Melissa’s Comments (group member since May 12, 2019)

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

Keely wrote: "I just finished The Book of Cold Cases. It would work for the metal on cover (there's a car on the cover), but it also work for quite a few other tasks. Some monsters it will cover two tasks so may..."

Either way is good. If we use the Goldfinch for the bird, and this for the metal, we can conquer another monster.

Maddy wrote: "Live and Let chai features a bird, a seagul that lives on MC's property. It is called Lou"

This was finished before the monster challenge started :(

Maddy wrote: "the alpha contract is #6 in series"

Got this one

Melissa wrote: "Mary C wrote: "I finished the Goldfinch and it works for the instrument one.

Can we count it for the bird task in same book? It's a painting not real bird. But the whole book revolves around this ..."

They kind of skipped over my question, so I say YES! The goldfinch works :) It's a bird for sure :)

I'm listening to Don Quixote on double speed, but then I have to go back to the Cliff Notes to see what happened....
Not the most efficient way of reading....

Oh boy. Who's up for a door stopper??

Charybdis



Charybdis has been spotted close to your shores and endangering ships heading for the harbor. If you manage to defeat this monster be prepared to answer "how are you still alive" every time you tell the story. The monster is interested in helping you reach your childhood dream of finding what's in Davy Jones's Locker.

To vanquish this monster you must:
1.) Read a book 800 pages or longer.
2.) Author's name (first or last) starts with one of the letters in POOL.
3.) Read a book where the MC is forced to make a hard choice (your interpretation).
4.) Read a book with "fig" in the title or text.
5.) Read a book where the characters take a boat trip (of any type).

Stacey, could you please tag it for your tt9 shelf?
:)

Awesome! I'm on it!

Mary C wrote: "I finished the Goldfinch and it works for the instrument one.

Can we count it for the bird task in same book? It's a painting not real bird. But the whole book revolves around this stolen bird pai..."

Goldfinch seems like it would work? I'll ask in the captain's group.

I finally finished my rock guide - author's last name is Pough. I'm going to try to finish all my books before July 1! Then start off anew.

Sweet!

Here it is!
Stymphalian Birds



Stymphalian Birds have been seen filling your orchards and causing delays in harvesting. They are hard to defeat because of their numbers. Music can soothe the savage beasts, may want to try metal bands.

To vanquish this monster you must:
1.) Read a book between 350 and 450 pages (inclusive).
2.) Read a book that is #6 in a series.
3.) Read a book with a musical instrument mentioned in the text.
4.) Read a book with something metal on the cover.
5.) Read a book that features a bird (bird shifter accepted).

Nice killing off the Empusa!
I'll get rid of the body, and ask for another monster.

Most definitely!

Keli wrote: "I'll have the shepherdess book finished tomorrow for banking. It's not as dull as I thought it would be. In fact, as I was reading one of the stories seemed a little familiar and I think that's bec..."

That's cool. My mom raised sheep for a while. She really loved them. I think they can be quite endearing.

Excellent. I’m trying to figure out why A Study in Scarlet suddenly changed settings to Utah..

Sweet! Done is better than not done!!

No worries about the fig. I'm off chasing windmills, and have figs a plenty! I'll stick my name on there for now. I don't mind being bumped though!!

😂 Zombie apocalypse survivors probably could use a few figs. Nutritious!!

Nice ! Read that dragon book! No joke, on the first page of Don Quixote it says “under my cloak a fig for the king!”