Laura’s Comments (group member since Nov 04, 2015)

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

Hi Team!

Just in case anyone notices that some previously filled mini spots are open:

In order to maximize our points, we want to make sure that all books have a spot in a mini challenge. And there is no limit to how many Rainbows we can make. So over the next few days/week, someone (probably Tammie) will be moving books that fit into a Rainbow spot into new Rainbows. So do go ahead and check all the minis for a spot for your book!

One Sentence Audio wrote: "False alarm caused by using a different device....I was in different room, picked up the android device in that room, and while I could access the SS, it was very different.

Live and learn."

Happens to all of us from time to time!

One Sentence Audio wrote: "The SS seems to have changed dramatically...could a Captain type explain? Is it related to the team having done 223 books? Sorry...new to challenge."

I don't see anything different, but that could be my system. The other night when I logged on I saw an additional sheet that was "Copy of Books". But by the time Kylie saw it the next morning, it was gone. Technology has a mind of it's own!

The only thing I see that we are doing differently now is that a lot of books are listed as "Free Choice" rather than a page range. That is because our tower is built, but there is no penalty for reading more books. If you look on the Summary sheet, and scroll down to "Towers Built", you can see that for many of the page ranges, we already have enough for the month. So any books that fall in that range now are marked as Free Choice.

For those two, use the link below them to see all the BOMs before 2020. They are not current mods and have private profiles, so we just need prior BOMs.

Kylie wrote: "Hello Team TI!

Hope everyone has been doing well. We seem to have started off the challenge at a wonderful pace, and as of today, we are in 1st place!!

Now, some spreadsheets might not be updated..."

I just started listening to The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, so that one's 541

And I plan to read The Queen’s Price this month, so that's another 500 page one.

I've also got Billionaires And Babes Edition and Beasts And Beauties Edition checked out from KU. I may not get to them until June, but they are each over 1500 pages.

I finished 2 yesterday. Had to re-add one of them (although I'm not entirely sure I remembered to add it last night), and put the read date on the other one, so I'm all caught up.

Kylie wrote: "Tammie wrote: "Laura wrote: "I added Ready Player One yesterday. Is someone else reading it, too?"

Not sure...check the SS though...there are several books without owners and vice versa...names bu..."

The mini's are a bit messed up as well.

I added Ready Player One yesterday. Is someone else reading it, too?

Hey team! Just a quick request. When you put in your mini-code, the spreadsheet automatically pulls all info onto the sheet for that mini, except for your name. Please fill in your name on the mini sheet! Thanks!

Kylie wrote: "After a week of reading, we are cruising through the first month with ease! I concur with everything Tammie said above. Let's keep up the fantastic work!

This a quick reminder to please double-che..."

My favorite so far has probably been A Sinister Revenge. I just love Veronica and Stoker!

One Sentence Audio wrote: "Tammie wrote: "One Sentence Audio wrote: "Hi Team...Tower Veterans and Captains...

I am a semi-retired Univ. prof...currently not teaching (till later in June).

What do you think will be rows on ..."

There are still open vowels if you scroll down the sheet. By the end of the challenge, we will hopefully have spelled out everything, so feel free to start filling in additional words.

Elan, I think your scenario is from a different group. I’ve never seen NBRC have a problem with a book that was originally serialized. You’re good for War and Peace.

It's almost time! I'm over here scrambling to finish a bunch of stuff for Uno so we can get as many points as possible, so I have no idea what books I'll still have left to read after Uno ends.

I'm on a team in Game Night's Turf Wars. So until that ends, about half of my reading is based on whatever list/lists are for the current round. So I'll be starting off the month with a bunch of horse books, most of them non-fiction, but at least a few of them will be Black Stallion books that I don't get to before the start of TT.

CB, I love a good a space opera! Throw in an epic space battle and I’m all over that!

Hi Everybody! I think I've managed to send friend requests to each of you I wasn't already friends with.

Lindsay, each of the team names is Ten in a different language.

Favorite genre: Fantasy/UF/Science Fiction. But I'll read just about anything for a challenge. Except horror. That's where I draw the line.

Favorite author: The last 5 star author I read.

Book you despised: Handmaid's Tale; Book Thief - for both of them I felt they fell far short of the hype.

Fun facts: Last month myself and my 5 youngest kids packed up and moved from California to North Carolina. We're settling in and loving it. And I'm loving finally having my books unpacked after nearly a year!

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I was able to add one this morning. That will be it for me.

Thanks! It’s 7 hours!

Looking at my travel schedule for tomorrow, I may finish another book, but I most likely won’t get it entered on the spreadsheet before the deadline.