Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~’s Comments (group member since Mar 19, 2019)

Gem ~ZeroShelfControl~’s comments from the The Perks Of Being A Book Addict group.

Klare wrote: "It opens in Goodreads when I click the link but won’t open in the google app, not had that before so not sure why ??"

okay changed access then sent you an access request via email.

Klare check you can access the spreadsheet, then a bit of planning at the end of the month and were good to go :)

Yep, some of them are going to take some hunting

Melindam wrote: "Hello Gem, hello Klare!

Nice to see you here. 😊"

Hey Mel, this looks a fun one :)

Bonus Tasks:

Optional Bonus Set 1 - Tolkien's Creatures

Find the following denizens of Middle Earth in your books. You don't need to find them as a character (though of course you can), a simple mention in the text is fine. (i.e. If someone refers to their boss as a troll, consider the task covered.)
Singular and plural both accepted.

1. Men/humans
2. Wizards
3. Elves
4. Dwarves
5. Dragons
6. Halflings/Hobbits
7. Orcs
8. Goblins
9. Trolls
10. Eagles
11. Spirits
12. Pirates
13. Oliphaunt/elephants
14. Demons
15. Spiders


Optional Bonus Set 2 - Word Pairs Hunt
Find the following words in your books. Singular and plural both accepted.

1. merry & weed
2. stride & king
3. horse & rider
4. daughter & twilight
5. oak & shield OR shield & maid(en)
6. simply & walk
7. harp & gold
8. uncomfortable & adventure
9. secret & fire
10. speak & riddle
11. ring & power
12. first & age
13. capture & light
14. respectable & company
15. living & woman

The Tasks:

Task set 1 - Private life
1. a book featuring multiple letters written (no email!)
2. Author's initials in PHILOLOGIST
3. An author or character named Christopher, Michael, Priscilla or John
4. MC has multiple children
5. all letters in EDITH in title
6. MPG Family
7. Character moves to a different country
8. a book set in South Africa
9. a book with a Christmas scene on the cover
10. a book tagged German or Germany at least 5x
11. an author who uses their initials for author name
12. a character who smokes
13. MPG Non-fiction
14. a book published in January
15. "dictionary" in text


Task set 2 - Professor Tolkien
1. Set in Leeds or Oxford
2. Takes place at a University
3. MC teaches
4. MPG English or British Literature
5. a book that has been translated
6. MPG Classics
7. the word "fellow" or "fellowship" in text
8. A book from this list: SAGA https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/...
9. letters NORSE in title and/or author's name
Spell out MERTON
10. M
11. E
12. R
13. T
14. O
15. N


Task set 3 - Middle Earth
1. A book from the Great first lines list: https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2... OR Best Opening sentence list https://www.goodreads.com/list/show/7...
2. MPG Epic Fantasy
3. Read a book with the letters EDDA in the title
4. book that features a journey
5. a book with jewellery on the cover
6. Tree on the cover
7. Sword or shield or piece of armour on cover
8. MPG Adventure
9. book in which a burglary is committed
10. a book with plenty of food on the cover
11. a book with a slow burn romance (your interpretation)
12. a book where the publication date or the page number contains at least three from these numbers: 1,3,7,9
13. A book that includes some verse/poem/song lyrics
14. Mountain on the cover
15. the word "fireworks" in text


Task set 4 - Middle Earth on screen
1. An author or character named Peter or Robert or Jackson
2. A book containing illustrations
3. A book that has been adapted into a visual medium (movie, tv show, etc.)
4. A book that has won a major award
5. A biography/memoir of a famous person in the movie industry
6. MPG Music
7. A book tagged 'New Zealand' at least 5x
8. A book published between 2001-2003 or 2012-2014
9. letters WETA in title
10. Book part of a trilogy
11. A book tagged movie(s) or film or cinema min 5x
12. A book with more than 1 million ratings on GR
13. A book with a beautiful cover
14. a book with both 'potato' and 'rabbit' (or 'conies') in the text
15. A book that has an audio version between 11 and 12 hours long


Task set 5 - Posthumous works
1. MPG Mythology
2. A collection of short stories
3. All letters in BEOWULF in title
4. A book first published after the author's death
5. A book with a gemstone on the cover
6. Author initials in BEREN
Spell out Chris
7. C
8. H
9. R
10. I
11. S
12. a book that was published in 1924 or before
13. a book that has an editor listed on GR (alone or next to the author)
14. A character who is or was in the military
15. Author's or narrator's initials in AVIATION


Task set 6 - The Inklings
1. A book first published between 1930-1949
2. A book that features a pub/inn
3. A book tagged "friend(s)" or "friendship" min 5x
4. Book by an author with at least 2 Christian names
5. MPG War
6. A book that features three MCs
7. MPG History or Historical Fiction
8. Character has an older brother
9. "Thursday" in text
10. a character drinks beer
Spell out EAGLE
11. E
12. A
13. G
14. L
15. E

Start Date: January 1st 2025

Players:
Gem
Klare

Shelves:
Gems Shelf
Klares Shelf

Spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

RULES:
◈ There are 6 sets of obligatory tasks (15 tasks/set) + 2 set of bonus tasks (15/set)
◈ Task sets must be completed in order. You cannot start a new set before you finished the one(s) before.
◈ Tasks within a set however, can be completed in any order.
◈ Teams must read for all tasks in a set.
◈ There will be no page/genre limits for this challenge. Any book is fair game. Also non-fiction books are accepted.
◈ Only books you start reading after creating your own thread and not earlier than 1 January 2025 can count towards the challenge.
◈ 1 book covers 1 task only.
◈ the following options can be used for spell-outs
- author's/narrator's/editor's/translator's first or last name
- characters' first or last name
- title, a/an/the may be used or ignored
- series title

Congrats winner. Another excellent round, thank you as always to the mods!!

That ones over on Game night.

Enjoy the new challenge, I'm waiting for the next round of Turf Wars that *should* start up again in the next few months, thats mine and Klares favourite.

AND THATS A WRAP!!

Well done everyone, great final push this week.
We received every point possible in this challenge, amazing effort all round.
Thanks Hailey for finishing off the final moves, much appreciated.
And now we wait for final standings but I think with the amount of draw 2s we had (never received so many in a challenge before) we aren't going to finish in the top 10 but personally, knowing we got all the points, I don't mind :)

FINAL STANDINGS: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/...

There's 5 books left to be completed:
(Ive used a pixie book to cover a green that didnt work)

3 Blue - Laila Jane
7 Red - Rachael
8 Green - Gem
9 - Klare
Wild - Laila Jane

for the mini we also have the following left to complete
Klare x 2
Hailey x 1
Gem x 1
Melanie Joy x 1

We have one remaining mini task yet to be claimed, 54. Read a book where a character works or worked in the film industry so if anyone knows of a book they've recently finished that works for this please let me know.

Last push to finish with every possible point :)

Countdown to end of challenge:
https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...

I can take it Mel, no problem. Will start it today 👍🏼

Alejandra wrote: "hi, read a couple of books I don't know where to place, so they're at the bottom of the SS. I finished Assistant to the Villain, loved it, placed it in the SS.
what constitutes a ..."

Ive read it that the cover has a sinister or sinful association, that also has a coloured cover. If you think I've got that wrong I'll head to the mods to clarify.

EDIT*****
Ive gone and peeked at the other teams spreadsheets, and you're right.... so bloody red, pitch black, stormy grey, evil green etc etc

Ive finally caught up with the SS and moved things around a bit. Managed to use all of Alejandras completed books.
We have one slot left on the main - a 5 in hand 17.
We have plenty of mini spaces left though. Reminder the navy tasks at the end of the mini wont generate any extra bonus points, but completing all the rest will.

Thanks all, great reading again. I will be sad when this is over :(

Rosina wrote: "April has been such a busy month for me. A coworker was fired and its scramble time to cover her job and do mine. I am keeping up with my reading. I have 2 books to finish this month. one is 700+ p..."

Life happens Rosina, thanks for checking in with us!

Alejandra wrote: "I could read a green 8
Tress of the Emerald Sea"

Thank you, I have added to hand 17 - not sure how it works for 8 if you could please add in.
Thanks

Countdown to end of challenge:
https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown...

HI all, Quick update.
We've completed 49 cards so far with 59 still to complete. We've had a great start to the mini, well done.

We still have a lot of coloured cards to complete and claim.
If you don't think you can complete the ones here please shout:

Unclaimed:
8 Green
9 Green
1 Red
7 Red

Claimed not complete:
1 Blue - Lorii
3 Blue - Laila
7 Blue - Rach
Skip Green - Laila
Overload - Gem
4 Red - Gem
9 Red - Gem

I am half way through 2 of mine, looking to complete this week and the final one I'll start at the weekend.

We still have 3 pixie books, which I can slot in closer to the end of the month if we don't get bits covered.

Hope you're all reading great books :D