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Tower Challenges May-August 2022

Team God Threads

TT9 Ranking
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Team Good Planning Sheet
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Task/Prompts
Meet The Muses May Mini
Mazes

Will be catching up with this book. One of my TT books.

DQ May 19- How Noriko Learned to Love - End of Book

13. In this chapter we get to know Saturo's Aunt Noriko better. What adjectives would you use to describe Noriko's personality? How did you feel about the way Noriko revealed Saturo's birth story? Were you surprised to learn he was adopted?

14. Did you think Nana running off towards the end and living his former life as a stray was fitting for the story. Was it believable that he would come back and forth visiting Saturo in the hospital?

15. Endings...they must be the second hardest thing to write for authors after beginnings. Did you like the ending? You may consider the Epilogue also when answering the question, if you like.

16. The author, Hiro Arikawa, has written other books, with very different genre. She has written books about Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF). (I have to admit I know nothing about that!).
Would you read another book written by her? And lastly, would you recommend this book to others? If so, would you only recommend it to people who you know are cat lovers or would you widely recommend it?

Pooja wrote: "finished book two
book title- without merit
pages- 385
date of read- 19/05/22
task- spell it out - m (character name- merit)
alternative task- spell it out - h ( character name- honor)

eragon date..."

Done. Check it out

DQ: 18 May - Sugi and Chikako's Hotel for Pets & Between Friends


9) Considering Satoru seems to be quite perceptive overall, do you think he knew about Sugi’s less charitable feelings about him, both in the past and during this visit?
Probably yes, Saturo knew but he wasn't bothered about it and so it won't be awkward to them.

10) So far, the chapters have all been combining Satoru and Nana’s journey with Satoru’s past with several other people, as well as their backgrounds. How do you feel about this interlude (chapter 3.5) focused entirely on the man and his cat? What does it add to the story?
I liked it! It just shows how much Saturo cares for Nana. And how Saturo treat Nana as a family just like how Hachi was. Also the journey made sense and it gives the reader hint of how the story goes.

11) For the first time, we got a hint of what’s going on with Satoru when the dog said “he smells like he isn’t going to make it” in chapter 3, and this came up again in chapter 3.5. So it sounds like Satoru is ill… was that your prediction for question 4?
I did predicted that Saturo was ill. but we don't know until I finished the book. But why else will Saturo made an effort to travel around Japan just to give Nana a home he deserve if he didn't love the cat, right? Probably, a health problem.

12) Squabbles between cats and dogs were really present in these sections. So: Are you a cat person or a dog person or both (or neither)?
My parents wasn't an animal lovers really but if I had to choose, maybe I would like a dog for a pet someday!

Pooja wrote: "@ Michelle I tried to update my book in this link but it don't allow me it only show me to view only nd error .
I finished my first book :
book Title - eragon
pages - 503
task - spell it out 'e'
s..."

@Pooja: I added your book in the link. You can just comment here if you have other books to add.

DQ: 17 May - The Unsentimental Farmer


5) I really like reading the cat's thoughts. It can be quite funny. Do you think these are convincing cat thoughts?
Idk really but I like Nana, he seems fun. I have never owned a cat so can't relate much!

6) In this chapter we are introduced to Yoshimine, another potential owner for our cat. What do you think of him and his backstory?
I think Yoshimine is a strong and independent one. I really like his back story and their attempt to get away during a field trip, its like Saturo in sixth grade way of thinking! lol I also love his grandmother btw.

7) Do you think Yoshimine would have been a good owner for Nana ?
I don't think so. Well he said so in the beginning of the chapter that he seems to treat them just like a normal cat used to hunt mice on the farm and not a pet. So yeah. But even so, I think Nana will survive if he lives with Yoshimine, as he seems to be an independent cat and survive as a wild one as kitten before Saturo adopted him.

8) Yoshimine has already a kitten called Chatran, and Satoru makes fun of him for naming his cat with such a cliché name. What is for you the most cliché cat name(s)? In french it is quite common to call a cat Chaussette (meaning sock), Mistigri or Felix (actually a cat food brand)
Idk really since I have never owned a cat. But my friends cat was named in number so I think it's funny, like he said "Come here number two! Stop that number one!" lol

DQs 16 May: Prologue - The Husband Without a Wife

1. How are you liking the way the story is written with its alternating POVs ? Is there a POV you prefer ?
I definitely like alternating POV. It really do tell the perspective of the characters and the way they think. The cat's POV is my fave lol This is my first book in which an animal was given a pov lol

2. Through the flashbacks we get to know Satoru's personality a bit more. What do you make of him so far ? What did you think about his way of helping his friend Kosuke?
Satoru is a good friend. Though the jumping part was a lot. I think his fun to be with, and with his wild ideas! I'm looking forward to know him better as a grown up.

3. Talking about Kosuke, what's up with his parents ? It seemed to me that Kosuke was genuinely convinced that his father would agree to keep the cat (Hachi). What did you think about his backstory ?
Kosuke's parents are the worst! Who would tell a kid to stop crying when his friend's parents has died? I rooting for kosuke though! Hoping things work out with his wife!

4. Why do you think Satoru can't take care of Nana anymore ?
Probably, he's sick. Idk.

Planning to read for the task sword on cover. And The Pillars of the Earth for task historical fiction.

April Scrabble Challenge
Level: Scrabble Bingo Master
Option #3

A x 9 tiles
⭐ Aces Wild: A Heist by Amanda DeWitt

B x 2 tiles

C x 2 tiles

D x 4 tiles

E x 12 tiles
⭐ Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid

F x 2 tiles
⭐ My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth

G x 3 tiles
⭐ Goosebumps: Secrets of the Swamp by Marieke Nijkamp

H x 2 tiles
⭐ Heartstopper: Volume Four by Alice Oseman

I x 9 tiles

J x 1 tile

K x 1 tile

L x 4 tiles
⭐ Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

M x 2 tiles
⭐ My Evil Mother: A Short Story by Margaret Atwood

N x 6 tiles
⭐ The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe

O x 8 tiles
⭐ Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman
⭐ Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman
⭐ Heartstopper: Volume Three by Alice Oseman

P x 2 tiles

Q x 1 tile

R x 6 tiles

S x 4 tiles
⭐ She Is Me, Too by T.M. Shivener
⭐ Say You're Sorry by Melinda Leigh

T x 6 tiles
⭐ Tell Me the Truth by Kiersten Modglin

U x 4 tiles

V x 2 tiles
⭐ Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado

W x 2 tiles

X x 1 tile

Y x 2 tiles
⭐ Best You by Keith Yocum

Z x 1 tile

Hi everyone! Im Christene! from Philippines! This is my first TT challenge but was into many reading challenges already and also one of the reserved players. Im excited for this 3 months long challenge. My fave genre these days are fantasy, mysteries, Psychological Thriller, and Romance.

Here's my shelf for this challenge: NBRC TT9 Team God

05/12
Pages:272

05/13
Pages: 320

05/14
Pages: 384

05/15
Pages: 384

Current Total: 785,858

NetGalley ARCs Update

May 2022
June 2022
July 2022
August 2022

ARCs Update



Starting May with:
Total Books in shelf: 26
Feedback Ratio: 8%

NetGalley
--Published--


--Published in May--


--Not yet Published--



End of the Month

--Reviewed--

Best You
Burn Down, Rise Up
Aces Wild: A Heist
My Mechanical Romance

--Added books in library: 5--


Feedback Ratio - 14%

1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
Duration: Jan 1 - Dec 31, 2022
Progress: 1/25

01 The Time Machine
02 The Invisible Man
✔️ 03 The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
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352 pages

Current Total: 756,004

Hoping that i'll be able to participate this team challenge. It sounds fun! :)

Reading Challenges

📚 2022 Serious Readers Challenge - Level One
📚 NBRC never ending series challenge
📚 1001 Books You Must Read Before You Dies
📚 Around the World Challenge

📚 Decades Challenge - 2022

Monthly Challenges
June: Picnic Challenge
June: Get Royal

2022 Serious Readers Challenge - Level One
Duration: 2022
Start Date: 1st January 2022

January
1. The Midnight Library by Matt Haig Jan-17-2022
2. The Cruel Prince by Holly Black Jan-19-2022
3. Reminders of Him by Colleen Hoover Jan-26-2022
4. The Lost Sisters by Holly Black Jan-20-2022
5. The Queen's Poisoner by Jeff Wheeler Jan-28-2022
6. The Thief's Daughter by Jeff Wheeler Jan-31-2022

February
7. If You Tell: A True Story of Murder, Family Secrets, and the Unbreakable Bond of Sisterhood by Gregg Olsen Feb-7-2022
8. The Arrangement by Kiersten Modglin Feb-8-2022
9. The Amendment by Kiersten Modglin Feb-11-2022
10. The Paid Bridesmaid by Sariah Wilson Feb-12-2022
11. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah Feb-17-2022
12. Beach Read by Emily Henry Feb-28-2022

March
13. House of Earth and Blood by Sarah J. Maas March-16-2022
14. The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid March-31-2022

April
15. Goosebumps: Secrets of the Swamp by Marieke Nijkamp April-4-2022
16. She Is Me, Too by T.M. Shivener April-5-2022
17. Tell Me the Truth by Kiersten Modglin April-12-2022
18. My Evil Mother: A Short Story by Margaret Atwood April-14-2022
19. Legendborn by Tracy Deonn April-15-2022
20. Evidence of the Affair by Taylor Jenkins Reid April-15-2022
21. Say You're Sorry by Melinda Leigh April-17-2022
22. Best You by Keith Yocum April-21-2022
23.Burn Down, Rise Up by Vincent Tirado April-26-2022
24. The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe April-28-2022
25. Heartstopper: Volume One by Alice Oseman April-30-2022

May
26. Aces Wild: A Heist by Amanda DeWitt May-7-2022
27. My Mechanical Romance by Alexene Farol Follmuth May-12-2022
28. Heartstopper: Volume Two by Alice Oseman May-13-2022
29. Heartstopper: Volume Three by Alice Oseman May-14-2022
30. Heartstopper: Volume Four by Alice Oseman May-15-2022
31. Book Lovers by Emily Henry May-26-2022
32. The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa May-27-2022

June
33. The Book of Cold Cases by Simone St. James June-11-2022

July
34. In the Shadow of a Wish by Maci Aurora July-3-2022
35. Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood July-6-2022
36. The Woman in the Library by Sulari Gentill July-10-2022
37. The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager July-16-2022
38. Forging Silver into Stars by Brigid Kemmerer July-27-2022

August
39. Tell No One by Harlan Coben August-2-2022
40. The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley Aug-17-2022
41. Love on the Brain by Ali Hazelwood Aug-26-2022
42. Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones Aug-29-2022

September
43. Mirror, Mirror by Jen Calonita September-3-2022
44. Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell September-4-2022
45. Daisy Darker by Alice Feeney September-6-2022
46. Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim September-10-2022
47. White Sand, Volume 1 by Brandon Sanderson September-12-2022
48. White Sand, Volume 2 by Brandon Sanderson September-13-2022
49. White Sand, Volume 3 by Brandon Sanderson September-17-2022
50. The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian September-21-2022
51. Uncharted Waters by Sally Hepworth September-22-2022
52. The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz September-26-2022
53. The Dark One by Nikki St. Crowe September-29-2022

October
54. Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi October-1-2022
55. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow by Washington Irving October-2-2022
56. We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson October-3-2022
57. Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker October-4-2022
58. Coraline by Neil Gaiman October-8-2022
59. Gallant by V.E. Schwab October-10-2022
60. A Dowry of Blood by S.T. Gibson October-11-2022
61. Saga, Volume 1 by Brian K. Vaughan October-12-2022
62. The Chain by Adrian McKinty October-13-2022
63. Saga, Volume 2 by Brian K. Vaughan October-14-2022
64. The Last Housewife by Ashley Winstead October-16-2022
65. Vespertine by Margaret Rogerson October-19-2022
66. It Starts with Us by Colleen Hoover October-20-2022
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NBRC never ending series challenge
To Complete Series:

Progress: 27/30

***2022 Series Reads***


***2022 Series Reads***
1. The Cruel Prince
2. The Lost Sisters
3. The Queen's Poisoner
4. The Thief's Daughter
5. The Arrangement
6. The Amendment
7. House of Earth and Blood
8. Legendborn
9. Say You're Sorry
10. The Never King
11. Heartstopper: Volume One
12. Heartstopper: Volume 2
13. Heartstopper, Volume 3
14. Heartstopper: Volume 4
15. In the Shadow of a Wish by Maci Aurora
16. Under One Roof by Ali Hazelwood
17. Forging Silver into Stars by Brigid Kemmerer
18. Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
19. Mirror, Mirror by Jen Calonita
20. Six Crimson Cranes by Elizabeth Lim
21. White Sand, Volume 1 by Brandon Sanderson
22. White Sand, Volume 2 by Brandon Sanderson
23. White Sand, Volume 3 by Brandon Sanderson
24. The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian
25. Uncharted Waters by Sally Hepworth
26. The Dark One by Nikki St. Crowe
27. Before the Coffee Gets Cold by Toshikazu Kawaguchi