Moderators of NBRC’s Comments (group member since Jan 22, 2011)

Moderators of NBRC’s comments from the Nothing But Reading Challenges group.

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Participation Verified

Vicki
Judith
Angie
Trisha

Volunteers

Sophie (Mod) - nominator
Kate S
Judith regretfully withdrew
Angie
Cordelia
Sonia
Ariel

Chapter Breakdown

Date		Chapters 		MPDQs
16 Nov		Prologue - Chap 12	Sophie
17 Nov		Chap 13 - Chap 22	Kate S
18 Nov		Chap 23 - Chap 32	Angie
19 Nov		Chap 33 - Chap 50	Sonia
20 Nov		Chap 51 - Chap 71	Ariel

Guidance for DQ setters
Aim for a reasonable number of questions: 4 - 5 is typical. Please don't post too many - any more than 7 gets unwieldy!
Use consecutive numbering of the DQs for your days. So, for example, if Day One is posted as questions 1-4, Day Two should start at number 5 etc.
Don't worry too much about your questions: you aren't being tested on how clever your questions are!
Hints and tips:
- Is there a quote that jumped out at you? Use that in a question.
- What about the characters - do they generate strong feelings? No feelings? - either way, we can explore that!
- What about that plot twist?!
- Explore the writing style: is there an unusual structure being used? what's the tone of voice like? or the point of view?

Want more information about how NBRC runs their Book of the Month discussions? Check out the information here

The Delaney family love one another dearly—it’s just that sometimes they want to murder each other . . .

If your mother was missing, would you tell the police? Even if the most obvious suspect was your father?

This is the dilemma facing the four grown Delaney siblings.

The Delaneys are fixtures in their community. The parents, Stan and Joy, are the envy of all of their friends. They’re killers on the tennis court, and off it their chemistry is palpable. But after fifty years of marriage, they’ve finally sold their famed tennis academy and are ready to start what should be the golden years of their lives. So why are Stan and Joy so miserable?

The four Delaney children—Amy, Logan, Troy, and Brooke—were tennis stars in their own right, yet as their father will tell you, none of them had what it took to go all the way. But that’s okay, now that they’re all successful grown-ups and there is the wonderful possibility of grandchildren on the horizon.

One night a stranger named Savannah knocks on Stan and Joy’s door, bleeding after a fight with her boyfriend. The Delaneys are more than happy to give her the small kindness she sorely needs. If only that was all she wanted.

Later, when Joy goes missing, and Savannah is nowhere to be found, the police question the one person who remains: Stan. But for someone who claims to be innocent, he, like many spouses, seems to have a lot to hide. Two of the Delaney children think their father is innocent, two are not so sure—but as the two sides square off against each other in perhaps their biggest match ever, all of the Delaneys will start to reexamine their shared family history in a very new light.

Nominator: Sophie

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BOM Participation Verified:

Angie
Jenny
Vicki
Trisha
Cat
Judith
Taylor
bamaace83

Volunteers

Judith
Lexi
Cat
Angie
Jenny

Chapter Breakdown

Date	Chapters 			Pages		MPDQs
2 Nov	Chap 1 – Chap 5 		1-58		Lexi
3 Nov	Chap 6 – Ghost Story: Lizbeth 	58-114		Cat
4 Nov	Chap 10 – Chap 13 		114-177		Judith
5 Nov	Ghost Story: Camille - Chap 17 	177-237		Angie
6 Nov	Chap 18- End 			237-280		Jenny

Guidance for DQ setters
Aim for a reasonable number of questions: 4 - 5 is typical. Please don't post too many - any more than 7 gets unwieldy!
Use consecutive numbering of the DQs for your days. So, for example, if Day One is posted as questions 1-4, Day Two should start at number 5 etc.
Don't worry too much about your questions: you aren't being tested on how clever your questions are!
Hints and tips:
- Is there a quote that jumped out at you? Use that in a question.
- What about the characters - do they generate strong feelings? No feelings? - either way, we can explore that!
- What about that plot twist?!
- Explore the writing style: is there an unusual structure being used? what's the tone of voice like? or the point of view?

Want more information about how NBRC runs their Book of the Month discussions? Check out the information here

An enchanting tale filled with magical realism and moments of pure love that won’t let you go.

Between the real and the imaginary, there are stories that take flight in the most extraordinary ways.

Right off the coast of South Carolina, on Mallow Island, The Dellawisp sits—a stunning old cobblestone building shaped like a horseshoe, and named after the tiny turquoise birds who, alongside its human tenants, inhabit an air of magical secrecy.

When Zoey comes to claim her deceased mother’s apartment at the Dellawisp she meets her quirky and secretive neighbors, including a young woman with a past, two estranged middle-aged sisters, and a lonely chef, and three ghosts. The sudden death of one of Zoey's new neighbors sets off a search that leads to the island's famous author and to a long-estranged relative of the sisters.
Each of them has a story, and each story has an ending which hasn't yet been written

Nominator: Lexi

breakdown posted! shout and do horse-trading if necessary :)

Favourite meals from round 1

Just for fun and kudos!

We had too many to choose from with Seaside Book Cafe and Team Trouble you guys have so much creativity!

Seaside Book Cafe
The Lord of the Rings - Prepare for your journey with this quiche containing smoked bacon, sausage, onions, fresh tomato and herbs.
The Great Gatsby - Smoked salmon, cream cheese, avocado and more, all on freshly baked bread. Sophisticated and delicious.
The Jane Austen - Tiny sandwiches made with layers of thin cucumbers and fresh herbed cream cheese in soft bread. Like having high tea in London
Nothing Rhymes with Orange - Orange Soda in a tall glass to drink while you try to find a word that does rhyme with orange.
Wine is Bottled Poetry - Robert Lewis Stevenson was right - this Red Wine is sure to please.
Come and Spaghet It! Spaghetti, meatballs, and red sauce, just like you momma used to make.
Lonesome Dove - This sandwich is a meat lovers dream. Served on hot nut bread, it has beef, pork, cheese, onions, garlic, tomato and banana peppers.
Keep Calm and Curry On! This wonderful curry made with Lamb, potatoes, and a wonderful blend of spices is served over rice.
Steep Dreams! A London Fog for when life's a bit of a pil
Feeling crabby? Try this delicious crab salad. It will cheer you right up.
Tea! Agatha Christie was thinking about this sweetened tea with mint when she said "Tea! Bless ordinary everyday afternoon tea!"
Don't Panic and Stay Clam: The key to staying "clam" is to enjoy our clams and asparagus in a tangy cream sauce served over linguine.

Team Trouble
Feel-Me-Up Fijian Chicken Curry - a delicious curry dish that will leave you craving more than just another bite
The safe sandwich - because chickens aren't large enough to reanimate
Marie Antoinette's creamy Chicken Curry - Good enough to lose your head over!
Magic-Mushroom Tea - Seriously. Didn't we all want this in college? Oh yes we did.
What's Better than Treacle Tart? - Not a thing. Not a thing
Gone With the Wind Gumbo- When you need a taste of the South and you just can't make it to Tara
Frankly My Dear I don't Give a Yam Curry- Yummy mutton curry with yams
Aphrodite's delight - a deliciously rich and buttery oyster gnocchi. Considered an aphrodesiac by experts...
Slightly Naughty Zucchini Pasta. Sniff zucchini flowers while your (cheese) balls are herb brushed and your nuts are roasted.

Lettuce Read: Fish and Chips for the "Halibut" (hell of it). Don't forget the vinegar!

Bubble, bubble, boil and crumble: Fruit sorbets - any more fresh and you'd be picking the fruit of the trees. Perfect for a summer's day

Midnight's kitchen: Sweet almond cakes drizzled with honey, something the terrier can really dig her teeth into.

Life of Pie: Austrian crepes rolled in apricot jam and sprinkled with sugar (Palatschinken)
Wobbly Jelly for the child in all of us.

Nacho Problem:
Mirror on the wall, Quiche on the menu
Chicken Curry with Rice - Best Mistake of life

What the Fork: These generally made my mouth water and impressed by the full on coffee descriptions
This stunning six-layer cake oozes delicious salted caramel that complements the chocolate cake.
Chocholate and Raspberry Tart - deep-dished tart with a buttery pastry base, smooth, dark chocolate filling and raspberries topping.

The Reeder Feeder: An Arctic Fish n Chip - Fresh caught Tuna with fries. Served with Lemon on the side.

Pantries in a twist:
Decadent,perfectly seasoned southern style meatloaf and gravy over a bed of noodles with mushrooms,tomatoes and onions.

Wok on the wild side:
Wok Around the Clock Club Sandwich featuring a lovely honey-lime dressing to die for!
Chocolate Deja Vu Muffins: an experience with muffins you won't forget

Vicky wrote: "I just noticed that the Round 2 timer says UTC in the All About thread, but the actual countdown is in AEDT. Oops? :D"

Thanks - updated. It always defaults to the local timezone :o

CB wrote: "Quick question - in my 500+ book I just read it lists “alcohol” a couple of times (it’s a sci-fi book) - can that be used as a generic term? In the explanation for alcoholic drinks it says “Champag..."

sure.

Janeylou wrote: "For Spell outs , if a pet has a big part in the book can we use their initial as well"

It does if it fits the definition given in the FAQ (which includes dialogue)

I've added the start / end phrases here: https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

Mahi wrote: "The meals and points sheet listed the Fresh Bonus as being worth 80 points. Is that right or is it a mix-up with the Fresh Special?"

That's right, but you are capped at 20 bonuses

Favourite meals

If your team have any meals from round 1 that are your team's favourite, please PM them to the mod account. We will collate these and also our own favourites and post for a bit of fun and kudos

I did yours probably at the time you posted, Louise ;)

Vicky wrote: "Kirsten: There's still time to assign guests!

The end of the round was 9pm UTC 9/30, which means all books for the round needed to be read by then and meals needed to be created. So no more changi..."

Thanks, Vicky, that's right.
There is still plenty of time to assign customers

https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...