Nothing But Reading Challenges discussion

Stacie wrote: "Does that make Mary The Face or Mr. T? Why am I giggling so hard over this? I love the A team!"

Haha! This really cracked me up.

Glad you guys like it! I'm going to wait for more people to chime in with their thoughts before I make it official.

Sonia, I LOVE Leverage.

too funny .....love the A Team ....the banners rock!!!...

I'll go with the A-Team :) I like it.

Since she's our brave leader I'd say that makes her Hannibal.

**giggles**

Sonia wrote: "Since she's our brave leader I'd say that makes her Hannibal.

**giggles**"

Hehe! Okay, I really need to start reading now.

I like the A-Team too!

Megan L wrote: "I like the A-Team too!"

me too

I think the A-Team is an awesome name. =D

I like A-Team too :)

Sounds like we should make it official, then!

I started with The Paradise War and i'm loving it.

I think The A-Team is a great name :).
I'm about 3/4 of the way through , should be finished soon.

Nancy wrote: "I started with The Paradise War and i'm loving it."

Great, Nancy! My dad's been pushing me to read that series for so long.

Amy wrote: "I think The A-Team is a great name :).
I'm about 3/4 of the way through , should be finished soon."

Hope you're enjoying it, Amy! It was one of my favorites of 2012.

Mary wrote: "Well, what do you guys think of being called The A-Team? It is a classic..."

I like the A-Team :)

The Amazingly Awesome Bombastic Bookworms!!

Finished my first book! Yay!

YEY!!!

I have 100 pages left, but it's past midnight, way past my bedtime... so I'll have to finish the book tomorrow

nighty nighty

Please watch your book pages. Some books are being posted that are less than 170 pages. Private Messages are being sent out asking members to “untag” them from challenge their bookshelves. Thank you!

P.S. I'm a GRs Librarian. I can change a page count, if you can refer me to an alternative edition, and need this done. (I'm only checking other editions on GRs.)

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Fun stuff!

I just finished . 1 out of 100!

I'm currently reading !

Finished The Paradise War

I am now going to read Twisted

You guys are awesome, I don't check the thread for like the time that I was sleeping and wham, we get so many posts xD

Awesome banner on our first post!

Congrats, Auggie & Nancy!

I've added my first book to the tower; will probably add another tomorrow morning. I've had a day all to myself, so I've been reading all day long :)

Lucky you, Barb!

Love The A-Team name, love the banners. I will go sign up on the main page. I have been so out of it the past few days that I forgot about that!

So many posts to read that I may have missed this if it's been answered/explained: If I set my books up as "currently reading" (which is how I always handle them), will my start and finish dates automatically show up for this team?

If I started a book on December 31 but only read a few pages, will it count if I finish it say January 4th or 5th?

ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "So many posts to read that I may have missed this if it's been answered/explained: If I set my books up as "currently reading" (which is how I always handle them), will my start and finish dates automatically show up for this team?"

YES! Great minds think alike, Teresa! I was just posting something about this under the FAQs. In fact, I think that is the best way.

ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "If I started a book on December 31 but only read a few pages, will it count if I finish it say January 4th or 5th?"

Yes, if you re-read those few pages, I'll allow it.

Well, I re-read them before I even asked about it, but that's because I was trying to remember what I had read so far. I'm not sure how to count it. I don't know if I should change the date parameters or what. I started the book right after I was assigned to the team, I think...but it was on New Year's Eve night sometime and I didn't even have a team shelf set up yet (been super busy since joining the team, only just now had time for anything Goodreads related since). And I don't even know how many pages I completed that night, not many...something like 10 before I conked out.

ilovebakedgoods (Teresa) wrote: "Well, I re-read them before I even asked about it, but that's because I was trying to remember what I had read so far. I'm not sure how to count it. I don't know if I should change the date paramet..."

If you've already re-read it, then you should probably change the date of when you started since I'm pretty sure the challenge thing works automatically.

Looking for Alaska is done, now on to Ready Player One

Stephanie wrote: "Looking for Alaska is done, now on to Ready Player One"

omg how was the book? :D

Good Morning A-Team!

Wow, so many post to read, and I was only away for 8 hours or so...

I still haven't finish my first book, but I'm hoping to do it today, and will start reading Stolen: A Letter to My Captor with the group reading... arghhhh... so many books I want to read but the 8 hours at work plus 8 more of sleep really are taking all my time!

Just some quick reminders, ladies. (I added these to the first post yesterday, at the top, so everyone should see them.)

REMINDERS
◈ Only books started on or after January 1, 2013 will count towards this
    challenge.
◈ Books must be over 170 pages in length for this challenge. We will be
    monitoring this closely. Also, no graphic novels, manga, or children's picture books.
◈ Your book must have a start and stop reading date. Some of you may not be used
    to doing this. These dates can be edited in the review screen of each book. Or, if you
    update the current book you are reading from your update screen (upper right),
    it will do the dates automatically.
◈ Remember to tag every book you read to your special bookshelf or
    the A-Team won't get credit for it!

If you've added books that don't fit the criteria above (started before 1/1/13, under 170 pages, etc.), please untag them. The mods will be checking the books everyone reads to make sure they're okay.

Go A-Team & Happy Reading!

Stephanie wrote: "Looking for Alaska is done, now on to Ready Player One"

LOVE Ready Player One. Hope you enjoy it!

YEY, I finish my first book for the challenge!!!


@Mary I will never be able to thank you enough for suggesting On the Edge - I totally loved the book

:o)

Moderators of Nothing but Reading Challenges wrote: "Please watch your book pages. Some books are being posted that are less than 170 pages. Private Messages are being sent out asking members to “untag” them from challenge their bookshelves. Thank..."

Loved the OOPS! At the bottom - I remember once going to Best Buy and my boyfriend was wearing a blue polo - he kept getting asked for help!

I read three M/M books so far, but my next book is going to be Rainshadow Road

All the teams had a great start, we are in for a really fun time reading and trying to get to the goal first. So far, the book counting (hoping that all the books meet the requirements for the challenge) is -yeah, I know, I was spying again :o)

A-Team : 37
TEAM B : 24
TEAM C : 18
TEAM D : 22

I think I'm not spying good enough, since I don't know the other teams' name, ts ts ts

Just finished . The ending was pretty predictable, but I still bawled my eyes out for a solid half hour xD. Now on to .

Sonia wrote: "YEY, I finish my first book for the challenge!!!


@Mary I will never be able to thank you enough for suggesting On the Edge - I totally loved the book

:o)"

YAY! You liked it! :-D

Great, Mandy & Amy!

I'm just curious, but what is everyone's favorite genre or genres? I'm a diehard sci-fi and dystopian fan myself, but am always interested in seeing what other people are reading. =)

Tia wrote: "I'm just curious, but what is everyone's favorite genre or genres? I'm a diehard sci-fi and dystopian fan myself, but am always interested in seeing what other people are reading. =)"

I love horror/thriller/suspense, though I do enjoy books from all genres.
I'm not a huge fan of high fantasy, purely because of all the strange names you have to remember xD.

Tia wrote: "I'm just curious, but what is everyone's favorite genre or genres? I'm a diehard sci-fi and dystopian fan myself, but am always interested in seeing what other people are reading. =)"

Tia, that reminds me - I was going to come up with a questionnaire for everyone to fill out to help us get to know each other and find out what each other's interests are. I'll post it in a few. :-)

I picked such a slow book for my first 2013 read but it's done and now I can move on to something quicker paced!

Tia wrote: "I'm just curious, but what is everyone's favorite genre or genres? I'm a diehard sci-fi and dystopian fan myself, but am always interested in seeing what other people are reading. =)"

I'm a totally urban-fantasy fan, follow pretty close by paranormal romance and cozy mysteries, next on the list are thriller/suspense/crime (specially if the plot has a mystery or enigma to solve, or is a medical thriller, like the ones from Robin Cook), I'm an easy reader, pretty much anything that has words catches my attention, except poetry, and I'm not a big fan of the classics, but I've read a few, and I'm trying to change my aversion to historical fiction.

P.S. I'm a GRs Librarian. I can change a page count, if you can refer me to an alternative edition, and need this done. (I'm only checking other editions on GRs.)"

My mother Phyllis is over on Team C. She has an older book by Anna Lee Waldo called Prairie that is over 1000 pages. GR only shows vol. 1 of this book at about 540 pages and has no reference to the complete book. How does she go about getting this book added?

Here's an questionnaire that everyone can fill out if they want to. I always love finding out about people's favorite books and favorite hobbies.

Name:
Location (optional):
Favorite Book of All Time:
Favorite Book of 2012:
Favorite Book Genre:
Favorite Animal:
Favorite Cartoon:
Favorite Movie:
If I could meet any fictional character, it would be:
Some of my other hobbies/interests are:

I love questionnaires :).

Name: Amy
Location (optional): England
Favorite Book of All Time: I don't have a set favourite but a few that come to mind are
Favorite Book of 2012:
Favorite Book Genre: Thriller/suspense/horror
Favorite Animal: Wolf
Favorite Cartoon: Teen Titans
Favorite Movie: Titanic
If I could meet any fictional character, it would be: Albus Dumbledore
Some of my other hobbies/interests are: I just like reading

Name: Mary
Location: Alabama
Favorite Book of All Time: To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
Favorite Book of 2012: The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Favorite Book Genre: Fantasy (YA fantasy, urban fantasy, paranormal, etc.)
Favorite Animal: Hippo!
Favorite Cartoon: Pinky and the Brain
Favorite Movie: The Princess Bride (followed closely by Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind)
If I could meet any fictional character, it would be: Sirius Black.
Some of my other hobbies/interests are: I'm currently looking for good gluten-free goodies and recipes, having been recently diagnosed with Celiac Disease. I collect postcards. I watch a lot of TV shows but am behind on most of them because of all the books I read (some of my favorites, though, are Community, The Vampire Diaries, Fringe, Doctor Who, The Good Wife, and Parks & Recreation). I also love jigsaw puzzles and nerdy board games.