Sophie’s Comments (group member since Apr 28, 2013)

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

Small ss hunt and the stymphalian birds are gone. Thanks for all the work you have done marking where your books can be used! Means we can speed through some bits.

24 hours to go! Does anyone fancy speed reading a #6 in a series?


Charybdis F
1. 800+ pages

Cyclops (U)
1,2,4 claimed not read Audrey
5.) Read a book whose MC is a farmer. In progress

Manticore Z
1.) Read a book between 500 and 650 pages (inclusive).
2.) Read a book set in Persia (Iran, Egypt, Turkey, Afghanistan and Pakistan).

Penanggalan AE
1.) Read a book 800 pages or longer.


Stymphalian Birds P
2. #6 in series

Yes it does

I don't want to think about how you would put 12 books in the same square.

If you ignore the letters in the middle, this is what the 4 titles should make. They don’t need to be the same lengths.

The Muses have been having a wonderful time watching everyone getting lost in their maze, fighting the sudden onslaught of monsters that overtook NBRC and are watching the supergroup battles with their hearts in their mouths and their hands covering their eyes. They have been kept beautifully entertained, but now it’s time to see whether any of their inspiration has rubbed off onto the teams.

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Thalia



The muse of comedy needs a laugh. Using book titles, it is time to write a comedy. Anything that makes you laugh goes.

You can use a maximum of 20 book titles.



Melpomene


After reading your comedies inspired by Thalia, Melpomene appears and everything takes a darker turn. As muse of Tragedy, she has your team holding you head in our hands as you write a tragedy using book titles.

You can use a maximum of 20 book titles.



Urania


Also known as the muse of mathematics, Urania feels there has been a lack of numbers in this TT. It’s time to make chains of sequential series numbers to placate her.

Your chains must contain at least 4 books and you can use up to 16 books in this section.


Polyhymnia



Numbers don’t interest Polyhymnia as much as they do Urania, but geometry and shapes certainly catch her eye. To pay homage to this muse, we’d like you to create 3 title squares (I.e. 12 books).

The book along the top and down the left edge should share the 1st letter. The book along the top’s last letter should match the right hand edge’s 1st letter.

The book along the bottom should have the same 1st letter as the last letter of the book on the left and a matching last letter with the book on right.


Erato



Erato wants to feel the love and the romance. She’s quite traditional so polyamory isn’t her thing. Instead she’d like 10 pairs of books. How you create your pairs is up to you, but creativity is to be applauded.

Possible examples include a pair where one book has a dog on the cover and the other a cat; books where the authors initials are the reverse of each other; identical covers.



Calliope


Sometimes thought of as the leader of the muses, Calliope would like to see a demonstration of team work. To do this you can read books read by a team member during the challenge. A maximum of 16 books can be used here.


Clio


The muses of history would like you to look back in time. As far back as your tbr will allow. Now is the time to stop being distracted by shiny and new, and instead appease Clio by reading books that have been languishing on your tbr shelf. She is only interested if it has been there longer than a year though. Between your team you can read 16 books for Clio.



Euterpe


You have all been doing a great job finding musical instruments for the muse of music, song and flute playing. She wants to throw a concert to celebrate the end of Tower Teams. Please find her 8 books with instruments on the cover or in the text to create your band or orchestra and 8 books that have song lyrics or poems quoted within the story for the playlist.
16 books in total should be used to put on your concert.



Terpsichore



What event would be complete without a ball being thrown. The muse of choral lyrics and dancing is hoping that she has given you enough inspiration for a wonderful evening to be held in honour of you all and the work you have put into creating your book towers.

Every ball needs guests in fancy outfits, which can be found on the covers of books (12 books).

The food and drink are another key component; anyone for fish and chips (with vinegar)? To cater for your ball, use words from your books. Up to 12 books can be used. Points will be awarded per book but if you want to use more than one food item from each you can.

Finally you need to pick the setting for your ball. This should be created from items on the cover of your books (6 books).


Rules

Each book can only be used for 1 task in this mini challenge.

We like players to be creative, that's what makes this fun. However, please do not hurt yourself over thinking the tasks. If you aren't sure a book works for a task, ask your team. If there still is some indecision, your captains can ask within the captain's group. Decisions made in the captain's group are final.

Books used may be started at any point during TT but cannot be finished before the start of the mini challenge. Books used for this must be completed by the end of the mini challenge timeframe. This mini challenge starts on 15th July at 9pm GMT and finishes at the end of Tower Teams.

Books used for this mini challenge cannot be used for other mini challenges.
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Alison wrote: "Is it 9pm on Friday that it ends? I've slightly lost the plot with the various different mini's"

Yeah it does. I'm about to make it worse and post the info for the last mini. It should be more straightforward to get your head round - if not that is entirely my fault as I've created it.

Only a few days left for this one to run! As Alison pointed out it finishes at 9pm on Friday.


Charybdis F
1. 800+ pages

Cyclops (U)
1,2,4 claimed not read Audrey
5.) Read a book whose MC is a farmer.

Colchian Dragon (T)
3. Musical instrument on cover - Sophie in progress

Manticore Z
1.) Read a book between 500 and 650 pages (inclusive).
2.) Read a book set in Persia (Iran, Egypt, Turkey, Afghanistan and Pakistan).

Penanggalan AE
1.) Read a book 800 pages or longer.



I'm going to have a search through for MPG tasks. I don't think we are going to get the longer page counts we want.

We've got a lot of books finished but not on the official SS that will make us look a lot better once I transfer them all over at the end of the week.

Thank you Audrey and Amy!

I've got a book for battleship, then I'll try to get an instrument on the cover completed.

Caucasian Eagle is no more thanks Alison!

This interesting creature has come calling! I suspect we might not finish any more monsters, but if you can shout if your books work for any tasks.

Penanggalan



The Penanggalan has been hunting on your city streets. They may not be well known in this part of the world, but that doesn't make them less deadly. Learn what you can about them before planning your attack, it may be what saves your life.

To vanquish this monster you must:
1.) Read a book 800 pages or longer.
2.) Read a book set in Southeast Asia (Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timore-Leste, Vietnam).
3.) Read a book where author identifies as female.
4.) Read a book with MPG Paranormal.
5.) Read a book with the word "vinegar" in text.

I've got the last episode of Loki to watch which I'm looking forward to.

Seems an appropriate reward to me

Manticore



The man-eating Manticore has been terrorizing your people. Very hard to kill with 3 rows of sharp teeth that completely devour their victims. Not even the bones left to bury. If you find them, it's best to turn them into a nice 'Persian" rug before they decide to eat you first.

To vanquish this monster you must:
1.) Read a book between 500 and 650 pages (inclusive).
2.) Read a book set in Persia (Iran, Egypt, Turkey, Afghanistan and Pakistan).
3.) Read a book with the letters MAN EATER in title (any order).
4.) Read a book with MPG Paranormal > Shapeshifters.
5.) Read a book with a 3 in the publication date.


This might take more work!

The benefit of that being an older monster is that we can defeat it immediately!

Finally finished my book for Cerberus.

Next up:
Python



Python has been seen on your lands, searching for Apollo and Artemis. He's not that hard to kill as Greek monsters go being just a really big snake, may be interested in ladies with buns. Be warned though, his death may require a penance be paid to satisfy Zeus.

To vanquish this monster you must:
1.) Read a book between 100 and 175 pages (inclusive). note the higher page count
2.) Read a book that features twins.
3. Read a book whose author name (first or last) starts with a letter in SWORD.
4.) Read a book where a character is pregnant.
5.) Read a book that mentions some type of championship games (World Cup, Olympics, World Series, etc).

Amy the book-bat wrote: "Sophie wrote: "

Only a few days left for this one to run!


Charybdis F
1. 800+ pages

Cerberus N
1. 500-650 pages. Sophie in progress (1hr left!)

Cyclops (U)
1,2,4 claimed not read Audrey
5.) R..."

Unfortunately we can't use that as it is non-fiction so doesn't have characters by NBRC rules.

Only a few days left for this one to run!


Charybdis F
1. 800+ pages

Cerberus N
1. 500-650 pages. Sophie in progress (1hr left!)

Cyclops (U)
1,2,4 claimed not read Audrey
5.) Read a book whose MC is a farmer.

Colchian Dragon (T)
3. Musical instrument on cover

Caucasian Eagle (W)
3. Bird on cover
5. Character goes to prison/jail or is there already

We've got at least one copy that hasn't yet been used on the SS.

Caucasian Eagle



The Caucasian Eagle has taken to the skies over your lands in the search of do-gooders who don't think the rules apply to them. Not so hard to defeat with a little effort and maybe setting some traps with organ meat.

To vanquish this monster you must:
1.) Read a book between 200 and 299 pages (inclusive).
2.) Read a book set in Russia.
3.) Read a book with a bird on the cover.
4.) Read a book with the letters LIVER in title (any order)
5.) Read a book where a character goes to prison/jail (or is already there).