Aiswrya’s Comments (group member since Mar 30, 2020)

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

Ashley wrote: "Aiswyra, I really want to read that, but can I read it if I haven't read anything else from Sanderson - I have the Mistborn books on my TBR, I even bought them, but can't seem to start!"

I think so? I haven't read anything else by Sanderson either. This is the first book in the series, so I'm assuming there would be enough background, even if it is a spin off.

Welcome Tricia! Nice to meet you :)

Anyone want to buddy read the way of kings by Sanderson? I’ve been meaning to read it forever, and this challenge is perfect for it. I was hoping to start on May 17th or so.

Yes! The sign up threads are open here - https://www.goodreads.com/topic/group...

Jun 2 - Great Big Beautiful Life
Jun 16 - The Berry Pickers

I signed up for DQs for the second one. On the fence about the first, not my preferred trope

Volunteering for DQs (Pisa)

Our team didn’t win DQs for what the river knows ☹️ fingers crossed for next month!

Loving all the excitement around reading for hard countries! Here are a few things to keep in mind:

1. Each itinerary must include at least 3 medium and 2 hard countries.
2. We can’t repeat countries across more than 2 itineraries. Some countries are repeated in the committed books above. So, if we reach the country cap, please consider other tasks the books can be used for.

While hard countries give us the highest points, we also want to tackle the other minis. For the wheel mini, we need to finish all the tasks for a country before we can get another spin.

Team Leaning Tower of Pisa is ready for check-in :)

Oh yes, let me do that now.

We’re missing 3 more check ins. None of them are accepting messages, so we’ll just have to hope that they check the threads soon.

Laura wrote: "For the mini challenges, the Novels around the World itineraries. Goodreads tags are really good for looking for a book.

https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...

This link is for the first co..."

Thanks Laura! Can I ask you to add this info to one of your reserved posts up top, so it's easy to find?

I've simplified the planning sheet w.r.t filling out the Minis. Fill out whatever info you can so the task is obvious. Filling out the mini reference is optional. Also, you don't have to insert links for book titles.

Ashley wrote: "I love a good Night Huntress novel too!"

I really liked this series the first time I read it. But I tried a re-read a few years ago, and I just couldn't get into it 🤷‍♀️

Oh very useful lists! Thanks for sharing!

I’ve pinned the team planning sheet in message 4. Please request access

Hi team! Welcome to Tower Teams 11! We’ll get started with a quick round of intros before discussing the challenge related stuff.

My name is Aiswrya (aish-war-ya). I live in New Jersey (eastern time zone) with my husband. No kids or pets yet. I’ve played TT several times over the years, although I did take a break during the last couple rounds. When it comes to reading, I read pretty much most genres. Horror is a no no for me, and I’ve been staying away from psych thrillers. I love mysteries, especially murder mysteries and always have an audiobook going irrespective of what else I’m reading at the time.

I’ve told myself that this challenge is the perfect time to read those huge, epic fantasy novels I’ve been putting off for years. I’m going to start with LOTR, and let’s see where the challenge takes me from there.

Super excited to meet everyone and play another fun round of this challenge!

Books of the Month
Writing a day's worth of discussion questions = 40 points
Participating in a current BOM (participating in discussion) = 20 points
May 17th: What the River Knows
Jun 2nd: Great Big Beautiful Life
Jun 16th: The Berry Pickers

📖 - Claimed
📗 - Read

Current Mini 2 Tasks
📖 Read a book first published in September of any year
📖 Read a book with MPG Historical Fiction
Read a book tagged "Book" at least 10x
📖 Read a book with the word car, vehicle, bike, bicycle, truck or lorry in the title (Plurals are acceptable)
Read a book first published in June of any year
📖 Read a book with an animal on the cover
📖 Read a book first published in August of any year
📖 Read a book which has the main location (setting) on the North American continent
📖 Read a book with MPG Science-Fiction (or similar variations)
📖 Read a book that is in the Books You Wish More People Knew About List

Current Mini 3 Tasks
Germany
Author born in Germany
📖 Red, Yellow and Black on cover
character eats sausage
📖 character plays football
letters BIER in title (any order)
castle on cover
G
E
R
📖 M
A
N
Y

India
Author born in India
📖 Orange, White, Green and Blue on cover
character goes to a wedding
cow on cover
MPG Spirituality
character lives in a busy and bustling place
📖 I
N
D
📖 I
A

HELPFUL LINKS

RULES

Mini 1 - Novels Around the World

Mini 2 - Traveling Around the World - Can bank books

Mini 3 - World Wheel

◈ Books must be started after the start date of the challenge to count towards the challenge
◈ Books must be >100 pages.
◈ Books with MPGs Childrens / Kids / Poetry / Play / Graphic Novel / Illustrated / Photography / Art / Cookbook (or which have "Illustrated" in the title or an "Illustrator" contributor in the metadata) must have at least 30,000 words (must be a verified count. sites that provide estimated word counts are not valid sources for verifying word count). ArBookFind is a great site to double check (there are also .co.uk and .com.au versions). If in doubt, ask your captain. A good rule of thumb is that if the audio is over 3 hours, the book will be long enough.
◈ Any book in any language will count, as long as it meets the criteria.
◈ "Re-reads" will be allowed, if it has been six months since you have read the book.
◈ Spell-it-Out Rules: Use the first letter in the book’s title, series name, author’s first/last name, character’s first/last name, narrator’s first/last name (if listening to an audiobook), or translator’s first/last name (if reading a translation). You may ignore (or not) “A,” “An,” or “The” at the start of titles.

ADMIN STUFF
Team planning sheet - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

Shelves:
Aiswrya - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Silje - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Tara - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Laura - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Ashley - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Bernadette - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Tricia - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Melissa - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Rachel - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Jacqueline - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Priya Prakash - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Namita - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...
Sam - https://www.goodreads.com/review/list...

I’m in for DQs. Day 1 if possible. TT leaning tower of Pisa