Brie’s Comments (group member since Mar 04, 2015)

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

HOLIDAY GOAL UPDATE

Big holiday goal update on page 1. There, you will see which goals are still open and which members offered to work on them. If you can get to one of them first, please let us know!

So much happened while I was on a plane!!! This is awesome you guys!!!

GOAL UPDATE

Read a book with a Number over 50 in the title (can be spelled out) -- Un veac de singuratate (Valentin)

NEW GOAL
Read a book with the phrase "break a leg" in a book

Valentin wrote: "Book: Un veac de singuratate
Author: Gabriel Garcí­a Márquez
Pages: 480
Date Finished: 27 December 2015
Goals: None"

This fulfills the goal "Read a book with a Number over 50 in the title (can be spelled out)" Valentin!!!!

GOAL UPDATE

1. Read a book where the title starts with the letter K -- Kitchens of the Great Midwest (Karen)

2. Read a book that is next in a series that you've already started -- Resist (Megan L)

3. Read a book with the word soldier, army, war or battle (plurals are acceptable) in the title -- Percy Jackson and the Battle of the Labyrinth (Philippa)

4. Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as 2010 - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable -- Change of Heart (Erin)

5. Read a book where characters exchange letters/emails/sms -- Are You the One? a Humorous Journey Through the Ups and Downs of Internet Dating. (Kat)

6. Read a book that has the birthstone Aquamarine in the text or title -- Ticker (Christal)

NEW GOAL
Read a book which is set in boarding school

***I'm a little frustrated by this as I JUST used Harry Potter and Percy Jackson towards other goals within the past couple days, but we'll figure it out!

Karen Michele wrote: " Kitchens of the Great Midwest
Author: J. Ryan Stradal
Pages: 310
Date Finished: December 26, 2015
Goals: Read a b..."

YAAAAAAY!

Ok perfect. So you are doing decorations goal and coal goal.

I have three short ones that will work for the "elves, reindeer, or sleigh" goal, the "christmas in really warm weather" goal, and the "presents" goal. So I'll listen to those (all only three hrs each) before My Sister's Keeper.

Erin is currently reading A Christmas Carol which will work for the song title goal.

We need someone to tackle the hot chocolate goal and the ruin/save christmas goal.

My numbers don't even change...I had to count! It's the weirdest thing...and kind of annoying honestly.

I only have a couple hrs left of Screwtape Letters to fulfill the religious holiday goal. I was gonna try to get in a couple more short ones but I need to start My Sister's Keeper sooner rather than later...

How are we doing with the other holiday goals? Is anyone working on any of the open ones?

Ok...I may have fooled around and removed the books that I have definitely already read but kept on my "to-read" shelf for re-reading purposes. My 25th book is now My Sister's Keeper which I DEFINITELY want to (and can) read.

I will NOT be able to fulfill December 25th's holiday goal as...my book would have to be Les Miserables and that is a solid 1,463 pages and the audiobook is 60 hrs long.

To everyone that celebrates, MERRY CHRISTMAS! Tima, get some rest! You'll do wonderfully on your exams!!!

HOLIDAY CHALLENGE UPDATE

DECEMBER 25
Read the 25th book on your "To-Read" shelf ordered by date added (10 pts)

And a little gift from the Mods:
Any team that completes all 25 days of Tower Teams goals by Jan 15th will receive a bonus MEGA-BOON.
This boon will remove ALL 5 of your current open goals, so chose when to use it wisely.
For those team that earn the MEGA-BOON you can use it at any time until Jan 31st, 2016, by requesting it to be used in the Captains Group ; Boon Fulfillment Centre.

GOAL UPDATE

1. Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as children - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable -- The Baby (Kat)

2. Read a book where the page numbers add to 14 (i.e. 345 pages = 3+4+5 = 12) -- Rhythm of Us (Megan L)

3. Read a book that appeals to your mind ; where you learn something new -- Very British Problems: Making Life Awkward for Ourselves, One Rainy Day at a Time (Kat)

4. Read a book with chains on the cover -- Alice (Christal)

5. Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as dystopian - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable -- Deadtown (Erin)

6. Read a book where a character dies -- Dark Places (Fatima)

7. Read a book that is in the "What To Read Next" Listopia List (https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/1...) -- Uprooted (Karen)

8. Read a book where a character gets a second chance -- Everything I Never Told You (Christal)

9. Read a book whose author died 5+ years ago -- The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man (Karen)

NEW GOAL
Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as 2002 - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable

Book: Wildflower
Author: Drew Barrymore
Pages: 288
Date Finished: 12/23/15
Goals: None

Book: Skipping Christmas
Author: John Grisham
Pages: 198
Date Finished: 12/24/15
Goals: HOLIDAY GOAL Read a book where something important happens on the night before christmas

Ha! Yaaaa I'm using it for the "night before Christmas" goal. I only have 30 min left so I'll be finished soon! ITS SO FUNNY!!!!

I've found a few that work for that...the hot chocolate on the cover is throwing me.

Christal wrote: "Brie wrote: "Christal wrote: "Can someone help me with this goal?
4. Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as children - plurals and minor spelling variati..."

Yes, a group goal (and a holiday goal) can only be met once. But I encourage you to not ONLY read books that will work for goals. Every book can be used towards a goal at some point. Who would have thought that some of Valentin's books in Romanian would work for goals about characters, but they did! So read what you WANT to read, and somehow it all ends up working out :)

Christal wrote: "Can someone help me with this goal?
4. Read a book shelved (listed on the first page of the "top shelves" of the book) as children - plurals and minor spelling variations are acceptable.

I'm unsu..."

First, YES The Kitchen God's Wife would work!!! Karen is also working on a "K" book, but as with all our goals, whoever finishes first is used for the goal.

When a goal is one that requires a "top shelf" labeled as something (for example children), that means that you go to your book's MAIN PAGE.
Once you are there, scroll down until you see a section on the righthand side of the page that says GENRES.
Click on the link below it that says "SEE TOP SHELVES."
On that FIRST PAGE, you must find a shelf that is labeled "children" or includes the world "children," "child," or some other form of the word children. But it MUST BE ON THAT FIRST PAGE.

For example, go to the page for Coraline. If you click on the link for "See Top Shelves," you will discover a shelf labeled "children" in the first column.

Oh em gee! I had no idea this book was what they based Christmas with the Kranks on! I'm totally gonna listen to Skipping Christmas!!! It might be able to work for warm weather (they're supposed to be going on a Caribbean cruise). But it might also work for "saving Christmas" goal OR the "night before Christmas" goal.

I'm looking up books for the Christmas carol goal now