a fantasy book for a little bit of magic (1 item)
• Read a book with a monkey in it for a donation to the Orangutan Foundation UK (1 item)
• Read a book set in outer space for a telescope (1 item)

Acquire 3 items to gain 3 experience.
Acquire 3 more items to gain an additional 4 experience.
Acquire 4 more items to gain an additional 5 experience.
Acquire all items to recover Deaths Gratitude. Death has offered you one wish to lower the starting hitpoints of a creature by 10.

Too. Much. Chocolate!!!! And then all the left over easter eggs go on sale and its so hard to resist!

Ok, found another book in Greta's queue, so we are now at 275 - yay :)