Megs’s Comments (group member since Jan 28, 2016)

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

Green Grass, Running Water by Thomas King
Pages: 486
Date Completed: 2016/08/16
Wheel-a-thon letters: AEGKLT (main characters: Alberta, Eli, Lionel
Bonuses: Green in the title

Just happened to be a doctor character in my latest book, so I will claim that.

Oh Lindsey, that really sucks about your Nook and computer both dying!

Yes! Finally got the werewolves for the bonus!

Changeless by Gail Carriger
Finished: 2016/08/13
Rating: 4 stars
Pages: 374
Letters:
Title: C
Author: GC
Series: P
Characters: ACFGHILMS: Alexia Maccon, Conall Maccon, Ivy Hisselpenny, Felicity, Sidheag, Genevieve Lefoux
Bonus: blue object on cover

Rachel, are we allowed to use secondary characters for the spell-it-out? If so, you can use Ivy Hisselpenny from my book , which I should be finishing tonight. The book also works for bonus blue - Item on Cover is Color, as her dress is navy blue. If not, well, I'm sure we'll find a place for it.

Do you know if there is a minimum number of people who have shelved a book for it to count for Milton? Or does it have to be a main-page genre?

6 is a lot for a less common genre. I have one SciFi on the go, so I'll focus on that so hopefully we will have more to work with.

Jen I checked my Kindle and I have that one too. Let me know what you think.

When Everything Feels like the Movies by Raziel Reid
Date Read: 2016/08/03
Pages: 176
Rating: 2 stars (2.5 actually)
Task: Wheel-a-thon - JRW (main character: Jude Rothegay) (bonus: pink item on cover (lips), pink text on cover)

New houses are exciting, but I HATE moving. Every time I move, I never want to do it again. And congrats on the new job Sophie!

I worked a bit ahead and finished my 2005 book: The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares
Pages: 294
Date read: 2016/08/01
Task: Wheel-a-thon (ABCLSTV - main characters: Lena, Tibby, Bridget Vreeland, Carmen) (bonuses: purple text on cover, blue text on cover, white cover)

2016/08/01
(view spoiler)[
Set life wisp trap
(view spoiler)[ A book where someone gets married. - The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Albert and Lydia)
Life wisp will be caught 8/3 (hide spoiler)]

2016/08/07
Fought sewer rat
(view spoiler)[ Attack Sewer Rat - 3 AP, 5 HP - Reward: 1 XP
Hero: LVL 5 || HP: 2 || Sword: Level 0 || Magic: Level 3 || XP: 85
•Lady Megs Attacks Sewer Rate with Magic Staff (5 AP) => Sewer Rat: 5-5= Dead
Sewer Rat: Killed: 7/30/16, Available Next: 8/6/16
•Hero: + 1 XP (hide spoiler)]
Hero: LVL 5 || HP: 2 || Sword: Level 0 || Magic: Level 3 || XP: 86

2016/08/14
Fought sewer rat
(view spoiler)[ Attack Sewer Rat - 3 AP, 5 HP - Reward: 1 XP
Hero: LVL 5 || HP: 2 || Sword: Level 0 || Magic: Level 3 || XP: 86
•Lady Megs Attacks Sewer Rate with Magic Staff (5 AP) => Sewer Rat: 5-5= Dead
Available Next: 8/21/16
•Hero: + 1 XP (hide spoiler)]
Hero: LVL 5 || HP: 2 || Sword: Level 0 || Magic: Level 3 || XP: 87

2016/08/21
Fought sewer rat
(view spoiler)[ Attack Sewer Rat - 3 AP, 5 HP - Reward: 1 XP
Hero: LVL 5 || HP: 2 || Sword: Level 0 || Magic: Level 3 || XP: 87
•Lady Megs Attacks Sewer Rate with Magic Staff (5 AP) => Sewer Rat: 5-5= Dead
Available Next: 8/21/16
•Hero: + 1 XP (hide spoiler)]
Hero: LVL 5 || HP: 2 || Sword: Level 0 || Magic: Level 3 || XP: 88

2016/08/27
The second-somewhat-monthlyish Scrounger Hunt
(view spoiler)[Needles - Alias Hook - used for a minor healing potion. (hide spoiler)]

Attack Zest Target
(view spoiler)[Zest Target - 0 Attack 10 HP
Use 1 Life Wisp, 1 Minor Heal Potion to cast Zest on Zest Target - 10-10 HP = dead
Reward: 2 XP
Level 5 Hero - Level 0 Sword, Level 3 Magic Staff, 2 HP, 90 Exp (hide spoiler)]

Level Up!

Level 6 Hero - Level 0 Sword, Level 3 Magic Staff, 20 HP, 90 Exp

2016/08/28
Fought sewer rat
(view spoiler)[ Attack Sewer Rat - 3 AP, 5 HP - Reward: 1 XP
Hero: LVL 6 || HP: 20 || Sword: Level 0 || Magic: Level 3 || XP: 90
•Lady Megs Attacks Sewer Rate with Magic Staff (5 AP) => Sewer Rat: 5-5= Dead
Available Next: 16/9/04
•Hero: + 1 XP (hide spoiler)]
Hero: LVL 6 || HP: 20 || Sword: Level 0 || Magic: Level 3 || XP: 91

Fight a Brown Bat
(view spoiler)[Attack Brown Bat - 3 AP, 15 HP - Reward: 1 XP, 1 bat wing
[Hero: LVL 6 || HP: 20 || Sword: Level 0 (AP: 2) || Magic: Level 3 (AP: 5) || XP: 91
•Hero Attacks Monster with Magic Staff (5 AP) => Monster: 15-5 = 10 HP
•Monster Attacks Hero (3 AP) => Hero:20-3= 17 HP
•Hero Attacks Monster with Magic Staff (5 AP) => Monster: 10-5 = 5
•Monster Attacks Hero (3 AP) => Hero: 17-3= 14 HP
•Hero Attacks Monster with Magic Staff (5 AP) => Monster: 5-5 = Dead
Brown Bat: Killed: 16/08/28, Available Next: 16/09/04
•Hero: - 6 HP, + 1 XP, + bat wing (hide spoiler)]
Hero: LVL 6 || HP: 14 || Sword: Level 0 || Magic: Level 3 || XP: 92

Fight Goblin
(view spoiler)[Attack Goblin - 6 Attack 10 Health - Reward: 1 Experience, 1 goblin bone
[Hero: LVL 6 || HP: 14 || Sword: Level 0 (AP: 2) || Magic: Level 3 (AP: 5) || XP: 92

•Lady Megs Attacks Goblin with Magic Staff (5 Attack) => Goblin: 10-5 = 5 Health Remaining
•Goblin Attacks Lady Megs (6 Attack) => Lady Megs: 14-6 = 8 Health Remaining
•Lady Megs Attacks Goblin with Magic Staff (5 Attack) => Goblin: 5-5 = Dead
•Lady Meg: Gain 1 Experience + 1 Goblin Bone

Goblin: Killed: 16/08/28, Available Next: 16/09/04 (hide spoiler)]
Hero: LVL 6 || HP: 8 || Sword: Level 0 || Magic: Level 3 || XP: 93 (hide spoiler)]

I agree with you Rachel. That sounds like the most useful reward for us.

Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
Pages: 378
Date completed: 7/30/16
Task: AJMOS (main character = Jimmy aka Snowman)
Rating: 4 stars
Setting: Unknown

Sorry team, I've been a bit MIA, I've had company the last couple days and haven't had time to read.

Anyway, I have trouble distinguishing between shades of pink and purple, so if someone could look at this cover and tell me if the text is pink or purple, I would really appreciate it (I'm thinking purple, but like I said, they are super close for me). If it works for pink, it shouldn't be a very long read.

If that doesn't work, I can read Blue Lily, Lily Blue, but probably not as quickly.

I'm going to vote for one more spin. Then maybe keep that word for a bit unless the colour bonuses are really hard.

Hello everyone! Great job with Olympics!

I'm just wondering about our strategy for Wheel-a-thon. I think we have a lot of books banked for this one. Do we want to use those up early on to get a head start or save them for the end? From my understanding of the rules, the challenge will get trickier as we go because we will get more colour requirements (I think my Canadian-ness is going to come out with my spelling in this challenge), so would it make sense to use our banked books to get ahead and then do more focused reading once we have a lot of colour requirements to work with?

What are everyone's thoughts on this (especially Rachel)?

Disenchanted & Co., Part 1: Her Ladyship's Curse by Lynn Viehl
Pages: 161
task: none (but I think it would work for a discus arm if we still need any)
Rating: 3 stars

Wheel-a-thon letters: CDKLV (main character = Charmain "Kit" Kitteridge)

The Number 7 by Jessica Lidh
Pages: 272
Completed: 7/20/16
Task: None assigned (Wheelathon letters: JLMNT) (main characters name is Louisa Magnusson)
Location: Brandywine County, Pennsylvania
Rating: 4 stars