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Love seeing these unique challenges! Great idea Mods :D I'm in for Victor Plus!

The Hunger Games Challenge: Escape The Capitol
Start Date: 2/1/16
Level: Victor Plus (6+ books in order)

Spell it out: use title, series, author first or last name

District 1: Precious Gems
Read books with precious gem on the cover or in the title. Or spell-it-out with your favorite gemstone or birthstone. (examples: diamonds, sapphires, emeralds, etc).

D - The Devious Dr. Jekyll-2/20/2016 ★★
I - It's Not Summer Without You-2/11/2016 ★
A - An Abundance of Katherines-2/9/2016 ★★★
M - Fire Me Up by Kate MacAlister-3/9/2016 ★★
O - Old Man's War - 2/4/2016 ★★★★★
N - Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov - 2/27/2016 ★★
D - The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America-3/11/2016 ★★★
S - A Short History of Nearly Everything - 2/2/2016 ★★★



District 2: Masonry and Weapons
Read books where a main character uses a weapon.

1. Friday Night Bites- Katana; 3/15/2016 ★★★★
2. Rebel of the Sands- Gun; 3/27/2016 ★★
3. Alanna: The First Adventure - Alanna's sword Lightning; 4/5/2016 ★★★★
4. Twice Bitten - Merit's katana 4/14/2016 ★★★★
5. Hard Bitten - Merit's Katana; 4/23/2016 ★★★★
6. Drink Deep - Merit's Katana; 5/5/2016 ★★★★



District 3: Technology
Read books where a main character works with technology. Or spell-it-out with technological terms. (ex: computer, screen, disc, television, etc.)

C- Debby Conrad - Love, Lies & High Heels-5/16/2016 ★★
O-
M- Kate Morton - The Lake House-5/21/2016 ★★★★★
P- Sylvia Plath - The Bell Jar-5/16/2016 ★★★★
U-
T- Terry Pratchett - The Long Earth-6/6/2016 ★★★ 1/2
E- Elizabeth Greenwood - Playing Dead: A Journey Through the World of Death Fraud - 10/4/2017★★★
R- Redshirts-6/14/2016 ★★★



District 4: Fishing
Read books that take place near/ on a body of water. Or spell-it-out with fishing terms. (ex:Fish, trident, net, traps, bait, etc.)


District 5: Power/Electricity
Read books where a main characters have an "electric" connection (ie a romance genre). Or spell-it-out with electric term (ex: Dams, cable, electricity, outlet, etc.)


District 6: Transportation
Read books where the character takes some type of public transportation or there is a form of transportation on the cover. Or spell-it-out with transportation terms (ex: cars, train, mechanic, boat, etc.)

District 7: Lumber
Read books where the majority of the plot takes place outside or the cover is an outside setting. Or spell-it-out with lumber terms (trees, axes, carpenter etc).

District 8: Textiles/Clothing
Read books with clothing on the cover. Or spell-it-out with clothing terms (shirt, fabric, dress, designer, paper, etc.)

District 9: Grain/Harvest
Read books with food on the cover or take place during Autumn. Or spell-it-out with harvest terms (grain, bread, farmer, etc.)

District 10: Livestock
Read books with an animal on the cover or an animal as an important part of the story. Or spell-it-out with livestock terms (cows, beef, butcher, milk, etc.)

District 11: Agriculture
Read books that take place on the farm/country or take place during Summer. Or spell-it-out with agriculture terms (wheat, cotton, gardener, etc.)

District 12: Mining
Read books have a dark cover or a strong female character or include a rebellion. Or spell-it-out with mining terms (coal, mine, flashlight, mountains, etc.)

Bonus!
District 13: Nuclear Weaponry
Read books with a war or coup in them.Or spell-it-out with weapon terms (gun, bomb, defense, etc.)

This sounds fantastic! I'm in!

Book: Necromancing the Stone by Lish McBride
Page Number: 344
Date Read: 1/16/2016
Goal: no
Notes: end of series, 2nd in series, necromancer, shifters (werewolves, bears), magic/witches

Book: Agorafabulous!: Dispatches from My Bedroom by Sara Benincasa
Page Numbers: 255
Date Read: 1/14/2016
Goal: no
Notes: memoir, mental illness, comedy

I'm ok using the mega boon on these. I have nothing for any at this point.

Book: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
Pages: 850
Date Read: 1/12/2016
Goal: No

Book: Where the Sidewalk Ends: The Poems and Drawings of Shel Silverstein by Shel Silverstein
Pages: 176
Date Read: 1/14/2016
Goal - no; not a novel :(
Additional Info: poetry, illustrations

Book: Lock & Mori by Heather W. Petty
Pages: 256
Date Read: 1/10/2016
Current Goal: no
Additional Info: mystery, serial killer, sherlock holmes, england, 2015 release

Erika wrote: "that north America one is crazy pants. I vote we use the boon on that, personally."

Agree with that :) I think hot country/world would be fairly obtainable.

Book: The Ripper Gene: A Novel by Michael Ransom
Pages: 304
Date Read: 1/7/2016
Goal: no
Additional Info: MC Lucas Madden, neuroscientist, FBI profiling, serial killer, set in New Orleans

Book: Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer
Pages: 367
Date Read: 1/7/2016
Goal: No
Additional Info: Non-fiction, true crime, rape, Montana

Do we have a tracking post for the first puzzle as far as what's needed for the spell-out? I'd like to go through my books I read to see if any characters fit whats needed :)

Continued...

NBRC Planning Vs Achieving Challenge
Time Frame: 01 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2016

Jacki's Achievements:

5 new releases - finished 4/17/2016

1. Glass Sword-3/4/2016; Released 02/2016 ★★★ 1/2
2. Rebel of the Sands-3/27/2016; Released 03/2016 ★★
3. After the Woods-3/28/2016; Released 02/2016 ★★★
4. Salt to the Sea-4/2/2016; Released 02/2016 ★★
5. Flamecaster-4/17/2016; Released 04/2016 ★★★★




10 new to me author(s)

1. Missoula: Rape and the Justice System in a College Town by Jon Krakauer-1/7/2016 ★★
2. The Ripper Gene: A Novel by Michael Ransom-1/7/2016 ★
3. Agorafabulous!: Dispatches from My Bedroom-1/14/2016 ★★★
4. Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand - 1/19/2016 ★★
5. Warm Bodies by Isaac Marion - 1/28/2016 ★★★
6. Old Man's War by John Scalzi - 2/4/2016 ★★★★★
7. The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan - 3/24/2016 ★★★ 1/2
8. Darkhouse by Karina Halle-4/7/2016 ★★★★
9. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick-5/6/2016 ★★★
10. Let's Get Lost by Adi Alsaid-5/11/2016 ★★★★

Joining in!


NBRC Planning Vs Achieving Challenge
Time Frame: 01 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2016

Jacki's To-Do List:
This year I will read...

5 award winners (past and present, any literary award/people's choice counts)

1. Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania-1/26/2016 ★★★
2. Fahrenheit 451-2/13/2016 ★★★1954 Hugo Award for best Novel
3. Why Not Me?-4/2/2016 ★★★★ 2015 Goodreads Choice Award - Humor
4. The Long Earth-6/6/2016 ★★★ 1/2 2012 Goodreads Choice Award - Sci Fi



2 complete series (more than 3 books in total)

5 books that I keep avoiding

1. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams-6/14/2016 ★★★★



10 chunksters (over 500 pages)

1. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon-1/12/2016 (850 pages) ★★★★
2. Winter by Marissa Meyer-3/25/2016 (824 pages) ★★★★
3. The Stand by Stephen King-5/1/2016 (1153 pages) ★★★★




25 books that are for so long in my TBR they are covered with spider webs and dust bunnies

1. Some Girls Bite-3/6/2016; #15 on TBR



25 books from my favorite genre (epic or high fantasy)

1. Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey-1/19/2016 ★★★★
2. Air Awakens by Elise Kova-2/15/2016 ★★★★★
3. The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson-3/1/2016 ★★★★★
4. Alanna: The First Adventure by Tamora Pierce-4/5/2016 ★★★★



10 books from my favorite author(s)

1. Hard Bitten by Chloe Neill-4/23/2016 ★★★★
2. Drink Deep by Chloe Neill-5/5/2016 ★★★★



5 books that everybody else seems to have read but me

1. Pretty Girls by Karin Slaughter-2/7/2016 ★★★
2. Slaughterhouse-Five by Slaughterhouse-Five-3/17/2016 ★★★★
3. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath-5/16/2016 ★★★★
4. Stardust by Neil Gaiman-5/26/2016 ★★ 1/2

January Adventure Log

03 January 2016

Finished Quest - Two Empty Halves of Coconuts
Reward: Horse 2 is a Baroque Horse built for attack. He will give you 1 extra attack to both your weapons.
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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. The Blade Itself-12/15/2015; Gold used as currency.

2) Riding Clothes - Read 3 books under 200 pages.

1. The Time Machine - 118 pages
2. The Invisible Man - 161 pages
3. The Outsiders - 192 pages

3) Horseshoes - Read a book with horses as a main part of the story or one set on a farm. The EnchantedFinished 9/15/2015

4) Horse Armor - Read a book over 600 pages. House of Leaves705 on goodreads; 662 without index

5) Saddle - Read a book that has 2 d's in the title. Dorothy Must Die7/15/2015

6) Sugar for Treats - Read a book that's sweet (chic lit, romance, cozy mystery, etc.) Just One Year8/1/2015

7)Apples for Treats - Read a book with a mainly red cover or one featuring a teacher.You Slay Me7/30/2015

8) Carrots for Treats - Read a book where someone dangles a reward to get someone else to do something. The Shadow Society Conn offers the MC information on her unknown childhood in exchange for her to infiltrate the Shades; Read 9/7/2015

9) Hay for Feeding - Read a book with the title starting with the letter H.The Handmaid's Tale9/1/2015

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.Neverland by Anna Katmore9/9/2015; Hook bribes Peter Pan to teach MC how to fly; Hook is a pirate (describes himself as thief)

Reward:
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). OR
Horse 2 is a Baroque Horse built for attack. He will give you 1 extra attack to both your weapons.


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Finished Treatment 2 of Everybody Lies Quest
Reward: Receive 1 Major Heal Potion for trying the Gillyweed treatment.

Finished Crazy Cat Lady Quest
Reward: Receive +5 Experience and 1 Heal Potion for finding all 7 cats.

****** DING! LEVELED - HERO NOW LEVEL 5 *****

So happy! After a long break over December I came back to my quests and was able to get my first horse!! He tells me his name is Condor but I'm going to call him Muffins :D



Two Empty Halves of Coconuts
FINISHED - 1/3/2016
Reward: Horse 2 is a Baroque Horse built for attack. He will give you 1 extra attack to both your weapons.
(view spoiler)[
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. The Blade Itself-12/15/2015; Gold used as currency.

2) Riding Clothes - Read 3 books under 200 pages.

1. The Time Machine - 118 pages
2. The Invisible Man - 161 pages
3. The Outsiders - 192 pages

3) Horseshoes - Read a book with horses as a main part of the story or one set on a farm. The EnchantedFinished 9/15/2015

4) Horse Armor - Read a book over 600 pages. House of Leaves705 on goodreads; 662 without index

5) Saddle - Read a book that has 2 d's in the title. Dorothy Must Die7/15/2015

6) Sugar for Treats - Read a book that's sweet (chic lit, romance, cozy mystery, etc.) Just One Year8/1/2015

7)Apples for Treats - Read a book with a mainly red cover or one featuring a teacher.You Slay Me7/30/2015

8) Carrots for Treats - Read a book where someone dangles a reward to get someone else to do something. The Shadow Society Conn offers the MC information on her unknown childhood in exchange for her to infiltrate the Shades; Read 9/7/2015

9) Hay for Feeding - Read a book with the title starting with the letter H.The Handmaid's Tale9/1/2015

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.Neverland by Anna Katmore9/9/2015; Hook bribes Peter Pan to teach MC how to fly; Hook is a pirate (describes himself as thief)

Reward:
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). OR
Horse 2 is a Baroque Horse built for attack. He will give you 1 extra attack to both your weapons.


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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail by Bill Bryson
Pages: 397
Date Read: 1/2/2016
Notes: Nonfiction, MC Bill, travel, hiking,

Joining in :D


Pyramid Series Challenge
Duration: 01 Jan 2016 - 31 Dec 2016 (ongoing....)
Level Starting with 10

10th in Series

1.

9th in Series

1.
2.

8th in Series

1.
2.
3.

7th in Series
1.
2.
3.
4.

6th in Series

1. Firebrand -9/12/2017 ★★★★
2.
3.
4.
5.

5th in Series

1. Drink Deep-5/5/2016 ★★★★
2. Mirror Sight-8/22/2017 ★★★★
3.
4.
5.
6.

4th in Series

1. Winter-3/25/2016 ★★★★
2. Hard Bitten-4/23/2016 ★★★★
3. Inferno-6/9/2016 ★★ 1/2
4.
5.
6.
7.

3rd in Series

1. We'll Always Have Summer-2/14/2016 ★★
2. The Queen of Zombie Hearts-2/22/2016 ★★★
3. Twice Bitten-4/14/2016 ★★★★
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.

2nd in Series

1. Necromancing the Stone-1/16/2016 ★★★★
2. It's Not Summer Without You-2/11/2016 ★
3. The Devious Dr. Jekyll-2/20/2016 ★★
4. Through the Zombie Glass-2/21/2016 ★★★
5. Glass Sword-3/5/2016 ★★★ 1/2
6. Fire Me Up-3/9/2016 ★★
7. Friday Night Bites-3/15/2016 ★★★★
8. Prince Caspian-5/18/2016 ★★★ 1/2
9. Gemina-1/10/2017 ★★★★

1st in Series

1. Lock & Mori-1/10/2016 ★★★
2. Outlander-1/12/2016 ★★★★
3. Kushiel's Dart-1/19/2016 ★★★★
4. Warm Bodies-1/28/2016 ★★★
5. Magic Bites-1/30/2016 ★★★★
6. Old Man's War-2/4/2016 ★★★★★
7. The Summer I Turned Pretty-2/7/2016 ★★★
8. Air Awakens-2/15/2016 ★★★★★
9. Alice in Zombieland-2/18/2016 ★★★
10. Half Bad-3/17/2016 ★★★ 1/2

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